“Ding, detecting intense resentment—ah, no, detecting an intense wish.”
“Heartthrob System binding in progress… 10%.”
Su Tian immediately fell silent. She wondered if she had been staying up too late recently and was now hallucinating. What had she just heard? A system? Did she think this was a novel?
She knew she couldn’t stay outside any longer. She had to hurry back home and sleep. If she was already hearing things, who knew if she might just drop dead the next second?
Su Tian took out her phone, intending to call a ride home, but the voice in her head persisted.
“Heartthrob System binding complete.”
“Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the Affection System. Confetti, confetti, confetti!”
Su Tian fell silent.
“Host, aren’tt you excited? Aren’t you happy? Are you so overjoyed you can’t control yourself?”
It took Su Tian a while to confirm that she really wasn’t hallucinating. There really was a voice in her head.
“Host, hey, weren’t you howling happily just now? Why are you mute now?”
Su Tian felt a black line forming over her head.
“I’m not mute. Are you really a system? Don’t tell me you’re some old monster trying to possess me?”
“No, don’t blame me for speaking bluntly, but who would want to possess someone like you?”
Su Tian lowered her head and looked at her chest. What? Was she that bad?
“Host, don’t read too many novels. It’ll harm you.”
“You’re the one claiming to be a system, and you’re telling me I read too many novels?”
“Host, many things in novels are fake, but systems are real!”
“What functions do you have?”
The System cleared its throat: “Allow me, the System, to explain my basic functions to you, Host.”
“First, I am the Heartthrob System, so the Host I bind must naturally become a heartthrob beloved by thousands.”
As the System said this, Su Tian glanced at her own plump figure. Beloved by thousands? A heartthrob?
“Second, the Host must strive to earn Affection Points. The more Affection Points you earn, the more rewards you can receive, including but not limited to full-body transformation, multiple talents, and so on.”
Su Tian raised a question: “Full-body transformation? Is it the kind I’m thinking of?”
“Yes, Host, it’s exactly the kind of full-body transformation you’re thinking of, down to every single pore.”
Su Tian widened her eyes in disbelief: “Great! I want a transformation. I want to become a super invincible handsome guy.”
“Host, you’re female.”
“You said you can transform even pores. What’s wrong with changing genders?”
The System: “…”
“Transformation requires Energy Points. One Affection Value can be exchanged for one.”
Upon hearing this, Su Tian’s face fell: “I have no Affection Value and no Energy Points.”
“Then there’s no transformation for you.”
“How do I earn Affection Points?”
“Host, as long as someone likes you, you can earn Affection Value. Some people with Purple Luck can even grant you super rewards with their Affection Value.”
“What is Purple Luck?”
“It’s the Qi Luck on a person. Everyone carries Qi Luck. Ordinary people have white Qi Luck, unlucky people have black Qi Luck, wealthy people have green Qi Luck, and those with power and influence have purple Qi Luck.”
“Host, people with Purple Luck are either wealthy or influential. The higher the Affection Value from someone with Purple Luck, the greater the rewards.”
Su Tian looked expectant: “System, what’s my Qi Luck?”
“Black to the point of oozing.”
Upon hearing the System’s words, Su Tian’s face darkened.
“Qi Luck isn’t fixed; it changes every day. For most people, it just shifts between white and black, occasionally showing a hint of green. If you manage to grasp that hint of green, you have a chance to turn your Qi Luck green. On the other hand, if you miss it, you’ll remain stuck with white Qi Luck, and green will rarely appear again.”
“Just now, Host’s Qi Luck was black with a glimmer of gold, and Host managed to grasp that glimmer.”
Su Tian understood: “System, you are that glimmer of gold.”
“Exactly, Host. I am that glimmer of gold in your life. If Host hadn’t grasped it, Host’s Qi Luck would have remained black forever.”
Su Tian felt like the System was boasting about itself.
Back to the main topic.
“It’s hard for me to gain Affection Value from others like this. Can you help me, System?”
“No, Host. Affection Value must be earned by yourself.”
Fine, Su Tian would figure it out on her own.
With her current “shocking” appearance, it would be difficult to earn Affection Value from others, and she needed ten thousand Affection Value to exchange for one Energy Point.
What was the fastest way to gain affection? Becoming a celebrity or an internet influencer, of course. But with her “shocking” appearance, that was definitely out of the question.
Yet, without earning Affection Value, she couldn’t become prettier. What a dilemma.
After some thought, Su Tian realized she couldn’t appear on camera, but her voice could. Voice streaming wasn’t as popular as live video streaming, but it still had a decent audience, especially among those who appreciated voices.
Su Tian cleared her throat and tried speaking a few times. It sounded decent—a mix of a mature woman’s voice and a youthful tone, a bit odd but not unpleasant. She decided to try voice streaming for a few days to see if she could earn enough Affection Value to become slimmer.
Once she became slimmer, she could use beauty filters and wear a mask to transition into video streaming.
No time to waste. Su Tian immediately downloaded an app focused on voice streaming.
As the app slowly downloaded, Su Tian, having stayed up late for over ten days, felt exhausted. She needed to go home and sleep quickly. Otherwise, what was the point of binding with the System only to die of exhaustion? It would be like winning ten million but not having the chance to spend it.
Su Tian took a taxi back to her rented apartment and collapsed into bed.
Time passed, and the sun rose in the east, journeyed across the sky, and set in the west.
In the quiet room, a sudden sound broke the silence.
“Gurgle.”
Why did she wake up hungry? She didn’t understand.
Su Tian opened her eyes and fumbled for her phone. She decided to order takeout first—egg fried rice. Seeing her bank card balance of just over three thousand yuan, she couldn’t help but sigh: no work, no money.
While waiting for the food, Su Tian opened the voice app she had downloaded before sleeping and registered an account.
After finishing her meal, Su Tian got to work.
She started streaming and spent a thousand yuan to buy visibility. It felt like spending money before earning any, leaving her already meager savings at just over two thousand yuan.
After buying visibility, quite a few people entered Su Tian’s voice streaming room.
But since Su Tian had no particular talent and only chatted casually, after four hours, only a few dozen out of over a thousand viewers followed her.
Su Tian spent the afternoon calling people “brother” and “sister,” and some even asked her to call them “daddy,” “grandson,” or “turtle grandson.” It was truly bizarre—you could encounter all sorts of people.
After streaming all afternoon, Su Tian’s voice was a bit hoarse. She immediately ended the broadcast, ran her fingers through her messy hair, gulped down a glass of water, and then asked the System how much Affection Value she had earned today.
“System, how much Affection Value did I get today?”
“Hmm, let me see. The Host earned 1,058 points of Affection Value today.”
“Congratulations, Host, for reaching the Achievement of 1,000 Affection Value. You are rewarded with two Body Sculpting Cards, two Breast Enhancement Cards, and 10,000 in cash.”
“As the name suggests, the Body Sculpting Card helps with slimming and body shaping, allowing you to achieve a perfect physique.”
“As the name suggests, the Breast Enhancement Card enhances your bust to achieve the perfect shape.”
“As for the 10,000 in cash, no explanation is needed, right?”
Su Tian felt the System’s explanation was as enlightening as a long lecture.