Twisting your ankle while sleeping?
What a niche way to phrase it in Chinese!
Su Bai’s brain short-circuited for a moment.
It took him a while to process before he finally understood: "So Yusheng, you sleepwalk too…"
"I don’t sleepwalk!" Chen Yusheng replied, torn between laughter and exasperation. "I was half-asleep and somehow managed to press my foot against the dorm wall, twisting it this way and that. When I woke up, it just felt sore…"
To be honest, even with Chen Yusheng’s detailed explanation, it still sounded abstract.
But it was enough for Su Bai to grasp—after all, the two of them had always shared an innate understanding.
"I’ve had something similar happen," Su Bai said. "When I was a kid, I watched Animal Planet and thought geckos were amazing, so I pretended to be one. It was summer and hot, so I stuck myself to the wall while sleeping—cool and refreshing… except I ended up lifting my leg and pushing against the wall so hard that I woke up with a sore gluteus maximus."
"What the heck, gluteus maximus…"
Chen Yusheng pictured the scene and covered her mouth, giggling softly.
Her laughter was still quite ladylike—subtle, restrained. She had a naturally expressionless face, so even when she was genuinely happy, she never laughed too wildly.
But to the onlookers around them, it was already shocking.
When had anyone ever seen the top student Chen Yusheng smile like this? Only when she was with Su Bai.
What made it even harder for their classmates to accept was what happened next.
Before class started, Chen Yusheng had Su Bai massage her foot.
She didn’t even take off her shoe—just rested her black-stockinged leg on Su Bai’s thigh and let him knead around her ankle.
Their seats were in a secluded corner, so their actions weren’t too obvious. But some people were paying close attention, and when they noticed just how intimate the two had become…
Damn it! This is outrageous!
Of course, there were also those who shipped them, watching the scene with the warm satisfaction of proud parents.
Early in the morning, and already feeling like a corpse warmed over—how heartwarming.
When the professor began the lecture, Chen Yusheng sat up straight, opened her laptop, and started organizing code.
The focused look on her face made Su Bai unable to resist stealing glances at her profile.
Chen Yusheng had a unique charm when she was deep in work.
Honestly, Su Bai had always had a thing for academically brilliant girls.
Maybe that was why he’d never felt anything romantic toward his childhood friend.
Just a pretty face, nothing more.
Could she even compare to his Yusheng?
Besides, looks aside, Jiang Qiuran had never treated Su Bai well before. Her recent strange behavior only surfaced because of the changes in his wallet.
In contrast, Chen Yusheng got along with Su Bai just fine even when he was broke.
Money’s role in their relationship was simply to rescue Chen Yusheng from her harsh circumstances—so they could enjoy their youth without restraint.
As Chen Yusheng stared at her code, she suddenly let out a soft sigh.
"What’s wrong? Hit a technical roadblock?"
Chen Yusheng’s thighs were exquisite.
Some girls were a little too plump, leaving their thighs covered in stubborn fat… though the toned ones from fitness were a different story altogether.
Chen Yusheng, however, was the type who lacked exercise—her slender legs were soft to the touch.
She swatted away his wandering hand and instead played with Su Bai’s fingers, leaning in to whisper, "I thought I’d be done after wrapping up the project recently, but the lab gave me more work… Professor Luo really seems to want me to stay."
"Do you actually like this work? Be honest."
"…No. Too much repetitive commercial stuff. I want to work on my own ideas."
A self-deprecating smile flickered across her face.
At the end of the day, how could anyone in tech afford to be so indulgent—only researching what they liked?
Even at the level of a full professor, you still had to think about how to get more papers published and secure more funding for the research group.
As for the students grinding away in the lab? Freedom was out of the question. Whatever the professor needed, you had to deliver.
Pursuing your own interests was a luxury—maybe only the well-connected could pull it off?
Maybe.
Chen Yusheng didn’t dwell on it.
But Su Bai’s mind was already racing, his expression turning scheming. "Guess it’s time to exert some influence over Professor Luo. Let you experience what it’s like to bring funding into the lab."
"What do you mean, ‘bring funding’? This isn’t some celebrity-backed film production…"
"Remember that company I bought for you? The one focused on AI research? It aligns perfectly with Professor Luo’s lab. We’ll sponsor them, and from then on, the professor will let you do whatever you want. It’s not like it’s government funding—it’s my money anyway."
"…You’re serious about sponsoring them?"
Chen Yusheng was stunned. Su Bai’s idea was undeniably effective, but it was also… way too indulgent!
By Chen Yusheng’s logic, since Su Bai had already helped her so much, she ought to repay him—at least show some sign of eventual return.
That was why she’d been pushing herself so hard lately, striving to become even more capable.
But before any results could materialize, Su Bai was already preparing to throw more money her way.
Seeing her hesitation, Su Bai trotted out his prepared reasoning: "Think of it as an early-stage investment. I’ve got too much idle cash lying around—it’ll just depreciate otherwise. Besides, this is about improving your work environment. A genius like you should forge your own path, not grind through the same industry rat race as everyone else."
And then Su Bai went all out.
Spouting all sorts of twisted logic.
Look, if Chen Yusheng used Su Bai’s money for research, wouldn’t that mean less competition for national funding?
The other students would probably thank her.
By the time he finished his ridiculous argument, Chen Yusheng was completely dazed.
"Su Bai…"
Her eyes glistening, Chen Yusheng leaned in and kissed him just below the ear. "I love you~"
"Whoa!! Love you too~"
At that exact moment.
The professor, who had just stepped out to refill his thermos, walked back into the classroom with his stainless steel cup in hand.
Spotting the lovey-dovey couple in the corner.
His eyebrow twitched.
Oh come on, you two. Give it a rest.
The professor could only chuckle helplessly. Kids these days!
Well, at least they showed up to class. As long as they didn’t miss roll call, they were good students in his book.
It said a lot about the state of education these days—just attending lectures and turning in assignments on time was enough to earn a professor’s approval.
Not that it was entirely the students’ fault. What they needed for employment was so disconnected from what was taught in class.
Sometimes, slacking off during lectures was just unavoidable.
After class, Su Bai took Chen Yusheng by the hand and headed straight for the parking lot.
Time for lunch, then a visit to the company… their company!
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?"
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...
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
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!
