The Labyrinth of the Monsters

Niu Xuan's loud voice attracted the attention of seven or eight classmates, making Gao Yang feel uncomfortable. He quickly scanned the room and found today's birthday girl, Wan Sisi.

Wan Sisi was surrounded by two close female friends, sitting on a long sofa.

On the glass coffee table were snacks, fruit platters, drinks, and beer. Next to it was a fancy stroller with a luxurious and beautiful three-layer cream cake on top, indicating its high price.

Wan Sisi had dressed up carefully today. Her usually plain medium-length hair was blown slightly fluffy, giving her a playful look. She wore a Japanese-style polka dot dress with thin shoulder straps, revealing her white shoulders and collarbone. She had a black lace choker tied around her slender neck, making her look like a well-behaved and charming little cat.

This outfit was just a regular Japanese sweet girl style, but for Wan Sisi, it was already quite daring. She had only mustered the courage to try it under the encouragement of her two female friends.

It turned out that this outfit was very successful. When the male classmates who came today saw Wan Sisi, they subconsciously paused for a moment and then flirted with her ambiguously.

Wan Sisi smiled and gradually gained some confidence in her heart. She was increasingly looking forward to Gao Yang's arrival, wanting to see his reaction when he saw her.

After waiting for a long time, Gao Yang finally arrived. When he pushed the door open, Wan Sisi's cheeks immediately turned red, and her heart was pounding. Fortunately, the lighting was dim, and no one noticed.

Since they had agreed not to bring gifts, Gao Yang didn't buy anything. He just packed a matcha cheesecake from a dessert shop on the way. He put the packaged dessert on the coffee table and said naturally, "Little Si, happy birthday! I didn't know what you like to eat, so I bought some desserts."

"Thank you." Wan Sisi wanted to say something more, but a girl with glasses next to her immediately stood up and said tactfully, "I'll go choose a song. Gao Yang, feel free to sit."

Gao Yang looked at the empty seat next to Wan Sisi and immediately understood: this assist was too obvious.

He was hesitating whether to comply or not when Qing Ling's voice came from a corner of the private room, "Gao Yang, come over here."

Gao Yang turned his head and saw Qing Ling sitting on a double sofa in the corner, with her hands crossed in front of her chest and a calm expression. She was wearing a simple and slim coffee-colored sportswear, tied up in a high ponytail, and had a natural face. However, she still outshone everyone, radiating a goddess-like aura.

"Oh." Gao Yang walked over and obediently sat next to Qing Ling.

Wan Sisi's smile hadn't even fully appeared on her face when it froze. She quickly tilted her head and casually started a conversation with others, pretending to be natural.

Qing Ling called Gao Yang over to discuss something important, but before she could speak, her voice was interrupted by someone.

Niu Xuan shouted, "Gao Yang, you're the only one who's late. Don't you want to show some respect to everyone?"

"That's right!" Several boys echoed.

"Come on! Sing a song." Niu Xuan handed the microphone to Gao Yang, smiling on his lips but contemptuous in his eyes. Niu Xuan knew that his singing was mediocre, but Gao Yang's singing was even worse. He just wanted to embarrass him.

Originally, Niu Xuan didn't have any animosity towards Gao Yang, but in the past half month, the more he looked at this guy, the more he disliked him!

Li Weiwei's death suddenly brought him a wave of attention from classmates. Almost everyone knew that he and Li Weiwei were childhood sweethearts. At that time, Niu Xuan even sympathized with him, just like other classmates. But after Li Weiwei's death, this Gao Yang unexpectedly became the big winner in life.

First, the goddess that no one in the class dared to pursue, Qing Ling, actually got closer to him.

When they first entered high school, Niu Xuan had also tried to pursue Qing Ling, but he was rejected and humiliated. Later, there were rumors that she was a lesbian, so Niu Xuan wisely stopped bothering her. After all, he didn't lack girlfriends and didn't need to make a woman lose face.

But now, it was different. Qing Ling, who would never be pursued by a man, was actually getting close to Gao Yang.

A few days ago, some classmates saw Gao Yang and Qing Ling holding hands and entering the subway station together. This caused a sensation, and the male classmates secretly praised Gao Yang for his charm. They said that he could even turn a lesbian straight. What charisma!

Niu Xuan didn't know if it was the filter of the goddess halo, but Gao Yang's looks, which were average before, now seemed to become more handsome the more you looked at him. His previously ordinary temperament had also changed. Now, he maintained a kind of faint aloofness towards everyone, pretending to be cool, and the young girls fell for it.

Today was Wan Sisi's birthday, and in the past, Niu Xuan wouldn't have attended. However, he didn't know if it was because women changed so much when they grew up, but Wan Sisi had become more and more charming recently.

Niu Xuan had just broken up with his ex-girlfriend and hadn't tried this cute and lovely soft girl type before, so he suddenly became interested. He directly ordered a three-layer cream cake worth 999 yuan for Wan Sisi and also ordered a bouquet of roses. It was well-known that he had ulterior motives.

Niu Xuan knew that these tricks were tacky, but they worked. Women, which one of them wasn't vain? There was nothing money couldn't solve. If it couldn't be solved, it just meant that the money spent wasn't enough.

When the roses were delivered ten minutes ago, everyone was teasing, but Wan Sisi insisted on not accepting them and looked troubled. Niu Xuan was flexible and didn't insist, making a few jokes to brush it off. After that, he sang while observing Wan Sisi's every move. Today, Wan Sisi seemed to be chatting and laughing with her classmates on the surface, but she seemed a bit absent-minded, as if she was waiting for someone.

Soon, Gao Yang pushed the door open.

Wan Sisi's eyes immediately lit up, and she looked radiant. It must be said that Wan Sisi was so beautiful at that moment that she almost overshadowed Qing Ling and everyone else present.

Niu Xuan suddenly understood everything and felt his anger rising.

Gao Yang, Gao Yang, it's you again!

Today, I'm going to have a chat with you!

"Hey! Sing a song! Don't ruin everyone's mood!" Niu Xuan's tone was strong.The observant classmates had already sensed a hint of tension, but they didn't expose it. Instead, they munched on sunflower seeds, playing the role of bystanders.

Wan Sisi was also looking forward to it. She had heard from her classmates that Gao Yang's singing was off-key and unpleasant to listen to, but she didn't believe it. Gao Yang was such a gentle person, his singing must be pleasant to the ears. Even if it wasn't... it would definitely be the cute kind.

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Gao Yang gave Qing Ling a look: Shall we talk later?

Qing Ling returned Gao Yang's look: We'll talk later.

"Alright." Gao Yang stood up.

Gao Yang walked through the not-so-large private room, and under the "spotlight", he went to the karaoke machine to select a song. Soon, he chose a song by the Milk Tea King, "Unable to Speak".

"Oh, an old song." Niu Xuan said sarcastically, "Clearly a seasoned karaoke veteran! Brothers, let's listen carefully!"

"Haha, no problem!"

"Waiting for the song god!"

"Song god, give us a song!"

A few boys started to snicker.

Gao Yang knew his singing was terrible. He had intended to keep the peace, even if it meant losing face. He planned to sing any song and get it over with, as discussing serious matters with Qing Ling was more important. But this Niu Xuan was too much.

The soothing prelude began, and he would have to start singing in less than ten seconds.

Gao Yang was getting more and more annoyed, and on impulse, he closed his eyes.

【Beep——】

【Entering the System】

【You have recently gained 1 Lucky Point, with a total of 26 Lucky Points remaining】

——What attribute can make singing sound good?

【Charisma, it enhances talents in the field of voice. You currently do not have this talent, it is not recommended to add points】

——Add all 26 points! Confirm!

【Added】

【Physical Strength: 27 Endurance: 28】

【Strength: 17 Agility: 27】

【Mental Strength: 67 Charisma: 55】

【Luck: 132】

【System Shutdown】

……

Gao Yang opened his eyes, and immediately felt a tickling sensation in his throat, as if a surge of energy had opened up his chest. He knew it was the effect of the attribute points, and the whole change lasted about 30 seconds.

"Why isn't the song god singing yet? We're all waiting!" Niu Xuan urged.

Gao Yang took a deep breath and seamlessly continued: "Through the clouds, I try to run to you, but by the time my love reaches you, you're already in someone else's arms..."

Pausing, Gao Yang stood up, holding the microphone with both hands, his face full of emotion: "I just can't tell her, it's just a few simple words that make you laugh, my heart is hanging in mid-air, I can only watch from afar, I can do all these, but that person is no longer me..."

The song ended.

The room fell into an awkward silence, and the classmates who were waiting to see a spectacle were taken aback.

Gao Yang's performance couldn't be said to be professional, but it was excellent among amateurs. More importantly, he was very emotionally invested.

Coincidentally, the song he chose was fitting. Li Weiwei had just passed away not long ago, and everyone was drawn into Gao Yang's sorrowful filter of "I couldn't speak up before, and now I'll never have the chance to". Many classmates were genuinely moved, their eyes reddening, including Wan Sisi.

Wan Sisi was first joyful, Gao Yang's singing was really good; then she quickly thought of Li Weiwei's death, feeling regret and sadness; finally, she felt a faint sense of loss: Gao Yang must like Li Weiwei, after all, they were childhood sweethearts, with a deep relationship spanning over a decade.

However, even if Li Weiwei was his eternal moonlight, I won't give up, I believe, companionship is the longest confession...

Wan Sisi lowered her head, her heart was staging a grand and sorrowful monologue.

Niu Xuan sat on the sofa, his face showing defeat, his mind in turmoil, cursing under his breath.

Gao Yang handed the microphone to the next classmate who was going to sing, sighing to himself, feeling regretful: Impulse is the devil, for such a small vanity, I actually wasted 26 precious Lucky Points.

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"You sang pretty well." Qing Ling said.

Gao Yang was taken aback, he didn't expect Qing Ling to care about things other than getting stronger, "You're too kind, what were you going to tell me?"

Qing Ling moved closer to Gao Yang, lowering her voice, "Today, I..."

"Gao Yang!" Niu Xuan shouted, "Come here!"

Qing Ling was interrupted twice, her face darkened, and it seemed like she was about to draw her sword and chop off Niu Xuan's head in the next second.

"Sister Qing, calm down..." Gao Yang quickly stopped Qing Ling from getting up, "There's no need, really no need, leave it to me."

"Resolve it quickly." Qing Ling was displeased.

"Yes."