Perhaps it was the intense heat of the flames, but Fu Ruheng’s jade-like fair cheeks flushed slightly with a rosy hue. This blush quickly spread to his ears, his neck, and even his delicate, beautiful collarbone, which timidly turned red. He looked like a little shrimp being gently steamed.
Was he/she saving all living beings?
Helping the destitute and dying?
Thinking that he was not the only one he/she had helped, Fu Ruheng felt a slight tightness in his chest.
Would someone so gentle also stand up for another person, just as he/she had for him?
Having lived for tens of thousands of years, this was the first time Fu Ruheng felt so flustered.
He knew he shouldn’t care so much about someone he had never met.
But he couldn’t help it.
He was saved by him/her.
He was the one he/she had protected time and again.
In this life, he hadn’t wanted to live anymore, but it was he/she who had angrily pushed him, urging him to keep going.
He/she was so good.
He shouldn’t hope for special treatment from him/her.
Someone with such extraordinary abilities would surely encounter people better and more outstanding than him.
After all, he hadn’t fully grown yet, hadn’t become the all-powerful Demon Lord…
Fu Ruheng covered his mouth and coughed lightly, his sickly eyelashes trembling slightly. His beautiful peach blossom eyes curved into a slender, lovely arc, with a fleeting hint of obsession and gloom.
He gazed at the orange-red flames, his slender and tall frame leaning against the side of the table. He licked his slightly dry, thin lips, moistening them back to a cherry-like color. His eyelashes still trembled, and a faint dampness glimmered in his eyes.
He seemed to have found a perfect angle, tilting his head back and lifting his delicate, slightly thin chin. Even though his cheeks lacked much flesh, they bore two faint blushes of illness, breathtakingly beautiful. His snow-white canine teeth pressed against his lower lip as he said in a low, hoarse voice, “Thank you.”
Ruan Ruoyin, who was still bickering with the Game System: “”
Holy crap!
Oh my god, Zaizai, did Zaizai just speak to her?
Ruan Ruoyin’s heart raced out of control. She clutched her chest, her cheeks instantly turning bright red.
Zaizai, her Zaizai was so adorable, leaning against the table like a little ball, his face sickly but earnestly thanking her.
Zaizai wore a black robe, his head exposed, his features delicate and glowing white, like a combination of black sesame and soft white rice balls—utterly adorable.
Ruan Ruoyin buried her face in the blanket and patted her back with remarkably flexible hands, trying to calm herself down. She was afraid she might faint from excitement.
Calm down, calm down!
But, Zaizai’s voice was so amazing, ahhh!!
Unlike the low, gloomy tone he used with strangers, Zaizai’s soft voice was completely that of a clear, slightly hoarse young boy, with a trembling tail end, as if he were shy, quivering and evoking a desire to cherish and protect him.
Ruan Ruoyin dared to say that none of the audio dramas she had ever heard could compare to Zaizai’s voice. Zaizai’s voice was like a perfectly polished pearl—no matter the situation, it was so beautiful it felt almost sacrilegious to tarnish it.
Ruan Ruoyin thought distractedly, with such a wonderful voice, it would be a waste if Zaizai didn’t become a sound cultivator.
I wonder if Zaizai can play the qin…
Imagining Zaizai in a snow-white robe, long hair flowing, his brows and eyes pure as snow, his slender, cool fingertips lightly touching the strings of the qin, smiling softly as he harmonized with the music…
Ruan Ruoyin felt an undeniable flutter in her heart.
Her feelings had directly changed in nature!
While Ruan Ruoyin was wildly excited, Fu Ruheng was also deeply bashful.
He initially planned to treat that person as air, but later couldn’t resist wanting to communicate with them, urgently wishing to tell them how grateful he was.
He wasn’t sure if they could hear him, but it didn’t matter—sooner or later, they would hear what he had to say.
As long as that person didn’t leave…
Fu Ruheng tidied the stray hairs on his forehead, deliberately or not letting his sleeve slip down. A bright red mole bloomed against his snow-white, pale skin, the contrast between red and white strikingly vivid.
Just as Ruan Ruoyin adjusted her state, she spotted the small red mole on the Chibi Character’s wrist. The tiny mole was delicate and adorable, complementing the Chibi Character’s rosy, plump cheeks. It was truly, truly, truly unbearably cute!!!
Ruan Ruoyin nearly forgot to breathe in her excitement.
“System, I want to spend money! I want to spend a billion on Zaizai!”
Game System: 【Player, you’re too excited. Calm down a bit.】
“I can’t calm down!!!”
Ruan Ruoyin wished she could boast a hundred times, “Did you hear what Zaizai said? He said, ‘Thank you’!”
“Ahhh, he likes me so much! He actually said ‘Thank you’!”
Game System: …
Ruan Ruoyin panted, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling. “System, did you fall in love with Zaizai’s voice?”
The Game System perfunctorily said “uh-huh”, [Loved it, loved it.】
Hearing the Game System praise her Zaizai, Ruan Ruoyin felt a shared sense of pride. “I raised him!”
Game System: …
The player must have some serious issues.
Ruan Ruoyin was growing fonder of her Zaizai by the day. Compared to the wonderful paper characters in the game, the real-life domineering CEO Ji Minchen, who was known for harvesting people’s kidneys, seemed even more detestable.
They were the same gender, so why was Ji Minchen so utterly disgusting?!
Perhaps because Ruan Ruoyin had thought of Ji Minchen, he coincidentally sent her a text from an unfamiliar number.
【Ruan Ruoyin, check the trending news.】
Ruan Ruoyin: “”
What nonsense—does he think she owes him something, expecting her to check just because he said so?
Before Ruan Ruoyin could block the unfamiliar number, another message arrived.
【Ruan Ruoyin, your good days are over.】
Ruan Ruoyin was furious.
Her mood had been so uplifted by Zaizai’s healing presence, yet Ji Minchen had to come bother her with his nonsensical behavior.
If her special ability were related to combat, she would have eliminated this Ji Minchen on the spot.
Without even checking the news, she knew it was related to her.
Previously, Ruan Ruoyin had made it to the trending news for appearing in the same frame as Ji Minchen.
Ji Minchen was a domineering CEO—talented, wealthy, and handsome—often stalked by paparazzi from the entertainment industry. As a result, Ruan Ruoyin inevitably got caught in the shots.
Fortunately, the distance was far, and the paparazzi’s photos were blurry.
Otherwise, Ruan Ruoyin would have been exposed.
And her days would have been even worse.
Ruan Ruoyin blocked the number and continued watching Zaizai.
However, a trending news notification automatically popped up.
【Explosive! Ruan Group’s Products Found to Be Substandard, Sources Claim Ruan Group Is on the Verge of Bankruptcy!】
…?
Was this the Ruan Group she was thinking of?
Ruan Ruoyin pondered for a moment. Considering Ji Minchen’s earlier contact, it wasn’t hard to guess that this scandal involving the Ruan Group had a lot to do with him.
However, Ji Minchen could only play a role in exacerbating the situation.
Although the Ruan Group wasn’t as powerful as Ji Minchen’s conglomerate, it still had considerable capital.
The bigger reason for the Ruan Group’s downfall lay within the group itself.
The Ruan Group itself had major issues. They operated in the wellness product industry, but to maximize profits, they often passed off low-quality items as premium ones, selling products with minimal aging as if they were aged for years.
In the short term, it wasn’t noticeable, but over time, problems inevitably surfaced.
After all, most wellness products were purchased for the elderly.
Instead of improving their health, consuming these products left the elderly physically depleted…
Using common sense, it was clear the wellness products were to blame.
Otherwise, how could a normal three-meal-a-day diet harm the elderly’s health?
Thus, the bankruptcy of the Ruan Group was only to be expected.
Ruan Ruoyin had long severed ties with the Ruan family, so the collapse of their business couldn’t affect her mood in the slightest.
Ruan Ruoyin swiped away the news with utter exasperation.
If Ji Minchen thought this news would break her, he might as well give up.
Before Ruan Ruoyin transmigrated into the book, the original Ruan Ruoyin in the story had always been depressed due to her family’s neglect and eventually committed suicide by taking sleeping pills.
Ji Minchen’s initial impression of Ruan Ruoyin likely remained stuck there.
He probably thought that bankrupting the Ruan Group would disgust her and force her to submit, becoming his little pet.
But Ji Minchen’s plans were doomed to fail.
Ruan Ruoyin couldn’t wait for those awful family members to suffer.
In her eyes, Ji Minchen had actually done a good deed.
Humming a tune, Ruan Ruoyin continued playing the game.
The Chibi Character was intently focused on refining pills.
Ruan Ruoyin gently poked Fu Ruheng’s fair cheek.
The pink flush on his cheek had long since faded, leaving it pale and dazzling.
Fu Ruheng, who was counting spirit herb leaves, keenly felt something soft brush against his cheek—not forceful at all, even a bit gentle, carrying a hint of affection.
It was that person…
He/She was touching his face.
Fu Ruheng’s body stiffened terribly.
Unlike when he was unconscious and that person washed his wrist, he was now fully awake.
That person was touching him.
The warmth that had faded from Fu Ruheng’s face returned in full force.
His small earlobes flushed crimson, as if about to drip blood.
His eyes slightly closed, his eyelashes trembling faintly, he carefully savored the presence of that person.
His sickly pale lips were bitten tightly, brimming with extreme shyness.