Chapter 7: How About Getting to Know Me Again?
"Brother Zhang, looking at me isn't as good as looking at your future wife. So where is she? When will she make an appearance?" Bei Wei didn't mind Zhang Yang's joke.
Mainly because, in her eyes, Zhang Yang had always been like an older brother. There had never been that kind of possibility between them. Instead, she didn't guard herself around him and felt no distance. If it were another guy with ulterior motives, she would actually be quite cautious.
Zhang Yang just smiled it off.
'Wife?'
That made him suddenly think of the blind date introduced to him yesterday. He had originally planned to chat properly, but it seemed that yesterday's conversation was both the first and the last.
To be precise, neither of them had taken it seriously.
Around four or five in the evening, Zhang Yang and Bei Wei finished clearing their work and began packing up to leave.
Zhang Yang picked up his car keys and slowly walked into the elevator together with Bei Wei.
"Brother Zhang, thank you for treating me to that Japanese feast today." Bei Wei thanked him sincerely inside the elevator.
"No need to thank me. You helped me too. If you liked it, I'll bring you some again next time." Zhang Yang didn't think much of it.
"How could that be? Today's meal must've cost several hundred or even over a thousand, right? If we keep eating like that, your future wife will have opinions." Bei Wei waved her hands repeatedly. "When I get paid, I'll treat you to a good meal too. To be honest, I'm almost broke this month."
"No need. It's not easy to earn money." The elevator stopped steadily on the first floor.
Zhang Yang walked out and headed straight toward his new car.
Bei Wei pressed her lips into a smile and followed out of the elevator. After just a few steps, she suddenly stopped and stared blankly at the figure ahead.
"Come on, want a ride?" Zhang Yang stood beside the Porsche, opened the car door, and looked back at Bei Wei. She stood there in the wind with her long hair slightly messy. That absent-minded look of hers really made one's imagination wander.
"Brother Zhang… this is your car?" She looked at the car, then at him.
Standing beside the car, Zhang Yang's ordinary features couldn't hide the confidence within him. That brief moment of spirited confidence made her pause slightly.
"Picked it up this morning. Come on, I still need someone in the passenger seat." Zhang Yang beckoned, then got into the car first.
Bei Wei held her bag with both hands, stunned for a few seconds before reacting and quickly walking over.
Inside the car, Zhang Yang had just fastened his seatbelt when the passenger door opened. Bei Wei sat down gently, carrying a faint fragrance with her.
"Brother Zhang, I almost don't recognize you anymore."
"How about getting to know me again starting now?" Zhang Yang casually started the car. With a light press of the accelerator, he felt the smooth yet powerful engine.
Porsche truly lived up to its reputation-plenty of power and great comfort.
"In the whole company, it turns out you were the most low-key one, Brother Zhang." Bei Wei studied Zhang Yang for a long moment. Only from this moment did she truly begin to see him differently.
The confidence a good car gave a man was hard to describe. Even a man with average looks could gain a different charm with the support of wealth. Moreover, Zhang Yang now had a standard physique. Even if his appearance was ordinary, he was still a young man in his twenties.
His appearance wasn't his advantage, but it was no longer a disadvantage either.
Zhang Yang simply smiled and turned on the music.
The rich and immersive sound from the BOSE speakers filled the car. Sitting in the soft and comfortable leather seat, Bei Wei unconsciously stretched out her long legs.
Bei Wei's residence wasn't far from the company. After taking a slight detour, Zhang Yang stopped by the roadside outside her residential complex.
"Brother Zhang, drive safely!" Bei Wei got out of the car, bent slightly by the window, and waved.
"Don't worry. Head back." Zhang Yang waved and drove away stylishly.
On the way back, he glanced at the rearview mirror unintentionally. In the mirror, he vaguely saw that figure still standing by the roadside watching him leave, unmoving for a long time.
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Around six in the evening, Zhang Yang returned to his residence and began preparing dinner.
He took out cod chunks and steamed them, boiled broccoli with saltwater, then mixed it with olive oil and soy sauce. The main staple was boiled potatoes that had been cooled.
It couldn't be called delicious, but it was absolutely healthy for fat loss.
"The suggestions should be out by now, right?" Zhang Yang opened RedNote to check the latest replies.
After refreshing, suggestions gradually appeared.
'The fastest way is to change your hairstyle!'
'A hairstyle can definitely improve someone's overall image. Absolutely change the hairstyle. By the way, your current hairstyle is really stiff and has no styling at all!'
'Oh right, take off the glasses too and switch to contact lenses. Your eyes will look more lively!'
'Why am I getting excited? This guy has such strong execution ability. It feels like playing a character development game.'
Zhang Yang glanced through the comments. The general opinion was quite consistent-change his hairstyle and remove his glasses, replacing them with contact lenses. In their view, those were the quickest changes with the most noticeable effect.
'Ding!'
[The system has adopted a new suggestion.]
[Task]
Change Hairstyle
[Rewards]
3 experience points; Top-tier hair quality
[The system has adopted a new suggestion.]
[Task]
Switch to Contact Lenses
[Rewards]
3 experience points; Eye optimization
New tasks had appeared-and two of them at once.
Zhang Yang's expression immediately lit up with joy.
Both tasks were extremely simple. Completing them would easily give him six experience points. With those six points, he would only need four more to level up. Reaching level three would only be a matter of time.
At level three, the daily return would become twenty thousand-his income would double again!
As for the other two rewards, Zhang Yang looked at himself in the mirror.
Upon closer inspection, his hair looked dry and dull with many split ends. As for his eyes, wearing glasses for so long made them seem less focused, and his eye shape wasn't particularly appealing.
What if he obtained these two rewards?
Top-tier hair quality and optimized eyes-wouldn't he become a 'masked handsome guy' if he just wore a mask?
His current ordinary appearance was the accumulation of many small flaws. By the same logic, the accumulation of many advantages would naturally lead toward the path of becoming a male god.
Thinking about it, Zhang Yang suddenly felt enlightened and extremely refreshed.
Although he didn't obsess over becoming handsome, who wouldn't want to become a big handsome guy popular with girls?
At that moment, the new phone Zhang Yang had just bought suddenly chimed.
He glanced at it with some surprise. The one who had sent the message first was actually the girl from the blind date he had added yesterday.
"Sorry about yesterday, I was a bit busy so we didn't talk much. How about this-are you free tomorrow? Let's meet."
At the same time the girl sent the message, his mother Song Wenqin was also urging him on WeChat.
Zhang Yang immediately understood. The matchmakers on both sides were applying pressure.