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.”
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?!
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
