"That should do it for today!"
The lead marine biologist stretched his back while looking over his notes.
The orange glow of the setting sun reflected beautifully across the ocean as the exhausting day finally came to an end.
Nearby, Shen Tian and Chu Mei sat beside each other, drinking bottled water.
Since the two of them had done the majority of the physical labor in the water, both were visibly tired.
Still...
Neither of them seemed to dislike sitting together like this.
"Good work today, Shen Tian..." Chu Mei said softly.
Her voice was almost shy now.
Shen Tian smiled lightly.
"Thank you for giving me the chance to help out today. I had a lot of fun."
The moment he smiled at her, Chu Mei’s heart began pounding wildly inside her chest again.
She honestly wanted to kiss him one more time.
Unfortunately...
A tiny obstacle suddenly shoved himself between them.
"It’s time to go home, right?" Chu Fang loudly interrupted. "Can we get this boat moving already?!"
The head marine biologist laughed.
"Alright, alright, little guy. You must be exhausted."
With that, he returned to the steering wheel and began driving the boat back toward shore.
As they traveled across the ocean, the clouds above slowly darkened.
Soon, light rain began falling from the sky.
"It seems we finished at the perfect time," Shen Tian said while feeling the rain hit his skin.
Chu Mei nodded.
"Yeah... let’s just hope the waves don’t get rough."
Chu Fang desperately wanted to insert himself into their conversation somehow.
But the atmosphere between the two felt so natural that he genuinely couldn’t find an opening.
In the end, he could only sit there silently suffering.
As the boat got closer to shore, Shen Tian briefly stopped talking.
Seeing his chance, Chu Fang immediately jumped in.
"Big sister!" he said proudly. "Did you know fish can’t live out of water?"
The moment the words left his mouth...
He instantly regretted everything.
Because....
No shit fish can’t live out of water.
The atmosphere became awkward.
Chu Mei slowly looked at her little brother with pity in her eyes.
’Little Fang can’t actually be this dumb... right?’
Meanwhile, Shen Tian quickly turned his head away.
"Pfft—"
He covered his mouth with one hand while desperately trying not to laugh out loud.
[Ding!]
[Host has successfully stolen the protagonist’s opportunity to show off.]
[Chu Fang has lost 1000 Fate Value.]
[Remaining Fate Value: 17000]
Honestly, Shen Tian understood.
The protagonist was probably mentally unstable after witnessing the earlier kiss.
Chu Fang’s face instantly turned bright red from embarrassment.
For the rest of the boat ride...
He didn’t say another word.
Eventually, the boat finally arrived back at shore.
Everyone began unloading equipment and stepping onto the beach.
Shen Tian naturally helped Chu Mei down from the boat before walking her toward her car.
One by one, the marine biologists left until eventually only Shen Tian, Chu Mei, and Chu Fang remained.
Chu Mei clearly didn’t want the day to end yet.
"I hope..." she said softly while looking at him, "you’ll do something like this with me again someday."
Shen Tian gave a small nod.
"Just let me know. If I have time, I’ll definitely come help again."
"Um..."
Chu Mei lowered her head shyly.
Then slowly, the two looked into each other’s eyes.
Seeing them slowly leaning closer toward each other again...
Chu Fang’s instincts exploded.
"THAT’S ENOUGH!"
Chu Fang suddenly launched himself directly onto Shen Tian’s back.
"GO HOME ALREADY!"
Shen Tian easily grabbed him mid-attack before holding the furious child in front of him.
"Alright, little guy," Shen Tian laughed. "I won’t bully your beautiful big sister anymore."
Chu Mei instantly blushed deeply.
’He called me beautiful...’
Chu Fang began flailing violently in Shen Tian’s grip.
"UNHAND ME, BASTARD!"
His tiny arms swung wildly through the air but couldn’t reach anything.
Shen Tian chuckled before finally setting him back down and patting his head.
"I’ll be heading out now. Bye bye."
He casually waved before turning and leaving.
Chu Mei stood there silently, staring at his back as he walked away.
Her eyes practically looked glued to him.
In the end, Chu Fang had to physically grab her hand and drag her toward the car.
Only after getting inside did Chu Mei finally snap out of her daze and begin driving them back home.
"You did WHAT?!"
Chu Zijin, Chu Luoshen, and Chu Chuchu all screamed in unison.
Chu Mei stood there, holding her burning cheeks with both hands.
"He was just so handsome..." she muttered shyly.
Originally, the sisters had been preparing to head back to their own homes after greeting Chu Mei outside.
But then...
Chu Mei made a fatal mistake.
She told them everything.
Absolutely everything.
From Shen Tian saving her underwater...
To him carrying her...
To the kiss on the boat...
To the second almost-kiss at the beach.
She didn’t leave out a single detail.
Because in her mind, she needed her sisters to understand one thing clearly:
He’s mine.
The plan backfired horribly.
"Don’t you have any shame?!" Chu Zijin pointed at her accusingly.
"I met him first! If anyone should’ve kissed him first, it should’ve been me!"
"You used your job as an excuse to seduce him!" Chu Chuchu accused angrily.
Chu Luoshen slowly adjusted her glasses.
Her expression became terrifyingly calm.
"Sister..." she said softly.
"You must be punished."
Chu Mei immediately shrank backward in fear as all three sisters slowly approached her together.
"W-What are you planning to do...?"
The three sisters suddenly lunged at her.
"You’ll be forced to hand over your phone!"
"So we can inspect the PRIVATE pictures you secretly took of Shen Tian!"
Chu Mei’s face instantly turned pale.
"NO! How did you know!?"
"NO, DON’T LOOK!"
She desperately tried resisting, but she was outnumbered.
Within seconds, her phone was stolen.
The sisters immediately opened her gallery...
And then silence filled the area.
Because the gallery was filled almost entirely with pictures of Shen Tian.
Close-up shots of his abs.
Side profiles.
Wet hair.
Back muscles.
Photos zoomed directly onto his face.
Some were even dangerously high quality.
"My private collection!" Chu Mei cried out in despair.
The other sisters stared at the phone in complete disbelief.
"...You took THIS many?!"
"You zoomed in?!"
"There’s even folders?!"
Chu Mei looked like her soul was leaving her body.
Not far away, Chu Fang could no longer mentally handle the situation.
He quietly walked into the house.
His small face was full of determination.
"I need to find a way to stop their crushes on him..."
He clenched his tiny fists.
"I’ll have to become more extreme from now on..."
[Ding!]
The system’s notification suddenly appeared before him.
Chu Fang’s eyes instantly widened.
[Congratulations, Host.]
[You have obtained: Rapid Growth Speed!]
[The Host will now physically mature at an accelerated rate over a short period of time.]
For a moment, Chu Fang froze.
Then slowly...
A sinister grin spread across his face.
"Good... Now I can finally catch up."
At long last, Chu Fang felt hope returning to his protagonist life.
His system was stepping up!
"I’ll make sure to destroy that bastard Shen Tian... And then my sisters will all fall in love with me instead!"
Shen Tian suddenly sneezed.
"Someone talking about me?"
He rubbed his nose slightly before glancing around the room.
Qin Ruobing was sleeping beside him while Ling Shuangxue rested against his shoulder.
Bai Xue was fully under the blanket and sleeping directly on his chest like a lazy cat.
As for Li Lian...
She was hugging one of his legs in her sleep and absolutely refused to let go.
Every single woman in the bed was holding onto some part of him possessively.
The moment Shen Tian returned earlier tonight, the women practically turned into starving wolves and immediately jumped him.
Naturally...
Shen Tian handled all of them without issue.
Looking at the peaceful sleeping faces around him, Shen Tian couldn’t help but smirk slightly.
"I seriously need to move everyone into a private mansion someday..."
He yawned.
"Maybe on a private island."
Honestly...
That was probably the dream life for him.
No annoying protagonists.
Just relaxing with everyone peacefully together.
Thinking about it, Shen Tian’s smile deepened slightly.
"Once I finish dealing with all these protagonists... I’ll retire there with all of you and my future women."
He then closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Without Shen Tian realizing it...
None of the women around him were actually asleep.
Every single one of them had heard his quiet words clearly.
Their hearts instantly melted.
Under the blanket, Bai Xue unconsciously tightened her grip around Shen Tian’s chest while the corners of her lips curled upward slightly.
Ling Shuangxue quietly pressed herself closer against his shoulder.
Beside him, Qin Ruobing’s beautiful eyes softened completely.
Li Lian hugged his leg even tighter as her indifferent expression became surprisingly gentle.
Their hearts were pounding uncontrollably.
At this moment, they all shared the exact same thought.
’He really is the perfect man...’
Not only was Shen Tian powerful, handsome, and capable...
But unlike other men, he genuinely planned for their future together.
He wasn’t treating them like temporary entertainment.
He truly intended to stay with them forever.
This completely captured their hearts.
Slowly, the women exchanged silent glances with one another.
An invisible agreement was formed.
No matter what happened from now on...
They would absolutely help Shen Tian deal with every single protagonist standing in his way.
And as for the remaining heroines out there?
The women’s eyes narrowed slightly.
They would drag them into Shen Tian’s harem too.
No matter what it took.
(Author Note: IMPORTANT!)
JUNE SPECIAL EVENT!!!
If we can push Golden Tickets and Power Stones past 1,000, there’ll be a HUGE surprise for all readers at the end of the month!
Super Gifts will also help push us toward the goal as well!
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