At four in the afternoon, after the military training session ended, the students were free to do as they pleased. The class had already realized that Bai Yuyou’s personality might be a bit hard to approach—the girl exuded an icy, unapproachable aura.
"Brother, are we going to the club room later?" Tang Keke asked.
"Yeah, let’s head over," Ye Shuang replied. As the advisor of the Light Music Club, he felt obligated to check in—especially since he hadn’t seen Zhixia and Linlin all summer.
"Hehe, the Light Music Club is small, so they’re probably waiting for us," Tang Keke giggled.
Bai Yuyou nodded in agreement.
About ten minutes later—
The group stood at the stairwell, staring in bewilderment at the long line stretching outside the Light Music Club’s door.
Huh? ↗
Ye Shuang looked up, double-checking that he hadn’t taken a wrong turn. The sign clearly read "Light Music Club," so why were there so many people here?
"Over here! Sorry, but today we’re already—" Zhixia, sweating profusely, spotted Ye Shuang and the others as if they were her saviors. "M-Mr. Ye!"
Exchanging puzzled glances, the group walked over. "What’s going on? Why are there so many people all of a sudden?"
"I… I don’t know either. I didn’t even start recruiting new members yet, but as soon as classes ended, all these students showed up wanting to join," Zhixia said, equally baffled. Last semester, the club had been on the verge of disbanding—how had it suddenly become so popular?
Ye Shuang noticed that many of the boys in line were sneaking glances in their direction, particularly at Bai Yuyou.
Ye Shuang: "…"
"Hmm?"
Meanwhile, Linlin sat at a desk, registering new applicants.
"Why do you want to join the Light Music Club?"
"I heard it’s full of cute girls!"
"…"
"Why do you want to join the Light Music Club?"
"U-um, is Bai Yuyou in this club?"
"…"
"Why do you want to join the Light Music Club?"
"Because last semester, the Anime Club tricked me—it was full of otaku! Waaah, I want a club with cute girls!"
"…"
After a solid hour, the club finally quieted down. Ye Shuang, Zhixia, and the others sat down to sort through the applications and figure out what had happened.
About two-thirds of the applicants had heard rumors that the Light Music Club was packed with beautiful girls, making it the perfect place to find a girlfriend. The remaining third were here specifically for Bai Yuyou.
"Look, it’s a post from our school’s forum!" Tang Keke suddenly exclaimed, holding up her phone for everyone to see.
"Exploring Yinshan: The Official School Beauty Rankings"
NO.1: Bai Yuyou
NO.2: Luo Xi
NO.3: Niyan
NO.4: Guan Shiqi
…
The post was a student-voted ranking, featuring all sorts of bizarre entries—even the campus cat from the Excavator Department made the list, while third place was just a mobile game character’s avatar.
Some of the girls had even posted artistic selfies, as if they had submitted them themselves.
Bai Yuyou, sitting at the top, had a candid side-profile photo—completely unedited and slightly blurry—yet she dominated the votes by a landslide.
"So she’s famous now," Ye Shuang mused, though he wasn’t entirely surprised. In terms of looks, Bai Yuyou was undeniably top-tier.
The kind that could floor you at first sight.
I raised her well.
The thought filled him with pride, as if he had finally broken through the clouds to see the clear sky.
"Their motives are way too obvious. They’re not here for the music," Zhixia sighed. There was no way they’d accept members who only joined to chase girls.
Music was supposed to be fun, not a means to an ulterior motive.
"Let’s see if we can find some genuine newcomers. This is a rare opportunity," Ye Shuang suggested.
"Mm."
Linlin suddenly spoke up. "Oh, Mr. Ye, did you hear about the school sports festival next month?"
"I did."
"During the closing ceremony, there’s a performance stage—it’s a great chance for clubs to showcase themselves and attract new members," Linlin explained with a smile. "Will you perform with us then?"
"Huh?" Ye Shuang blinked.
"Last time… we had a bit of an accident during our performance…"
Linlin’s eyes burned with determination. "But you and An Shiyu gave us the courage to try again. So this time, we won’t be afraid!"
"Mr. Ye, please fight alongside us once more!"
Ye Shuang looked at the earnest girls and chuckled helplessly. "You guys are impossible…"
…
…
Night fell, marking the end of another day at Yinshan.
At the school parking lot’s exit, a sleek sports car—like a shadow in the darkness—rolled out with its headlights flashing.
"Vroom, vroom!" The car roared to life.
Under the stunned gazes of several drivers, the vehicle took a sharp turn and vanished into the sunset.
It soon arrived at the hospital parking lot. The door opened, and An Shiyu stepped out, phone in hand.
She had come here early today with a specific goal in mind.
After entering the inpatient ward via fingerprint scan, a few private nurses greeted her.
"Miss An."
"Mm."
An Shiyu walked to the very last room, scanned her fingerprint again, and entered.
"Beep… beep… beep…"
The heart monitor’s weak, fluctuating line seemed even fainter than before. Standing by the bed, An Shiyu tapped her phone.
"Alright, let’s see if this works."
She pressed play on a recording, and Ye Shuang’s voice echoed through the room:
"You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever met…"
"Baby, I got an IV today. Know what was in it? Missing-you-fluids…"
"Baby, I went farming today. Know what I planted? My undying love for you…"
…
Ye Shuang’s voice looped cringily from the phone, and An Shiyu noticed the heartbeat on the monitor reacting—becoming erratic.
Heh.
"It’s working, it’s working." She rubbed her arms, covered in goosebumps, and kept the recording going.
Finally, she played the last clip, where Ye Shuang’s voice suddenly rose dramatically:
"Revive—my loooove!"
The heart monitor flatlined.
"?!" An Shiyu froze.
In an instant, alarms blared throughout the floor, and doctors and nurses came rushing in!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
