While Lu Yuning was agonizing over those embarrassing matters, Su Bai was enjoying some quality time with Zhou Jialu.
He noticed that ever since Zhou Jialu became the housekeeper for the Shanshui Duplex, she always sought him out late at night to "play."
The reason was simple: during the day, Su Bai was usually out attending classes or having fun, while Zhou Jialu had to manage household affairs... and attend her butler training course.
Zhou Jialu was incredibly diligent in her training. Her dedication even impressed the instructors so much that they praised her to Xia Lin.
After all, she had gotten in through Xia Lin's connections. This wasn't the kind of training program where just any nouveau riche boss could send a girl.
Looking at it from another angle, most attendees were wealthy wives with some status who didn't put much effort into learning. Their level of dedication couldn't even be compared to Zhou Jialu's.
"Junior, I discovered a really fun swimsuit yesterday. Let me put it on for you~" Zhou Jialu rummaged excitedly through the wardrobe.
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"Oh, Junior, just wait a second. This swimsuit is really interesting... If you keep messing around, I won't have the energy to put it on~"
Zhou Jialu glanced back, her eyes gazing at Su Bai with a feigned grievance that rippled like water. Delighted by the sight, he decided to heed his Senior's advice and let her off the hook for the moment.
There was no need to rush a gourmet meal; this wasn't cheap fast food.
Su Bai closed his eyes to await the surprise, only opening them to reveal the answer when Zhou Jialu told him he could.
"...Why does it look like a penguin?"
"That's hilarious! Hahaha, it really is a penguin color scheme!"
Zhou Jialu was amused by Su Bai's reaction. Although it wasn't her intention, the black mixed with a hint of dark blue, paired with the white front, really did give off a penguin vibe. Plus, since Zhou Jialu had a very voluptuous figure, the resemblance was even more striking.
Yeah, like a penguin girl from an anime.
"It looks good. You really suit this kind of color-blocking with white and dark tones, Senior..."
"Oh my, since when did my Junior become a fashion expert? You used to be clueless about styling. Don't tell me you crammed this knowledge just to pick up some pretty fashion designer... Mmh!"
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In reality, no matter how much personality a girl had, deep down she often yearned to be dominated by a powerful man. Otherwise, why would CEO romance novels remain so enduringly popular?
"...Senior, when did you learn to get jealous?"
"What girl doesn't get jealous? Heehee. But I'm very easy to coax. You satisfied me quite well just now, Junior..."
"So, if I gain another female confidante in the future, I just need to give you an extra kiss to make it up to you?" Su Bai patted Zhou Jialu's back. "You're such a good girl, Senior."
Su Bai had discovered that a beautiful girl's back was a crucial detail. Many girls appeared to have good skin, but the skin on their backs was slightly rough. He had realized this profoundly while visiting anime conventions. Perhaps this was the massive gap between an ordinary pretty girl and an S-class goddess.
Ordinary beauties always had various flaws, whereas S-class goddesses had no obvious shortcomings and possessed outstanding distinctive features.
The atmosphere had been set; it was time for Zhou Jialu to serve the main course.
She took a rather large plastic pitcher from the bathroom storage shelf, along with a bottle of transparent skincare product covered in Japanese text... or what appeared to be a skincare product.
Su Bai didn't know what it was either.
"So you want me to help you with your skincare routine? Not bad. Applying sunscreen or lotion works best with this kind of competitive swimsuit fabric."
"What are you thinking?! It's the middle of the night, why would I need sunscreen? This is..."
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"Senior, I don't want to go to class tomorrow morning. I'm going to take the day off and go shopping with you."
"Really? But I remember your major has a class tomorrow where they're outlining the key points for the midterm."
That particular major course didn't take attendance. Precisely because attendance wasn't mandatory, few people showed up. That was why, during the previous session, the professor had suddenly revealed a mysterious smile and announced he would be outlining the exam topics next class. Students who didn't show up would simply miss out, as he wouldn't be sharing the slides afterward...
It was truly underhanded—a sneak attack.
However, Su Bai decided that exactly because they were outlining key points, he couldn't go to class.
That professor had a terribly heavy regional accent. If he dictated the whole class and Su Bai tried to take notes, he'd likely miss or mistake a lot of information.
But if he skipped it, he would trigger the System's "Indulgence" function, which would pour the knowledge directly into his brain, allowing him to remember all the key points perfectly.
This was the ultimate way to review!
It was quite possible that the students who actually attended class wouldn't learn as much as Su Bai...
"Exam topics aren't important. Worst case scenario, I'll just copy a classmate's notes. I'd rather take you shopping for luxury goods," Su Bai said, playing with her hair.
Zhou Jialu seemed to enjoy hearing that. "Why the sudden urge to buy luxury goods?"
"Because your aura, Senior... well, you're very suited to wearing luxury brands."
To put it nicely, she had an air of nobility. In reality, it was because she was sultry enough to look like the stunning mistress kept by a wealthy tycoon.
Shengsheng's aura, for example, was a bit too subtle for that.
Regardless, Zhou Jialu was very pleased with Su Bai's sudden whim.
The mixture in the pitcher was ready. Zhou Jialu handed it to Su Bai and asked him to pour it over her from top to bottom.
Su Bai did as he was told.
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It made Zhou Jialu's heart race in panic, though deep down, she was actually quite delighted.
Her Junior really did like today's little performance...
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
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!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
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?!
