Don't call me a singing god, I just want to go back to doing scientific research.

Zhang Minghui walked outside, then suddenly remembered something and turned around abruptly. "Teacher Luomu, if I sing this song on Karaoke, won't that clash with Gu Yang?"

Ling Luo leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed and nodded.

"Not in the first game."

"Um?"

"In previous years, the regional competition was divided into three stages, with the top three from each city competing in three separate stages. This was to ensure fairness, since the first, second, and third place winners from the city competitions had already already competed, and there would be no point in watching them compete on the same stage again."

"So the first place in the city competition is played against the first place, the second place against the second, and the third place against the third, in three rounds of points competition. The top three players with the highest scores in the three rounds compete against each other, making it a nine-to-six competition, and finally the top three are determined."

"So, this song is what got me into the top three in the third round?"

Ling Luo nodded: "Only those who rank in the top three in each division are eligible to compete for the championship and runner-up, so prepare well."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Minghui breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and then thanked him again before taking his leave.

.......

At ten o'clock in the morning, when Ling Luo lifted Gu Yang out of bed, this man could sleep forever as long as he had nothing to do.

With his hair a messy, tangled mess, Gu Yang groped his way into the bathroom with his eyes closed, muttering incoherently, "I've had a question for four years now."

"What?" Ling Luo leaned against the door, amused, watching him squeeze toothpaste onto his toothbrush without even opening his eyes.

"How exactly do you manage to get up this early every single day for over a decade?"

"Didn't you say that I don't need to sleep?" Ling Luo's tone was laced with a lazy teasing.

  

Gu Yang paused in her brushing, her mouth full of foam, and rolled her eyes at him: "Fine, don't tell me then."

Ling Luo shook her head helplessly, turned around and opened the insulated box she had brought. When Gu Yang came out, a warm breakfast was already laid out on the table.

"Happiness is having food as soon as you wake up," Gu Yang exclaimed, picking up a small steamed bun and stuffing it into his mouth.

What are your plans for today?

"Hmm... wait, let me see." Gu Yang said, taking out his phone, but instead of seeing the plan, he saw the page where he had been on Ling Luo's Weibo last night.

The steamed bun she was holding in her mouth fell to her lap with a "thud".

"Holy crap!" Gu Yang's eyes widened, his finger trembling as he pointed at the number on the screen, "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... You, you, you gained over five million followers in one night?"

"It's just a matter of accumulating experience before unleashing it." Ling Luo calmly removed the bun from Gu Yang's lap and found him a clean pair of pants in his suitcase. "I didn't have a Weibo account before. My followers accumulated over time, and then they all came at once. The flow will slow down in a couple of days, so don't worry about it."

Looking at his nonchalant demeanor, Gu Yang couldn't help but complain, "Ling Luo, why do I feel like you're one of those enlightened masters in fantasy novels who have been in seclusion for ten thousand years and are about to ascend to immortality?"

Ling Luo tossed him the pants, casually teasing, "Does he look as enlightened as that old Taoist priest who saved you when you were little?"

"Of course." Gu Yang replied instinctively, scrolling through the Weibo comments, when suddenly it dawned on him, "Wait a minute, how did you know I was saved by a Taoist priest when I was a child?"

Ling Luo paused for a moment.

"Oh, you said that before."

Gu Yang's eyes were full of doubt: "Did I say that? I have no recollection of it at all."

Unable to figure it out, he simply went into the comments section to find some amusement.

"Your comment section is hilarious; it's almost like I'm helping you get an ID card online."

Ling Luo sighed and snatched Gu Yang's phone away.

"Eat quickly, then you can watch it."

If I keep watching like this, I won't even need to eat lunch.

Gu Yang let out a wail and had no choice but to bury his head and eat his belated breakfast.

By the time the two finished getting ready and went out, it was almost 11 a.m.

Gu Yang held up his phone and looked at the map: "I'm looking at the travel guide. It says there's an amusement park here. Let me find out where it is."

Ling Luo looked at him with a smile: "Are you sure you don't want to take me to a shopping mall that's already been demolished?"

After all, relying on someone who could confidently say things like "It's been too long since I've been here, the classroom might have been demolished" to lead the way is really less reliable than hoping for a lucky break.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yang looked up and glared fiercely at Ling Luo.

This person is good in every way, except for having a big mouth.

He angrily shoved the phone into Ling Luo's arms: "You take it!"

Ling Luo chuckled softly, raised an eyebrow, and found the place in no time.

"It's a bit far, let's drive there."

……

Li Mingjun's car smoothly came to a stop in the underground parking lot. Ling Luo turned her head and looked at Gu Yang, who was still struggling with the map on his phone.

"arrive."

"Oh, so fast." Gu Yang suddenly looked up, glanced around through the car window, and confirmed that it was the amusement park with the highest rating in the travel guide.

He put away his phone, and a look of anticipation instantly spread across his face. He became completely vibrant, a stark contrast to the sleepy, lazy person he had been just a few hours earlier.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Ling Luo followed him helplessly, watching him rush towards the elevator without looking back, like a bird breaking free from its cage.

The mall is enormous, spanning six floors. The first and second floors house regular brand-name clothing and cosmetics stores, the third floor is a food court, and the fourth through sixth floors comprise a huge indoor amusement park.

Gu Yang's goal was clear: head straight for the fourth floor.

The elevator doors opened with a "ding," and deafening music and cheers from the crowd rushed in. Multicolored lights swirled on the ceiling, and the air was filled with the sweet aroma of popcorn and candy.

"Wow!" Gu Yang exclaimed with satisfaction, his eyes shining, so excited he didn't know which leg to step with first.

His gaze was quickly drawn to a row of pink claw machines.

The transparent glass cabinet is filled with all kinds of cute plush toys, including classic cartoon characters and the most popular internet celebrity dolls.

"Lingluo, look at that!" Gu Yang pointed to a Shiba Inu plush toy lying in one of the machines, looking dejected. "So cute, I want that one!"

Before Ling Luo could answer, he had already exchanged a large amount of game tokens and stood in front of the machine, eager to try his luck.

He was completely focused, manipulating the joystick, and slowly moved his paw to directly above the Shiba Inu.

"Now!" he shouted, slamming the button down.

The paws fell straight down, accurately grabbing the Shiba Inu's body, and slowly lifting it upwards.

"Oh! Oh! I'm up! I'm up!"

However, just as its claws were about to reach the entrance of the hole, it suddenly loosened its grip without warning.

"Clatter".

The Shiba Inu plush toy fell back into the pile of toys, rolled over, and its dejected face was facing the glass, as if mocking him for being so bad.

Gu Yang's smile froze on his face.

"I don't believe it!" he muttered, stubbornly inserting two more coins.

The second time, the claws loosened their grip in mid-air.

The third time, it fell off as soon as I grabbed it.

The fourth time, the paws even pushed the Shiba Inu into an even more difficult corner.

After failing seven or eight times in a row, Gu Yang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. The game coins he had spent were enough to buy two of these body pillows outside.

"What a lousy machine! The seller definitely rigged the odds! They're ripping us off!"

So Yang was so angry he wanted to kick her, but he held back for the sake of his pride. Instead, he grabbed Ling Luo, who was watching the show from the side, and commanded, "You come here! I want that!"