It was already ten in the morning when he returned to the apartment.
Today's events had greatly affected Lu Qing. If his interaction with Bai Xing could be considered research material, then the first half of the collection would only account for 30%, while the subsequent tailing portion would yield the remaining 70%.
"Indeed, the most fascinating material in this world is the secrets that people keep hidden in their hearts."
Lu Qing sighed deeply as he reached for the doorknob.
Click.
The crisp sound was accompanied by rustling from inside. When he opened the door, he saw Su Ling standing by the sink with a mop and cleaning supplies, appearing as if she was about to clean the room.
"Ah, welcome home."
Today she wore a sweet white nightgown that was light and neck-revealing, reaching her thighs, with a blue ribbon at the chest tied into an adorable bow. Her half-dried hair was casually tied to one side with a hair band, falling across her chest in a side ponytail.
Her snow-white legs were exposed to the air, like premium cream cake, a feast for the eyes.
"Ah, Su Ling, what made you suddenly want to clean the house? You don't need to do this, I'll take care of it later."
Lu Qing walked into the room, placing the panini on the tea table.
"Hmm~?"
The young woman shifted her gaze from his hands to his face, walking over suspiciously and asking, "By the way, where did you just go?"
"Downstairs to buy you breakfast."
"Buy breakfast?"
Su Ling thoughtfully circled to his front, looking him up and down, smiling sweetly: "But it's so cold outside, did brother go downstairs without a coat?"
"Uh."
This was bad.
Her astounding perceptiveness was no joke.
At this point, if he said he went downstairs with the neighbor and had breakfast together, it would surely make her uncomfortable, right? After all, he hadn't eaten with her, but instead with someone else...
Considering Su Ling's previous reactions, Lu Qing was 80% certain that telling the truth would worsen the young woman's condition.
"The breakfast shop is quite close to the complex, just around the corner, so I forgot to wear one."
He turned his face away, speaking stiffly.
"Oh. I see."
Su Ling's smile didn't fade as she gently sat down beside him.
"..."
Lu Qing sat there uncomfortably.
She softly placed her hands on his forearm, sliding down to cup his large hand in her palms, and said seriously:
"Hey, even if the breakfast shop is nearby, you shouldn't go out without proper clothes next time. You'll catch a cold."
As she spoke, the young woman leaned forward, and under his increasingly focused gaze, she half-stood and pressed her soft cheek against his forehead—
Embracing his neck, feeling his temperature in zero distance with genuine concern.
"Su Ling...?"
"Shh, I'm warming you up."
Sweet words entered his ears, fragrance filled his throat.
Every breath was filled with an intoxicating scent.
The lace at the sleeve of her nightgown brushed against his nose tip as she knelt with one knee on the sofa while keeping the other leg straight for support.
The subtle squatting position perfectly caused the ribbon at her chest to shift downward with gravity.
Although the nightgown had built-in padding, Lu Qing had no idea where to look anymore and could only close his eyes, his hands finding no place to rest.
The sensation on his forehead was peculiar – the delicate collision with the young woman's cheek, smooth and slightly cool.
He could tell she spent considerable time on skincare, as this level of moisturized texture was impossible without meticulous care.
"It was cold outside, wasn't it?"
"Mm..."
"It's already autumn, you can easily catch a cold if you're not careful. If you get sick, you won't be able to attend school properly."
Su Ling spoke while gently stroking his head, her movements tender, her voice natural.
"But don't worry, even if you're sick in bed, I'll take good care of you. And with me by your side, I won't let you catch a cold easily."
In that instant, an overwhelming sense of comfort enveloped the surroundings, making Lu Qing feel lighter, his mind empty.
He didn't notice the hidden meaning in Su Ling's words, only feeling that under such gentle care, any fatigue would be swept away.
Time seemed to slow down.
Unconsciously, his eyelids began to feel heavy.
Despite it being morning, drowsiness struck again.
How strange.
"Sleep, sleep, take a rest if you're tired. Autumn is meant for sleeping more, brother hasn't been sleeping well lately, so why not take this chance to catch up on sleep? I'll be good and eat my breakfast."
Under his half-closed eyes, the young woman gradually consumed the consciousness of the person in her embrace.
"Good boy."
"..."
Though her words were comforting, at this moment, Su Ling's gaze was filled with a darkness that completely contradicted her gentle speech.
—How displeasing.
Heh.
Brother left at six in the morning.
He wore a black fitted coat when he left.
When he returned, the coat was gone, and he said he went somewhere nearby to buy breakfast.
After three hours in the autumn wind, the breakfast must be completely cold, right?
Obviously, he wouldn't buy me cold food.
So, something must have happened in between.
"Hmph."
It's not my perfume.
It's a sweet fragrance that only girls, young women would use.
Come to think of it, the girls brother has mentioned recently...
Almost none.
And it doesn't seem like that artist from the screen I secretly glimpsed while pretending to sleep at the café last time.
Always asking brother for praise, sending him harassment messages every day... hmph, clearly a woman, that one.
So, if we exclude her, it seems only the neighbor next door remains.
Could it be her?
Would brother go out with the neighbor behind my back?
Does he like her?
No, impossible. Brother doesn't need women, he's been alone all these years.
So, she likes him.
She asked him out.
...
At this thought, Su Ling's gaze turned cold.
Why did she ask him out?
What does she want from brother?
Is she lusting after brother's body?
But if she was really that desperate, she would have made a move before I arrived.
Then why choose this timing?
Why make a move on brother after I appeared?
Is she targeting me?
Is it because of that boring female competitive spirit?
Trying to prove she's better than me?
Ridiculous.
He belongs to me, he is my only one, my entire world. How could I possibly let him go, give him to you outsiders?
No matter who it is, trying to take him away from me is not allowed, it will never succeed, never.
"Fine, I let it slide when you interrupted my maid costume welcome ceremony last time. Since you've now officially declared war on me, don't blame me for forgetting about being neighborly from now on. You little thief."
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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!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
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?"
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
