In ancient times, people strolled down streets; today, they stroll down gravel paths.
Gu Yan and Leng Qingqiu walked side by side, hand in hand, along the lakeside trail.
The scenery here was picturesque, the air pristine—perfect for a leisurely stroll like this.
Of course, it would be even better if Gu Yan weren’t so unrestrained.
"Hah~ hah~ Qingqiu, my Qingqiu~~ I missed you so much!! This...! This is the power of your charm, isn’t it?!"
"Even someone as strong as me can’t resist it! Hiss!!"
Gu Yan’s theatrics were practically a daily occurrence.
Leng Qingqiu was almost used to it, though her heart still fluttered uncontrollably. She loved it when Gu Yan clung to her like this—it made her feel incredibly secure.
But there was one thing that bothered her.
"Hmph. Can’t resist, huh..."
Leng Qingqiu let out a cold snort and pressed a hand against Gu Yan’s forehead, stopping his overenthusiastic antics.
Her voice took on a faintly resentful tone. "We agreed... this was supposed to be a date for just the two of us."
"!!"
Gu Yan panicked instantly, activating his passive skill: "Qingqiu, I’m sorry! I messed up!"
"This was sudden, and I could’ve refused, but I ended up letting them come along."
"I’m sorry, Qingqiu! Next time, I swear this won’t happen again!"
"If it does, you can step on me, trample me, even curse me out—I won’t complain at all!!"
Leng Qingqiu was taken aback by how extreme his words were. "There’s no need for that... I wouldn’t do something so harsh."
Stepping on him, trampling him, cursing him out? She would never be that cruel.
"It’s fine, Qingqiu. It’s your right! In fact, if you’re up for it, we can rehearse tonight!"
Gu Yan said this with complete seriousness.
"...?"
Leng Qingqiu paused, sensing something off.
Her mind flashed back to a long time ago when Gu Yan had confessed all sorts of... unconventional desires to her.
So...
Was this another one of those?
But... surely not.
No one would actually want to be stepped on and berated—even Gu Yan wouldn’t.
After all, she had done it to him before, and he’d always screamed in agony.
So, Leng Qingqiu shook her head and threatened, "I’ll let it slide today. But if you disobey me again, I might just have to consider this punishment~"
"!!!"
"Uh, I was just joking, Qingqiu! Please don’t actually do that..."
Gu Yan spoke cautiously. As everyone knew, he hated being stepped on by Leng Qingqiu.
After all, he was a born powerhouse.
"Hmph. Then behave."
Leng Qingqiu smirked, convinced she’d found his weakness. "Let’s head back."
"Right, right."
By the time they returned to the campsite, Old Gao had already finished grilling the items that required longer cooking times.
"Young Master, the rest is up to you."
Old Gao smiled, looking forward to Gu Yan’s culinary skills.
"Fine, I’ll show off a little today."
"You’re all in for a treat."
Gu Yan rolled up his sleeves and grabbed the prepared skewers of meat and vegetables, about to place them on the grill—
"Wait."
Leng Qingqiu walked over and tied an apron around him from behind. "There. Now you’re ready. I’m looking forward to your cooking."
Gu Yan’s lips curled into a grin. "Then prepare to be amazed, Qingqiu."
"Alright. I’ll make a salad."
"A salad? Qingqiu, you’re not fat."
"... I never said I was."
Leng Qingqiu gave him a very friendly pinch on the waist. "Are you saying I’ve gotten fat?"
"Ack! No, no, no...!"
Gu Yan insisted she wasn’t—Leng Qingqiu’s Night King physique made it impossible for her to gain weight.
But if she was feeling self-conscious, it was probably because...
Little Cold had been sneaking sweets at midnight again.
Gu Yunrou and Gu Yingying watched the scene unfold, nodding in satisfaction.
Mhm, mhm. So sweet...
"Hehe, Brother-in-law and Big Sis..."
Leng Ling'er giggled nearby, her earlier frustration over failing to catch any fish completely forgotten.
Soon, the tantalizing aroma of grilled food filled the air.
"Done! Let’s eat!"
Leng Qingqiu’s salad was also ready—vibrant, fragrant, and beautifully presented.
The group sat on the picnic blanket, the serene surroundings making the meal even more enjoyable.
Gu Yingying and Gu Yunrou finally got to taste Gu Yan’s cooking.
They were stunned.
"Wait, where did you learn to cook like this?!"
"Self-taught."
"No way! You’re this good? That can’t be real."
"I’ve always been this good."
"Huh! So you’re not completely useless."
"Hey, hey..."
The lake shimmered emerald green under the hazy mountain backdrop—a rare, perfect day.
After eating their fill, Gu Yan strung up a suspended swing between two large trees.
Leng Qingqiu sat on it, fingers tracing the pages of a braille book.
She still loved reading so much.
Gu Yan sighed fondly—then suddenly had an idea.
He quickly exchanged for a camera in the system shop, pretending to retrieve it from the car.
He positioned himself at Leng Qingqiu’s side, wanting to capture her serene, focused expression. Her profile was breathtakingly soft and beautiful in the frame.
But before he could press the shutter—
A pair of slender legs clad in white thigh-high socks stepped into view.
"Aha! Brother-in-law, you’re sneaking photos of Big Sis!"
Leng Ling'er’s voice rang in his ears.
Gu Yan looked up, exasperated, at the smug little gremlin grinning down at him.
"Could you move? You’re ruining the moment."
"Hehe, no way! I want in too—with Big Sis!"
Leng Ling'er giggled and skipped over to Leng Qingqiu.
"Sis, Brother-in-law says you look so pretty reading that he wants to take a picture."
Leng Qingqiu froze, then hurriedly closed her book—because it was a romance novel.
Gu Yan’s eye twitched.
This damn brat...
Then—
"Hm? Photos? Sounds fun!"
Gu Yunrou noticed and immediately scurried over to her idol’s side, waving at Gu Yan.
"Little Brother, make sure you get our good sides!"
"Yingying, you too."
"Ugh. Fine."
Gu Yingying ["reluctantly"] shuffled next to Leng Ling'er.
Gu Yan: "???"
With a sigh, he retrieved a tripod from the car and set it up in front of the group.
Then, to Old Gao: "Old Gao, join in."
"Of course, Young Master."
Old Gao straightened his posture and stepped into frame.
Gu Yan adjusted the settings, gesturing to everyone.
"Alright, everyone, get ready..."
He set the timer and immediately dashed to Leng Qingqiu’s side, crouching slightly as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Countdown together—5...!"
"4...!"
"3!"
Each voice joined in, faces alight with joy.
Leng Qingqiu felt a tremor in her heart as the voice beside her reached her ears. This sensation...
It was so warm...
"Two!"
Lovers, friends—such carefree and leisurely moments were rare and deeply comforting.
"One!"
In the past, she had been trapped in endless darkness, never daring to hope for or indulge in a life like this.
Revenge had once been her entire existence.
But now...
The person who had made it possible for her to enjoy all of this... was right by her side.
Leng Qingqiu pursed her lips lightly, then slowly turned her head, gazing intently at the radiant life force beside her.
Gu Yan...
She made a bold decision.
Then, just as the shutter was about to click with the countdown—
Everyone shouted in unison, "Cheese!"
Click! The shutter fell.
Unlike the others,
Leng Qingqiu pressed a fleeting, butterfly-like kiss onto Gu Yan's cheek.
And so, a breathtaking photograph... was born.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
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."
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?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
