"Brother Gu, Senior Shen Yue, here are the strawberry cakes I made for you today. I followed an online tutorial—hope you like them."
Lu Xuexue, standing behind Gu Ximan, placed the box of strawberry cakes on Gu Luo's desk.
"Ah, thank you," Gu Luo smiled, feeling quite fond of this younger sister who practically showered him with treats every day.
Of course, the main reason was that Lu Xuexue was Gu Ximan's best friend.
And without fail, she always greeted him with a sweet "Brother Gu."
Her well-behaved demeanor naturally made Gu Luo treat her like a little sister.
"Thanks, junior," Shen Yue said, snapping out of her earlier thoughts and nodding with a warm smile at Lu Xuexue.
She genuinely adored Gu Luo's two younger sisters.
Not only were they cute and pretty, but their personalities were utterly endearing.
Plus, they treated her with such respect that it gave her a satisfying sense of seniority.
The moment the two first-year beauties stepped into the sophomore Class 8, the previously noisy classroom noticeably quieted down.
The usually carefree, chuunibyou boys suddenly transformed, straining to appear deep and composed.
No choice—in front of the two most radiant first-year flowers, they had to maintain their dignity and put their best foot forward.
Even the students who had been rushing to the basketball court stopped in their tracks.
Well, except for the die-hard badminton fanatics.
Gu Ximan turned to Gu Luo and asked, "Stupid big bro, what event did you sign up for?"
"Haven’t decided yet, I’ll figure it out later," Gu Luo replied before countering, "What about you, Ximan?"
"Xuexue and I have zero athletic talent—we’re just gonna be spectators," Gu Ximan teased, sticking out her tongue before grumbling, "Honestly, doesn’t the school host events way too often?"
"Last Wednesday was the anniversary celebration, and next Tuesday is the sports festival."
Hearing this, Shen Yue patiently explained with a smile, "That’s just how it is. The school holds two sports festivals every semester—one right after term starts and another before vacation."
"And that’s not all—there are competitions, galas, spring outings, autumn trips, out-of-province dorm retreats… so many things."
"On average, there’s some event every two or three weeks."
"This school must be loaded…" Gu Ximan couldn’t help but marvel, but then her eyes suddenly sparkled as she realized something. Excitedly, she asked,
"We can go on out-of-province retreats?!"
"Yep," Shen Yue nodded, then added mysteriously, "But those are only for sophomores."
"Whaaat?!"
The cruel reality hit Gu Ximan like a deflated balloon, shattering her hopes.
Shattering them completely.
She wasn’t upset about missing out this year—she was devastated she couldn’t go with her stupid big bro.
"But there are exceptions," Shen Yue lowered her voice conspiratorially. "Technically, freshmen and juniors aren’t allowed to join."
"But I can ask my mom to negotiate with the school’s ‘principles.’"
Though it was considered a prestigious academy, there weren’t many families at Guangya that could sway the administration.
Gu Ximan’s heart leaped with hope, her eyes reigniting with excitement.
But she hesitated, unsure how to respond.
Even with her own connections, she couldn’t bring herself to ask Aunt Luo to intervene on something like this.
Besides, while she and Shen Yue were acquainted now, they weren’t that close—let alone asking for a favor that relied on her parents’ influence.
"We’ll see how things go. Might really need your help asking Aunt Xu later," Gu Luo chimed in, speaking up for Gu Ximan.
He, too, wanted to travel with her and create lasting memories.
He just wasn’t sure how their blended family would handle it.
After all, Aunt Luo might not approve of Luo Shuning being with him.
If it came down to it, he’d ask Shen Yue for help.
Yue's Mom wasn’t an outsider.
"Mm, of course!" Shen Yue was overjoyed that Gu Luo didn’t treat her like a stranger at all.
Anyone watching might’ve thought he was fulfilling some long-held wish of hers.
"Yesss!"
Gu Ximan immediately threw herself at Shen Yue in a hug.
Not long after the two girls’ playful tussling, the class’s sports committee member approached with a sign-up sheet.
After politely smiling at Gu Ximan and Lu Xuexue, he turned to Gu Luo and asked,
"Gu, what’s the plan?"
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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?!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
