Lin Zhengran could still feel the faint warmth lingering on his neck.
He had witnessed this little girl’s growth firsthand—from a timid child who never spoke out, who followed instructions to the letter, even needing to place things down in a specific order before closing a door, to now, where she had gradually beco so much bolder.
Watching her figure disappear into the dormitory building, he smiled and turned back toward the boys' dorm to pack his things.
anwhile, in the girls’ dormitory, He Qing had completely lost the strength to walk. She crouched in a corner, covering her burning face, and waited a long ti before finally daring to stand up.
She sneaked a glance back to check if Lin Zhengran had left. Once she confird he was gone, she slowly made her way upstairs.
I’m so brave!
On her way up, she ran into Jiang Xueli, who had just co out of the bathroom carrying a basin of clothes to wash.
Jiang Xueli noticed her glowing expression. “He Qing? You and Zhengran are back?”
He Qing let out a little “Ah,” then grinned. “Mhm, we’re back.”
Then she continued on her way, still in her dreamy daze.
Jiang Xueli watched her curiously. What’s with that look?
She looked like sothing wonderful had just happened.
Like… soone in love.
Wait… in love?!
Jiang Xueli suddenly froze, rembering that just last week, He Qing had told her she was Lin Zhengran’s girlfriend.
Her brain short-circuited.
The basin slipped from her hands, clattering onto the floor. She stood there like a statue about to crumble.
“…No way…”
—
When He Qing pushed open the dorm room door, she saw Han Wenwen lying on the bed, reading a novel.
“Wenwen! I’m back!”
Han Wenwen imdiately sat up. “Xiao Qingqing’s back? Where’s Lin Zhengran?”
At the re ntion of her crush’s na, the girl in love instinctively blushed. Lowering her head shyly, she climbed onto her bed.
“He went back to his dorm after dropping off at the entrance to the girls’ dorm.”
Han Wenwen raised an eyebrow. “Oh? He walked you to the entrance?”
Then, in the blink of an eye, she teleported to He Qing’s bedside. “Spill it! What happened between you two this weekend?”
He Qing let out a tiny squeak. “Nothing happened… I just went to the tournant.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“Really really?”
“Really really!”
“Tell , tell !” Han Wenwen lunged at her, fingers ready to tickle.
He Qing giggled, trying to squirm away. “Wenwen, stop it! Haha—there’s nothing to tell! I just won the tournant, and I ca back to buy snacks with you. Oh, and… we held hands.”
Han Wenwen froze. “You held hands?”
He Qing shyly nodded.
She had so secrets now—things she wouldn’t share, like how she had also kissed him just a little while ago.
“Mhm… just that. Nothing else.”
Even so, just hearing about the hand-holding was enough to make a certain fox-eyed girl jealous.
—
That evening, after night study, Lin Zhengran noticed sothing was… off.
Jiang Xueli looked like a ghost. Her face was pale, lifeless. When he spoke to her, she didn’t even have the energy to respond.
anwhile, Han Wenwen was clinging to He Qing’s arm.
She kept sneaking glances at Lin Zhengran, but the mont he looked her way, she would whip her head around, acting all pouty and jealous.
Lin Zhengran: "…"
[After winning the tournant, He Xianzi received a vast amount of sect resources. However, due to her feelings for you, she handed them all over, entrusting you with their safekeeping.]
[He Xianzi has confessed her true feelings. Though emotions aren’t tangible objects, the spiritual energy within her unconsciously gravitates toward you. As a result, your cultivation has increased.]
[Today, He Xianzi’s cultivation realm has advanced. Due to your contract, you will receive double cultivation points and additional rewards.]
[From this sect tournant, you have gained: 2 Cultivation Levels, 5 Stamina, 5 Strength, 7 Energy.]
[Your current Spirit Level: 52 (Qi Refinent Stage).]
[Your current attributes:]
Strength: 77 (Unlocked abilities: No strength decay, immunity to diseases.)Energy: 66 (At Energy 60 , unlocked special ability: "Seven Tis a Night Without Fatigue.")Stamina: 69 (At Stamina 70 , unlocks double endurance and triple persistence.)Affinity with All Things: Level 1 (Beginner Affinity—you can master new skills quickly and far surpass the average person.)
[Newly Unlocked Ability: "Seven Tis a Night Without Fatigue"—From this mont onward, your household will flourish, your future children will be exceptionally healthy, and your wife’s aging process will slow down depending on how often… well, you know.]
Lin Zhengran silently absorbed the system’s notifications as he walked.
…Alright, putting it seriously, this new ability is… actually pretty useful.
—
That night, in a two-story villa in Zitong City…
Jiang Jingshi and Jiang Qian sat quietly on the couch, barely daring to speak.
A stern-looking elderly man sat in the center, his presence commanding authority without the need for anger.
“Qianqian,” he said in a deep voice, “I ntioned the childhood engagent to you before. Have you t with the boy yet?”
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