"Yes, teacher, I got a haircut so you didn’t recognize me?"
Liu Wei took a closer look at the lower half of Zhou Yi’s face and realized—it really was him.
Damn, this kid usually hid behind long bangs and thick black-framed glasses, exuding an aura of gloom wherever he stood in a crowd.
Who would’ve thought his face was actually more handsome than a celebrity’s? No, scratch that—it wasn’t just "more handsome than a celebrity."
As a straight guy, Liu Wei didn’t know how to describe it, but judging by the reactions of the girls, Zhou Yi was about to become famous.
Liu Wei waved his hand dismissively. "Go stand in line for now. We’ll talk about you skipping the class meeting later."
Zhou Yi walked straight to his usual spot, with every pair of eyes in the room following him.
No exaggeration—the guys were green with envy, and the girls were practically swooning.
Zhang Wu frowned at him. "Who are you? Wrong class, buddy."
For some reason, Zhang Wu instantly disliked this guy. That face made him look like dirt in comparison.
At least with the old Zhou Yi around, he never had to worry about being overshadowed.
"Hey, Zhang Wu, no need to be so rude! He can stand wherever he wants."
"Yeah, it’s not like Zhou Yi’s even here. Let him stay for a bit."
"Seriously, don’t be so petty."
"Hey, which class are you from?"
"Can I get your contact info?"
"Are you a transfer student?"
......
The girls in the class chattered excitedly, showering Zhou Yi with attention.
In the past, no girl had ever spoken to the original Zhou Yi like this—mockery and bullying were all he’d ever gotten.
Zhou Yi smiled at them and said, "I’m Zhou Yi. Don’t you recognize me?"
His words dropped like a bombshell.
The room fell silent for a moment before erupting in laughter.
"Nice joke, handsome. You’re hilarious."
"No way Zhou Yi looks like you. Stop messing around."
"Zhou Yi’s probably hiding in some corner right now."
"Come on, just tell us which class you’re from. Don’t be stingy..."
Some of the girls even started speaking to him in a flirtatious tone.
Faced with a guy this good-looking, they couldn’t help but swarm around him.
Zhang Wu’s face darkened when he noticed the girl he had a crush on was among those giggling and talking to Zhou Yi.
Damn it! He hated this guy. And to think the girl he liked was just another shallow, looks-obsessed airhead!
Clenching his teeth, Zhang Wu glared at Zhou Yi with barely concealed hostility.
Zhou Yi stayed silent, waiting until the girls’ chatter died down before raising an eyebrow.
Slowly, it dawned on them—this really was the same Zhou Yi they’d treated as a laughingstock.
Several girls turned to each other, eyes wide with shock.
"Holy crap, it’s actually Zhou Yi."
"That jawline does look like his."
"He always hid the top half of his face before."
"What the hell... The world’s gone crazy. Zhou Yi’s a white-shirted heartthrob now?"
"I’m gonna pass out. I used to say the nastiest things to him."
"Same. The way he’s looking at us now feels like we’re the clowns."
As his system buzzed with continuous notifications of rising favorability, Zhou Yi felt no real pride—just a detached amusement at how shallow people could be.
Himself included, of course.
After all, he only had eyes for beautiful women too.
Zhang Wu swallowed hard, staring at him with a mix of confusion and unease. "Hey, are you really Zhou Yi?"
Zhou Yi’s gaze turned icy as he looked at his so-called desk mate.
If not for this guy snooping through the original Zhou Yi’s diary and broadcasting it to the whole class, things would never have escalated like this.
Keeping his tone flat, Zhou Yi replied, "What, after sitting next to me for so long, you can’t recognize me after just a few days?"
Zhang Wu took a step back in disbelief. That voice—it was unmistakably his loser, simp of a desk mate, Zhou Yi!
But how could he have changed so much overnight?
Even plastic surgery couldn’t work that fast. That left only one explanation:
Zhou Yi had always been this good-looking. He’d just hidden it behind those long bangs.
The realization only fueled Zhang Wu’s resentment. A face like that wasted on someone like Zhou Yi?
A worthless guy like him didn’t deserve it!
Noticing the jealousy burning in the boy’s eyes, Zhou Yi smirked, his expression dripping with open disdain.
That look ignited Zhang Wu’s fragile ego. The old Zhou Yi would never have dared to face him with such arrogance.
He grabbed Zhou Yi by the collar and snarled, "What the hell’s that look?! You think you’re better than me now?!"
Zhou Yi’s smirk deepened. "Oh? After what you pulled—snooping through my private thoughts and making me a laughingstock—you expect me to play nice with a snake like you?"
Zhang Wu barked out a laugh. "A snake? Me reading your diary makes me the bad guy? Isn’t it worse that you, a toad, dared to lust after a swan?"
Zhou Yi calmly pushed Zhang Wu’s hand away and said coolly,
"Snooping through someone’s diary and announcing it to the world is the definition of snake behavior. Honestly, it’s a violation of privacy rights. I’d be within my rights to sue you."
He made sure to speak loudly enough for the whole class to hear. The whispers that followed carried a very different tone now.
"Zhang Wu’s kind of scary, isn’t he? Reading someone’s private thoughts and shouting them out like that. Better keep my distance."
"Zhou Yi was just quietly crushing on Su Ning. He never bothered her. Zhang Wu’s the one who put both of them in an awkward spot."
"Come on, who hasn’t had a crush on the school belle? I even asked her out once. There’s nothing wrong with a silent admirer."
"And Zhou Yi’s no toad. Look at him—he’s way hotter than Zhang Wu."
"Looking back, Zhou Yi’s behavior wasn’t just simp energy. It was kind of... romantic? He’s not as bad as I thought."
The girls’ attitudes shifted instantly. With Zhou Yi’s new face in the picture, his past actions took on a different light.
What might’ve been called pathetic groveling before could now be reframed as deep devotion.
An unattractive guy bending over backward for a girl? Pathetic simp.
But a guy who looked like a celebrity doing the same thing? A tragic romantic, sacrificing everything for love.
That was the power of looks.
"Pretty privilege" worked both ways.
And this was only the beginning.
From here on out, Zhou Yi would systematically reshape his image in everyone’s minds, ascending to the status of an untouchable, perfect male god in the eyes of the girls.
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...
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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?"
