The long-awaited birthday had finally arrived.
Su Xiyan hadn't slept well last night, too excited that she kept kicking her little feet under the quilt.
The pink dress she had bought was now quietly hanging in the wardrobe! She had planned to keep Chen Shuo from going into her room so he wouldn't see it. Unexpectedly, Chen Shuo seemed to have been very busy last night too, and didn't even notice Su Xiyan carrying back a large shopping bag.
The pink dress had already been neatly ironed with a garment steamer, fitting Su Xiyan's perfect figure nicely.
It was the first time she had worn something so pink. What should she pay attention to?
Su Xiyan was so thrilled that she tumbled out of bed barefoot, stepping on the chilly floor, and went to her dressing table.
Opening the drawer, inside were many pieces of jewelry.
Most of them were simple, big sister style pieces.
To go with this pink dress, white pearls would probably be best as accessories!
Su Xiyan picked up a pair of white pearl earrings and held them up to her ears to try them on. But they seemed a little plain.
Rubies? Would that make up for the weak pink?
Su Xiyan had never paid so much attention to her own outfit before. With her looks and figure, as Chen Shuo had said, she would look pleasing to the eye even in a sack!
But today was different.
The most special day in her life so far.
How could she just casually match things up?
Su Xiyan was still dithering in front of the dressing table when there was a knock on the door from outside, and Chen Shuo's voice.
"Are you up? Breakfast is ready!"
Su Xiyan was so startled she nearly dropped the earrings on the floor. She quickly calmed herself down, "Leave it on the table! I'll be right there."
She gently patted her shocked chest and heaved a long sigh.
That's not right. I'm the demon hunter, and Chen Shuo is the vampire. I should be the one he's afraid of, so why do I feel like I'm the one acting guilty?
Su Xiyan psyched herself up, then chose a pair of ruby earrings encrusted with diamonds around them and put them away in her jewelry box.
These were for tonight's party outfit. Chen Shuo couldn't see them prematurely.
Although it was her birthday today, she still had to go to school. As a student, she couldn't just take the day off for her birthday, right?
Besides, the birthday celebration would only start in the evening, so it wasn't too late to change after school.
Su Xiyan put on her casual clothes for school, and strode towards the dining room on her long legs.
At the table, Chen Shuo seemed to be busy with something, and looked a little sneaky.
The moment Su Xiyan came out of her room, she immediately closed her door.
This seemingly deliberate action immediately drew Chen Shuo's sarcasm. "What's up? Is your room full of a million bucks in cash? Or some shocking treasure? You're afraid I'll steal it? Even closing the door on me!"
When they first started living together, Su Xiyan would also close her door out of habit. But as their relationship gradually grew closer, Su Xiyan's door was always open unless she was sleeping or changing.
It seemed there were no more secrets between them in their daily life.
So Su Xiyan's unusual behavior caught Chen Shuo's attention.
She couldn't exactly tell Chen Shuo that her room had the pink dress she was going to wear tonight, could she?
If Chen Shuo knew she was dressing up specially for the party, his little tail would definitely perk up to the sky again.
Su Xiyan simply went along with Chen Shuo's words, "Yeah, a girl's secrets."
Luckily, Chen Shuo had no intention of exploring further. "Everyone has secrets! Don't worry, even if you left your door open, I wouldn't go in if you asked me not to!"
Between Su Xiyan's breaths, an especially fragrant smell wafted to her nose.
Following the smell, Su Xiyan saw a bowl of refreshing noodles.
The noodles weren't the usual store-bought kind, but handmade.
The broth looked light and clear, but gave off a faint golden glow. Judging by the aroma, it should be chicken soup.
A few small bok choy leaves floated on top of the broth, sprinkled with chopped green onions. The mingling fresh fragrances made her index finger tingle.
"Birthday girl, how about a bowl of longevity noodles?" Chen Shuo pushed the bowl towards Su Xiyan and handed her chopsticks.
Su Xiyan took the chopsticks, looking a little surprised. "You made this bowl of longevity noodles for me?"
Chen Shuo: "Of course I made them! Would longevity noodles be takeout?"
"Don't look down on this bowl of noodles! I put a lot of work into the broth! I referenced the method for Imperial Court boiled cabbage soup, and used ham, lean poultry meat etc. to simmer a big pot of broth. Then I used minced pork and chicken twice to draw out such a clear broth."
"I started preparing last night, and only finished this morning. Hurry up and eat before the noodles go soggy! Handmade noodles soak up broth faster than store bought ones!"
After hearing Chen Shuo's introduction, Su Xiyan couldn't bear to eat the noodles.
"No wonder I heard ding ding dang dang sounds last night. So you were cooking noodles in the kitchen! I thought you were assembling some handcraft."
Chen Shuo inwardly: I really was assembling, since your birthday present was so hard to finish!
I didn't expect her hearing to be so sharp and actually catch that sound.
Luckily she thought I was cooking broth in the kitchen.
It worked out after all.
"Eat up quick! The noodles will get mushy soon. Handmade noodles soak up broth faster than store bought ones!"
Su Xiyan nodded and picked up her chopsticks to eat the noodles.
The noodles were both soft and chewy after being kneaded for a long time.
Especially the broth, light yet inexplicably sweet and delicious.
Absolutely delicious!!!
Su Xiyan didn't care whether the noodles were high carb or would make her fat. She dug right in.
Chen Shuo sat beside her eating his own breakfast, watching Su Xiyan eat out of the corner of his eye.
At this moment, the autumn wind outside was cool, the whole air of autumn!
Many flowers in the rooftop garden had started to wilt in preparation for winter. The wind blew in some fallen leaves that swirled on the floor.
It was chilly outside but warm as spring inside, with the drifting fragrance of food.
It looked like an ideal home should be this way.
At this moment, Chen Shuo had an indescribable feeling. He actually hoped time would freeze right here and now, and not move forward. It didn't matter whether they were vampires, demon hunters, or just ordinary humans.
What was important was the person in front of him.
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
