Carrying handmade pastries.
Holding a homemade coffee.
Dressed to perfection,
she arrived at the golden storefront on the basement floor of Building A, Chengkai Center.
Lin Mu today was dazzling.
The dress she wore was a high-end piece from Huasha, a gift from her sister,
Her hair, styled by Tony at the Riyuegu Mall, had cost several hundred yuan for a professional touch;
Her feet were adorned with high-heeled Gothic medieval leather shoes,
And she carried a pure and simple canvas tote bag from Miu Miu's latest collection.
Meeting her sister required putting in every ounce of effort.
After all, seeing her sister was no easy feat.
"Sister Gao Ban, has my sister already arrived?"
In the noisy Chengkai Plaza, Lin Mu followed behind a blonde adult woman, looking like a big sister leading a little girl.
— Lin Mu was the younger sister.
"Yes, she arrived long ago. She's practicing the piano in the music room. By the way, I have something to take care of, so I'll drop you off and then leave for about 15 minutes before coming back to pick you up."
The 155 cm tall, aloof GaoBan Weihua said.
"Okay, Sister Gao Ban. I'm always troubling you, thank you so much." Lin Mu expressed her gratitude.
She was well aware that Mu Xia's time was precious, measured in seconds.
To spare 15-20 minutes to spend with her was already the maximum effort her sister could muster.
As a debuting songstress, a master's disciple, a piano brand ambassador, and the student council president, Mu Xia's daily tasks could fill the largest notebook.
Without GaoBan Weihua, this extremely capable manager, her sister would likely collapse, as she once overheard at home,
breaking metronomes, smashing a clock worth tens of thousands, and dismantling an expensive, massive air purifier with her bare hands.
"..."
It's not easy.
"By the way, Lin Mu."
Suddenly, Sister Gao Ban spoke up as she walked ahead.
"Hmm?"
"I wanted to ask, do you usually read novels?"
She asked, not looking back.
"Ah? Novels?"
Lin Mu was a bit puzzled, unsure why she was asking such a question, but she answered instinctively,
"No, I never read them. I listen to music more."
"Oh, okay."
GaoBan nodded and didn't ask further.
Feeling curious, Lin Mu couldn't help but ask, "What's going on, Sister Gao Ban? Why the sudden question?"
"Nothing, it's just that your sister has been a bit strange recently, always reading things she shouldn't in my car." GaoBan said as she walked,
"As her manager and 'guardian,' I naturally need to figure out her recent interests to prevent her from going down the wrong path."
"Ah..."
Lin Mu's head seemed to have a little progress circle spinning, reacting a bit slowly to such adult topics.
"So, I took a look too." GaoBan said.
"Eh? You mean... that novel?"
"Yes."
She said, "Although there are many parts I can't understand, since the context of your Chinese language is quite different from ours, this book seems to be about the relationship between siblings. I think your sister reading this might be thinking of you."
"..."
Lin Mu felt warmth in her heart upon hearing this.
"Well, that's not bad, is it? Let her read it, Sister Gao Ban, why worry so much?"
She asked shyly in a small voice.
"Hmm. It's not really about the content. It's just that... Miss Mu Xia... you know how fast she learns, so her reading efficiency must be very high. But she keeps reading that book over and over in my car every day.
— By my estimation, she's already read it at least 300 times."
GaoBan frowned slightly.
"Although the work is good, Miss Mu Xia constantly rereading it like this is a bit worrying."
"..."
Lin Mu, upon hearing this, also felt a bit concerned.
She had some understanding of her sister's personality.
Normally, she was an absolute high-mountain flower.
She liked to smile.
She would use that fake smile with anyone.
Even in front of her uncle,
she never spoke a single truth.
Only when talking to her did she occasionally reveal a sliver of her true self.
Her sister's heart was like a black hole.
It was impossible to fathom.
And if, as Sister Gao Ban said, something had caught her sister's attention...
Then.
Lin Mu wasn't worried about her sister's mental state.
— But rather, the thing that had captured her sister's interest.
"..."
Fortunately, it was just a book.
It should be fine.
Lin Mu thought so.
However, she could indeed have a light conversation with her sister about this later.
After all, it was Sister Gao Ban's indirect request, wasn't it?
...
The time arrived at the agreed-upon one o'clock.
「Mosse」Piano Experience Center, Chengkai Center branch.
Lu Qing dragged Bai Xing, both moving slowly.
The girl seemed to be hanging on him, clinging to his arm, unable to be pushed away.
"If you keep this up, I'll have to throw you out, you know? You can't just bask in a little sunshine and get carried away, understand?"
"What's wrong, senior? You're so awkward, clearly liking it but pretending to be cold, huh~ If you really didn't feel anything for me, you would have dumped me on the street long ago, right?"
Bai Xing seemed to have figured out his personality and had escalated her boldness from A+ to Triple S.
"..."
Lu Qing rubbed his forehead in frustration, "I reiterate, our relationship is purely professional. I'm your operator or manager, not your sugar daddy, and I haven't thrown money at you. You're going to be a big V in the future, so getting too close to me like this, what if someone sees? What would that look like?"
"Huh? But I don't have any fans yet, do I? What's wrong with getting close to my boss?
Senior, I don't think you understand the VTB circle at all."
"???"
Bai Xing's charming appearance, combined with her curvaceous figure and her all-encompassing voice, repeatedly shattered Lu Qing's three views, dealing countless critical hits.
Wow, you've completely figured out how to get into my head with your voice, haven't you? You're not even pretending anymore.
Using DNA to manipulate me, huh?
Little thing.
Lu Qing pulled her aside and said sternly,
"Bai Xing, you can say that in front of me, but don't talk nonsense with others, understand? Also, the person we're about to meet is not ordinary, and it involves the assignment. I'm in full charge, you just stay by my side, listen, and don't speak, got it? I'm afraid you'll say something weird and mess up our assignment."
"Okay, okay, I get it, senior. As long as I don't ruin your image, everything else is none of my business~"
Bai Xing smiled sweetly and clung back.
"..."
Lu Qing shook his head and walked straight toward the main entrance of the store.
At this moment, in addition to the staff in formal attire welcoming guests, two women were standing in the necessary path.
One of them...
seemed familiar.
Before he could think more.
Lin Mu, as if hearing something, suddenly turned around and looked in their direction.
Lu Qing, upon catching sight of her face, also narrowed his eyes.
Both almost simultaneously exclaimed—
"Oi! Why did you switch girlfriends again?!"
"Holy crap, the little devil from Twilight Coffee?!"
...
...
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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)
nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...
] [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!"
