Forced Me to Regress, Huh?

The store Keep Coming unexpectedly appeared in the Nofap Bar forum.

Many netizens were loudly clamoring to fight against it, only to place orders behind the scenes secretly.

It was inevitable. Under these circumstances, it was almost impossible for the store not to attract attention.

First of all, the forum members were experienced and knowledgeable. In their quest to stop fapping, they had already ‘grown indifferent’ to many things.

Familiar videos? Nope, move along.

Familiar images? Nope, move along.

Familiar novels? Nope, move along.

Huh? What the heck? I’ve never seen this style before! Interesting, very interesting!

Isn’t this groundbreaker art style a new challenge for everyone?

Look at that ‘treacherous’ store name! It’s practically the antithesis of our principles!

There was a group of people on the internet known as ‘cyberdog scavengers’.

This term referred to people who found something amusing or quirky online and eagerly shared it with their friends—much like a dog picking up something odd outside and bringing it back home.

What was even worse was that another dog might not even look at it. Then two days later, it would bring back the exact same item and bring it to you like it was brand new.

These silly netizens were the same. They were so joyful and eager to share!

Some people immediately took screenshots of content from the Nofap Bar and treated it as a joke to share with friends, post in chat groups, or upload to other platforms.

Soon enough, it stirred up quite a storm online.

Of course, it was mainly because this art style was genuinely fresh in 2014.

To be fair, Korean manhwa largely fell into just a few categories. While visually striking at first, their simplicity could make them feel repetitive over time.

Even so, the initial visual impact was undeniable!

This was precisely why manhwa, despite being a relatively recent phenomenon, surged in popularity and firmly established itself in specific categories within just a few years.

Thanks to this wave of online buzz, Keep Coming actually started to feel a bit like a trendy internet sensation.

Some netizens even reached out to customer service to offer their ‘heartfelt’ advice.

“Bro, with a style this amazing, isn’t it a waste to just use it for a store?”

“Start a serialized comic. The comic world is where you’re meant to shine!”

“Go all out and draw! Don’t be misguided!”

The customer service team in the studio exchanged bewildered glances.

Fuck, our workload has inexplicably increased again!

Where are all these ridiculous customers coming from?

We’re just running a store! Of course we commission external artists to do the art. Do you seriously think our in-house artists made it?

We’re just humble customer service agents. Why are you even telling us this?

These damn netizens really know how to have fun.

Meanwhile, Cheng Zhu was feeling a bit confused.

Ever since regressing, he had felt he could strategize effortlessly, with everything under his control.

He prided himself on his far-reaching vision, sharp instincts, and almost prophetic foresight.

Even so, he never imagined that his store’s sudden surge in online popularity would originate from… the Nofap Bar.

It feels completely unrelated, yet somehow both unexpected and reasonable. Cheng Zhu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

He even searched the Nofap Bar for relevant content, only to discover all posts about Keep Coming had already been deleted.

This didn’t surprise Cheng Zhu. After all, the posts didn’t align with the forum’s principles and had a commercial slant.

Ironically, though, it was precisely this deletion that made the whole situation become more intriguing.

In short, netizens had taken screenshots, and they were now spreading like wildfire everywhere.

This incident even caught the attention of many insiders in the adult products e-commerce industry, especially those involved in online retail.

“Wait, there’s a marketing strategy like this?”

“I’ve been in this industry for years, and it’s my first time seeing such a dream crossover with the Nofap Bar.”

“This comic style looks like it has serious potential!”

“This store is seriously impressive. It’s worth studying and learning from!”

“I have high hopes for this store. It seems like it has the potential to rank among the top in its category.”

Unsurprisingly, a wave of imitators was bound to emerge soon. Many would start experimenting with this ‘human-comic fusion’ concept and hire artists to create illustrations for their stores.

Some would outright copy the style, while others might tweak it to stand out.

But this was something Cheng Zhu couldn’t control, nor did he care to.

As long as everyone knows who the pioneer is and who the copycats are, that’s enough!

After all, I still have plenty of tricks up my sleeve!

When the time comes, I’ll show them what it means to be always imitated but never surpassed!

However, he had more important matters to attend to now.

He needed to find time to visit a barbershop and get his hair trimmed, as it was starting to cover his eyes.

After all, school was about to start.

I wonder how Lin Lu’s promised senior sister service package is going.

The day for new student enrollment was fast approaching.

Since Cheng Zhu was studying in Hangzhou, Xu Yun planned to go with him today.

But he politely declined his mother’s good intentions and told her to focus on the supermarket instead.

You’s Family Supermarket had opened three days ago, on an auspicious day chosen based on astrology.

As a result, his parents had been very busy lately, and his grandparents occasionally helped out at the supermarket.

Old Cheng and Xu Yun were quite at ease with their son, thinking he was already an adult and capable of handling things on his own.

After all, some new students traveled thousands of kilometers from home alone without their parents accompanying them.

Even though Cheng Zhu was studying in Hangzhou, he would still be living on campus.

Partly because Hangzhou was a large city, and commuting back and forth would be a hassle, and partly because living on campus would give him more freedom, make his college life more fulfilling, and make it easier for him to do certain things.

Last night, while Cheng Zhu was packing his suitcase, Little Youzi sat on top of it, comparing its size to her body.

“Big Brother, can you pack me in it too and take me to school?” She blinked her big eyes.

“No way. I can tell you just don’t want to go to kindergarten!” Cheng Zhu immediately saw through her little scheme.

“No, that’s not true! I really like going to kindergarten!” Little Youzi retorted. “I just feel a little reluctant to part with you.”

She raised her right hand and showed a tiny distance with two fingers.

Cheng Zhu looked at her little hand and said, “Is this all the reluctance you have?”

Upon hearing this, Little Youzi smiled and widened the gap between her fingers, then widened it again. “There’s so much reluctance. No, there’s this much…”

Cheng Zhu smiled and rubbed her head, then pinched her cheeks. It would be great if Little Youzi would never grow up.

* * *

The next day, Cheng Zhu casually changed into a fresh outfit.

Speaking of which, as long as a boy’s physique was decent and he knew a bit about dressing up, he already scored points.

He had seen a saying that went something like, “As long as a guy is somewhat handsome, he’s considered very handsome. But a girl has to be extremely beautiful to be considered beautiful.”

At this moment, he stood in front of the mirror and ran his hand through his hair flamboyantly.

“Let’s go,” he said softly.

Hangzhou’s Zhejiang Sci-Tech University was located in Xiasha.

This area was a famous college town, so it was impossible for cars to even get close to the school gate. The entire road was congested with traffic.

Moreover, in recent years, many roads in Hangzhou were under construction, making travel even more inconvenient.

Sitting in a taxi, Cheng Zhu felt that it would be faster to just get out and walk.

Anyway, he didn’t have much luggage, so he paid the fare and got out.

As he took out his suitcase from the trunk, he suddenly thought of Jiang Wanzhou. Speaking of which, this suitcase is a birthday gift from him. It’s even a Rimowa.

In his past life, he wouldn’t have known the value of this suitcase at this point. But after regressing, he was well aware that a suitcase like this cost several thousand yuan.

Last year, when he received the gift, he had actually been a little dismissive. Jiang Wanzhou’s reasoning for the gift was that they could travel together and go see the world in the future.

But up until now, Cheng Zhu had only traveled once to Guanyun, and he hadn’t dared to bring this guy with heavy yin energy. Instead, he had taken the hot-blooded Wang Anquan.

At this moment, he was dragging his suitcase along this familiar road, feeling nostalgic.

Although this university was called Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, which gave off the impression of having few female students, this wasn’t actually the case.

Hangzhou’s Zhejiang Sci-Tech University had a decent male-to-female ratio, and the campus was far from lacking girls. The situation of having too many wolves and too little meat wasn’t that serious.

Moreover, college students, regardless of gender, yearned for love. However, many female students were proactive, while many male students just sat there, thinking about falling in love. As a result, they spent four years playing games in their dorms and internet cafes.

The competitors were either useless or incompetent, with bad internet addiction. If someone wanted to but couldn’t find a relationship in college, it was time to take a good look at themselves and figure out what was wrong.

The weather in Hangzhou was still hot, so it was still a good season to appreciate legs on the streets.

It had to be said that many girls, regardless of whether their faces were attractive, still had a certain charm when they walked with their bare legs showing.

During this short walk, Cheng Zhu received many glances from the opposite sex.

Standing just over 1.8 meters, with a simple, clean outfit and a presence that stood out from the surrounding boys, Cheng Zhu caught quite a few eyes in the crowd.

Moreover, bowl cuts were pretty popular these days. Well, those who sported this look insisted on calling it a layered texture cut instead of a bowl cut.

Cheng Zhu had his hair cut short, and his tall and sturdy frame gave him a sports student vibe.

When he dragged his suitcase to the school gate, he immediately heard a familiar voice.

A beautiful figure was standing under a parasol, tiptoeing and waving her right hand energetically. She smiled with two charming dimples on her face and cheerfully greeted without a care for anyone around.

“Hello, Cheng Zhu! Hello there!”