Hearing this, everyone at the table also looked at Su Yang.
Su Yang was stunned, immediately widened his eyes, and shook his head in denial: "No way, I'm just like Ziming, planning to help them be a wingman. You can ask them if you don't believe me."
Liu Bo immediately vouched for him: "Yes, Sister Pan, it really has nothing to do with my brother Yang. We just wanted him to help us out, provide some cover if there were any beautiful girls."
Pan Ning's face showed no change in expression. She nodded slightly, picked up the lemon water on the table, and took a small sip: "That's fine then."
"Whew~" Although Su Yang genuinely hadn't planned to participate this time, for some reason, being questioned by Pan Ning always made him nervous.
Seeing that Pan Ning didn't pursue the matter further, Su Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and shot Liu Bo a grateful look.
Liu Bo grinned and winked back in response.
A few minutes later, a server pushed a cart towards their table. Besides the items they had ordered, the bar also gifted two fruit platters and two snacks.
The server arranged everything on the table one by one: "Here is everything you ordered, ladies and gentlemen."
Looking at the four extra items on the table, Liu Bo asked, "Miss, we didn't order these?"
The server explained with a smile, "It's like this, sir. Our store is currently running a promotion. For orders over 1000, we gift two fruit platters and snacks."
"Oh, I see. Well, thank you then~"
"You're welcome. Please press the service bell anytime if you need anything."
"Okay."
After the server left, everyone started chatting and drinking. This kind of quiet bar was actually very similar to most coffee shops, very peaceful with only some jazz music and the low murmurs of guests. The patrons inside all followed the rules well.
It wasn't like other bars where people would rowdily play drinking games and make a lot of noise.
Su Yang picked up his iced coffee and quickly downed it in one go: "Whoa! That hits the spot."
"Brother Yang, is that iced Americano really that good?" Liu Bo asked, swirling a glass of Long Island Iced Tea.
Su Yang laughed: "How to put this thing... it's like a lot of foods. People who like it really like it, and those who don't can't stand it."
"Anyway, as long as you enjoy drinking it and it makes you happy, that's what matters."
"True."
As they were chatting, the bar's door opened, and two fashionably dressed women with short hair walked in from outside, giving off a sort of socialite vibe.
Chu Qiunan's eyes sharpened, immediately locking onto the target as he nudged Ji Bo beside him: "Hey hey hey, target spotted!!"
"Where? Where?" Hearing this, before Ji Bo could even respond, Meng Qianyu leaned over and asked first.
Mainly because Chu Qiunan hadn't deliberately lowered his voice like at the beginning but had spoken normally, so everyone present heard him.
Chu Qiunan turned his head and smiled: "No, I mean, Qianyu, why are you so interested?"
"Can only you guys appreciate beautiful women? We girls like looking at beautiful women too."
"Yeah, anyone can appreciate beautiful things," Su Qingci chimed in.
Chu Qiunan gave a helpless smile: "Alright, alright. Over by the entrance, see? One in a black bodycon skirt, one in gray spaghetti-strap skinny jeans." As he spoke, he pointed towards the direction of the entrance.
Apart from Pan Ning, who wasn't interested and continued drinking on her own, all the other girls turned to look along with the guys.
"Can only be considered okay~" Meng Qianyu said flatly after looking for a few seconds.
Ji Bo glanced at Meng Qianyu: "Well, that depends on who you're comparing them to. Compared to you all, they naturally fall short, but compared to ordinary people, they're already quite good-looking."
Hearing Ji Bo's words, the girls didn't refute him but nodded with smiles: "Little Ji Bo, if you can talk like that, you can say more."
"Hehe, I'll say more later. Let me observe first~"
As he said this, he continued to observe the two girls standing at the bar counter talking to the bartender in the distance.
Su Yang also turned slightly to look, but his seat was by the window, making it a bit awkward to get a good view.
But that didn't stop him from using his cheat.
— System, what are the attractiveness scores of those two girls over there?
[Li Wei, Attractiveness: 73]
[Yang Xue'er, Attractiveness: 70]
— Their figures are okay, but their looks are a bit lacking.
He also stopped looking and turned back to drink with Pan Ning.
Meng Wenzhou also sized them up for a few glances before looking away.
Soon, Chu Qiunan and the others also realized that these two girls' level was actually about the same as those few girls who had gone to play the escape room with them before.
This time, they were looking for long-term partners, not the kind you sleep with for one night and then part ways.
"Forget it, forget it. Still not quite up to par. Let's wait and see a bit more," Chu Qiunan said, turning his head back.
Ji Bo and Liu Bo also turned their heads back and stopped looking.
Everyone continued drinking. Then, Chu Qiunan pulled out his phone and secretly @'ed Su Yang in the guys' group chat.
Chu Qiunan: @Su Yang, Old Su, where's your magic? Hurry up and cast a spell~
Ji Bo: Yeah, Brother Yang, don't you run into stunning beauties everywhere you go? What's going on today?
Chu Qiunan: Right, back in Licheng, you could bump into a peerless beauty like Ren Lingxi just wandering around the streets. There should be even more beauties in a place like this.
Feeling the constant vibration in his pants pocket, Su Yang knew without looking that it was Chu Qiunan and the others sending messages in the group.
He pretended to normally check his phone, took it out, turned slightly to shield it, and opened the WeChat group.
Su Yang: You guys think I'm a god or something.
Chu Qiunan: In my eyes, you are a god. The deity in charge of peach blossom luck.
Su Yang: ......
Ji Bo: Cast the spell, Brother Yang!
Zhang Ziming: You guys settle down. I bet we won't meet any pretty girls tonight.
Chu Qiunan: Impossible. I believe in Old Su.
Su Yang: Alright, alright. Then I'll exert just a tiny bit of my magical power.
Ji Bo: Great, great. I'm already prepared.
Su Yang: Look at the door. Count down from ten in your heart, and a girl with an attractiveness score over 80 is guaranteed to walk in.
Seeing this, Meng Wenzhou raised an eyebrow: For real?
Liu Bo: Brother Yang, you swear?
Chu Qiunan: Really? It can't be that magical, can it?
Su Yang was actually just talking nonsense, but he continued typing in reply: Just turn and look at the door and count down~
After seeing this, although they knew Su Yang was just messing around, they still cooperatively turned to look at the door and started counting down in their hearts.
Ten.
Nine.
Eight.
...
Two.
One!
As the last number fell, the bar door did not open.
Chu Qiunan: @Su Yang, you old liar!
Meng Wenzhou: Wait, look at the door.
After sending this message, they turned to look again.
Just then, the bar door happened to open from the outside, and a long-haired girl wearing a gray-and-white checkered shirt with denim bodycon shorts walked in.
She was about 165 cm tall with long, slender legs. The main thing was her face was quite pretty, clearly a notch above the two girls from before.
Their table was diagonally facing the bar entrance. Chu Qiunan, Ji Bo, and Meng Wenzhou, sitting on the outer side of the booth, got a relatively clear view of her face.
At a glance, the three of them widened their eyes, partly stunned by the girl's looks, and partly amazed by Su Yang's seemingly supernatural insight.
Seeing their expressions, Su Yang also tilted his head to look. He raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself: 'What the...? Am I really some kind of deity?'
—System.
[Gao Yue, Age: 23]
[Height: 166cm]
[Weight: 51kg]
[Appearance: 84]
[Figure: 85]
[Number of Relationships: 2, Currently Single]
[Number of Sexual Partners: 1]
[Characteristics: Outgoing and cheerful, unconstrained by minor details]
—Hmm, not bad looking.
Meanwhile, the girl at the door scanned the bar and, looking somewhat displeased, walked over and took a seat at the counter.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
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."
