Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

In the end, Liu Jinyu came storming over.

After a separation of three hours, fourteen minutes, and twenty-three seconds, the bestie squad was whole again.

The four women went wild on the bed, having a pillow fight so intense it nearly blew the roof off.

Truth be told...

Liu Jinyu wasn’t actually jealous. It wasn’t a matter of distrusting Su Ran, but rather of trusting her best friends.

’I’m so mad that smelly Ranran is giving these three little vixens a spa treatment when he’s never even given me one! All he ever talks about is ’soft skin, soft skin.’ It’s so annoying!’

If there were really something shady going on between them, Xiao Wanqing wouldn’t have been the one to eagerly answer the video call to Su Ran just now.

She was right there on Su Ran’s bed, getting a spa treatment out in the open, and casually joined the video call with Liu Jinyu without a hint of shame.

Of course, this was all predicated on the friends knowing each other’s personalities inside and out.

If Jinyu were the type to get jealous at the drop of a hat, a trip like this involving everyone would never have happened. They certainly wouldn’t be sharing communal sleeping quarters in an RV, and there’s no way she would let her boyfriend give her friends spa treatments.

Ultimately, during the wonderful time they’d had on this trip, personal feelings aside, the friendship between the five of them had leveled up. They no longer treated Su Ran as an outsider, but as an honorary member of the ’404 Girls’ Dorm’.

Of course, everything had its limits.

And that limit was Su Ran.

If any one of them were to cause a problem, cross that line, and do something they shouldn’t, no one could predict how the group’s dynamic would change.

For now, though, things were perfectly fine as they were.

As for how things might develop in the future, no one gave it much thought.

It was just as Liu Jinyu’s famous saying went: "I just want to live in the moment."

Midnight. In Mountain City, at the Intercontinental Hotel atop the Raffles complex by Chaotian Gate, one room was brightly lit. The silhouettes of several girls chasing each other and playing around, accompanied by peals of laughter, added a spark of life to the night.

Su Ran watched the four maniacs, sighing as he pressed a hand to his forehead.

’Where do the four of them get all this energy?’

’They can’t bear to be apart from each other. What are they going to do when they eventually get boyfriends? They can’t possibly crowdfund one boyfriend for the whole group, can they?’

Still...

Watching the four of them horse around on the bed, a part of him hoped things could stay just like this, from this moment on into the future.

’In ancient times, Cao Cao had his two Qiao beauties locked away in the Bronze Bird Pavilion. Today, Su Mengde has his four beauties tamed in the Mountain City Intercontinental.’

"Stop! All of you, cut it out! It’s late, be quiet and lie down, now!"

At his command, the four of them obediently lay down and lifted their T-shirts, baring their backs.

So well-behaved. So obedient.

Liu Jinyu, Xiao Wanqing, Xie Yiren, and Aina, all lying there obediently with their backs exposed... What man wouldn’t feel a surge of pride at such a sight? It was truly a case of "when life is good, one must enjoy it to the fullest."

Time for the performance.

When it was all over, Liu Jinyu let out a comfortable sigh. "That was heavenly."

The night was sleepless, filled not with words, but with action.

Sunlight filtered through the sheer curtains, illuminating the large bed and a tangle of long, pale legs. The four young women were sleeping soundly and peacefully.

It was a dreamless night, yet it also felt as if they had all shared a beautiful dream, a continuation of that one from before.

Su Ran was curled up on the nearby sofa, his head resting on a pile of the four young women’s posture correctors, which he was using as a pillow.

It was fragrant. A sweet, milky scent.

Su Ran hadn’t slept well at all that night. He was even a little angry.

’They have their own room, but no, they had to come and steal my big bed. Then they wouldn’t even let me go sleep in the other room! They insisted I had to sleep on the sofa, saying they’d only feel safe if I stood guard over them.’

This guard duty was no pleasant task. For Su Ran, the experience wasn’t much different from standing vigil at a wake.

Su Ran swore he would never so casually show off his Divine Skill again.

A phone began to ring... RING RING RING...

♪ *Hey, something something, something something, yeah...* ♪

"Dad... Oh... I know... I’m getting up now... Okay... See you in a bit... Bye-bye..."

After those few words, all sleepiness vanished. The girl on the phone woke up her friends to get ready. The other three stumbled out of bed like zombies, with hair like birds’ nests, not caring in the slightest about presenting their "best side" to Su Ran.

Su Ran had no time to appreciate this glimpse of their true selves. His eyes were fixed on the bed. Like a character in the movie *Lost on Journey* finally seeing a real bed, he pounced, at last able to stretch out his legs and sleep comfortably.

The four girls glanced at him and chuckled. They decided not to disturb him and went to the guest room across the hall to wash up, do their makeup, and get dressed. It wouldn’t be too late to wake him up afterward.

Lying on the large bed, Su Ran inhaled the lingering fragrance on the pillows with every breath. Normally, it would have been conducive to sleep, but right now, he couldn’t drift off.

He got up, washed his face, and changed into an outfit Liu Jinyu had prepared for him. Looking at himself in the full-length mirror, he saw the same person as always, his eyes still just as clear.

He left his room and knocked on the door of the guest room across the hall. Aina answered, tilting her head with the radiant smile of an exotic beauty from the Western Regions, her eyes full of expression. She was patting moisturizer onto her cheeks before turning back to the bathroom mirror to continue washing her face.

Girls’ hotel rooms always smelled so nice.

Aina was washing her face, Liu Jinyu was blow-drying her hair by the window, Xie Yiren was deciding what to wear, and Xiao Wanqing was doing her makeup at the vanity.

The moment Su Ran walked in, the girls started calling for him.

"Su Ran, can you help me blow-dry my hair? My arms are killing me."

"Su Ran, should I wear this skirt today, or this one?"

"Su Ran, grab the moisturizer from my bag for me."

Su Ran’s head was about to explode. It had been like this almost every single morning since the trip began. ’They really don’t see me as an outsider at all, do they?’

"This pleated skirt looks nice. It makes your legs look longer."

Su Ran picked out the skirt for Xie Yiren, rummaged through Aina’s bag to find the moisturizer for her, and then walked over to the window to take the hair dryer from Liu Jinyu.

As he dried Liu Jinyu’s hair, he watched Xiao Wanqing do her makeup.

"Wanqing, your eyebrows aren’t quite right. How about I do them for you? Don’t be surprised, I know a little about makeup."

He put down the hair dryer and walked over to Xiao Wanqing. The other three girls immediately crowded around to watch.

"I’m warning you," Xiao Wanqing said. "If you make me look ugly, I’m gonna hit you."

The other three were amazed by the sight. What kind of divine being was this man? He even knew about cosmetics. And judging by his technique, he was even more professional than Teacher Jimmy.

A moment later.

"Okay, all done."

"Let me see..." The other three leaned in to inspect his work, clicking their tongues in admiration. "Wow, that’s incredible! It looks so good! I want Su Ran to do my makeup, too!"

"But..."

Xiao Wanqing studied her reflection in the mirror, looking like she wanted to say something but was hesitating.

"Why do I feel like there’s something not quite right about this makeup? You made me look too pale, and the blush seems a little too deliberate in highlighting my rosy cheeks. But overall, it’s pretty good. I’m satisfied. By the way, who taught you how to do makeup?"

"Ah Qiang from my village."

"Is he a makeup artist?"

"Yep. He’s an excellent mortuary cosmetologist."

PFFFT—

"What? A mortuary cosmetologist? You did my makeup like I’m a corpse? Give me the makeup remover! I’m taking this off, now!"

The other three girls burst out laughing.

That Su Ran was a savage.

"Jinyu, want me to do your makeup?"

"No, no! I wouldn’t dare trouble you! Please, sit down, have some tea. We’ll be ready to go soon."

The morning slipped by in a flurry of leisurely activity, as it did most days. Time always seemed to slow down when he was with them, each minute stretching out, filled with surprises.

It wasn’t until ten-thirty that they finally headed out for a farmhouse-style lunch...