About ten minutes later.
"Whew... So, what do you think? Not bad, right?"
Pulling over to the side of the road, Liu Chen'ang was panting heavily, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Su Bai.
Su Bai himself wasn't particularly fazed. The thrill of speeding was something his current physical condition could easily handle.
However, Liu Chen'ang's flushed face genuinely caught him off guard.
Truly befitting an S-tier goddess.
Even with her androgynous style, the way her eyes shimmered with excitement and her gaze brimmed with emotion was utterly captivating.
What really stunned Su Bai, though, was how Liu Chen'ang's voice had changed in her exhilaration.
Normally, her voice was neutral—almost boyish, to be precise.
But just now, it had been unmistakably girlish—soft, melodious, and incredibly pleasing to the ear.
Su Bai had never heard a voice so enchanting in his life.
Not even Jiang Qiuran, who studied broadcasting, could compare.
Noticing Su Bai's strange expression, Liu Chen'ang's heart skipped a beat as she suddenly realized something.
Oh no!
She must have gotten too carried away and slipped into her natural voice.
Honestly, for a girl pretending to live as a guy—especially one as inherently delicate and feminine as her—it was no easy feat.
It took skill and dedication.
Luckily, Liu Chen'ang seemed to have a natural talent for acting.
She'd mastered voice modulation back in her teens and had been using it ever since.
But just now, the adrenaline from the drive must have made her drop her guard in front of Su Bai.
Yeah, that had to be it!
Otherwise, why would Su Bai look so shocked?
"Ahem! Uh, you know, my kidneys are kinda weak, and my throat's been acting up lately. When I get too excited, my voice ends up sounding girly. Uh... Su Bai, you don't mind, do you?"
"Why would I mind?" Su Bai chuckled.
"A lot of people think I'm too effeminate and don't wanna hang out with me."
Even as she tried to slip back into her "boy" persona, Liu Chen'ang's words still carried an unintentional hint of shyness.
If this were a real guy, Su Bai might have found it a bit odd.
But Su Bai knew the truth.
Instead, he found himself thinking, "Dude, you smell amazing!"
"Doesn't matter to me. As long as we share the same interests, that's all that counts for friendship."
"Mmm..."
"You look a bit unsteady. Let me drive back—I'm smoother behind the wheel."
"Yeah, yeah, Brother Bai, your driving is so steady."
Honestly, Liu Chen'ang sensed something incredibly mature and reliable about Su Bai.
Given that her parents were superstitious and often pulled ridiculous stunts, she'd unconsciously longed for someone dependable to lean on.
Most importantly, Su Bai was so accepting of her.
It stirred something unfamiliar in her heart—something far beyond the friendship she'd expected...
[Ding! Detected S-tier goddess Liu Chen'ang (Liu Chenyang), Favorability +3, current favorability 81]
[Ding! Detected S-tier goddess Liu Chen'ang (Liu Chenyang)'s favorability has surpassed 80 points. Bound as a cashback target.]
Not bad.
Su Bai grinned inwardly. Aside from buying property, he'd just unlocked another major cashback avenue.
But right now, more important than car mods was purchasing a sports car.
That empty parking spot at Yashi Pavilion just didn't sit right with him.
"Hey, Chen'ang, you got any connections for buying sports cars? I wanna grab a couple—expensive ones, flashy ones."
"Huh? But you just got this new car. How can you afford more? Your parents must spoil you rotten."
Liu Chen'ang was genuinely envious.
Instinctively, she assumed Su Bai was dipping into family funds.
After all, at the Panamera level, the idea of a college student buying it with their own money seemed laughably unrealistic.
Su Bai shook his head. "Nah, it's fine. I help manage some family investments, so I’ve got plenty of disposable cash."
He then showed her a few deposit notifications on his phone.
After all, the system's cashback always came as legitimate investment returns, and with his master-level financial knowledge, setting up conservative investments for his accounts was a breeze.
Even the wealthy heiress was left speechless by his explanations.
By the time Su Bai drove them back to the car show, Liu Chen'ang was practically gazing at him with stars in her eyes.
......
"Junior, I'm serious—you should keep your distance from that Liu guy. The way he looks at you... it's like he wants to devour you."
At noon, Su Bai took his senior Zhou Jialu out for Japanese buffet again.
As a card-carrying buffet enthusiast, skipping meals felt like a waste of his membership.
Plus, this place consistently served top-notch meat dishes.
Zhou Jialu wasn't as into meat, though. She preferred their delicate desserts and appetizers, which were exquisitely crafted with unique flavors.
After taking a small sip of seafood mushroom soup, she lifted her fox-like eyes and solemnly warned Su Bai.
Which only made him burst out laughing.
"Hey, what's so funny?"
Zhou Jialu lightly kicked him under the table.
"Don’t you think it’s hilarious? A woman who looks like she’d drain her husband dry is warning me to watch out for someone who might ‘eat’ me? It’s like the big bad wolf telling Little Red Riding Hood to beware of wild beasts!"
"You’re the worst! I’ve never drained you dry—if anything, it’s you who... Ugh!"
Whatever.
Jealousy aside, Zhou Jialu knew her place. She had no right to interfere with Su Bai's social life.
No right at all.
As the "housekeeper," she had to maintain the proper perspective—Su Bai could hang out with whoever he pleased.
If other girls knew her thoughts, they'd probably find them outrageous.
In this day and age, everywhere you looked, women were being fed advice on how to control and micromanage men.
But Zhou Jialu wasn’t the type to take advantage.
Su Bai treated her so well—it was only right that she reciprocated in kind.
Honestly, she’d been completely won over by Su Bai’s sheer... numerical superiority.
It had reshaped her entire way of thinking.
Whether in financial figures or... certain physical metrics, the man was just unreal.
Remembering their earlier escapades in the car, Zhou Jialu still felt her whole body burning up.
Her junior was something else. Sure, she’d teased him first, but once things got going, Su Bai had been way more intense than her.
Ugh...
A man like this was never meant to be monopolized by one woman. She just couldn’t handle it.
No way.
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
