Xia Yanchun leaned against Shen Nian, comfortably watching two episodes of TV while Shen Nian rubbed her stomach for the duration of the two episodes.
His hands were strong and surprisingly comfortable; it wouldn't feel this good if she rubbed it herself.
Yawning, Xia Yanchun checked the time with a soft, sleepy expression.
It was already twelve o'clock.
"Are we going to sleep?"
"Let's watch one more episode. This is really good, I'm a bit hooked."
"You can watch until you fall asleep, we're already in bed anyway."
"Mhm..."
After powering through a whole episode, Xia Yanchun finally let Shen Nian turn off the laptop.
Next was sleep time.
Shen Nian moved his desk back to its original place, put the small table Xia Yanchun brought under the bed, carefully checked the bed for any snack crumbs, and then reached out to turn off the light.
There was still the faint sound of the TV outside; Shen Yue was still watching TV in the living room, while Xia Yanchun had already lain down.
After clarifying their relationship, Xia Yanchun no longer minded staying the night at Shen Nian's house. They used to sleep hugging each other every day when they were kids anyway, so what was the problem with spending a night here now?
They were boyfriend and girlfriend now, after all.
"Good night." Feeling relaxed and content, Xia Yanchun kissed Shen Nian on the neck.
"Good night." Shen Nian kissed her back on the forehead.
Before going to sleep, Shen Nian opened Ma Mingfan's QQ and realized that Ma Mingfan had sent him some more messages later on.
[Ma Mingfan]: Did you finish watching the video? Holy crap, you're on TV. This is huge, I'm telling you.
[Ma Mingfan]: My god.
It was obvious he was very surprised.
Not only was Ma Mingfan surprised, but Shen Nian was equally surprised. These reporters had just posted the interview video without asking for his permission. If they had at least blurred his face, he wouldn't have picked a bone with these TV stations.
However, precisely because they didn't blur his face, exposing him to the public eye, Shen Nian got the idea of monetizing the traffic.
Shen Nian replied to Ma Mingfan with a meme holding back laughter. Seeing that he didn't reply instantly, Shen Nian ignored it and clicked on the video again.
The phone automatically redirected to the video platform.
In just three short hours, the number of likes had surged from 12,000 to 116,000, and there were over 20,000 comments.
Right at the time when college entrance exam scores were being released, this kind of interview video of a high school graduate leaving the campus generated a lot of discussion.
Especially one who dared to say "guaranteed 140 points."
It wasn't like no one had said such things before. Everyone would think they were amazing, but then netizens would find the interviewee's information, and upon investigation, their scores wouldn't be as awesome as they claimed. Those who didn't know better would have thought they were some kind of top student.
There were too many cautionary tales of this sort.
Shen Nian could understand that, but he just couldn't understand some of the comments.
[High school boy, high school boy, fresh high school boy (crawls darkly) (indiscriminately eats high school boys) (wriggles)]
[Sisters, I think I'm a little bit in love.]
[This skin looks so beautiful to me.]
[Infusing Yongchu Taffy meow, Taffy thanks you meow...]
Shen Nian found it hard to hold back his cringe.
Forget it, forget it. The most pressing matter right now is sleeping with Chunbao.
The next day.
Shen Nian took a rare opportunity to go to the park early for a workout, casually running twenty kilometers.
The early morning wasn't very hot yet. After running twenty kilometers, Shen Nian only broke a slight sweat, and even his breathing was as steady as usual.
As long as it was jogging, he really could run all day.
Of course, treating an anaerobic run like an aerobic one was also doable. When the energy consumption got too high, he would slow down and wait for his stamina to recover before continuing anaerobically.
Muscle soreness naturally didn't exist; he had the self-massage healing down pat.
"You've been lazy lately, kid. Haven't seen you here in a while." The old man, who arrived relatively late, watched Shen Nian run his final two laps around the park before striking up a conversation.
"Can't be helped, I've been busy."
He really just didn't want to get up from the bed that had Chunbao in it. If Chunbao wasn't lying in the same bed with him, he would definitely come to work out every day.
Bad women make men degenerate.
"Looks like you found a part-time job." The old man smiled. "My grandson found a part-time job too."
"..." Shen Nian always felt like this old man wanted to curse at him. Good thing he didn't find a part-time job.
The old man was old in age but not in spirit. If he were fifty years younger, he would definitely have a place in Zaun as a legendary trash-talker.
No, Zaunites weren't this polite. My old man just likes to curse people subtly, what bad intentions could he have?
After chatting with the old man for a few sentences, Shen Nian jogged back to the residential area.
It wasn't even eight o'clock, and the breakfast shops were bustling. As the steamer baskets were lifted, plumes of hot steam rushed upward.
After exercising, Shen Nian was starving. He bought breakfast for three, but by the time he walked back to his neighborhood, he had already eaten his portion.
After taking a shower, Shen Yue happened to come out of her room, her hair messy and looking sleepy.
"Why are you taking a shower so early in the morning?"
"I went for a run. Who's as lazy as you?"
"Is that how you talk to your older sister? You're asking for a beating."
"I bought you breakfast. It's on the coffee table, don't mention it."
"At least you know what's good for you."
Having a disciplined younger brother was pretty nice. At the very least, she didn't have to make a special stop to buy breakfast on her way to work.
After brushing her teeth and washing her face, Shen Yue unhurriedly ate the century egg porridge Shen Nian had packed. Glancing at Shen Nian's tightly shut bedroom door, she seemed to think of something, and a playful expression spread across her face.
She lifted her chin toward the room. "Hey, is Little Chun in there? I didn't see her go back yesterday."
"No, she's not."
"Really not? Then I'm opening the door."
"Ugh, is there a hole in your brain?" Shen Nian hurriedly came back from the balcony. Honestly, he couldn't even hang up the laundry in peace.
What kind of good sister acted like this, making fun of her own brother every day?
"Hehehe, and you say she isn't. You're getting anxious," Shen Yue laughed teasingly.
Sure enough, they had started sleeping together ages ago, and Little Chun still didn't dare to admit it.
That was underestimating her smart and witty older sister too much.
Shen Yue wasn't just Shen Nian's older sister; she was also like an older sister to Xia Yanchun. The creature known as an older sister possessed a natural suppressive power over younger siblings.
Unable to show off for long, Shen Yue could only go off to work looking miserable.
Shen Nian wasn't in a hurry to return to his room. Instead, he sat in the living room for a while and reopened the video from last night.
Very good, the likes had already reached 180,000.
Five minutes later, Shen Nian refreshed it again. The likes had increased by another 1k. The popularity was still rising. If nothing unexpected happened, this video's views would surge again on the day the college entrance exam scores were released.
This was a good thing.
Unfortunately, it wasn't viral enough. If it brewed for another two days, he could go out and claim his identity.
Before claiming his identity, it would be best if someone could dig up his identity and make it public that he was the number one student in the Second High School's grade. That way, the hype would be even higher.
Shen Nian grinned foolishly and swiped his finger up, and the next video popped up.
Wait, why does this look so familiar?
Isn't this me?
It was another video from a blue-verified account. First, it forwarded a clip of the interview, then the camera cut to a host reading from a script...
"A young top student or a king of bragging? Recently, an interview video of a boy in Cinan City, Nanjiang Province, has sparked heated discussions among netizens because he predicted he would score 140 points in both major subjects, Chinese and Math..."
A very standard piece of internet news.
It was published an hour ago and already had tens of thousands of likes.
The invisible hand of the platform was exerting its power.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
