Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Gao Lu, of course, didn’t tell the truth. "Didn’t you hear Liu Jinyu say he’s her little brother? A relative. A very, very distant one—the kind you can still marry."

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Liu Jinyu led Su Ran on a stroll around campus. She was quite well-known at school, and people knew she was usually only seen with a few familiar female friends. She was almost never spotted with a boy, except for the ones confessing their feelings to her, all of whom she invariably rejected. So to see her now, walking so intimately with her arm linked through a boy’s, was simply unbelievable. When a curious student came up to ask who the handsome guy was, Liu Jinyu announced proudly, "My little brother."

Su Ran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’She’s really taking this role too seriously,’ he thought. ’She can’t break character at all.’

As they walked, their path grew more and more secluded.

"This way."

Liu Jinyu pulled Su Ran into a small alley. She wrapped her arms around his neck, her slender body pressing against his. "We haven’t seen each other in so long. Did you miss me?"

Su Ran’s hands slid around her slim waist, feeling the tight wool sweater beneath her down jacket. It was so soft and slender. He looked her up and down, then said, "You’ve gotten thinner."

"Mhm." Liu Jinyu put on a pitiful look. "It’s because I haven’t seen you in so long. I missed you so much I wasted away..." As she spoke, she closed her eyes, rose onto her tiptoes, and pressed her lips to his.

For a couple that hadn’t seen each other in so long, a passionate kiss was inevitable.

It wasn’t until Gao Lu called to say everyone was waiting at the school gate that Liu Jinyu finally took Su Ran by the hand and led him out of the alley. Su Ran pressed his lips together, following her toward the school entrance under the envious gazes of everyone around them.

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「At the school gate.」

Zhao Yang was ecstatic to hear that Su Ran had arrived. Not long ago, he’d lost so much in the stock market he nearly jumped off a building. But then, he started following a stock guru from Xiangjiang known as "Young Master Su." Believing the rumor that you could profit off anything Young Master Su bought, Zhao Yang went all in and invested heavily. The rumor turned out to be true. He not only recouped all his losses but also made tens of millions on top. ’Following Young Master Su is definitely the right move,’ he thought. ’Sooner or later, I’ll break into the ’fifth echelon’.’

But who exactly was this Young Master Su?

At the time, he had no idea.

The rumors in Xiangjiang were already running wild, growing more and more fantastic with each telling. Countless legends about the man’s identity were circulating, and it was impossible to know which to believe.

Zhao Yang had a relative who worked at the Xiangjiang stock exchange, so naturally, he wanted to meet this Young Master Su. If he could get on good terms with him, his fortune would be made. He asked his relative to do some digging, promising a little reward for their trouble, of course. Soon, his relative came back with a piece of information that wasn’t exactly public knowledge: Young Master Su wasn’t from Xiangjiang. He was from the mainland and was a highest-level member at the Jiulong Cang’s International Finance Center.

’A member of the International Finance Center?’

Zhao Yang smoked a whole pack of cigarettes thinking about it. He was so distracted that even when he was sleeping with his girlfriend, Gao Lu, later that night, his mind was elsewhere. It left Gao Lu deeply unsatisfied, to the point where she wanted to curse him for being useless.

As they were in the middle of it, a thought suddenly struck Zhao Yang. He remembered Gao Lu mentioning before that Su Ran was a member of the International Finance Center. For their last SJ performance, the International Finance Center had even hired Daniel’s Team to do their makeup.

It all clicked for Zhao Yang. When he compared all the pieces of information, they fit together perfectly. Young Master Su was Su Ran!

Besides, Su Ran had bought a yacht for over a hundred million—a figure that coincided perfectly with the profits from the stock trades.

’It’s him, without a doubt.’

His vigor suddenly returned. He threw himself back into it, taking Gao Lu to seventh heaven with him, leaving her thoroughly satisfied.

Now, upon hearing from his girlfriend that Su Ran was coming, Zhao Yang immediately upgraded their dinner plans from a mid-range place to a high-end one, choosing a Japanese place called Langyue Japanese Restaurant.

He also personally drove his Toyota Alpha—which he’d bought with the money he made following Young Master Su’s stock tips—to the school gate to pick them up.

At the school gate.

Everyone watched as Liu Jinyu and Su Ran approached, hand in hand, chatting and laughing. Noticing a stray strand of her hair, Su Ran reached out and gently tucked it back into place.

「By the Alpha.」

Gao Lu leaned on Zhao Yang’s shoulder, sighing with envy. "They’re such a perfect couple. Su Ran is so handsome, so rich, and yet he’s so low-key and considerate. Plus, he’s not a player at all. I’m really so jealous of Liu Jinyu."

"Yeah," Zhao Yang agreed. "Su Ran is incredible."

Zhao Yang had no time to dwell on such romantic trifles. That was a luxury for people like Su Ran—a stock market god who had achieved financial freedom and no longer needed to worry about money. Only someone like that had the free time to make romance a daily priority.

What Zhao Yang wanted most right now was to make money. Make money, climb the echelons, and fight his way into Shanghai’s renowned circle of elites.

As for which echelon Su Ran belonged to...

Zhao Yang had wondered, but he could never figure it out.

’A Divine Rich doesn’t belong to any echelon. He’s completely beyond such constraints.’

Meanwhile, the three girls standing nearby watched Su Ran and Liu Jinyu’s sweet display, and it was inevitable that each of them felt a pang of jealousy.

Su Ran walked over and greeted him politely, "Brother Zhao Yang, long time no see."

Zhao Yang eagerly extended his hand to shake Su Ran’s. "Yes, yes! It’s been a while."

Gao Lu: ’???’

’What’s going on?’ she wondered. ’Why is he being so respectful to Su Ran?’

Zhao Yang now worshipped Su Ran. He was so powerful, yet so humble. This meeting was no different from the last; he was just as polite as ever. If you didn’t know his incredible background, you would truly think he was just an ordinary young man. He was that low-key—like a black pearl hidden in the depths of the ocean. You can’t see it, but its value is immense. The moment it decides to reveal itself to the world, it will be utterly dazzling.

Zhao Yang’s assessment of Su Ran was simple: for now, while he was in university, he was quietly enjoying the romances of a college student. But once he graduated, he would be an absolute game-changer.