Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

[What I mean is, I heard the honey from your hometown is really sweet, so...] After typing this far, Su Ran deleted it and sent instead: [We’ll talk about it another day.]

[What if you go back on your word later? We have to be clear about this!]

Since things had come to this, Xie Yiren dropped the innocent ’I don’t get it’ act.

Su Ran stopped teasing her. [Just bring some honey back for me to try, that’s all.]

Xie Yiren replied indignantly: [You want to try my honey? Su Ran, are you taking this too far? I’m not that kind of woman.]

Su Ran: ???

He was completely dumbfounded.

[Good grief, Xie Yiren, what on earth is going on in that little head of yours? Are you the queen of jumping to conclusions? The "sweetness" I was talking about was honey. Fine! If you want to offer yourself up, go ahead. I don’t care!!!]

[No no no no, the honey! Of course I’ll give it to you! You can have as much as you want! Su Ran, you’re really so nice. You scared me to death just now.]

[Heh, fine. When you get back, we’ll talk about the highway matter.]

[Mhm, mhm, mhm.]

While they were chatting, the taxi soon arrived outside a large building. This was the training camp for the show *Trainee*, and Su Ran was here, of course, for the SJ Band reunion Lin Che had mentioned.

"Yiren, something’s come up. We’ll talk later."

"Okay, go do your thing."

Xie Yiren was just so sweet. Her chats with Su Ran never ended abruptly, leaving him hanging; she would always say a proper goodbye. Taking a deep breath and looking at the blue sky and white clouds, a voice in the depths of her heart was actually saying: ’If Su Ran really wanted it, she was actually willing to give it to him.’

Because a girl’s ’first’ is something she is willing to give to a man she truly approves of in her heart.

...

Su Ran called Lin Che and waited at the entrance, watching the idol trainees coming and going. They were all dolled up with heavy makeup, looking delicate and fair. Two trainees saw a spider in a tree and shrieked, "EEK~," their fingers curling delicately. "So scary, so scary." Then the fans outside holding signs felt their hearts break for them, shouting encouragement, "Go, XXX! Don’t be afraid of the spider!"

Su Ran: ???

"Excuse me, what’s your name?" At that moment, a few young fans came over, mustering their courage to ask Su Ran, "Can I have your autograph?"

Su Ran was so handsome that these young girls thought he was a trainee and approached him. After all, for young fans, talent doesn’t matter; being handsome is all it takes. Besides, Su Ran’s looks and physique left guys like that ’Kun’ in the dust, so it was normal for the girls to be mistaken.

Just then, Lin Che came downstairs. Seeing the scene, he squeezed in and slung an arm around Su Ran’s shoulder. "You’ve got the wrong guy, ladies. He’s not a trainee, I am. How about I give you my autograph?"

"Hmph."

The girls gave him no face at all and just turned and walked away.

Lin Che had almost no popularity and was at the bottom of the rankings. It couldn’t be helped; he didn’t have the idol look. Sometimes he would think to himself, ’If I were as handsome as Su Ran, I’d fucking be the champion!’

Lin Che sighed and said, "Su Ran, you’re really late. The whole SJ Band is here. We were just waiting for you."

"Brother Che, something came up the last couple of days and held me up. Sorry."

"Come on, let’s go up and rehearse. The guys are all waiting for you."

As the elevator went up, they passed glass-walled rooms one after another, all filled with trainees practicing relentlessly. One trainee, escorted by several assistants, rushed past them as if something major had happened. An ambulance had even arrived. Lin Che stopped someone to ask and found out that the trainee had gotten a paper cut on his finger and needed to go to the hospital for ’emergency treatment.’

’Seriously...’

"Aren’t they afraid the wound will heal by the time they get to the hospital?" Lin Che gritted his teeth, clapped Su Ran on the shoulder, and said, "See that? That’s what these pretty boys are like."

"I’ve heard stories. Don’t you turn into one of them, Brother Che."

"Obviously not! I’m a red-blooded man, you think I’d end up like that? Don’t even get me started. This kind of thing happens every day. Come on, let’s go rehearse."

After a few more steps, Su Ran stopped on his own and looked into a practice room at a woman doing a hot dance routine. Lin Che propped up his chin with a lecherous grin and said, "Reba. Nice, huh? Young Master Su, show her what you’ve got. Go get her."

"The Western Regions really produce beautiful women," Su Ran remarked. This huge star and Aina were both considered great beauties from the Western Regions. However, Su Ran had used his Goddess Authority to take a peek at Reba—something he couldn’t very well tell others about—and in any case, Aina had the advantage.

"Let’s go."

Lin Che’s practice room was at the very end of the hallway. It was one of the smaller ones. Su Ran didn’t ask, but he figured the rooms were assigned based on status. The entertainment industry is a very realistic place, after all.

They entered the room. The SJ Band was reunited. After a round of hugs, the familiar feeling returned. Lin Che said, "Alright, alright, let’s start rehearsing. Su Ran, you’re singing."

"I’m singing?"

"Yeah. The guest singer is supposed to be the lead vocalist for this next part. You sing, and I’ll come in on the chorus."

"Sounds good."

The members of the SJ Band returned to their positions. Su Ran stood before the band’s microphone, opened the sheet music, and his eyes lit up. He turned his head to Lin Che and said, "Mayday?"

"That’s right! In four days, we’ll be on stage competing in a stadium with fifty thousand people, and it’s with this Mayday song!"

"Got it! I know this song well." Su Ran made an "OK" sign to show he was ready.

Lin Che strummed a chord, Wang Jun hit the drums, and Zhou Peng played the electronic keyboard. The SJ Band’s chemistry was still there. Su Ran nodded along with the intro, getting a feel for it. When the intro finished, Su Ran brought the microphone to his lips and began to sing.

Su Ran’s singing had improved. His voice was more relaxed and joyful than before. After all, now that he was financially free, singing had become a hobby, which naturally made it more effortless.

His voice was clear and pure, carrying out of the practice room. A beautiful voice will naturally resonate with people. Soon, the glass wall outside was crowded with other trainees. They watched Lin Che’s reunited SJ Band, but what caught their eye the most was the lead singer—he was so handsome, and he sang so well. The charming way his eyes gazed in their direction as he sang made some of the girls’ hearts flutter. They really couldn’t handle a boy who was both handsome and a great singer.