The cafeteria incident was like a stone thrown into a frozen lake.
It sent ripples across the surface and cracked the ice ever so slightly.
The malicious whispers directed at Ye Ruoxi vanished.
No one dared to mock her for eating plain steamed buns or wearing her faded middle school uniform anymore.
Su Yang’s act of standing up for her that day became an invisible shield.
It made everyone realize that this isolated island wasn’t entirely unreachable.
Ye Ruoxi remained silent as ever.
But the icy aura around her seemed to thaw—just a little.
At least, when it came to Su Yang.
She felt a flicker of annoyance at that.
It meant her defenses had developed a crack.
And that was dangerous.
Zhang Cuilan really did start working in the cafeteria.
Principal Zhen’s influence worked like magic.
The cafeteria supervisor assigned her the simplest tasks—picking vegetables, washing dishes.
The cafeteria food was rich and hearty.
Steamed buns, rice—all you could eat.
Plus a daily staff meal with meat and vegetables.
For Zhang Cuilan, it was like manna from heaven.
For the first week, her mood was noticeably brighter.
Even her scowls at Ye Ruoxi softened.
No more calling her "jinx" or "waste of money."
Ye Ruoxi’s life changed dramatically too.
No more cold steamed buns or watery free soup.
Now, she could eat in the cafeteria kitchen with Zhang Cuilan.
On the first day, when a steaming bowl of rice topped with minced pork and eggplant was placed in front of her,
she froze.
She couldn’t remember the last time she’d had a proper, hearty meal.
Beside her, Zhang Cuilan wolfed down her food,
mouth stuffed, mumbling impatiently,
"What’re you staring at? Eat! It’s no good cold!"
Ye Ruoxi picked up her chopsticks and took a bite.
It was warm.
It was fragrant.
The heat traveled down her throat and into her hollow stomach,
chasing away the familiar ache of hunger.
Her eyes stung.
She ducked her head and shoveled food into her mouth,
using the motion to hide the tremor in her hands.
The feeling of being full was unfamiliar—but good.
Energy surged through her veins.
During evening self-study, her mind was sharper than ever.
Complex formulas and theorems suddenly made more sense.
So this was what it felt like to eat until satisfied.
This fragile peace was like thin ice.
Ye Ruoxi treaded carefully, afraid to enjoy it.
Instead, she poured every saved ounce of energy into studying.
Su Yang noticed the change in her.
She was still quiet, still solitary.
But the lifeless pallor of her face had faded,
replaced by the faintest flush of color.
At lunch, she no longer nibbled on steamed buns.
Though she still vanished, Su Yang knew she must be eating in the cafeteria now.
That was enough.
It filled him with quiet satisfaction.
The cafeteria incident had broken the ice.
Now, talking to her felt justified.
During the break before evening self-study, the classroom buzzed with noise.
Su Yang clutched a physics workbook and approached Ye Ruoxi’s desk again.
This time, he was calmer than he’d been in the library.
"Ye Ruoxi,"
he called, just loud enough for her to hear.
She was solving a math problem when his voice made her pen pause.
She looked up.
Su Yang stood there—lean but somehow towering in her eyes.
His cheeks were tinged pink with nervousness,
but his gaze was clear and earnest.
Her eyes flicked to the workbook in his hands.
This time, she didn’t immediately grab scrap paper.
She just waited in silence.
"I’m stuck on this one,"
Su Yang said, flipping to a page and sliding it toward her.
His voice was still rough around the edges.
Ye Ruoxi scanned the electromagnetic field problem.
Another competition-level question.
Even harder than the last.
Within seconds, she pinpointed the issue.
When she didn’t speak, Su Yang’s stomach twisted.
Had he overstepped?
He was about to mutter, "Never mind, I’ll ask the teacher," and flee—
Then she spoke.
"Which part don’t you understand?"
Her voice was soft, cool,
like a breeze skimming a lake.
Su Yang’s first thought: Her voice is beautiful.
His second: She’s asking me questions now.
For a moment, he was too stunned to react.
It was like stumbling upon an oasis after days in the desert.
"Uh—oh,"
he fumbled, face burning.
He pointed to a complex diagram.
"Here. The direction of the magnetic field lines.
Using the right-hand rule, it should go this way, but the Lorentz force formula gives the opposite result."
His finger trembled slightly—
not from the problem’s difficulty,
but because this was the closest he’d ever been to her.
He could even catch her faint, clean scent.
Ye Ruoxi followed his finger, then picked up her pen.
Instead of scribbling on scrap paper,
she tapped the diagram lightly.
"Your model’s wrong,"
she murmured, voice dropping lower,
as if this were their private secret.
"You treated it as a 2D plane. But the magnetic field here is a composite 3D space."
"Look here."
Her pen sketched a coordinate system over the diagram,
then dissected the problem step by step.
Her explanation was razor-sharp,
each word slicing to the core.
Su Yang was mesmerized.
He’d never seen a physics model unraveled like this.
Her voice, her logic, her mind—
they pulled him in like a magnetic field.
He forgot where he was.
Forgot the noise around them.
Until—
A group of passing girls noticed them.
They huddled, giggling like mosquitoes.
"Look, the genius and her knight in shining armor,"
one said in a stage whisper.
Another chimed in,
"Perfect match—rank one and rank two in the grade."
"Wasn’t he the one who defended her in the cafeteria? Straight out of a novel."
"You think they’re dating?"
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?"
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.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
