After leaving the Leng residence, Gu Yan returned home in a luxury car.
He was a man who knew when to stop.
Although there had been… minor deviations during today's point-farming process, the overall result was excellent.
If he had to put it into numbers—
He felt that his favorability with Leng Qingqiu had increased by at least 10%.
Yes.
That confident.
"Let's see today's harvest."
Gu Yan happily opened the system panel.
[Points: 60]
Not bad.
Sixty points—barely a passing score for pure love.
Perhaps this really was fate.
Gu Yan smiled in satisfaction and opened the system store.
[Pills]
[Cultivation Manuals]
[Abilities]
[Pets]
[Body Enhancement]
[Cold Weapons]
[Hot Weapons]
[Immortal Weapons]
The categories dazzled his eyes.
Unfortunately, every item that looked even remotely powerful required far more points than he currently had.
In the original story, this world was classified as a low-level martial arts world.
There were post-natal and pre-natal masters.
Rumor had it that true experts could use qi to protect their bodies—even withstand bullets.
But such information was completely inaccessible to ordinary people.
Later on, Leng Qingqiu herself would cultivate all the way to the Grandmaster Peak.
As for him?
Gu Yan was very self-aware.
Since he had a system, relying on others was the stupidest choice.
He had to grow stronger himself.
With that thought, he opened the Cultivation Manuals category—
And immediately froze.
Almost every manual had a glaring red exclamation mark beside it.
Only one skill was clickable.
[Universe Pure Love Technique]
"…What the hell is this?"
Gu Yan's mouth twitched.
The Universe… Pure Love… Technique?
The next second, a familiar mechanical voice rang out.
[Hello, Host. This system is a Pure Love System. Practicing other techniques is considered the most despicable behavior imaginable. Absolutely shameless.]
[Therefore, the Host may only cultivate the system-exclusive technique—Universe Pure Love Technique.]
"…Hey!"
"You're just a system! Why are you judging me?!"
Gu Yan covered his face, completely powerless against this system's logic.
But rules were rules.
With no other choice, he clicked into the technique.
There was only one line of description.
[Universe Pure Love Technique: By engaging in pure love behaviors, the host can generate Pure Love Energy. This energy cleanses the meridians, nourishes the body, strengthens the physique, and grants twice the result with half the effort when learning anything else.]
Gu Yan's eyes lit up.
So basically—
As long as he did pure love things, he'd get stronger?
"…That actually makes sense."
He nodded in realization.
Unfortunately, the price tag beneath it was brutal.
[Cost: 100 Points]
"Tch… still short."
Looks like he'd have to keep saving.
Putting away the system panel, Gu Yan leaned back in his seat, eyes filled with anticipation.
Alright.
Let's keep this momentum going and steadily raise his favorability with Leng Qingqiu.
Lao Gao, who was driving, glanced at Gu Yan through the rearview mirror and felt deeply relieved.
The young master… had really changed.
Back when Shen Wan'er was around, Gu Yan had been irritable, gloomy, and volatile.
But now—
After letting her go, his entire aura felt refreshed.
This was a good thing.
A very good thing.
The master and madam would definitely be happy.
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Jinxia Commercial Street
The most prosperous commercial district in Jianghai City.
Luxury brands lined the streets, internet celebrities checked in everywhere, and rich second-generation kids roamed freely.
Inside an upscale restaurant—
"Wan'er," Xie Baiwei asked in disbelief,
"Are you saying Gu Yan hasn't contacted you for three whole days?"
Shen Wan'er sat quietly beside her, beautiful and reserved.
"…Yes."
After hearing this, Wu Lili—sitting across from them—immediately slammed the table.
"Scumbag!"
"Our Wan'er focused on her career and didn't agree to be his girlfriend, and now he dares to give her the cold shoulder?"
"What a narrow-minded man!"
She grabbed Shen Wan'er's hand earnestly.
"Wan'er, you're lucky you never agreed to him. Who knows how he would've treated you!"
Shen Wan'er pressed her lips together.
Based on her understanding of Gu Yan, this didn't make sense.
"H-how about I message him and ask what's going on?"
Maybe her earlier rejection had hurt him?
This had happened before.
As long as she reached out, Gu Yan would always come running the next day, eager to please.
Before she could send the message—
Xie Baiwei stopped her hand.
"Wan'er, this is where you're wrong."
"Haven't you noticed Gu Yan's trick yet?"
Shen Wan'er froze.
"Trick?"
Xie Baiwei sneered.
"This is the classic tactic men like him use."
"He ignores you on purpose. Creates distance. Makes you feel uneasy."
"It's called playing hard to get."
"The goal is to make you lower your head. To apologize. To coax him."
She leaned closer, voice serious.
"Wan'er, don't fall for it."
"Men like this are full of lies. Women like us must learn to tell truth from falsehood."
Wu Lili nodded aggressively.
"Exactly! Weiwei's right!"
"We're experienced—we know these tricks."
Hearing this, Shen Wan'er's heart shook.
Suddenly, everything seemed to make sense.
So that was it.
Gu Yan ignored her so she'd take the initiative.
And then he'd feel satisfied watching her chase him?
Disgusting.
When she recalled how she'd previously messaged him first, trying to clarify things—
Now it felt like humiliation.
So…
He'd probably been laughing at her all along.
"…Gu Yan."
"I misjudged you."
Her brows furrowed slightly.
All the kindness she'd shown him—
Wasted.
"Wan'er," Xie Baiwei continued gently,
"Women must be strong."
"You were too kind to him before. That's why he dared to use this trick again and again."
"In my opinion, don't contact him this time."
"Let him suffer."
"When he can't stand the loneliness anymore, he'll naturally come crawling back to apologize."
The more Shen Wan'er listened, the more reasonable it sounded.
Maybe… she really had been too easygoing.
After a moment of thought, she made up her mind.
She wouldn't look for Gu Yan again.
Let him entertain himself.
Seeing this, Xie Baiwei and Wu Lili exchanged a look and quickly changed the topic.
"Wan'er, let's order."
"This place ranks No.1 among high-end niche restaurants!"
Shen Wan'er nodded.
The restaurant had been chosen by her friends—surely the food would be good.
She decided to wash away her frustration with a nice meal.
Gu Yan.
I really misjudged you.