Midnight
Su Cheng was pouring concentrated coffee liquid into a glass on the dining table, stirring it with a spoon, and then downing it in one go. Judging by the several coffee packets on the side table, this was his fifth cup of coffee for the night.
After finishing, he practiced his moves again. An hour later, he sat alone at the dining table, lost in thought.
The competition was drawing near, and he had to pay for his previous mistakes. He needed to start over, and this time, he had to be even more demanding. He had to make the most of every minute!
The process was tedious, but he was enjoying it nonetheless, repeating the same actions over and over, striving for perfection.
But the next moment, Su Cheng retrieved an envelope from his system space. Inside was just a single sentence: "May you remember the goodness and efforts of others, not for the sake of repayment, but to believe in the warmth and brightness of the world. Please, no matter what happens, do not give up, because your future belongs only to you."
Su Cheng stared at the envelope for a while, then looked away and returned to his practice...
This was the last letter from the orphanage director, sent to him after he left the welfare home.
The message was clear: his future was his own, and he just needed to choose his own path.
However, he didn't like owing favors. His upbringing had taught him that if he owed someone a favor, he should repay it as soon as possible.
And this immense kindness naturally needed to be repaid.
The orphanage and the outside world were like two different realms.
If one had to describe it, it would be the difference between black-and-white and color.
The children inside were mostly disabled or suffered from various strange illnesses.
Without exception, they all were.
Those who were physically healthy had long been adopted.
However, this was his refuge, a place of compassion and kindness, and the site of his happy childhood.
So, he had an unwavering goal.
Only when this goal was achieved could he start living for himself.
Now, this goal was about to be realized!
Although he could use a deus ex machina to directly win the championship, he still wanted to try his best through his own efforts.
"It's already five o'clock."
Su Cheng glanced at the wall clock and sighed. Then he cleaned up the remaining coffee liquid and leftovers on the table, filled the trash can, and headed to the bathroom to wash up.
Su Cheng knew the importance of balancing work and rest.
So, he decided to reward himself.
Thus, he grabbed some toilet paper from the bathroom, walked into his bedroom, closed and locked the door, pulled the curtains, unbuckled his belt...
And slept for half an hour.
"Ring ring~"
The alarm rang, and he got up, changed into his school uniform, wiped the computer screen with toilet paper, and booted it up. His hands deftly tapped the keyboard, his eyes focused and serious.
He decided to reward himself with a game of Yasuo.
Being an orphan, playing Yasuo was a very reasonable thing to do.
Even if he was called an orphan, he didn't care.
Because he was one.
Half an hour passed, and Su Cheng's typing speed gradually slowed. Finally, he stopped.
It was six o'clock.
Then he rewarded himself with an hour of review time.
There was an exam this morning, so he couldn't neglect his studies. He brewed another cup of coffee, sipped it while reviewing, and even had a piece of bread for breakfast.
By seven thirty, Su Cheng put down his pen, stretched, tidied up his appearance, and stood up to head out.
He took the trash bag with him, planning to throw it in the nearby trash can.
Today, he decided not to ride his bicycle but to take the bus instead, as he could catch a quick nap that way.
His pace was slow as he looked out the window at the passing scenery, his heart calm and unperturbed.
"Ah~"
Su Cheng yawned as he stood at the bus stop.
No doubt, he was very tired.
So, he took out his thermos from his backpack. Today, it was filled with black coffee.
It was very bitter but also very energizing.
After taking a sip, he bit into a piece of 100% pure dark chocolate and savored the extremely bitter taste.
When he was young, the staff would occasionally give him a piece of this.
He had just happened to come across it while buying coffee yesterday, so he bought some. It was worth mentioning that it had an excellent alertness effect.
The bus arrived, and he got on, sitting in the corner at the back, closing his eyes to rest and enjoy this brief respite.
The bus swayed for a while before finally stopping at the gate of his school. He got off and walked through the school gates.
As he walked, various girls in pleated skirts passed by, and he found them pleasing to the eye.
Entering the campus, Su Cheng headed towards his classroom.
There were still about ten minutes until eight o'clock.
Today's classroom was as quiet and serious as yesterday's.
He sat down and took out his book to start reading.
However, he still didn't notice the several girls in the class who were watching him, each with different expressions.
For instance, the girl with the braided ponytail in the front row openly watched Su Cheng, who was oblivious to the world and immersed in his studies, nodding appreciatively.
Clearly, Su Cheng's attitude this time had left a deep impression on her.
She then became even more focused on her review.
Xuan Ying in the front row was holding a book, turned her head to glance at Su Cheng, then turned back to look out the window, her eyes blinking, not knowing what she was thinking.
As for Li Guanqi, she frowned at Su Cheng's increasingly haggard face.
Strangely, her cheeks puffed up, as if she was a little angry.
Finally, she lowered her head to look at a strange book in her hand.
Why strange?
Because it wasn't a textbook or notes, but rather a kind of strange web novel setting book.
It was a book she had ordered online a few days ago, titled "The Basic Laws of Protagonists."
Various laws of web novel protagonists.
For example:
She was currently on the first page.
1. Protagonist Position Law: If at school, the protagonist is always in the second to last window seat.
(PS: Back row by the window, the birthplace of the king.)
She glanced at Su Cheng's seat and immediately checked it.
2. Protagonist Outburst Law: "At crucial moments, the protagonist always works a hundred times harder than everyone else, even to the point of recklessness."
She looked at Su Cheng's tired appearance and checked it again.
3. Protagonist Luck Law: "The protagonist is constantly surrounded by romantic luck, loved by everyone, with cars even bursting their tires, always attracting many admirers."
She looked at the girls secretly watching Su Cheng, Xuan Ying and Zhao Yan, and checked it again.
4. Protagonist Background Law: "An orphan with an imperfect childhood, but despite this, he is not defeated by life and still loves life, treating others with kindness."
5. Protagonist's Golden Finger Law...
6. Protagonist Trouble Creation Law...
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20. Protagonist Invincibility Law: "The protagonist will succeed in anything he sets out to do. Even if an accident occurs, he will ultimately receive far richer rewards than expected."
Seeing this last rule, Li Guanqi stopped her actions, then raised her eyes to look at Su Cheng.
This time, she didn't check it but closed the book and put it in her drawer, then took out her notes to start reviewing.
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ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
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.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
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.
