CHAPTER 163: CHAPTER 163: SYSTEM PHASE 2

"Am I staying here tonight?"

Yang Xiaoxiu’s eyes trembled slightly, and she unconsciously gripped the hem of her clothes, looking a bit uneasy. "Brother Jing, it’s just you and me... just the two of us?"

Seeing that she misunderstood his intention, Li Jing chuckled softly, "Don’t overthink it. I didn’t mean anything else. When I want a woman now, I don’t need to resort to such low tactics."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaoxiu was momentarily stunned, then recalled An Tong, whom she had seen in the car last time. Her looks and style surpassed her own; she seemed not to be of much allure to Li Jing.

Given the strength Li Jing displayed, she wasn’t worth his trouble to do such things.

For someone like Brother Jing, beautiful women are probably easy to get.

Realizing she held little value in his eyes, her gaze dimmed slightly, but soon she lifted her head and responded gratefully, "Alright, I’ll stay here tonight. Thank you, Brother Jing."

Li Jing nodded slightly and sat on the sofa, looking at his phone.

Seeing that he didn’t intend to continue their conversation, Yang Xiaoxiu said goodnight and went to the bathroom to freshen up before going to bed.

Li Jing indeed had no other intentions toward Yang Xiaoxiu right now, not because she wasn’t pretty or because of her plain clothes.

On the contrary, although Yang Xiaoxiu didn’t wear makeup or dress up, her natural beauty was at least 8.5 out of 10, aligning with Li Jing’s aesthetic preference.

Moreover, as a female college student from the countryside, she naturally possessed a clean and pure aura, something the gold-diggers in Tianhai lacked.

But Li Jing didn’t want to take advantage of the situation or force someone against their will.

He wasn’t a desperate bachelor deprived of intimate experiences for many years; on the contrary, he frequently was attended to by the remarkable women An Tong and Zhang Xinxin, so he didn’t feel an urgent need.

Prioritize quality over quantity.

If Yang Xiaoxiu took the initiative, Li Jing naturally wouldn’t refuse to pick this newly ripened fruit.

However, if she wasn’t willing, Li Jing didn’t want to bother with forcing her.

As he said, if he truly desired a woman, he wouldn’t need to employ these means. Just by showing a tiny fraction of his strength, he could easily find some of Yang Xiaoxiu’s peers at Celestial Sea Drama Academy.

After washing up, Yang Xiaoxiu found that Li Jing truly had no such intentions. Her heart stirred, and she silently watched Li Jing’s back on the living room sofa, feeling something indescribable.

She realized that Li Jing was quite different from other wealthy people she had in mind—at least very different from the boyfriends of her roommates.

Suddenly, she felt very fortunate—fortunate to have encountered a wealthy person like Li Jing.

At this moment, the defenses and wariness she had towards Li Jing began to diminish significantly, even without her noticing.

After Yang Xiaoxiu retired to her room, Li Jing still sat on the sofa, gazing at the city night view through the floor-to-ceiling windows, lost in thought.

Just now, Zhang Xinxin had messaged him, and he explained that he had been busy with acting and didn’t have time to accompany her lately.

So Zhang Xinxin casually asked why he was suddenly so invested in acting.

In Zhang Xinxin’s understanding, acting was merely an actor’s job.

The goal of work was to earn money, and Li Jing already had money, so why was he still acting?

This question made Li Jing ponder.

The acting life he had experienced recently allowed him to understand what it was like for a film crew during shooting, and he interacted with many people working in the film and television industry.

Since he quit his job, indulging in various spending and entertainment, he had indeed experienced a lot of delightful things.

But after these few months, he was no longer satisfied with material enjoyment because he found that his spiritual world was becoming empty without work or things to do.

Just when he encountered acting, Li Jing recalled his childhood dream and admiration for actors, so he decided to truly invest himself in experiencing acting, even spending money to get Yang Xiaoxiu to teach him.

Especially with these past two days of intense training and learning new knowledge, Li Jing felt a rare sense of spiritual fulfillment.

This fulfillment didn’t come from material enjoyment; it came from experiencing a new life, learning new things, and exploring different aspects of society.

Compared to a daily clock-in-and-out job, the filming work pattern of the crew was entirely different, allowing Li Jing to experience a survival mode very unlike his previous work.

Moreover, he got to act, facing various cameras and portraying a different character, which made him feel spiritually vibrant.

This was also why he wanted to portray his role well. Since he decided to experience it, he wanted to do it as best as possible, leaving no regrets.

If this role could leave a deep impression on the audience, Li Jing thought it would be an unforgettable experience in his lifetime.

"Life is but a dream; countless human facets. Congratulations to the host on feeling the joy of experiencing different lives. To enjoy life is not only to enjoy the material bodily pleasures but also to enrich one’s soul with spiritual pleasures. Now activating the second phase of the system: experience the myriad facets of life. For every successful experience of different events or lives, a huge reward will be granted, with a minimum reward amount of one billion yuan."

The second phase of the system?!

Seeing the information appearing in his mind, Li Jing’s pupils contracted, his face full of shock.

Since obtaining the system, he rarely felt such shock, but seeing the system’s prompt this time, he couldn’t remain calm.

Previously, when he bought a house, the system prompted that the maximum reward for the first phase was 99.99 million yuan, and a single reward couldn’t exceed one hundred million.

Unexpectedly, the second phase was to experience different lives, and each successful experience comes with a minimum reward of one billion?!

Even for Li Jing, who had already achieved financial freedom, seeing this reward made his heart tremble slightly.

The reward of this second phase far exceeded that of the first phase.

If he experienced different lives and events a few more times, wouldn’t his wealth double effortlessly?

The system was offering too much.

At this moment, the system popped up information again.

"The ’Actor’s Life’ experience has been activated. Task objective: participate in a film or television work, play a role, and leave a deep impression on the audience. Current progress: thirty percent. Task completion reward: since this is the first experience task, the original reward of one billion yuan increases to ten billion yuan. Please complete this experience task quickly."

"Ten billion?!"

Li Jing’s eyes widened, and he even stood up from his original seated posture.

Even after experiencing multiple big rewards from the system, seeing this task reward almost destabilized his composure.

Ten billion.

This was five times the total of all his previous rewards combined!

With this, the acting endeavor wasn’t just for his childhood dream; he had to perform well even for the reward.

Not only must he perform well, but he also couldn’t let Wen Lan cut his scenes, otherwise this goal definitely couldn’t be achieved.

At this moment, various thoughts emerged in Li Jing’s mind, and it took him a while to recover.

His eyes gradually regained calmness and clarity as he looked out at the splendid night view of the city through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

He took a deep breath, his lips curling up slightly:

"Experiencing the myriad facets of life, this system’s second phase mission perfectly matches my ideas. It seems I can go and experience various experiences and lives in the future."

Li Jing believed that no matter what experience he had, having money as a backing would always provide a comfortable experience.

Just like this acting stint, he easily got a decent role by leveraging his investor identity, and had one-on-one coaching from Yang Xiaoxiu, making it much easier and smoother than it would be for ordinary people to act.

Thinking about this, while overlooking the city’s architectural landscape under the night sky, Li Jing sighed:

"Enjoy life? No, this should be called enjoying living."