"Beep, beep. Beep, beep..."
At the sa ti, six o'clock, in Yan Huan's rental apartnt in the South Ward.
Yan Huan opened his eyes groggily, staring at the sowhat blurry ceiling, and lay there in a daze for a long ti.
Perhaps because sumr vacation had just begun, waking up this early made his body protest, urging him to go back to sleep.
Yet, whether it was just an illusion or not, on this sumr morning, Yan Huan suddenly felt a bit cold.
'Is it An Le...'
'Did she turn on the air conditioner last night?'
Just as Yan Huan wondered about this, a faint floral scent drifted to his nose.
"Xiao Huan, are you awake?"
Yan Huan looked down, only to see a cascade of long, straight black hair spilling over his chest muscles.
The owner of that long hair was nestled tightly against his side, her expressionless face watching her own fingers trace circles on his bare chest.
"..."
Yan Huan froze slightly. The next second, the tall girl in his arms lifted her head and looked at him.
'Is it...'
'Ye Shiyu?'
Right now, she was wearing nothing but a set of white lace lingerie, with a pair of semi-transparent white stockings wrapping around her long, slender legs.
Around her neck was a semi-transparent lace choker.
Her pale fingers danced across Yan Huan's muscles like she was playing the piano...
Finally, they landed on his lower abdon.
"Shiyu... Sis?"
In his drowsy state, Yan Huan's body and consciousness were incredibly heavy, and he could only murmur those words.
Hearing this, Ye Shiyu tilted her head, a faint smile gracing the corners of her lips.
"Mhm... Good morning, Xiao Huan."
As she spoke, she gently leaned her head closer to his.
The next second, her soft lips slowly pressed against his.
"Muah."
A sweet, icy sensation, like having eaten a mint, poured into his body with her kiss, causing Yan Huan to subconsciously hold tightly onto her firm, slender body in his arms.
Yet, for so unknown reason, even though everything felt so chillingly cold...
Yan Huan felt his body temperature steadily rising.
The flas of fertility were unnaturally ignited, causing his consciousness to sink deeper and deeper, as if he were about to fall forever into Ye Shiyu's profound kiss.
"Buzz!"
"..."
But the very next second, everything involving Ye Shiyu abruptly shattered.
In reality, Yan Huan's eyes snapped open. He imdiately sat up and looked down at the girl sleeping beside him.
It was An Le.
'Then what just happened...'
'Was it a dream?'
"..."
Yan Huan refused to believe it was just a simple dream, especially since he had just been terrified by Ye Shiyu's Battle Defeat CG last night. Not having a nightmare was already a blessing, let alone having a wet dream...
'So, is this also part of Ye Shiyu's hypnosis?'
"Mng... Xiao Huan, morning..."
Right at that mont, An Le was roused by his sudden movents.
Rubbing her eyes, she sat up lazily, subconsciously leaning against his side with lingering affection.
"Rustle, rustle..."
However, beneath the bedding, the mont she got close to him, she seed to feel sothing, and her expression instantly cleared up.
"Xiao Huan, has Ye Shiyu's hypnosis been lifted?!"
Little Finger imdiately manifested, acting as her real-ti translator.
She seed to have noticed the physical changes in his body brought about by the afterglow of his dream, imdiately revealing an overjoyed expression.
She couldn't wait to hold tightly onto him, but a second later, that familiar icy chill ran down his spine.
"Hiss!"
He shivered violently. His mind instantly cleared completely, and an ascetic, enlightened aura seed to flash around his body once again.
He was completely devoid of worldly desires.
"It seems... not yet," he replied.
"That Ye Shiyu is seriously..."
The happy expression on An Le's face stiffened. Then, she puffed out her cheeks, took a step back, and clenched her feminine fists.
"You clearly have a normal morning reaction, but the mont I get close, it vanishes. So annoying."
Little Finger yawned but still faithfully replicated her furious tone.
Yan Huan found it a bit hard to bear as well. Suddenly realizing sothing, he quickly said to her,
"I need to use the restroom."
"Alright..."
Saying this, Yan Huan walked briskly toward the bathroom.
Sitting on the toilet, he closed his eyes and began to experint.
In his mind, the figures of An Le, Sakuramiya Hitomi, Spencer, Bai Yi, and Tong Yingying appeared one after another.
But every single ti, the mont he thought of their beauty and felt a stir of desire...
That annoying icy sensation would instantly pour down over him, chilling him to the bone and enveloping him in a sage-like aura.
"..."
'No way...'
By now, Yan Huan's face had completely darkened.
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and reluctantly recalled Ye Shiyu's figure in his mind.
Especially the scene from his dream just now.
She had been wearing a thin lace nightgown, leaning against his side, tilting her head to look at him.
Although it was hard to admit, in that instant, his back no longer ached, his legs no longer hurt, and his head no longer felt cold...
Fueled by endless vigor, his masculine energy surged and ignited into a roaring fla.
Moreover, because he had been completely devoid of worldly desires yesterday, today's reaction felt even more intense than usual.
"..."
'Are you kidding ? It actually works like this?!'
He was utterly dumbfounded.
He could even guess what Ye Shiyu was calculating.
Think about it: if he did not have his Resistance, he would never have seen Ye Shiyu's actions, nor would he know she was the chief culprit.
Then, from his perspective, things would look like this:
Inexplicably, he would lose all feelings of attraction toward any girl.
Then, just as he was starting to doubt himself amidst the puzzled stares of the other girls...
Next Monday—which was tomorrow—he would go to Ye International for his internship, inevitably bumping into Ye Shiyu.
'Whoa, a golden legend!!'
At that mont, his originally deadened body would instantly react, thoroughly reviving his forr glory!
Then, validated by both his physical response and his subconscious dreams...
Wouldn't he begin to suspect that the only person he truly liked was...
Ye Shiyu?!
"..."
'Ye Shiyu, oh, Ye Shiyu, your conscience is truly wicked.'
Having seen through her sches, Yan Huan held his head in speechless frustration and leaned back against the toilet tank.
However, yesterday's Battle Defeat CG did have its benefits.
He now knew that Ye Shiyu was using the Yezi AI on his phone to conduct surveillance and hypnosis. Because of this, he could avoid her monitoring simply by leaving his phone behind at crucial tis.
Oh, and he had to be extrely careful around all electronic devices.
Fortunately, other than a hair dryer, there were absolutely no smart devices in the restroom, so he could think in peace.
'No matter what, I have to report for the internship tomorrow, so I'll probably see her.'
'Also, Sakuramiya's physical side effects haven't been resolved yet. Maybe I should use my Crab Coins to see if I can exchange for an item with effects similar to Crab dicine?'
'And then there's Bai Yi. I need to make up with her as soon as possible...'
Myau-chan seed to sense his mood and materialized into its physical form.
Seeing that it was only the second day of sumr vacation, yet Yan Huan already had a mountain of tasks to check off on his fingers, it originally wanted to offer so advice and strategies.
But its eyes darted around guiltily as it put on a sheepish expression.
Because it suddenly realized to its surprise:
Its head was completely empty! It had absolutely no idea what to do next, ow?!
Since that was the case...
It was better to just trust in Yan Huan's intelligence!
"I'm going to see what An Le made for breakfast today, ow! Ahaha..."
Myau-chan jumped off him and turned to slip away.
But the next second, Yan Huan grabbed the fat cat by the scruff of its neck and hoisted it into the air.
"Hey, Myau-chan. Don't forget, tonight is the night you evolve your Modifier."
"You'd better evolve sothing actually useful for . Otherwise..."
"I'm going to 'love' you to pieces."
Hearing this, Myau-chan blinked its cute erald eyes and nodded obediently.
"ow~"
Ye International, AI Departnt.
Wearing a won's suit, Ye Lan looked at the report in her hands with a hint of surprise.
"Mhm... Indeed. Looking at the market performance, it has far exceeded my expectations as well as headquarters'. The download numbers in overseas markets, including Linn, have actually topped the charts for several days."
Standing beside her, the head of the AI Departnt nodded repeatedly in agreent.
"Yes, and through the optimization of our departnt's backend algorithms, this AI model holds a massive advantage over other products of the sa type..."
"Mhm, true. They did a great job. I'm also quite amazed that they achieved such a major breakthrough in such a short amount of ti. I even downloaded it to test it myself, and the user experience is excellent."
Ye Lan smiled faintly, handing the report back to her secretary before saying,
"Therefore, Xiao Zhang, every single person involved in the backend developnt must be rewarded. Do not be stingy in this regard."
"Ah, right away, President Ye."
The departnt head nodded profusely. Seeing Ye Lan about to conclude her inspection and leave, only to suddenly pause, he imdiately asked,
"Do you have any other instructions, President Ye?"
"Nothing major. It's just that your departnt will be receiving a few interns tomorrow. Two of them in particular..."
Ye Lan hesitated to speak, but she didn't expect the supervisor in front of her to quickly reply,
"I know, I know, President Ye. It's no problem at all. Shiyu has already been learning from our backend staff for the past few days. She cos in every day..."
"Huh?"
Ye Lan froze slightly. She blinked and pointed toward the backend office area. "Are you saying... Shiyu has been coming in these past few days?"
"Yes. We actually thought... it was arranged by you."
"..."
Ye Lan was montarily stunned and looked toward that specific work area.
"Buzz..."
Right then, deep within that office area.
In a private office, Ye Shiyu, dressed in a black dress, sat at the computer desk. She stared at a special Yezi AI page on her screen, her eyes flickering slightly.
[Congratulations, you have successfully completed the task: 'Turn Over a New Leaf: Part One']
[You have successfully eliminated Yan Huan's greed stemming from his physiological desires. He is now marching toward a beautiful tomorrow.]
[Reward: Black Office Lady Outfit]
[When wearing this specially tailored black OL outfit, your charm will be doubled, and the effects of other superpowers on you will be reduced by 30%.]
'An outfit?'
Reading the text on the screen, Ye Shiyu couldn't help but pause in surprise.
However, after waiting for a few seconds, she didn't see any clothing appear.
"..."
She didn't pay it too much mind. After all, she wasn't doing this just to complete the tasks from the Hypnosis APP...
She simply...
Wanted Xiao Huan to turn over a new leaf. That was all.
She truly hadn't dared to imagine that his nature was so greedy.
Not only had he chosen Sakuramiya Hitomi as his partner at the ball, but behind closed doors, he still refused to give up on Bai Yi and Spencer. He even ended up living together with An Le...
This brought Ye Shiyu one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.
The bad news was: Xiao Huan was an absolutely terrible boy without a doubt.
The good news was: Even being as greedy as he was, the kindness he had previously shown her wasn't fake.
Seeing the questions he had asked the AI yesterday only confird this fact for her. It was just that his kindness was being shared with too many unnecessary people.
Because of this, she wanted him to turn over a new leaf.
She didn't want to be as foolish as before, trying to possess his body purely through hypnosis.
She just wanted to prune away his bad parts and preserve the good ones.
"Click."
At that exact mont, the office door opened.
Ye Shiyu hurriedly closed the AI interface in front of her. Looking toward the entrance, she saw her mother.
"Mama?"
"Shiyu, you really are here."
Looking at her daughter's silhouette, Ye Lan smiled faintly and spoke softly.
"What's this? Are you so looking forward to Xiao Huan's arrival that you can't wait to act as his 'senior'?"
Hearing this, Ye Shiyu's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded,
"I am indeed very much looking forward to it."
"I see. Oh, right, this is for you."
Unaware of the profound aning hidden in her daughter's words, Ye Lan simply handed her two room cards, adding,
"These are the room cards for your assigned dormitories. They're two special rooms, and you two won't be living far from each other."
"...Thank you, Mama."
Taking the room cards from her, Ye Shiyu replied.
"However, make absolutely sure you don't do anything harmful to Xiao Huan, understand? If I find out... you know the consequences."
"Mhm."
'I am not being bad to him, Mama.'
'On the contrary, I am helping him beco better.'
Ye Shiyu nodded. Just as she was about to put the cards away, her mobile phone suddenly rang.
"Ring, ring~"
She picked it up, only to find it was an unknown number.
"Hello?"
Upon answering, the other end paused for a second before a stiff, robotic voice spoke.
"Your package has arrived. Please co to the elevator to pick it up."
'A package?'
'When did I buy anything? And have it delivered to the company address?'
Looking at her phone, a flash of doubt crossed the depths of her eyes.
But when she glanced outside the door, she indeed saw an expressionless delivery courier holding a box by the elevator, seemingly waiting for her.
"What is it, Shiyu?"
"It's nothing. A package I bought just arrived..."
Still puzzled, she walked over.
As she approached, the courier's eyes remained completely motionless. Yet, seeming to sense her arrival, he handed the box over.
"Please take your item. I'll take my leave now."
"..."
Saying that, he turned around, stepped into the elevator, and left.
Ye Shiyu watched his back view with a slight frown, but when she opened the package, her expression finally underwent a change.
Because, resting inside the box...
Was an incredibly exquisite, full-set black Office Lady outfit.
It was exactly the reward for the task she had just completed.
"..."
That night, in the Kyogo Ward.
Sakuramiya Hitomi had just finished showering. Feeling sore all over, she collapsed onto her bed and groaned.
"Ah, everything hurts so much... It really hurts..."
Behind her, Nara gave a helpless smile.
"And yet, soone in your state still has to go to the Jinshi Group for an internship tomorrow. I heard that Yan Huan's AI Departnt will have a working group stationed inside the Jinshi Group. You'll definitely run into him."
"That's exactly why... why I worked so hard. But the result is still..."
"It's your first ti training. Don't worry, I'll give you a massage to loosen up your muscles."
"Mhm..."
Nara had seen her dical checkup reports before. Although she had so congenital deficiencies, no major illnesses were ever diagnosed.
Instead, because she was always so frail, her family was too afraid to let her exercise, which paradoxically caused her health to deteriorate further.
"Is this really going to help? I just feel so much pain. Your pressing isn't nearly as comfortable as the President's—ngh!"
Before she could even finish her sentence, Nara firmly grabbed her calf and began kneading it.
Hearing the subtle disdain in her words, Nara forced a stiff smile and cranked up the force. The pain made Sakuramiya Hitomi slap the bed repeatedly.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow!! I told you it hurts, Nara!!"
"It's supposed to hurt! Pain ans you're getting stronger!"
"Uuu... Really?"
"Really!"
Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi puffed her cheeks and forced herself to endure the agonizing pain of Nara's massage.
At the sa ti, she picked up her phone and started browsing through videos.
"Speaking of which, this Yezi APP that launched today... Isn't this the product the President will be helping manage during his internship?"
"Mhm~"
She tilted her head. Figuring it was related to Yan Huan's work, she tapped the "Download" button.
anwhile, across the Kyogo Ward, inside Bai Yi's villa.
"Click."
"Do-Re-Do..."
Holding her guitar and wearing headphones, Bai Yi was humming a tune as she composed. Suddenly, her boudoir door opened, revealing Zuo Jiangqin's figure.
"Here, drink your milk."
Seeing her enter, Bai Yi instantly grew irritated. She yanked off her headphones and started complaining.
"Didn't I tell you to knock before coming in?!"
"What an unnecessary hassle. It's not like you're doing anything shaful in here... Besides, wasn't I just bringing you so milk?"
"..."
Staring at the glass of milk she offered, Bai Yi pursed her lips but still took it.
Looking at the warm milk, she set down her guitar. As she prepared to take a sip, she grumbled,
"Fine, I'll drink it. If that's all, hurry up and leave. I'm writing a song."
"...Actually, there is sothing, Yiyi."
"..."
Hearing this, Bai Yi imdiately set the glass back down without drinking.
Her beautiful eyes stared speechlessly at Zuo Jiangqin, who simply grabbed a stool on her own and sat down beside her.
"Look, aren't you going to the Jinshi Group tomorrow to shoot promotional photos for that variety show? They said they want you to write a personal motto or sothing like that... Ugh, how am I supposed to know what to write? Why don't you think of sothing?"
"What kind of motto... just search for one online."
"Hey, that won't do. Anyway, give it so serious thought! And make sure to finish your milk."
Zuo Jiangqin chuckled, quickly shoving the script into her hands.
After saying that, she got up and left the room.
"..."
Bai Yi watched speechlessly as her mother walked out humming a tune. Her own mood, however, was completely ruined.
Sleeping until noon today had already severely delayed her progress to turn over a new leaf. After waking up, eating lunch, and lying in bed scrolling through videos, the afternoon had practically vanished.
She had finally found so inspiration tonight, but after such an interruption, her previously overflowing creative mind just wanted to slack off and scroll through her phone again.
"Ugh, and this motto thing..."
She glanced at the script with exasperation. Seeing all the ticulously arranged segnts, she couldn't help but let out a weary sigh.
But...
The thought of earning a huge sum of money and making Yan Huan look at her with new eyes...
She swallowed her frustration.
"Just you wait, Yan Huan. I will definitely make you regret everything!"
Pouting, she flopped onto her bed and pulled out her phone, intending to search for so inspiration.
As it happened, she noticed the "Trending Searches" on the search engine...
Or more specifically, the trending topics in Linn.
Sitting at number one was "Yezi AI".
"..."
'Yezi AI?'
'Isn't that an internally developed product by Ye International?'
'Which ans...'
'The place where Yan Huan is doing his sumr internship?'
Staring at the Yezi APP page in the app store, her small face flushed slightly, and she pouted her lips.
But the next second, she shook her head and muttered to herself,
"What are you thinking, Bai Yi? You and Yan Huan are completely finished!
"Your only goal right now is revenge! You're going to make him regret everything!!
"Yes, exactly... The current you has already turned over a new leaf. You're now a cold, unapproachable goddess that he is no longer worthy of!!"
After giving herself this pep talk, she set her phone down and began racking her brains for the "motto" required by the script.
However...
With her grades—which were about on par with Spencer's—it was highly doubtful she had any real literary talent in her.
"..."
Thus, after pausing for a second, she picked up her phone again with a slightly flushed face and tapped the "Download" button for the Yezi APP.
"I'm just doing this for the script... I'm just doing this for the script...
"Hmph!"
anwhile, back in the rental apartnt in the South Ward.
"Here, Xiao Huan, want to try so late-night snacks?"
Wearing a sweet smile, An Le placed the last piping-hot dish onto the dining table. Then, rubbing her hands together, she sat down and rested her chin on her hands, gazing at him with eyes full of anticipation.
"..."
As for Yan Huan, he looked down at the dishes on the table in front of him—stead oysters, stir-fried kidneys, and wolfberry mulberry tea—and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
A second later, he looked up blankly and muttered through Myau-chan,
"You know this won't lift the hypnosis, right, An Le?"
"..."
She puffed out her cheeks, her face slightly flushed, and whispered softly through Little Finger,
"I... I just wanted to try. Who knows, maybe it'll work? At the end of the day, hypnosis can't violate the physical limits of the human body. Perhaps we can break through the restriction psychologically or physiologically?"
"..."
'Could that actually work?'
Rendered speechless, Yan Huan simply covered his face with his hand.
The main problem was that not only was he perfectly healthy right now, but he could only feel that kind of desire toward Ye Shiyu.
If An Le did this, wasn't she just indirectly boosting Ye Shiyu's dominance?
"...Rather than relying on this, we'd better place our hopes on Myau-chan."
"ow!"
Hearing its na, Myau-chan puffed out its chest and lifted its head, looking adorably like a cat ready to shoulder the fate of the world.
Yet, for so reason, seeing this display only made him feel even more hopeless.
He sighed, tasted an oyster, and finally let his gaze fall on the clock nearby.
Right now, the hands of the clock were just about to strike the final midnight of the week.
Which ant...
It was ti for his Modifier to evolve.
Reviews
All reviews (0)