Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

The evening breeze blew into the small courtyard, passing through the antique latticework of the windows. It stirred the waist-length hair of the woman from the Western Regions, casting a wavering shadow of her waterfall-like black hair upon the wall.

Two seconds later.

Su Ran suddenly wanted to push her away. There was a piece of yogurt candy in his mouth.

Aina held down Su Ran’s hands as he tried to struggle free.

"Don’t move. Wait for it to melt."

’What... the... hell!’

After cilantro and snail rice noodles, this yogurt candy was the thing Su Ran hated eating the most.

’This isn’t a treat, this is a punishment~’

’I feel like I’m being completely dominated by her.’

’As expected, this woman never plays by the book.’

A long, long time passed.

Only then did she slowly pull away. A rosy blush covered her tipsy face. She licked her lips, her gaze as soft as water as she looked at Su Ran’s miserable expression.

Heh heh~

"Do you like the yogurt candy?"

"BLEGH~"

SMACK~

"Don’t you dare change the subject again!" She slapped him lightly, then asked again, very seriously, enunciating each word, "I’m asking you, do you like the yogurt candy?"

The yogurt candy came from the Western Regions, and so did she. This question was just a roundabout way of asking for a response to her earlier "I like you."

A scheming green tea bitch? Stealing her best friend’s boyfriend? No, Aina wasn’t like that. She was straightforward by nature and never hid her feelings. If something was on her mind, she’d say it. Besides, this RV trip with one guy and four girls wasn’t just a trip; it had become a daily romance story. Friends who were once unfamiliar were growing closer day by day.

"Er..."

Su Ran put one arm around the slim waist of her silk nightgown to keep her from falling, while his other hand touched his lips.

"I like it."

There was nothing wrong with Su Ran’s answer. Even if it tasted awful and he hated it, it had been fed to him by a beautiful girl. It was impossible not to like it.

To be honest, if Su Ran wasn’t already dating Liu Jinyu and all four of them confessed at once, he really wouldn’t know who to choose. Their looks were all top-tier in their own ways, but more importantly, after spending so much time with them, he had discovered each of their own unique, adorable qualities.

Su Ran, who was usually full of logic and reason, was somewhat speechless tonight. He simply didn’t know how to handle this situation with several girls.

And if he handled it badly, it would become an emotional debt.

It was the choice between one spectacular meal and a lifetime of being well-fed.

He thought for a moment, then began to say, "Aina, I actually quite like..."

"Don’t say it!"

Aina covered Su Ran’s mouth with her hand and said with a smile, "I lost control just now. Don’t say anything. I don’t want to mess up our current relationship. The kiss... just consider it a thank you for helping me solve that 4-million-yuan crisis."

Honestly, if Su Ran wasn’t Liu Jinyu’s boyfriend, Aina would have snatched him up long ago. But he was, and she didn’t want to make things so awkward. As for the kiss, maybe it was wrong, but for an eighteen-year-old girl, it was an impulse she didn’t regret.

"Uh..."

The truth was, Su Ran did like Aina, of course. But in this one-guy-four-girls situation, he didn’t want everything to fall apart on the last night of their trip.

"I’m going to bed. You should go."

Aina pushed Su Ran away and dove under the covers.

"After the trip is over, we’ll talk again," Su Ran said. "I won’t let your first kiss be in vain!"

She grunted in acknowledgment from under the blankets.

"Good night."

Su Ran stood up and left the room. He let out a breath and, without overthinking it, moved on.

「Next up—Xie Yiren.」

Su Ran picked her up. She was tiny, a soft-spoken girl, and fit perfectly in his arms.

In his embrace, she licked the traces of alcohol from the corner of her lips. Glancing up and seeing it was Su Ran carrying her back to her room, she said sweetly, "Su Ran, you’re such a good person."

Sigh~

"It’s not easy being a good person! Hiss~"

This came straight from the heart. Four stunningly beautiful women, each with a different Style, all drunk. If he lost control, it would be just like his wildest dreams.

Xie Yiren bit him on the shoulder. "Don’t you get any lewd ideas."

Heh.

Su Ran chuckled, carried Xie Yiren back to her room, and turned to leave, but she grabbed him.

’Oh, come on.’

’Don’t tell me she’s going to force a kiss on me too?’ Su Ran thought with amusement.

"Su Ran, turn around."

"No."

Su Ran kept his back to her. He’d had a lot to drink tonight, and Aina’s teasing had nearly made him succumb to his inner beast. He was genuinely afraid he wouldn’t be able to hold back and something major would happen. Then the group of best friends would fall apart, and they’d never see each other again.

"Are you going to turn around? If you don’t, I’ll release my Gu Insects to bite you, believe it or not!"

’Well, damn!’

’Is she really that ruthless?’

Sigh. A man’s life is never easy.

"Fine, fine! I’ll turn around."

Su Ran turned and froze.

The cool moonlight spilled into the room, bathing the girl from Miaojiang. She was kneeling on the bed with her back to Su Ran, having slipped off her thin robe to reveal a flawless, beautiful back.

CRACK!

A bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky.

The totem on her back gradually materialized, finally forming the image of a ’Bathing Fire Phoenix’.

She turned her head slightly, her expression shy, and glanced at the observing Su Ran. She said slowly, "Didn’t you say you wanted to take a picture of it? I’m giving you the chance."

With her every breath, the Phoenix seemed to come alive.

Su Ran took a step closer, raising his hand to gently touch the Phoenix’s feathered scales on her skin. Her body stiffened slightly, perhaps unused to a man touching her most mysterious Phoenix.

’Right! This is the first time she has revealed it to a man. No other man has seen it, and perhaps no other man ever will.’

She bit her lip and said, "Hurry up. I’m getting a little cold."

"Right away."

Su Ran quickly pulled out his phone and, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, took a ton of pictures from various angles.

She complained slightly, "I only said you could take one picture, but you took so many."

"Should I delete a few?"

"You~"

She laughed and playfully punched the big dummy.

"Oh, alright, I’ll let you take a few more~"

"It’s really beautiful."

Su Ran pulled her straps back up onto her shoulders. "Okay, go to sleep. I’m heading out."

Although Su Ran really wanted to ask Xie Yiren why she had a Phoenix tattoo on her back, he held back.

Phew~

「Next up—Xiao Wanqing.」

He carried her back to her bed in the same way. Su Ran stood beside the bed and asked, "Hey, Xiao Wanqing, aren’t you going to give me some kind of reward?"

Xiao Wanqing was much more mature than the other two. "This is your reward."

Su Ran smiled, turned, and left.

As expected, Xiao Wanqing was still the smartest of the bunch.

「Last up—Liu Jinyu.」

This one was different. She was his girlfriend; he could hold her however he wanted.

Su Ran looked at her, and she looked back at him.

Everything was silent. After all, before they came here, Su Ran had said...

Su Ran: "Can you still move when you’re drunk?"

"You~" Liu Jinyu hit him. "You’re terrible~"

With that, she kissed him.

And then...

"..."

"..."

"..."

DING!