Chen Shuo's bed in the dormitory was still empty. The dorm manager probably wouldn't arrange for a new student to move in until next semester.
Everything seemed unchanged.
The chubby Zhu Fei was still drinking soda for gaming as usual while commanding his teammates in the online game through his headset. Unfortunately, they never seemed to win when following his orders in-game.
The dark eye circles on Shen Xu's face looked like they had never faded throughout the entire year. I heard he had so many small movies on his computer that he couldn't even count them all. He even labeled them in different categories so he wouldn't lose track of the types he wanted to watch.
Of all the roommates, Lu Chen, who was closest to Chen Shuo, seemed to be dating recently. He was frequently posting sweet nothings reeking of new relationship energy on Moments and QQ Space. However, the mysterious girlfriend didn't seem to appear on camera. Lu Chen was probably just lovesick!
Everything was the same as before, but also a little different.
When the three roommates saw Chen Shuo appear in the dorm lugging large and small bags, they all looked surprised for a few seconds.
When they saw Chen Shuo was also holding newly purchased beddings and other living supplies, the three looked at each other without saying anything. They put down what they were doing and went to help Chen Shuo carry things.
Chen Shuo put the six-pack of soda he bought on the table, "I just took these out of the supermarket fridge, they're still cold!"
"Is anyone using the bathroom? I'm going to take a shower."
Chen Shuo went into the dorm's bathroom with his new towel and shower gel, looking as if nothing had changed.
His phone was on the bed, vibrating nonstop.
Shen Xu looked at the phone, wanting to help Chen Shuo answer but pulled Lu Chen's sleeve, "Something seems off about Brother Shuo! Should we answer this call or not?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment, "Let me see who it is. If I'm not wrong, it should be the campus belle Su Xiyan."
The two looked and as expected, the caller ID showed Su Xiyan's name.
Lu Chen shrugged, "Looks like they must've had a fight!"
"This is Chen Shuo running away from home."
Shen Xu said, "Don't tell me Brother Shuo was abused by the campus belle Su Xiyan?"
Lu Chen felt with Su Xiyan's personality and Chen Shuo's sarcastic habits, domestic violence could really happen between those two.
"Let's not interfere with their domestic affairs!"
So with that, Chen Shuo's phone kept ringing as the three roommates pretended not to hear it.
The male bonding between them needed no verbal explanation.
At this moment, Su Xiyan, who kept calling Chen Shuo, was curled up barefoot on the sofa.
Her long, fair toes were as white as congealed fat, flawless like a piece of art that made people want to hold and play with them.
Still not answering the phone, huh?
Let me try one last call. If you don't pick up, I won't call you again in the future!
After making up her mind, Su Xiyan called the familiar number again.
What awaited her was still no response.
On the coffee table in front of the sofa sat an unopened gift box.
Su Xiyan sent Chen Shuo a few voice messages: [If you don't answer my calls again, I'm not waiting for you anymore. I'll just open the gift myself!]
[I was planning to tell you something important today since it's your birthday. But since you don't want to listen, then I won't say it!]
[You'll regret this!]
Su Xiyan believed Chen Shuo was just misunderstanding things. He never held a grudge overnight. He'd forget it all after a good sleep and wake up fresh the next day, never keeping vendettas.
What she didn't know was that after his shower, Chen Shuo lay in his dorm bed holding his phone, looking at the countless missed calls and unread WeChat voice messages from Su Xiyan with a frown.
Now Su Xiyan's actions appeared to him as desperate ploys to extract his identity from him.
She probably still wanted to interrogate him on whether or not he was the Ghost King!
Chen Shuo knew he had become the prime suspect for being the Ghost King. All the exorcists suspected he was the Ghost King but had no evidence.
I love seeing you look at me unpleasantly, wanting to test me, yet being unable to do anything about me!
Thinking this, a hidden cold smile appeared at the corner of Chen Shuo's mouth.
He had long known Su Xiyan's mind ran deep, but didn't expect she would use him as bait to try and force him to reveal his true identity.
Now all of Su Xiyan's actions had lost credibility in Chen Shuo's eyes.
He didn't want to be duped by her over and over again.
His finger lingered over his phone screen before ultimately leaving Su Xiyan's voice messages unheard.
Those messages remained unread.
Finding them an eyesore, Chen Shuo directly added Su Xiyan to his blacklist.
Might as well add her number to the blacklist too! Less trouble, out of sight, out of mind.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
The top floor of Haiyi Apartment still had its lights on.
Su Xiyan curled up on the sofa, her lithe body sinking deep into it. She looked at the slightly over-the-top gift box on the coffee table, lost in thought:
I wonder what birthday gift Chen Shuo got me?
Su Xiyan couldn't wait anymore, unable to restrain her anticipation.
Since Chen Shuo didn't reply anyway, why not just open the present herself!
As she carefully unwrapped the exquisite gift box layer by layer, Su Xiyan's pupils suddenly contracted when she saw the gift.
Inside the box was a vintage-styled carousel music box.
The reason Su Xiyan knew this was not just a decorative piece but a music box was because she had owned one such music box before as a child.
Back then, to prevent herself from indulging in play, she had smashed her own music box.
The memory of what that music box looked like was completely sealed away.
But now, seeing the gift Chen Shuo gave, that deliberately sealed away memory seemed to reawaken, like a spell had been broken.
To become the excellent person she envisioned, little Su Xiyan had given up too much childhood joy.
And Chen Shuo had found that lost joy and brought it back to her!
If she remembered correctly, there were two buttons under the music box, one was the power switch and the other to control the carousel's volume.
Su Xiyan carefully held up the carousel music box. Underneath were two familiar buttons in their expected spots.
When she pressed the power button, the familiar melody rang out.
Accompanying the music, the carousel slowly began to turn.
Everything was still as she remembered from childhood. That missing period of happiness had finally been found again so many years later. Like missing jigsaw pieces finally put together to be whole, no longer leaving regrets.
This carousel music box was a childhood relic that had gone out of production long ago. It could no longer be found for sale.
She wondered where Chen Shuo had gotten it?
nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
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?"
