"Is this something you just took?" Su Yang replied.
"Nope, took it earlier."
Seeing this message, Su Yang deliberately teased back, "Earlier? Who were you taking it for then?"
"Of course, it was for Brother Su! 【shy emoji】"
"Oh really?"
"Seriously! I haven’t sent it to anyone else."
"Then why didn’t you send it unless I asked?"
"Well... I was too shy~ And I haven’t taken many photos anyway."
"Fine, nice legs. I’ll treat you to a Huazi next time I’m free."
"Love you~~ Heart~~"
After amusing himself with Lin Yiyi for a while, Su Yang switched back to Douyin to browse for some 'new friends.'
Douyin was flooded with beauties, but even now, Su Yang had only found one girl—Lin Yiyi—who scored above an 85.
With makeup and the overpowered beauty filters on Douyin, practically every girl could pass as a 90+.
But once Su Yang used his 'truth mirror,' their real faces were instantly exposed.
He shook his head and casually clicked into a live stream, beginning his beauty hunt.
—System scan activated.
[Li Qiu, looks: 68]
[Huang Yueyue, looks: 65]
[Gao Xiaomei, looks: 70]
......
Su Yang scanned over a dozen girls, but not a single one even hit 75, let alone 85.
"What the hell?!"
"They all look great, but the difference is insane. Are beauty filters this powerful now?"
Refusing to believe it, he kept scrolling.
After scanning fifteen more, the highest score so far was a 77.
This 77-point girl seemed outstanding in both figure and face, but she was still far from his standard.
While a 77 would be considered very pretty in real life, if Su Yang just wanted some casual fun, he could toss a few Huazi gifts, add her on WeChat, and let things unfold naturally.
But right now, his WeChat contacts still had several 80-85s he hadn’t even touched yet.
A 77? Swiped away without a second thought.
Su Yang gave up on scanning—he wasn’t tired, but even the system was exhausted.
He immersed himself in watching the girls dance. As long as he didn’t scan, every one of them was a 90.
After browsing Douyin for a while, Pan Ning turned over, facing Su Yang.
The towel on her forehead slipped down, covering her face.
Su Yang immediately sat up, picked up the towel, and felt Pan Ning’s forehead.
"Still burning up. Let’s check again."
Beep—
Temperature reading: 39.7°C.
"Damn? Why’s it spiking again?"
He got up, replaced the towel, and checked the medicine box.
Earlier, he’d only given Pan Ning two fever reducers—none of the other meds yet.
"Guess we need a combo."
He walked to the living room, poured a glass of warm water, and returned to help Pan Ning take two antiviral pills.
Fever meds couldn’t be taken too frequently in a short time—it wouldn’t boost effectiveness and might even cause adverse reactions.
He decided to wait until midnight. If Pan Ning’s fever stayed at 39-something, he’d give her two more pills.
If it dropped to 38-something, he’d skip it—medicine was best taken sparingly.
After tucking Pan Ning in, Su Yang lay back down and resumed scrolling.
Then, a message from Lu Yun popped up.
Su Yang opened it.
"Su Yang, what are you up to?"
After a pause, he replied, "Lying around, scrolling."
"Ohh~ Did you... take Pan Ning home?"
Seeing this, Su Yang glanced at Pan Ning beside him and replied, "Yeah, dropped her off. Why?"
"Nothing, just bored and wondering what you’re doing~"
Su Yang exhaled. No way could he admit Pan Ning was currently sleeping in his bed.
Even though he’d brought her home because of her high fever—special circumstances—girls didn’t care about 'special.'
If Su Yang told the truth, most girls would ignore the context and focus on the key part.
For example:
"Pan Ning has a high fever, refused the hospital, and I couldn’t just leave her, so I brought her home. Gave her some meds to see how it goes."
What they’d likely hear:
"I brought her home."
Lu Yun might not be that type, but Su Yang wasn’t dumb enough to test it.
After some thought, he replied, "You feeling okay?"
"I’m fine, why?"
"Just checking—didn’t want you catching a cold after the rafting."
Lu Yun smiled on the other end. "Nope, I’m tough."
"Good. Get some sleep early, must’ve been tiring today."
"Kinda~ I’ll sleep now. You rest too~"
"Sure."
"Su Yang, goodnight~"
"Night, Little Deer."
Closing the chat, Su Yang mused, 'More and more girls around me... How do I give each of them a home?'
"Damn, I’m getting scummier by the day." He chuckled self-mockingly, glanced at Pan Ning, and got up.
He stepped out to the balcony, lit a cigarette, and sat on the lounge chair.
Staring at the city’s nightscape, he felt a sudden wave of reflection.
Somewhere, he’d read:
"If you’re going for the heart, don’t go for the body. If you’re going for the body, don’t go for the heart."
If you mixed both with different girls, you were undeniably a scumbag.
If you stuck to just the body with all of them, you’d be a legend—like Brother Tong.
But Su Yang wasn’t at that level yet. He realized he’d unknowingly fallen hard for both Pan Ning and Lu Yun.
Liking two at once, yet unwilling to let go of the others—what was he supposed to do?
—System? Any answers?
[The answer’s obvious. You want both heart and body? Then embrace being a scumbag.]
—Whoa, since when does the system talk like this?
[Don’t overthink it. Follow your instincts—deal with the future later.]
—You’re pretty chill about this.
[I’m just a system. Emotions aren’t my domain. Just live without regrets. But no matter what you choose, regrets will come—so stay present.]
—Wait, did you switch to a human customer service representative just now? Since when are you this chatty?
The system went silent.
After a long drag, Su Yang exhaled smoke.
—Fine. Future problems for future me.
He made himself a coffee and returned to the bedroom, collapsing onto the beanbag.
An hour later, his eyes were heavy from screen time.
After replacing Pan Ning’s towel once more, he showered, slipped into his boxers, and crawled into bed.
Setting a 3 AM alarm, he finally succumbed to exhaustion, tossing his phone aside and sinking into sleep.
……
Ring... ring.
At exactly 3 AM, the alarm blared.
Su Yang groggily rolled over and silenced it.
After two dazed minutes, he opened his eyes and turned toward the bed—only to freeze.
He rubbed his eyes and looked again.
The bed was empty.
He quickly sat up and looked toward the bathroom. The door was open, and the light was off. If Pan Ning had woken up in the middle of the night to use the toilet, she definitely wouldn’t have gone outside the room.
So… where was she?
…
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】
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…
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.”
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
