Knock, knock, knock!
Hearing the sound, Hong Ran smiled and said, "Yuqing is here, come in!"
Su Yang looked at Qin Su: "Susu, pause it for me for a second."
"Okay."
Click. The private room door opened, and a tall, slender girl walked in.
This was Hong Ran's friend, He Yuqing. She had long black hair, delicate makeup, fair skin, and refined features.
She wore a black off-shoulder tube top, paired with a denim skirt, and black strappy heels on her feet.
Because she was already tall, combined with the heels, her legs looked as if they had a long-leg filter applied — long and straight.
"Hello~ Ranran." He Yuqing waved at Hong Ran, who was sitting near the door, with a beaming smile.
"You're here."
"Yeah. Are you guys just the three of you?"
"A few more haven't arrived yet. Come on, let me introduce you." Hong Ran pulled He Yuqing and looked toward Su Yang, who was sitting in the middle of the sofa.
"Whoa, who's this handsome guy?!" He Yuqing's eyes lit up the moment she saw Su Yang.
Actually, when Hong Ran had texted her earlier to invite her out, she'd already mentioned that there would be a total hottie tonight.
At first, He Yuqing couldn't have cared less. Mainly because she wasn't that young anymore — she was 26, had been in several relationships, and had seen plenty of handsome guys. So just talking about it didn't interest her at all.
But when Hong Ran directly said this guy was on par with the Yan Zu and Guan Xi level of handsomeness, she finally agreed.
And so, she naturally went all out getting ready. She rarely dressed like this, only when there was a good-looking guy in the mix.
The moment she saw him, her throat moved as she couldn't help but swallow.
"This is the super handsome guy I told you about — Su Yang!" Hong Ran looked at Su Yang and introduced him with a smile.
Su Yang stood up and nodded: "Hello, beautiful. What's your name?"
"Um... you can call me... call me." He Yuqing had a habit — when she first met a guy she was especially into, she'd get nervous and her speech would become a bit clumsy.
Hong Ran naturally knew this. She tugged He Yuqing and laughed: "Her name is He Yuqing, she's my bestie."
"Got it. So should I call her—"
"Just call her Yuqing."
"OK." Su Yang smiled faintly and called out in his head.
— Activate.
[He Yuqing, Age: 26]
[Height: 168cm]
[Weight: 50kg]
[Looks: 86]
[Figure: 85]
[Relationships: 4, Single]
[Body Count: 2]
[Traits: Extrovert, talkative, loves going full throttle]
— Hmm, about what I expected. Solidly a great beauty, but not quite goddess level.
For looks, Su Yang had his own grading system.
75 to 79 was a regular pretty girl, 80 to 84 was a very nice beauty, 85 to 89 was a stunning beauty, 90 to 94 was a goddess, and 95 and above was rare perfection.
Currently, only a few had ever gone above 95.
— Pretty good anyway. At least it's pleasant to look at.
He Yuqing gave an awkward little laugh: "S-sorry about that, Su Yang, handsome."
"No worries, have a seat."
Just then, Qin Su looked at He Yuqing and waved: "Hello Yuqing, we've met before."
He Yuqing smiled lightly: "You're Qin Su, right? I remember you."
"That's right."
With that, He Yuqing sat down next to Hong Ran, and the two began chatting quietly.
Su Yang sat back down and looked at Qin Su: "Susu, you can play it now."
"Alright."
Qin Su restarted the song, and the intro came to a quick end.
Su Yang picked up the microphone and began to sing.
— I'm sad, because I've been pent up for too long...
The moment his voice came out, the three girls who had been chatting instantly looked up at him.
[Ding, Host has been detected casually showing off a little. Mood lifted. Reward: 3,000,000]
Su Yang was already used to the system's constant notification sounds.
He wasn't affected and kept singing, while the three beside him stared at him with furrowed brows, their faces full of disbelief.
His voice right now sounded incredibly similar to Jay Chou, but listening more closely, it was different — it had more of his own unique tone mixed in.
It felt like adding an extra buff on top of the original version — it sounded fantastic.
Although Jay Chou's songs are notoriously hard to sing, Su Yang handled it with ease. It was like he was the original singer of the song.
Qin Su's mouth hung open as she stared blankly at Su Yang.
Hong Ran was in complete shock, while He Yuqing looked completely entranced. She'd already been blown away by Su Yang's looks, and now with his enchanting voice...
Her heart suddenly raced. She felt like she was falling for him at first sight. This night was definitely worth it.
Soon came the chorus, and Su Yang raised his pitch.
— I don't understand your dark humor!
The moment those lyrics hit, goosebumps spread across the three girls' skin.
Through the entire chorus, he switched flawlessly between chest voice and falsetto, and there wasn't even a trace of breath noise.
Breath control like that is extremely hard even for professional singers. Only a select few can pull it off.
The song quickly reached the final chorus. By now, the three of them were completely dumbstruck, frozen as if paused.
Su Yang raised the pitch slightly above the original key, soared through the highest climax, and then immediately brought it down gently for the last two lines.
The song ended. He let out a soft breath, set down the mic, and looked at the three girls beside him.
All three of them had the exact same expression, their mouths slightly open, as if their souls had been sucked away.
Su Yang tilted his head and waved his hand in front of them: "Hey! What's up with you guys?"
"Huh?" Qin Su snapped out of it first. She looked at Su Yang and smacked her lips: "You... you're this good at singing?"
"It's mainly because I really love this song. I've practiced it a lot, so I'm pretty familiar with it."
At that point, Hong Ran and He Yuqing returned to their bodies.
Hong Ran clapped her hands, applauding as she looked at him with admiration: "Great, great! Is this what you call not going off-key? Damn, this is the best version of 'Dark Humor' I've ever heard other than the original."
He Yuqing nodded with a sweet smile: "Exactly. I even think it sounds better than the original."
"Not at all, not at all. This is peak Jay Chou — no one can surpass that." Su Yang smiled and picked up a piece of fruit with a fork, popping it into his mouth.
"Still being modest. Your level here completely surpasses professional singers. I was listening carefully earlier — not a trace of breath sound, smooth falsetto transitions, and you can belt high notes too! Amazing!" Hong Ran didn't hold back on the praise.
"Ranran, does he have a girlfriend?" He Yuqing suddenly leaned close to Hong Ran's ear and whispered.
Hong Ran shook her head: "No idea. Why, you interested again?"
He Yuqing bit her lip: "This one, I genuinely like!"
"Don't even think about it. He's Susu's friend, and Susu hasn't said anything yet."
He Yuqing tilted her head and stole a glance at Su Yang: "I don't care. I'm going to try!"
Hong Ran sighed helplessly: "I don't think you've got a chance. He and Susu clearly like each other. Don't go making trouble for yourself."
......
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.”
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
