The next day, the sky was a clear, pristine blue.
Since it was the weekend, Bai Yuyou had woken up early and, aside from her usual piano and guitar practice, spent the rest of her time curled up with her tablet watching Animal Planet.
Ye Shuang had arranged for her to watch a lot of educational videos about daily life, but he also encouraged her to explore topics she found interesting. Lately, Bai Yuyou had developed a fascination with wildlife.
The city was bustling and vibrant, yet it often felt like a steel cage, cutting people off from nature. For many, their only exposure to animals came from the occasional stray cat or dog or what they saw online.
Tap tap tap… Meanwhile, Ye Shuang was busy working—writing his novel, to be precise. His recent earnings had been decent, and if a few kind readers left compliments in the comments section, he’d feel even more motivated to keep writing.
Ah, he could really use some praise.
Pausing to take a short break, he absentmindedly noticed the bracelet on his wrist, the little dolphin charm swaying gently.
Then his gaze drifted toward Bai Yuyou.
Maybe he should take her out today. Lately, she’d been spending most of her time with Keke, and the two of them hadn’t had a proper outing together since their last trip to the amusement park.
"Yuyou," he called out after a moment.
Bai Yuyou was engrossed in a video of animals riding other animals. Hearing Ye Shuang speak, she tilted her head curiously.
"Hm?"
"Want to go out today?" Ye Shuang smiled.
"Okay." She didn’t ask where—just nodded immediately.
Going anywhere with Ye Shuang was always fun. That was something she firmly believed.
Ye Shuang glanced at the screen of her tablet. "How about the zoo?"
"Zoo…?"
"Yeah, a place where you can see all kinds of animals. Kind of like the aquarium we visited last time." Seeing animals in person was a completely different experience from watching them on a screen.
Bai Yuyou tilted her head further. "Are there dolphins?"
"Uh… probably not. But there are monkeys." He thought about it—did zoos even have dolphins?
This girl really loved dolphins, huh?
But then Bai Yuyou asked, "Can we… invite Keke?"
"Sure, if you want." Ye Shuang chuckled. Bringing all three of them along wouldn’t be a problem—they had a new car now, so there was plenty of space.
But Bai Yuyou shook her head. "I want… just me and Ye Shuang."
"Is that okay?"
Ye Shuang blinked, then smiled. "Of course."
A white skirt, a red knit cardigan over a white collared shirt, and a little beret—this was the outfit Ye Shuang had picked out for her.
"Alright, spin to the left."
"Now the right."
Bai Yuyou spread her arms slightly and twirled in front of him like a cute little top.
"Perfect. Let’s go with this." Ye Shuang nodded in satisfaction. He’d realized he enjoyed dressing her up—she was like a life-sized doll, looking stunning in anything.
Guess clothes weren’t about the style, but the person wearing them.
"Ye Shuang…"
"Yeah?"
"Why do so many boys like… seeing girls in wedding dresses?" Bai Yuyou asked curiously.
"Wedding dresses?" Ye Shuang paused. "Who told you that?"
"The internet said so." She tilted her head. "Do you like wedding dresses too?"
"...Yeah, I guess." After a brief silence, he answered.
"Then I’ll wear one for you someday." Bai Yuyou tapped her chin thoughtfully.
Ye Shuang stared at her for a moment, momentarily lost in thought. Then he snapped out of it and smiled. "Yeah… sounds good."
...
Once they reached the garage, Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou got into the car.
The weather was beautiful today. As they drove out of the garage, the sunlight streaming in instantly lifted their moods.
The zoo wasn’t too far—in fact, it was on the same small island as the amusement park they’d visited before, a popular tourist spot.
Come to think of it, Ye Shuang still had those boat tickets from last time. Maybe he could take Bai Yuyou to the farther islands someday—the sea there was a stunning shade of blue.
Beep— While waiting at a red light, Ye Shuang glanced over and saw Bai Yuyou fiddling with a small camera—the instant camera he’d promised her a while back. It had finally arrived yesterday.
Though the real expense wasn’t the camera itself, but the film. After a few uses, the cost of the photos would surpass the camera’s price.
Snap snap snap. Bai Yuyou took several pictures—all of her own thighs. Just as Ye Shuang assumed she was testing the camera, she handed the photos to him.
"What’s up?"
"Keke said… Ye Shuang would like these kinds of photos."
Ye Shuang stared at the thigh shots. "..."
"Really makes you wish Keke had come along, huh?" He grinned.
...
Meanwhile, in a certain room.
Hah-choo! Tang Keke, sprawled on her bed in nothing but her underwear, suddenly sneezed. She glanced around, scratched her butt, then rolled over and went back to reading her shoujo manga.
"Wonder who’s thinking about me."
Back at the zoo, Ye Shuang finally arrived—only to find the place packed. The parking lot outside was full, so after circling a few times, he gave up and headed for the underground garage.
"Twenty bucks an hour? Might as well rob me at gunpoint."
After grumbling about the parking fees, he and Bai Yuyou got out of the car.
"Yuyou, it’s fine to take pictures of the animals, but don’t randomly photograph people, okay?" Ye Shuang reminded her as she clutched the camera.
"Why?"
"It’s disrespectful. Though there are exceptions—like professional models who are there specifically for photos. Those are fair game."
"Okay." Bai Yuyou nodded in understanding.
Once they left the garage, Ye Shuang saw the long line of visitors waiting to buy tickets.
"Please purchase your tickets online and scan the QR code for entry. Thank you for your cooperation." A staff member nearby repeated the announcement through a megaphone.
"Online tickets…" Despite the announcement, the line remained stubbornly long.
"Ye Shuang, they’re all waiting in line."
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"Some people just aren’t used to digital stuff—older folks, for example. So we still need to accommodate them." Ye Shuang explained. "Mobile payments are convenient, and digital currency is simple to use, but some still prefer cash."
"There are all kinds of reasons."
Including Bai Yuyou herself. If cash were ever phased out completely, she might starve to death in her own home without anyone noticing.
Using cash as an example, Bai Yuyou finally understood.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
