After hanging up the phone, Lin Yu couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
Even though his physical fitness and sleep quality had improved by leaps and bounds.
When something kept turning over in his mind, it was still hard to drift off.
In the end, the matter he discussed with Xia Yiwei still hadn't reached a conclusion.
Reason told Lin Yu this was a messy situation.
It looked cool and refreshing, but stepping into it would mean getting your feet muddy.
Yet, his childhood experiences were subtly influencing him...
He had eaten hundreds of packs of instant noodles, just missing that one "Timely Rain" card!
Just because it's hard to get, should he stop eating the noodles?
Moreover.
They were clearly telling him that the card he needed, Song Jiang, was in this very pack.
Someone with a collector's compulsion would find it hard to refuse!
...
4:50 AM.
At Xiang Tiange's home.
Having woken from her dream, Xiang Tiange couldn't find the feeling of sleep again.
She simply got out of bed and opened the laptop on her desk.
After a flurry of searching online, she found a somewhat reliable "Zhou Gong's Dream Interpretation" website.
In the search bar on the page, she typed:
"What does it mean to frequently dream about the same guy?"
"What does it mean to dream about a date with a guy, and him expressing a desire to ?"
"What does it mean to dream about a real-life guy being very lewd in the dream?"
"..."
She conducted over a dozen searches in a row, popping up numerous posts.
Xiang Tiange, however, was quite patient, browsing through the content one by one, afraid of missing any important passages.
At first.
The first time she dreamed of Lin Yu, Xiang Tiange just thought it was interesting.
Dreaming of him again the night after they parted...
This must be hinting at something!
The internet knows how to play on people's hearts.
Or perhaps, people's hearts want to be played upon.
There were many long-winded posts; content hinting at unfavorable information was automatically filtered out by Xiang Tiange.
Instead, one comment with not particularly high likes contained a sentence that struck a chord with her.
She muttered the content from the post:
"Is this a clear sign of having a crush on someone?"
"If you dream of someone, you should call them quickly after waking up..."
"Is that what it is? So that's it!"
Xiang Tiange said excitedly while grabbing her phone from the bedside table.
She completely disregarded the content in the first post she saw, which said things like "the other person might be unfavorable to you..."
But upon picking up the phone and seeing the exact time, Xiang Tiange hesitated again.
It's not even 5 o'clock yet...
Should she hold on for another two hours and call around 7?
...
6:15 AM.
In Fang Xinran's rented apartment.
Unable to sleep again, Fang Xinran had already gotten up and started doing her makeup and getting ready.
Today, she was going to Lin Yu and Yimian's apartment to celebrate Lin Yu's birthday.
Getting ready early would ensure she didn't waste any time.
The night before last.
After returning from the bar, she had shared a beautiful memory with Lin Yu...
Who would have thought.
The same drinking scenario could be experienced again in a dream!
Only this time, without Tang Yimian around, it was purely their own little world.
The scene was much more explosive than a mere kiss.
Before resigning and leaving Pingchuan, Fang Xinran wanted to give Lin Yu a big gift.
In the dream, she had already given it once!
This was also why she couldn't fall back asleep after waking up.
Who could sleep after having such a dream?
Looking at her youthful and pretty outfit in the mirror, Fang Xinran still felt a lack of confidence.
Something still seemed too ordinary?
After looking left and right for a while, Fang Xinran found the problem...
Her hair!
The hairstyle looked too plain!
"Where did I put my hair curler...?"
Determined, Fang Xinran quickly started searching the room.
...
7:00 AM.
In Lin Yu's bedroom.
[Ding!]
[Today is another hopeful day, and it's also the host's birthday!]
[Please relax and enjoy a wonderful day with your fellow disciples!]
Brushing his teeth, Lin Yu looked suspiciously at his reflection in the mirror.
Today's system notification sounded a bit different!
A birthday limited edition?
Such a humanized design should have been shown earlier.
After sharing dreams with Xiang Tiange and Fang Xinran, Lin Yu also found sleep elusive.
He simply got up to wash up and welcome a beautiful day.
Today would undoubtedly become the most memorable day in both of his lifetimes.
The bustling world, all coming for him;
The hustling world, all revolving around him.
How many such highlight moments can one have in a life?
Most people might never have one in their entire lives.
Since Lin Yu had grasped such an opportunity, of course, he wanted to enjoy it thoroughly.
What surprised him even more was.
Today's system mission interface had turned gray?
Since awakening the system, this was the first time he had seen the system appear gray.
Had it become this considerate?
Birthday today, not suitable for mission-related toil?
He hardly recognized the system!
However.
This did make Lin Yu feel considerably more relaxed inside.
In the days since his rebirth, he hadn't had a single moment of idleness.
Even the time others spent sleeping, he utilized diligently, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
After all, no pain, no gain.
At least, with the system's help, Lin Yu's efforts and rewards were quite proportional.
Occasionally taking a small break for a whole day under high pressure...
Seems... not bad?
...
After finishing up and going downstairs.
Lin Yu felt a huge shift in his mindset!
Every morning at this time, he would greet the new day with "clear goals."
Suddenly coming down so leisurely felt a bit empty inside.
Walking down from the third floor, before even fully entering the first-floor hall, Lin Yu had already noticed something different.
Oh ho?
There were even balloons and glittering light strip decorations!
So formal?
Preparations by Aunt Qimeng?
He hadn't heard she prepared so many things.
Had he known, he should have talked to her properly.
Money shouldn't be spent so recklessly!
Earning money isn't easy these days.
These disposable things, the fewer the better, no need for such a grand scene.
"Mr. Yu, good morning!"
Lin Yu's attention was completely on the hall decorations, overlooking the slim, upright figure standing at the bottom of the staircase.
He was startled, his whole body jolting.
Only after recognizing the person did he pat his chest to calm down, saying:
"Whew..."
"Maomao, what are you doing standing here so early in the morning? Waiting for me?"
"That little pink suit of yours looks nice!"
...
(Second update for today, there will be an extra chapter coming up later. The rain made the road difficult today, got home a bit late. The final chapter is still a few hundred words short, will be written quickly and brought to everyone!)
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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)
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?!
