Li Youzhi did not care about Zhou Jingyao being cornered. Even without what happened tonight, this person was already effectively socially dead at the Agricultural University. The only difference was that if Li Youzhi hadn't given her a push, she might have been thick-skinned enough to stay in school. But now… that was hard to say.
He didn't care, but that didn't mean others weren't interested. After hearing the news, many people in the dormitory ran over to the girls' side to watch the commotion, and the dorm, which had been noisy all night, finally quieted down. Once he had locked his door, Li Youzhi couldn't wait to open the System Panel to check his spoils.
He had been busy with part-time jobs and dieting these past few days, so he hadn't gained many Awe Points. Now, seeing the nine thousand-plus Awe Points accumulated in the system, Li Youzhi took a deep breath. This feeling… it felt like a laborer who had been eating instant noodles for half a month suddenly receiving their paycheck with a year-end bonus on the 15th! Don't ask what mood Li Youzhi was in right now; the answer was "swollen with pride"! My looks have finally been credited to my account—if I don't get cocky now, when will I?
Without hesitation, Li Youzhi directly withdrew 9,000 Awe Points and invested them into his appearance attribute.
【Confirm whether to invest 9,000 Awe Points to improve the appearance attribute?】
Obviously!
As Li Youzhi clicked the option, a large mass of white light particles spilled out from the System Panel and shot toward his face.
"Ugh!"
As a massive wave of warmth washed over his face, Li Youzhi felt his entire face trembling. Every blood vessel in his face seemed to be pulsing, and a wave of tingling numbness made him dizzy.
He didn't know how long it had been when Li Youzhi opened his eyes. Hastily touching his face, he rushed to the bathroom in two strides. Looking at the face in the mirror, Li Youzhi drew a sharp breath. The first thing that could be confirmed was that this face was indeed much more pleasing to the eye than before!
First, the proportions of his features were more coordinated. It was clearly the same nose and eyes, but through the adjustment of proportions, his entire face looked more three-dimensional, shedding the roundness from before and revealing a hint of masculinity.
Secondly, his skin condition was much better! The original owner's skin had been quite poor, likely due to a preference for overly greasy foods, leaving his face constantly shining with a layer of oil. The problem with oily skin is that it is prone to acne and dullness, making it look rough and grimy. During this period, because of Li Youzhi’s strict dietary management—cutting out high-fat, high-calorie foods and abstaining from sugar, including sweet fruits—his skin condition had actually improved. However, the stubborn, white, foul-smelling acne that you could squeeze out of his skin had refused to fade away.
Now, after the 9-point increase in his appearance attribute, these stubborn, dirty things had vanished without a trace. If his previous face was considered "rough construction," then this face, free of acne and with more coordinated features, had fully reached the standard of a "simply furnished" house.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Li Youzhi silently wiped the corner of his eye. Fine… even though it was still damnably unbearable to look at, at least… seeing this face didn't make his stomach churn anymore.
Returning to the dorm, Li Youzhi picked up the sandbag he had bought on Pinduoduo and started doing squats, panting heavily. The road to improving his looks was long and arduous; the King of Appearance… must continue to work hard!
...
The next day.
At seven in the morning, Li Youzhi was awakened by the biological clock he had maintained for over half a month. After taking a morning leak, he stood on the dilapidated scale by the bed. The display flickered between 82kg and 81.9kg before finally settling on 81.9. Seeing this number, Li Youzhi silently gave himself a thumbs up. "Brother Zhi, you're awesome!"
Compared to the initial 92kg, he had successfully shed 10.1kg of fat. Compared to yesterday's 82.3kg, he had taken another big step toward his target weight of 77kg. At this rate, the 5-star weight loss recommendation of losing thirty catties was no longer far away—the B-rank treasure chest was beckoning to him! This wasn't being cocky; he was just pumping himself up.
During the first week of his part-time job and dieting, his weight had dropped rapidly, sometimes by more than a catty a day. But as his weight gradually decreased, he had reached a weight-loss plateau in the last few days. To keep from losing confidence in his self-improvement, Li Youzhi brainwashed himself every morning.
Since it’s already like this, what else can you do? Just coax yourself and try your best to live a better life!
*Buzz, buzz...*
Just as Li Youzhi put away the scale and prepared to boil a few eggs in a pot, the phone on his desk suddenly vibrated a few times. Seeing the private message notification from the Douyin backend, Li Youzhi grabbed the phone. He had assumed it was those "fairies" from last night who were so pissed off that they were back to their routine of cyber-bullying him first thing in the morning. But after opening the backend, he realized he had overestimated those fairies.
Clearly, 7:00 a.m. was not a peak time for the fairies.
"Coming over from Weibo, so the 'Land Sword Immortal' actually looks like this!"
"Spent the whole morning reading Brother Zhi's comments in the Fairy Circle, specifically followed him here to pay respects to my Great Emperor of the Human Race! Didn't expect... pfft haha, he's just an ordinary person like me!"
"Doesn't this give you confidence? Even though I don't have as many smooth lines as Brother Zhi, I'm thinner than him!"
"Sure enough, fat nerds perform miracles! Hahaha, so Brother Zhi looks like this! How cute!"
Damn it. Seeing the comments from netizens who clearly followed him from Weibo, Li Youzhi’s face dropped. First thing in the morning, finding a sense of existence and confidence at the expense of a poor guy like me, stepping on and mocking a comrade with an appearance score of only 44—is that polite?
(ノ｀Д)ノ A bunch of losers!
Originally, your Brother Zhi wanted to work hard in secret and only post his new image after achieving the great goal of losing thirty catties, but now...
I admit it if you say I'm ugly, but saying I'm fat—this, Brother Zhi cannot swallow!
Gritting his teeth, an unconvinced Li Youzhi uploaded the photo he took last night to his Douyin account.
【Day 17 of following netizens' suggestions to lose weight, weight has dropped from 92kg to 81.9kg. But my weight seems to have hit a plateau, the downward trend has slowed down significantly these past few days, so annoyed!】
After posting the photo with this text, he tossed his phone on the table and picked up his electric pot and eggs to make breakfast.
*Beep!*
【Received 551 Awe Points!】
Oh?
Just as he finished washing the eggs and put them into the pot, a soft chime from the system reached his ears. Seeing that the source of the Awe Points was "Douyin Netizens," he quickly turned back to grab his phone.
In just a few minutes, the comment section of that new post... had already exploded!