Beauty combined with excellence is an absolute winning start, but if one doesn’t know how to utilize it, it becomes a dead end.
A shy personality and poor social skills make one an easy target.
The reason people dare to bully Hu Yuying is simply because she doesn’t fight back—they see her as an easy target.
Take the example of the pretty girl who interviewed them today.
She’s also very beautiful and has excellent academic performance.
But why doesn’t anyone dare to bully or harass her?
Eighty percent of the reason is her good family background. The care and love she received from a young age nurtured her into a cheerful, optimistic, and confident personality.
People like her can quickly make friends and form their own little social circles.
But Hu Yuying is different. In the original novel, her family circumstances were poor, and her upbringing shaped her into a shy and obedient person.
The saying goes, “The crying child gets the candy; the obedient child gets no love.”
Even though she is exceptionally talented, her plain appearance, shyness, lack of eloquence, reluctance to compete, and introverted nature all contribute to her being out of sync with her classmates.
Being marginalized, isolated, and bullied is only a matter of time.
“So, to truly change all this, you must first become strong and confident.”
Hu Yuying looked at Long Aotian. Even though he was the same age as her, his words somehow struck a chord deep within her.
It was as if an elder was gently guiding her out of a dead end with kind words.
Step by step, he was pulling her out of that dead end.
“I want to change, so I’ll slowly learn to be strong and confident.”
“Don’t speak too soon. To change, you first need to thicken your skin. I think you’re too thin-skinned—you blush at the slightest remark!”
Hu Yuying instinctively touched her cheeks.
They weren’t warm—was she really blushing?
“I can practice slowly.”
Seeing Hu Yuying’s determination, Long Aotian nodded in satisfaction. “First, say ‘Long Aotian is so handsome.’”
“Huh?” Hu Yuying’s courage instantly halved.
This… this is way too embarrassing!
Although Long Aotian is indeed very handsome, wouldn’t saying it out loud make her seem too forward?
Thinking this, her ears suddenly felt hot.
She quickly covered her ears and stole a glance at Long Aotian, hoping he hadn’t noticed.
“Take your hands away,” Long Aotian said.
Hu Yuying’s eyes, glistening with innocence, looked at him, and she shook her head.
“Take them away now, or I’ll hit you!”
Hearing this, Hu Yuying bit her lip, her cheeks flushed, and she slowly lowered her hands.
Long Aotian swallowed hard. Was this girl truly naive, or was she deliberately trying to charm him?
That innocent expression of hers was practically an invitation for people to take advantage of her.
As Hu Yuying lowered her hands, Long Aotian turned his head away. “See? You’re blushing!”
“Watch and learn. Let me show you how thick my skin is!”
With that, he suddenly leaned closer to Hu Yuying, looking into her eyes. “Hu Yuying, you’re so beautiful.”
“You’re also very talented.”
“Your life deserves the best.”
The moment Long Aotian leaned in, Hu Yuying instinctively wanted to lean back to create distance.
But to change herself, she forced herself to stay still!
However, as Long Aotian told her she was beautiful, talented, and deserving of the best in life…
Her heart began to race uncontrollably.
Her hands clenched tightly, and as she met Long Aotian’s gaze, her breathing became labored.
She forced herself to keep looking into his eyes, her breath shallow.
Suddenly, her heartbeat returned to normal, her hands relaxed, and her breathing eased.
It was only because…
She noticed that Long Aotian’s ears were also turning red.
Looking at Long Aotian, who was still pretending to be serious, Hu Yuying lowered her gaze, then stole another glance at him. Finally, she decided to pretend she hadn’t noticed.
“See that?” Long Aotian said arrogantly. “This is what thick skin looks like!”
Hu Yuying instinctively glanced at Long Aotian’s ears and quickly nodded. “I see.”
“Hey, what are you looking at? Watch it, or I’ll hit you!” Long Aotian said, unreasonably.
Hu Yuying nodded like a chick pecking at rice and whispered, “Understood.”
Seeing her like this, Long Aotian couldn’t help but laugh.
This girl was quite good—at least she was very obedient.
She just needed someone to guide her. With his help, Hu Yuying would soon regain her confidence.
And his name wouldn’t become a meme for being a villain anymore!
Thinking this, Long Aotian took a deep breath and looked out the window.
The sky had darkened, and the stars and moon were emitting faint, glowing light.
He wondered if he could ever go back.
But that thought only lasted a second.
Long Aotian was never one to dwell on sentimentality.
Even if he returned to his world, he’d still be the same person, living the same life.
In this world, for him, it was a fresh start.
After all, life goes on.
As the self-study bell rang, Hu Yuying tidied up her desk.
Then she came over and cleaned up Long Aotian’s desk as well.
“See you tomorrow.”
“See you tomorrow, Long Aotian.”
Watching Long Aotian’s retreating figure, Hu Yuying headed toward the school gate.
Just as she reached the stairwell, a voice called out.
“What a coincidence. Remember me?”
Ye Liangchen stepped out from the stairwell, grinning brightly at Hu Yuying.
Looking at him, Hu Yuying was momentarily stunned. He seemed familiar, but she couldn’t quite place him.
Noticing her confusion, Ye Liangchen smiled bitterly. “It’s me, Liangchen. Ye Liangchen. We met in the cafeteria today.”
After the reminder, Hu Yuying quickly recalled and apologized, “I’m sorry.”
Ye Liangchen, seeing that she remembered him, smiled and said, “No need to apologize. You never have to say sorry to me.”
Hu Yuying, who had been smiling, gradually lost her smile upon hearing this.
His words made it seem like they were very close.
But they had only met once before, and this was just their second encounter.
They weren’t that familiar, were they?
“I… I need to go home. I’ll be leaving now.”
Ye Liangchen wanted to stop her, to tell her that he was her salvation.
But his raised hand ultimately didn’t reach out.
He knew their fate wasn’t here yet.
She wasn’t his treasure girl, and he wasn’t her savior.
Speaking those words rashly would only scare Hu Yuying.
Watching her leave, Ye Liangchen took a deep breath. “It’s fine. We still have plenty of time.”
“I just wanted to see if Long Aotian, that jerk, had upset you. I’m glad you’re okay.”
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his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
