On the dawn of a fresh New Year, an ominous figure emerged, shrouded in a guise of an angel but harboring the malevolence of a devil. With a chilling voice, it proclaimed, [Every month, you humans will be thrust into a perilous quest. Your survival hinges on overcoming 20 grueling rounds.]... more>>

Suddenly, I found myself ensnared in this dangerous survival game, a grotesque merry-go-round where every turn carried the stench of death. Yet, I was not without any defenses. I possessed an unusual power: the power to regress 100 times, a chance to rewrite my fate.

I stand on the precipice of my final regression, and I swear, 'This time, I will conquer it. I will emerge victorious.'

I'm no longer the insignificant shuttle that I once was. Today, I shed my former self, the one who had reached the pinnacle of power. Today, I am reborn for the last time as Black Scythe, a rookie player, a novice that once again will be become the Grim Reaper! <<less

I, who thought I had been abandoned, was the child whom Namgoong had been looking for for a long time.... more>>

It was only when I was killed by Hyeolma whom I called Master, that I found out about it, and waking up again as a 13-year-old, I decided to go back to Namgoong.

I have no intention of wanting to be recognized as a family.

It’s just, I was just trying to prevent Namgoong from being destroyed in vain like before, but…

“These are the jewelry, silk, gold bars, and elixir that the Lord has given for the Young Miss.”

“Now, Little Kid. It’s a gift from me to celebrate your return.”

As soon as I was recognized as the granddaughter that Namgoong had lost, I got delicious food, precious clothes, gold and silver treasures, and even high-quality swords!

I have a grandfather and father who would cry and laugh for me.

Just what in the world is this tingling sensation in my chest that I feel every time they do that?

To protect the laughter of those whom I had killed with my own hands,

To preserve this tingling and warm sensation for a long time,

I am trying to change the blood-red future differently from my previous life, but…

***

A shadow clouded Namgoong Mucheon’s face.

‘Is this child really raised as an assassin?’

A deep mu*derous energy and the sword method of attributes she could do, which are essential for an assassin, were bottling up her life intact.

‘That damn bastard.’

Anger rose from Namgoong Mucheon’s inner thoughts.

Since he was about to gush out coarse swear words in front of his granddaughter, he repeated the same remark unpleasantly only to himself.

‘How dare he try to raise my granddaughter as an assassin?’

The blue energy that covered up Namgoong Mucheon intensified. <<less

An artificial intelligence from the far future was reincarnated in another world.... more>>

It ended up in the body of a noble boy named Qualia, who was seen as a failure that could not use magic or a sword very well.

But even after reincarnating in a human body, it did not lose its calculation and estimation abilities.

It learned, calculated the most optimal actions in combat, and used both its memories from the previous world and magic to create super technology and strengthen its new body without limits.

It became a guardian knight that protected people’s smiles, as a human heart steadily bloomed inside it. <<less

Kaela, who was neglected by her husband who loves another woman, and was miserably killed in a war with the emperor, who is her husband’s stepfather and uncle.... more>>

She was rather happy to die and willingly died, but when she opened her eyes, she went back to before she got married.

This time, she desperately ran away to avoid death, but she ended up marrying her husband again and went to the cold north again.

Let’s just give up everything.

Now, she has no regrets and is only waiting for a chance to die, but strangely, her husband protects, guards, and loves her dearly.

It’s useless. Only death will bring her rest, so she decides to die properly this time.

For someone, it’s a life without regrets and tedious, but for someone else, it’s a desperate confession.

The couple who should be together are misaligned, the wife sees death, and the husband only looks at his wife.

In the end, one side was destined to go crazy with madness. <<less

Shen Jue was punished for his misdeeds and had to go through the suffering of reincarnation. In order to break free from this cycle, he had no choice but to kill those beautiful heartthrobs, and before doing it, he had to attack and seize the other party and have the other party willingly die for him.... more>>

It’s just that, gradually, those heartthrobs who were captured have all blackened…

Shen Jue: Wait, aren’t you the protagonist shou?

Hearthrob *sneering*: We all have the same parts, so who’s to say I have to be the bottom?

(When two lovers meet, one must top!) <<less

The day when the Crisis Management Office’s Psychological Adjustment Department was officially established, staff member Xie Zijing decided to pull out all the stops and passionately pursue his ex-boyfriend, Qin Ge, who seemed to be suffering from amnesia.... more>>

Department head Qin Ge also decided to pull out all the stops, first clearing the yellow waste that had overloaded Xie Zijing’s mind.

Note: The story has nothing to do with the real sea area; here “sea area” refers to the spiritual world in the minds of sentinels and guides. <<less

Lu Wenxing was very confused, obviously he had a beautiful face which was admired by everyone in the entertainment industry, he could sing, dance and act, but he still wasn’t popular.... more>>

Until…

He had a dream.

In the dream he was just a character in a book, the ending was already predetermined.

All his efforts were worthless under the aura of the main character Wen Yu.

Because –

He was a cannon fodder that set off the main character.

Lu Wenxing didn’t want to be a sidekick, so he handed a letter of termination of contract to the agent. The next day, he accidentally became popular because of a video.

[Ah!!! I can’t believe it, such a cute brother!]
[Crowdfunding small brother’s debut, please! ! ! 】

Who was planning to leave the entertainment industry? ? ?

The entire C city knew that the Wen family had a little prince who was loved by thousands of people, and his birthday party was so flamboyant and extravagant that it made the headlines.

But what they didn’t know was that Wen Yu wasn’t the youngest prince of the Wen family. And the real young prince was abducted at an early age and hadn’t been found.

When the paternity test report came out, the Wen family couldn’t wait to find Lu Wenxing, but they were afraid of scaring him.

“Xingxing, do you remember mommy?”

“Xingxing, I’m dad, does that ring a bell?”

“Xingxing, call me brother.”

#Shocking news! The popular star Lu Wenxing is actually the lost little prince of the Wen family! #

[Ahhhhh! Prince choose me, I’m super sweet!]
[All of you should leave, I’m the real Crown Princess!]
The movie star Gu Yanshen, who hasn’t sent a single tweet in months, quietly went online: @LuWenxing, the little prince, is mine. <<less

Chi Xiaochi: fourth-rate citizen at birth, three-time award-winning film emperor, second-rate temper, first-class looks.... more>>

He crawled his way out of hell on hard mode to become a winner at life.

Then, he was smashed into a vegetative state by a chandelier.

061: Hello, here’s a brief rundown on the scum gong reconditioning system. This system measures the regret level of the scum gong. Every time their regret level reaches one hundred points, you will be able to leave the current world. A friendly tip, usually, through dedication and self-sacrifice, our employees slowly foster a sense of dependency in the scum gongs, gradually making it so the scum gongs can’t live without them.

Chi Xiaochi: How many regret points is a complete loss of reputation and standing worth? How about a fall from grace? Or wanting something but never being able to obtain it?

061: …… <<less

Qi Xiaoyu was a pillar of the Red Moon Troupe during the Republic of China period. He had a unique appearance, figure, and singing style. His ability to adapt to all kinds of people and situations is even more remarkable.... more>>

Meanwhile, Qi Xiaoyu, the starlet in the novel “Sick President Sadistically Loves Me”, is the complete opposite. As a small cannon fodder who had a “warding-off” wedding with the soon-to-be-dying President Xun in order to “wash away” his bad luck and “cure his illness,” this person is s*upid, conceited, arrogant, and proud of his beauty. He gave the president a green hat, coveted the president’s family property, framed the protagonist shou, and was finally sent to an asylum by the sick president, where he was locked up until he turned into an actual lunatic.

When Qi Xiaoyu transmigrated, it was the same night that he was sent to the sick president for the warding-off ceremony……

Qi Xiaoyu judged the situation and was very clear about what he wanted:

Before the protagonist shou appeared, he would obediently clamp his tail tightly between his legs, coax the president into submission, and strive to develop his acting career. After the protagonist shou appeared, he would work hard to match the two of them, retire after success, and divorce the president!

Qi Xiaoyu blinked his big, innocent eyes and smiled, saying, “What the Third Master said is right. Come on, I’ll massage your legs.”

His face is harmless, innocent, and pure.

At the beginning, Third Master Xun casually glanced at Qi Xiaoyu and said, “I have a cleanliness habit. Don’t just push a random person toward me.”

Not long after, Third Master Xun lazily looked at Qi Xiaoyu at his side and said, “This little thing is quite attentive.”

Later, Third Master Xun, whose attitude has completely made a 180-degree turn, couldn’t leave his wife for a day and just wanted to spoil him to heaven. <<less

A genius magician, to fight against his fate to die a natural death from old age, grasped at the truth of magic to allow himself... more>> to reincarnate with a power he created himself. The cycle of reincarnation is repeated multiple times and in his 31st reincarnation, the magician became a boy named Syril who lives in a village of elves. However, that village is ruled by Humans, and the Elves are treated as livestock. After becoming 14 years old, Syril, who regained his past knowledge and experience, stands up to help a girl, who is his childhood friend. The story of the creation of an ideal country begins in that one village, a place where all races can coexist. Elves, Fox-girl, and various other Heroines. <<less

In the year 1245 of the Star Calendar, the S-level mecha athlete [sink] shone brightly, setting numerous records. Despite his immense glory, he announced his retirement after achieving the grand slam, leaving countless fans feeling regretful and saddened.... more>>

During the same year, the KID base’s mecha mechanic had his team doctor qualification revoked for violating league rules. The base’s owner had no choice but to release a recruitment announcement, which instantly sparked a heated debate within the league.

“What? Hiring? How much is the salary?”

“As we all know, KID is very poor. Don’t bother applying.”

“There are so few mechanics, yet you offer this salary. Are you taking us as fools?”

Before long, the KID base actually recruited a mechanic. The mechanic wore a hat that obscured his face and loose long sleeves, revealing faint glimmers of cold light from intricate mechanical hand within his sleeve. He appeared frail and delicate, more like a vase than a mecha mechanic.

“Is his right hand a prosthetic? Mechanical hand? Are you kidding me? Can it be accurate?”

“I doubt he can even lift an outer armor plate.”

Two years later, the Mecha Alliance underwent restructuring, requiring the team doctors of the alliance’s base teams to participate in battles. The KID club submitted its roster, and there was a new ID on the list—[sink].

The people in the league then realized that KID not only recruited a mechanic but also one with explosive combat power.

-*

Ying Chenlin was reborn and returned to his genetically mutated 18-year-old self.

During that year, he had just won the first grand slam of the Mecha Alliance, following his heart and pursuing his dreams relentlessly. However, two years later, he suffered from genetic backlash, leaving him disabled in half of his body, leading a life confined to a wheelchair.

In his most difficult years, it was KID’s boss who took him in, giving him a chance, teaching him a new profession, and pulling him out of the abyss. Starting anew, he turned down offers from various bases, resolutely retired before his body deteriorated further, and applied to become a mecha mechanic at the KID base.

Repaying the debt, recovering his health, starting over again—he had experienced the pinnacle, and even if he was full of scars, he was determined to reach the summit once more.

PS:

1. This story is about growth, strength, and coolness. It involves character development and progression with more focus on career and team growth than on romance.

2. The protagonist goes from being a mecha pilot to a versatile and composed mecha mechanic with unknown attributes and fighting abilities (Upstream).

Content tags: Strong – Strong, Mecha, Exciting, Upgrade, Relaxing

Search keywords: Protagonist: Ying Chenlin ┃ Supporting roles: You Su, Ji Qingfeng, Lin Yao, Huo Yan, Lu Xi, Shen Xingtang, Jiang Simiao ┃ Others:

One-sentence summary: The great demon king returns to his peak.

Theme: Setbacks do not define one’s future; one should fearlessly move forward. <<less

Ling Zhen transmigrated as a female cannon-fodder in a dog blood novel.... more>>

The female partner had plastic surgery done for the novel’s male lead, and then divorced her husband. The ex-husband blackened in the later stages of her life, becoming a big villain in the novel.

And she, for betraying her husband, and angering the only relative he had, was finally retaliated by the blacked-out boss, and is killed in a mental hospital. Orz

Fortunately! She transmigrated just in time and the big guy hasn’t turned black yet.

So Ling Zhen turned into a healing little fairy, sang sweet songs and danced fairy dances, touched her head and cooked lovingly.

Appease his violent mood, change his paranoid thoughts, reform his antisocial behavior – at last! Transformed a black bomb into a good young man with a docile temperament and a positive attitude!

The potential safety hazard was completely eliminated, and Ling Zhen finally dared to leave with confidence, so she took out the divorce letter that year.

The next second, heaven and earth changed color, and the superficially good villain will be suddenly! instantly! blackened!

Ling Zhen was so frightened that she cried, “A-Anything else? QAQ”

Wei Xi suppressed his emotions disguising them with a smile, while the underneath of his eyes filled with real madness: “Yes, there is.”

Stay with me forever and don’t run away.

—————

Wei Xi is sick. He has always known of the misery, paranoia, and possessiveness in his bones.

His little fairy thought she had cured him.

Actually…not really.

After possessing her, his sickness, worsened. <<less

Nox, who was falsely accused of treason and on the verge of death, is forced to become the s*ave of the man he had abandoned long ago.... more>>

“This is what you are going to do starting today.”

Khalid straightened his body and untied his robe.

The young boy had grown up and was now lusting after him, a s*ave.

Unknowingly, he tried to back away, pulling on the sheet under him. However, Khalid’s firm hand pressed down on his shoulder. Nox stuttered.

“No, this isn’t, this isn’t right…”

“What’s not right?” He whispered lowly.

“This is your sole purpose now.” <<less

“Everything that sparkles is mine.”... more>>

It’s been 10 years since I took on the role of Gemma, a jewel-stealing thief in a game with extreme difficulty.

Today, I was doing the stealing that the system told me to do to avoid a bad ending…

“Gotcha.”

“Huh?”

I was caught by Inspector Raven Hunt, the investigator who was persistently pursuing me.

[Enter the bad ending route.]

‘System! Give me one more chance!’

However, it was not the system that gave me a chance to live, but the enemy.

“You choose. Prison or marriage?”

* * *

My fake marriage to the man who arrested me…

“We’re divorcing as soon as we get that damn ruby back.”

“I’m already looking forward to that day.”

We are just together to find the missing ruby…

“Our child. The responsibility is mine and yours together. So don’t think about running away again.”

The man who seemed to be disgusted by the idea of having fur on him raised my cat with me.

“The only jewel I want is my wife Gemma.”

He began to say things that made my heart flutter.

“Raven, if you do this, I will report you.”

“Marriage registration.”

I… Maybe I didn’t steal the jewels I was told to steal, but I stole this man’s heart? <<less

Irie Tsukasa had a longing to be a hero when he was a child.
His desire was stronger than anyone else’s, so much so that he would get himself into trouble, and many times he was reckless and got injured.... more>>

The burn scars on his back, the dog bites on his shoulders.
It is an embarrassing past now.
Even in his second year of high school, the scars remained with him…

“I can’t let them know about this…..!”

However, Yuzuha, a childhood friend and one of the girls he saved, sees the scar.
The secret that he had been hiding until now.
Unfortunately, after one of the girls finds out, the other girls find out that the man who saved her in the past was actually Tsukasa.
And it just so happens that they all happen to be the three most famous girls in the school…

“Um, you know……… today…do you want to go home with me?”

For some reason, things suddenly started to go wrong. <<less

At a young age, Ryota Ken suffered the devastating loss of his mother to breast cancer, leaving him shattered and adrift in a sea of grief.... more>>

Though he struggled to cope with the overwhelming pain, finding solace seemed like an insurmountable challenge.

After three long years of mourning, Ryota finally began to glimpse a glimmer of happiness once more, but his fragile peace was cruelly stolen away in the blink of an eye. <<less

Reborn back to 1995, Jiang Ning, who had just graduated from junior high school, was asked to drop out and work in the factory.
Working was not an option; Jiang Ning simply wanted to continue her education. To do so, she needed to earn enough money for high school tuition.
Looking at the crayfish crawling everywhere in the field ditch, Jiang Ning carried a cage: "Let's start getting rich by selling crayfish!"... more>>

*Wucheng had two prestigious high schools, side by side, and they had been fierce local rivals for many years. Wucheng No. 1 Middle  School had consistently outperformed Wucheng Senior High School.

Song Peifeng, as the top scorer in the Wucheng entrance exam, handsome and tall, became an unforgettable figure in the memories of numerous female students at Wucheng Senior High School.

Jiang Ning's performance in the entrance exam was not good. She barely made it into Wucheng No. 1 Middle School with the minimum admission score. However, during the first citywide joint exam, she directly surpassed the top scorer from the rival school, and from then on, in major and minor exams, as well as academic achievements, Song Peifeng couldn't overturn Jiang Ning's dominance.

Many years later, during a reunion of Wucheng Senior High School and Wucheng No. 1 Middle School alumni, they discussed the outstanding alumni of their respective schools.
Wucheng Senior High School alumni proudly mentioned their school's entrance exam top scorer, Song Peifeng. On the other hand, Wucheng No. 1 Middle School alumni highlighted their school's competition-admitted student, Jiang Ning, and recounted the achievements the two had accomplished over the years.

The alumni of the two schools, separated by a hotel screen, raised their voices to outdo each other, each vying to prove the superiority of their alma mater.
Suddenly, someone weakly raised their hand, pointing towards the entrance: "The outstanding alumni you're talking about, aren't those two holding hands at the entrance?"
#A Love Story of Equals# <<less

In her last life, Yu Lingxi fell from a myriad of stars that surrounded the moon into the dust, and was forced to sacrifice herself to the regent, Ning Yin. The regent was born handsome and beautiful, but unfortunately he has a crippled leg. He was a twisted and cruel madman who killed his brothers and father. What Yu Lingxi was most afraid of was that while wiping the fresh blood on his hands, he smiled and said to her: “Lingxi, come here.”... more>>

After only two years of marriage, Yu Lingxi passed away suddenly. After her death, Ning Yin did not set up a mourning hall, did not make funeral arrangements and buried her, and became even more insane, slaughtering the city with blood.

Then she was reborn at fifteen years old, when she was still a high-ranking noble daughter of the general’s mansion, and Ning Yin was not yet the regent who covered the sky with one hand. Unable to swallow this anger, Yu Lingxi took the guards to find Ning Yin, who was living on the street, and intended to beat him anonymously to avenge the resentment in her previous life.

Unexpectedly, when she rushed to the scene in anger, she saw the thin boy curled up and was being pressed to the ground, and his left leg was about to be broken. The muddy water was covered with blood and trickled down, soaking his dark and resentful eyes red…

Only then did she realize what a pitiful past Ning Yin had. Yu Lingxi made a mistake due to a strange combination of circumstances, and instead of going to beat someone, she went to save him. She had no choice but to take in the little poor boy and try her best to teach him to be an upright young man with a healthy body and mind. To her surprise, as she taught and taught, the little poor boy looked at her with more gloomy and strange eyes. <<less

The ancient saying goes: Most generals come from Guan Xi, while ministers come from Guan Dong.... more>>

He Yan was born to be a Star General.

She was merely a stepping stone for her family, and was used as her brother’s substitute. She had fought on the battlefields for years, bringing peace to Xi Qiang, stopping the barbarians… When her brother recovered, she gave up her position with great laurels brought to her name. Without further ado, she was married off.

During her married life, she was forsaken by her husband and even suffered from a strange illness, thereby losing her eyesight…

The young and pretty concubine stood in front of her, speaking softly: “The decoction you drank that made you blind was instructed by the elders of your family. As you know, the dead tell no tales. If you lived, you would be your family’s greatest threat!”

A great general of her time, the heroine of the country, died pitifully in the hands of those shameless women, who only knew to fight for a man’s favor… How absurd!

When she opened her eyes again, she had become the drill fields officer’s daughter, who was weak and arrogant, innocent and naive.

They had stolen her glory, taken her life, lead her army and betrayed her feelings! She had crawled back from the depths of hell and would take back everything she had lost, one by one.

Bring the world under her feet and with her beauty and nobility, overwhelm the nine prefectures!

But would she get out easily once she entered the barracks?

Hardly did she begin her adventures when He Yan met her arch-enemy of the previous lifetime, that young hunk whose “enemies would retreat as soon as he attacked”.

The chic and cool female general versus the handsome and ravenous young man. Two efficient generals team up to conquer the world! <<less

Naryecheong, a national secret agency that protects humans from disasters and misfortunes caused by evil spirits.... more>>

In attempting to recruit a successor, Naryecheong’s chief exorcist, Yoon Taehee, searches for a ‘gwijae’, someone who has the ability to see and hear ghosts.

One day, Yoon Taehee, while hiding his identity and going undercover, meets a suspicious boy at a high school in a small town in the province…

“By the way, how old are you, friend?” <<less

Repenhardt, the most powerful 10th circle wizard on the continent, stood for the liberation of different races treated as s*aves across the land.... more>>

"Where is the flaw in such a noble thought?"

Thus, he was dubbed the Demon King by humanity.

"However, following the distorted common sense of a twisted society, knowing it's wrong but acknowledging it because everyone else does, rather than showing humility..."

"...I would rather become arrogant."

Defeated in humanity's final battle, he used a time regression spell to return to the past...

"Who are you?"

He awakens reincarnated in the body of the continent's strongest physical warrior, Teslon of the Unbreakable Gym, known for his headbutting prowess! What is the fate of the former Demon King and 10th circle wizard? <<less

“THE NEW GATE”, an online game that trapped its players and turned into a death game, was now releasing the thousands of players that had... more>> been dragged into it, thanks to the efforts of Shin, one of the most powerful players. But after having defeated the last boss and freed everyone, he was swallowed up by a strange light and found himself inside the game world 500 years in the future and unable to leave. <<less

With the revival of spiritual Qi and the arrival of various races, Bai Hao found himself transmigrated into the role of a villain doomed to die before chapter three.... more>>

He thought he was fated for certain death until he unexpectedly awakened a system that allowed him to gain abilities by killing the heroine. By killing each heroine, he could unlock various powers.

By killing the cold and aloof campus belle, he was rewarded with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

By killing the spoiled princess, he gained the power of the three forms of Haki!

By killing the naive loli, he was granted the ability to create a Planetary Devastation!

Faced with such generous rewards, Bai Hao transformed into a ruthless god of death, initiating his path to power. After finally killing the ultimate heroine boss, the laws of heaven broke down, and time reset itself.

Bai Hao found himself bewildered, back on the first day of his transmigration.

He initially thought he would have to continue his path of killing heroines to gain power. However, to his surprise, he discovered the system had changed; now, simply scaring the heroines could earn him rewards.

And so, Bai Hao began to frighten the heroines.

With a simple, “Do you believe I’ll kill you all?” he scared the heroines so much they knelt and called him “daddy.”

Bai Hao was astonished. “What the heck? These heroines, are they really that easily frightened?”

The heroines pleaded, “Heavens, does this god of death really need to kill me again? Can I just lick your boots instead?” <<less

The cruelest way to take down an enemy is to make them fall in love.... more>>

“Sally, you smell good.”

Captain Leon Winston, a vulgar monster clothed in the skin of a stoic and elegant noble. He was a pathetic bastard who only raged at the smell of blood from the torture chambermaid.

However, as soon as her name came out of the revolutionary army spy’s mouth with a scream, he became a pathetic dog in heat.

“I can’t bully a good child, so I endured it… But I don’t have to endure it anymore. Thank you, Sally.”

When Leon Winston stripped off his noble skin…

“No, Grace.”

Grace asked him.

Did she meet or create a monster when she was young?

In the end, she agreed to a disgusting deal with the enemy to protect the revolutionary army.

“Beg.”

“F*ck me harder.”

He vowed every time she begged for her life miserably from the enemy…

…One day, I will make you miserable.

So, try begging.

All you’ll get is regret. <<less

Ten years ago, a disaster struck, causing species to mutate, plunging the world into chaos. Two teenagers depended on each other for survival — and, against the odds, fell in love. In order to save Ye Lanzhou, Chu Chenli sustained life threatening injuries and fell into a coma for 10 years. But when he awoke, it was to a new world. One that, along with his former lover, had become unfamiliar. ... more>>

During the missing years, Ye Lanzhou became a revered leader, surrounded by others, leaving no room for Chu Chenli and no time to provide him with comfort or companionship. Chu Chenli didn’t adapt well to this new world, but he didn’t mind. All he wanted to do was to stay with his lover.

Until the hospital was attacked by mutant creatures, and the recently awakened Chu Chenli was too weak to fight back. In an attempt to save others, he became a hostage. Ye Lanzhou rescued him, but couldn’t help blurting out:

“Can you not be a burden?”

Chu Chenli remained silent for a long time.

“Okay.”

A mere few days after awakening, he disappeared from Ye Lanzhou’s world.

He never had the chance to tell Yelan Zhou how his resolve to see him again had allowed him to escape after ten years, surviving countless near-death experiences in that cruel, infinite world to return to reality.

Along with him, there was a companion that he experienced life and death with.

In the dark night, Chu Chenli dragged his injured body off the high floor of the hospital, leaping off and crashing into the embrace of that long-time companion of his.

Mu Yanshen caught him readily, whispering into his ear with a light laugh, “Li-ge, I’ve come to marry you.”

Chu Chenli closed his eyes and ruffled his hair, saying, “Don’t joke around.”

Mu Yanshen just smiled. “Just kidding.”

It was much later when Chu Chenli realized that he wasn’t joking—

Mu Yanshen was capable of deceiving the whole world, but wouldn’t lie to him.

-

When Ye Lanzhou met Chu Chenli again, he was in the middle of a mission, surrounded by monsters, having accidentally fallen into a trap.

Just as he thought he was done for, Chu Chenli descended from the sky.

After narrowly escaping from death, memories of their past intimacy flooded back to Ye Lanzhou.

However, this time, Chu Chenli didn't sacrifice himself to protect him as he had in the past. Instead, he stood next to his companion, regarding him as he would a stranger.

Ye Lanzhou looked up and met a cold gaze.

Mu Yanshen leaned on Chu Chenli with an air of practiced intimacy, gaze towards Ye Lanzhou as sharp as a knife, as if silently declaring:

“He’s mine.” <<less