Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

That gust of air shot into the valley’s cave, a phantom wind from an empty hollow, carrying a hidden chill.

AHH—

A shiver ran through Xie Yiren. Her entire body went numb in a way she’d never experienced before.

Su Ran finally found the remote control and pressed the power button.

Aina charged forward. Xie Yiren tried to get up and race after her, but as soon as she stood, her legs gave out and she collapsed, forced to watch as Aina crossed the finish line to claim victory.

"Yay! I won! Nya-nya-nya-nyah!"

She stuck her tongue out at Xie Yiren provocatively.

Xie Yiren stomped her foot in anger. She pointed at Su Ran, who was now scrambling to his feet and gasping for fresh air. "This is all your fault."

"My fault?"

"If not you, then who? It was definitely you."

"..."

Su Ran was speechless. ’You nearly suffocated me to death!’

"Fine... my fault." Su Ran understood a simple truth: ’Never try to reason with a woman.’ He walked over and squatted down next to Xie Yiren. "The prize she won... I’ll buy you a new one. A more expensive one."

"I don’t want it..." Xie Yiren hugged her knees and turned her head away.

’How cute.’

Su Ran thought for a moment. ’Time to show off my Divine Skill in flirting and cheer her up.’ So, he pulled out a piece of paper, folded it into a rose, and said, "Blow on it."

"No."

"Come on, blow on it."

"I’m not going to blow for you."

"Just help me out and blow on it. Just once."

"Fine, fine, fine! I’ll do it. PFFFT..."

She blew a perfunctory puff of air. With a quick movement of his hand to conceal the switch, Su Ran instantly produced a real rose.

Huh?

Xie Yiren snatched it away, her face a mask of delighted surprise. Her anger vanished, replaced by a smile.

"How did you do that?"

"That’s magic."

"I want one too! I want one too! I want 99 roses!" Aina came running over, PITTER-PATTER-PITTER, and dropped to her knees, shaking Su Ran’s arm and begging him to do more magic.

"I don’t have 99 roses, but how about a Hello Kitty keychain? Here you go." As he spoke, Su Ran reached toward her ear, snapped his fingers, and when he pulled his hand back, a keychain had appeared.

Aina clapped her hands. "You’re so cool! You know magic!"

Su Ran replied, "There’s a lot I can do."

This little magic trick was a minor Skill loaded by his system. It wasn’t like he could conjure anything out of thin air. The catch was that Su Ran had to purchase the required "magic props" from the system in advance. It was basically prep work; all he had to do was wait for the right moment to perform the trick and produce the item.

And girls absolutely loved it.

"Alright, magic show’s over. Here’s your afternoon tea. Go ahead and eat. I’m going to take Jinyu her share. I’ll meet you at the school gate later."

...

Su Ran walked out of the auditorium. ’First, I was nearly beaten to death by Xiao Wanqing, and now I was almost suffocated to death by Xie Yiren’s butt. I must have a guardian angel or something.’

Time to continue the afternoon tea delivery.

This time, Su Ran didn’t plan on using a disguise. Third time’s the charm, but in this case, pushing his luck with Liu Jinyu could be disastrous.

Su Ran followed the directions to the ping-pong tables on the sports field and, sure enough, spotted Liu Jinyu chatting with a few of her female classmates.

Liu Jinyu spotted Su Ran approaching at once. Her expression shifted from surprise to delight. She waved and called out affectionately, "Bro!"

’Bro?’

The group of girls turned to look and saw a tall, handsome young man walking toward them.

Liu Jinyu ran up to him, PITTER-PATTER, and hugged his arm. "It really is you! Didn’t you say you weren’t coming until tonight?"

"I wanted to surprise you."

"You’re the best. Come on, come on."

She pulled Su Ran over to her group of friends. "Everyone, let me introduce you. This is my little brother."

"Your little brother? Seriously?"

Naturally, the other girls didn’t believe her.

Liu Jinyu wasn’t making it up; he really was her "little brother." Calling him that felt much more intimate than "boyfriend," and besides, after spending so much time together, it just rolled off the tongue.

"Haha, he really is her little brother." Gao Lu smiled and said, "Su Ran, long time no see. You’re getting even more handsome."

"Sister Gao Lu, hello. Long time no see. You’re getting more and more beautiful, too."

Su Ran immediately recognized the beautiful student as Gao Lu, whose birthday party he had attended at the bar.

Gao Lu laughed and pointed at Su Ran. "Your words are getting sweeter and sweeter."

Gao Lu was indeed very beautiful. As for her looks compared to Liu Jinyu and the others—let’s just say that once girls score over 90 points and have great figures, it all comes down to personal taste. Some people think Guan Zhilin is gorgeous, while others find Zhang Min more perfect. To each their own.

With Liu Jinyu’s introductions, Su Ran greeted each of the other girls. The "four little ones" might share a dorm and be close, but that didn’t mean they were joined at the hip 24/7. They each had their own social circles at school.

After the greetings were done, Su Ran asked, "Sister Gao Lu, New Year’s is almost here. Aren’t you going back to Chongqing?"

Gao Lu replied, "I just went back a little while ago, so I’m not going this time. I’m staying in Shanghai to ring in the New Year with Zhao Yang. Oh, since you’re here, let’s all have dinner tonight. And bring those other three little bitches with you."

Su Ran asked, "Which three little bitches?"

Gao Lu laughed and pointed a finger at him. "Su Ran, I’m noticing you’re getting awfully cheeky. Believe it or not, if I tattle on you, they’ll definitely kill you."

Su Ran smiled. "Just kidding... Alright, then. Since it’s almost New Year’s anyway, a group dinner sounds good. I haven’t seen Brother Zhao Yang in a long time, either."

Gao Lu said, "He’ll be thrilled to see you."

Gao Lu had been a little jealous of Su Ran lately. Every day, her boyfriend, Zhao Yang, would whisper in her ear, asking when Su Ran was coming to Shanghai. ’He doesn’t care about his own girlfriend, but he’s very concerned about my classmate’s boyfriend.’ For a time, Gao Lu even started to wonder if Zhao Yang’s sexual orientation was what she thought it was.

After a few more pleasantries, Liu Jinyu said, "Gao Lu, you guys chat for a bit. I’m going to take my little brother on a tour of the campus. I’ll call you later."

The girls waited until the pair was out of earshot before they began interrogating Gao Lu about the situation.