As night deepened, Zhang Yang returned to his apartment and casually sent Xiong Yaqian a message to let her know he'd made it home safely.
"Okay, okay, as long as you're home safe. By the way, what do you usually like to do in your free time?" Xiong Yaqian was surprisingly eager to chat, and managed to find one topic after another to keep Zhang Yang talking for a while longer.
Zhang Yang did his best to humor her with a few replies, then made an excuse about taking a shower. Only then did she reluctantly say good night.
Time to check my rewards. Zhang Yang had been eagerly anticipating this moment for a long time.
First were the two rewards for completing the mission.
The first was five experience points. With those five points, Zhang Yang had leveled up to level three, and his daily cashback had now reached over 20,000 yuan.
Double the joy! Zhang Yang was instantly swept up in the delight of earning 7.3 million yuan a year.
An annual income of over seven million! Back in his hometown, earning that much in a year would make him an undisputed big shot, a cut above the rest. A villa, a sports car—stick it out for a few years, and he could have it all.
Even in the Magic City, that kind of income put him beyond the ranks of ordinary wage earners. He'd be at least a senior executive at a major company.
Zhang Yang let out a soft breath and claimed the second reward.
Two centimeters taller.
He stood in front of the mirror and watched as his reflection grew from 176 centimeters to 178.
Two centimeters was hardly much.
But it completely changed the way he looked.
Zhang Yang genuinely felt that his reflection now looked leaner and more long-limbed. Even his features seemed more defined. It made sense, given that his height had changed while his weight had stayed at 70 kilograms.
A 70-kilogram man at 176 centimeters was completely different from a 70-kilogram man at 178.
"When will I finally reach 180 centimeters?" Just like all the guys who were especially sensitive about people calling them 178 or 179 centimeters, Zhang Yang had always wanted to be 180.
But he'd long since stopped growing. There was nothing he could do to change his height through his own efforts, so all he could do was hope that the system would add height-related rewards in the future and make his dream of reaching 180 come true.
"System, claim my gift pack!" Zhang Yang thought.
Every time he leveled up, he received a gift pack, and this time was no exception.
Ding!
Congratulations, Host. You have received a Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar watch, valued at 700,000 yuan.
"A watch? A Vacheron Constantin, no less?"
Zhang Yang had wanted to buy a watch for a long time. After his daily income hit 20,000 yuan, the desire had only grown stronger. How could a man leave his wrist bare?
He'd planned to save up for a couple of weeks and buy a watch worth a few hundred thousand yuan. He hadn't expected the system to give him one outright—and a Vacheron Constantin worth 700,000 yuan, at that. The system had also explained how to claim it: just pick it up at the designated store.
Now he had both the car and the watch a man could want. As for what came next, it would probably be a house.
He just wondered whether the system would arrange that when he leveled up again.
Zhang Yang checked his current level: three.
He was still 24 experience points away from level four. At level four, his daily cashback would reach an astonishing 50,000 yuan—a major breakthrough. By then, his annual income would soar to over 18 million.
Just thinking about that day made his heart burn with excitement.
But for now?
Zhang Yang stretched his body, now two centimeters taller, and immersed himself in the joy of earning 20,000 yuan a day.
Waking up to 20,000 yuan every day was enough to put anyone in a good mood.
There were plenty of people on Little Blue Book eager to hear how things had gone.
"Hey, how did it go today?"
"I bet it went well. The girls gave him such a huge makeover, and he's looking so much better. As long as he pays a little attention, he'll be fine."
"Exactly! With all of us girls offering advice, there's no one we can't help him win over!"
With everyone so eager and excited, Zhang Yang naturally replied right away.
"Everything went smoothly!"
How could it not? He'd already completed the mission and returned home with a full haul. The blind date itself didn't matter to him anymore.
"Phew!"
"Remember to strike while the iron's hot. But don't be a simp. Keep it casual and leave her wanting more."
"Right, right. Just say good night tonight, then call it a day."
He'd never experienced being surrounded by girls like this before. Today, Zhang Yang had finally gotten a taste of it. Wasn't it like having over a hundred girlfriends giving him advice the whole time? The feeling was... hard to describe.
First thing the next morning, as soon as Zhang Yang opened his eyes, he checked his balance. Sure enough, the system had started depositing 20,000 yuan a day at midnight.
The excitement of earning 20,000 yuan a day had him in high spirits. During his morning workout, he felt like he had endless energy. It was like hauling 40 or 50 kilograms of rice and being dead tired—but if you were hauling 40 or 50 kilograms of hundred-yuan bills, who'd complain?
When he arrived at work that morning, Zhang Yang felt like he had a spring in his step the whole way.
"Holy crap!" As soon as Zhang Yang sat down at his desk, Xiang Youde exclaimed in shock. "No, seriously, Zhang Yang, why do I feel like you've turned into a completely different person over the weekend?"
He was practically lost for words.
"What kind of different? Go on, tell me." Zhang Yang smiled encouragingly, eager to hear.
"You've really done yourself up. You've actually, actually..." Xiang Youde's face flushed. He clearly didn't want to say it, but he managed to force the words out.
"You've actually started looking handsome... Damn it!"
How could he not look handsome?
He'd gone from 176 to 178 centimeters while still weighing 70 kilograms. Add his top-quality hair and the Hong Kong-style slicked-back cut he'd paid over a thousand yuan for, and he looked just like Bosco Wong from the forehead up. The system had even optimized his eyes.
Most important of all, earning 20,000 yuan a day had given him confidence.
When a man was confident, that radiant, spirited air about him was impossible to hide.
"Morning, Zhang!" Bei Wei was wearing a Chanel-style skirt today. As she passed Zhang Yang, she greeted him sweetly.
Xiang Youde's eyes followed Bei Wei as she walked away, and he didn't look away until she sat down.
"Zhang Yang, is it just me, or does Bei Wei treat you differently now?" Xiang Youde asked, puzzled.
"What could be different? Isn't Bei Wei always polite and well-mannered at work? Who doesn't praise her manners?" Zhang Yang turned on his computer and answered offhandedly, then replied to a few of Xiong Yaqian's messages.
"Is that so?" Xiang Youde muttered to himself. He scratched his rather sparse hair and got back to work.
The morning passed without incident. Zhang Yang sipped his tea, and before he knew it, he was absorbed in his work.
Not far away, Bei Wei had been working for a while when she looked up, bored—and saw Zhang Yang hard at work.
As she watched him, she suddenly froze.
"Zhang looks kind of... kind of handsome when he's concentrating?"
His face was nothing special, but now, focused on his work, his eyes half-hidden behind the computer screen seemed surprisingly deep.
When Zhang Yang looked as if he might raise his head, Bei Wei quickly lowered hers. A strange flutter stirred in her heart.
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