Listening to Uesugi Akizuki's soft and adorable voice, Su Ze was trying hard not to laugh.
What a cute little goofball.
In the end, Situ Jiajia gave up and muttered to herself, "Akizuki, do you know how many types of delicious food there are?"
Uesugi Akizuki didn't respond, quietly listening.
"There are three types! Good! Very good! Super good!"
"Have you ever eaten glutinous rice balls? If not, blow three times."
The little goofball didn’t know what glutinous rice balls were. Although she had never seen them, for some reason, as soon as Situ Jiajia mentioned them, an image of the delicious treat formed in her mind.
Even though the imagined picture was completely different from reality, it came from her heart. This was what she considered delicious food. Just the thought of it made her itch with anticipation.
"Hoo hoo hoo."
"That’s such a pity! You must have Su Ze take you to try them someday! They’re so delicious—soft, chewy, and white, melting in your mouth like cotton..."
Su Ze wasn’t sure what she was up to, but it was clear that she had successfully lured the food-loving little goofball.
As Uesugi Akizuki listened to Situ Jiajia’s detailed and enthusiastic description of the food through the phone, her taste buds felt like parched land in need of moisture.
Her gaze was vacant, lost in her fantasy, and a thin line of drool slowly trickled down. She absentmindedly wiped it away with the large sleeve of her shrine maiden outfit.
Her watery eyes, filled with anticipation, stared at Su Ze while she listened to Situ Jiajia’s vivid descriptions. Her innocent face clearly conveyed two words: "I want it."
The deeper meaning was, "Can you take me to eat it?"
Su Ze couldn’t resist the shrine maiden’s adorable and longing gaze. He turned on his phone’s recorder, placed it beside her, and walked out.
Given the current situation, he couldn’t possibly take the little goofball to eat these things. After all, it was unknown when the Qiongnu would invade.
If they both survived the calamity, Su Ze would definitely take her.
During this phone call, even though Uesugi Akizuki didn’t say a word, Situ Jiajia wasn’t discouraged at all. Instead, she spoke with great enthusiasm and eloquence, listing and describing countless delicacies in detail.
Uesugi Akizuki kept swallowing her saliva.
Su Ze had no choice but to make some snacks for the little goofball to satisfy her cravings.
Half an hour passed, and Su Ze didn’t gain any useful information. Uesugi Akizuki, on the other hand, was drooling so much that her sleeve was soaked from wiping her mouth.
At times, Uesugi Akizuki gently tugged at Su Ze’s sleeve, her pure and longing eyes making it impossible for him to resist.
He hung up the phone directly and prepared a lavish dinner for Uesugi Akizuki that evening. Although it was delicious, Uesugi Akizuki still couldn’t forget the delicacies Situ Jiajia had described.
After dinner, holding Su Ze’s hand as she lay in bed, those delicacies kept surfacing in her mind.
The little goofball, dressed in her red and white shrine maiden outfit, was so tempted that she couldn’t sleep. She kept staring at the ceiling but was considerate enough not to beg Su Ze to take her to eat.
Su Ze really did let Uesugi Akizuki talk to Situ Jiajia. He also gazed at the ceiling, gently squeezing the little goofball’s soft hand.
He didn’t dare make any promises to the little goofball, as he wasn’t sure if he would survive the calamity.
It seemed the saying "If you yearn for something deeply enough, it will come true" really held weight.
The next day...
The sky, which should have been clear blue, was covered in a gray haze. The wind gently swayed the tree branches, and the small river rippled with tiny waves.
The crisp sound of the doorbell rang. Su Ze, still groggy from sleep, opened the door and was instantly shocked.
In front of him were stacks upon stacks of... food containers!
"Don’t just stand there, help me!" Situ Jiajia’s lively and pretty face peeked out from behind the containers, grinning as she spoke.
"What are you..." Su Ze quickly understood and stepped aside to let her in.
As Situ Jiajia began arranging the containers on the table, the little goofball seemed to sense something and poked her head out from the room.
"Akizuki, Akizuki! Come try this, it’s really delicious!" Situ Jiajia seemed to have already become good friends with Uesugi Akizuki, calling out to her warmly.
The little goofball hurried to the table. Situ Jiajia opened the containers, and the aroma filled the air—all the delicacies she had mentioned the day before.
Uesugi Akizuki’s eyes lit up with joy. Seeing the food that matched her imagination, she hopped around, clapping her hands happily.
Then, her expectant gaze turned to Su Ze, who was carefully inspecting the food. He quickly concluded that it was safe.
"Don’t worry! It’s not poisoned," Situ Jiajia said with a smile.
Su Ze nodded. "Go ahead and eat."
Uesugi Akizuki eagerly picked up the fork Situ Jiajia had brought for her, speared a glutinous rice ball, and offered it to Su Ze.
Su Ze was momentarily stunned. Seeing the little goofball, who was clearly drooling, offering the first bite to him warmed his heart.
After he ate the rice ball, the little goofball began stuffing food into her mouth, her cheeks puffed up like a hamster’s, her goofy smile as warm as the spring sun.
Every time she tried a new dish, she always gave the first bite to Su Ze. Even if it was a larger portion and Su Ze only took a small bite, she happily finished the rest.
Su Ze turned to Situ Jiajia. "Join us."
"I’m full, I’m full!"
Situ Jiajia shook her head, continuing to sit quietly on the sofa, her eyes filled with delight as she watched the scene.
Had they already reached this level? It seemed like she wouldn’t need to put in much more effort—just a little nudge, and things would fall into place!
"What’s your motive?" Su Ze approached Situ Jiajia, still somewhat suspicious of her intentions.
"I’m Situ Jiajia, a Forerunner, your senior. What motive could I have?"
Situ Jiajia confidently opened her phone, showing her basic identification documents. "I just want to be friends with Uesugi Akizuki. Is that not allowed?"
Su Ze was speechless. He didn’t really have a reason to stop Situ Jiajia from befriending Uesugi Akizuki.
If someone was willing to be friends with Uesugi Akizuki, Su Ze wouldn’t stand in the way.
Besides, Situ Jiajia was a Forerunner. Although the two of them had some past issues, Su Ze didn’t think she would harm Uesugi Akizuki.
If there were too many suspicions between people, living in this world would be exhausting.
When seeing Situ Jiajia off, the light drizzle had turned into a heavy downpour. Su Ze casually picked up an umbrella by the door and handed it to her. "Thank you, Senior. Feel free to visit often."
Su Ze’s words were meant as a polite gesture, but he had no idea he was digging a hole for himself.
"Really? I’ll come back this afternoon!" Situ Jiajia said cheerfully, holding the umbrella as she ran off. "Remember to make something delicious! I want to chat about life with Akizuki!"
Su Ze: "..."
That afternoon, Situ Jiajia indeed returned, pulling Uesugi Akizuki to sit on the sofa and chatting animatedly. Although the little goofball didn’t say much, she was an attentive listener, nodding occasionally when she found something reasonable.
Situ Jiajia had a lot to share, from basic everyday life and pleasant school experiences to arcades and amusement parks. She even patiently explained common knowledge to Uesugi Akizuki.
Su Ze realized something—Situ Jiajia was teaching Uesugi Akizuki basic life skills!
He concluded that she knew something about Uesugi Akizuki’s background.
Su Ze also prepared many delicious dishes to entertain Situ Jiajia, but he didn’t plan to address the unspoken truth just yet.
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!"
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?!
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."
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.
