Before they knew it, Saturday had arrived. Kong Huaijin had practically been counting the days, and finally, the dinner date she had arranged with Zhou Yi was here.
She started getting ready early in the day, doing her hair and makeup for the date.
Although the dinner was in the evening, styling took a considerable amount of time, so she began her preparations right after lunch.
Su Tong and Yang Yue were by her side, offering guidance.
"No, no, this outfit is too plain, change it."
"Curl the ends of your hair a bit, it's too straight."
"Curl your eyelashes a little more, it'll look better."
"Change the blush to a more youthful color."
"Layer that sheer glossy lip tint over your lipstick, it'll make your lips look fuller."
"Right, with the lip tint it looks tender and kissable, very tempting."
......
Under the suggestions of her two best friends, Kong Huaijin transformed into a version of herself she had never seen before.
The person in the mirror, brimming with a pure yet sensual femininity, was actually her—it was truly unbelievable.
Kong Huaijin had never seen herself like this.
She marveled, "So it turns out a woman's charm can really be coaxed out through makeup and dressing up."
Su Tong sighed helplessly, "But your gaze is still as firm as if you're about to pledge loyalty to the Party. Soften your eyes a little, make them more alluring."
Yang Yue teased, "Oh, don't worry about that. I guarantee her eyes will soften like spring water the moment she sees Zhou Yi."
The three of them laughed together. Kong Huaijin didn't deny it either; when it came to liking Zhou Yi, she had always been open and honest, and didn't mind them teasing her about it.
Then Su Tong asked, "Hey, Huaijin, which restaurant did you and Zhou Yi agree to meet at?"
"That Western restaurant we've been to before, the one on Jiangbei Road."
"You booked a private room, right?"
"Yes, why do you ask?"
Su Tong narrowed her eyes, propping her chin on her hand. "In this weather, the restaurant will probably have the heating on... When you're having dinner, you can take off your coat. Change the top you're wearing underneath now, switch to something more form-fitting."
Kong Huaijin looked at her white sweater, puzzled. "This one's no good? It looks nice worn alone too."
Su Tong didn't explain directly. She rummaged through the walk-in closet and finally pulled out a very close-fitting, form-fitting purple shirt and handed it to Kong Huaijin. "Wear this."
This piece was a gift from a certain luxury brand to Kong Huaijin, and she had never worn it before.
Only after Kong Huaijin changed into it did she discover the shirt's clever design—it was extremely flattering to the bust.
No wonder Su Tong had her change into this; the chest design of this top was simply a weapon for showing off one's figure.
Kong Huaijin looked at herself in the mirror and said with a hint of regret, "If only my chest were a bit bigger. Do you think I should get breast augmentation?"
Yang Yue, who was holding a cup of coffee, nearly spat it out upon hearing this.
She coughed a few times and said with a laugh, "To be honest, while we're encouraging you to change so that Zhou Yi might like you more, if he places too much importance on these things, then he's not much of a man anyway."
Su Tong, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow. "Let me tell you, there isn't a man who doesn't care about a woman's figure. Especially when he doesn't like you yet, this is your means of attracting him."
Seeing both of them look at her, Su Tong continued, "If he already liked you, that would be a different story, and you wouldn't need to go through all this trouble here. So, to attract a man, your external appearance is extremely important initially. In a short time, he can't get to know your inner self and fall in love with you quickly. The production of hormones starts with external desire."
Yang Yue also nodded in agreement. "You have a point. Especially since Zhou Yi isn't an ordinary man; ordinary women really can't attract him."
Actually, Kong Huaijin's figure was already plenty good. Su Tong picked out a padded bra with thicker padding from her lingerie drawer and told her to go change into it.
"Since you feel it needs to be a bit more exaggerated, go change into this."
Kong Huaijin looked at the bra with padding several centimeters thick and widened her eyes slightly. "This... isn't this a bit dishonest? It's like cheating..."
Su Tong burst out laughing. "It's not like he's going to take your clothes off today. It just makes you look fuller visually. By your logic, this shirt is also cheating people's eyes."
Blushing, Kong Huaijin went and changed into that bra. It indeed made her chest look fuller, even giving a sense of it almost bursting out.
She smiled at Su Tong and said, "Actually, you don't necessarily have to rely on men for a living in the future. You could make money as a stylist for women or a dating coach."
Su Tong shook her head. "I wouldn't want to. I'm only willing to put in this effort for you. Besides, you're beautiful, so you don't need me to put in too much thought. If it were someone with average looks, wearing ten padded bras wouldn't help."
Her words made Kong Huaijin and Yang Yue laugh again.
Kong Huaijin picked up a bottle of perfume, ready to spray it on herself, but Su Tong stopped her again. "Not yet."
Kong Huaijin was puzzled. "Then when is the best time to spray it?"
Su Tong said leisurely, "The best time is right before you leave. If you spray it now, the scent will have mostly faded by the time you go out. It's also not good to go to the restroom and spray it after you arrive there; that would make the scent too strong and the intention too obvious."
"When you're halfway through dinner, you can take off your outer coat and sweep your hair to one side. That will definitely leave a deep impression on Zhou Yi."
"After dinner in the evening, invite him for a walk. Then pretend you're a bit cold. He'll probably drape his jacket over you. Then your scent will linger on his clothes. Make him remember this scent, and remember you."
Kong Huaijin nodded and put down the perfume.
Then she said hesitantly, "But this top is so form-fitting. Won't Zhou Yi think I'm deliberately trying to seduce him, that I'm being a bit improper?"
Su Tong curled her lips into a smile. "As long as your 'impropriety' is only directed at him, he'll only be happy to enjoy it. And from what I can tell, Zhou Yi seems quite confident in himself. When a woman makes an effort in front of him, he'll gladly accept it because he knows you like him. Everything you do is for him, what could he possibly be dissatisfied with?"
"On the contrary, only insecure men get suspicious and paranoid. They don't believe the changes you make are for them, nor are they confident enough to believe you could like them, or confident that you would only like them. They become extremely wary or even resentful of eye-catching outfits because, deep down, they're afraid you could be taken by another man at any moment. That's a sign of insecurity."
"So they don't want their woman to be too noticeable in public. With that kind of man, you'd have to stick to a fresh, innocent, pure-girl style. They find such girls easier to control and aren't as worried about them betraying them."
[This statement does not include well-intentioned partners who worry about their girlfriend dressing too conspicuously attracting unwanted attention from dangerous individuals; concern for safety based on understanding is perfectly normal.]
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
