Su Ze sat down beside Uesugi Akizuki and handed her the freshly delivered milk tea, already inserted with a straw.
Cang Yu sat across from the two, slightly surprised. "And this is…?"
Su Ze thought for a moment. "…My sister, Uesugi Akizuki. She's not much of a talker."
Cang Yu was a bit puzzled. "Your sister… with the last name Uesugi? She does seem to have some… Japanese features… Are you pulling my leg?"
You guessed right, Su Ze thought to himself. Straight men really are simple-minded. No wonder Cang Yu gets teased by Zhi Xu.
Su Ze smiled. "Oh, we're siblings by bond, not by blood."
"…Oh." Cang Yu pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized, looking utterly confused. "Siblings by bond, not by blood… but still siblings?"
His slow thinking amused Su Ze, who couldn't help but cover his mouth to stifle his laughter.
Seeing this, Cang Yu finally caught on. "You were definitely messing with me!"
Su Ze turned his head away, his white hair and body shaking with suppressed laughter.
Cang Yu didn't get angry; instead, he started laughing along, finding the situation a bit funny himself.
A phone rang. Su Ze pulled out his phone, seeing an unfamiliar number. He took a deep breath and stepped outside to answer.
"Su Ze." The voice on the other end was cold.
Su Ze's hair stood on end! He responded somewhat unnaturally, "Are you… the leader of the Uesugi Group, Uesugi Akizuki?"
"You're quick to react and think." Uesugi Akizuki praised. "How is my daughter, Akizuki?"
Su Ze gradually calmed down. "She's great, in every way."
"What do you mean, 'in every way'?" Uesugi Akizuki felt something was off. "Have you overstepped my warning?"
"Uh… You're misinterpreting me. What I mean is, she's very happy in her daily life. You don't need to worry about her being here with me."
"…Do you find her annoying?" Uesugi Akizuki began probing.
"How could I find her annoying? She's so cute and obedient. I treat her like a little sister to spoil." Su Ze smiled, and this was true.
"Just as a sister?" Uesugi Akizuki frowned. "Never thought about… taking it to another level?"
"No! Absolutely not! I recite the Diamond Sutra every day. My mind is already empty of worldly desires!" Su Ze quickly clarified, trying to save his own skin.
Uesugi Akizuki's expression grew more serious. Did he really not like Akizuki? Last time he sent her back so decisively. If he didn't like her… then why was she staying in his house without any formal arrangement?
Should he bring Akizuki back and cut off her thoughts early, to prevent her from falling deeper the longer she stayed with Su Ze?
And Su Ze, reciting the Diamond Sutra… was he about to become a monk?
If he became a monk, Akizuki would have even less of a chance.
…Forget it, let’s wait a while longer.
He had to go to Japan soon and wasn't sure when he'd return to Huaxia. If Su Ze still showed no emotional progress with Akizuki, he'd bring her back then, take her to Japan, and cut off her thoughts.
After a moment of silence, Uesugi Akizuki said, "My other daughter, Uesugi Chigenki, you know her. She's coming to Huaxia University to study. She'll be at the school gate soon. Go pick her up, and take care of her living arrangements and everything else."
Su Ze was about to say something when the call ended with a dial tone.
Su Ze was dumbfounded. Uesugi Chigenki was also coming to study? Huaxia University's backdoor must be worn out!
He had worked so hard to pass multiple courses, self-taught eight languages, yet it wasn't as effective as a single phone call!
Was this the power of capital?
Su Ze returned dejectedly to the milk tea shop and told the little cutie who was sipping her milk tea, "Let's go, your sister is also coming to study here. We need to go pick her up now."
Hearing this, the little cutie's eyes lit up and she nearly jumped out of her seat, grabbing Su Ze's hand and pulling him to leave.
"Good boy," Su Ze teased, patting Cang Yu's shoulder. "Come along, too."
"What… good boy?" Cang Yu's mouth twitched, but he followed Su Ze and the two.
As they walked, Su Ze pondered and made a phone call.
"What's up?" Meng Xingyao's lazy voice came through, as if she was stretching.
"A new student has arrived at our school, a pretty junior. I thought you might be interested." Su Ze's words carried a hidden meaning.
"No thanks~"
Meng Xingyao's voice remained lazy. "I've realized that I can't keep messing with other girls. They have their own lives and will have boys they like. I can't do such a despicable thing."
"Such resentment. Seems like she came to see you yesterday."
“Yeah.” Meng Xingyao was feeling depressed.
"Well, since you're not interested, I'll arrange for Uesugi Chigenki's dorm to be close to ours, so it's easier to take care of her."
Meng Xingyao frowned. "Put her in my dorm. I'll take care of her! Where are you now?"
"Weren't you saying you won't mess with the girl?" Su Ze chuckled.
Meng Xingyao's brow furrowed, and she said seriously, "For the sake of the country, I must nurture talent!"
"That's quite a leap in perspective." Su Ze marveled.
Meng Xingyao, along with Gu Qingqing and others, soon caught up with Su Ze and the others who were on their way.
"Hey! Little darling!"
Cang Yu was chatting with Su Ze when suddenly a pair of hands hugged him from behind. He was startled and turned to see his girlfriend peeking out, grinning.
"Gotcha! Carry me now."
Zhi Xu cupped his cheeks and pinched them.
Cang Yu had long gotten used to his girlfriend's playful antics. He turned and lifted her onto his back. As he subconsciously looked around, he noticed that Su Ze had moved quite far away.
"Darling, darling." Zhi Xu's arms wrapped around his shoulders, poking his chest with her fingers.
"What is it?" Cang Yu asked.
"Do you know what makes a good boyfriend?" Zhi Xu asked mysteriously.
"What?"
"Not leaving me, silly." Zhi Xu laughed, pinching his earlobe. "Do you love me?"
"I do." Cang Yu dutifully answered his girlfriend's question, day after day.
"Here's your reward." A lollipop was handed to his mouth.
Cang Yu instinctively took it, then paused: "You've already eaten this, haven't you?"
"Yes!" Zhi Xu held the stick, not letting him spit it out.
In the conference room, Li Zhenlong, a high-ranking leader of the country, looked at the documents from the Huaxia Central Research Institute in his hand, his brow deeply furrowed. His gaze swept across the four commanders of the Huaxia organization seated at the conference table.
Li Zhenlong said, "The Central Research Institute has come to a conclusion. There's a high probability of a long night occurring within ten days."
"This is the enemy's usual invasion method."
"They believe the long night is caused by a spatial gate named the 'Realm of the Qiongnu,' which opened five days ago on the moon. The ruling species inside, the Qiongnu, are responsible."
"According to the data, they can cause the long night, but how they do it is unknown."
"But it's certain that their goal is to invade Huaxia."
"Gentlemen, any thoughts or suggestions?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
