"Welcome, honored guests, please come in~"
The one who greeted Su Bai and his companions was a young woman dressed in a pale blue qipao, exuding an antique, graceful charm.
However, unlike the forced archaic speech often heard in domestic fantasy dramas, this server had a warm, girl-next-door friendliness.
Paired with the serene garden setting of small bridges and flowing water, the most striking feature was the sense of relaxation!
The server led the group further inside, leisurely introducing the garden’s layout, including the significance of each scenic spot and its history.
Perhaps because it was their first visit, her explanations were quite detailed.
Even though Su Bai had already warned the girls beforehand, they were still awestruck by the refined beauty of the surroundings, their steps and expressions noticeably restrained.
Only Su Bai remained completely unfazed.
Perhaps his recent high-end spending sprees had stripped away the mystique of luxury in his mind.
Noticing this, the server subtly flashed an approving smile. While the group admired a wishing pond, she discreetly sent a message to the head chef on her phone.
[The reserved guest, Mr. Su, is quite an extraordinary young man.]
[How young?]
[Probably just started university. The other four guests are all beauties—my goodness, each one fresh and lovely, but they seem like ordinary girls from modest backgrounds.]
[I see…]
After a pause, the head chef replied:
[Then I’ll come out and meet them.]
Reading the message, the server smiled knowingly.
She had worked at this members-only garden restaurant for many years and shared a rapport with the head chef—who was also the owner.
The head chef usually preferred staying out of sight, focusing solely on cooking in the kitchen.
But if a guest piqued his interest—someone intriguing—he would come out to greet them.
To those unfamiliar with him, it might seem like he only emerged to see beautiful women.
The truth was quite the opposite!
This middle-aged man usually sought solitude in the mountains, naturally disinterested in women.
In his own words: "I’m over forty now—that thing doesn’t work like it used to. Beauties? They’re all the same to me."
What truly fascinated the head chef was the young man who could handle several beauties at once.
Just what kind of person could command such a scene?
Of course, those who dined at this garden were all wealthy elites of Jiangcheng.
But holding one’s own in a "battlefield of roses" required more than just money—it demanded personal charisma and composure.
So…
The moment Su Bai and his group took their seats, the head chef came out to greet them.
A bald, amiable-looking man with a warm smile.
Su Bai noticed the marks on the man’s head and asked curiously, "Uncle, were you a monk before?"
"I was, but I returned to secular life," the man grinned. "Too many rules in Buddhism—got in the way of studying cooking. Hmm, you, kid…"
"Me?"
"A bit of kidney deficiency."
"…Wait, Uncle, you didn’t even check my pulse. How can you tell I’m deficient? I’ve got plenty of energy."
"Then it’s kidney yang deficiency."
Su Bai chuckled, realizing the man was teasing him—implying it wasn’t easy managing so many beauties.
"Don’t worry, young man. Tonight’s dinner will be specially tailored for you—a powerful tonic meal!"
"Tailored just for me?"
"Of course. We only get one or two tables a day. I always adjust the dishes based on the guests’ characteristics."
Speaking of his craft, the head chef radiated confidence.
Perhaps this was one reason the garden restaurant was so highly praised among Jiangcheng’s elite.
Once people had money and moved beyond basic survival, they sought emotional fulfillment.
Dining wasn’t just about lavish dishes—it was about emotional value.
Things like ambiance, rare ingredients, and exquisite plating were just the first layer.
This head chef’s "personal customization" was on another level.
After all, in luxury goods, the most expensive items are haute couture.
Su Bai understood—this uncle really knew how to run a business.
But…
"You call this kidney deficiency?" Chen Yusheng muttered in disbelief. "Then what are you like when you’re not deficient? Just… how monstrous would that be?"
As she spoke, a mix of longing and faint fear flickered across her alluring face.
Though Chen Yusheng had remarkable endurance, everyone had their limits.
"Don’t listen to that uncle’s nonsense. He’s just joking—like those fake old Chinese medicine practitioners who claim you’re either suffering from ‘excess heat’ or ‘dampness,’ as if life just cycles between those two states… Same logic with kidney deficiency."
"Oh, you’ve got it all figured out."
"Of course I do. Actually, you should know better than me. Whether I’m deficient or not, you’d have the deepest firsthand experience."
"…Mhm."
Chen Yusheng flushed, feeling too shy to continue the risqué banter in front of the other girls.
She was the type who only revealed her secretly passionate side when alone with her boyfriend.
The Wan sisters weren’t faring much better, equally embarrassed.
Only Jiang Qiuran, observing the others’ reactions, sighed inwardly.
They had all already become Su Bai’s women.
Only she, Jiang Qiuran, still needed to work harder to please him.
Unable to resist, she secretly messaged Su Bai on her QQ alt account:
[MaSter, when will you favor me?]
[Keep waiting. I need to see more sincerity from you first.]
[Yes, yes! I’ll definitely prove myself~]
While Jiang Qiuran was lost in her feverish texting, her main WeChat suddenly rang with an incoming call.
A glance confirmed it was her mother.
Her expression instantly grew uneasy.
"Sorry, I need to take this call…"
She excused herself and hurried far away before answering the video call.
On the screen, a still-elegant middle-aged woman smiled warmly.
"Happy holidays, my dear daughter~"
"Mm, happy holidays to you too, Mom…"
"Are you out eating with friends?"
"Yes, with classmates… and Su Bai."
"Oh? You and Su Bai made up? That’s wonderful, truly wonderful."
Earlier, when Jiang Qiuran posted their group photo on social media, she had hidden it from relatives—or rather, most college students these days filtered their "older relatives" group from seeing outings and fun activities.
Su Bai had clearly done the same.
So, Aunt Jiang had no idea her daughter and Su Bai had reconciled.
Now hearing the good news, she beamed: "Making up is great. Su Bai is one of your few genuine friends—you should cherish that."
"…"
The mention of this twisted Jiang Qiuran’s insides.
Though she and Su Bai had now entered a relationship far more intoxicating to her than mere "friendship," it was her own past mistakes that had caused the rift.
"Mom, why do you think Su Bai is a genuine friend? I have plenty of friends."
"Because all your other friends approach you with ulterior motives. Take the guys, for instance—they’re all drawn to your beauty. Su Bai is different; he doesn’t think of you in that way at all. Unless you pursue him first, there might be a slight chance… but you wouldn’t chase after him, would you? When it comes to a husband, you’d still want someone with better prospects. Of course, when things get tough, a true friend is often more reliable than a husband anyway."
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?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
