"I don't know, maybe your Brother Tao went somewhere to have a tug-of-war to sort things out..."
Su Bai wasn't too sure either. Did Xue Tao find a place to go one-on-one against Liu Yuanyuan?
It wasn't impossible. Even a saint could get angry. If Liu Yuanyuan said something on WeChat that pissed Xue Tao off and ignited his anger, he might momentarily shed his simp nature in a fit of rage.
Whatever, the truth will come out when Brother Tao returns to the dorm.
Even if Xue Tao didn't show up in the dorm tonight, it wasn't a problem. It just meant there would be an even bigger drama to watch.
Regarding this, Chu Mingzhe's assessment was:
"I see Liu Yuanyuan has been very ambitious lately. She's always hanging out with the Career Development Association crowd. It feels like she might want to change her lifestyle."
"So changing her lifestyle means changing her boyfriend too..."
"Not necessarily. Sigh, but Old Xue really isn't the type to seriously look for an internship or polish his resume, right?"
To be honest, although the Shanghai master often made outrageous statements in the dorm, he wasn't wrong this time.
Moreover, Xue Tao had always looked down on wage earners, feeling they were inferior to landlords collecting rent.
The problem was that most people didn't have rent to collect; working for a living was their only option.
Bored with nothing to do, Su Bai simply started planning for the camping trip.
Camping was quite fun. Su Bai had wanted to try it before but lacked an opportunity. The activity organized by the Camping Association this time looked quite lively.
The location was in the neighboring city.
Actually, there were many suitable camping spots over at Tianrong Mountain, but probably because too many people went there, it wasn't fresh enough. The advantage of the neighboring city was the scenery. A horror movie had even been filmed in the mountains there, giving it an adventurous vibe.
"Going to such an underdeveloped area, we should probably prepare more thoroughly, right?" Wang Haoran commented.
"Indeed, if we encounter an accident and die, we'll end up in a mysterious garden," Su Bai said.
"What the hell..."
"It's fine, I'll find a professional to guide us." Su Bai looked nonchalant and directly went to ask Xia, feeling that Xia Lin should know some masters in the outdoor field.
Unexpectedly, Xia Lin asked Su Bai about the planned time for the trip and stated that she would take charge herself.
[Crispy White Goose: [mygo_confused]]
[Crispy White Goose: Xia, don't push yourself too hard]
[Summer's Lin: How am I pushing myself?]
[Summer's Lin: When I was in junior high, I participated in a wilderness survival summer camp. I even know how to make a fire by friction.]
[Crispy White Goose: ...]
Would she really know how?
Su Bai was very skeptical. He felt Xia Lin was bragging to some extent, perhaps to maintain her dignity as an older sister figure. Whatever, it was definitely a good thing that she was willing to go.
In that case, the camping lineup was quite luxurious.
Xia Lin said she would be responsible for preparing the equipment. Su Bai quickly stopped her, telling her not to take on everything herself. She just needed to make a list, and let Zhou Jialu buy what was needed.
He needed the cash back.
Of course, Su Bai could tell Xia Lin took this matter very seriously. She probably really wanted to go out and play. As a sports enthusiast, liking camping was very normal, after all, camping was usually accompanied by wilderness hiking.
The departure was next week. This time slot was very suitable because after this trip, most students would have to come back and prepare for the final exam week.
In college, you could completely ignore studying at other times and just muddle through homework, but the exam week had to be taken seriously, at least to try not to fail!
For those aspiring to be recommended for postgraduate studies, they had to be a thousand times more focused.
The reason he said most people was because Su Bai had a cheat and didn't need to.
In addition, there was a small group of gods who could easily ace the exams by just looking over the study materials (proper study materials!) a little before the exam. For example, Wang Haoran. With the experience of the midterm exams as a foundation, Wang Haoran wasn't anxious about the final review at all. This guy's learning ability was indeed top-notch. Opening an online game studio or even joining Bangbang Technology's game development later on would be a piece of cake for him.
It wasn't until almost midnight, when Su Bai and Wang Haoran had finished playing Hextech ARAM and were getting ready to sleep, that Xue Tao finally arrived late, making a strong return.
Mainly, Brother Tao's expression was quite fierce, so saying he made a strong return wasn't wrong.
Su Bai once doubted if Xue Tao's respiratory system was very healthy, because whenever he got excited, he panted like a cow, his chest heaving up and down, and his face turned bright red. He was the type whose face easily flushed red when heated.
"Brother Tao, what's the word?"
"Sigh, I really can't stand it! Why is Liu Yuanyuan so dramatic? We're just going camping occasionally, and she demands that all the equipment be international luxury brands. Is that necessary?"
"..."
The other three in the dorm were all stunned and looked at each other.
Wait a minute bro, why is this different from what everyone thought?
"Hold on, shouldn't you be stressing over her and that mysterious guy?"
"Ah... that, she said he's a senior from the Career Development Association and also from the Outdoor Association. Because Liu Yuanyuan wanted to go camping and take me along as a surprise, she didn't tell me and consulted the senior first."
"..."
Looking at Xue Tao's sincere face, Su Bai wondered if he actually believed it.
"Then what about the girl you brought..."
"Haha, we mainly talked about the programming competition. I also explained it clearly to Yuanyuan."
So it was an equivalent exchange!
Su Bai reached enlightenment: if both sides cheated, it was roughly equivalent to neither of them cheating.
Was this the understanding and tacit agreement between the local guy and Liu Yuanyuan? They really gave off such strong couple vibes!
This pair must be locked together forever meow...
It could be said it was a lucky coincidence. Both of them had guilty consciences, so they simply played dumb.
The huge argument that should have happened didn't occur at all.
The only thing that gave Liu Yuanyuan a bit of a headache was that she could have sneaked off to go camping by herself, but now it turned into going with Xue Tao. Whatever, as long as Xue Tao didn't blow up, things were still under control for now.
As for how to hook up with the senior, that was for another time.
In short, this wretched couple had reached a delicate balance once again...
Chen Yusheng actually wanted to go camping too. However, she had been clinging to Su Bai for a lot of alone time recently. Even as Su Bai's girlfriend, she was self-aware and knew she should share him with his other female confidantes.
Besides, camping in this season would be very cold, and she was terrified of the cold.
It was better to stay in the Shanshui townhouse, enjoy the AC, and play games... No, not play games. After taking Li Xingya under her wing recently, Chen Yusheng found that her working hours had gotten even longer.
This sounded like a paradox. After all, Su Bai found her a subordinate to share her pressure, but bringing in the reliable corporate warrior Li Xingya resulted in her having to grind even harder.
It couldn't be helped. After all, guiding a newcomer and getting her familiar with the lab environment did require investing some energy. Fortunately, it was a highly profitable endeavor in the long run.
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...
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.
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
