"Indeed."

Mom said, "But her alcohol tolerance is already impressive. The young girl is smart and pretty, but I don't know where she learned to drink. Now she can drink a whole bottle and a half of baijiu a day, and she's especially popular with the old men."

"Can you imagine that scene?"

"A girl who just graduated high school, playing chess with a bunch of old men every day, drinking, practicing tai chi, even teaching them how to play video games and read comics."

"She's made quite a few old ladies unhappy. They often go to her house to complain, saying, 'Keep an eye on your daughter, she's leading our old men astray and making them neglect their proper business...'"

"......"

"Amazing..."

The whole family followed with admiration, feeling that this was truly remarkable.

Even Ryan Clark joined in the praise, while also feeling a bit relieved. Luckily, they started talking about such a fascinating person, which helped his family shift the topic and saved him from the current situation.

After finally finishing the meal, Ryan Clark, under his family's pressure, promised that he would never work so hard or do so much overtime again, and that he would focus all his energy on finding a partner as soon as possible, and bring home a beautiful, gentle, and considerate girl for them as soon as he could. Only then, under his family's forgiveness and his sister's gloating gaze, did he escape from the dinner table, return to his room, and turn on his computer.

"Bro, let's play PUBG..."

"I can't wait to go on a killing spree with you..."

"Why did it take you so long to eat?"

"Bro, I've waited for you till the seas run dry and the rocks crumble. If you can't even get excited about PUBG, what can you get excited about?"

"......"

Ethan was already getting impatient, bombarding Ryan Clark with messages.

"Alright, alright, I'm online now."

Ryan Clark hurriedly replied, "Just finished dinner, got nagged by my family about marriage again, they're forcing me to find a girlfriend..."

"Huh? You have that problem too..."

Ethan quickly responded, "But I think I'm doing a bit better than you. You don't even have a target, but I, I've already taken a big step closer to mine."

"Who?"

Ryan Clark was wary, suddenly remembering someone he had mentioned before: "Tie Cui?"

"What Tie Cui, that sounds terrible."

Ethan said, "I gave her a name, Linda, doesn't that sound cute and pretty?"

"......"

Ryan Clark was helpless, but also a bit concerned, "You guys are a big step closer?"

"Yeah!"

Ethan said frankly, "We've already reached the stage of holding hands and face-to-face contact, though the progress is only fifty percent."

"Holding hands, face-to-face?"

Ryan Clark couldn't help but be impressed, thinking that Ethan really was the most experienced in this area...

But then he suddenly became suspicious, "What do you mean by fifty percent progress?"

"It means that when I went to her house, I casually pushed open the door and happened to see her changing clothes, and then she slapped me across the face."

Ethan said, "Her hand touched my face, so isn't that fifty percent of holding hands and face-to-face?"

"......"

Ryan Clark was at a loss for words, but thinking about it more deeply, he actually felt it made some sense.

But this topic couldn't really go on, so the two quickly got into the game and started a brutal slaughter. In a three-man squad, Ryan Clark and Ethan landed only to find their third teammate was nowhere to be found, so it was just the two of them fighting against full squads. With slick moves and excellent marksmanship, they fought their way through and managed to win the chicken dinner.

Ethan sighed, "I really love the feeling of going on a killing spree with you..."

Ryan Clark was already used to it. When he said "killing spree," he was used to splitting the work: he did the killing, while Ethan just made noise and flirted with every player using a female skin in the game.

Games, sleeping in, and a big feast.

This weekend, Ryan Clark just felt extremely happy. But as the workweek approached, the important task of finding a partner was once again brought up seriously by his father and mother.

"Hurry up and find one, you're already over thirty in nominal age. If you don't, no one will want you!"

Mom's expression was very serious: "If you really can't find someone who likes you, then go on a blind date for me."

Ryan Clark was truly helpless. Is this something you can just find if you want to? Where in the world are there so many beautiful girls just waiting for you?

"How about Brother goes after her?"

And because she had hit a classmate and had to be personally taken to school by Mom today, Sister still couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks, pointing at the TV and saying, "Look, isn't she pretty?"

Ryan Clark looked and couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

On the TV was the hottest idol right now, stage name Doll.

She debuted not long ago, and it's said the company gave her strict training in singing, dancing, and performing, hoping she'd become a sensation as soon as she debuted. Unfortunately, she still disappointed the company, because as soon as she debuted, before she could show off any singing, dancing, or acting skills, she became instantly famous all over the country just because she was so beautiful, attracting countless fans.

How could someone like that ever be in the same league as him?

Ryan Clark still had some self-awareness.

"Ryan Clark, the company has taken on a new project, the overall planning and promotion for a large-scale concert."