It's said that most little girls are naturally fond of dancing, but Chen Yusheng wasn't sure if she liked it. She had always been a quiet person, content with doing things on her own. If it weren't for Su Bai, she probably wouldn’t have tried any of this.
Chen Yusheng's sense of balance was just average, and when she tried to mimic Jiang Qiuran's moves from the tutorial video, she predictably wobbled and nearly fell. Su Bai steadied her, and soon, what was supposed to be dancing turned into him playfully adjusting her limbs like a puppet.
"Feels like I'm being treated as a doll."
"A life-sized doll of your quality would definitely be expensive."
"Haha, as if you couldn’t afford it!"
"Seems like dancing really isn’t your thing. But look, even just posing randomly for a photo, you still come off better than her."
Su Bai casually found an angle and snapped a few pictures with his phone.
Lately, he had been experimenting with the camera and lenses he bought, quickly picking up photography. According to the anime club’s senior Xiong, Su Bai had a natural talent for it—though whether that was genuine praise or just flattery remained unclear.
That’s how it was when you had money—people complimented you all the time, making you feel like you were good at everything.
But Chen Yusheng truly was exceptional. When she saw the photos Su Bai took of her, her eyes sparkled with delighted surprise.
Her figure was undeniably stunning.
With her long legs and height of 1.73 meters, the visual impact of her photos far surpassed that of petite girls under 1.6 meters.
After a moment of thought, Chen Yusheng, her heart racing with excitement, said, "Take me with you next time you go to the gym."
"Sure. Oh, who do you want to go with?" Su Bai suddenly thought of something, a mischievous grin curling his lips. "I’ve got quite a few workout buddies lately—you can pick Yangyang or Xia."
Working out together was a quick way for girls to bond, and besides, both Yangyang and Xia were gentle-natured.
Chen Yusheng hesitated for a while before choosing Yangyang. After all… how to put it? Xia’s presence was just too intimidating. Both women came from wealthy families, but Yangyang gave off a more harmless, approachable vibe.
So it was settled.
The second basketball game drew a smaller crowd than the first. Su Bai glanced around and guessed that about eighty percent of the spectators were there to see him.
Their opponents were a class from the mechanical engineering department, which included a high school alum of Xue Tao.
Their skills were mediocre—compared to the law school class with their bald star player, they lost even more decisively.
However, after the match, Su Bai’s system once again notified him of a reputation boost.
He was certain the anime club hadn’t pulled any new stunts lately, and the buzz from their earlier short videos had already faded.
On the other hand, the basketball game video Xia had edited for him had gotten a pretty good response.
After checking with the system, he roughly understood the mechanics.
Essentially, as long as Su Bai’s personal reputation grew and was tied to a relevant organization, rewards would follow.
The criteria were fairly lenient.
"So, the people who usually film me and post clips online are actually helping me out… Not bad."
After the game, Su Bai made a rare trip back to his dorm to change out of his sweaty clothes, then met Liu Chenyang for dinner at the second-floor cafeteria.
As soon as they sat down, before he could bring up the gym plans with Chen Yusheng, Yangyang spoke up with an embarrassed expression:
"Su Bai, there’s something I wanted to ask for your help with… Um, it’s probably not the kind of situation you’d enjoy, and it’s not like you absolutely have to go—"
"What the hell? I don’t even know what it is yet, and you’re already second-guessing yourself." Su Bai teased, patting Liu Chenyang’s head.
They had booked a private room, so they didn’t have to worry about other students finding their interactions strange—after all, under normal circumstances, two male friends wouldn’t engage in head-patting.
Yangyang stuck out her tongue. "Well, I just thought you might not like clubbing. A friend of my dad’s just opened a new nightclub, and I need to show face, but going alone… Honestly, I always feel a little nervous in those places."
"Got it."
Su Bai nodded in understanding. For someone with Yangyang’s soft and timid personality, nightclubs could feel uncomfortably overwhelming.
As for him? He didn’t mind.
"Why did you assume I don’t like clubbing?"
"Because you never go! You’re either gaming with Wang Haoran in the dorm or heading back to Shanshui Diepin with them, um—"
Yangyang was so innocent. Despite having been intimate with Su Bai multiple times, she still blushed like a middle school girl when mentioning such things.
Su Bai chuckled. "Nah, my interests are pretty broad. The reason I seem uninterested is just that I don’t have friends to go with. What would I do alone, hit on girls? The kind you meet in those places always feels a bit… off."
He was genuinely curious about the legendary nightclub experiences—after all, with his financial freedom, splurging on a "Divine Dragon Set," being hailed as "Big Bro," and enjoying the performances sounded like fun.
As for the classic post-clubbing "massage" session… he didn’t need any girls from the club for that. He could just take Yangyang somewhere to rest afterward. Much more comfortable.
Hearing Su Bai’s plan, Yangyang brightened, her eyes shimmering with anticipation.
Su Bai really was a gift from the heavens.
In the past, whenever Liu Chenyang had to mingle in those circles, she always felt a faint sense of fear and confusion.
On one hand, her identity had to remain hidden. On the other, her social skills were lacking—she could manage superficially, but she wasn’t naturally suited for high-pressure socializing. At her core, she was just a gentle, soft-spoken girl.
Su Bai was different. Though he also preferred quiet moments, he was thick-skinned, a true social butterfly, and full of clever ideas.
So Yangyang confided more of her worries about why nightclub scenes were so tricky for her…
"In those places, you either bring your own female companion or end up mingling with those escort models… Ugh, I hate that whole scene!"
Clearly, despite her father’s insistence on raising her as a "capable heir," Liu Chenyang’s preferences were unwavering.
She liked men—specifically, tall, strong, masculine ones like Su Bai.
Making her flirt with female escorts was pure torture.
Doing it too much might even expose her true nature, making people suspicious.
"Don’t worry, we’ll order girls together, and I’ll handle the interactions." Su Bai figured that with his current skills, dealing with a model or two wouldn’t be a problem.
"Mhm, just having you there with me makes me happy."
It was more about the symbolic reassurance—just Su Bai’s presence gave Liu Chenyang a sense of security.
People were like that. Once they found someone strong and trustworthy to rely on, their whole demeanor brightened.
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?!
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
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!
