Wang Yifan stood frozen as he listened to the voice echoing in his mind, unable to recover his senses for a long time.
He was completely dumbfounded.
A system?
He had actually bound to a system!
It was unbelievable.
Weren’t systems something that only existed in web novels?
How had one ended up choosing him?
His dazed expression made his cousins think they had embarrassed him into speechlessness.
Seeing this, Wang Baoshan couldn’t help but grin smugly.
His girlfriend, Li Jiali, felt just as satisfied.
Back when Wang Baoshan had introduced himself to her, he had told her all about Wang Yifan.
To persuade her to join him in humiliating Wang Yifan during the New Year’s gathering, he had even promised to buy her a 10,000-yuan designer handbag after the holiday.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have mocked Wang Yifan for no reason.
“Wang Yifan, we’re all trying to help you, and you won’t even respond?”
“Exactly. That’s just rude.”
“Wang Yifan, your sister-in-law just said she has a pretty good match for you. She finished elementary school and works at an electronics factory in Guangdong, making 5,000 yuan a month.”
“If things work out between you two, you can work there together. You’d be making 10,000 yuan a month as a couple!”
No matter how much Wang Baoshan and the others ridiculed him, Wang Yifan didn’t react.
At that moment, all of his attention was focused on communicating with the system in his mind.
“System?”
[The Video Counterattack System is at your service!]
“What can you do?”
[Ding! Every week, the host can randomly obtain rewards from the first three videos viewed. You have already claimed one reward this week. Two rewards remain. To receive them, continue watching videos.]
“So if I scroll to a video, I can receive a random reward related to it?”
[Ding! Correct, Host.]
“Can I get any kind of reward?”
[Any reward.]
“Then if I scroll to Ultraman Tiga, can I get the Spark Lens?”
[Ding! Yes, but the probability is very low.]
Wang Yifan’s eyes lit up.
Holy crap…
This system is incredible!
If he happened to watch some ridiculously overpowered videos, couldn’t he receive equally ridiculous rewards?
Of course, the system had said the rewards were random.
There was no guarantee he’d receive exactly what he wanted.
Still…
He glanced at the self-satisfied faces around him.
These clowns are going to get slapped in the face sooner or later.
Before that, however, he needed to claim his remaining two weekly rewards.
So he continued scrolling.
The previous video had been of the Fairy Sister, Liu Yifei, receiving an award, and the system had directly granted him the identity of Liu Yifei’s boyfriend.
What would the next reward be?
As he swiped the video upward, another clip appeared.
The instant it loaded, the system’s voice rang out again.
[Ding! Congratulations! Reward obtained: Identity as post-95 actress Zhao Lusi’s boyfriend.]
Wang Yifan froze.
“…Huh?”
He had just become Liu Yifei’s boyfriend.
Now he had become Zhao Lusi’s boyfriend too?
Was the system forcing him to become a playboy right from the start?
Seriously…
Though, to be fair, it wasn’t really the system’s fault.
He spent most of his time watching videos of beautiful actresses, so the short-video app naturally kept recommending them.
If he’d spent his days watching videos about Xiao Yan, Shi Hao, or other fantasy protagonists instead…
He might already be cultivating immortality.
Still…
He quite liked this reward.
It perfectly solved his current predicament.
Everyone kept mocking him for not having a girlfriend.
He couldn’t wait to see their expressions when he brought a famous actress home.
He chuckled inwardly.
I’m looking forward to it.
He had now obtained two rewards.
Only one remained this week.
Just as he was about to continue scrolling…
His cousin Wang Wei, sitting beside him, happened to notice the second video on his phone.
On the screen, Zhao Lusi stood beside a riverside promenade, dressed in a white down jacket, smiling sweetly at the camera.
She looked beautiful.
Elegant.
Enchanting.
Seeing the video, Wang Wei immediately began mocking him.
“Wang Yifan, stop being so unrealistic. Just because you like a celebrity doesn’t mean she’ll ever notice you.”
“Face reality. You spend all day watching actresses. Do you really think liking their videos will make one of them your girlfriend?”
The moment Wang Wei finished speaking, everyone looked at Wang Yifan with amused expressions.
He didn’t bother arguing.
Before obtaining the system, Wang Wei’s words would have been completely correct.
But now?
Now Zhao Lusi really was his girlfriend.
Once he got home, he’d contact her and see if she had time to visit.
If Zhao Lusi was busy…
Then he’d ask Liu Yifei instead.
The harder they laughed now…
The harder they’d be slapped in the face when one of those two actresses actually showed up.
“Cousin Wang Wei,” Wang Yifan said calmly, “how do you know she isn’t my girlfriend?”
The room fell silent.
Wang Wei, Wang Baoshan, and Li Jiali all stared blankly at him for a moment.
Then they burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! If Zhao Lusi is really your girlfriend, I’ll give you 10,000 yuan!”
“Hahaha! Wang Yifan, you haven’t even gone to bed yet, and you’re already dreaming!”
“Hahahaha! You’ve completely lost it! Zhao Lusi is your girlfriend? If she’s your girlfriend, then Liu Yifei is my wife!”
Their ridicule echoed through the room.
Wang Yifan simply smiled without saying a word.
Laugh.
Go ahead and laugh as much as you want.
Once Zhao Lusi or Liu Yifei comes here… let’s see if any of you can still laugh.
Liu Yifei your wife?
More like she’s my wife.
He sneered inwardly.
Their noisy discussion also attracted the attention of the adults sitting at the neighboring tables.
The elders kept asking Wang Yifan’s parents the same questions:
“Has Yifan found a girlfriend yet?”
“Does he have a job?”
“When is he planning to get married?”
Listening to it all made Wang Yifan sigh helplessly.
He felt that in the countryside, if you weren’t successful, people—whether relatives or not—seemed to treat you with open disdain.
He simply wanted to take a break from work for a while.
Yet in the village, everyone acted as though he’d committed some unforgivable crime.
Ignoring them, Wang Yifan swiped Zhao Lusi’s video away.
It was time to claim his final reward of the week.
Silently, he prayed.
Please… don’t let it be another actress.
Save the actresses for next week.
Give me money instead.
He desperately needed cash.
If he had money…
He wouldn’t be stuck in this situation.
If he were rich, no one in the village would dare look down on him.
Instead, they’d all be lining up to curry favor with him.
Filled with anticipation, he swiped upward once more.
Soon…
The third video appeared on his screen.