Upon hearing the girls' voices filled with admiration and maternal concern, there was no need to look—Jiang Qiuran had arrived.
The reason Jiang Qiuran could be considered a top-tier "green tea" girl was largely due to her face and figure, which effortlessly earned praise from her female peers.
Among girls, even in ordinary friendships, there was a clear preference for the delicate, pale, and youthful aesthetic.
In contrast, someone like Zhou Jialu, with her bold, sexy appeal, often inspired more pure jealousy than admiration.
Jiang Qiuran greeted the members of the anime club.
As a freshman, she hadn’t been part of the club for long, yet she already seemed familiar with everyone.
Then, she glanced toward the visitor entrance, her expression slightly uneasy, though no one could guess what was on her mind.
"Has Su Bai not arrived yet?"
"Nope, not yet. I messaged him on WeChat—he said he’s still setting up his equipment. Should be here soon, though. Ugh, these rich guys are always so busy."
Xiao Xiong, the one tasked with luring Su Bai over, sighed. But there wasn’t a trace of annoyance in her tone—only eager anticipation.
This immediately set off alarm bells in Jiang Qiuran’s head.
Damn it! If even Zhou Jialu and her clique managed to win Su Bai over, that would be one thing. But if these anime club girls—whose looks paled in comparison to hers—got their hands on him? That would truly shatter Jiang Qiuran’s composure.
No matter. She had prepared a secret weapon today. Even if Su Bai had never indulged her before, Jiang Qiuran was confident she could capture his attention.
As the anime club members waited eagerly, Su Bai finally made his grand entrance around noon.
The moment he appeared, the equipment in his hands drew countless sidelong glances.
Not just from the Jiangcheng University anime club members, but also from other cosplayers and passersby at the convention.
A Hasselblad H3DII-60 worth 250,000 yuan, paired with an exaggeratedly large portrait lens…
At an event like this, expensive DSLR cameras were hardly rare—they were practically everywhere.
But most photography enthusiasts carried mid-range, budget-friendly models. Only a select few wielded flagship gear worth six figures.
And judging by the slightly clueless way Su Bai held the camera, he was clearly a beginner… which only made it more ridiculous. A newbie starting with this kind of setup? Talk about flexing.
In comparison, Su Bai’s cosplay of Okabe Rintarou barely got a second glance.
That character was as common at conventions as stray dogs on the street. Su Bai’s natural good looks were far more eye-catching.
"Su Bai, over here~"
Xiao Xiong excitedly waved both hands, bouncing on her toes as she called out to him from a distance.
Su Bai paused, mentally processing for a second before recognizing her.
Wow…
The difference between her real-life appearance and her photos/videos was… significant.
As expected, the system’s ratings for female charm were brutally accurate.
She couldn’t hold a candle to the S-tier goddesses Su Bai had encountered—hell, she wasn’t even on par with Liu Yuanyuan, Xue Tao’s girlfriend.
Estimated combat power: approximately 0.8 Yuanyuan.
"Hey, senior. Just here to check out the anime club’s booth… Huh, not bad at all."
"Right? Told you our club’s legit. C’mere, let’s take a pic together…"
Xiao Xiong pulled Su Bai in for a selfie against the booth’s backdrop.
The shot prominently featured Su Bai’s camera, his Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch, and his unfairly handsome face.
Xiao Xiong positioned herself slightly behind him but pressed close, creating the illusion of intimacy between them.
Feeling the warmth of his senior leaning against him, Su Bai remained unflustered. He smiled faintly and played along for the photo.
The other cosplayers weren’t having it, though—they immediately swarmed him for pictures too.
The scene quickly descended into chaos.
On the bright side, it gave Su Bai a rapid-fire assessment of the female cosplayers’ figures in the anime club.
Honestly? Most were lacking.
Either they were rail-thin with no curves to speak of—chest area especially barren—or they carried a bit too much extra weight. Their costumes masked it decently, but the moment Su Bai’s arm went around them, the truth was obvious.
Yet one girl still blushed furiously, convinced her charm had Su Bai wrapped around her finger.
Confidence level: delusional.
Su Bai disengaged quickly and turned his attention back to his camera.
He noticed Jiang Qiuran was the only one who hadn’t approached him for a photo. Instead, she was typing something on her phone.
Su Bai ignored her.
She grew impatient and mouthed words at him from across the room.
Continued ignoring!
This girl was most fun when left to stew.
"Hey, you’re new, right? Don’t think I’ve seen you before."
Su Bai looked up to see a heavyset, disheveled guy eyeing him with suspicion.
"And you are?"
"The anime club’s lead photographer."
"Wait, the club actually has a lead photographer…?"
"If you join, you’ll be learning from me."
"……"
Su Bai barely held back a laugh.
In just a few sentences, he’d already picked up on the guy’s unique aura.
This dude was shaping up to be even more insufferable than Xue Tao and more pretentious than Chu Mingzhe—a true legendary creature.
Engaging with his type was playing right into his hands. He wanted you to take the bait.
Su Bai wasn’t about to get worked up. Instead, he clasped his hands in mock respect.
"Thanks for the guidance, senior! I’m just a clueless freshman. Hope you’ll teach me the ropes. The seniors here are so enthusiastic—seems a shame not to capture some great shots."
Enthusiastic?
Was that the right word?
The self-proclaimed lead photographer glanced at the group of girls. Though they were keeping their distance now, their eyes kept drifting toward Su Bai. They whispered among themselves before bursting into giggles.
It was the classic behavior of girls collectively thirsting over a hot guy.
Of course, the photographer missed the subtext entirely. All he sensed was a threat.
Between Su Bai’s tall, striking looks and the 250,000-yuan Hasselblad in his hands, the photographer’s Sony Alpha 1 suddenly felt embarrassingly inadequate.
In the world of convention photography, gear flexing was an unspoken competition.
The photographer’s setup—a 60,000-yuan camera body plus a 20,000-yuan portrait lens—was enough to crush the average otaku.
What random anime fan could drop 80,000 yuan on equipment?
And that wasn’t even counting his other gadgets, like the DJI Pocket 3.
But Su Bai had cheated the system, waltzing in with Hasselblad’s top-tier gear and instantly overshadowing him.
After a long, resentful silence, the photographer finally muttered, "Dude, that lens doesn’t really match your camera body."
"Oh, really? Had no idea—just bought it randomly. Got any recommendations? I can always order more."
"……"
Heart] Chen Yi traversed the cultivation world for eight hundred years, charging his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was outwitting his 81st Heavenly Tribulation to ascend to immortality, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the "Multiverse Transmigrators Support Group." To his surprise, the group was filled with nothing but fresh-faced newbies who had just transmigrated. [Help! I transmigrated into a disgraced concubine in the cold palace, and the tyrant emperor is about to execute me!] [I ended up as a cannon-fodder villain, and the protagonist is still chasing me—WTF!] [I woke up as the protagonist’s father, but I’m about to be sacrificed in a ritual! What do I do? Urgent!!!] Chen Yi stared at the chaotic flood of desperate pleas in the group and fell into deep thought. "Seriously? You drag me into a newbie transmigrator chat group… only after I’m one step away from becoming an immortal?"
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
