【Background Story: No supernatural elements. Leng Qingqiu and Gu Yan are ordinary people. Leng Qingqiu has normal eyesight. The two met through an arranged marriage.】
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【When Leng Qingqiu Could Hear Gu Yan’s Inner Thoughts ①】
Leng Qingqiu jolted awake from her sleep, her ears catching a stream of clear, murmuring thoughts—
"Qingqiu’s eyelashes are so long… Ugh, will she notice I stole the apple she peeled last night?"
"...But she looks so adorable when she’s asleep. I just want to pinch her cheeks."
"And also... sniff sniff~~ Qingqiu~~ my Qingqiu~~ you smell so good~~ But it’s fine, Qingqiu’s asleep~~ Now sniff sniff~~! Even if I inhale deeply, she won’t mind!!"
She abruptly sat up and turned to look at Gu Yan, who was peacefully sleeping beside her.
His breathing was steady, his lips curled into a faint smile—the picture of innocence.
But those voices were unmistakably coming from his mind!
Leng Qingqiu narrowed her eyes and lightly poked his cheek. "Pretending to sleep?"
??
"Cough, n-no, not at all!"
Gu Yan instantly opened his eyes, blinking innocently. "Qingqiu, what are you talking about? Your dear husband was just resting his eyes!"
"Oh really?"
Leng Qingqiu leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "Then what does ‘want to pinch your cheeks’ mean?"
"And also..."
Her ears tinged slightly red. "Breathe quieter..."
Gu Yan’s pupils trembled violently: "???"
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【When Leng Qingqiu Could Hear Gu Yan’s Inner Thoughts ②】
"This ability is definitely broken!"
Gu Yan hid in the study, scratching his head frantically.
"Why can Qingqiu suddenly read minds?!"
"Did I trigger some hidden mechanism when she caught me stealing a kiss last night?"
"No way, if she even finds out where I hid my secret stash… how am I supposed to survive?!"
"The third layer of the shoe cabinet—that’s where I keep all my savings..."
Outside the door, Leng Qingqiu crossed her arms and smirked. "So your secret money is hidden in the third layer of the shoe cabinet."
Gu Yan: "……?"
That night, Gu Yan was forced to surrender all his "ill-gotten gains" and sign a "Full Housework Responsibility Agreement."
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【When Leng Qingqiu Could Hear Gu Yan’s Inner Thoughts ③】
At the family meeting, Gu Yan sat upright, delivering a solemn speech on the surface:
"Regarding the new energy project, I believe environmental benefits should be prioritized..."
But his mind was a chaotic mess:
"This suit and tie are choking me to death! Who even invented business attire?!"
"Qingqiu’s lipstick today suits her so well… Wait, why is she glaring at me?!"
"But... this version of Qingqiu!! She’s just so incredibly adorable!!! Ah… I want to go home and soak up some Qingqiu energy ASAP~~"
"Qingqiu~~ sniff sniff~~ my Qingqiu~~"
Leng Qingqiu elegantly sipped her tea, her cheeks faintly pink, while her high heel mercilessly crushed the instep of a certain someone under the table.
Gu Yan: "Hiss—"
The executives in the room nodded approvingly. "The young master is truly passionate about environmentalism—he’s even moved to the point of losing control over his expression!"
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【When Leng Qingqiu Could Hear Gu Yan’s Inner Thoughts ④】
"Gu Yan, why have you been avoiding me lately?"
Leng Qingqiu blocked the door, cutting off his escape route.
"Absolutely not!"
Gu Yan raised his hand in oath.
"I just wanted to get some exercise… cough, for health reasons!"
But his inner voice betrayed him:
"No no no, 520 is coming up soon. I need to prepare a gift for our Qingqiu. But since she confiscated my secret funds, I’ll have to borrow some from my sister-in-law."
Leng Qingqiu raised an eyebrow and pulled out the "confiscated loot" from behind her. "Why are you so nervous? I just wanted to return this to you."
Gu Yan: "???"
"What’s wrong?"
Seeing his touched expression, Leng Qingqiu leaned in with amusement and whispered teasingly, "Are you so moved you’re about to cry?"
"Q-Qingqiu!! I—I love you so much you you you!!!"
"You—mmph..."
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【When Leng Qingqiu Could Hear Gu Yan’s Inner Thoughts ⑤】
"Qingqiu, I have a surprise for you!"
Gu Yan covered her eyes and mysteriously pushed open the door.
Her ears were bombarded with his excited inner monologue:
"Qingqiu will definitely love this! The most expensive starry sky projector in Jianghai! And 999 roses!"
"Wait, are roses too cliché? Maybe I should swap them for 999 cream puffs? I remember Qingqiu loves cream puffs."
"No, last time she said even though she loves cream puffs, she wouldn’t want roses shaped like them..."
When she opened her eyes, the room was filled with roses, the projector, figurines, and even a limited-edition eyeshadow palette.
Leng Qingqiu: "…Did you just empty your entire shopping cart?"
Gu Yan scratched his head. "Cough, do you not like it?"
"Silly."
She laughed softly, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed him.
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【When Leng Qingqiu Could Hear Gu Yan’s Inner Thoughts ⑥】
One day, Leng Qingqiu suddenly couldn’t hear Gu Yan’s thoughts anymore.
She frowned. "What are you scheming now?"
Gu Yan pulled out a ring and knelt on one knee. "This time, I wanted to say it out loud—"
"Leng Qingqiu, will you marry me?"
His mind was silent, but the nervousness and anticipation in his eyes spoke louder than words.
Leng Qingqiu extended her hand. "The ring’s too small. Get a bigger one."
Gu Yan flustered. "Y-you—wait for me..."
"Just kidding."
She smiled and slipped the ring on.
"But in this lifetime, don’t even think about leaving me."
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
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?!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
