Before Su Yang could answer, Holland continued, “It’s nice to meet you. We’re friends now, right?”
Su Yang nodded with a smile. “Of course.”
“Well, since that’s the case, how about having a few drinks together tonight? I won’t invite you to dinner, though.”
Holland turned to Zendaya and said with a smile, “I have to have dinner with my girlfriend, so I can only invite you and a few friends for drinks after dinner.”
Su Yang thought for a moment before replying politely, “It would be an honor to accept your invitation, but I might have a friend coming to meet me later, so…”
Holland waved his hand with a smile, interrupting him. “I know what you mean. No problem—just bring your friend along.”
Su Yang was a little surprised to hear that. He hadn’t expected a major celebrity like Holland to be so easygoing. He really seemed like a great guy.
He nodded and smiled. “In that case, I’ll bring my friend along tonight.”
“OK.” Holland took the bottle of water Zendaya handed him and tossed it to Su Yang. “You’re here on vacation, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Where are you staying?”
“At the Peninsula Hotel nearby.”
“The Peninsula Hotel on Kimberley Street?”
Su Yang opened the bottle, took a sip, and nodded. “That’s the one.”
“Haha, then you’re staying at the same hotel as my girlfriend. See? It must be fate!” Holland laughed.
“Definitely. What a coincidence!”
“Haha, all right, let’s not talk too much for now. We’ve got some things to take care of. See you tonight.”
“About what time?” Su Yang asked.
“I’ll be waiting for you in the hotel lobby before nine tonight.” Holland winked at Su Yang, then turned to Morant, who was standing nearby.
“Ja, aren’t you coming tonight?”
Morant nodded. “I have something to do tonight. You guys have fun.”
“All right, then. I’ll get going. See you later.”
With that, Holland left ahead of everyone else with Zendaya and their two friends.
Su Yang finished the rest of his water in one go, then walked over to a chair and picked up his T-shirt.
Seeing this, Morant smiled. “Not playing anymore?”
“No. I’ve got something to do later, and I need to go back to the hotel and take a shower.”
“Sure. Let’s exchange Instagram accounts.” Morant took out his phone and walked over to Su Yang with a smile.
The two followed each other on Instagram. After adding each other, Su Yang said goodbye to Josh and left the court.
It was 3:10 in the afternoon. As soon as he left the court, Emma’s message came through.
“Su~ Where are you now?”
“I’m out on the street, walking back to the hotel,” Su Yang typed in reply.
“The Peninsula Hotel from this morning?”
“Yeah.”
“Great! I’m in a taxi. I’ll be at the hotel entrance in five minutes at most.”
“If you get there first, wait for me in the lobby. It’ll take me about ten minutes to walk there.”
“Where are you walking from?”
“Some street called Krems Street. I was playing basketball with a few friends around here.”
“A few friends?? You have friends in France? Isn’t this your first time here?”
Su Yang laughed. “Once you’ve played a game together, aren’t you friends?”
“True, haha. Hurry up, then.”
“OK. We’ll talk when we meet.”
After turning off his phone, Su Yang suddenly remembered the group photos he had taken with Holland and Morant.
He opened his photo album and looked through them. Josh looked big and burly, but his photography skills were pretty good.
“I have to post these on my Moments to commemorate this. Keeping a record of life is part of enjoying it, after all~” Su Yang said as he opened WeChat Moments and selected the photos for upload.
He added the caption: Ran into NBA star Morant and Spider-Man Holland at a pickup basketball court in Paris.
After finishing the caption, he tapped Send.
Ding! The system has detected that the host is extremely happy and thoroughly enjoying his trip. Reward: 3 million yuan.
“Hehe, sure enough, there’s a reward.”
Su Yang smiled, slipped his phone back into his pocket, and hurried toward the Peninsula Hotel.
Ten minutes later, Su Yang returned to the Peninsula Hotel.
As soon as he entered the lobby, he spotted Emma sitting in the nearby tea lounge.
After returning home, Emma had changed into a new outfit. She was now wearing a bright-red, low-cut spaghetti-strap dress and a pair of black high heels.
Her yellowish-brown, medium-length hair had been styled and fell over her shoulders. She wore two large, round earrings and a thin platinum necklace around her neck. Her makeup was also exquisitely done, making her look even more beautiful than she had that morning.
Su Yang quickly walked over to her. “Hello, Emma.”
Hearing him call her name, Emma looked up from her phone and flashed him a sweet smile. “Su~ You’re here.”
“Mm-hmm. When did you arrive?”
“Only two minutes ago.”
“As long as you didn’t have to wait too long. What would you like to drink? It’s on me.”
“No need. I’ve already ordered two coffees.”
“All right, then.”
As he spoke, Su Yang pulled out a chair and sat down across from Emma.
Just then, a staff member hurried over with two lattes. “Here are your coffees, sir and madam.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Enjoy.”
The staff member gave them a slight smile before turning and walking away.
“Have you eaten?” Su Yang asked, lifting his coffee for a sip.
Emma nodded. “Yes. What about you?”
“I’ve eaten too. I had nothing better to do, so I went out for a walk. After grabbing something to eat, I happened to run into an NBA star and Spider-Man Holland. Then I even played basketball with them.”
“Holland? You met Holland? He’s in Paris too?” Emma asked excitedly as soon as she heard the name.
“Yeah. What’s the matter? Do you like him?”
“I’m a huge fan of his!” Emma clasped her hands together, looking completely starstruck.
“Really? Then you’re in luck.”
“What do you mean?”
“He invited me out for drinks tonight.”
“Really?” Emma excitedly moved over and sat beside Su Yang.
“Why would I lie to you? I even asked if I could bring a friend, and he said OK.”
“You mean me?” Su Yang took a sip of his coffee and smiled.
“Of course.”
“Wow! You’re the best, Su! I love you!” Emma happily leaned toward him, wrapped an arm around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek.
The sudden move caught Su Yang completely off guard. He widened his eyes and touched his cheek. “What was that for?”
“I absolutely love his movies, especially the Spider-Man films he’s in. He’s practically the perfect Spider-Man in my eyes, but I’ve never met him in person.”
“I’ve always wanted to meet him, get his autograph, and take a picture with him. And now you’re telling me I can have drinks with him tonight! How could I not be excited?” Emma said dramatically.
“You can be excited, but don’t go around kissing people randomly.”
“I couldn’t help myself! Besides, there was no one else around, so I had to kiss you~” Emma said, throwing Su Yang a flirtatious look.
“What kind of strange logic is that? Whenever you get excited, you have to kiss someone?” Su Yang said with an exasperated smile. He rolled his eyes and then asked, “Let me ask you something.”
“What?”
“Who do you think is more handsome, me or Holland~?” Resting his chin on one hand, he deliberately struck a handsome pose and looked at Emma.
Hearing that, Emma said without hesitation, “Of course you are! You’re way more handsome than he is.”
“Seriously?”
“Definitely! I only like him because I was drawn to the characters he plays. He’s handsome too, but he’s not my type looks-wise. You are.”
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
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.”
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
