Task Update

As he watched Lin Yiyi and three others chatting familiarly in the bottom-left corner of the screen, Su Yang thought to himself: 'It makes sense that streamers know each other.'

After the group set the penalties, Qiqi laughed and said, "Shu Shu, you've got so many votes today. How about you take on all three of us by yourself?"

"One against three? You're giving me way too much credit, don't you think?"

"You've got that wild big-spender backing you, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Like I said, he's just some random big donor—he might not help out," Tao Shu said deliberately.

"Give it a try. If you lose, you sing a song. If we lose, each of us girls will dance a little sexy number for the guys in your stream."

Tao Shu thought it over and smiled. "Alright, let's do it."

The five-minute PK started. This time, Su Yang didn't wait until the last moment to cast his votes. He immediately threw out forty "Hua Zi" gifts and crushed the other three in seconds. Tao Shu's score skyrocketed from zero to 1.2 million points.

But the viewers couldn't see the exact number. The screen only displayed '100K+', and the special effects of forty Hua Zi kept flashing one after another.

It was over as soon as it began. This move instantly stunned the four streamers in the broadcast room.

—What the hell? Are Hua Zi free or something?

—One costs three grand; forty is... twelve thousand yuan! Holy crap!!

The chat room went wild too. Watching a rich guy throw money like that got everyone hyped.

From just this single PK, Tao Shu earned tens of thousands of yuan.

Su Yang smiled and typed out a message: "I'm heading off, little Tao. You guys have fun."

After saying that, he left the stream. He couldn't even be bothered to watch the sexy little dance.

Mostly because he'd already seen Lin Yiyi dance—up close, no less—and he had zero interest in the other two girls anyway.

Back in the four-way stream, Qiqi asked excitedly, "Shu Shu, was that the same random big-money backer?"

Tao Shu stared at the screen, swallowed, and nodded.

"Holy crap!! What's that big donor's name? Can you introduce him to us?!"

"Yeah, introduce us!" another streamer chimed in.

"He goes by 'Open the sports car to buy groceries,'" Tao Shu said.

"'Open the... what for groceries?'" Qiqi said, confused.

But although Qiqi didn't catch it, Lin Yiyi heard clearly. Her eyes went wide and she demanded excitedly, "What did you say the big donor's name was again?"

"Open the sports car to buy groceries. He's already left. If you're interested, you can add him yourselves."

"Oh damn!! Sweet, sweet!!"

......

Back in bed, Su Yang had no idea what was happening in the stream. He muttered to himself, "Let me see if my Teacher Zhan is streaming."

He opened his follow list and saw that Teacher Zhan was live.

"Oh hey, they're streaming. Still, watching A-Gao is more my style." Su Yang clicked into the live room.

A-Gao was sitting at home eating a late-night snack—a huge spread of seafood, looking absolutely delicious. He ate while sharing random facts with the viewers.

Su Yang watched for a while, casually threw him five Hua Zi, then switched to another social app to mess around.

At 12:30 AM, Pan Ni had already fallen asleep without him noticing.

Su Yang gently moved her head onto the pillow, then leaned down, kissed her, and turned off the light to get some rest.

A quiet night passed.

The next morning at 9 AM, Su Yang woke up first. He opened the automatic curtains to see it still gloomy outside.

Pan Ni was still sleeping, which was rare. Su Yang pulled out his phone and sent a message in the group chat.

@everyone, all right my dudes, I checked the weather. It's overcast here, but Bei Haidao is sunny. Why don't we fly over today?

Meng Wenzhou: Sounds good. Flights shouldn't be affected by now.

Su Yang: Yo, you're actually up?

Meng Wenzhou: Just got out of bed and headed to the bathroom.

Su Yang: Then let's change locations. I'll look up tickets.

Meng Wenzhou: I'll handle it.

Liu Bo: Everyone step aside! I've got this one!

Su Yang: Deal.

Meng Wenzhou: Alright. And book the hotel while you're at it.

Liu Bo: No problem! Your boy's got cash.

Su Yang: Big boss moneybags!

Liu Bo: Heh heh. What time should I book?

Su Yang: What's the earliest flight available?

Liu Bo: 4:10 PM.

Meng Wenzhou: Let's go with that. Hurry up—time's getting tight. Once it's booked, we'll all get up, get ready, grab breakfast downstairs, and head to the airport.

Liu Bo: OK!

Soon after, Pan Ni stretched and opened her eyes.

"What time is it?"

"10:30."

"That late?"

"Yeah. Haven't been sleeping well the last couple of days, huh? Sleep in a bit more if you want."

"True. I haven't been sleeping well. Are we going to Bei Haidao today?"

"Yes. The flight's at 4:10 PM."

"Then I'll get up, put on my makeup," Pan Ni said, throwing off the covers and heading to freshen up and do her makeup.

Su Yang was already ready. He stayed in bed, playing on his phone.

As he browsed, the system's familiar voice echoed in his mind.

[Ding! An active mission has been updated. The host can view and select one mission before midnight today.]

—Oh? A big mission update? Let me check it out.

As soon as the thought came, a familiar virtual interface appeared before him, showing three missions he hadn't seen in a while.

[Mission 1: Take Shizuo Misako and Yoshida Mie, whom you met in Japan, to Hokkaido for a three-day trip. While there, play at least one round of games with both of them as a duo. Reward: 80 million yuan. Failure penalty: minus 100 million yuan.]

Before he even finished reading, Su Yang cursed in his mind—Hell no? System, are you messing with me or what? And duo gaming? I can't bring them along! What kind of garbage mission!

[Host, no need to rush. There are other options.]

—Screw this!

After cursing a couple of times, Su Yang continued reading.

[Mission 2: After arriving in Hokkaido, bind with a female whose appearance rating is 95 points or higher. Raise her affinity level to 80 within three days. Reward: 60 million yuan plus two stat-boosting cards. Failure penalty: minus 80 million yuan.]

—This mission is no good either. My binding slots are full now.

[The host can increase other targets' affinity to 100 to free up a slot.]

—Easier said than done. Let me check the next one.

[Mission 3: Within 45 days, choose two male friends to travel to Europe together. Note: male companions only. Reward: 200 million yuan plus three stat-boosting cards. Failure penalty: minus 300 million yuan. The timer starts upon mission acceptance. Going after 45 days or failing to return within that period counts as failure.]

When Su Yang saw this mission, he was instantly intrigued.

—Huh?? This mission has got some flavor! Europe?

—Can only pick two male friends? So that's Old Meng and Fatty?

At this thought, a grin spread across his face involuntarily. A flood of imagined scenarios filled his head.

—Awesome, awesome. System, you really get men. More missions like this in the future, please. I'll take it.

[Mission 3: Confirm selection?]

—Yes.

[Ding! Mission 3 selected successfully. Remaining time for current mission: 45 days.]

No rush on this one. Still plenty of time. I'll find a moment after getting back home to talk to them both privately. Yeah, that's the plan for now.

At 11:20, Pan Ning finished putting on her makeup. After a quick message in the group chat, everyone grabbed their luggage, headed downstairs to check out, and found a restaurant on the street to grab lunch together.

Around 1:00 PM, the group took a taxi to East Gate's other international airport, Yutian, which was located right in the city center, much closer than the earlier Chengtian Airport.

In about half an hour, they arrived at the airport to handle check-in and luggage drop-off.

Once that was done, they walked into the business-class lounge and sat around chatting for a while. At 3:40 PM, all eleven of them boarded the flight heading to Bay Hokkaido.

On the plane, Su Yang thought to himself, "I wonder what kind of girls I'll run into this time. Kinda looking forward to it."

......