Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

On the video call.

Su Ran left for a moment. A short while later, he returned to his chair with a cup of tea he’d made in a thermos.

WHOOSH~

Putting on an old-fashioned, pompous air, he blew away the foam on his tea. "Xie Yiren, what are you scratching at?"

Xie Yiren was dumbfounded. ’He didn’t even look, but he knew what I was doing. So scary! He’s just like my high school homeroom teacher.’

"I... I just scratched a little."

"How itchy is it?"

"It’s... very itchy. Like little ants are crawling on me."

"Do you need me to help you with that itch?"

"No need! It’s not itchy anymore."

"Heh."

Su Ran knew these four ’little troublemakers’ all too well.

’If I don’t show them who’s boss, they won’t take this seriously. They’ll just go right back to their antics in a heartbeat. I can’t let that happen. In the future, won’t all four of them be walking all over me?’

AHEM...

"From the trip until now, I’ve had a lot I wanted to say, but I never found the chance. This time, I’m going to have a good long talk with you all."

Su Ran slowly set down his thermos. With every measured movement, he had the four girls wrapped around his little finger.

The four girls thought to themselves, ’This man really is petty. He remembered everything from the trip and is using it to attack us now.’

Su Ran scanned the four of them. "Who’s first?"

The other three pointed at Liu Jinyu. "Her, her, her! Start with her."

"Me?"

She used to call him "stinky Ranran" all the time, but right now, she didn’t dare act high and mighty. She just had to obediently accept her criticism.

Seeing Su Ran remain silent, not even starting his critique, Liu Jinyu was filled with that damned sense of déjà vu—the feeling of having made a mistake and being told to go to the teacher’s office after class to confess.

"I was wrong."

She didn’t even know what she’d done wrong, but she figured admitting fault was the right move.

"Where were you wrong?"

"I was wrong about everything."

"Be specific."

"I wasn’t considerate enough to you."

"What else?"

"Also... on our last trip, I shouldn’t have used the hairdryer without telling you before you used it to dry your hair."

"Oh... Ahem... Can’t you just say it all at once?! Do I have to drag it out of you one sentence at a time?"

The other three watched, dumbfounded. ’Could this be the legendary ’emperor’ status in the family?’

’...I shouldn’t have bought a sexy nightgown behind your back, but I’ll only ever wear it for you. I shouldn’t call you stinky Ranran all the time, because you’re not stinky at all, you smell really nice. I shouldn’t have questioned if your feelings for me were genuine. I shouldn’t have...’

Liu Jinyu counted on her fingers as she blurted it all out in a rush.

"Stop, stop, stop... So you know you were wrong now. What happens if you do it again?"

"If I do it again, I’ll kneel on a keyboard."

"If you’re kneeling on my keyboard, how am I supposed to play my games?"

"Then while you play your games, I’ll kneel under your gaming desk."

The other three: *Hiss~* ’Leave it to the Spouting Whale~’

This Liu Jinyu really knew how to say things that would get a man excited. A sophisticated lady through and through.

Su Ran was deeply gratified.

Next up—Xiao Wanqing.

Since Liu Jinyu had already voluntarily confessed, she decided to expose herself as well.

"I was wrong. Terribly wrong."

"...And what did you do wrong?"

"I shouldn’t have questioned your feelings for Jinyu with the others all the time, and I definitely shouldn’t have repeatedly tried to ’seduce you’ as a test. I shouldn’t make you peel shrimp shells for me every time we eat seafood. I shouldn’t, every time I get drunk..."

"?" Liu Jinyu froze. ’Huh? I didn’t know about this. I’ll have to have a good long chat with her about this later.’

"Stop, stop, stop... Just tell me, what happens if you do it again?"

"If I do it again, you can whip me."

The other three: ???

"Whip you with what?"

"Anything you want."

"Deal!"

’Xiao Wanqing’s attitude is very sincere,’ Su Ran thought. ’I hope she doesn’t mess up again. Otherwise, I don’t care if she has a queenly aura or not, she’s still getting whipped.’

Su Ran was deeply gratified.

Next up—Aina.

Aina didn’t even need to be prompted; she just started confessing.

"I shouldn’t walk around in front of you in just a nightdress after every shower. I shouldn’t always act frail and delicate to get your sympathy..."

"...Stop. Just tell me, what happens if you do it again?"

"If I do it again, you can punish me like last time."

’Last time?’

The other three looked at Aina’s embarrassed and annoyed expression. ’What was the punishment last time?’

A spanking!

"Alright. But if you act all frail again, I’ll do more than just spank you."

"Oh."

"?" Liu Jinyu made another mental note. ’You learn something new every day! Noted. We are definitely having a long chat later about my boyfriend spanking you!’

"Actually..."

Su Ran looked at them and said sincerely, "None of that is what I’m most concerned about. I’m more worried about what you four will do if you run into trouble in Shanghai. Uh... After all, when people spend a lot of time together, they develop feelings. You see me as a good friend and care about me, so it’s only right that I care a lot about the four of you too."

The four girls nodded. Su Ran continued, "A lot of guys like you, which means a lot of girls naturally hate you. Many people would love to see something bad happen to you. It’s fine when I’m around; I can help you solve problems within my power. But what if I’m not here, like just now? What would you have done then?"

The four girls shook their heads. They didn’t know when they had started to rely on this man. Maybe it was since the last time they were painting, or maybe even earlier...

In any case, in their subconscious, the four of them had come to see Su Ran as their safe harbor.

To be honest, if they hadn’t video called Su Ran just now, the four of them really wouldn’t have been able to handle it. They would have undoubtedly been slapped with the label that person mentioned—"gold diggers who latched onto a rich heir." Once a label like that sticks, it’s very hard to wash off.

"So, be more low-key. Try to avoid people with unclear intentions. You can’t judge a book by its cover, and you can never know a person’s true heart. Haven’t you seen enough news stories about this?"

The four girls nodded. They had truly taken Su Ran’s words to heart and would naturally be more careful in the future.

Su Ran left it at that. There was no need to make things sound too serious. In any case, if they ran into trouble in the future, he would naturally be the one to solve it for them. He had already become someone they relied on.

"Alright, that’s all for now..."

"Wait..."

Xie Yiren raised her hand. "Is that it? What about me? You haven’t asked me what I did wrong yet!"

The other three thought, ’What the hell? Is she some kind of masochist?’

’Of course!’ Xie Yiren thought. ’Didn’t he say he’d treat everyone equally?’

’Why did he only call on the other three and not me, Xie Yiren? Why?! How am I any worse than them?’

She even had to compete over something like this. What a ditz.

Su Ran said, "We’ll skip Xie Yiren. You’ve been very good. A+."

"Yay~"

Xie Yiren jumped up and down excitedly, swaying and bouncing with nimble energy.

"Let’s end the meeting here."

"Wait..."

Xiao Wanqing raised her hand.

Su Ran: "Now what is it?"

Xiao Wanqing: "I was just wondering... it makes sense for Liu Jinyu to be kneeling, but why are we kneeling?"

Su Ran stood up, looking down at the four girls from what felt like a VR perspective, and said, "Isn’t this nice?"

The four girls: "Su Ran, no lewd thoughts now~"

Su Ran smiled and said, "You were all a bit shaken up just now. Alright, your school starts in two days, so I’ve prepared a little surprise for you."

The four girls’ big, sparkling eyes looked at him expectantly. "What surprise?"

"An end-of-summer-vacation finale: a trip to Disneyland plus the presidential suite at the Maoyue Hotel! Go on, Yasuo has the car parked and is waiting for you near the school gate."

"Wow..."

The four girls were ecstatic. It was a surprise like a rainbow after a storm. Now that their relationship with Su Ran had reached this point, they wouldn’t be shy about accepting it.

It wasn’t just one person swaying and bouncing now; all four of them were jumping for joy.

This was a gift Su Ran had thought of giving them on the spur of the moment.

Money was no object; their happiness was all that mattered.

The four girls excitedly scrambled off the bed to find cute dresses to change into.

Su Ran, sipping his tea, looked at the expanse of pale, bare skin: ???

’Were they so excited they forgot to turn off the camera?’

"Su Ran, we have a surprise for you, too!"

"Ahem... Okay, go on."

"Your military training is starting soon and it’s going to be exhausting. We’ve decided we’re going to fly to Jiangning to keep you company for a few days. One, two, three, four... there are four of us, so we’ll keep you company for four days~"

"Four days, you say? Alright. I’ll treat you all to some good food then."