Monday.
At the intersection, a petite girl was smoothing out the wrinkles on her school uniform. Even though she was already a college student, Yinshan Academy still required students to wear uniforms. Fortunately, there was a wide variety of styles to choose from, and they looked quite good, so they were generally well-received by the students.
"Isn't this skirt a bit too short? I should have worn the old set," Taozi murmured as she looked at her pleated skirt and her bare knees below it, feeling a bit unaccustomed to this style.
Over the weekend, she even thought she had bought the wrong uniform. However, the uniforms were ordered uniformly by the academy, and the tag even had a printed copy of the school director's handwriting—
[Those who don't like pleated skirts are destined to have a failed youth.]
Or something along those lines.
"It should be about time, right?" Just as Taozi checked the time and muttered to herself, a voice called out from a short distance away, "Taozi—"
Taozi turned around and saw Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou walking over. Both were wearing their summer uniforms, their fair legs exposed to the air. Unlike Tang Keke's soft, slightly plump thighs, Bai Yuyou's legs were straight and slender.
"Good morning, Keke, Yuyou." Taozi smiled. Since she had agreed to go to school with Tang Keke and the others, she had waited at the intersection early.
"Have you guys eaten breakfast?"
"We did, we ate a lot today," Tang Keke said.
"Is that so?" Taozi thought for a moment and glanced at the breakfast she was carrying. She had actually bought some extra, just in case Tang Keke and Yuyou hadn't eaten.
Tang Keke noticed Taozi's expression and asked, "What's wrong, Taozi?"
Bai Yuyou took in the scene and reached out her hand like a little paw. "Taozi, I'm hungry again."
"Hey Yuyou, you can't just eat Taozi's breakfast."
"It's fine, I actually bought a bit too much." Taozi smiled and handed two steamed buns to Bai Yuyou.
"Thank you." Bai Yuyou began eating the buns.
"You're welcome."
The three girls chatted as they walked, and eventually, the topic shifted to Ye Shuang. It wasn't that they deliberately wanted to talk about him; rather, Bai Yuyou brought up Ye Shuang roughly once every three sentences. Because of this, their conversations frequently centered around him.
"Brother hasn't been as busy with work lately, but he still went to the company today," Tang Keke said.
"It still sounds like a lot of hard work," Taozi couldn't help but remark.
"It's alright, Brother is amazing."
Just then, Taozi asked out of curiosity, "Keke, can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"You always call Brother Ye 'Brother'. Is he your relative?"
Tang Keke blinked. "Nope."
"You always use that title, it makes it feel like you're his actual younger sister." Taozi chuckled. "You two have a really good relationship."
"Is that so, Yuyou?" Tang Keke turned to ask Bai Yuyou.
Bai Yuyou, who was busy eating her bun, blinked her beautiful eyes innocently. It was obvious she hadn't been listening to their conversation at all.
"Never mind, just eat your bun."
"My dad always says I act like a dowry maid," Tang Keke crossed her arms, looking thoughtful.
"A dowry... maid?" Taozi was curious.
...
...
As soon as they entered the classroom, many of their classmates' eyes darted over to them. Although Bai Yuyou and the others were used to drawing attention, the gazes this time felt unusually different.
"How strange." Tang Keke looked around and noticed that the students quickly turned their heads away the moment they made eye contact with her.
"What's wrong?" Bai Yuyou asked, taking out her books after sitting down.
"Yuyou, don't you feel like our classmates are looking at us weirdly today?"
"..." Bai Yuyou took a look but didn't take it to heart. "There's no need to care. Ye Shuang said that instead of worrying about other people's stares, it's better to think about what you need to do next."
"You can't live for the gazes of others."
"Well, that's true," Tang Keke scratched her head.
Just then, a phone suddenly vibrated. Tang Keke took a look and saw it was a message from the Light Music Club group chat.
Zhixia: Um... do you guys feel like things are a bit weird today?
Keke: What do you mean?
Zhixia: There seems to be a sudden nasty rumor about Yuyou.
Zhixia: [Forum Link]
Tang Keke clicked on the link Zhixia sent, only to find it was a campus forum post, and its title was particularly eye-catching—
"Yinshan Academy's Number One Campus Belle is Actually a Bar Singer and Hostess!"
Inside the post, there were photos attached of Bai Yuyou singing in a bar. The angles seemed to have been deliberately adjusted so that only Bai Yuyou was visible singing, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.
"No way, Bai Yuyou actually works at a bar as a singer and hostess?"
"Is this for real? Hasn't she been totally ruined by now? Tsk, tsk, tsk, so many guys' dreams are shattered."
"The girl you can't let go of has already let other people in."
The replies below were mostly from people enjoying the drama. Since Bai Yuyou was a popular figure on campus, it was inevitable that people would jump on the bandwagon and stir up trouble.
"This is too much, way too much!" Tang Keke slammed the desk in anger. "Who exactly is starting these rumors?!"
"Yuyou, let's go find the counselor right now!" Tang Keke immediately said.
However, upon seeing the contents of the post, Bai Yuyou remained calm. "It's fine, Keke."
"But this is crossing the line! Look at these replies. We have to catch the person responsible and make them apologize. Attacking people and stirring up trouble without knowing the truth!"
"Let's go right now!"
Bai Yuyou, however, was used to this sort of thing. She had lost count of how many times rumors had been spread about her in the past. Perhaps it was these very experiences that made the young girl's heart more resilient than ever. She simply said softly,
"We won't catch them. Ye Shuang told me that there are two things crowds love to do the most—"
"Add to the glory, or..."
"Kick someone while they're down."
"Sometimes, the truth doesn't matter, and right and wrong don't matter. What matters is that people enjoy the darkness."
"Blowing this up out of proportion will only give them exactly what they want."
Hearing Bai Yuyou's calm tone, Tang Keke inexplicably quieted down. She scratched her head, feeling that Bai Yuyou seemed much more mature than she was.
She even spoke exactly like Ye Shuang.
Like a carbon copy of Brother.
"Alright, Yuyou, but what should we do now?" Tang Keke asked. If they completely ignored it, who knew what other rumors would pop up.
Bai Yuyou thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Our Light Music Club's account posted a video of us singing."
"Oh right! After all, it was a music festival. A rumor like this is full of holes," Tang Keke said. She then took several screenshots from their account and prepared to log in to post a response.
"Let's see how you trolls handle my wrath."
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
