Chapter 22: I, Zhang Yang, Have Achieved Today Entirely Through My Own Efforts
Standing in front of the mirror, Zhang Yang looked at his reflection while listening to the pleasant notification sound of the system in his mind.
The task had been completed just like that.
Three experience points were credited. He was now 18 points away from leveling up, and the other reward was the two-centimeter height increase Zhang Yang had been looking forward to.
A solid, barefoot height of 180 cm.
A man who was 180 cm (~5 ft 11 in) tall, weighed 70 kg (~154 lbs), was healthy, had regular features, and earned twenty thousand a day—such a person was already extremely competitive and capable. In the marriage market, he would absolutely be a highly sought-after catch.
The second reward wasn't convenient to claim right now, so Zhang Yang planned to save it until he got home.
"Let's go with this pair." Zhang Yang chose the shoes Bei Wei had picked.
"Then I'll go pay." Bei Wei immediately followed the sales assistant to the counter. Not long after, she returned with the receipt and extended her hand toward Zhang Yang.
"What is it?" Zhang Yang looked at her open palm.
"One yuan!" Bei Wei demanded without hesitation.
Zhang Yang didn't believe in these kinds of superstitions, but seeing how serious Bei Wei was, he transferred one yuan to her.
After receiving the one yuan, Bei Wei immediately became happy.
Zhang Yang truly didn't know what she was so happy about.
After buying the shoes, it was already past nine o'clock. Zhang Yang insisted on walking Bei Wei home, and this time she quietly agreed.
Outside a high-end apartment complex, the winding paths were tranquil, and the lobby lights in the distance were brightly lit.
Bei Wei walked beside Zhang Yang. On the road twenty minutes earlier she had been quite lively, but now that they were near her residence, she had grown increasingly quiet. She hadn't spoken for quite a while.
Zhang Yang looked at the way Bei Wei kept her head lowered while stepping on her shadow as she walked. Smiling, he stepped closer.
"You should watch where you're going."
"Ah?" Bei Wei raised her head in a bit of panic, her eyelashes trembling rapidly.
Standing beside her, Zhang Yang looked at her dazzlingly fair face under the streetlight and her slightly trembling eyes. A smile formed in his heart, and without hesitation he took her hand into his.
The touch was delicate. For the first second or two, she moved slightly when he first held it, but then she simply let him keep holding it.
Wasn't that enough?
"Bei Wei." Zhang Yang glanced at the nearby streetlight, then back at Bei Wei, who stood with her head lowered and her cheeks flushed.
"Mmm…" Bei Wei's voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
Zhang Yang's right hand naturally moved to her waist. He was about to take advantage of the moment and pull her into his arms.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you two doing?"
Bei Wei trembled all over and instantly stepped away from Zhang Yang as if startled.
Zhang Yang felt displeased and turned to look.
On the shaded pathway, a girl with a very hot figure wearing a cropped top walked out, looking Zhang Yang up and down. Beside her stood a tall and handsome guy.
"Who is this?" Zhang Yang looked at Bei Wei.
"My roommate." Bei Wei couldn't help covering her face, then her flushed ears. "Brother Zhang, I'll go upstairs first."
Her face was burning with embarrassment as she lowered her head and ran toward the apartment lobby in the distance.
"Seriously? Do you have to interrupt people like that?" Zhang Yang frowned at the girl in front of him.
"With bad intentions like yours, good thing I saw it. Otherwise you would've gotten away with it!" The girl glared at Zhang Yang. "How could Bei Wei fall for someone like you?"
"Wait, miss, the way you're talking isn't very pleasant." Zhang Yang suddenly found it amusing. This person seemed to have quite a bit of resentment.
What did it have to do with her?
"Is what I said wrong? Judging by those shoes you're wearing, you're probably not even 180 cm tall. And you look pretty average." The girl pulled the tall, handsome guy beside her over. "See this? Even someone like him chasing me-I still haven't agreed."
The handsome guy rubbed his nose and looked up at the sky, looking a bit embarrassed.
"Brother, she's probably a [Slang referring to a 'tomboy' or a masculine-presenting woman; in some contexts, it can also refer to a dominant or butch lesbian.]. Be careful and cut your losses early." Zhang Yang had no interest in arguing with a woman. He casually threw out that sentence and walked past them, leaving the way he came.
The girl widened her eyes and stood there.
"A hardcore T? You said I'm a T? Wait right there!"
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Zhang Yang didn't care that he had thoroughly offended Bei Wei's best friend.
In the end, strength still depended on oneself.
He, Zhang Yang, although backed by the system, had taken every step himself, steadily and honestly.
"System, claim the reward."
Back in his apartment, Zhang Yang stood in front of the mirror, already a bit impatient.
To hell with being under 180 cm.
From now on, he was truly 180 cm. A genuine barefoot height of 180 cm. Don't be fooled by how everyone online claims to be 185 cm. In reality, 180 cm was definitely tall.
With that height, wearing high-top shoes and having good body proportions, the visual effect wouldn't be worse than someone who was 185 cm.
In the mirror, Zhang Yang visibly grew taller again.
His entire figure became tall and slender. With such a foundation, after some grooming, he could already be considered handsome.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Zhang Yang couldn't help recalling the guy he saw earlier that evening. To be fair, that guy really was handsome-tall and good-looking, with sharp and well-defined features. Compared to him, Zhang Yang still had quite a gap.
"But I have potential! Who would have thought that a month ago I actually looked like this?" Zhang Yang looked at the old photo on his phone. Back then he was fat, unfashionable, his eyes dull, and his gaze full of confusion about the future.
And now?
He was practically a completely different person. Compared to his past self, he could even be called extremely handsome.
It was time to attract a huge wave of attention.
Zhang Yang opened RedNote. Previously, although he had been updating his latest progress in time, only the followers who kept up with him understood the whole process. Casual viewers might just scroll past.
This time, he planned to post a comparison photo and drop a real bomb.
He had realized that the higher his attention and popularity, the faster the system responded in adopting new suggestions.
Scrolling through his photo album, Zhang Yang selected one of his most depressed, greasy, and fattest photos, then took a new picture of his current state. In the new photo, his eyes were full of spirit, his figure tall and slender, and his outfit displayed a mature style.
With such a strong contrast, even Zhang Yang himself found it a little unbelievable.
[Thank you to everyone who has given suggestions along the way. Looking back at my past self, I'm filled with emotions. Thank you for letting me meet a better version of myself.]
After uploading it, Zhang Yang went to rest.
At that moment, the new post he had uploaded not only immediately attracted the attention of the longtime followers who had been watching him, but also made many RedNote users who accidentally came across it stop scrolling. While Zhang Yang was still asleep, discussions had already become more intense than ever before.
For a time, the topic about a RedNote blogger who followed advice and underwent a dramatic transformation thanks to the efforts of countless product managers quickly started gaining popularity.
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