Now, only Su Yang and Lu Yun were left at home.
The living room, which had been lively just moments ago, had fallen into an eerie silence.
Lu Yun swallowed hard, her heart inexplicably beginning to race.
Su Yang turned and sat back down on the sofa, glancing at Lu Yun’s flushed face with a smile. "Why’s your face so red? You didn’t drink much, did you?"
Lu Yun stammered, "N-no, did I? Is it red?"
As she spoke, she reached up to touch her cheek.
Su Yang chuckled and let the matter drop, suddenly remembering the system’s newly added scanning function.
—System, show me Lu Yun’s info.
[Lu Yun, Age: 23]
[Height: 169cm]
[Weight: 54kg]
[Appearance: 94]
[Figure: 90]
[Relationships: 1, Single]
[Battle Count: 0]
Su Yang smirked at the virtual screen only he could see.
—I knew she’d never been in a battle. That one relationship probably didn’t even involve holding hands. Wonder which bastard stole her first love.
"What are you looking at?" Lu Yun waved her hand in front of Su Yang’s eyes.
He was leaning back on the sofa, staring blankly ahead with a silly grin—a sight Lu Yun found slightly unsettling.
"Huh? Nothing, just thought of something funny."
"Don’t scare me like that. There’s nothing in front of you, and you’re just grinning at empty space." As she spoke, Lu Yun unconsciously shifted closer to him.
Su Yang laughed. "Relax, I wasn’t looking at anything. Just zoning out."
"Alright then."
Su Yang glanced at the ceiling and continued his mental inquiry.
—System, show me Pan Ning’s info too.
[Pan Ning, Age: 24]
[Height: 170cm]
[Weight: 55kg]
[Appearance: 93]
[Figure: 93]
[Relationships: 0, Single]
[Battle Count: 1]
Su Yang couldn’t help but laugh again at Pan Ning’s stats.
—Hah! Battle count 1? That’s gotta be me. Nice, very nice!
—System, sometimes I really wanna praise you, but I’ll hold back so you don’t get cocky.
System: "......"
"W-why are you laughing again?" Lu Yun asked nervously.
"Oh, it’s nothing," Su Yang said, shaking his head. "Just remembered something amusing. I’ll stop now."
"Your random laughing is kinda creepy, you know."
"Come on, scoot closer. Nothing to be afraid of with me here."
Su Yang looked at Lu Yun and mused, "Your parents probably won’t be back tonight."
"How come?"
"If they’re on good terms with the hosts, they’ll likely be helping out all night."
"Oh."
Su Yang grinned. "So, this long night..."
"W-what about it?"
"What do you mean? We gotta find something to do, or it’ll be way too boring."
Lu Yun swallowed quietly. "Nights in the countryside are usually like this. Not much entertainment, and it’s pitch-black outside."
The only sounds were the ceaseless chirping of crickets and the occasional croak of frogs in the distance.
Su Yang sprawled on the sofa. "Yeah, kinda dull."
"Want to watch TV?" Lu Yun picked up the remote.
"Not really. Haven’t watched TV in ages."
"Then what should we do?"
Su Yang’s eyes darted toward the window. "How about a walk outside?"
"But it’s so dark out there. The streetlights don’t go far."
"Doesn’t matter. Good for digestion."
"O-okay."
They stood and headed downstairs. Lu Yun grabbed the keys and locked the front door.
Outside the courtyard, Su Yang glanced around. The only sign of life was a small group of middle-aged men chatting in front of a convenience store down the road. The street was otherwise silent.
"Let’s just stroll along the road."
"I thought you’d suggest going up the mountain."
Su Yang turned to her with a laugh. "Hah! Why would I go up there at night? Even I’d get spooked."
‘Wait, the mountain? Wild battle? Damn, that’d be intense… but nah. What if something creepy shows up mid-action? Ugh, just imagining it gives me chills.’
"We’ll stick to the road."
"Okay."
They ambled leisurely to the right, looking every bit like a newlywed couple taking a post-dinner stroll.
After a while, Su Yang found himself holding Lu Yun’s delicate, soft hand.
Lu Yun didn’t resist. Her face burned, her pulse quickened, and her palm grew sweaty. Though embarrassed, she felt a quiet happiness.
[Ding. Host’s current enjoyment detected. Reward: 500,000.]
Su Yang smiled as they walked wordlessly along the rural path.
Ten minutes later, the houses thinned out, the streetlights vanished, and only the inky darkness of distant fields and forests remained.
Lu Yun peered ahead nervously. "Should we keep going? It’s too dark up there."
Su Yang shook his head. "Nah, let’s head back. Got business to attend to."
Lu Yun blinked. "What business?"
"Heh, you’ll see." Su Yang tugged her hand, leading her back the way they came.
Soon, they returned home. Just then, Lu Yun’s phone buzzed—a message from Li Xiurong.
"Yunyun, we probably won’t be back tonight. Gotta help out here."
Lu Yun replied, "Got it. I’ll lock up then."
"Mm-hmm, go ahead."
Su Yang glanced over. "Your parents made it to town?"
"Yeah, but they said they’re staying the night."
A faint smile crossed Su Yang’s face. "Well, that’s… convenient." He rubbed his head.
Lu Yun went downstairs to lock the gate. Back in the living room, she turned to Su Yang with a bright smile. "Let me show you upstairs. You can pick a room."
Su Yang grinned. "How many are up there?"
"Four, but one’s for storage. The other three are fine."
Su Yang stayed seated. "Is your room upstairs?"
Lu Yun pointed to a door on the right side of the living room. "I sleep there."
Su Yang’s grin widened. "Then I’ll pass on upstairs. Too lonely up there. I’ll just squeeze in with you."
Lu Yun: "Huh?"
......
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!"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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.”
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…
