Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

The three girls were whispering in their room, plotting "Plan B" against Su Ran, while in his own room, Su Ran was fast asleep on the large bed, hugging the comforter.

Su Ran, who hadn’t dreamed in a long time, was having one now.

The dream was a festive scene, with colorful lanterns, big red lamps, and the "double happiness" character posted everywhere.

Su Ran was the groom, in the middle of a traditional Chinese wedding with a bride whose face was hidden by a red veil.

Wait! It wasn’t one bride, but four!

After the ceremonies, the four brides were led into four separate rooms to await their husband for the wedding night.

’What was a guy to do in a dream? Get to it, of course.’

He walked into the first room and lifted the red veil. The bride was none other than Liu Jinyu.

Just then, a voice came from outside.

"Su Ran, you need to boost your attack speed!"

"Ohh~"

Only then did Su Ran remember—there were still three others waiting for him.

And just like that, Su Ran woke up.

He lay there dazed for a long moment. ’I don’t even have to guess to know that was the three girls.’

’Ugh, I need to be careful. I have to keep my distance as much as possible, or something big is going to happen.’

「Meanwhile.」

In the room across the hall.

"...Okay, so Plan B is a go. In a bit, you two will hike up your skirts, show some leg, and flaunt them in front of Su Ran. Get him to deduct points any way you can. Your goal is to get last place so we can see where his bottom line is."

Xiao Wanqing loved playing the mastermind, pulling the strings from behind the scenes and sending her two minions to the front lines.

"The two of us? Wanqing, I think you’re the best one for the job. We don’t have the nerve for it; we’ll mess up for sure. Besides, Su Ran is so smart. He’ll see right through Yiren’s and my little tricks. You should be the one to do it."

The two girls shook their heads.

"I’m the general, and I need to oversee the big picture. How can the commander go to the front lines herself? Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I’ll message you instructions. Besides, don’t you trust Su Ran’s character? You really think he’d make a move on his girlfriend’s best friends?"

The two girls thought about it. Her speech was the very definition of saying a lot without saying anything, but they had to admit, she had a point.

"Alright, fine. Even if we have to sacrifice our bodies tonight, we will see this mission through."

SMACK! (She got hit.)

"In your dreams, Aina. Who do you think you are, some kind of bed-warming servant from ancient times?"

Pfft~

The two girls were taken out.

A moment later, Liu Jinyu called for them to come downstairs for hotpot.

The three girls left their room, just in time to see a handsome Su Ran also stepping out of his.

They stared at each other awkwardly.

The women were thinking about how to get into his room and spring their trap.

The man was thinking about the meaning of his dream. ’I can’t let our friendship get weird.’

"Ahem..."

Xiao Wanqing cleared her throat, and Aina, taking the hint, hiked up her pleated skirt a little to reveal her pale, smooth legs. Su Ran shot them a glance.

’The one with the most points deducted ends up in last place,’ he recalled, ’and becomes the ’winner’ who has to be a maid and serve for one night.’

’I have to keep this friendship from getting weird, or that dream might just come true, and then things would really get chaotic. I don’t want to play this dangerous maid game anymore.’

"Let’s go. Jinyu is downstairs."

Su Ran acted as if nothing had happened. Without mentioning any point deductions, he started walking toward the elevators.

"What’s going on? Is he blind? Aina’s skirt was so short, and he’s not deducting points?"

"Sigh, I guess he’s already given up on Aina. Yiren, you’re up next."

"Hey, are you getting in or not?" Su Ran asked, holding the elevator door.

"Coming!"

TAP TAP TAP...

After the three of them got in the elevator, they noticed Su Ran "unintentionally" backing into a corner to play on his phone.

The three girls wondered to themselves, ’What’s with this guy today? Is it that time of the month? Is he on his man-period or something?’

’Yeah, probably. After all, men also have a few days every month when they get all moody.’

Xiao Wanqing shot Xie Yiren a look. Xie Yiren, getting the message, tugged at her collar, revealing the delicate hollows of her collarbone and a thin strap on her shoulder.

"It’s so hot~ Ugh, it’s really hot~"

While fanning herself with her hand, Xie Yiren flicked her hair, trying to waft the scent of her perfume from her shoulder over to Su Ran and catch his attention.

Xiao Wanqing thought, ’Well, I’ll be. This shameless hussy usually pretends to be so innocent, but when it counts, she can really turn on the charm. She’s actually pretty convincing.’

’She’s a natural-born schemer. Perfect! This is exactly what we need! Su Ran will definitely deduct points for this.’

DING. The elevator arrived at the first floor.

Su Ran reached out and pulled Xie Yiren’s collar back into place, saying considerately, "Careful you don’t catch a cold."

After saying that, he turned and strode out of the elevator.

Pfft~

Xie Yiren was taken out.

"Su Ran is ruthless. His self-control is unshakable."

"Was Yiren not charming enough?"

"Wanqing, I’m out. You have to go. Maybe Su Ran is into your queenly, alpha-woman type?"

"This... Fine! I’ll handle this myself. Let’s see if he can take it."

At the hotel entrance.

When Liu Jinyu saw Su Ran approaching, she linked her arm with his, nestled up to him, and cooed some sweet nothings. Out of the corner of her eye, she shot a death glare at the three girls emerging from the lobby.

Chaotian Gate was beautiful under the night sky. The group walked to Hongya Cave, which looked very much like a scene out of *Spirited Away*.

They took pictures and posed for group photos.

In the end, they found a hotpot restaurant above Hongya Cave and ordered a "mildly spicy" broth.

Hiss... So spicy!

The spice had the three girls sticking their tongues out.

"This is ’mildly spicy’? You mean ’extra spicy,’ right?"

They frantically chugged their Sprites. GLUG GLUG GLUG.

Su Ran was fine; he could handle the spice. After eating for a little while, he asked politely, "How are your parents?"

"They’re doing great, thanks for asking. Uh..." Liu Jinyu explained, "My parents figured that since you’re all young people here on a trip, you wouldn’t have much to talk about with them, so they didn’t come along. I hope you don’t mind."

The four of them shook their heads, indicating it was no problem. In fact, it was harder for young people to relax and be themselves with elders around anyway.

Liu Jinyu added, "My dad said he wants to treat you all to a meal at a farmhouse restaurant tomorrow. I told him I’d ask what you all thought."

The four girls sensibly looked to Su Ran. To be honest, while they might fool around on their own, when it came to important matters, they deferred to his decisions.

At some point, it seemed Su Ran had torn the labels of "independent" and "self-reliant" right off them.

Su Ran replied, "That’s very kind of them, but please tell them they don’t have to go to the trouble. We feel bad making them treat us after we came all this way."

Liu Jinyu knew Su Ran was a young man who understood social graces. She smiled and patted his shoulder. "Good boy, Ranran. It’s mostly so you can experience the local hospitality of us Mountain City folk."

"Okay."

They chatted and ate. So, so spicy~

After dinner, as the group strolled through Hongya Cave, Liu Jinyu, with her arm linked through Su Ran’s, said frankly, "Ranran, I have to confess something. I haven’t told my parents that we’re dating. You’re not mad, are you?"

"Is it because I’m ugly?"

"You’re so handsome, so rich, and so talented. I was worried that if I told them I was dating you, my parents would think I was lying to them."

Liu Jinyu really knew how to make a boyfriend happy.

And her words certainly did make Su Ran feel good.

But now that they were in Mountain City and her parents had invited them to dinner, some topics were simply unavoidable.

"Don’t worry about it. We’ll figure it out when we meet them tomorrow."

"Mhm."

Liu Jinyu just wanted to be upfront with Su Ran about not having revealed his status as her boyfriend. After all, a lack of honesty in a relationship is the easiest way for small conflicts to make feelings fade. Plus, it could make her boyfriend feel like she didn’t take him seriously.

Now that she had told him, it was no longer an issue. She wasn’t the least bit worried that her parents would disapprove if Su Ran introduced himself as her boyfriend the next day.

I mean, come on. This was Su Ran—tall, handsome, rich, talented, *and* sensible. Any parents whose daughter was dating him would be smiling so hard their faces would hurt. They’d be having sweet dreams for weeks.

After a bit more walking, Liu Jinyu announced she was going home to sleep for the night. Her parents hadn’t demanded it; she just hadn’t been home in a long time and, as a daughter, naturally wanted to spend some quality time with them.

It was a show of filial piety, and Su Ran and the others wholeheartedly approved.

After seeing Liu Jinyu off, the remaining four returned to the Raffles Intercontinental Hotel.

"I’m a little tired. Let’s all go back to our rooms and sleep."

Su Ran said, and was about to head to his room.

"Hold it!"

Aina blocked Su Ran’s path.

"The inspection hasn’t started yet, you know."

"Is it really necessary?"

"Whoa! You’re the one who said there would be inspections, and now you say there won’t be? Are you just messing with us?"

"Fine, let’s do the inspection."

Su Ran pushed open his door and allowed the three "inspectors" to enter and check his room.

As expected, Su Ran’s room was perfectly neat and tidy. There was nothing to deduct points for.

"Satisfied? Now let’s go to sleep."

"Hold on! You haven’t inspected our room yet."

Su Ran looked at the three of them. ’These three ’innocent’ little rabbits are acting strange today, aren’t they?’

"Alright, alright, I’ll go take a quick look."

He walked into their room, closing the door behind him.

Once inside, Su Ran pretended not to see the mess.

The three girls thought, ’??? He’s not deducting points for this?’

His gaze drifted to the bathroom on the left, where a posture corrector was hanging messily.

Su Ran acted as if he hadn’t seen it.

The two girls thought, ’??? Is he blind?’

Xiao Wanqing crossed her arms. She had literally just taken that bra off under her T-shirt and tossed it there.

"Okay, you did great. Just be a bit more careful next time. Go to sleep early."

"Don’t you dare leave!"

Aina and Xie Yiren blocked Su Ran’s way.

"Su Ran, are you blind?! How is that not a violation? Are you playing favorites with Xiao Wanqing?"

"I’m not playing favorites. You’re all the same. Just be more careful next time."

"There is no ’next time’! She needs to be punished now, and punished severely, to set an example!"

The two girls spoke with absolute conviction, giving him a look that said, *If you don’t punish Xiao Wanqing tonight, you’re not leaving this room.*

Su Ran: ...

Aina grabbed the maid outfit and tossed it to Xiao Wanqing. "Xiao!" she ordered bossily. "Hurry up and change! Go serve your master! What are you waiting for...?"

Su Ran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Alright, alright, have it your way. She’ll be punished. Now can you open the door and let me go back to my room? I need a shower. I’m covered in sweat."

The two girls stepped aside. As Su Ran left the room and closed the door, he thought he heard a faint "Yes~!" from inside.

’What the hell is wrong with these three women?’

Su Ran returned to his room, drenched in sweat. Mountain City was truly sweltering.

He sank into the large bathtub in his bathroom for a comfortable soak.

...

A moment later, Xiao Wanqing swiped her key card and entered the room. The queen had changed into a Lolita dress.

"Su Ran, where are you?"

"In the bathroom."

"Then, Su..."

"Er..." Xiao Wanqing blushed, her eyes fixed on the man in the bathroom, his back turned to her as he soaked in the large tub.

Su Ran chuckled to himself. ’I’d really love to know what these three are plotting.’

’Might as well play along.’

"I’ve already scrubbed my back, but I haven’t done the front yet. Why don’t you come in and help me?"

"This..."