Nine o'clock.
"Haah~"
Gu Yan walked downstairs, full of energy.
He rubbed his shoulders—what a comfortable sleep.
And there was a familiar scent lingering on him, as if the Qingqiu from his dreams had somehow seeped into reality.
But that was impossible, of course.
Still, he ought to thank Xiao Leng. She must have been the one who carried him back to his room last night.
Just then.
A familiar voice came from the living room: "Awake? Ling'er's already left for school."
"Breakfast is ready. Help yourself."
Gu Yan turned toward the sound and saw Leng Qingqiu sitting calmly on the sofa, the morning news playing on the TV.
"Morning, Qingqiu."
"You're as stunning as ever today!"
He greeted her cheerfully.
Qingqiu was Qingqiu, already in full businesswoman mode this early in the morning.
As for breakfast? Nah, he wasn’t a breakfast person.
With that, he headed into the bathroom to freshen up.
"......"
Leng Qingqiu glanced sideways at the living energy source that had just disappeared into the bathroom.
Then...
She immediately covered her face, her cheeks flushing slightly.
Ugh... this is so embarrassing. No matter how she thought about it, it was mortifying.
She’d actually slept with Gu Yan last night.
But...
Leng Qingqiu frowned. Even though she’d made him think it was just a dream in the end...
Why was Gu Yan acting so nonchalant about it?
Shouldn’t he at least explain why he ended up in her bed last night?
Unless...
He had a sleepwalking habit?
Leng Qingqiu couldn’t figure it out, and she didn’t want to dwell on it.
Him not bringing it up was fine—it saved her the awkwardness.
A moment later.
Gu Yan returned to the living room and plopped down right next to Leng Qingqiu, leaning into her. "Qingqiu, my Qingqiu~"
"The weather’s so nice today. How about we go out and have some fun?"
Leng Qingqiu pressed a hand against his face and pushed him away, inwardly sighing.
This damn man. He really had forgotten everything from last night.
"No."
She huffed lightly. Why was she the only one overthinking this? So annoying!
Not that she didn’t want to go, but she really did have things to do.
With the forbidden zone expedition over, she needed to make an appearance at the organization, hear the debrief, and plan her next steps.
"Rejecting me so fast?"
"Qingqiu, don’t you want to go eat something delicious?"
Delicious food...
At his words, Leng Qingqiu shot him a sidelong glance.
As tempting as it was...
Between last night, this morning, and the Night Organization’s affairs, she felt like she’d been slacking off too much lately. She needed to focus on serious matters!
So.
"No means no. I’m busy today."
"Besides..."
She crossed her arms and smirked. "Shouldn’t you be a wounded man resting at home right now?"
"Parading around outside—do you even want to keep playing the weakling anymore?"
"Though..."
Her smirk widened. "For a Xiantian, you’re pretty weak."
Gu Yan: !!!?
"You know about that too?!"
He was shocked. Sure, being Xiantian was true, but Xiantian wasn’t weak!
He was still a Xiantian, damn it!
"Yep. Your mom called me this morning and explained your situation."
Leng Qingqiu waved her phone with a grin. "Ling'er helped set it up."
Gu Yan sighed internally.
Now that he thought about it, it made sense.
This forbidden zone trip had been even more dangerous. No matter how tough he was, he shouldn’t be bouncing around the next day like nothing happened.
Plus...
Qingqiu probably had organization matters to handle. She really didn’t have time to idle around with him.
Resigned, Gu Yan let it go.
He also needed to make an appearance at his own organization and check on things there.
Noticing his disappointment, Leng Qingqiu’s heart softened.
After a brief hesitation, she added, "It’s not like I’ll be busy forever..."
Her voice dropped slightly. "You can come find me this weekend. I’ll be free."
The moment she said it—
"!!"
"Qingqiu! I knew you loved me the most!"
"Come here, give me a kiss!"
"...Get lost!"
......
Boom!
As Gu Yan’s car drove away, Leng Qingqiu’s heart suddenly felt hollow.
[The furnace is gone.]
Xiao Leng’s voice echoed in her mind.
"I know."
Leng Qingqiu withdrew her gaze and turned back inside.
In an instant, her demeanor shifted—cold and detached.
She raised her hand, and a dagger materialized in her grip.
Staring at the gradually calming blade, she murmured, "It’s getting harder to control this dagger lately..."
"Does this mean..."
A thought crossed her mind, filling her with turmoil.
If it really was what she suspected...
Gu Yan... what should I do?
Revenge... is the path I’m supposed to walk.
With a quiet sigh, she dismissed the dagger and walked toward the dining table.
Only to—
Discover that the food on the table hadn’t been touched at all.
"Gu Yan—!!"
Leng Qingqiu gritted her teeth, seething.
Her fists clenched. No wonder he bolted so fast.
This bastard! He just hates my cooking, doesn’t he?!
Ugh! And I even went out of my way to make it!
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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."
