"I do have connections for collaboration between the enterprise and the research team, but it’ll take some time to arrange. I can reach out to your girlfriend and Professor Luo in advance to ease the workload… Professor Luo is indeed quite demanding with his students."
"True, assigning tasks last minute in the middle of the night is harsh."
"Just leave it to me to handle. You focus on your own work."
Xia Lin spoke slowly, her words clear and deliberate, carrying a soothing, storytelling quality.
She was so reliable.
Su Bai took the cue and said gratefully, "That’s a huge help. How can I thank you, sis?"
"Cooperate with me on one thing."
"What is it?"
"Here’s what I’m thinking—that aunt from your hometown, the one who acted as your guardian, probably doesn’t know about your recent financial situation, right?"
"You even know about that…"
"As a counselor, it’s my responsibility to understand students’ basic family circumstances."
This wasn’t exactly a standard counselor’s duty, though. It was more like Xia Lin’s special way—a wealthy, elegant older sister’s method—of winning over a handsome younger guy.
Su Bai felt an unspoken understanding. Indeed, he’d been wondering how to explain his current situation to Aunt Jiang.
His original plan was to visit his hometown during the National Day holiday, make up an excuse, and then—
Send Aunt Jiang some money!
Maybe a few hundred thousand to start, not too much to scare her.
Enough to improve her daily life—at least let her afford fresh produce, fruits, and cosmetics without worry.
You’ve got to be grateful, after all.
But convincing Aunt Jiang that his money came from legitimate sources was tricky.
Since Xia Lin had brought it up, she must have a plan.
"What’s your suggestion, sis?" Su Bai asked earnestly.
"If you trust me, I can call Aunt Jiang as your counselor and casually mention that I’ve been guiding you in investments. You know, like those bosses who recruit young geniuses for quantitative trading—just say you’re a trader."
"Sounds good."
For a college student to earn a large sum quickly, there weren’t many believable explanations.
But with a counselor backing him up, things would go much smoother.
Xia Lin didn’t fully grasp Su Bai’s ties to his "overseas family" (her personal speculation) or the specifics of his relationship with Aunt Jiang.
She just sensed that Su Bai needed her help.
"You’re really thoughtful, sis."
"Took you long enough to notice. Tch. From now on, you can strut around campus—you’ve got someone watching your back everywhere."
Of course, her comment about "strutting around" was more about offering him small conveniences.
Xia Lin also knew Su Bai was independent and quiet by nature, not the type to stir up trouble.
They reached a silent agreement.
Yet Su Bai felt a faint twinge of guilt.
Xia Lin had framed it as a request, but in reality, she was helping him yet again.
Still, neither seemed in a hurry to cross any lines.
They simply savored the warmth between them.
"Meeting you was the best thing that ever happened to me…"
Su Bai mumbled drowsily.
Before he knew it, he’d dozed off.
Resting his head on the beautiful older sister’s lap, lulled by her gentle strokes through his hair, it was all too easy to fall asleep.
Readers who are curious about this—feel free to try it sometime!
Eventually, Su Bai’s breathing grew deep and steady.
Xia Lin confirmed he was truly asleep.
…
[Ding! Detected S-tier goddess Xia Lin’s affection has surpassed 80. Binding consumption rebate system.]
Su Bai was roused by the system notification.
Not that the system was particularly loud—it was just that Su Bai was a light sleeper, easily awakened by the slightest sound.
His eyelids felt heavy, so he kept them shut, feigning sleep.
Xia Lin’s scalp massage was pure bliss, and Su Bai leaned into it, playing dead a little longer.
…
A few minutes later.
Su Bai slowly opened his eyes and yawned.
"Ah… Xia Lin, how long was I out?"
"Not long. Twenty minutes? Half an hour at most. Don’t worry, it didn’t delay anything."
Xia Lin’s voice was as gentle as ever, though there was a hint of flustered evasion.
…
"Honestly, Xia Lin, you’ve fulfilled a wish of mine."
"What wish?"
"Having an older, gentle woman I can act spoiled around… My mom passed away early, and Aunt Jiang—well, we’re both the no-nonsense type. It never felt natural. But with you, it’s different. You make me feel at ease."
Su Bai’s candid words caught Xia Lin off guard.
Strangely, it moved her.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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!
