Chen Zhi walked out slowly with his hands in his pockets.
He was the first student to walk out of the exam center gates.
Outside the school gates, the media reporters who had been waiting for a long time instantly swarmed forward.
Cameras and microphones were shoved right into Chen Zhi's face.
"Student! Student! As the first examinee to walk out of the exam hall, how are you feeling right now?"
A female reporter, her face full of excitement, almost shoved the microphone into Chen Zhi's mouth.
The red light on the camera behind her was blinking. At this moment, it wasn't just the local city network; it might even be a live broadcast for the provincial television station.
Chen Zhi stopped in his tracks, blinked, and looked at the camera in front of him.
He adjusted his slightly wrinkled collar and revealed a textbook smile that was three parts mocking, three parts aloof, and four parts nonchalant.
"My feelings?"
Chen Zhi faced the camera, his tone flat. "Not bad, I guess. Mostly, the AC inside was a bit cold, so I wanted to come out and get some sun."
The female reporter froze for a moment, clearly not expecting this answer.
Weren't they usually supposed to say things like "I'm finally done" or "I want to thank my parents and teachers"?
"Then... do you think this year's questions were difficult?" The female reporter didn't give up, trying to dig up a viral soundbite. "Especially math. A lot of students reported that the calculations were very heavy."
Chen Zhi sighed, looking thoroughly disappointed.
"Difficult? I thought it was pretty basic."
"I saw similar questions on my scratch paper back in my sophomore year. If that's called difficult, then I suggest the exam committee step up the intensity a bit next year, otherwise there's really no way to separate the top students from the rest."
Anyway, I'm already done with the exam.
Even if they put Goldbach's Conjecture on next year's test, that's the underclassmen's problem.
As soon as he said this, the surrounding parents were in an uproar.
This kid's ego was way too big!
The female reporter's mouth twitched, feeling like she had run into a tough customer.
But this was exactly what the ratings needed! This kind of arrogant student would definitely make the trending topics once broadcast!
She excitedly continued to press: "Student, seeing how confident you are, your usual grades must be very good, right? What's your estimated score? Do you have any universities in mind?"
The smile on Chen Zhi's face faded a little, and he suddenly let out a long sigh.
His expression was lonely and desolate.
As if he had just experienced some major setback in life.
"Actually, my grades aren't that great." Chen Zhi shook his head, his tone low. "I performed averagely. I'll probably only be able to get into a niche school that admits just a few dozen students a year."
Hearing this, the female reporter felt a weight lift off her chest.
So he was just bluffing!
It seemed he bombed the test and was just making excuses.
"It's okay, student, everyone has their own path." The female reporter quickly switched to the tone of an understanding older sister, trying to comfort this "disappointed" examinee. "Actually, besides top-tier universities, many vocational and technical colleges are also good choices. Every profession produces its own masters, after all..."
Chen Zhi gave her a weird look.
"Vocational college? Who said I was going to one of those?"
He scratched his head, looking innocent. "I meant, with my score, I'll probably only barely make it into Peking University."
Female reporter: "..."
Cameraman: "..."
Surrounding parents: "..."
The female reporter took a deep breath, fighting the urge to smash the microphone into this boy's face.
"Then... do you have anything you want to say to the next batch of students?" the female reporter asked her final question through gritted teeth, just wanting to get rid of this menace as quickly as possible.
Chen Zhi didn't answer.
Because he saw a figure standing outside the crowd.
Lin Wanwan.
She had clearly just finished her exam too, wearing a baseball cap and a mask.
But those eyes peeking out were currently curved into crescents, staring at him brightly.
She was holding a comically large bouquet of sunflowers in her arms, probably snatched from her waiting father nearby. She had jogged all the way over, beads of sweat still hanging on her forehead.
And on the steps on the other side.
Pei Ningxue had also come out.
She didn't rush over like Lin Wanwan. Instead, she stood at a high vantage point, holding her phone, pointing it in Chen Zhi's direction.
The next second.
The phone in Chen Zhi's pocket vibrated.
He took it out to look.
[Bad Woman: Congratulations on finishing the college entrance exam, my good son. Although you're ugly and delusional, I still wish you a bright future.]
There were two attached photos.
The first was a close-up of Chen Zhi's smug face spouting nonsense in front of the camera just now, clearly a candid shot she had just taken.
The second photo...
Was a picture of Chen Zhi sleeping on his desk.
In the photo, Chen Zhi was sleeping so soundly he was almost drooling, and a huge, ugly-cute turtle had been drawn on his face, with the word "Bastard" written next to it.
When the hell was this taken?!
Chen Zhi's eyelid twitched, and he looked up at the steps.
Pei Ningxue waved her phone, the corners of her mouth curling up, and turned to walk away with the crowd, hiding her merits and fame.
"Student? Student?" the female reporter was still calling out.
Chen Zhi gently pushed the reporter aside. "Excuse me, coming through, family is here."
He walked straight toward Lin Wanwan.
"How did you do on the exam?" Chen Zhi walked over and asked with a smile.
Lin Wanwan didn't answer.
Like a summer breeze, she crashed right into Chen Zhi's arms.
The giant sunflowers were squished between them, making a rustling sound. Lin Wanwan buried her face in Chen Zhi's chest and took a deep breath. It was a familiar scent that made her feel at ease.
"Chen Zhi!"
Her voice was muffled, carrying a hint of a nasal tone, but mostly an irrepressible joy.
The surrounding parents and students all turned to look.
On this day full of farewells and relief, such a passionate embrace was always particularly eye-catching.
Lin Wanwan looked up.
She reached out and unhooked one side of her mask, revealing a small face that was unadorned by makeup but still stunning. Because of her excitement, her cheeks were flushed red.
In those eyes hid the passion of the entire summer, reflecting only Chen Zhi's shadow.
"Chen Zhi!" she announced loudly, her voice crisp. "The moment the final bell for the college entrance exam rang, it's no longer considered forbidden puppy love!"
Through a gap in the crowd, Li Zhiyi also squeezed out, holding two bottles of water, looking at this scene somewhat at a loss.
Chen Zhi took a deep breath.
The romantic battlefield might be late, but it would never be absent.
But he didn't care.
Summer had just begun.
Seeing that Chen Zhi wasn't speaking, Lin Wanwan wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction and lightly punched his chest. "Hey, Chen Zhi, why aren't you saying anything? What am I to you now?"
Chen Zhi smiled and reached out to tuck Lin Wanwan's messy bangs behind her ear.
"You're my superstar."
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
