After finishing his afternoon practice, although he had been focusing on his breathing, he knew that concentrating on his breathing exercises in the quiet dojo wouldn't yield any substantial results.
So, he decided to take up his own unique, somewhat intrusive, concentration practice after dinner.
**Supermarket**
After parking his bicycle, he went straight to the electronics section and picked out a music player with the loudest volume. Then, he bought some glutinous rice from the rice shop.
Only then did he ride his bike back home.
The trees by the roadside rustled in the wind, and leaves occasionally fell onto his shoulders and arms.
After returning home, he quickly ate a few bites of food and then started searching for and downloading music that would make people feel annoyed or irritable. He downloaded the tracks onto his phone.
It wasn’t until around 7 PM that he finally got everything ready.
He stretched lazily, but his gaze inadvertently landed on a game icon.
“It’s been a while since I last played. Maybe I’ll have a quick match?”
He muttered to himself.
Then, he clicked on the game and entered the matchmaking queue.
As soon as he entered the game, he instinctively glanced at the bottom left corner and saw that [Cute and Noble] had joined the game…
He didn’t pay much attention to it, as he had already forgotten about it.
……………………
Not far away, in the villa area,
Cornelia looked at her teammate’s name and suddenly stood up, gritting her teeth as she stared at the in-game name [Yasuo King]. Her eyes burned with fury.
She knew the time for revenge had come.
“Today, I’ll make you feel guilty. I’ll make you experience the taste of sleeplessness too!”
Cornelia clenched her fists and muttered fiercely through her teeth.
As expected, about ten minutes into the game,
after she had died ten times, [Yasuo King] clicked on her ID.
“He’s going to scold me, he’s going to scold me! He’s going to scold me!”
Cornelia said excitedly, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.
[Yasuo King]: “Can you just go AFK and let the AI play?”
Seeing this message, a sly smile spread across Cornelia’s face. She looked at the screen and began typing.
[Cute and Noble]: “Sorry, I’ve been diagnosed with cancer and need to rest in bed. I’m playing lying down today, so I’m not used to it.”
[Yasuo King]: “Oh, I understand. I’m sorry too. I have late-stage heart disease, so I’m a bit irritable and anxious. Please understand.”
Cornelia was momentarily stunned by this message, and her expression shifted between disbelief and confusion.
“Is he lying to me?”
“He’s definitely lying, just like I did!”
Cornelia bit her lip, muttering to herself. But the next message from him left her completely dumbfounded.
[Yasuo King]: “I haven’t played the game in a while. This is my last match. Let’s do our best together. After this, I’ll delete my account.”
At that moment, Cornelia felt like her entire world was collapsing!
Was it true?
How could it be?
But he really hadn’t been online for a long time…
Although she still had some doubts, she began to take the game more seriously.
With the team’s renewed vigor, they gradually turned the game around from a losing position to a winning one, ultimately securing victory.
“We won!”
Cornelia stood up and jumped in excitement as the enemy’s Nexus exploded. But the next second, she felt a wave of overwhelming guilt wash over her.
She moved her mouse and clicked on the recent match history. [Yasuo King]’s name was still lit up, indicating he hadn’t deleted his account and was still online.
Suddenly, a friend request popped up.
Cornelia glanced at it and saw the familiar name.
He added me?!
She clicked accept, and a chat window appeared.
[Yasuo King]: “It’s so hard to win a game with a noob like you. Didn’t expect that, did you? I was lying to you. Hahahahaha!”
The next second, Cornelia’s face twisted in anger, and her mental state plummeted to its lowest point.
She clenched her fists tightly, ready to type a retort, but found that she had already been blocked by him.
“Damn it, damn it!!! You’re the worst!”
Her hands were trembling, and the veins on her forehead were visibly throbbing.
“Why? Why did you lie to me? Why did you lie to me?”
Cornelia shouted in frustration, her voice echoing through the empty room.
A minute later, she slumped back onto the couch, muttering to herself, “Well, at least he doesn’t have heart disease.”
She shook her head and decided to go find Su Cheng. Whenever she was feeling down, she liked to spend time with him because his words were as comforting as a therapist’s.
Plus, there was always the bonus of getting some walnuts as a reward.
Besides, this time she had a legitimate reason to visit Su Cheng.
**Returning the slippers.**
The slippers from yesterday had already been dried, and she had even attached a personalized label to them.
Thinking of this, she grabbed the plastic bag and headed toward Su Cheng’s neighborhood. When she arrived at his building, she saw Su Cheng pushing his bicycle out, apparently about to leave.
Cornelia quickly walked up and stopped him.
“Su Cheng!”
She called out to him.
Su Cheng looked up at her, his eyes filled with confusion. “Hmm?”
Cornelia hesitated, unsure of how to explain herself.
Finally, she held up the plastic bag and said in a serious tone, “I’m here to return the slippers from yesterday!”
“Tomorrow. I’m busy right now.”
Su Cheng said as he got on his bicycle, but then he noticed Cornelia’s pitiful and pleading expression.
“I’m busy right now. You can go ahead.”
Su Cheng sighed and took out his keys from his pocket, tossing them to her.
Cornelia caught the keys in disbelief, staring at them as if she were in a dream.
“Are these… house keys?”
Cornelia looked at the keys in her hand, momentarily dazed.
“Yeah.”
Su Cheng rode off on his bicycle, but before he left, he couldn’t help but add, “Just put them under the doormat when you’re done.”
“Keys… keys.”
Cornelia repeated the word over and over, and then it suddenly hit her.
“Wow.”
Cornelia’s face lit up with joy as she looked at the keys in her hand. Then, she glanced at the disappearing figure of Su Cheng on his bicycle, her heart pounding wildly.
Su Cheng had given her his house keys.
Did that mean…?
Cornelia thought to herself, then immediately skipped into the neighborhood and straight into Su Cheng’s house.
“It’s just me here…”
She put on the slippers she had brought and confidently walked into the living room, which was empty.
“Huh? The bedroom door isn’t closed?”
Cornelia noticed that the bedroom door was unlocked and the TV was still on. Using the excuse of turning off the TV, she tiptoed to the door, pushed it open, and saw the neatly folded blankets on the bed.
She walked in, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.
Does he sleep on this bed?
Cornelia wondered, then turned her gaze to the light source nearby. She realized it wasn’t the TV but a computer, and the screen displayed a game interface.
“He plays this game too?”
Cornelia’s heart leaped with joy. She stepped forward, extended her slender, pale fingers, and gently clicked the mouse to check the player’s profile.
[Yasuo King]
[Dao Companion Rental System]. By renting himself out as a temporary dao companion to daughters of destiny, Qin Hao could obtain generous rewards. His service philosophy was simple: play the role of the devoted lover, resolve their troubles, depart without a trace once the matter was settled, and absolutely avoid entangling karma. However, those daughters of destiny didn't see it that way. That night, all the major powers across the Three Realms and Nine Heavens jointly besieged the Qin Clan, plunging it into an unprecedented crisis. "It's Su Qingyue! The peerless sword immortal who attained the Dao and became an Immortal Emperor in a thousand years, the one who severed the River of Time with a single sword strike! When... when did our Qin Clan make an enemy of her?" Qin Hao stepped forward, clearing his throat lightly: "Ahem, Ancestors, don't panic. She's here for me. To be honest... she's my ex-girlfriend." From another direction, the newly ascended Empress of the Demon Realm arrived with ten thousand demons pressing on the border: "Qin Hao! Today, the entire Qin Clan shall be buried with you!" Hearing this, the Qin Clan ancestors all turned their eyes sharply towards Qin Hao. Qin Hao scratched his head somewhat sheepishly: "The Demon Empress... she's also my ex-girlfriend." Before the Qin ancestors could process this, an aloof figure traversed the River of Time: "The Qin Clan deserves annihilation!" Recognizing the newcomer, the Qin ancestors paled in terror: "It's her! Liu Ruyan, the Extinction Empress who ventured alone into the alien realm and suppressed it for an entire epoch! Didn't she vanish into the River of Time long ago? Why would she cross it just to target our clan?" Qin Hao scratched his head again, looking even more embarrassed: "My fault, my fault. She's an ex-girlfriend too." Watching countless celestial maidens descend, the Qin Clan ancestors were utterly astounded: "You scoundrel! Just... just how many women have you gotten involved with over the years?"
mance] After transmigrating for eighteen years, Lin Qi lived as an utterly ordinary herbalist in the countryside. One day, he kindly brought home a sickly, beautiful girl covered in blood. They married in a flash and began their blissful, intimate life together. Right then, his long-delayed system finally activated. [Warning! Host detected in contact with the "Crimson Calamity," the world-ending witch!] Lin Qi looked at the adorable wife currently curled in his arms, who couldn't even open a jar lid and trembled at the sight of a mouse. Lin Qi: "System, are you insane? This is clearly just a weak and delicate sickly girl!" Thus, Lin Qi treated the system as a "Contrast System," where taking care of his wife made him stronger. Combing his wife's hair rewarded him with [Free Attribute Points]. Taking his wife out for sunshine rewarded him with [Forbidden Spell: Arcane Explosion]. Lin Qi: "This soft life tastes so good!" ... Yet, in the eyes of outsiders: The strongest Beastkin Assassin: "That man dissected a Beast King with a common skinning knife! That was a show of force towards the powerful!" The Holy Son of the Radiant Church: "I infiltrated his home as a tutor, but he had me babysit the children... He must have seen through my disguise!" The World-Ending Witch, Felucia: "I hid all the way in the countryside. How is it that the husband I married on a whim is stronger than I was at my peak?"
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
