Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

After a few pleasantries, they got in the car and left.

Su Ran sized up the Alpha minivan. "Zhao Yang, is this a new car?"

Zhao Yang replied, "Yeah, uh... I made a small profit." ’It’s all thanks to you,’ he thought.

Su Ran thought the Alpha minivan was pretty nice and decided to buy one for himself. The wealthy didn’t really care about the price difference—how much it cost abroad versus its markup in China. To buy one here, you had to spend over a million, regardless of whether it sold for two or three hundred thousand elsewhere.

Su Ran figured a minivan would make it more convenient to take them all shopping in the future.

Zhao Yang said, "Mr. Su—uh, Su Ran. I made reservations for Japanese. Do you like Japanese food? If you don’t, we can switch to another place."

Su Ran replied, "I’m fine with whatever."

Zhao Yang said, "Great."

They drove to Langyue Sushi Restaurant.

Su Ran smiled. He had been here before, so he didn’t think much of it and followed him inside.

Xiao Wanqing, however, felt differently. Girls notice such things. She still remembered the short time she spent with Su Ran during the National Day holiday. He had been eating here with Reba and the others, and she had joined them. He had taken such good care of her, peeling her shrimp, ordering her food, and even carrying her on his back from the Huangpu River all the way to the hotel after dinner.

To her, that was the sweetest time.

The memories were so clear, but those days were gone forever.

She looked at Su Ran holding Liu Jinyu’s hand. It seemed he’d already forgotten about those moments. Perhaps to him, it had just been an ordinary dinner party.

Sigh~

It was the same private room as before, only the person sitting next to her was no longer him.

Xiao Wanqing lowered her head, took a deep breath, and looked up at Su Ran, who was sitting next to Liu Jinyu. Last time, she had been sitting in that very spot, with Su Ran right beside her.

She suddenly felt as if that time had been a stolen moment of happiness.

She felt a pang of sadness, but she hid it well. With a brilliant smile, her eyes twinkling merrily, she raised her glass. "Come on, Happy New Year’s Day!"

Glasses clinked, and Xiao Wanqing drained hers in one gulp.

A guy, of course, would never guess at a girl’s subtle thoughts. Plus, Xiao Wanqing hid it so well that no one else noticed.

But, as the saying goes, the onlooker sees most of the game. Gao Lu, however, picked up on a few clues from the small details.

Although she had only met Su Ran twice, she often heard the other four girls in her friend group talking about how wonderful he was. And he really was wonderful. Gao Lu still vividly remembered the special birthday gift Su Ran had given her at TAXX Bar. It was far more memorable than a designer bag bought with her boyfriend’s money.

Of course, a guy that outstanding and considerate was bound to make girls fall for him. Gao Lu had to admit, if she didn’t have a boyfriend, she’d definitely go after Su Ran herself. There’s nothing wrong with pursuing someone you like, after all.

At that moment, though the atmosphere in the private room seemed harmonious, the observant Gao Lu could see that the other three girls’ gazes were constantly on Su Ran.

Looking at Su Ran, who was acting completely normal, Gao Lu sighed to herself. ’He really is just a boy. He’s so meticulous, trying to treat everyone equally, thinking he’s taking care of every single girl. But in my eyes, that meticulousness is just a form of carelessness. By being so attentive, he’s already captured their hearts. The more he acts this way, the more they’ll depend on him and fall for him. In the end, he’ll just rack up more emotional debt. How could he ever repay it all?~’

She felt anxious for her four friends and for Su Ran, and she was also very curious to see who the lucky one would be in the future.

...

While chatting with Zhao Yang, Su Ran slowly peeled a shrimp and placed it in Liu Jinyu’s bowl. Then he picked up another one and started peeling it for Xiao Wanqing and the others.

Gao Lu teased with a smile, "Su Ran, you’ve peeled shrimp for all of them. Aren’t you going to peel one for me?"

Su Ran laughed. "If you want a shrimp peeled, you should ask your boyfriend. *He’s* your boyfriend, so he should be peeling them for you."

Gao Lu retorted, "Well, those three aren’t your girlfriends either, so why are you peeling shrimp for them?"

At her words, the three girls, shrimp meat poised at their lips, all turned to look at Su Ran.

Su Ran looked back at them with a comforting smile. They always found his smiles to be healing and so easy to get lost in.

Su Ran finished peeling the shrimp in his hand, placed it in Xiao Wanqing’s bowl, wiped his hands, and explained in an unruffled tone, "They’re my best friends, the ones I met right after high school. They’ve been very good to me, so of course I’d peel some shrimp for them."

The four girls, after all, had recently spent day and night searching for materials for Su Ran’s exams. Su Ran, who valued loyalty, had etched this kindness in his heart.

Gao Lu didn’t press the issue. She smiled, smoothing things over. "Well, you know me too, so you have to peel a shrimp for me."

"Alright, alright, alright. I’ll peel them. I’ll peel ten for you. Zhao Yang, you don’t mind, do you?"

"Not at all, not at all..." Zhao Yang thought, ’I’d be fine with you taking her, for crying out loud. As long as I can build a good relationship with you, that’s what’s most important.’

Su Ran peeled a shrimp for Gao Lu, and only then did she let him off the hook.

Gao Lu raised her glass again. "Come on, let’s toast to Boss Zhao’s recent massive earnings."

Su Ran said, "Zhao Yang, you’ve been making a lot of money lately? I was just privately asking Wanqing and the others if you’d struck it rich. Looks like it’s true. Congratulations."

"A little profit, just a little."

Zhao Yang was being very low-key today. You have to understand, he had been getting cocky lately, acting like a big shot in front of others. But he was smart enough not to act that way in front of Su Ran. After all, he had only made that money by following Su Ran’s investment advice.

Besides, on the way here, Zhao Yang had noticed that Su Ran was very low-key and seemed to have never revealed his identity as ’Young Master Su’ to anyone present. So, he decided to keep his mouth shut to avoid causing any trouble. When a rich person is in the presence of someone on a completely different level of wealth, they naturally act with caution. To Gao Lu, this was just a New Year’s Day dinner hosted by a friend. But in Zhao Yang’s eyes, this was a banquet to strengthen his ties with Young Master Su.