In the afternoon, after having lunch and coaxing Fu Nanzhi to sleep, Shen Yi finally left the house.
Driving past Jingyuan University, Shen Yi couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
With September approaching, there were already many returning students at the entrance, though some might be freshmen registering.
Watching the bustling crowd, he felt a sense of melancholy.
The people and events of one's youth are always hard to forget.
He had attended Jingyuan University, a prestigious institution ranked among the top 20 nationwide.
Songping Garden, the villa area, was quite close to his alma mater.
Shen Yi had studied design, and after graduation, he was recruited into the massive entity known as Tiancheng Group.
At the time, everyone envied him for the high salary, good treatment, and numerous benefits.
Looking back now, it wasn't wrong to say that although the salary was high, so were the expenses, leaving little savings and no hope for promotion.
After working non-stop for over two years, he was just treading water.
Despite being trained in design, he ended up being overworked in the advertising department.
The traffic light turned green, and Shen Yi shook his head to clear his scattered thoughts.
Soon after, Shen Yi returned to his rental room and pushed open the door.
Though only a day had passed, life seemed to have changed dramatically.
"Eating soft rice can save decades of struggle..."
Shen Yi had thought about striving on his own, but the system simply wouldn't allow it, giving him a shortcut instead.
Looking around, the small room of a few dozen square meters naturally couldn't compare to a large villa.
It wasn't that he was being pretentious; it was just a sigh from the heart.
It definitely tasted good, but enduring hardship was not in Shen Yi's nature.
He went to the bedroom to drag out his suitcase and packed his few pitiful clothes inside.
He filled it up nicely with both important and unimportant miscellaneous items.
Dragging the suitcase out, Shen Yi realized as he was leaving that he had only rented this room for a mere three to four days.
Yet it felt like a long time had passed.
It would be troublesome to cancel the lease on such short notice, and finding someone to sublet to would be difficult in such a short time, so Shen Yi decided to let it be.
"Just leave it be; the rent is cheap anyway."
With no attachments, he put the suitcase in the trunk and drove back.
Returning to Peaceful Lake Residence, Shen Yi took the clothes and other items out of the suitcase and put them away.
Before they were married, they had always lived here, familiar with every aspect as if it were their own home.
Pushing the door into the bedroom, Shen Yi shook Fu Nanzhi, who was still deep in sleep.
"Lazy pig, wake up."
Fu Nanzhi opened her eyes groggily, instinctively pulling Shen Yi down to lie with her.
Her body ached from sleeping so well, and not only did she not want to get up, but she also wanted Shen Yi to stay with her.
Shen Yi naturally refused,
"Sleep a bit during the nap; sleeping too long can cause headaches, and then you won't be able to sleep at night."
But Fu Nanzhi just made a whining sound, refusing to open her eyes no matter how much he pushed her.
Seeing this, Shen Yi had no choice but to use his trump card, reaching his hand under her blanket.
Suddenly, Fu Nanzhi's eyes widened, a blush spread across her neck, and she was instantly awake.
The soft touch made Shen Yi's heart sway, but he quickly withdrew his hand.
However, Fu Nanzhi reacted quickly, grabbing Shen Yi's arm and preventing him from escaping.
"You're so naughty, husband. I like it."
Shen Yi struggled to free himself from her grip but couldn't, so he gently said:
"Be good, wake up and get out of bed, it's already past two, you've been sleeping for a long time."
"That's because you're here."
Fu Nanzhi would never have acted like this before, but with Shen Yi around, anywhere she lay felt like a comfort zone, and she was too lazy to move.
Seeing her open her eyes, Shen Yi let her be.
He walked into the wardrobe, cleared some space, and hung up his clothes.
By the time he came back, Fu Nanzhi was already tiptoeing off the bed.
Shen Yi hurried over to help, but Fu Nanzhi pushed him away,
"I feel much better, let me try walking on my own."
Despite limping, she managed to stand firm, after all, she was young and recovered quickly.
The afternoon was still long, and Fu Nanzhi was not very mobile.
So, the two had no plans to go out and instead snuggled on the couch to watch a movie.
A pretty good romance film, where the protagonists went through various hardships, broke up and got back together, and finally ended up together.
A bit cliché and somewhat torturous, but ultimately, they achieved their happy ending.
Since Shen Yi had seen it many times in simulations, he wasn't very moved, but Fu Nanzhi was tearful every time.
No help there, due to her face blindness, each viewing felt like the first.
Even though she knew the plot inside out, she couldn't remember who the protagonists were.
"This female lead is such a fool, clearly in love yet she insists on playing games."
Fu Nanzhi leaned against Shen Yi, commenting as they watched:
"Why be so melodramatic, look, she almost let someone take advantage of her."
"If it were me, I wouldn't pay attention to those petty rumors, a hundred percent trust would've spared all this drama."
"You think so, right, hubby?"
Shen Yi chuckled, teasingly flicked her nose, and said:
"By your logic, there wouldn't be any drama, the story would end in ten minutes."
"Straight to a warm bed with a wife and kids."
Fu Nanzhi was laughing joyously when her expression suddenly stiffened, reminded of something very important.
Or rather, something she had subconsciously forgotten.
"What's wrong? Nanzhi."
Shen Yi noticed Fu Nanzhi had been quiet for a while and couldn't help but ask.
Fu Nanzhi came back to her senses, forced a smile, and said:
"Nothing, lovers destined to be together, what's wrong with a happy ending?"
"That's where you're wrong, people don't feel it's real unless it happens to them, they like stories full of twists and turns, smooth sailing seems boring."
"Besides, isn't the perfect ending good? At least the director didn't go on a killing spree."
Shen Yi played with Fu Nanzhi's hair as he spoke.
Fu Nanzhi bowed her head, emotions swirling in her eyes,
"A perfect ending, huh..."
Night fell, the curtain of darkness adorned with stars, creating a stunning painting.
The two had dinner early, washed up, and lay in bed.
The TV was on the news, but Fu Nanzhi wasn't really listening.
Under the covers, she fidgeted like a caterpillar everywhere.
"Stay still."
Shen Yi frowned and gave her a pat on the bottom as a reprimand.
Fu Nanzhi paid him no heed, instead tugging vigorously at the drawstring of Shen Yi's shorts.
"Don't bite off more than you can chew."
Shen Yi shifted his body to dodge her hand, knowing that if things heated up, it would be Fu Nanzhi who'd suffer.
Her eyes whirled around,
"I'll eat."
"You eat what? It's barely been a day, and you've already forgotten the pain once the wound healed."
Shen Yi responded without any warmth.
Fu Nanzhi argued:
"I'm really much better, didn’t you see I could walk by myself this afternoon?"
"That still doesn’t make it okay, the swelling hasn’t gone down yet."
Fu Nanzhi hugged Shen Yi's arm and nuzzled it, looking pitiful:
"It's okay, just be gentle."
Then she extended a finger, pleading:
"Just once, please, just once?"
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.
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."
