I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Pei Yuran looked at her phone and her fingers twitched.

Then I sent a message.

"Xiao Yan promised not to leave."

"Stay in my yard tonight."

The group chat went silent instantly.

A few seconds passed.

Pei Youyi sent a message.

Then it was retracted in a second.

Gu Yan didn't see what was sent.

Another long time passed.

My second uncle sent an emoji.

A goose wearing sunglasses captioned, "I didn't see anything."

The older man also posted one.

A goose is smirking, captioned "Those who know, know."

Gu Yan couldn't take it anymore.

"Sister Yu Ran."

He spoke.

"Is it inappropriate for me to live here?"

"How about we listen to Aunt Youyi and I go to her place?"

Pei Yuran looked at him.

"Why is it inappropriate?"

Gu Yan thought for a moment.

"Men and women are different."

"Living together isn't a good idea."

Pei Yuran tilted her head.

"are you tired?"

Gu Yan was taken aback.

"A little."

Pei Yuran nodded.

"Rest when you're tired."

"Your room is in my yard."

"So this is a good place to live."

Gu Yan's lips twitched.

That's not what I meant...

Pei Yuran continued.

"You said that intimate interactions should be reserved for people you like."

"I don't want to have any intimate interactions with you."

"It's just for you to stay and rest."

"So there's no problem."

Gu Yan opened her mouth.

"But……"

"are you tired?"

I'm tired.

"Then stay here."

"..."

Gu Yan found herself unable to explain herself again.

"Sister Yuran, what I mean is, outsiders will gossip."

Pei Yuran thought for a moment.

"Who are the outsiders?"

"The Pei family members are not outsiders."

People outside don't know you live here.

"So there's no problem."

Gu Yan took a deep breath.

"What about Aunt Yi?"

"She just sent me a message, probably wanting me to come to her place."

Pei Yuran looked at him.

"Mom cares about you."

I care about you too.

"I can take better care of you than your mother."

"So it's better for you to stay here with me."

Gu Yan was completely out of options.

That silly goose, it always manages to come back to the same thing no matter how you look at it.

He opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

Forget it.

I can't argue with that.

……

now.

In another courtyard.

Pei Youyi sat by the window, looking at her phone.

The message on the screen still reads "withdrawn".

She didn't know why she had posted that message.

I don't know why it was withdrawn again.

My mind is a bit confused.

"There is proper etiquette."

A voice rang out.

Pei Youyi looked up.

It was her older brother, Pei Yunxiao.

"Big brother."

Pei Yunxiao walked over and sat down next to her.

"Yi, don't worry."

"We watched Gu Yan grow up. Even if she lives with Yu Ran, it's fine."

Pei Youyi pursed her lips.

"I'm not afraid of Xiao Yan."

"I'm afraid of Yu Ran."

At this point, she suddenly felt that her older brother's gaze was a little strange.

He simply didn't say the rest.

She tossed her hair.

My ears feel a little red.

She didn't know what was wrong with her. Ever since she brought Xiao Yan over, she kept unconsciously saying nonsensical things.

……

on the roof.

The sun was still blinding.

Gu Yan stayed with Pei Yuran for a while longer.

He simply couldn't hold on any longer.

"Sister Yuran, I'm tired."

Pei Yuran turned her head and looked at him.

Then he reached out and touched him.

Forehead.

cheek.

neck.

wrist.

I touched it for a long time.

"It seems like he doesn't have a fever."

Gu Yan's lips twitched.

"Sister Pei, don't touch me like that."

"Didn't I say only bad women act like that?"

Pei Yuran thought for a moment.

"I'm not a bad woman."

"You are the boy I like."

"So you can touch it."

Gu Yan was stunned.

What kind of logic is that?

He now seriously doubts whether Pei Yuran even understands what the word "like" means.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

Pei Yuran continued.

"And I wasn't touching you."

"I'm checking if you're sick."

"This is out of concern."

"It wasn't an intimate interaction."

"So there's no problem."

Gu Yan was completely speechless.

He took a deep breath.

"No fever."

"I just want to go back and rest."

Pei Yuran nodded.

"it is good."

She stood up and picked Gu Yan up again.

With a light touch of the toes, I landed back on the ground from the roof.

After all that trouble...

Gu Yan finally returned to her room.

He lay in bed, staring at the ceiling.

I really can't take it anymore.

This silly goose was completely unexpected.

If he didn't consider himself to know Pei Yuran quite well, he would have reason to suspect that this silly goose was pretending to be stupid to trick him.

He sat up.

His gaze fell on the table.

Superpower Fruit.

Demon-Suppressing Blade.

Two things lay there quietly.

Gu Yan rubbed her hands together.

Hey.

Maybe things are about to turn around.

Gu Yan picked up the fruit and examined it carefully.

This thing does look a bit like a Devil Fruit from One Piece.

The same strange patterns, the same eerie colors.

But thinking about it carefully, Chen Sinian must have done his research before giving it to him.

A family of Chen's stature wouldn't offer a defective item as a favor.

Moreover, the statistics panel even mentioned that taking it might have unexpected effects.

Even if this fruit does have some side effects, it should be able to withstand them.

Besides, given his current situation, if he doesn't take a chance, will he really be trapped by that idiot for the rest of his life?

With that thought in mind, Gu Yan no longer hesitated.

He took a bite.

next second.

He almost threw up.

What the hell is this smell?

It's like mixing rotten bananas, moldy apples, bitter melon juice, and chili water together, and adding ten pounds of white sugar.

It tastes awful.

But hasn't he suffered enough?

Lin Jinyu during a manic episode, Pei Yuran when her superpowers went berserk—those emotional shocks were far more unbearable than this.

He forced it down.

soon.

My head started to hurt.

The pain wasn't a normal headache; it felt like someone was poking around in my head with needles.

I started to hallucinate.

One moment Lin Jinyu was chasing after him, the next Cecilia was sitting in a wheelchair crying, and then Shen Youyao was pointing a gun at him.

He gritted his teeth and endured it.

A long time passed.

The pain gradually subsided.

A sudden chill ran through my fingertips.

It's very light and thin, like something is moving under the skin.

The chill grew stronger, forcing him to make a certain movement.

Gu Yan looked down at her right hand.

There was no deliberate thought.

With a slight flick of the wrist.

The thumb hooks around the base of the ring finger, the index finger stands straight up, and the middle and little fingers are slightly bent and touching.

A simple, elegant, yet mysteriously rhythmic hand seal appeared out of thin air.

It's instinct.

It wasn't intentional.

The moment he formed the hand seal.

Everything in the room suddenly changed.

The sunlight was blinding.

Salty sea breeze.

An endless expanse of blue.

Gu Yan was stunned.

He was standing on a beach.

The sand beneath my feet was fine white sand, soft to the touch, and warm from the sun.

The waves surged up one after another, then receded, making a rushing sound.

In the distance, there are several coconut trees, their leaves swaying gently in the sea breeze.

The sky was an unbelievably blue, with a few white clouds drifting by.

Everything felt so real.

He could even smell the saltiness of the seawater and feel the sea breeze on his face.

Gu Yan was certain that she was still in the room Pei Yuran had arranged.

He was there a second ago.

But now, he's on a beach in South Africa.

He got it.

Could it be that...?

My five senses have been taken away.

On a deeper level, he was subconsciously under a spell.

This illusion deceived his five senses, making him believe he was on a South African beach.

That's why it feels so real.

Then we can roughly guess what kind of superpower he awakened.