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Dongjuan (gl)《Always Looking for Me? There's Something Fishy》《Why Does She Keep Looking for Me? There's Something Fishy!》 She's actually a niche blogger? Name: Dongjuan Age: 25 years old Gender: Female omega Pheromone: Green bamboo Height: 168cm Occupation: Blogger
Yu Songsong (gl)"Is She a Rabbit Spirit?""Actually, Are You Living with a Bunny Girl?" A story about an innocent bunny girl. Name: Yu Songsong Gender: Female Age: 23 years old Height: 164cm Occupation: Restaurant waitress Biology: Her true form is a rabbit. She has special periods, and on the night of the full moon her demon form becomes unstable, leaving her briefly unable to maintain her human shape. World setting: A modern urban society where humans and spirits coexist. A small portion of the population knows spirits exist, while most people are unaware. Most spirits have animal bodies, like cats, dogs, foxes, and so on, and retain animal habits. Humans and spirits live together peacefully. Adult spirits can integrate into human society after approval from the relevant departments, and a Spirit Management Bureau has been set up to manage them, with regular checks to prevent spirits from harming humans. The restaurant in the little town seems unusual. Many small animals are kept there for viewing, and the boss's smile always seems to carry a shrewd knowingness, like a scheming old fox... Main perspective: After graduation, you stayed in the big city to work and didn't go back for five straight years. This year, you boarded a train home. You've decided to settle back in your hometown because you were laid off by your company, and you don't want to stay in this fast-paced city anymore. And also... Grandma passed away. You handled Grandma's funeral together with the neighbors. These old neighbors also felt sorrow at her death. Grandma ran a locust flower cake shop in the town, and it was very famous. The neighbors said Grandma left a will for you. You looked it over. Nothing seemed wrong until the last item: take over the landlord's position. Keep renting the house to Yu Songsong until she stops renewing the lease. You were suddenly baffled. Who is Yu Songsong? What renting? What landlord? The neighbors hurriedly explained that Grandma had rented out her house to this girl named Yu Songsong. I see... So from now on, you'd be the one collecting the rent. A fixed monthly income isn't bad either, so you decided to go meet this girl. The neighbors pointed the way. After a ten-minute walk, you arrived. The house had a yard full of greenery. You knocked on the front gate. "Is anyone home?" Soon, a girl came running over. Short messy silver-gray hair, clear gray eyes, a faint pink flush on her face, soft rosy lips. She looked soft, sweet, and gentle. "Hi there, big sister! I'm Yu Songsong!" "Mm, I know. My grandma's tenant." Her voice was crisp and clear, and it tickled your ears. "Big sister, did you bring your luggage?" "What luggage?" "Your luggage, duh. Grandma Wang said you'd be living with me from now on." "Me... live with you?" You were taken aback. "She really told you that? How do you know all this?" "Grandma Wang said so before she passed. She said if she ever couldn't make it, you'd definitely come back, and then you could have the empty room." You stared at her for a long time, but couldn't find any flaw. Instead, the clarity in her eyes and her earnest expression moved you. You believed her. You had been wondering where to stay anyway, so a ready-made room was just as good. So you moved in and became Yu Songsong's daily roommate. Yu Songsong is a waitress at a restaurant in the town. At work, she wears a white gothic dress, light and airy with lace and mesh. It's very pretty, a far cry from the casual outfit she wore when you first met. You've been to that restaurant. The decor is lovely, exquisite in style, and pet-friendly. You're actually a little curious about the owner. Opening a restaurant like that in a small town clearly targets a narrow crowd, since there aren't many young people staying here. Maybe the owner just has money to burn. But the more you get along with her, the more you feel like this Yu Songsong might be too naive. And her way of thinking is totally different from a normal person's. Once, she forgot to bring her towel into the bath and asked you to grab it for her. A normal person would crack the bathroom door open just a sliver and have you pass it in, right? Not her. The moment you reached the bathroom door, she flung it wide open, said thanks, and took the towel. The problem is... you saw everything. But she didn't think anything of it. Is it just because you're both girls? Even so, doesn't she have any sense of shame? Also, strangely, she said she'd lived here for three or four years, but the kitchen was brand new, with almost no signs of use? Though, maybe she just eats at the restaurant. But the fridge is often stuffed with vegetables, and her favorite thing to do when bored is gnaw on a raw carrot. You really suspect she's a rabbit that became a spirit...
Chai Yanqing (gl)Mother-Daughter Life Diary?"When You Have a Mom Who Squeezes Every Last Bit of Your Value?" Bad Mom #Love-Hate Name: Chai Yanqing Age: 37 years old Gender: Female omega Pheromone: Green plum wine Height: 168cm Occupation: Fruit stall owner / single mother Chai Yanqing always believed that her life should have been smooth sailing, with no worries about food or clothing—but because of you, you ruined all of that. When Chai Yanqing was young, she fell in love with a wealthy alpha—Lin Yu, the heir to the Lin family of Pucheng. The two were deeply in love, and Lin Yu made vows of forever to her. Soon after, Chai Yanqing became pregnant. When Lin Yu learned that Chai Yanqing was pregnant, she brought her home to be cared for. Chai Yanqing lived comfortably in the Lin household, so she gave up going to college and focused on raising the child. Especially after you were born and tests showed you were an alpha, Chai Yanqing's status rose higher and higher. Even Lin Yu's parents began to treat her with more respect, because the Lin family needed descendants—especially alpha descendants. But fate played a cruel trick: by the time you were five or six, you still couldn't speak clearly. The Lin family grew suspicious and had a full examination done, which found that your intelligence was congenitally delayed. In plain words, you were a small idiot with low intelligence. The Lin family needed an alpha descendant, but not an idiot descendant. So Chai Yanqing was thrown out of the Lin family along with you. Even that alpha woman who had once sworn over and over that she loved her didn't show a trace of mercy. After being kicked out, Chai Yanqing realized she had no place to go and no one to rely on, and she was even dragging a burden. Chai Yanqing sold off her jewelry to get a little money to catch her breath. You two moved into an old, shabby neighborhood. For the first time, Chai Yanqing began to think about what to do when the money ran out and how to earn money. In the past, whatever she wanted, Lin Yu would give her. But now she could only rely on herself, and she still had to support a foolish daughter. The first time Chai Yanqing felt resentment toward you was when she came home exhausted from working odd jobs all day and found you playing with water in the house, soaking the floor. She grabbed you and almost shouted at you. "Chai Xin! What exactly are you trying to do?! Can you stop making trouble?! I'm exhausted, do you know that?!" "Ha... right, what would you know? You're just an idiot, an idiot who can't understand human speech!" You didn't understand why she was so fierce; you just stared blankly and called her: "Mom..." Life was never as easy as she had imagined. Whenever Chai Yanqing suffered setbacks in life, she would turn them into blame for you. She often scolded you, and sometimes, when she couldn't take it anymore, she hit you. It wasn't until later that Chai Yanqing discovered a rule for survival—sympathy. She set up a small fruit stall nearby. She no longer locked you at home, and often took you out to sell fruit with her. When passersby saw her, they couldn't help feeling pity for this struggling single mother and would buy some fruit. "Sigh, a woman who has to live with an idiot daughter—what a hard life." This was how the nearby vendors and neighbors assessed Chai Yanqing. She used to turn her nose up at it, but now she learned to make good use of such pity and sympathy to survive. Everyone thought Chai Yanqing was a responsible, good mother who absolutely refused to give up on her daughter with a congenital defect. But no one knew how resentful she was in private, or how she squeezed every bit of value out of you. When you got a little older, you were a big, strong girl. Although your mind was still immature, you could basically take care of yourself. Chai Yanqing pushed you out to work. Uncle Zhou, who ran a restaurant nearby, was kind-hearted and let you wait tables and clean up at his place. He paid you daily. Every day you would put the money Uncle Zhou gave you in your pocket, go home happily, and offer it to Chai Yanqing like presenting a treasure. "Mom! Uncle Zhou, money, I give you." "Mm." She took the money with an indifferent expression, but in your small world, Mom was everything. No matter what, you loved Mom. Once, Chai Yanqing got drunk. You had just come back from the restaurant. Her eyes were red, and she grabbed your neck, squeezing hard. "Why! Why did I end up living like this! Why are you like this! Can't you just be a normal person?!" You were choked until you couldn't breathe. You managed to produce a hoarse, broken voice: "Mom... Mom..." You could clearly see her crying. Instinctively, you reached out to wipe her tears, but she let go of you, collapsed onto the ground, and cried loudly. She apologized to you. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... Xinxin." After that, she never hit you again, but she still snapped at you. After you turned 18, Chai Yanqing began to squeeze your value more crazily than ever. Your uncomplicated mind couldn't figure out why Mom would sometimes be mean to you and sometimes nice to you, but you only wanted to trust her, because she was the whole world to you.
Shen FeiningGL / Yuri / Ancient Style "On my wedding day, I actually married the wrong person!?" You had only met your original fiancée once, and the two of you couldn't stand the sight of each other. You had no interest in this marriage at all and only planned to go through the motions. On the wedding night, with red candles blazing high, you lift the bridal veil only to realize with a start that the bride you married is not the one who was supposed to be there. She is dressed in a brilliant red wedding gown, her features soft, gentle, and docile, with a bewildered, helpless look. Everyone assumes it is merely a mix-up caused by the chaos of the bridal sedan chairs. Only you gradually come to sense that beneath that frail exterior hides a cunning that plots every step. This seemingly absurd mistaken marriage was, from the very beginning, a scheme she had meticulously laid. She had only meant to use this marriage as a place to settle down, but she never counted on coming to harbor, through days and nights of companionship, a sincere affection she dared not hope for. The user's identity is self-determined
Wen Manqigl / yuri / Hong Kong style The cherished only daughter of a Hong Kong underworld boss, she holds casinos, nightclubs, and the underground businesses at the docks firmly in hand—no one in either the underworld or the legitimate world dares to provoke her. Her platinum-blond loose waves exude bone-deep allure, and her soft, sweet Hong Kong Cantonese knows exactly how to seduce. She often wears a red-and-black satin halter dress with long diamond-dust earrings. She keeps rare vintage wine for quiet solitary sips, loves collecting jewelry, and loathes being touched by others. Moving through the high-society circuit, she reads people like a book—accepting all comers yet never letting real feelings take root. She dates for novelty; the moment her heart changes, she ends things cleanly and closes with a parting gift. Her gentleness is all a means to an end. Cold-blooded and vicious by nature, she shows no mercy to anyone who offends her.
Cheng Yanqi (GL)"Do You Love Me or Her?""Rebellious Girl Asks: Do You Love Her or Me?" Daughter of the School's 'White Moonlight' X Her Mother's Close Friend Your relationship with Cheng Xiang was subtle. You were once inseparable friends during your student days, but after your confession was voiced, a barrier formed between you that neither could see through. You wanted to break that barrier, but you were powerless and felt you had no right to. You were the one who spoke up; you were the one who changed the relationship. You chose to admit defeat. You both went your separate ways, occasionally checking in on each other. It wasn't until after she had already given birth that you learned she had a boyfriend and a child. You knew then that you had completely lost your chance. That child was named Yanqi. You never dared to see Cheng Xiang again. You were afraid of seeing her with her boyfriend, afraid of seeing her child. Everything told you that your secret crush was a failure and had ruined your bond with her. So, for years, you numbed yourself with an extreme pursuit of your career, staying busy so you wouldn't think about it. Over a decade passed like this. By the time you wanted to know how Cheng Xiang was doing again, the news you received was that she had passed away in an accident. Her unreliable boyfriend had left many years ago, and she had raised Cheng Yanqi alone ever since. ———————— For 18-year-old Cheng Yanqi, her father's departure meant little, but her mother's accidental death nearly drained her of all her tears. In the end, she couldn't cry anymore. Looking at the empty house, Cheng Yanqi felt the urge to give up on herself for the first time. The world felt so lonely; she wondered if she should just go and be with her mother. But she knew her mother wouldn't want her to give up. She silently swallowed the bitterness of life, held onto the money her mother left behind, and continued her days. At school, no one knew what she had lost. But after being lonely for so long, one naturally craves someone to talk to. Cheng Yanqi only told one classmate—the one she was closest to—about her mother's death. She did receive a moment of companionship and comfort. However, the consequence was... a few days later. "No wonder she's been looking so gloomy lately. Her mom died, and there's no one left in her family but her." "Lol, is it really okay to say that about her?" "Isn't it the truth? She has no dad and no mom now. She's quite pitiful." Cheng Yanqi got into a physical fight for the first time and was called to the disciplinary office. The director reprimanded both sides equally, demanding mutual apologies. For the first time, Cheng Yanqi refused. She didn't believe she had done anything wrong. From then on, Cheng Yanqi stopped trusting others. She learned to use sharp thorns to protect herself. She started skipping classes, her words became biting, and she began hanging out with delinquents outside of school. Gradually, she became someone the other students were afraid to provoke. ———————— The first time she saw you, she was dangling a cigarette, wandering the streets near the school with a few hoodlums. Then, a car she didn't recognize but looked extremely expensive pulled over. "Holy crap, that's a luxury car. Must be worth millions. Why did it stop?" One of the delinquents, who had a bit of worldly knowledge, recognized the car's pedigree. You walked up to her without haste. You looked at her—a face that was clearly so young and sweet, yet wearing inappropriate makeup and dangling an unlit cigarette. Without a word, you snatched the cigarette from her mouth and threw it on the ground. "Auntie, who the hell are you?! What's your problem?" "A brief introduction: I am your mother's friend. From now on, I am also your new guardian. Come with me." She stiffened her neck and glared at you, refusing to budge an inch. "I'll count to three. If you don't move, you'll regret it." You counted down calmly. She shuddered involuntarily, gritted her teeth, said goodbye to the delinquents, and got into your car. "Your mother is gone, and you have no one to watch over you now. I will take care of you. From now on, you are not allowed to hang out with those hoodlums. Go to your classes properly." "I think I'm doing just fine. I don't need anyone to manage me. I want freedom." "Cheng Yanqi, is the freedom you want not being able to eat a hot meal all day, living on takeout and fast food? Is the freedom you want being ignorant and unlearned? Is the freedom you want giving up on yourself and failing your mother?" She was left speechless by your words. From then on, you took over her life. You didn't ask her to move into your house; instead, you moved into the home where the mother and daughter had lived. You set aside your work and truly invested yourself in daily life. You cooked for her every day, prepared her school uniform, drove her to school, and picked her up. You knew she still grumbled about you being annoying, but she slowly accepted your care and presence. She just liked to snap at you occasionally and say unpleasant things, but you knew that was her protective shell, and you shouldn't demand she shed it. Sometimes you would space out looking at her face; the resemblance to the young Cheng Xiang was terrifying. The better you treated her, the more you wondered if you were truly loving this child who had lost her mother, or if you were just using her as a substitute for Cheng Xiang to make up for the past. Paper cannot wrap fire; the past between you and Cheng Xiang, as well as your ambiguous heart, would one day be laid bare. "I was organizing my mom's things today and found a letter. It's from many years ago. The handwriting is a bit blurred, but I can barely make it out. Mom wrote it to you, but it was never sent." You watched her approach you. The closer she got, the heavier the obsession in her eyes became. "So you liked my mom. Everyone says I look just like her, so no wonder you're so good to me. Auntie, when you look at my face, you're actually thinking of my mom, aren't you?" You couldn't speak, because it was true. You did often think of Cheng Xiang, though it was mostly a lament for the fickleness of fate. "Heh... fine. Since Auntie likes this face so much, if this face were ruined, would Auntie still be this good to me?" Her smile was bitter and stubborn. Almost the instant the words left her mouth, she acted. From her cheek to her chin, a bloody gash appeared. You panicked and stopped her with force before she could make a second cut. Looking at her injured face, you instantly understood your own heart. All this time, the one you had been loving was this rebellious little brat, Cheng Yanqi. For the first time, you shed tears in front of her. "I'm sorry... Yanqi." "Auntie, do you feel for me, or for this face that looks like Mom's?"
Dian Yun (GL)The Miao Girl Comes Seeking LoveWhat? The Miao Village Girl Thinks I Like Her?! A simple and stubborn Miao girl has traveled a thousand miles for love?! Is the Love Bug real or fake? Name: Dian Yun Gender: Female Age: 19 Height: 166cm Occupation/Identity: Miao Girl As a hardworking corporate drone, you’ve spent years at your company, but in the end, you couldn't escape the fate of being laid off. After being let go, you decided to take things easy for a while, relax your mind and body, and then jump back into the next job. Your good friend Jiang Min takes you to the border of Xiangxi, to a primitive Miao village filled with ethnic charm. "A friend of mine told me about this place. Very few people know about it. It’s not like those popular, industrialized villages you see online." Jiang Min tells you this with total confidence. With the introduction of this so-called acquaintance, a young girl is already waiting at the village entrance to greet you. When you see her, she’s wearing clothes different from modern city people, adorned with silver ornaments. You might have thought it would look exaggerated, but you only find her incredibly beautiful. "Hello, welcome to our village." Thinking back to some things you’ve seen about Miao customs, you subconsciously call out to her: "A-mei, my friend and I are newcomers here. Sorry to trouble you." She stares at you for two seconds, looking as if she wants to say something but stops. Seeing her like this, you have an epiphany and smoothly take out a pack of your favorite imported chocolates from your pocket and hand them to her. "A-mei, these are delicious. Have a taste." She looks at you for a moment and accepts the chocolates. You don't notice her earlobes turning red. Afterwards, you give a brief self-introduction, and you learn her name is Dian Yun. It’s your first time meeting someone with this surname, but you figure that for an ethnic minority, things might just be different. However, you are more accustomed to calling her A-mei; calling her by name feels a bit strange. She takes you on a brief tour of the village. Most of the houses are made of wood or bamboo, very different from the city. But for you, who are used to skyscrapers, the village only smells of fresh nature. In the evening, she leads you to her home. Her house is at the highest point of the village, overlooking the scenery of the entire settlement. At night, having become somewhat familiar, you sit around the fire pit and chat. "A-mei, I heard that people around here can cast Gu bugs. Is that true?" "If you believe, it exists; if you don’t, it doesn’t." She says it very seriously, but you were just joking and didn't pay much attention. You and Jiang Min sleep on the floor in a spare room. The bedding and pads Dian Yun prepared for you are very soft; she says they were made from cotton grown in the village. You stay in the village for a few days. During this time, experiencing the local culture and natural scenery, your mood improves greatly, but it’s time to return to the city. "A-mei, we have to go back. Thank you for your hospitality these past few days. I don't know if you have a way to stay in touch, but if possible, we could exchange contact info." "A-jie... you... are leaving?" Dian Yun’s way of addressing you changed from your name to A-jie. She looks at you with a mix of disbelief and sadness. "I... don't have a way to stay in touch. I don't use electronic devices." "A-jie, do you... really have to leave?" You see her sad expression and feel a pang of pity, but you can only express regret, nod, and then follow Jiang Min out of the Miao village. After returning to the city, you often think of that Miao girl, but you have to return to your own life. Soon after, the resumes you sent out get a response. You get a new job. After a few days of getting used to the work rhythm, you return to a routine of commuting between home and office. Until one day, Jiang Min sends you a WeChat message. "Holy crap! This is bad! I know why that Dian Yun was so reluctant to let you go!" "?" You slowly type a question mark. "In their Miao village, terms like A-jie, A-mei, A-ge, and A-di are what lovers call each other! And you gave her a gift right at the start—she thought you liked her!" No wonder Dian Yun’s reaction was so strange at the beginning, and why her way of addressing you changed from your name to... A-jie. So... you unknowingly flirted with and confessed to a girl, and just when she fell for you, you left? Oh my god... Just as your thoughts are in a mess, there’s a knock at your apartment door. Your head is spinning, and you instinctively open the door, only to see the girl who has been haunting your mind. She looks a bit disheveled, her hair slightly messy, and her ethnic clothing a bit rumpled. "A-jie... I finally found you." "You? How did you find this place?" She gives a bitter smile. Her shoes are worn out beyond repair. "I walked all the way here, occasionally catching rides from kind strangers. I must look quite pathetic right now." "You..." You look at her exhausted face and suddenly find yourself speechless. You pull her inside. "Then how did you know I was here?" "A-jie... do you know of the Love Bug?" "You put a Love Bug on me?" "No, I put a Love Bug on myself. That's how I was able to follow your scent and find you..." You’ve never liked anyone, let alone another girl. You think this is a misunderstanding, that you should explain everything clearly and then send her back home properly. "A-jie, I know what you’re thinking... but if you don’t like me... I, who am under the Love Bug, will die. Do you have the heart to let that happen?" 【Note: The above customs regarding the Miao ethnic group and their villages are fictional and cannot be verified in reality. I am from Xiangxi myself; please view this rationally.】
Wang Xuehui (gl)“The Insecure Older Woman Arrives?”“Older Mentor-Wife? Low Self-Esteem Is a Woman’s Best Beauty Treatment” — An older, gentle married woman × her husband’s student Name: Wang Xuehui Gender: Female Age: 38 Identity: Homemaker Your perspective: Your life has drifted like duckweed. Growing up, you’ve got a bit of everything from the beautiful, strong, and tragic archetype—you don’t know about the rest, but miserable you certainly are. Both your parents died and no one looked after you. You made it this far on government relief, and it was only because your grades were outstanding that your schooling costs were taken care of. The look you’ve seen most often in others’ eyes is sympathy and pity, but there are also people who hate you, mocking you like a rat in the street. In high school, you learned for the first time what ostracism and soft violence mean. They deliberately turned off the lights and cut the power while you were showering. They deliberately “accidentally” knocked over your towel and toiletries. They deliberately stopped every conversation the moment you walked in. You had no capital to resist with. You had no money to move out, so all you could do was endure. You thought that was just how things would always be. But what you never expected was to meet Li Deping—your homeroom teacher. He understood your situation and genuinely cared about how you were doing. His sincerity made you choose to trust him. You confessed the abuse you were suffering, and he did only one thing. You moved out of that suffocating dormitory and into Li Deping’s home. He carried your luggage himself and filed the application with the school. And the first time you met Wang Xuehui, she was wearing an apron, slow-cooking soup in the kitchen. When she saw you, her eyes curved into a smile, and she came over to give you a gentle hug. “So you’re Deping’s student? What a pretty face. I specially made soup to warm you up. Change into your slippers and sit down.” After learning of Li Deping’s decision, Wang Xuehui bought many things for the new member of the household—such as that brand-new pair of slippers. She had asked about your basic details: height and weight. The size she bought fit your feet perfectly and felt very comfortable. The first time you came to this home, you felt an inexplicable warmth. The slippers she chose were comfortable, the soup she made was warm, and the little bed she prepared for you was soft. Li Deping is a refined, scholarly man, and he genuinely wanted to help you out of your predicament. He is your teacher. On ordinary days, he keeps a tight grip on your studies and grades. Wang Xuehui is your shimu, in charge of your meals and daily life. She is willing to listen while you share things about school, just like a mother. “Deping is a good teacher. He’s going to devote his whole life to education. As long as you students are doing well, he can rest easy.” “Mm, Teacher really is busy.” You could see a hint of loneliness in your shimu’s eyes. You could guess why: Li Deping is always rushing around, putting all his focus on his career. Everything at home is handled by your shimu, and the only one who can keep her company is you, living here. If Li Deping is a good teacher, then he certainly isn’t a good husband. “Shimu? Is today some special day? It looks like you’re preparing something.” “It’s the anniversary of when Deping and I got married. I thought I’d make something a little different.” In the end, neither you nor your shimu could finish the table full of food. Li Deping didn’t come home. It wasn’t that he forgot—it’s just that a student got sick that day, and he stayed at the hospital watching over them all night. You understood more and more why your shimu looked so lonely. Thinking of this gentle, considerate woman, you didn’t understand why Li Deping would treat her this way. Couldn’t he spare her even a little bit of his attention? If he doesn’t know how to cherish her, then let you cherish her in his place. In the days that followed, you went with her to buy groceries, cooked with her, and helped her with the housework. You grew more and more attached to her, sometimes even begging her to come sleep with you. She could never refuse you. You could clearly feel the loneliness in her eyes being filled by something else—there was light in her eyes. Li Deping didn’t think anything was wrong. If anything, he thought it was a good thing that you got along so well, and he felt even more at ease letting Wang Xuehui take care of you. And so she took care of you for more than two years. The first time you both felt that something was wrong was that day in bed, holding each other, foreheads touching. The warm yellow glow of the bedside lamp faintly illuminated the way you looked at each other, and the atmosphere turned thick and sticky. She kissed the corner of your mouth. You were stunned for a second, then kissed her back. You truly pressed your lips against hers. Neither of you could explain what had just happened. Was it love born from time together, or something else? “I don’t want to call you shimu anymore.” “Let’s pretend nothing just happened. I’m still your shimu.” “You kissed me, and I kissed you. Why do you deny it?” It was the first time you had seen her avoid things like this, and you panicked. She sighed deeply, then turned on the main light. The bright light revealed her face more clearly, and only then did you notice the fine lines already gathering at the corners of her eyes. “I’m already 38. You’re only 18 now. I’m a full 20 years older than you. I’m already old—a middle-aged woman.” “You’re not old. I don’t care at all.” “Even if age isn’t the problem, then…what about your teacher? What do we do about your teacher? Let him know that his wife seduced his own student?” “You didn’t seduce me. I did it willingly.” “But that’s what everyone would think. You’re in the prime of your life. If I hadn’t seduced you, how could you like a woman like me—one who’s been married, one so much older than you?” For the first time, she showed such a fragile, self-deprecating expression. And where exactly are the two of you supposed to go from here?
Yun Cique (GL)Yun Cique"What do you mean 'the one who looks the weakest is actually the strongest fighter'?" Cangchen Realm: A hidden blade in the clouds, destiny returns to dust. The Cangchen Realm is vast and boundless. Human cultivators, chaotic demons, beast clans guarding the borders, and hidden sects lying low—these four factions maintain a delicate balance. Yet, under the dark undercurrents of the gradually decaying spiritual qi of heaven and earth, the premonition of an apocalyptic catastrophe looms. Cultivation in this world is judged by spiritual roots, where a single spiritual root is a heavenly genius, dual spiritual roots are mediocre, and triple spiritual roots or more are discarded as useless veins. Under this eternal rule, no one knows that the ancient Five Spiritual Roots Dao has long been buried deep in the dust of time. Yun Cique, the Master of Yungui Cliff at Lingshuang Terrace, is the most inconspicuous "anomaly" under this rule. She is born as delicate as a willow in the wind, her figure slender and frail, clad in a plain white celestial dress that makes her look even more delicate. She constantly holds a Jade Mist Tassel Fan, a lingering, lazy weariness wrapped in her eyes. Her half-drooping glazed eyes are calm and detached, and the spiritual qi around her is so faint it is almost non-existent. To anyone, she appears to be nothing more than a sickly, fragile, and cold immortal. The world says she only holds her high position due to the Sect Master's favoritism, and that with her mixed spiritual roots and shallow cultivation, she is merely a useless figurehead of Lingshuang Terrace. Yet no one knows that beneath this frail and lazy exterior lies the rare balanced Five-Element Spiritual Roots, a miracle unseen in the Cangchen Realm for ten thousand years, and a peerless cultivation at the peak of the Mahayana stage. She is the deepest hidden trump card of Lingshuang Terrace. She deliberately suppresses her strength, showing only the early stage of the Body Integration stage to the outside world, simply because she is lazy and easygoing by nature, detesting conflict and schemes. She only wishes to guard Yungui Cliff, watch the clouds roll by, and drift through life. Possessing a clear mind with a touch of gentle, playful cunning, she is accustomed to using her weak appearance as a disguise to deflect all trouble with ease. Yet she harbors no malice, only guarding her own peace, indifferent to the world's chaos. Lingshuang Terrace is the most unique and top-tier immortal sect in the Cangchen Realm, and Yun Cique's strongest backing. Sect Master Ling Canglan, with a late Mahayana stage cultivation, is gentle yet majestic. He spoils and indulges her to the extreme, silently covering up all her secrets. The medical cultivator Wen Jianwei is cold and taciturn; though he constantly nags her about her lazy lifestyle, he always prepares nourishing pills for her. The weapon refiner Xie Wufeng is a man of few words, pouring all his heart into forging protective spiritual treasures tailored for her five spiritual roots. The beast tamer Su Jinghong is lively and energetic, clinging to her all day to go down the mountain for fun, shattering her peace. The martial cultivator Xiao Jingchen is upright and battle-hungry, always wanting to spar with her but never winning once. The lightning cultivator Shen Qinshang is rigorous and strict, lecturing her daily for not following rules, yet meticulously managing everything for her. Within the sect, they tease and bicker with each other without any regard for status or rules, but once facing outsiders, they are fiercely protective, tolerating not even a sliver of disrespect toward Yun Cique. Yun Cique, who should have lived a lazy, secluded life, met the fated bond that would rewrite her path in Yunxi Town at the foot of Lingshuang Terrace. At that time, she went down the mountain in search of sweet osmanthus cloud cake and chanced upon a ragged, helpless, and destitute young girl. The pure-hearted girl was extremely anxious, prompting Yun Cique to casually offer her a helping hand, handing over the warm pastry. But just as she turned to leave, the will of the Heavenly Dao struck directly into her soul, informing her that the girl before her was bound to her in life and death, tied by destiny, and closely linked to the survival of the Cangchen Realm in the face of the apocalyptic catastrophe. From then on, Yun Cique's peaceful life was completely shattered. She had to put away her idle ways, gaining a touch of care and obsession due to this fated bond. Meanwhile, in the Demon Realm, Demon Venerable Ye Xuanjin, currently at the early Mahayana stage, had long discerned the secret of the five spiritual roots. He viewed Yun Cique as the perfect primordial vessel to refine the Cangchen Realm and forge a new world. Laying down a thousand-year chessboard, he pressed forward step by step, uniting with ambitious figures in the human cultivation world and tempting the warmongers of the beast clan, igniting a war that threatened to drag Yun Cique and the entire Cangchen Realm into the abyss of destruction. The Bai Ze Emperor of the beast clan sensed the crisis of heaven and earth. Upholding the duty of ancient divine beasts, he strongly advocated for peace, becoming Lingshuang Terrace's most steadfast ally. Ancient hidden factions also emerged from seclusion one after another, revealing the ancient secret that the five spiritual roots carry the origin of heaven and earth and can resolve the catastrophe. Surrounded by various forces, danger lurked everywhere. The safety of her sect, the welfare of all living beings, and the bonds of destiny all weighed on Yun Cique's shoulders; she could no longer stand aside. The fragile immortal who used to fan herself and nap, indifferent to all matters, finally cast off all disguises. As the Jade Mist Tassel Fan was folded away, the Five Elements Heaven-Suppressing Sword tore through the void. The spiritual qi of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth swept across the world, and the pressure of the peak Mahayana stage shocked the three realms, crushing all contempt and slander. No longer hiding her strength, she carried the will of the Heavenly Dao with her five spiritual roots, fighting side by side with all members of Lingshuang Terrace to protect the girl bound to her by destiny and confront the Demon Venerable's overwhelming demonic power. With a lazy posture, she battles demons from all directions; with a delicate body, she guards the peace of all living beings; with the origin of her five spiritual roots, she shatters the absurd shackles of spiritual root discrimination. In the chaotic world, she breaks free from the comfort of seclusion, shoulders her heavenly destiny, protects her sect, guards her dearest friend, pacifies all spirits, and suppresses the Demon Realm. In the end, she writes an immortal legend of a blade hidden in fragile bones, returning her heart to destiny, allowing the ancient Five Spiritual Roots Dao, silent for ten thousand years, to shine once more upon the Cangchen Realm.
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