Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Su Ran nodded. He had to agree. They had all slipped right into the "girlfriend" role, not treating him like an outsider in the slightest. When they got drunk, they’d just collapse, completely trusting him to carry them off wherever he pleased.

"If I weren’t your girlfriend, I’m guessing it would be Xiao Wanqing or Aina, right?"

"That’s probably how it would have been."

Su Ran nodded. He knew it was true. If Liu Jinyu hadn’t spurred him into a relationship by texting him the word "coward," there was a good chance one of the other three might have started dating him while the five of them were hanging out. In any case, Su Ran had a laid-back, Zen-like attitude toward life, especially when it came to romance. He would never be the one to confess his feelings first. Only if one of them confessed and he thought it was okay would he agree to a relationship.

Zen-like, yet holding all the cards—the power of life and death over any potential romance.

After Liu Jinyu finished her frank analysis, Su Ran smiled and asked, "You’re so logical. Haven’t you ever had a selfish thought, speaking from your position as my girlfriend?"

"Duh, of course I have. I’m not an idiot. I’ve even thought about getting rid of those other three women. Then I could finally rest easy and not worry about them stealing you from me someday."

"Hahaha... A bit dramatic, don’t you think? At least, it hasn’t happened yet."

Liu Jinyu shot him a look. "It’s just like they say online: a guy should keep his distance from his female best friends. But we were all such good friends from the start, so there’s nothing to be done about it now. After all, they were all lying there baring some skin, letting you give them spa treatments."

"Hey, let me clarify. It was just their backs they were baring, not *everything*."

"What’s the difference? Have you forgotten when you pulled that prank, yelling ’Cockroach!’? You scared the four of us so badly we flipped over and jumped up, clinging to you for dear life. Are you telling me you didn’t see anything?"

Er...

Su Ran scratched his head. "I honestly thought that piece of chocolate was a cockroach back then."

Liu Jinyu grabbed Su Ran and pinched his thigh. "You brat, you’re always full of excuses."

Su Ran paused, then wrapped an arm around Liu Jinyu’s shoulder. "You’re my girlfriend, and I won’t let you feel wronged. But let me make one thing clear: nothing is going on between me and the others right now. As for the future... I’m not the kind of guy who thumps his chest and makes grand promises. Tomorrow is always a mystery, so making promises about what comes after would be disingenuous, right?"

"Mhm." Liu Jinyu nodded without another word. She was well aware that for a guy as wealthy as Su Ran, it wouldn’t be the least bit surprising to have a few other women in his life. You couldn’t apply the same standards to him as you would an ordinary guy. An ordinary guy could barely handle one girlfriend. But for a rich man like Su Ran, he never had to be a simp. Countless beautiful, fair-skinned "goddesses" would throw themselves at him, and he could afford to be picky about which ones suited his tastes.

A man at the top of the food chain.

"Are we done talking?"

"Mhm."

"Then... shall we begin?"

"You have to be gentle, okay? You hurt me this afternoon."

"Okay."

"Turn off the lights."

"Can we leave them on? I want to see your expression."

"Get lost."

...

Time ticked by to the rhythmic crash of the waves against the hull. Then, in an instant, a shrill scream of "AHH!" pierced the air, and all the lights on the yacht suddenly went out.

BANG BANG BANG! Frantic knocking hammered at the door.

"Su Ran, open the door! Hurry up and open the door!"

The three women were pounding on the door from outside.

Sigh...

Su Ran and Liu Jinyu exchanged a speechless glance. Liu Jinyu gave him a light smack. "Go open the door."

He pulled.

Out.

He slipped on his beach shorts, grabbed his phone, and turned on the flashlight. Walking over to the door, he opened it. The three women immediately charged onto the bed and threw their arms around Liu Jinyu.

"What’s wrong with you all?"

"The power’s out on the yacht, did you know? What kind of piece-of-junk yacht is this? We just left shore and the power is already dead!"

"It’s just a power outage. The three of you are scared of that?"

"It’s not just the power outage! There are footsteps on deck."

"...I told you not to watch *Horror Cruise*, but you insisted. And now you’re just scaring yourselves. Is this fun for you?"

"We’re not lying! If you don’t believe us, just listen! There really are footsteps."

"Shhh!"

Su Ran listened intently. Sure enough, he could hear the sound of footsteps, a faint TAP, TAP, TAP... and they were getting closer.

"You all stay here. I’ll go check it out."

Su Ran was terrified, but what could he do? He was one man with four women behind him. He had to go out and see what was going on. He grabbed a baseball bat, used his phone’s flashlight to light the way, and stepped out of the cabin. He followed the sound of the footsteps out onto the deck.

*Hah...*

He tossed the baseball bat aside and gave a wry smile. It was a bluefin tuna with a death wish. It had somehow managed to flop onto the yacht’s lower deck and was now thrashing about, making a tapping sound that sounded just like footsteps.

’Seriously, what a death wish.’

’Doesn’t it know this boat is carrying five foodies?’

’And it still dared to walk right into the trap.’

As expected of the optimal waters chosen by the system. Truly bountiful.

Su Ran suddenly understood. He now knew why that blue whale was always lingering beneath the yacht. It had been enthralled by his "Radiant and Shining" ability and had become his personal delivery service. It would wait under the boat, and if an expensive fish swam by, the whale would catch it, swim out from under the hull, leap from the water, and spit the fish onto the deck.

’So badass.’

’The world of a Divine Rich is full of endless delights.’

Su Ran used his Finger Technique Fragrance to butcher the bluefin tuna on the spot. He brought the most succulent cuts back to the bedroom to enjoy with the girls on the bed, storing the rest in the yacht’s freezer.

"So it really was just a tuna that served itself up?"

"Yep. It didn’t want to live anymore."

*Pfft.*

The four girls snickered and one of them gave Su Ran a light tap. "You’re just so charming that even the fish are willing to die for you."

"I guess I’m pretty amazing, huh? My charm even transcends species."

"...So now we have to compete with animals for you?"

*PFFT!*

Su Ran spat a mouthful of his drink all over Aina’s face. Aina shrieked, scrambled on top of Su Ran, and started playfully hitting him.

It took a while for things to calm down again. The power, however, was still out, and the four girls were scared.

"What is there to be afraid of? There are four of you. Don’t worry. You only have yourselves to blame for watching *Horror Cruise* on a yacht. Go to sleep. Good night."

"Can you please not go? If you leave, we’ll be terrified. Look, the power is out, it’s pitch-black, it’s thundering outside, and we just watched a horror movie... Please don’t go, okay?" Aina grabbed Su Ran’s hand, her voice pleading. "You can just sleep at the foot of the bed, by our feet. Can you do that?"

Su Ran laughed. ’Heh, I was just having that heart-to-heart with Liu Jinyu about this exact "what if" scenario. I guess the future is already here, huh?’

Xiao Wanqing raised her hand. "I vote for Su Ran to stay."

Xie Yiren raised her hand. "I agree too."

Liu Jinyu said, "Come on up. You can sleep next to me."

’Looking at these four delicate girls in their pajamas, how could he possibly let them spend the night in fear?’

Su Ran gave in.

"Alright, fine. But we have a deal. You’re not allowed to try anything funny while I’m asleep, got it?"

"Tch~"

"Shouldn’t we be the ones saying that to you?"

Su Ran chuckled, covering his face. "Okay, I’m going to take a shower first."

The four of them piped up, "It’s not like we’re asking you to do anything. What are you showering for?"

Su Ran: "I like being clean."

"Such a clean freak. So annoying! We’re ignoring you now. Just finish up quickly and come to bed, you hear?"

"You all go ahead and lie down first."

"Mmm-hmm~"