94: Chapter 94 The handsome young man is temporarily offline.

Returning to Meng Yawen's new home, it was already past nine o'clock.

After the final test just now, Meng Yawen had completely let go of her reservations and was prepared for all possibilities tonight.

She didn't even bother tidying up the guest bedroom, having already assumed she would be sharing a room with her boyfriend today.

Zhao Xiaoshuai saw the made bed and the unlit guest bedroom, understood his girlfriend's intentions, and naturally followed her into the master bedroom.

After washing up, they didn't do much else and climbed straight into the same quilt.

Held in her boyfriend's arms, Meng Yawen felt a bit nervous, but the moment she was anticipating didn't arrive; instead, it was replaced by her boyfriend's steady, rhythmic breathing.

He had fallen asleep.

'How can he fall asleep!'

Meng Yawen felt a bit annoyed. Was she no longer attractive?

Actually, this couldn't entirely be blamed on Zhao Xiaoshuai.

One moment it's a no, the next it's a yes, and without being explicit, whether it's a go or not depends on guessing, sensing, and intuition.

After all, Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't have telepathy. He had returned after much effort while in the "sage mode," just to grit his teeth and maintain a gentlemanly image tonight.

Thus, it resulted in the awkward development of them sharing a bed for the first time, yet doing absolutely nothing all night.

But a true gentleman would have chosen to sleep in separate rooms.

Between being a gentleman and a beast, Zhao Xiaoshuai ultimately chose to be worse than a beast.

The next morning, at 6:40 AM.

The early-rising Zhao Xiaoshuai glanced at his sleeping girlfriend, then sneaked to the mirror to complete the final task check-in.

Last night, he was partly respecting his girlfriend, but also, it was getting too late, which would have broken the check-in streak for the task he was about to complete.

He looked at his handsome self in the mirror.

In just over ten days, his overall image had undergone a complete transformation, even surpassing the peak of his good looks during his college days.

Now he looked about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with a well-proportioned figure, clearly defined muscular contours, and full of masculinity.

His skin had improved significantly; the pits and greasiness were completely gone, meeting the standard of a generally handsome man.

Even his gray hairs seemed to have turned black without him noticing, and his hair quality had improved significantly.

He naturally smiled at himself and gave a thumbs up.

Now he was truly optimistic and confident. "Even the 'Chuncheng Daniel Wu' is nothing more than this."

[Task: Optimism and Confidence]

[Task Progress: 100%]

[Control +10, multiplier card pack (10), Attribute Point *10, Charisma rating increased]

[multiplier card *7]

[multiplier copper card *3]

The final reward for completely finishing the task was much more generous than all previous tiers.

A total of 19 points of Control, 10 Attribute Points, and 10 sets of card packs (10); the rewards were enough to satisfy him.

The significant increase in Control also improved the effect of his skill [More Children, More Blessings · Variant]; he should now be able to completely ditch the "little umbrella."

He could have children if he wanted to, and didn't need contraception if he didn't—a god-tier skill indeed.

Furthermore, as long as he didn't want to "release the water," even the thirty-year-old wolf-like Xu Yuyan and Guan Xiaosu would find it hard to make him surrender easily.

He glanced at the weight loss task; it was currently at 90% progress. If all went well, he could claim the final reward tomorrow.

If it was as generous as this task, he would make a huge profit.

He cast his gaze into the task library.

Unlike games in secondary worlds, Earth OL, as the largest game with nearly ten billion global players, triggered many tasks.

Each task had a different difficulty level and completion cycle, making him a bit dazzled by the choices.

Sometimes having too many choices makes it hard to know what to pick.

This is why, although the Big Data Assistant created an information cocoon, it was still welcomed by people.

In the end, he chose one that looked quite practical from a huge pile of tasks.

[Task: Advanced Meditation]

[Stage 1 Task Goal: Achieve the effect of one hour of sleep through Meditation within one hour]

The task came with a complete set of Meditation teachings. Zhao Xiaoshuai took a quick look and it seemed much more profound than the popular mindfulness Meditation he had encountered online before.

What attracted him most to this task was the task description for the final stage.

[Stage 10 Task Goal: Achieve the effect of ten hours of sleep through Meditation within one hour]

Life is 24 hours a day, but everyone's sleep time varies.

Normally, a person can only get about 2/3 of a day fully; chronic lack of sleep only leads to a shortening of one's entire lifespan and does not fundamentally increase the time spent awake.

If he could complete this task, Zhao Xiaoshuai's day would effectively have 23 hours of free, disposable time, which would be the greatest benefit when time management becomes tight in the future.

Meng Yawen's routine was also very healthy, but last night she was emotionally unsettled and couldn't fall asleep until very late.

Perhaps awakened by the sound of Zhao Xiaoshuai closing the door when he returned home, she slowly woke up.

"Awake, little sleepyhead?"

"I only slept for a little while longer, who's a little sleepyhead! Darling, did you go out early in the morning?" Although nothing ultimately happened last night, in Meng Yawen's heart, it was already like they were newlyweds.

"I bought some breakfast so that the little sleepyhead could be full as soon as she woke up."

Zhao Xiaoshuai walked into the bedroom and saw his little girlfriend, sleepy-eyed and with messy hair, looking incredibly cute. He couldn't help but go over and ask for a morning kiss.

Meng Yawen hurriedly dodged back with a smile, pushing his face away, "Don't, I haven't brushed my teeth yet."

He let her off for now and turned to serve the purchased buns and rice porridge into tableware.

"Huh, aren't you losing weight anymore?"

"I've lost enough; I don't need to anymore."

With Zhao Xiaoshuai's current digestive system, as long as he didn't binge eat every day, he basically wouldn't get fat again.

Meng Yawen squeezed out toothpaste. Amidst the buzzing of the electric toothbrush, she felt a sense of being in another lifetime.

Because they saw each other every day, she had overlooked the changes in someone close to her.

She recalled her first impression of Zhao Xiaoshuai; even with the positive filter of him helping her out of a predicament, the Zhao Xiaoshuai of that time couldn't escape being described as fat and greasy.

How long had it been? Her boyfriend before her eyes had unknowingly transformed into a young, handsome man full of strength.

'He seems to have grown taller, too. I remember when we first met, I was wearing flat shoes, and we were about the same height.'

'And, he clearly hasn't done any strength training, so how did he develop these perfectly toned muscles?'

'Now that I think about it, I think I felt his abs on his stomach last night. It's truly magical.'

But Meng Yawen didn't overthink it. Human memory is often unreliable, and everyone has more or less experienced the illusion that their memory seems to have been altered, or that something they experienced had happened before.

She didn't care about those things; she just looked at her handsome boyfriend with great satisfaction and admiration.

Lost in thought, she accidentally let some white toothpaste foam fall onto her chest.

She was still wearing that "distinctive" pajama, so the scene inevitably became more erotic.

Zhao Xiaoshuai had to chase Old Chen from next door out early in the morning.