A path she had never imagined before...
There had been boys her age who tried to approach her before.
With both beauty and talent, it wasn’t surprising that she attracted admirers.
But those boys were all so childish, mostly just saying things like, "I’ll just remove it for you, and if your mom blames anyone, it’ll be on me."
She found it somewhat laughable.
As if it were that simple.
Would that woman really think that way?
Would that woman ever give up her surveillance just because of some insignificant outsider?
In the end, wouldn’t the blame still fall on her?
After all, if Yun Huang herself didn’t want it removed, how could any of her peers possibly take off the monitoring device?
They were all just spouting empty words, never truly considering the predicament she was in.
But this time was different...
The impression Su Qi gave Yun Huang was...
Underhanded.
Of course, that didn’t stop her from seeing him as radiant as the sun.
He stood bathed in sunlight, occupying the moral high ground, wielding righteousness like a weapon.
Why did Yun Huang think this way?
Because she was far too sensitive to the word "righteousness"...
She had grown up hearing it...
"If you don’t work hard... how can I face your father...?"
"If you don’t work hard, the Yun family will fall..."
"Do you really want to see the Yun family ruined by your hands...?"
There were plenty more phrases like these, and she was sick of them—she didn’t even want to recall them.
Yet this time, the feeling was strange...
The roles had reversed...
That woman was now the one being cornered by righteousness!
"Movie theaters don’t allow unauthorized recordings. Surely the Yun family wouldn’t do something so blatantly illegal, right?"
"Right? Right?"
Of course...
Su Qi’s efforts would still be in vain...
That woman would undoubtedly choose to cancel her chance to watch the movie.
After all, given Yun Huang’s position as the top among her peers, missing out on twenty-plus hours of training wouldn’t make or break her.
Compared to that, that woman would never tolerate anything slipping out of her control.
So...
Within a minute at most, that woman would call and order her back.
But then, Su Qi seemed to have read her mind.
He took a sip of his milk tea and casually remarked, "By the way, this is probably your first time at a movie, right?"
"Let me give you a few tips."
"Did you bring your phone?"
"Put it on silent—don’t disturb other people’s viewing experience."
Yun Huang’s fingers trembled slightly as she glanced down at the monitoring device on her chest, an indescribable emotion surging in her heart.
It could work!
Removing the device and silencing her phone...
This was her first real chance to escape that woman’s surveillance, even if only for a few short hours.
Sure, she’d still get scolded afterward...
There was no helping it—reasonable women existed, but that woman would never be one of them...
But if all she had to endure was a scolding...
Compared to a few hours of freedom, she could handle it.
In fact, if a single scolding could buy her a few hours of freedom, she’d gladly take it every day.
Yun Huang knew she didn’t have time to hesitate.
An opportunity like this might not come again for years.
She pulled out her phone and switched it to meeting mode.
Then, with a light press of her fingers against the edge of the monitoring device, she yanked—and it came off effortlessly.
She handed the device to Su Qi, her voice tight. "You... hold onto this for me."
Su Qi took it and stuffed it into his pocket without a second thought. "Let’s go."
Yun Huang nodded and followed him, her steps light.
Her heart was still racing, but this time, it wasn’t from nervousness—it was from a long-lost sense of freedom.
She couldn’t resist stealing a glance at Su Qi’s profile, and she no longer kept a polite distance, instead unconsciously inching closer.
As if only then would an inexplicable sense of security bloom in her chest.
The two entered the theater, where Su Qi retrieved the pre-booked tickets and handed one to Yun Huang.
She took it, but before she could even read the movie title printed on it, Su Qi spoke up. "Just take it back as proof."
"Go on, have fun."
"Come find me here in two and a half hours—I’ll take you back."
"Have... fun...?"
Yun Huang bit her straw, her grip on the milk tea cup trembling, her breath hitching so suddenly that a bit of foam clung to her pink lips.
Her eyes stared at Su Qi, dazed.
Should such an unfamiliar word even exist in her world?
"What else?"
Su Qi pinched the [Chance Encounter Movie Ticket] between his thumb and forefinger, his other hand flicking at its edges.
Then, with a spin of his fingers, the card twirled rapidly—like Yun Huang’s fate itself. "Compared to watching a movie, wouldn’t you rather have real freedom?"
"We can always use this card another time."
Heh, bargain all you want.
I’m taking your daughter, your money, and the [Shine] points—but the card stays with me.
You really think you can investigate Su Qi?
For some reason, Su Qi felt like some delinquent leading a good girl astray.
Tch, tch—Liu Yuan’s the real delinquent here. He’s a law-abiding citizen.
Yun Huang cradled the milk tea, savoring its unfamiliar taste.
Her thoughts drifted—sometimes to her days in the Yun family, sometimes to Su Qi’s bright eyes.
She stole another glance at him, finding his profile softened by the afternoon sunlight.
Just then, Su Qi suddenly turned and met her gaze.
Her heart lurched, her cheeks warming.
Her voice was soft, as if squeezed from the depths of her throat, laced with uncertainty and confusion.
Her fingers clutched the cup tightly, her knuckles whitening, as though grasping at something intangible.
"You’re taking me to... have fun..."
"I don’t know what... fun is..."
[Shine +17]
......
Not far away, Liu Yuan, who had just stepped out of another screening, spotted Su Qi and the girl beside him.
Instinctively, she ducked behind a pillar, her eyes fixed on their retreating figures.
What’s going on?
Did that perennial bachelor Su Qi finally get a girlfriend?
[Joy +999]
Current Stats:
[Shine: 37]
[Brilliance: 1]
[Joy: 2410]
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
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."
