Chapter 161 - 108: Let Me Know in Advance Next Time You Come to Shanghai
"What’s so good about me?"
"You just are~"
"Are your tonsils inflamed? Can you speak normally?"
"Seriously, Su Ran, don’t push your luck when you’ve got it so good."
"Sister Wanqing, uh... why have you been so nice to me lately?"
"I almost forgot until you mentioned it. We haven’t started this morning’s treatment session yet. Let’s go, back to the room so you can treat me."
"I’m too lazy to move. Let’s just do it here. No one can see us out on the open sea anyway."
"Cut the crap..." Su Ran patted his lap. "Come sit down. We can watch the sunrise while I treat you. It’ll be like enjoying two different kinds of beautiful scenery at once."
"I’ll kill you."
Xiao Wanqing didn’t care. There was no one around on the open sea anyway. Unless a submarine suddenly surfaced, then she’d just be out of luck. ’Since Su Ran is here, I guess here is fine.’
So she came over, sat down, hung her posture corrector on the railing, and leaned back into Su Ran’s arms, enjoying the round, red sunrise as she received her treatment.
After the treatment, Xiao Wanqing ran toward the cabin, her hips swaying as her feet went TAP TAP TAP, and bumped into Aina, who had just woken up.
...
Eight in the morning. Pre-breakfast cardio.
Su Ran had been feeling lazy the past two days and didn’t want to exercise. He just sat on a lounge chair, sipping a drink and watching the four women in front of him. They were all dressed in pink and green tight-fitting yoga outfits, each on their own mat, practicing yoga.
Seeing this first thing in the morning really got Su Ran fired up.
At one point, Su Ran saw them switch to a new pose. He covered his face and asked with a laugh, "Jinyu, what’s this pose called? The one where you’re on all fours like a little puppy?"
PFFT~
Liu Jinyu was so mad she could have spit blood. "To hell with your ’little puppy’! This is a proper yoga pose! What are you thinking? Ugh, you’re so annoying... I’ve lost all my energy."
"I think it’s pretty exciting."
"..."
Liu Jinyu turned her head, bit her lip, and gave him an expression that could only be understood, not described.
After that, Su Ran didn’t interrupt again, simply enjoying their yoga show on the open sea.
Su Ran’s gaze didn’t wander, either.
When a man watches women do yoga, certain strange poses can make his imagination run wild. When he saw some of the more exaggerated positions, he let out a pervy HAHAHA. This made the four women absolutely furious. They couldn’t take it anymore. They rushed over, grabbed Su Ran, and under duress from all four of them, forced him to join their practice.
If you can’t beat ’em, make ’em join you.
Time slipped away quietly during these wonderful moments.
The pleasant private vacation at sea came to a close in the afternoon.
Suggestive, but not vulgar.
The yacht weighed anchor and began the return journey from its coordinates.
DING! ’Sea roaming has ended. Total time: 17 hours and 25 minutes, equal to 1,045 minutes. At 100,000 per minute, the total is 104.5 million.’
Name: Su Ran
Age: 18
Wealth: 245.8 million
’To think he was only 18, yet he had four gorgeous girls by his side and hundreds of millions to his name. Being rich really was great. Of course, that wasn’t to say the girls were gold-diggers. It just meant that with money, you could possess many ’flowers’ and taste all of their ’pollen’.’
At the pier, Su Ran entrusted the yacht to a company specializing in yacht maintenance, arranging for routine cleaning and upkeep on a per-service payment basis. Su Ran had always cherished his possessions. Once something was his, he would take great care of it.
Seeing this small gesture, how he treated even his yacht, the four girls felt that he would naturally treat them even better.
They drove off, first making a trip to the Maoyue to pack their luggage, and then headed to the airport.
"Well, I’m heading in then."
"What’s your hurry? Your flight doesn’t board for another half hour."
"I’m a first-class passenger. I can board early."
"..."
Liu Jinyu wanted to beat him to death. ’Is he in a hurry to catch his flight? Or is he in a hurry to get away from us?’
"Haha, I’m just teasing you. It was a joke."
"Was it funny?"
"...Are you mad?"
"No."
"Good."
"ARGH!"
Su Ran smiled and invited everyone to wait in the VIP lounge for a while.
’Women, huh? Familiarity really does breed fondness. Spend enough time with them, and they won’t want to see you go.’
Su Ran didn’t want to leave either, but he loved toying with them and wanted to see their reluctant expressions.
They waited right until boarding time, when Su Ran asked, "Can I go now?"
"Seriously..." Liu Jinyu found his tone grating. "You really are eager to leave, aren’t you?"
"No, it’s really time to board."
"..." She shook her head, speechless. "Fine, fine, go." She stood up, hugged Su Ran, and whispered in his ear, "Last night we were only halfway through before they ruined it. Next time you come, tell me secretly before we find the others."
"Okay."
Aina hugged Su Ran and also whispered in his ear, "Su Ran, next time you come to Shanghai, tell me beforehand."
"???"
"Got it?"
"Uh... okay."
Xiao Wanqing hugged Su Ran and likewise whispered in his ear, "Next time you come to Shanghai, tell me beforehand."
"???"
"Got it?"
"Uh... okay."
He patted her on the back. ’Next.’
Xie Yiren hugged Su Ran and was about to pull away.
"Wait..." Su Ran pulled her back.
"What is it?"
"Aren’t you going to say something?"
"Uh..." Xie Yiren scratched her head. "When you come to Shanghai next time, I’ll tell you privately."
"Okay."
He patted her, then turned and left.
The four long-legged girls linked arms and left the airport with a youthful spring in their step.
...
The holiday was over. It was back to the mundane routine of school life.
「A few days later, at the Shanghai Dance Academy.」
"Wait a minute, I’m coming down now."
Xie Yiren hung up the phone with Yasuo and ran from the dance building toward her dorm. She had thrown on a jacket; otherwise, being so busty, the bouncing from running would have been painful.
Downstairs from the dorm, Yasuo was holding a large, beautifully wrapped box with a ’Psyduck’ pattern on it. Many fellow students gathered around, curiously guessing what was inside.
Ever since the start of the semester, Yasuo, the private butler from the Maoyue Grand Hotel, had been showing up every few days to deliver things to the four female students of Dorm 404. He brought food, daily necessities, and even fun gadgets.
Over time, everyone at the school came to know about it. However, they never saw the person sending the gifts, only the assistant who delivered them. They were all curious about which super-rich tycoon had enough charm to scoop up all four campus beauties at once. He was practically an idol to all men.
Of course, Su Ran wasn’t actually that attentive. It was just that whenever the girls were hungry, they would go into their group chat—formerly called the "Five-man Gang" but now named "Slept in the Same Bed"—and start playing the victim. ’We’re starving to death! If a man brought us some food right now, I would love him forever!’
And every time, not long after, Yasuo would show up with a delivery.
The group’s name, "Slept in the Same Bed," was literally true, and their relationship had indeed grown closer. Naturally, this was a relationship not meant for outsiders; their private life was their own and had nothing to do with anyone else.
Of course, nothing had actually happened that time they all slept in the same bed. Even if Su Ran had wanted to, would the other three, besides Liu Jinyu, have shamelessly thrown themselves at him in front of everyone? Impossible. Su Ran knew their personalities better than anyone. ’Do it in front of everyone? No way. A girl’s got to have some pride.’
And that was why... each of the four girls had told him: ’Next time you come, find me first.’
’Sure enough, once you do something one time, you’ll do it countless times after.’
They’d already slept in the same bed together during the sea vacation. The next time, and the time after that, when they all got together, Su Ran probably wouldn’t even need to book a presidential suite. A single king-sized bed would be enough.
「At that moment.」
Xie Yiren, shy but excited, squeezed through the crowd to stand before Yasuo. "Uh... what’s in this big box?"
Yasuo replied, "Mr. Su didn’t tell me. He only asked me to deliver it to you."
Xie Yiren: "Alright, thank you for the trouble."
Yasuo: "It’s no trouble. I’ll be leaving now."
After watching Yasuo leave, Xie Yiren carried the large box back to her dorm. She opened it and saw several pairs of high heels inside.
"???" Xie Yiren took a photo and sent it to the "Slept in the Same Bed" group chat, tagging @Su Ran: [You sent me high heels?]
Su Ran: [Didn’t I measure your feet before? You said you couldn’t find high heels that fit, so I had a few pairs custom-made for you. Try them on and see if they fit. And remember to send me a picture of your pretty feet in them so I can see if the heels were worth it.]
"???" Xie Yiren tried them on. They were a perfect fit. She took a few pictures and sent them to him: [Su Ran, they fit perfectly. You measured so carefully that night.]
Su Ran: [It was no trouble at all. I worked hard so you could wear high heels.]
"..."
Xie Yiren thought about how Su Ran had played with her feet all night long, which had made her feel incredibly embarrassed. She never expected that he was actually just measuring her size. ’I misunderstood him.’
Xie Yiren: [What about the other pairs?]
Su Ran: [I went ahead and measured the other three that night as well, and had some pairs made for them too.]
"???" Xie Yiren was full of questions. ’So he didn’t sleep at all that night?’
Xie Yiren: [They’re at dance practice, so they probably won’t see their phones right now. I’ll tell them when they get back.]
Each of them was an individual with her own life to live. It wasn’t like they revolved around Su Ran all day long. When they were together, they focused on having fun. When they were apart, they each strived for their own dreams in dance.
Xie Yiren: [What are you doing?]
Su Ran: [Watching a film.]
Xie Yiren: [Gross!]
Su Ran smiled, put down his phone, and continued watching the screen at the front of the lecture hall, where an archaeology professor was explaining a ’video of the excavation of Lady Xin Zhui of Mawang Dui’.
Su Ran’s interest in history was purely a hobby; he had no intention of making it his future career. It was just for fun.
