That evening.
The dining table of the Leng Family was laden with a rich variety of dishes.
Because of the cryptic statement Leng Ling'er had made earlier in the cafeteria, Gu Yan had bought extra dishes.
After all, they were all dishes the two of them loved. After dinner,
the group settled on the sofa to begin their respective routines.
Leng Ling'er stayed in a corner, watching cartoons on TV.
Meanwhile, Gu Yan sat beside Leng Qingqiu, massaging her shoulders and back.
It had been a while since Gu Yan had given Leng Qingqiu a relaxing massage, and as she felt the comfort once again, she realized she still couldn't quite handle it.
But in order to get to the bottom of things,
Leng Qingqiu, with a flushed face and trembling lips, asked in a shaky voice, "So... were you at Jianghai High School all day today?"
Gu Yan, while massaging her shoulders and savoring the softness of her body, inhaled her scent with a "hiss-hiss" sound and replied, "Yes, I went to discuss a charity donation today.
In previous years, my father handled it, but this year he sent me."
Leng Qingqiu, feeling Gu Yan's perverted breathing, frowned slightly and said with a hint of displeasure, "Can you breathe a little quieter? You sound like a creep!"
Gu Yan, however, continued to enjoy himself, saying, "Hiss-hiss~ Qingqiu, you can't blame me~ This is literally my daily dose of spiritual nourishment~
Look, I'm just giving you a proper shoulder massage, I promise I won't do anything besides breathe!"
Leng Qingqiu, completely overwhelmed by the massage, decided to relax her body for more comfort. After all, she and Gu Yan had already done *that* kind of thing.
So she simply ignored his creepy behavior for now, focusing instead on asking about the situation at the school.
She continued, trying to suppress the pleasure she felt, and asked, "So... did anything strange happen at the school?"
"Strange things?"
Gu Yan knew exactly what Leng Qingqiu was asking, but he pretended to be puzzled and asked in return, "What kind of strange things could happen at the school?"
Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Oh, wait, I do recall something. There weren't any strange incidents, but I did run into two strange people.
Both of them were at the Yan Xing Group banquet before.
One of them was a guy, and Old Gao told me he's dangerous. Isn't that strange?
If even Old Gao thinks he's dangerous, how strong must that guy be?"
After all, whether it was Murong Ci, Bai Lian, or Jun Zilan, they would definitely report everything to Leng Qingqiu later.
So he might as well bring it up himself.
Sure enough,
upon hearing this, Leng Qingqiu's heart tightened. At the banquet...
Two people? That must be Murong Ci and Bai Lian!
Leng Qingqiu's tone suddenly became very unnatural: "Did they do anything to you?"
She remembered Bai Lian saying that Murong Ci was very interested in Gu Yan.
But she couldn't figure out what about Gu Yan had caught Murong Ci's attention.
However, after her repeated warnings, Murong Ci shouldn't have done anything to Gu Yan.
If he dared... a cold feeling surged in Leng Qingqiu's heart.
She could always just replace him.
Hearing this, Gu Yan chuckled and shook his head: "Of course not. The guy was like a total introvert—I shook his hand and he ran off.
But there was also this girl who acted really weird. She suddenly came up to me and told me to leave the school immediately, saying it was dangerous.
Isn't that strange? I've only met her twice before, and what danger could there possibly be at school?
And the way she said it didn't sound like she was trying to protect me...
Hey, Qingqiu, do you think... maybe someone behind her is keeping an eye on me?"
Gu Yan actually knew everything, but he spoke as if he were genuinely puzzled.
This made Leng Qingqiu's heart race, afraid that her identity might be exposed.
So, after confirming that neither Gu Yan nor her sister had encountered any danger,
Leng Qingqiu sighed in relief and decided to quickly steer Gu Yan away from the topic of Bai Lian.
Her expression instantly darkened.
*Slap!*
She swatted Gu Yan's hand away from her shoulder, then turned her head and said with a forced smile, "Oh? So that girl must be really pretty, huh?
You're still thinking about her even now?
You're even fantasizing that she wants to protect you? And that someone's behind her?
What kind of person could be behind a girl? What are you even imagining?
Do you think she's pretty and want to be with her?"
Leng Qingqiu activated her passive skill of turning the tables. She didn't want Gu Yan to figure anything out.
If he investigated further and found out about her, it would be over. Gu Yan would surely be shocked, disappointed, and devastated!
Misunderstandings would definitely happen! She couldn't let that happen!
Hearing this, Gu Yan knew Leng Qingqiu was trying to change the subject.
So he leaned in closer, wrapped his arm around her waist, and said with a sincere expression, "Qingqiu, my Qingqiu, do I really seem like that kind of person to you?
It's just that there have been too many strange forces entering Jianghai recently, and it's making me overthink things.
You know how it is—I'm the young master of the Gu family, and a lot of people have their eyes on me!
Qingqiu, listen to my heartbeat. Doesn't it prove that I only love you?"
As he spoke, Gu Yan pressed his chest against Leng Qingqiu's head.
She didn't resist, as this was just part of her plan to change the subject, but she still had to play along: "No, I don't want to listen!"
But she leaned into him anyway.
Gu Yan held Leng Qingqiu tightly, letting her listen to his heartbeat.
Leng Qingqiu, feeling the warmth of Gu Yan's chest and hearing his rapidly beating heart,
felt her face flush slightly.
Her heart also felt incredibly warm.
It was as if she wanted to stay in Gu Yan's embrace forever... without a care in the world...
But just then.
*Buzz buzz buzz!!*
A strange sensation surged through Leng Qingqiu's heart.
She immediately snapped out of her peaceful state.
!!
Leng Qingqiu was startled.
What's going on?! Is it an enemy?
No... Gu Yan is the only one here...
This feeling... is it [Night]??
Why is [Night] so restless?
It seems like it wants to come out...
No... I can't let it out here... Gu Yan is still here...
Leng Qingqiu slowly got up from Gu Yan's embrace, and the restless feeling miraculously disappeared.
Gu Yan, thinking something was wrong, asked, "Are you feeling unwell, Qingqiu?"
But Leng Qingqiu shook her head: "It's nothing, I might just be too tired lately."
Then, after a moment of hesitation, she looked at Gu Yan and said, "Sorry, Gu Yan... I think I'll go rest early tonight."
Gu Yan, feeling a pang of guilt, thought it must be because he hadn't been taking good care of her lately—she must have lost weight and gotten dizzy from not eating well.
So he went over to support her and said, "Alright, go rest early, Qingqiu. I'll help you upstairs."
Leng Qingqiu responded softly, "Okay."
As she spoke, she absentmindedly placed her hand on Gu Yan's chest.
In an instant,
the restless feeling returned.
Leng Qingqiu quickly withdrew her hand.
Her heart sank. What... is going on?
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
