This person is clearly a male protagonist in a female-oriented novel, yet he is excessively lucid.

"Whoosh—ah!"

Yu Chenzhou stretched out his limbs, expelling all the stale air from his chest. He squinted, feeling the warmth of the sunlight streaming through the curtains onto his face, and sighed with genuine emotion.

"Is this what it feels like to sleep until you naturally wake up? It's fucking awesome!"

The next day was a rare Saturday. Yu Chenzhou, who had just woken up from a deep sleep, fumbled for his phone on the pillow and the screen lit up the moment it appeared.

The number "10:26" is particularly clear.

He leaned lazily against the headboard, stretched so wide you could hear his bones cracking, and grinned involuntarily, a look of complete satisfaction on his face.

Yesterday, after the hospital's team building activity ended, Yu Chenzhou drove straight home.

After getting home, I took a hot shower to wash away all my frustrations and was about to go straight to sleep when I was hooked by a team-up invitation in the game group.

So he leaned against the headboard and played a few more ranked games until his group members logged off. By then it was already 11:30.

So, he slept for almost eleven hours, a complete victory in his "catch-up sleep campaign".

Yu Chenzhou leaned against the soft headboard, tapped the screen with his fingertip, and first opened the pinned game customer group.

He had seen dozens of messages last night, some discussing strategies for the new dungeon, others chatting about recent trading trends. He quickly scrolled through them and replied to each of the cooperation intentions mentioned by several clients.

The people in this group are all wealthy and influential, and they are all potential clients that he is focusing on maintaining.

After fiddling with the screen for nearly half an hour, Yu Chenzhou finally plugged in the charger and slowly got out of bed when his phone warned him of low battery.

He rubbed his slightly numb legs, looked at the rising sun outside the window, and gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"It's almost noon. You really can't be too lazy. The more you rest, the lazier you become. My bones are about to fall apart."

But this was a really good sleep... I don't know if there's any food left in the fridge. I don't feel like cooking noodles, maybe I should just order takeout!

After a quick wash, my stomach was growling loudly, its protests particularly clear in the quiet room.

Yu Chenzhou turned and walked towards the kitchen, but as soon as he stepped inside, seeing the several unwashed bowls in the sink and the empty refrigerator, his motivation to cook vanished instantly, and he paused and retreated.

He turned around, quickly went back to his room, picked up his phone, opened the food delivery app, and ordered his usual braised pork rice bowl and a soup from memory. He completed the order in no time.

After ordering takeout, Yu Chenzhou felt a bit sticky after waking up, so he took a hot shower.

The warm water washed over his body, making him feel completely relaxed. As he dried himself off and changed into a loose silk robe, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Are food delivery services this efficient now? It only took fifteen minutes from ordering to delivery, that's incredibly fast!"

As Yu Chenzhou muttered to himself, he quickly walked towards the door, secretly thinking that he must give the deliveryman a five-star review later.

The moment the door opened, a face with exquisite makeup, bright eyes and white teeth unexpectedly came into view, and she carried a faint scent of gardenia perfume.

Yu Chenzhou froze abruptly, his smile instantly turning to astonishment. His mouth gaped open, and it took him a long time to find his voice:

"You... Xiao Yilin? How did you know I lived here?"

There was no way around it; that face was simply too deeply etched in his memory.

Xiao Yilin, a university senior two years his senior, was also the third female lead clearly marked in the original work before he transmigrated into the book.

Although she majored in finance and he was deeply involved in medicine, their professional fields were completely unrelated. However, they were a true first love couple in college and were together for two whole years.

According to the book's setting, the precise stock trading skills he later relied on for survival were learned from Xiao Yilin back then, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was Yu Chenzhou's "half a mentor".

"It's been so long, aren't you going to let me in for a bit?"

A charming smile instantly spread across Xiao Yilin's face, her eyes sparkling with a hint of her former coquettishness.

She extended her finger, painted with a dusty rose nail polish, and lightly touched the center of his robe, the provocative meaning in her tone unmistakable.

"Or... are you hiding something and afraid of me?"

"Afraid of you? Why should I be afraid of you?"

Yu Chenzhou slapped her hand away speechlessly, his fingertips inadvertently touching her slightly cool skin. He subconsciously took a step back and stepped aside to let her in, not forgetting to complain under his breath.

"You were the one who suggested breaking up because you said you were going abroad to study and were afraid that a long-distance relationship would hold us back. We parted amicably, and I don't owe you anything."

"Since you graduated, it's like you've vanished into thin air. You've lost contact with your classmates, and you never post in the class group chat. If I hadn't asked the teacher, I really wouldn't have been able to find you."

Xiao Yilin walked into the entryway in her high heels, her gaze casually sweeping over the living room's decor.

Yu Chenzhou took a pair of unopened disposable slippers from the top shelf of the shoe cabinet and placed them beside her feet. As he bent down, his gaze inadvertently swept over the section of her long, black-stockinged legs that were almost within reach of her skirt, and his hand paused involuntarily.

Those legs are still as captivating as they were back then.

Xiao Yilin clearly noticed his little trick, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes, but she didn't point it out. She just smiled confidently and cooperatively took off her high heels, revealing her fair and slender ankles under her black stockings.

She changed into slippers, walked straight to the living room sofa, sat down, casually spread her arms and leaned against the back of the sofa, her crossed legs outlining a beautiful line.

He acted as if he were in his own home, completely at ease, without any sense of being a stranger.

"There's nothing worth paying attention to in those groups."

Yu Chenzhou turned and walked into the kitchen, took a clean glass from the cupboard, poured a glass of warm water and handed it over, explaining.

"I left all the random groups, even alumni groups, and only kept the class group."

I used to occasionally glance at everyone's updates, but now the group chat is full of people comparing salaries, showing off their kids, and flaunting their wealth. It's so annoying, I just prefer not to see it.

He placed the water glass on the coffee table in front of her and asked again.

"Seriously, what do you want from me? Why did you suddenly come back to China?"

"Men, they really are all big pigs."

Xiao Yilin picked up her water glass, took a sip, and instead of responding to him, shook her head, deliberately putting on a "heartbroken" expression and sighing.

"You used to make vows of eternal love more sincere than anyone else, saying things like 'I'll marry you after I graduate,' but then you forgot about me and wouldn't even leave me your contact information."

"Hey lady, can't we be normal for once?"

Yu Chenzhou rolled his eyes helplessly, sat down on the single sofa opposite her, and deliberately tilted his head back to look at the ceiling to avoid her dazzling long legs.

"You were the one who broke up with me, saying, 'We're both still young and should focus on our careers.' How come it's my fault now?"

The original setting flashed through his mind: the three female protagonists in this book, according to the author's setting, each had their own extreme "perfect body".

The female lead, Su Qinghuan, has an innocent, first-love-like face that makes all men want to protect her.

Xiao Yilin, as the third female lead, stands out among the many supporting actresses with her 42-inch long legs;

The second female lead, on the other hand, possesses an enviable bust size that would make any woman blush with envy.

These three characters correspond to three stages of the story. Among them, Su Qinghuan, who seems weak, is actually the strongest fighter and ultimately wins against the other two with her "pure and innocent" acting skills.

Xiao Yilin, despite appearing late in the story, became Su Qinghuan's "number one rival" in the first phase because she was his first love.

In reality, it's just a background element that helps the relationship between the male and female leads develop.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Seeing Yu Chenzhou's embarrassed expression as he deliberately avoided eye contact and his ears turned slightly red, Xiao Yilin couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter, bending over backward and shaking her shoulders.

"You're still the same as before, you still can't look me in the eye."

"I came here today to tell you..."

Just as she was about to explain her purpose, Yu Chenzhou's phone, which was on the coffee table, suddenly rang, and the cheerful ringtone interrupted her.

He changed the ringtone on purpose; it was no longer the saccharine love song that Su Qinghuan used to like, the one that gave him goosebumps.

"Okay, I'll open the door right away."

Yu Chenzhou glanced at the caller ID, answered the phone, and then turned to Xiao Yilin to explain after hanging up.

"My takeout arrived, I didn't expect it to be so fast."

After saying that, she quickly walked towards the door, still feeling fortunate that the takeout had arrived in time, otherwise she really wouldn't know how to continue arguing with Xiao Yilin about the past.

Watching him walk in carrying a takeout bag with the familiar restaurant logo printed on it, Xiao Yilin raised an eyebrow and asked with a hint of teasing:

"You rarely get a weekend off, and your girlfriend didn't come over to cook for you? I remember you used to hate takeout, saying it was too oily and salty."

"It's the weekend, why aren't you on a date with your boyfriend? Why are you coming to see your ex-boyfriend instead?"

Yu Chenzhou didn't answer directly. Instead, he looked down and took out a lunchbox and cutlery from the packaging bag, turning the tables on her.

He unpacked the disposable chopsticks and skillfully placed them in front of him, his hunger intensifying.

"Because I don't have a boyfriend."

Xiao Yilin spoke casually and freely, leaning back on the sofa, her fingers unconsciously stroking the glass.

"Foreign men are either too open or too rigid; none of them suit my taste."

"Coincidentally, I don't have a girlfriend either."

Although I don't know if you've eaten or not, even if you wanted some, there's none for you here, so I'm not going to bother with you.

Yu Chenzhou picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth. The rich sauce melted on his tongue, and he squinted his eyes in satisfaction before casually replying.

He deliberately omitted the details of his breakup with Su Qinghuan, and it always felt a bit strange to mention another woman in front of Xiao Yilin.

"Really?"

Xiao Yilin immediately sat up straight, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes. She bent down and brought her face close to his, her nose almost touching his cheek, and asked him with a gossipy look on her face.

"I saw in the group that you pursued Su Qinghuan for several years before finally winning her over. It seems like you two haven't been together for very long."

What, they broke up already?

"We broke up."

Yu Chenzhou chewed his rice, not looking up, and said with a hint of relief in his voice.

"Do you think I'm ridiculous for wasting a few years on a woman who advises her boyfriend to take the blame for someone else?"

After thinking for a moment, Yu Chenzhou briefly recounted how Su Qinghuan had persuaded him to take the blame for Gu Mo.

He didn't mind letting his first love, whom he knew very well, know about this "dark history."

"I was blind back then and didn't see her true colors. If you want to laugh at me, go ahead."

"Hahahahaha!"

Xiao Yilin didn't hold back at all, laughing so hard she slapped her thigh, almost laughing until tears streamed down her face.

"I always felt she was no pushover, and now it seems my intuition was pretty accurate."

It took her a while to stop laughing. She took out a tissue to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then took out a small makeup mirror from her bag, carefully checked her eye makeup, and after confirming that it hadn't smudged, she sighed.

"Now you know how hard it is to find a suitable partner, right? I advised you before not to be so stubborn."