At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

Several people had dinner at their usual hot pot chicken restaurant before heading back to their dorms.

Along the way, Boss Pu was constantly holding his phone, grinning like a smitten puppy.

Qin Shan leaned in to see whom Boss Pu was chatting with, but Boss Pu hurriedly turned off the screen to keep it hidden.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Boss has a secret!"

"Could it be he's found someone? Let us guess who it is?"

"I bet it's Hu Xiaoya!"

"I think so too!"

The group wore mischievous smiles, as lately, the boss had been acting increasingly strange, often making pig-like noises in his sleep at night.

As an experienced player in love, Qin Shan knew exactly what this symptom meant.

It was clearly a case of love-induced stupidity!

He immediately guessed the person Boss Pu was chatting with.

Not just him, actually, Gu Yu and the others were also well aware.

"Nonsense, how could I possibly be chatting with Ya!? I'm just reading funny jokes here!"

Boss Pu, realizing his little secret had been figured out, tried to deny it, but his denial only confirmed it further.

"Hehe, Ya~ Ya~ you're already calling her that affectionately! Boss, isn't this like a beautiful ghost seducing you in bed to steal your yang energy—you're admitting it without being pressured?"

Qin Shan chuckled, making up a fitting proverb on the spot.

"Well said, admitting without pressure!" Gu Yu gave a thumbs up, praising Laosan's cultural flair.

Not only had he made a joke, but he also perfectly described Boss's current state.

The boss had indeed been ensnared by Hu Xiaoya.

No one knew when the two of them had started seeing eye to eye.

Anyway, Gu Yu felt the chances of them making it were quite significant.

"What do you mean by admitting without pressure! Can Ya even be compared to a ghost? How can you compare the two!?"

Boss Pu stiffened his neck, countering Qin Shan's description of Hu Xiaoya as a ghost.

"I'm just making a metaphor here, hey, Boss, are you two together now? You're already defending your Ya?"

Qin Shan quickly waved his hand, his face all smiles.

As soon as Laosan asked if they were together, Boss Pu's expression immediately became awkward, stammering, "It's still in the works..."

"Tsk~~~"

Gu Yu and the others sighed.

The group teased Boss Pu all the way back to the dormitory, then they each washed up and went to bed.

...

The next morning, just before half-past six, Gu Yu was awakened by the vibration of two phones.

He thought it was Xinyue sending him a good morning message, squinting as he reached under his pillow for his phone, but it wasn't.

One was a message from Kang Jia asking him to have breakfast at the East Cafeteria and discuss the details of joining the company.

The other was from Dai Zhengguo, telling him to get ready and not be late.

Gu Yu pressed his forehead. Did King of Competition and the old professor never sleep?

They were up so early!

Indeed, the impressive ones never need much sleep.

He suddenly recalled a postgraduate exam adage: "At your age, in this phase of your life, do you deserve to sleep? Have some ambition."

Gu Yu struggled in bed for a moment before getting up, Boss Pu and the others were still asleep.

He tiptoed out of bed, finished his morning routine, and then put on a clean set of warm yellow and white checked shirt with light khaki casual pants.

After all, since he was about to greet his first employee, it made sense to dress more earnestly.

Normally, he would just throw on a white T-shirt and black shorts and head out.

He glanced at his injured right hand, which had healed over time, though it still twinged if moved too much.

Listening carefully to the sounds outside the bathroom, Boss Pu and the others seemed still asleep.

Gu Yu hesitated for a moment, then decided to use the Check-in Points to heal his wound, since his injury had been inconvenient ever since.

[One hundred Check-in Points deducted. Wound healing in progress!]

As the Check-in Points were deducted, Gu Yu paused momentarily.

If he remembered correctly, treating a wound used to require one thousand Check-in Points, but now it only needed one hundred.

Unexpectedly, the system turned out to be quite humane, gradually reducing the required Check-in Points as the wound healed.

A cool sensation accompanied by a slight tingling emanated from the wound, and soon only a faint red scar remained.

Even scar removal costs one hundred Check-in Points, and Gu Yu chose to reject it.

He suddenly thought of another use, his mind raced, and he thought of something that excited him instantly.

He hurriedly conversed with the system in his mind, "System, can Check-in Points resurrect the dead?"

[Yes, but it can only save people who have died within the last thirty minutes and their bodies must be mostly intact.]

The cold mechanical voice of the system responded.

Despite receiving an affirmative answer from the system, Gu Yu's expression quickly fell; he had been thinking about using the Check-in Points to resurrect his loved ones!

But it was not beyond his expectations, for it would be too bizarre if it were possible to revive someone who had been dead for a long time.

Being able to resurrect someone within thirty minutes was incredible!

This could totally be used as his trump card!

He directly suited himself up with Resurrection Armor!

"Then how many Check-in Points would that need?"

Gu Yu tentatively asked, since there was such a bug-like skill of resurrection, surely the required Check-in Points would be terrifying.

[For resurrecting the host: Requires over five hundred thousand Check-in Points and they must be deducted all at once, after which this system will automatically be destroyed!]

[For resurrecting someone else: Requires a minimum of one million Check-in Points! Note: As this system cannot be exposed, this skill is subject to system's discretion.]

After hearing the system's precautions, Gu Yu nodded.

Not being exposed had been a heavily emphasized point since he first acquired the system.

As for the Check-in Points needed to resurrect himself... five hundred thousand!

His entire balance minus a few tens left him with five hundred and eight thousand!

He barely managed to keep his trump card usage viable.

As long as he didn't spend those five hundred thousand, he would have a second life.

There couldn't be a better trump card in the world!

Gu Yu suddenly felt financially tight; he had thought his balance was sufficient, but now it seemed, unless absolutely necessary, he must not touch the remaining Check-in Points!

And he would have to find ways to earn more, at least to reach one million!

The people close to him also needed a safety net.

He wasn't in a rush before, but now he desperately wanted to claim the ten thousand Check-in Points from a previous task [Defeat the Sword Barrier Network].

These could all save his life!

Gu Yu: "Hehe, System, can you extend credit?"

[...]

A row of ellipses popped up in his mind, leaving the system speechless.

Knowing it was impossible, Gu Yu had to relax.

He straightened his collar and then went out to meet Kang Jia.

Maybe because he was wearing a very white color today, he caught the attention of quite a few female students along the way.

He even encountered Jingchuan Xiaoyu and Jiang Yuxin, who were filming a dance video on a stone path!

"Damn! Why doesn't anyone sleep in anymore!"

Gu Yu complained inwardly, but he had already been spotted by Jiang Yuxin.

"Gu! You're up early!"

Jiang Yuxin paused her recording to greet him, turning her phone camera towards Gu Yu.

"Morning! You too!"

Gu Yu quickly raised his hand and awkwardly greeted the camera.

After the greeting, he hurried off.

"Hm, why does he seem reluctant to talk to me? He even called me Xin last time!"

Jiang Yuxin bit her lip, feeling a bit unhappy.

But when she saw the video of Gu Yu's greeting on her phone, her mood quickly improved.

At least she had gained a new trending material!