About ten minutes later, the tour bus was completely full.
A young woman who seemed to be the tour guide stood up in the front row, glanced around the bus, and said, "Everyone, fasten your seatbelts. We're setting off~"
As the engine roared to life and the doors closed, the bus slowly pulled away.
Su Qingci and Su Yang chatted idly, jumping from one topic to another.
When Su Yang first saw Su Qingci yesterday, his initial impression of her was that of an elegant, classically beautiful woman with an air of cool detachment—fitting for her name, which carried a sense of quiet reserve.
But to his surprise, she turned out to be nothing like that aloof persona. Instead, she was a full-blown extrovert, a social butterfly who could strike up a conversation with anyone.
Though she was an extrovert, she didn’t have an overly exaggerated figure.
In fact, if she had been endowed with a pair of overly large assets, it would have disrupted her overall aesthetic, making her look unbalanced.
Her current C+ size suited her perfectly—bigger wasn’t always better.
For that kind of voluptuousness, a slightly fuller, softer figure worked better, like Han Xiaoyu, Lin Yiyi, or that busty Yang Yuwei he’d met back in Lucheng.
Su Qingci stood over 170 cm tall, with a delicate, heart-shaped face and a pair of slightly mischievous phoenix eyes—features that wouldn’t pair well with anything too exaggerated.
"Su Yang, how old are you?" Su Qingci asked, leaning closer with a smile.
"24, but I’ll be 25 in November. What about you?"
"Me? I’m 21, a junior in college~"
"So you’ll graduate next year?"
"Yep! But my birthday’s in November too—what day’s yours?" She tilted her head playfully.
By now, the bus was steadily winding along the mountain road. The sunlight was harsh, so Su Yang pulled the window curtain shut and replied, "November 8th."
"What? The 8th? Are you serious?" Su Qingci covered her mouth in exaggerated shock.
Su Yang chuckled. "Pretty sure I know my own birthday. Wait—don’t tell me yours is November 8th too?"
"Oh, no, it’s not~"
"Then why the dramatic reaction?" He rolled his eyes.
"But we’re close! Mine’s November 6th."
"Oh? That is close. So you’re a Scorpio too."
"Yep!"
"What a coincidence. So, which university in Haicheng do you go to?"
Su Qingci beamed. "Haicheng University."
"Haicheng University? Impressive. That’s a top-15 school in the country."
"Eh, it’s not that big a deal. After graduation, I’ll just end up another overworked corporate drone anyway." She shrugged, unfazed.
Su Yang laughed. "Fair enough."
"Su Yang, what do you do for work? Driving such an expensive car, you must be some big-shot CEO, right?"
"Just a small-time boss, nowhere near big-shot status."
Hearing this, Su Qingci’s eyes sparkled mischievously. "Then… can I come work for you after I graduate next year? Gotta secure my future early, hehe~"
Su Yang found her amusing. "Sure, why not? What’s your major?"
"English."
"Oh? English?" Su Yang suddenly remembered the language skill the system had just rewarded him with—perfect timing to test it out.
The moment he thought of English, the words flowed as naturally as his native tongue.
He turned to Su Qingci with a grin. "What a coincidence—I know a little English myself. Wanna switch to English for a bit?"
"You?" She blinked in surprise.
"What, don’t believe me? Or do I not look like the type?"
"No, it’s just unexpected. Hehe."
"Alright, I’ll switch to English now. Can you keep up?"
Su Qingci puffed her cheeks indignantly. "Su Yang, who do you think you’re underestimating? I’m an English major, you know!"
"Alright, here I go~"
"Bring it on~"
With that, Su Yang seamlessly switched to flawless, posh London-accented English.
The moment he spoke, Su Qingci’s eyes widened, and she clapped a hand over her mouth.
Even Su Yang was stunned—back in the day, the extent of his English was "How are you? Fine, thank you, and you?" Now, hearing his own fluent, native-level British pronunciation, he couldn’t help but marvel at the system’s power.
"Y-you… you actually speak English? And with that accent?"
Su Yang smirked. "Did you think I was joking? Keep going—no interruptions."
They continued chatting in English, but within a few sentences, Su Yang could already gauge Su Qingci’s proficiency.
To his ears, her English was passable at best—though that was only because his own skills now matched a native speaker’s, making even minor imperfections glaringly obvious.
By normal standards, Su Qingci was quite good, easily holding conversations with foreigners.
But when Su Yang tossed in obscure, idiomatic phrases, she was completely lost.
After five minutes of back-and-forth, Su Qingci gazed at him with stars in her eyes.
"Su Yang, stop, stop—your English is too good. You sound like you were born in Britain! Half the words you used went right over my head."
Su Yang grinned. "What can I say? I’ve got a bit of a knack for languages."
Internally, he laughed. ‘If I told you I speak every language on Earth, you’d probably faint from shock.’
Of course, even if he said that, Su Qingci wouldn’t believe him—it was too absurd. Most polyglots mastered maybe ten languages at most.
Claiming fluency in all of them? That was alien-level talent.
And Su Yang had no intention of proving it by rattling off phrases in every known tongue.
"Su Yang, can I message you on WeChat if I have questions about English later?" Su Qingci batted her lashes pleadingly.
With that adorable, earnest expression, how could anyone refuse?
Su Yang nodded. "Sure, ask me anytime."
"Yay!!" She clenched her fists in delight.
[Ding! Detecting host’s elevated mood. Reward: 500,000 yuan.]
For a second, Su Yang thought the system notification was about Su Qingci's affection level increasing—but no, it was just cash.
He queried internally:
—System, what’s Su Qingci’s current favorability level?
[10]
—Slow progress, but no rush. I’ve got time.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
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!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
