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Ye Ling couldn’t be bothered to explain much, so he casually replied in the group chat.

’Ye Ling: I’m a good man, anyway. I advise you scumbags to mend your ways soon.’

’Ye Ling: Also, my heart belongs to Ruoruo, so don’t bring up the whole "offering myself in gratitude" thing ever again!’

’He Jian: Bros, I’m gonna go puke!’

’Yang Yu: I can’t take this anymore. Brother Ling actually said he’s a good man?’

’Yang Yefeng: ...Ahem, I didn’t say anything just now, did I? So, sister-in-law, can you introduce a girl to me?’

’Yang Yu: Madman, you’re so damn shameless!’

’He Jian: Brother Ling, hold on, we’re going to deal with Madman first!’

Reading these messages, Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but let a faint smile appear on her face.

"A good man?"

Ning Ruoxi looked at Ye Ling and raised an eyebrow.

"Am I not a good man?"

Ye Ling reached out, lifting Ning Ruoxi’s chin as he asked.

"Yes, yes, yes, you’re the best man in the world."

Ning Ruoxi said, rolling her eyes.

"Putting that aside, why do I seem to remember we had a bet?"

Ye Ling suddenly said.

Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi froze for a moment, then looked up the next instant, her face filled with confusion.

"A bet? What bet?"

Ning Ruoxi asked, bewildered.

"Trying to back out of it?"

Ye Ling snorted lightly.

"I don’t remember any bet. You must be mistaken. Anyway, I’m going to sleep..."

As she spoke, Ning Ruoxi slipped out of Ye Ling’s embrace and burrowed into the covers.

"Since you want to welch, then I’ll just have to claim my prize myself."

With that, Ye Ling casually turned off the bedside lamp, pulled on the covers, and slid in as well.

In the pitch-black room.

Now and then, soft, bell-like noises could be heard.

...

「The next morning.」

Ye Ling woke up early, feeling quite refreshed, and glanced at the girl sleeping soundly beside him.

The girl’s eyes were closed peacefully. Sunlight streamed in, spilling onto her face. You could faintly see a fine layer of peach fuzz, making her look incredibly tender and cute.

Ye Ling couldn’t resist. He leaned over and gave her a kiss on the face.

"Mmm... stop messing around."

Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but frown. She reached out to push Ye Ling away, waking up fully, and shot him a look of playful reproach.

"Time to get up, little piggy."

Ye Ling booped Ning Ruoxi’s nose and said with a light chuckle.

"Hmph! It used to be ’sleep a little longer,’ and now it’s ’time to get up.’ You jerk."

Ning Ruoxi pouted, shot Ye Ling a look, and climbed right out of bed. She slipped on her slippers and headed for the bathroom.

Watching her retreating back, Ye Ling gave another helpless, wry smile.

’This girl... Sooner or later, I’ll have to show her who’s the head of this household.’

Ye Ling snorted lightly, climbed out of bed as well, and walked to the bathroom.

Inside the bathroom, on either side of the sink faucet, there was a cup.

One blue, one pink. The toothbrushes were in matching colors.

Ever since Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi got together, the girl had replaced most of the daily necessities in the house with matching couple’s sets like this.

It wasn’t just toothbrushes and cups, but also towels, rice bowls...

According to Ning Ruoxi, it supposedly gave things a better sense of ritual?

When Ye Ling walked into the bathroom, Ning Ruoxi had already squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush for him and was brushing her own teeth.

"Good morning, Madam Ye."

Ye Ling wrapped his arms around Ning Ruoxi’s slender waist from behind and kissed her on the cheek.

"Hurry up and brush your teeth. You stink."

Ning Ruoxi grumpily pushed him.

The corner of Ye Ling’s mouth curled up slightly. He picked up his toothbrush and cup and began to brush his teeth.

Ever since receiving the ten-fold physique enhancement, Ye Ling’s height had also increased a bit. He should have at least broken the 1.8-meter mark.

Ning Ruoxi, on the other hand, was about 1.68 meters tall, so Ye Ling was about half a head taller than her.

Ye Ling stood behind Ning Ruoxi, brushing his teeth while watching her reflection in the mirror.

Ning Ruoxi was still in her fluffy pajamas, with a bunny-ear headband on her head. Her hair was a bit messy, but for some reason, Ye Ling found it incredibly charming.

...

After they finished washing up, Ye Ling took Ning Ruoxi to eat a bowl of noodles, and then they headed to Modu University.

The Modu University campus was already bustling with students in the early morning, none of whom were letting the cold winter keep them huddled under the covers.

For these top students of Xia Country, waking up early to study had already become a normal part of their routine.

Perhaps some people have a misunderstanding about students from these prestigious universities, thinking they just waste their days away.

Admittedly, there were indeed those who became decadent and gave up on themselves.

But those were just a minority.

Making sweeping generalizations is, without a doubt, irresponsible.

In Xia Country, getting into Modu University could absolutely be described as an army of thousands trying to cross a single-plank bridge.

Every student at Modu University had to beat out countless peers in the college entrance exams just to set foot on this campus...

In the college entrance exams, they were the victors.

And victors are inevitably forged through sweat and good habits.

Otherwise, how else could they have possibly stood out?

On brainpower alone?

How many geniuses are there in this world?

This morning, Ye Ling had two main classes: College English and Advanced Mathematics.

The Computer Science and Technology major had relatively few specialized courses in the first year, so for these non-major classes, Ye Ling still needed to pay close attention.

However, the ten-fold physique enhancement hadn’t just strengthened his body; the activity of his brain cells had clearly improved as well, so none of this was difficult for him.

Especially in College English; he basically remembered the vocabulary after just one glance.

After class, He Jian sidled up to Ye Ling.

"Brother Ling, Christmas is coming. Got any plans?"

He Jian asked slyly.

"Gotta spend it with my girl, what else?"

Ye Ling said with a glance at the guy.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Brother Ling, that’s just too pathetic."

He Jian couldn’t help but sigh, his gaze full of pity.

"You don’t know shit."

Ye Ling snorted.

’He just doesn’t understand the joys of being a good man!’

"I really don’t get it, but... I’m telling you, this Christmas, our dorm is having a joint party with a girls’ dorm. Are you sure you don’t want to come?" He Jian said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Quite the party animals, huh?"

Ye Ling glanced at the guy. "Is Madman going too?"

"Of course he is! It’s a dorm mixer, so of course everyone’s going!"

He Jian said at once.

"Just as I thought. You guys have corrupted Madman."

Ye Ling immediately retorted.

’Back in the day, Yang Yefeng was such a pure, innocent little flower. And now, not even one semester in, he’s been corrupted to this state!’

’Brother Ling was suddenly quite glad he’d decided to move out...’

’Otherwise, wouldn’t a fine, upstanding man like him have been corrupted too?’