I'm a senior in high school, and the Emperor Development System has arrived!

Chapter 20 Seeing skeletons as beauties makes me fearless

After accepting the friend request, Bai Qianqian quickly sent a message:
"good night."

Chen Zhou hovered her fingertip over the screen for a moment, recalling how she had racked her brains trying to solve the problem during the day, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"Hey, you surf the internet too?"

Not long after, Bai Qianqian replied with a touch of reserve:

"(Smiling) I rarely use my phone. Thank you for teaching me math today. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow."

I can tell, she's a young lady from a very strict family.

Chen Zhou stared at that unremarkable smile and thought that no ordinary surfer would make that expression.

Suddenly, Bai Qianqian sent another message:

"By the way, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

Chen Zhou sent a Naruto emoji of someone covering their face and laughing:
If you don't know whether you should say it or not, then don't say it.

On the screen, Bai Qianqian's chat box displayed "The other party is replying," like a fluttering butterfly that disappeared and then reappeared.

"Be careful of Zhou Mo, he said he's going to avenge Yu Xinyan."

Chen Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was something serious, but it turned out to be just this clown.

Chen Zhou immediately edited the message:

"Thank you for tipping me off, but don't worry, I've already blocked him."

"Yeah, that's good."

After Bai Qianqian sent the message, her profile picture remained lit up, but like a silent lighthouse, it went silent again.

Meanwhile, in another pink-themed room, Bai Qianqian, dressed in silk pajamas and hugging a teddy bear pillow, tossed and turned on the bed.

She picked up the phone and put it down again, staring at Chen Zhou's profile picture with the IKUN bouquet, muttering to herself:
What else can we talk to him about?

Bai Qianqian sighed softly as her gaze shifted to the alarm clock, her clear eyes dimming.

Just then, there was a knock on the door:

"Qianqian, it's time. Give me your phone."

"Oh... okay, Mom."

Bai Qianqian's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible disappointment.

After finishing his chat with Bai Qianqian, Chen Zhou swiped his finger to switch to Jiang Xia's chat window.

Jiangxia's online name is quite interesting:
The slippers slapped the moon monster until it was dizzy.

This fits his stereotype of Jiangxia's violent madman.

Chen Zhou sent a message:
"Yes, let me see your legs."

Jiang Xia is clearly a tech whiz; he replies to messages instantly.

"roll!"

"Stop joking, Jiang Xiaofupo, we need to find a time to claim the prize. What day do you think would be suitable?"

Thinking of the scratch-off lottery ticket he hadn't redeemed yet, Chen Zhou felt as if an invisible hand was gently gripping his heart, after all, it was a huge sum of money, worth millions.

Jiang Xia replied:

"Can we go this weekend?"

"It's only for weekdays, we don't work on weekends."

Chen Zhou typed quickly.

"Oh, do I need to ask for leave?"

"Definitely, or should we wait until after the exam?"

"Hmm, after the exam, Thursday or Friday, let's book the tickets first."

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now."

"..."

In the room opposite Chen Zhou's house, Jiang Xia was wearing a hair drying cap, water droplets sliding down her hair and dripping onto her phone screen.

Looking at the message Chen Zhou sent, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her heart pounded:

I went to the provincial capital with Chen Zhou.

This shouldn't count as...a date, right?

Chen Zhou shook his head, finished his work, and began his daily bedtime routine.

He skillfully opened the Naruto mobile game, his eyes instantly becoming focused:
Sleep can be skipped, but daily routines are essential. Accumulating gold coins and winning weekly matches are all done smoothly and effortlessly.

After completing the game mission, Chen Zhou opened the novel app and began to follow the story of "I Became a Male Actor in Tokyo".

Having witnessed the climactic battle between the protagonist Yin Zhi and Erika Momotani, Chen Zhou was still eager for more and his fingers flew across the comment section to prove his innocence:
"Bai Tao Jia Bing writes so well, her writing is superb and makes people's imaginations run wild!"

The thought that the novel was about to end made Chen Zhou feel a little disappointed.

I wonder when Bai Tao will release a new book.

As everyone knows, there are four things the Japanese shouldn't criticize—

An animated film about long-distance soccer running.

Bai Tao Da has deeply grasped the essence of the fourth party.

It's a pity that the platform has limitations; I hope to see his masterpiece on the forum soon.

Of course, if all the Japanese devils could be wiped out on the spot, he could never watch it again.

While struggling to control the flight's takeoff, Captain Chen Zhou decided to peek into the book club's online community and, incidentally, curry favor with the author.

My recent profile picture is of an ikun holding flowers, and my ID is the matching "I don't eat cilantro (male version)".

I don't eat cilantro (male version) (administrator):

"Hi Bai Tao, I've uploaded your novel to another platform, and it's doing very well. The only problem is that you update too slowly, and I'm constantly getting pressured to update more! So, how about you update 20,000 words a day next month? I want to buy a new car. @BaiTaoJiaBing"

After a few messages, Bai Tao's true form descended. He sent Chen Zhou a sweat-wiping emoji and said:

"Do you know how hard it is for me to write? Inspiration is like those last few seconds in bed; it takes forever to build up, and all I get in return is this bunch of people rushing me to write!"

As soon as the message was posted, the group chat instantly became lively, with all sorts of teasing messages and suggestive emojis flooding the screen.

Chen Zhou watched with amusement, thinking to himself that this Bai Tao was indeed a remarkable person.

That's enough scrolling on my phone for today. I can't watch Panda Class anymore, or I'll ruin my concentration.

Chen Zhou took a deep breath and silently recited the Heart Sutra on Abstinence from Lust:
What good is a beautiful woman if she's beautiful?
Strip away the skin, and you're nothing but 206 bones; put on clothes, and you can have 18,000 different appearances.

Seeing a beautiful woman as a skeleton makes me devoid of desire; seeing skeletons as a beautiful woman makes me fearless.

A true man is one who is free from desire and fear, stands firm and undefeated, and is sensual but not lewd.

As his distracting thoughts subsided, Chen Zhou's eyes regained their clarity.

He then updated his "100-Day Foundation Building" plan on the sticky note:
Don't be a prisoner of dopamine.

Believers in endorphins only.

100-Day Foundation Building: 30/100.

……

In the early morning, the sunlight, like a thin layer of golden gauze, quietly crept into the room through the undrawn curtains, bathing everything in a soft halo.

It was August, and even though it was still early, the sky over Guangya was already clear and bright.

At exactly six o'clock, my phone alarm went off right on time.

"I am a butterfly that flies against the wind~"

The ringing was particularly jarring in the quiet room.

The alarm rang twice before Chen Zhou groggily stirred, reached out and fumbled for the alarm clock to turn it off.

Zhou Shuren once said:
People who get up early are not energetic.

Especially considering that he still has to get up early for 292 mornings, Chen Zhou wished that tomorrow would be the end of the world.

"Destroy it all, I'm tired!"

With heavy steps, Chen Zhou pushed open the door and went downstairs.

The morning light spills across the alleyway.

The girl hugged her schoolbag to her chest, sometimes kicking the fallen leaves under the tree with her toes, sometimes glancing at her watch, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

When Jiang Xia saw Chen Zhou, his expression finally relaxed:

"If you don't come down soon, I'll think you've been kidnapped by Mother of Ultra!"

Seeing the youthful and beautiful Jiang Xia in front of him, Chen Zhou felt inexplicably better.

The new book has been added to the library and recommended; you should read it!
Everyone must turn to the last page.

Romance slice-of-life stories are inherently less appealing to follow!
Please, family members, stop by and click to follow this book whenever you have a spare moment. This will help the book progress further. Thank you so much!

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(End of this chapter)