"Youyou, Youyou, did you know, Christmas starts this month."
"Oh?"
"And the day before is Christmas Eve, do you know what that is?"
It was after school, and Tang Keke was walking home side by side with Bai Yuyou. Keke was chattering excitedly, seemingly planning something.
"Christmas Eve?" Bai Yuyou seemed to know a little, then asked, "It's the day you can eat apples."
"Uh... don't always think about food."
Tang Keke explained, "Never mind the origin of Christmas, it seems like it's a holiday from some sheep religion, but nowadays, it's basically a day for young people to confess their feelings."
"So, this is our grand—offensive—for this year!" Tang Keke stretched her arm forward, like a commander giving an order.
Bai Yuyou seemed to understand but not fully, yet she still clapped her hands, "Oh..."
"Hmm, it seems your awareness isn't quite enough." Tang Keke put a finger on her chin and began sizing up Bai Yuyou's face—how to put it, although very pretty, it was the kind of appearance that would make one feel guilty for having any desires.
Tang Keke nodded deeply in agreement, "Indeed, something is still missing."
"Missing what?"
"That's right! We need a very big gift box." Tang Keke gestured as she spoke. "When the time comes, before big brother gets off work, you hide inside it."
"Oh right, right, you also need to wear a set of Christmas lingerie and tie yourself up with a silk ribbon into a pretty gift bow."
"yOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO—" The mere thought of that scene made the girl start to get excited. "As soon as big brother opens the gift box, you say, 'I am your gift.'"
"Eek!!!" Tang Keke held her face and wriggled, "So embarrassing."
Bai Yuyou seemed unable to picture that scene, probably because she wasn't as into manga and anime as Tang Keke. She just found it strange why she would be the gift.
"Come on, come on, repeat after me—'I am your gift.'" Tang Keke instructed Bai Yuyou.
"I am your gift?" Bai Yuyou tried, but her cool, clear voice sounded completely out of place, even a bit... refreshingly plain.
Tang Keke clearly realized the problem too.
"Youyou, try a cuter tone?"
"Cute?"
"Like, 'Ugh~ how annoy~ing~, big bro~ther... ahem ahem cough... oh...'" Tang Keke originally wanted to demonstrate a cutesy voice, but she lost control in the second half, and the "big brother" part came out sounding a bit like Donald Duck.
"I can't learn it." Bai Yuyou thought for a moment and confirmed the fact that she couldn't do it.
"That's true." Tang Keke found she couldn't teach it either and started wondering if any of her friends knew how to do this.
Peach?
Peach probably wasn't likely, she occasionally blurts out something like 'ah' or whatever.
Sister Chen Qin?
Forget it, that doesn't seem possible either.
An Shiyu?
That one, even less possible.
Just as Tang Keke was pondering, a familiar yet strange tone came from not far away,
"Aiya, so annoying, big bro~ther~, why not check out our massage service first~" The sugary/seductive voice made Tang Keke pause for a second, and she looked towards the direction of the sound.
Huh?
A short-haired girl in a short skirt was smiling cheerfully, seemingly handing out flyers.
An Shiyu?!
"Little miss, at your massage parlor, what's your technician number?" A man nearby asked with a smirky smile, seemingly wanting to touch her hand.
"Aiya, big brother, I'm just working part-time after school. If you want to come, it's not like I can't~" An Shiyu deftly dodged without showing it and said with a smile, "Shall we go?"
"Aiya, although you say that, I don't have much money on me either... little miss, if you're willing to go see a movie with me..."
Hearing this, An Shiyu's expression fell, and she spoke in her hometown dialect, "Damn, you greasy creep, that's enough."
The man was taken aback. What dialect was this girl speaking? Was she cursing him?
"Aiya, since big brother has no money, then I'll go find another big brother." An Shiyu's face quickly put on an adorable, moe-like expression, leaving the man stunned.
So, he must have misheard earlier.
"Alright, alright, I'll go take a look."
"Thank you~"
After the man entered the nearby massage parlor, An Shiyu used the flyers in her hand to fan herself, then rubbed her cheeks.
"Hmm... poor and horny men are really hard to deal with."
Then she seemed to notice something and spotted the dumbfounded Tang Keke and the utterly confused Bai Yuyou not far away.
"Oh, it's you guys." An Shiyu put one hand on her hip.
"You... are you possessed?" Tang Keke walked up to An Shiyu, looking left, right, up, and down, completely unable to imagine that the cutesy-voice spirit from a moment ago could be this person.
"You... is there something you're struggling with?"
"Nope." The girl showed her deadpan eyes.
"Why are you handing out flyers here, and that kind too?" Tang Keke rubbed the goosebumps on her arm, "Eek..."
Seeing Tang Keke like this, An Shiyu suddenly covered her chest, hung her head, and lowered her voice,
"I... haven't been well recently. My family went bankrupt and has no money for treatment, so I had to do this."
"I don't believe a word of it." Tang Keke said with a look of utter disbelief.
"No money? I have some here." Bai Yuyou, however, handed over her bank card. "There are a few million in here."
An Shiyu unceremoniously took it, "Thanks, I'll pay you back when I have time."
"Don't give it to her!" Tang Keke snatched the card back. "How could you possibly have no money! The entire Yinshan Academy belongs to your family."
"Tch."
"Clicking your tongue is useless. Youyou, you're just too naive."
"CiallO～(∠・ω＜)⌒★!"
"Stop making these meaningless expressions."
After fooling around for a bit, Bai Yuyou checked the time and asked An Shiyu if she wanted to go eat together.
"Eat? I better not... hmm..." An Shiyu took out her phone and glanced at it, then added, "I'll come over after I finish handing out these flyers."
"Okay."
...
When Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke returned home, they found that Ye Shuang and the others had already returned. Besides the familiar golden-haired loli, among them was even An Shiyu, sitting on the sofa playing with her phone.
"Didn't you say you'd come over after finishing handing out flyers?" Tang Keke was taken aback.
"Instant transmission, normal." An Shiyu said lazily from the sofa. "Pretty amazing, right?"
"You didn't just watch us leave and then take a flying taxi over, did you?" Tang Keke's expression was somewhat speechless.
And she felt like An Shiyu was totally capable of doing something like that.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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!
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!" "......"
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
