this is just a book im reading and need the audio function! so dont waste time here im already in chapte 55 or something

New Journalist Violet Preston has longed for a position at "Wake Up World", a local journalism and news center for gifted writers. She aced the interview but on day one she did not expect to freak out, faint, and fall in love with the most handsome man on the team, Allen "Mickey" Dayne: her supervisor! Will she play it cool or find out that the best stories are love stories?

[New task: Virtual Trading Net]
At this moment, Fang Qi received a new task.
[Task Content: Cross-regional online trading reaching 200 times
Task Description: Members can buy virtual items with crystals deposited in the membership cards
Task Completion: Activate QQ Trading Net and level up privileges
Rewards after this privilege level-up:
1. Set up the shop employees in the System Interface and provide small-range protection measures (it will consume the system's energy)
2. Increase the number of employee dorm rooms in each shop to 2]
"What are you doing?" Mr. Fang was playing 'Fight the Landlord' when he received a message on QQ.
Nalan Mingxue? What does she want? Fang Qi replied her with a question mark.
[I plan to buy some books from The Morning Star Sea Realm. Please do the deal for me.] Her reply came soon.
Buy books? Buy some books? Mr. Fang was puzzled. [You're a warrior, and there are only a few skills for your profession. How many do you want to buy?]
Nalan Mingxue replied, [Not only for me. I also need skill books for wizards and Taoists, and I'll buy from you if you have them. 2,000 crystals for Magic Shield Spell; 700 crystals for Holy Armor Spell; 10,000 crystals for Enchanting Light…]
She finished the long list of prices and followed up with a picture of a Husky's dumb expression.
"Guild President! Look! Someone is offering to buy the Magic Shield Spell for 2,000 crystals, Holy Shield Spell for 700 crystals, and other skills books for hundreds of crystals each. Let's sell the skill books! The buyer is someone named 'New Snow', and she has been flooding the World Channel with the price list!" Sitting next to Fang Qi, Ruan Ning almost jumped up at the offers. Her warehouse was full of skill books that the guild had collected.
"Don't sell!" Mr. Fang sent Nalan Mingxue the picture of the Akita Inu's disdainful face before saving the picture of her Husky's dumb face that she sent. "She's so audacious that she tried to get my skill books!"
"Why not?" Ruan Ning said in disapproval, "The prices that she is offering are ten times higher than before, and they can't get any higher! If we don't sell them now, we won't find a better buyer!"
"Don't be dumb."
With a sneer, Mr. Fang sent Nalan Mingxue a message, [What? You want to be a yellow cow?]
[TL Note: Yellow cow means scalper in Chinese.]
Ruan Ning leaned over and looked at his screen. "Hey! This is New Snow. You won't let me sell the skill books, but you're selling them?"
"She's my friend, and that is why I'm talking to her. Don't be dumb." Mr. Fang felt helpless. "I'm warning you now. Don't have dealings with this girl. She is smart enough to sell you, and make you count the money for her."
"You'll be sold by her, and you will count the money for her." Ruan Ning was instantly furious. "The prices are so high! Why can't I sell them?!"
Nalan Mingxue replied after a long pause, [What's a yellow cow?]
[It is a scheming merchant who buys things out and sells them for much higher prices to gain unreasonable profits!] Fang Qi sent her an unamused face emoji. [The war has just ended, and the skill books' prices increased tenfold overnight. There must be someone behind all this.]
[Did you start it?] Fang Qi asked tentatively.
[(Husky's snickering face) It wasn't really me.] Nalan Mingxue put the words into QQ with a faint smile on her face. [Before the war, I saw that the Royal Family was buying skill books in preparation for the war, and I followed suit. At this moment, there aren't many skill books on the market even at higher prices. In a couple of days, I guess I need to buy the Magic Shield Spell Skill Book for as high as 3,000 to 4,000. I won't buy them if the prices go any higher."
"You… You guys…" While reading the conversation, Ruan Ning immediately sensed the stink of speculation.
"Of course, players wouldn't hold many skills books right now, and they are hard to get. The players who had the intention of selling skill books would have sold them long ago. The players who still have skill books with them are waiting to see if the prices will go higher," Fang Qi said contemptuously, "You've become a big scalper overnight. Tell me how many books have you collected?"
[It's a secret. 😁]
"The prices have gone so high. Can she sell them?" Ruan Ning frowned.
"Right now, many old players still need skill books. From the looks of it, many new players will enter the game. If some new players are rich and are willing to buy skill books at high prices…" Fang Qi patted her on the shoulder. "Girl, you're still young and naive."
"Humph! Old Demon Fang!"
"What did you say?"
"The Guild President is handsome and dashing!"
…
At this moment, two figures stood in front of the Jiuhua shop.
"Master of Gongyi, is this the place?" Gongsun Chui gazed at the shopfront which stood among residential houses. "It looks ordinary."
They pushed open the door and entered. The tremendous space inside the shop immediately drew their attention.
"…"
Gongsun Chui who had been commenting about the ordinary look of the shop widened his old eyes. "How come the space inside is so huge?!"
"I remember that the Gongsun Family once obtained the building method of a spatial array from the Cultivation Realm," Gongyi Xiu asked, "How is that method compared to this one?"
Gongsun Chui's face turned dark. "I don't want to talk about it."
The Gongsun Family had only obtained an incomplete array blueprint, but the array in this shop was obviously complete.
"Where's the shop owner?" Feeling embarrassed at the inferiority of his spatial array, Gongsun Chui became even more displeased when no one greeted them.
After all, when they went to the Three Saint Gates, the latter would send two important figures to receive them. Therefore, he was displeased by the lack of reception in this shop. "How come no one is receiving us? This shop is really rude. I think we shouldn't waste our time on it."
They walked further into the shop and read the words on the small blackboard until they came to the line that said, [If you want to play, then play. If you don't, please leave smoothly.]
"What does it mean by 'leave smoothly'?" They were baffled.
"It's a polite way of saying 'get out'!" Xiao Yulv was sitting on a couch. "I've never seen you guys before. Are you new players?"
He had a deck of poker cards in his hands. "Do you want to join me and play Fight the Landlord?"
Their faces turned dark. "What's that?"
Landlord? We are not here to fight a landlord with you! We're here to investigate the shop and have no time to play with you! They thought in disdain, No! We don't want to fight the landlord with you.
After reading the rules and introductions on the small blackboard, they asked, "Where's the shop owner? We want to try the games!"
"Sorry, guys." A cute loli sitting beside the counter put down her virtual reality headset and said, "There're no seats available now. If you want to play, please wait in line! If you're bored, you can play Fight the Landlord with Gongzi Xiao in the lounge area."
The two men were at a loss for words.
Enraged, Gongsun Chui pointed his finger at his own chest and said, "Do you know who I am? Even the people from the Three Saint Gates don't dare to order me to wait in line!"
"What are the Three Saint Gates?" Jiang Xiaoyue snorted with her hands on her waist. "The boss said that even if gods came here, they have to wait in line when the house is full!"
"You! Little girl, you're bold!" Gongsun Chui's old face turned red with fury, and he had the urge to attack!
"Brother Gongsun!" Gongyi Xiu said in a low voice, "The situation is still unclear, and it's not wise for us to make a move!"
"Humph!"
They sat on the couch in the lounge area.
"Gongzi Xiao, we heard that you're very familiar with this shop?"
"Of course!" Xiao Yulv patted his chest while dealing the cards, saying, "I know everything about the shop including the game walkthroughs and the secrets of the shop! I call Landlord!"
Gongsun Chui was aggressive. "I'll rob the Landlord from you!"
Gongyi Xiu said, "Pass!"
…


We’ve had systems that help the MCs make pills, steal skills from legendary masters, and even be forced to show off to earn points, but what about a system that allows one to run a virtual reality internet cafe, featuring all the classic games?

Our MC awakens in a new world (Truck-kun strikes again) and finds himself with a mysterious system that allows him to run a fully self-sufficient virtual reality internet cafe! What? Opening an internet cafe in a cultivator world? You can now surf the internet, watch dramas, and play video games?!

One Emperor Warrior cried after visiting MC’s shop, “Damn, Blizzard completes my life!”
Another Yuan River Realm cultivator gasped after drinking Sprite, “What is this sorcery?” 

What else did the MC bring to the cultivator world? Come join us on this adventure as Fang Qi faces off against cultivation sects and major forces with his collection of modern treasures.

The door knocked. Lily hurried to open the door, and the Autumn Lady was fixing her silk
scarf. Both of them were very nervous, only Maestro was calm as always. The door opened
and the two girls met for the first time.
- Hi! I am Lily, come in! It's nice to meet you, finally.
- Thanks, I am glad as well, I am...
- Autumn Lady, I know, he has told me a lot about you.
- She is very talkative - whispered Maestro gently kissing her cheek.
- I can hear that - angrily said Lily.
- What? That's true. You can't deny it.
- Oh, don't listen to him, I am pretty funny.
- Well, there's no doubt in my mind - laughed Autumn Lady.
She took off her coat, and Maestro took her to show the house.
They went to the hall. It had milky walls, white and wide shot windows, with light brown
curtains. In the left side of the room there was a huge wardrobe full of books, near the central
wall there was a piano with Maestro's father's signature, and at the right side of the room there
was a little table with different candies, fruits and dry fruits. All this created an old vintage
atmosphere in the room.
They set around the table and Lily brought tea with elegant tea service.
- I noticed a violin in the wardrobe, who plays it?
- Me, I spent almost 8 years studying to play it. That's my favorite instrument - politely
answered Lily.
- Wow, I guess, you two will make a great duet.
- Actually, yes, we do, we will play something today, right sweetie?
- Sure, that's a very good idea - answered Maestro.
- So, you are a teacher, right?
- Yes, but I am also interested in photography. I like vintage style, and by the way, your home
is a perfect place for such photos.
- Really? Nice to hear.
- And what do you do, besides music.
- Oh, I don't play music professionally, it's something like hobby. I am a psychologist.
- Ow, interesting.
- Yes, I think that psychology and music are aspects closely connected with each other.
- Very interesting idea, that might be true.
- In fact, I've always said that she should be a writer, she has thousands of that kind of
thoughts - interrupted Maestro.
- I think, it's thanks to that huge amount of books, right? - asked Autumn Lady with great
enthusiasm.
- 
Maybe, I like reading a lot. In fact, those are my mother's books, only few of them are my
own.
- I have books which my father gave me, he also had a lot of them. What about you? What
books do you like, huh?
- I, umm - answered Maestro - I don't like books that much.
- What? Really? - surprised The Autumn Lady.
- Yeah, he prefers music. He has his own poems in his music.
- And what If I ask you to choose between films and books? What will you choose?
- Films, definitely !
- Oh my God!
- Now, think for a while about the fact that he is my elder brother.
- Yeah, that's not good.
- I am so sorry, but I am sitting right here. Don't I bother you, ladies? - confused Maestro.
- You know what? - answered Lily - actually you do, you better bring some more cake for us.
The Autumn Lady smiled looking at Maestro's sour face.
They were talking till late evening, telling funny stories about their lives and jokes. The empty house which was filled only with Maestro's music, now was filled with his laughter as well.

A young charming musician seems very sad and introverted. One day he meets a young lady who turns his world upside down. That unique and mysterious girl reaches the very depths of his soul.

The next day.
In the morning.
Someone broke the news on Weibo and a discussion followed.
"Changhe 9-dan was utterly demolished in Go yesterday?"
"Yeah, it happened on the Online Go Server. It was really ruthless!"
"Yeah. That opponent of his was also particularly funny. He played Go in the style of Fight the Landlord and kept urging his opponents to hurry up with their moves. He even asked if they had forgotten to bring toilet paper with them to the bathroom. Those of us viewing the matches at that time laughed our asses off! I've never seen such a rude person before. Is he even playing Go?!"
"I saw it too! I was dying of laughter!"
"But that guy is really very good at the game!"
"By the way, I think I saw a flash of Xiang Rong's account appearing!"
"I noticed it too. Could Xiang Rong 9-dan have really played against him?"
"I don't know. The room was no longer accessible after that!"
"Even Xiang Rong 9-dan was called upon? That's impossible!"
"Damn! If it really happened, I want to know who won!"
On Weibo.
In the Go forums.
Within the Go community.
Similar discussions were taking place everywhere. Among those who played Go, this matter had caused quite a big stir.
Some of the netizens were muttering about this, but many of them could only make guesses as to what really happened. Only the people from China Qiyuan were in the know, and they even knew exactly how the matter had come about and its specific details. However, the outcome of yesterday's events were still unacceptable to many of them. As a result, none of them said a word about it to anyone. To them, this was not something to be proud of at all!
...
At Zhang Ye's parents' house.
In his bedroom.
Zhang Ye woke up happily with a smile, probably from some dream that he was having. After he got up, he immediately went to brush his teeth and wash up, all the while singing, "We the common folk, we are so happy today!"
His mother looked at him. "Did you win a prize? What are you so happy about?"
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "I'm just happy, that's all."
"Why did you come home so late again last night?" His father asked.
Zhang Ye sighed out, "I went out to play Go. Just messing around and having a little fun."
His parents knew that he could play Go, but they did not know how good he was. His mother said in amusement, "You only had some lessons in elementary school and signed up for an extracurricular class in middle school. You even attended the classes on and off for only a semester, so who could you possibly play against at your level? You can't even beat your dad."
Zhang Ye said with a chuckle, "That's not true. I won't have a problem winning against Dad for sure."
"I haven't seen you touch the game in many years. What made you suddenly want to play again?" his father asked.
Zhang Ye said, "I'm on leave for half a month, aren't I? So of course I'd have to find something to relax with."
His mother pursed her lips. "Rather than playing Go, you should be out earning money."
His father gave her a look. "Our son's been tired out by work recently. It's only right that he should get some rest."
"It's still Dad who loves me more." Zhang Ye laughed.
What was so important about work?
What was the urgency of making money?
He had to get the matter of his marriage settled first and foremost!
He still hadn't managed to "convince" Old Wu's father yet!
After breakfast.
He went back to his room to prepare for another day of playing Go. Talking about it, this fellow was really starting to get addicted to playing. Especially that last game with "WuChanghe." He enjoyed it quite a lot. Although the game ended in a draw, it was only decided as so after they both agreed to it. Go was unlike Xiangqi[1] in that no games could be drawn. As long as they played until the end, a winner would be determined. Zhang Ye didn't know if he could have won because the game played by "WuChanghe" was spectacular. Zhang Ye did not know whether he had hidden his strength before that, or if he had finally found a way of dealing with him after playing so many rounds.
He had to be wary!
Comrade Changhe was indeed still pretty strong!
Zhang Ye was so petty that he immediately thought of a way to deal with that. He decided that he would strengthen his Go skill so that Comrade Changhe would not have a chance to make a comeback and gain an advantage over him. Since he wanted to win, he would have to win every game. Only then would Wu Changhe be convinced that he was really serious and determined to marry his daughter!
Right!
It was time for the lottery!
He needed to get several more of those skill experience books!
Zhang Ye was very spontaneous about it and immediately brought up the lottery draw system. He had already maxed out on the Lottery Draw (One)'s Go Skill Experience Books, so there wasn't any meaning in getting more of those. So he selected the Lottery Draw (Two) system to play. He did not add many additional stakes to it since he had already spent quite a bit of Reputation Points the previous time. Although he still had a lot, he did not want to be so wasteful. He had to save for a rainy day, after all. And so, he only added four additional stakes to the draw for a total of five stakes which cost 50 million Reputation Points. Then, he readily activated the Lucky Halo (Upgraded). When the halo appeared, he was imbued with luck and his Reputation Points started dropping every second!
-100,000!
-100,000!
Zhang Ye quickly started the lottery draw!
When the slot machine was activated, he wasn't sure if he could be so lucky to really get the Go Skill Experience Books. This was a good time to test the effects of the Lucky Halo again!
The icons flashed by quickly!
5 seconds…
10 seconds…
Slowly, the machine came to a stop!
Zhang Ye had already closed his eyes. When he heard the ding signaling the end of the lottery draw, he opened his eyes to take a look. Then he laughed out loud when he saw that the icons had lined up with the Skills Category icons. This made Zhang Ye very excited and he couldn't wait to open up all the medium-size treasure chests!
The golden treasure chests opened up!
A golden flash of light emitted from them!
[Xiangqi Skill Experience Book] × 5.
When Zhang Ye saw the prize, he nearly burst into tears!
Dammit!
Why weren't they the skill experience books for Go?
Xiangqi? Why would I need Xiangqi skills!
Zhang Ye felt a twinge of pain. But since he had gotten the prize, he had no way to give it back. He deactivated the lucky halo in sadness and then started studying the Xiangqi Skill Experience Books one by one. The books dissolved into glowing light particles and surged right into his mind! Zhang Ye could clearly sense that his Xiangqi skill was growing. He had not drawn any Xiangqi Skill Experience Books before from Lottery Draw (One), and instead "ate" the Lottery Draw (Two)'s skill experience books. In doing so, Zhang Ye discovered that the effect was essentially the same as "eating" the equivalent amount of Reputation Points worth of skill experience books from Lottery Draw (One).
For example, these five Lottery Draw (Two) skill experience books had cost him 50 million Reputation Points. This was equivalent to 500 Lottery Draw (One) skill experience books for the Xiangqi skill. It was only after the lower level skill had been maxed out that the higher level skill experience books would be able to stack on top of that experience.
Hai.
If it was Xiangqi, then so be it.
After he gained a better understanding of the system, Zhang Ye did not continue playing the lottery draw. He decided to forget about it since his luck today didn't seem too good. The Lucky Halo (Upgraded) didn't felt like it was too effective today, so it was better not to force it.
He went online and logged in to his account. Zhang Ye entered into the Online Go Server again!
Where was everyone?
Where's Comrade Changhe?
I, Hu Hansan, am back![2]
…
At China Qiyuan.
There was a sudden commotion at the computers!
"He's here!"
"Damn, YE is back again!"
"His account is online now!"
"What's he back for?"
Quite a few people had arrived at the Qiyuan this morning. When they heard the commotion, everyone rushed over to have a look.
"Ah, Teacher Changhe is also online!"
"Is he currently playing anyone?"
"He already finished a game."
"Eh? How did YE get into Teacher Changhe's room again?"
"I'm floored. Where the heck did he get the password from?"
"Ah, quick, see this!"
"Changhe 9-dan has kicked him out of the room!"
"Teacher Changhe has changed the password!"
"Ah, YE got into the room again!"
"Pfft, Teacher Changhe has kicked him out again!"
"Teacher Changhe doesn't want to play him anymore!"
"Aiyo, the room's administrative rights have been stolen!"
"What?"
"YE has become the administrator!"
"Teacher Changhe can't kick him anymore!"
"Ah, Changhe 9-dan has left the room!"
"He has set up a new room!"
"Damn, YE came in again!"
"YE has been kicked again!"
"Ah, he came in again!"
"The administrator role has been taken!"
"Aiyo! Teacher Changhe has been kicked by YE!"
"Damn!"
"What sort of grudge do they have!"
"I'm dying of laughter!"
Everyone was laughing on as they watched the ruckus!
This drama of the year was incredibly funny!
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi
[2] Hu Hansan is a villainous character in a movie whose classic line is this. Similar to the catchphrase by Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'I'll be back'!


Zhang Ye was originally a mundane college graduate with aspiring dreams to become a star, but unfortunately has below average looks and height. However one day, he woke up and suddenly found himself in a parallel world! 
It’s like the same world, but wait a minute…many brands, celebrities and even famous works from his world changed and are gone in this new world! Armed with the profound literary knowledge of his previous world and a heaven-defying Game Ring that gives him magical items, stats and skills, Zhang Ye embarks on a journey to pursue his life-long dream of becoming famous!
Follow Zhang Ye as he takes the new world by storm, one plagiarized piece at a time, to hilarious reactions!

The KTV manager finally arrived. He repeatedly apologized to Su Chen and the others.
After having his face bashed in and being humiliated in front of Su Mo, Xu Yang's accumulating fury finally maxed out, and he lashed out at the manager.
Su Mo was studying in a private school for the rich. All of her classmates came from wealthy families. They cornered the manager and asked for compensation.
The outcome was that the manager fired the two waiters who sat and stared without doing anything. Su Chen and the others were not charged for their time and expenditure in the KTV.
They were no longer in the mood for having fun after what had happened.
Su Chen sent Su Mo's classmates home in cabs when they left the KTV and drove home with his sister.
[Driving proficiency +2]
[Driving proficiency +2]
Su Chen did not drive often. His driving skill was still at the intermediate level.
"Brother, you've transformed way too much recently. It feels kinda strange."
Su Mo, who was riding shotgun, looked at her brother zestily and said, "Is what Mom said true? Have you fallen for a girl? I'm telling you, if you have a girlfriend, you have to tell me. I'll help you evaluate her."
"What are you thinking? That did not happen." Su Chen felt ridiculous. He continued. "I'm the one who should be asking questions. What's the deal with your classmate, Xu Yang?"
"What else do you think? Your sister—I, a natural beauty—is endowed with both talent and good looks. It is normal to have a few pursuers," said Su Mo, pursing her lips.
"You really don't know the word 'humble,' do you?" Amused, Su Chen glanced at her.
"Humph! Was I wrong?" Su Mo harrumphed egotistically.
"No, of course not. My sister must be the most outstanding one. Ordinary guys don't deserve you." Su Chen laughed and flattered his sister.
Su Mo smiled.
"Oh, right! Momo, I think I wanna learn to play guitar. What do you think?" asked Su Chen all of a sudden.
"Guitar? Sure, you could learn very fast. I learned to play guitar in a short time back then. I can teach you." Su Mo's beautiful eyes twinkled. She was interested in teaching him music.
"Then teach me tomorrow." Su Chen smiled and nodded.
Su Mo's glittering eyes looked out of the car. No one knew what was on her mind.
***
The next day, after eating breakfast with the family, Su Chen's parents left for work.
Su Chen and his sister cleaned up the dining table and went to the music room. In the middle of the elegantly furnished room stood an imported Steinway grand piano worth 70,000 RMB. Su Mo's parents had given her the piano as a present on her tenth birthday.
There were a few books on the shelf in the corner of the music room. Trophies and photos from all sorts of Su Mo's competitions were also on the shelf. Last but not least, a red guitar lay in one of the compartments of the shelf.
Su Mo walked toward the guitar and took it down gently. Her slender fingers idly strummed the guitar, letting out a crisp, melodious tune. She smiled and looked at Su Chen. "I haven't played the guitar since forever."
"Can you first play a song for me?" asked Su Chen, smiling.
Su Mo nodded and sat on the piano stool. Then, beaming, she played a popular piece. Soon, Su Mo sang along, her melodious voice resounding, accompanying the tune of the guitar.
[Observing guitar playing, proficiency +2]
[Observing guitar playing, proficiency +2]
Su Chen listened silently as points were added continuously to his proficiency.
At the same time, he was also perplexed by the fact that the points for his singing proficiency did not increase. When he saw Xu Yang performing taekwondo previously, points were added to his taekwondo proficiency.
Is it because my singing skill is already at an advanced level so listening to others singing will not increase my proficiency? Su Chen conjectured. Since I do not have any experience in playing guitar and taekwondo, will my proficiency increase even when I only observe others doing it?
"Brother, how was it?" Su Mo asked when she finished playing and singing the song.
"It was really good." Su Chen gave her the thumbs up.
Su Mo's smile broadened. She handed him the guitar, ran to the bookshelf, and searched here and there. She found two books about guitar learning for beginners.
"These are the books I bought previously; they are particularly for beginners. You can first read them on your own and get a rough idea of what it's like. I'll practice the piano for a while and teach you later."
Su Chen nodded and took the books. He brought a chair over and started reading.
[Reading books related to guitar playing, guitar proficiency +2]
[Reading books related to guitar playing, guitar proficiency +2]
As the uplifting melody from the piano filled the room, Su Mo began her obligatory daily task.
[Listening to advanced level piano playing, piano proficiency +5]
[Listening to advanced level piano playing, piano proficiency +5]
The proficiencies of the two instruments can be increased at the same time? Su Chen wondered, shocked. That's pure awesomeness!
[Piano proficiency reached 100, piano playing upgraded to beginner's level]
[Guitar proficiency reached 100, guitar playing upgraded to beginner's level]
Before long, the beginner's level for both instruments was activated. A great deal of basic knowledge about the instruments flowed into Su Chen's mind.
That's so easy! he thought. Why the hell do I still need to read the books?
Su Chen decisively tossed the books aside, took the guitar from the corner, and started strumming it.
Su Mo, who was practicing piano, frowned and stopped when she was interrupted. "Brother, what are you doing? Didn't I ask you first to read the book..." She glared at Su Chen, but she then froze.
Su Chen held the guitar like a professional guitarist and started playing a song. Su Mo recognized the melody immediately; it was the prelude of the song Su Chen sang in the KTV the day before.
When the prelude ended, Su Chen started singing with his husky voice.
He was bathed in the morning sunlight, which shone through the French window. A smile spread across his face like the morning breeze spread across a grassland.
Su Mo was lost in his voice. She couldn't help herself but turned around and ran her graceful fingers through the black and white keys on the piano, playing the accompaniment to the song.
Once the song ended, his proficiencies in singing and playing guitar and piano had simultaneously increased. He was very satisfied; he beamed with joy.
"Brother, you lied to me! When did you learn to play guitar?" Pouting, Su Mo glared at Su Chen.
"I didn't! I saw you play just now. The stuff in the book looked pretty easy as well, so I tried it myself," said Su Chen, looking serious.
"No way! That's not logical." Su Mo looked at him suspiciously.
"Maybe…I'm a genius!" Su Chen grinned.
　　
He did not seem to be lying, and Su Mo could not recall a single time when Su Chen had played a musical instrument.
Was she the truly hopeless one at home, compared to her weirdo brother?
Su Mo's face clouded. She did not want to accept this.
"I think I can play the piano too. Can I try?" said Su Chen, smiling.
"Go on." Su Mo wanted to know if he was a genius. She nodded and got up from the stool right away. She stood aside with her arms folded across her chest and stared at him.
Su Chen sat on the piano stool, and a smile registered on his lips. His fingers touched the piano keys gently.
The bright piano tune began to fill the room.
"So I really am the hopeless one!" A strange light started to glimmer in her eyes as she began doubting the meaning of her life.


I am a high achiever, also a super athlete. I am a game guru, also kungfu master. Cooking, medicine, music, dance… there is nothing I can’t do. Undoubtedly even though I could have eked out a living with my face, I try to rely on my talent instead. I am Su Chen, I am a perfect prince charming.

Louis and Agatha left the hotel together, hand in hand and got into the car waiting at the entrance.
None of them bothered to be seen by paparazzi, since they were in a relationship and even if they weren't, no one would publish a news story about Louis Dunkelheit Brienne without his permission, after all, the Dunkelheit family owned several media outlets.
When the couple got into the car, a bodyguard handed them two cups of hot chocolate with marshmallows and closed the door.
"Your people are very well trained! I'm impressed they even remembered the chocolate, it has a woolen blanket and the temperature inside the car is perfect!" Agatha exclaimed, amazed at the efficiency of the employees.
"Well, my maternal family tends to train employees with a lot of dedication." Louis looked away, not wanting to talk about it.
All of his employees who were trained by the Dunkelheit family were more than bodyguards, drivers, servants or assistants.  Everyone had great fighting power and their number one priority was to protect Louis.
"Tell me, how did you start your career." Louis asked wanting to divert the subject.
Agatha obviously understood that he was uncomfortable and started to tell about his career. It was not a secret in any way.
"I started when I was 16, after I received a modest inheritance from my grandfather. It was only a few hundred million, so I built a jewelry store, hired the best jewelers and looked for the best gems, I wanted a high level jewelry and after that  the brand was popular with the high society circle, and I made some investments with the rest of the money. The jewelry shop worked, the investments paid off and I started Starlight Entertainment, then I started Spring Publishing and finally, I started Royal Garden Real Estates but, the apple of my eye is the jewelry store. "
"I knew you ran the Royal Garden real estates, since I have some investments in real estate, I didn't know about the others."
"It is normal, I should announce the creation of a conglomerate, perhaps."
"It looks like you worked really hard."
Most people who hear about Agatha's life say she was lucky and forget the hard work that went into it. Louis was the first to attribute her success more to work than luck and Agatha was delighted to hear that.
"Yes. There have been many sleepless nights and a lot of luck too." Agatha said lightly.
"Luck is important, but not everything. If you are lucky but you don't have the skills, you would be broke." Louis said firmly.
"Louis Brienne, I'm starting to think that dating you may have been a wonderful idea."  Agatha sighed in contentment.
He could see her effort and it made her happier than anything.
Shortly thereafter, the car entered an area of ​​upscale villages in the east of the city.
The villa of Agatha was in exactly the same area and, the path to their villa was almost the same, it differed that at a certain intersection, they should turn right and follow a few more meters, but the car continued forward, entering the area more  expensive and noble neighborhood.
About five minutes later, they stopped in front of a large three-story villa.
The garden should be exquisitely tended, but there was white snow everywhere. Cherry and plum trees planted near a small pond with carp and lotus flowers, and a Roman style tea pavilion with arches, planters and a dome.
The whole village was built in blue-gray stone and cream marble, with a romantic design.
"Too bad it's winter. In the spring, the flowers make the environment more beautiful." Louis sighed when he saw Agatha watching the garden with interest.
"You live here?"
It was an almost rhetorical question considering the rigidity of security.
"Yes. I like the environment."
Agatha was surprised. Did Louis like peaceful and romantic environments?
Yes. He liked it a lot.
Growing up in Dunkelheit Shine, Louis always preferred similar environments, since they made him feel more comfortable, but he himself felt that Dunkelheit Shine's opulence was sometimes exaggerated but, considering the large family, it was acceptable, however, himself  I would never live in a place as big as Dunkelheit Shine alone. It looks very lonely.
Entering the village, a maid quickly prepared a pair of soft, warm cashmere-lined slippers.
After changing his shoes and washing his hands, Louis guided Agatha into a large hall with dark wood floors and a large fireplace.
A black piano, some black leather sofas with gray cashmere blankets and fluffy pillows, and other dark wood furniture decorated the room with simplicity and elegance.
And the most interesting thing about the room was the shelves full of books.
"Your library?"
"Yes. Do you want to drink something?" Louis asked kindly.
"Black tea with lemon and honey, please."
"I will want the same." Louis said looking at the maid who was standing at the door.
"Yes sir." The maid answered cuts and left the room.
"I Can?" Asked Agatha, pointing to the bookshelves.
"Sure. Books on laws are on that shelf, there are books on politics, history and economics, there are books on music and fine arts and there are novels and literature." Louis pointed out the location of the books based on the subjects with ease.
He walked over to the piano and began to gently play a Beethoven piece, Sonata Moonlight No.14.
Music flowed beautifully across the room, and Louis's long fingers gently stroked the piano keys.
The gently falling snow was visible through the window, and the sun illuminated the handsome man who played the piano.
Every image was beautiful.
Agatha, who was originally watching Louis' book collection, was watching the handsome man closely.
Everyone was mysterious and harmonious with the atmosphere of the room and the beautiful piano music. Melancholy seemed to float in the music.
Halfway through the piece, the maid returned with a cart carrying tea, madeleines and other delicate sweets and small sandwiches. She went in and out quickly without making a sound, as if she feared that even her steps might disturb the beautiful symphony played by her master.
When he finally finished, Louis got up from the piano and sat on the sofa, helping himself to a cup of tea.
"You played beautifully."
"Thank you. I'm glad you liked it."
"Why did you play so suddenly?"
"Inspiration. Moonlight suits you."
"Oh really?"
"Sure. You're like the moon. Mysterious and seductive." Louis smirked and chuckled.
"It doesn't make a lot of sense. This song sounds deep, elegant but with a touch of mourning and pain."
"In fact, have you ever stopped to think that there is a lot of beauty in deep things and that pain is important to teach us joy?"
"Dramatic and poetic."
"Okay, how about I play a more lively song?  How about "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi?"
"Thank you. I like this piece, especially" L'estate "and" L'inverno ". Do you have any other musical instruments? To play Vivaldi we need a violin."
"I have several. Violin, cello, guitar, guitar and flute. I really like music and books."
"It sounds like fun! I can play guitar, violin and piano."
"Then we play together later."
They drank tea and talked about some classics and their assessments of contemporary music.
Soon, Louis asked the maid to bring a pair of violins stored in the music room.
The two positioned the violins and started playing Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' together.  La Primavera (Spring) I Allegro, L'estate (summer) III Presto, L'autonno (Autumn) I Allegro, L'inverno (winter) III Allegro.
Everything is so beautiful and nostalgic.
And they spent the afternoon talking about books, music and the arts.
In the late afternoon, Louis suddenly thought of something and asked about Agatha's preferences for food.
"Do you have any food taboo?"
"Pork and green grapes. I'm allergic. And I don't like bitter flavors. I also don't like excess salt, I have a certain fragility in that."
"Can you cook?"
"I know and I consider myself quite good at it." Agatha was proud of her cooking skills.
"So let's make dinner together! What do you think?"
"Good."
The two got up from the couch and went into the kitchen.
They had good teamwork and could understand each other's thoughts with a few words.
After a simple and healthy dinner, Agatha thought about the day's events.
Cook together, read novels by the fireplace and play a song together.
Didn't that really look like a couple therapy?
Well, that was a really fun day. They managed to get to know each other better and deepen their feelings towards each other. So they were quite happy about it.

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Diana Aimer met Alexander Dunkelheit by pure coincidence ... or perhaps it was the work of fate. Who knows? The only thing we know is that many secrets are deeply hidden in this couple.

The reason Soo Hyuk let out a sigh, as he went up to the exercise equipment filled third floor, is because he had to exercise. Soo Hyuk originally did not exercise. There's not enough time to even read a book, but exercising? It was unheard of.

This Soo Hyuk, the reason he began exercising is because exactly four years ago, he came to a realization. Up to four years ago, once Soo Hyuk sat down he would not move. Is that why? His body became weak and his stamina went down as well.

Because his body became weak and his stamina declined, the time for reading shortened little by little. Soo Hyuk was shocked when he found that when his stamina decreased, the time for him to be able to read a book also shortened, so he began to exercise right away.

Although, he had thoughts of reading while exercising, he restrained himself. He thought that if he exercised, the time he would get to read would increase.

And the way Soo Hyuk thought was exactly right. After three months passed since he started exercising, Soo Hyuk was able to build his stamina so that he could read a lot longer than before. After that, although Soo Hyuk hated exercising, he continued.

This was only to lengthen his reading time.

"Even though I don't like it, there's nothing I can do."

Soo Hyuk went on top of the running machine. And in order to loosen his body, he began to walk slowly as he turned on the TV.

-Hahahahaha! You humans are stupid!

As soon as the TV came on, a pretty boy with handsomely good looks, which many women would be bewitched by, appeared.

-You guys thought with your strength, you could seal in me, the Prince of Darkness. Hahahahaha!

The man's identity was the Prince of Darkness. And in front of him were a magician, a warrior, a priest, etc., people with different occupations gathered to seal in the Prince of Darkness.

"Is this a movie?"

He didn't know the exact story, but if it was about the Prince of Darkness and humans it must be a movie.

-Wow, team leader Yang, is this really what you call a play video?

However, Soo Hyuk soon realized it was not a movie.

-Yes! Isn't it amazing?

-To think we'd hit a gold mine! Though I do approve. The graphics are extremely exceptional. Out of all of the games I've seen, the graphics are remarkable.

-It's not only the graphics that's outstanding! Honestly, we are more confident in the story than the graphics. The story!

-Oh, then we will be surprised by the graphics and then surprised again with the story?

-No! You will be surprised once by the graphics, then fall straight~ into the story. There's no time to be surprised!

The thing he thought was a movie wasn't a movie, but a game.

"Wow, there must be lots of development."

Soo Hyuk, as expected, has played a virtual reality game. He's played FPS and RPG. However, they were not like what just came on, games with extraordinary graphics. Anyhow, the games must've advanced during the time Soo Hyuk quit gaming.

-When was the hardest time for you?

This is what the reporter asked.

-The hardest time…

And the following answer made Soo Hyuk stop on the running machine.

-No matter how I think about it, it was when I made the library.

"Library?"

What do you mean library? Soo Hyuk caught his breath as he focused on the interview.

-A library?

-Yes, a library!

-I'm confused! I thought you would say, magic implementation into the story or when you have to fix a bug. Why was creating a library the hardest for you? Isn't it something you could just implement?

Team leader Yang laughed as he replied to the reporter's question.

-Haha, you're correct. The building itself, you can just implement. The problem is the books that would fill the library.

"…!"

And as soon as Soo Hyuk heard team leader Yang's response during the interview, his eyes grew wide.

* * *

"Hoo….hoo…."

Soo Hyuk breathed coarsely as he pressed the stop button. The speed on the running machine slowly began decreasing, then stopped completely.

Only then was Soo Hyuk able to come down from the running machine. He caught his breath as he headed down to the first floor to take a shower and began washing off his sweat.

'Pangaea….'

While washing off the sweat, Soo Hyuk recollected on the game he saw while exercising, 'Pangaea'.

'They said there's an enormous amount of books.'

Implementing the books in the library was the hardest in Pangaea. After taking a shower, Soo Hyuk walked straight towards the computer. And then began researching information on Pangaea.

'December 31….'

Soo Hyuk went onto the official homepage and saw the open date. The open date was December 31.

'There's a little over two months left.'

Today's October 15, I have to wait two months and fifteen days from now on. After Soo Hyuk checked the open date, he looked for other information. Of course, the only information on the homepage was specifications on the capsule needed for play.

'…. The specifications are no joke?'

The specs on the capsule needed in order to play Pangaea surprised Soo Hyuk. The capsules he had at the moment made it impossible for him to play.

'Well, it has been five years.'

They were capsules he attained five years ago. To spin them in the latest games was irrational and obvious.

'I can't save my allowance.'

In order to play Pangaea, he needed a new capsule. Therefore, he couldn't save his allowance. Even if he saved his allowance, it wasn't an amount of money he could purchase it for and above all, if he saved his allowance, he wouldn't be able to purchase books.

The reason he wanted to play Pangaea wasn't because he wanted to hunt or because he wanted to experience the world of fantasy personally.

The library, the reason why Soo Hyuk was showing interest in Pangaea was because of the books inside the library. But in order to read those books, he couldn't purchase any books? It was a contradiction.

'Should I talk to them about it?'

Soo Hyuk thought of his parents. Currently, there was only one way that Soo Hyuk would be able to attain a capsule. It was his parents.

'Yes, I should talk to them.'

Soo Hyuk stood up in front of the computer as he made his decision. He checked the open time and capsule specifications, as well as everything that was on the official homepage. There was nothing else to find. Soo Hyuk went up to the second floor in order to read a book.

* * *

"The installation is complete. How you use it…"

"I know how to use it."

Soo Hyuk replied, as he cut off the capsule installation engineer.

"Oh, okay! Then I hope you have a good time. If something you don't understand comes up, please refer to the guidebook or call the center and we will resolve it right away!"

"Okay, good bye."

"Yes, thank you!"

Soo Hyuk returned straight to his room after he hung up with the capsule installation engineer. And with a pleased look on his face, looked at the capsule sitting in the middle of the room. Ultimately, he told his parents and was able to purchase the latest capsule.

'I didn't know they would like it.'

Soo Hyuk was even ready to get in trouble. But contrary to what Soo Hyuk thought, Soo Hyuk's parents were very much delighted when he asked them to buy him a capsule. 'You're finally playing games!' Soo Hyuk was unable to forget the delight in his father's face as he said this.

After looking at the capsule, Soo Hyuk came out of his room. He went up to the second floor and took out a book from the fourth bookcase, within all of the 'Science' relevant books.

'Forward 5 days.'

After he found out about Pangaea, much time had passed. With the capsule installed, all of the preparations in order to play Pangaea were completed. Now all he had to do was wait for it to open. There were only five days left until the 31st, if he waited five days, he would be able to play Pangaea.

'What kind of books are going to be there.'

Soo Hyuk opened his book as he thought about Pangaea's library. Soo Hyuk looked forward to what types of books would be in the library.

* * *

Time passed quickly, and it became Pangaea's open date of December 31st. Soo Hyuk checked the time.

'10 minutes from now.'

The time was currently 11:50. The situation was open time at 12, and 10 minutes left until then. If 10 minutes passes from now, he'll be able to access 'Pangaea'.

'I can't understand why the homepage is opening later….'

While waiting 10 minutes, Soo Hyuk thought to himself. Normally, the homepage is opened before a game opens. Information is opened through the homepage to lead the users' interests. It is normally like this.

But is Pangaea not an ordinary game? They did not open the homepage. To be exact, there was a homepage, but the only thing on there was the open time and capsule specifications.

Of course, the homepage was not in this state permanently. One hour after Pangaea would open, on the homepage would be a story and such, with various kinds of information that would come up. It was definite because there was an official announcement from the group 'Myung Kyung,' whom created Pangaea.

'Do I have to check, after I come out one hour later?'

Soo Hyuk worried to himself. Once it became 12, he was expected to access 'Pangaea.' However, in order to check the information that were going to come up on the homepage, would he need to come out one hour later?

'No, it's not like I'm going to focus on hunting.'

After he finished worrying, Soo Hyuk shook his head. First, it wasn't like he wasn't going to hunt at all. He was going to, out of curiosity. Shouldn't he enjoy the game? Therefore, he would hunt in order to see how much of his curiosity would be resolved; he had no thoughts of genuinely hunting. Soo Hyuk's goal was the library. There was no reason for him to check the various kinds of information on the homepage.

Beep beep beep beep!

While in that thought, the alarm rang. Soo Hyuk hurriedly turned the alarm off, stood up in front of the computer and went inside the capsule.

Inside the capsule, Soo Hyuk implemented 'Pangaea,' which he downloaded prior. After he entered his i.d. and password, Soo Hyuk couldn't help but be amazed when he logged in.

Plains, once he logged in, the darkness filled peripheral room changed into plains. Although he saw it in a video, he was shocked when he saw it in person. It was not only this.

'Wow, you could feel the air.'

He was able to feel the cool breeze.

'Real technology has advanced a lot.'

The virtual reality games that came out a couple years prior couldn't compare.

It was at this moment.

[Please move to the house you see in front of you.]

As Soo Hyuk was being astonished with the graphic and sensation, the message appeared. Soo Hyuk saw the message and looked forward.

'Up until just a moment ago, it wasn't there?'

In that place, a house that wasn't there before, appeared.

Stomp stomp

Just as the message was written, Soo Hyuk walked towards the house.

'Do I have to go inside the house?'

Soo Hyuk arrived in front of the house and thought to himself. It said to move towards the house, but he didn't know if it meant to go in front of the house or to go inside the house.

'Nothing's coming up.'

But even after he arrived in front of the house, no message popped up. I think I need to go inside the house.

Squeak

After he finished his thought, Soo Hyuk opened the door and went inside.

[There is no character.]

[A character will be created.]

After he stepped inside, a message appeared simultaneously with multiple windows. It was a window where you could control the character's name and outward appearance.

[First, the character name will be created.]

A window appeared as well as a message. And within the multiple windows, the window that could create the character name began to twinkle.

[Please tell me the character name.]

While reading a book, a sparkle of light disappeared. And, as it did, a message appeared.

[Wisdom increased by 1]

This is translated by Asada Translations, if you would like to, you could read it there, the credits go to asada translations...Thank you, reviewer (I 4got ur name) for pointing that out

We will beat Asada translations tho, some friendly competition ?

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