[Reward: Random Skill Book x1]

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’It’s really complete!’

Lin Shen opened the Skill Book reward and chose the "specialized course" Skill Book, which he hadn’t picked the last two times.

Immediately, a musical note icon appeared on the screen.

[Intermediate Vocal Performance (0/100, grants solid singing technique, a wide vocal range, mastery of multiple styles, and eligibility for commercial performances and variety shows)]

???

’This is a specialized course skill?’

The corner of Lin Shen’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

’What’s the use of improving my singing skills?!’

’If I’d gotten this skill back in college, I could have used it to pick up girls and reach the pinnacle of my life.’

’Now that I’m already financially independent, what’s the point of learning to sing?’

’Become a singer?’

Although he was inwardly complaining about how useless the singing skill was, it was still pretty useful compared to the "Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics" skill he had chosen before.

’Maybe I’ll get to show it off someday.’

’It’s better than nothing.’

Lin Shen cleared his throat. He had originally wanted to quietly test out his newly acquired skill, but seeing how quiet his surroundings were, he decided against it.

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「12:30 PM.」

The high-speed train arrived on time at Modu Hongqiao Station.

After exiting the station, Lin Shen noticed the sky was a bit overcast. He checked the satellite map and saw that it was going to rain that night.

He then took a taxi to drop Jiang Wan off at home, earning a sweet kiss from the gentle older girl under the taxi driver’s envious gaze.

"I had a wonderful time on this trip to Qin Island. Thanks, Lin Shen. See you another day~"

"Okay."

After parting with Jiang Wan, Lin Shen returned to his home at Sunac Binjiang No.1 Courtyard.

He had a date with Qin Yuenan in the afternoon, so he needed to get changed.

’He couldn’t show up for their date in beach shorts and a floral shirt, could he?’

At this moment, Lin Shen finally realized that time management was a skill in itself—and a damned impressive one at that!

He was already having trouble juggling just two girlfriends; he couldn’t even imagine handling more in the future.

"Sigh—!"

Lin Shen let out a soft sigh.

Just as he was getting dressed in front of his full-length mirror, he got a call from property management.

"Hello? Mr. Lin, good day. This is Xiaoli from property management. There are two delivery trucks from Sam’s Supermarket at the entrance. They say they have some household goods you ordered online. Do you need them delivered to your door now?"

"Let them in."

"Understood."

Lin Shen hung up, a little puzzled.

’Two trucks?’

’I didn’t buy that much stuff, did I...?’

Puzzled, Lin Shen went downstairs. A few moments later, two small delivery trucks pulled up to the entrance of his building.

"You’re Mr. Lin, correct?"

The driver got out and handed Lin Shen a delivery list.

"This is your purchase list. Please check if anything is missing."

"..."

Lin Shen gave the list a quick scan. After confirming it was more or less what he’d bought, he told the driver to start carrying it upstairs.

It was only then that he realized why there were two trucks: one was a standard truck, and the other was refrigerated.

Furthermore, the trucks weren’t just carrying his order; they also had goods for other residents of Sunac Binjiang No.1 Courtyard.

"That’s 32 items in total, including a case of Member’s Mark tissues, a case of mineral water, a 24-pack of Coke..."

The driver took inventory of the household goods he had brought upstairs. After confirming everything was correct, he had Lin Shen sign for the delivery and then gave him a polite smile.

"Thank you for supporting Sam’s Supermarket! If you need anything else, just place an order through the app. I’m the person in charge of deliveries to Sunac Binjiang No.1 Courtyard, and we can deliver within 24 hours of you placing an order."

"Alright."

After the driver left, Lin Shen looked at the cardboard boxes and shopping bags covering his floor and started to worry.

’Spending money is great, but cleaning up after yourself is a real pain.’

’Maybe I should just hire a housekeeper.’

"Sigh!"

With a soft sigh, Lin Shen began to put away the household goods he’d bought, organizing them into various cupboards and the refrigerator as needed.

It took him a little over half an hour to finish organizing everything.

Fortunately, Lin Shen’s Spirit and Constitution attributes were far beyond those of an ordinary person, which was why he didn’t feel tired despite the tight schedule.

Seeing his home finally looking a bit more lived-in, Lin Shen felt a small sense of happiness well up inside him.

"All done!"

Lin Shen dusted off his hands, twirled his car keys, and went down to the underground garage, where he sat in the driver’s seat of his Jaguar XFL.

He adjusted the AC temperature and selected one of his favorite songs.

♪~The color of moonlight, the scent of a woman~♪

♪~Tears on a broken sword, how long is this love~♪

Lin Shen tried to sing along to the very difficult song, "Moonlight," and was surprised to find that his soft humming actually sounded pretty good!

Moreover, he was able to follow the song’s winding, intricate melody without any effort at all.

This was a huge surprise for Lin Shen.

After all, he used to be a musically hopeless, tone-deaf wreck!

Because of this, whenever he went to KTV with friends, he was always part of the cheering section, just sitting on the couch and listening to others sing, rarely ever picking a song himself.

But now, with the boost from his Intermediate Vocal Performance skill, his singing ability had improved so dramatically!

Breath control, vocalization, resonance, diction.

He was now proficient in all these singing techniques that he had never even been exposed to before.

’Not bad at all!’

A confident smile crept onto Lin Shen’s lips.

He started the car, turned the steering wheel, and drove out of the garage, singing along loudly to all kinds of songs.

From pop music to old classics, from Chinese songs to tracks from Europe and America.

Since his English had also become excellent thanks to a Skill Book bonus, singing in English was completely effortless for him.

’Looks like I’m getting closer and closer to my goal of becoming an all-powerful dreamboat.’

The corners of Lin Shen’s mouth lifted in a slight smile.

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「3:00 PM.」

Jiayu Pavilion, Building 5, Apartment 1602.