After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 116

Chapter 116: Give me a dozen more class beauties like this!

TL: YYang

Song Juan watched with a complicated mood as the G-Wagen drove away, feeling the vast disparity of life.

He was younger than her husband, more handsome than her husband, and crucially, richer than her husband—so rich that she and her husband could work their entire lives and never earn that much.

How could she not feel dejected?

What was even more laughable was that her own husband had just been showing off in front of his girlfriend. He must have looked like a complete joke to them, right?

“Let’s go.”

Song Juan was listless, unable to muster any energy as she told her husband to drive to the hotel.

She had been in a wonderful mood, coming out for a honeymoon, and now it was as if someone had just pissed all over her parade.

“Honey!”

Zhang Zhen stood his ground, his expression resolute as if he had made a momentous decision. “I’ve decided that starting today, I’m going to work even harder. I’ll strive to get promoted and get a raise as quickly as possible, so I can give you a life that everyone else will envy!”

This passionate declaration stunned Song Juan for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she couldn’t help but mock him internally: ‘He didn’t drink that much at lunch, did he? Why is he talking nonsense?’

Was money something you could earn just by working hard?

If hard work was all it took to get rich, then multimillionaires would be a dime a dozen.

The rules of this world were both simple and complex. The difficulty of crossing class barriers was unimaginably high, so it was better not to daydream.

In truth, Zhang Zhen wasn’t a bad person; he just loved to make promises and brag. Also, he was very confident when facing people weaker than him, but very insecure when facing those stronger.

These weren’t major flaws, but they had been magnified to an infinite degree today, so Song Juan couldn’t swallow this empty promise. “Wait until you’re driving a G-Wagen to say that.”

“It’s just a matter of time.”

Zhang Zhen felt he still had a chance.

The corner of Song Juan’s mouth twitched. “Can you stop running your mouth all the time? You can’t even afford an A6 or a 5 Series, yet you dare to talk about buying a G-Wagen?”

“Honey, you have to believe in me.”

“Believe you, my ass!”

Song Juan stopped paying attention to him and walked straight toward where their Hongqi was parked.

Meanwhile, Shen Yuan drove Fang Minhui to Puyue Bay.

Shen Yuan had learned about this property when he was helping Chen Na buy her place. Its positioning was similar to Chen Na’s Songhu Tiandi, with an average price of around 15,000 yuan per square meter, and all the units were over 110 square meters.

Shen Yuan now had over 20 million yuan, more than enough to buy a much more expensive house.

He mainly considered two factors. First, he had to treat his few NPCs equally; second, he couldn’t give a woman the best things all at once.

If he gave her a luxury car and a mansion right away, what would he have left to work with later?

By giving women a sense of gradual progression, they would feel that he was treating them better and better, making it easier for them to become devoted to him.

Some simps spent every penny they had on women, which was why they never succeeded. If you gave a woman everything you had, she could see your limits at a glance. Why would she stick with you?

It was best to give them some sweet rewards while maintaining an air of mystery about his wealth, letting their imaginations run wild.

This was also why Shen Yuan hadn’t bought a house for Liu Menglu.

Just then, his phone rang, interrupting his navigation. Shen Yuan glanced at it; it was a call from Ms. Li.

“Mom, what’s up?” Shen Yuan asked after answering.

“You remember your dad’s birthday, right?” Ms. Li said over the phone.

“I remember. Isn’t it the twenty-second of the fourth lunar month?”

Shen Yuan remembered the birthdays of his parents and his sister, Shen Xuan; he just hadn’t thought about the Gregorian calendar date for a moment.

Speaking of which, next Friday was the 9th, and Shen Xuan’s college entrance exams would be over. The timing was perfect.

Also, Chen Xinyu was taking her exams at the same time. He wondered how his little sister-in-law would do.

“Good to know you have a conscience.”

“It’s next Friday. Keep your lunch and dinner free to come back and eat. We’ve invited some relatives for lunch, and in the evening, it’ll just be our family.”

“Oh, okay, got it.”

Shen Yuan nodded in agreement, then asked, “Is Old Shen short of anything lately? I want to get him a gift.”

“He’s not short of anything. Just you coming back is enough.”

“Alright then.”

Shen Yuan hung up helplessly. Every year on their birthdays, they would say they didn’t need anything, and Shen Yuan never knew what to buy, always returning empty-handed.

Now that he had money this year, he certainly couldn’t show up with nothing.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yuan actually came up with a gift. Old Shen had been looking at cars recently, so he might as well buy him a nice one.

After paying off the debts with the 4 million yuan lottery winnings and buying a house, the car budget was probably a bit tight. But luckily, Old Shen had a good son!

After arriving at the Puyue Bay sales center, Shen Yuan didn’t waste much time and paid in full for Fang Minhui.

It was a 166-square-meter furnished unit. He chose the 16th floor again, the same as Chen Na’s. The total cost, including two parking spaces, came to 3.02 million yuan.

After signing the purchase agreement, Fang Minhui’s heart pounded, still finding it hard to believe.

‘A 3-million-yuan house now belongs to me?’

She had believed Shen Yuan from the start when he said he would buy her a house, but she had expected something around 1 million. Now it had suddenly tripled, which was beyond her expectations.

As they walked out of the sales hall, Fang Minhui clung tightly to his arm, her face full of emotion. “Shen Yuan, I don’t even know what to say.”

“Just suck it, then,” Shen Yuan said with a smile.

The cash rebate from this house purchase earned him 6.04 million yuan. By his calculations, his total net worth had now reached 31.79 million, officially breaking the 30 million mark!

He turned to look at the Favorability rating above Fang Minhui’s head. This afternoon, it had increased from 91 to 93, a 2-point rise.

It was a pity it hadn’t gone up by 3 points; otherwise, the 3.02 million for the house would have been doubled again.

It seemed it would still take some time and effort to get it to 100 points.

‘Tonight, I’ll have my little brother put in some work and try to raise it by a point or two!’

At the same time, in a women’s dormitory at the Foreign Economics College, Long Jinghan was staring blankly at her phone screen.

The screen displayed her chat with Shen Yuan.

She had been quite lucky. It was said that no girl in the entire college had managed to get Shen Yuan’s WeChat, yet she had gotten it through her senior, Fu Yingzi. She was the only one in the college, right?

While feeling smug, she was also a bit dejected. Since adding him yesterday, she had sent him four messages, and Shen Yuan hadn’t replied to a single one.

‘Is it because I’m not good enough?’

Long Jinghan had posted a lot on her Moments, including daily life updates and beautiful photos of herself. Besides selfies, there were also pictures showing off her fine figure, and each time, many guys would comment and praise her.

So, Long Jinghan was quite confident in herself.

But Shen Yuan remained indifferent. Even if he was busy, replying to a WeChat message shouldn’t be that hard, right?

She felt a bit upset now because she had always hated simps, and now it seemed she had become the very person she despised.

Just then, another roommate in her dorm picked up her laptop and was about to leave. Long Jinghan couldn’t help but ask, “Xinxin, where are you going?”

“I’m going to the library to look up some information.”

The roommate replied and then opened the door and left.

Long Jinghan couldn’t help but mutter to herself. In two years of college, this roommate had never once been to the library, and now she was saying she was going to look up information. If she was going to lie, she could at least come up with a better excuse.

For the past two days, her roommates had all been saying things like, “He’s just a rich and handsome guy. You can find plenty of those outside.”

“Exactly. Let’s not get carried away, sisters. The competition is so fierce, there’s no point in rushing in.”

“Yeah, everyone in our dorm is pretty well-off. We don’t have to worry about finding a good partner. Why should we throw ourselves at him!”

They all sounded disdainful, but the reality was that they were secretly taking their laptops out to work on business proposals.

Long Jinghan had thought she would only encounter this kind of situation in the workplace, but now, only in her sophomore year, everyone was already secretly competing.

Since there was no progress on WeChat, she could only start with the entrepreneurship base. Whether she could get in or not, she had to at least try. She couldn’t just sit around and wait, right?

With this in mind, Long Jinghan simply opened her computer and started working on a business proposal.

At the Foreign Economics College, the situation in Long Jinghan’s dorm was not an isolated case. Shen Yuan’s appearance was like a shot of adrenaline for them.

Even some girls who weren’t particularly interested were influenced by the trend, wanting to jump on the luxury cruise and achieve a class leap.

There was nothing to be done. Which girl wouldn’t be captivated by such a top-tier, handsome, and rich guy, conservatively worth hundreds of millions?

At 9 PM, in the Caroline Astor Suite on the 45th floor of the St. Regis Hotel.

Shen Yuan walked out of the bathroom, drying his hair as he asked, “Hui Bao, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?”

“Not yet. I haven’t thought about it,” Fang Minhui replied, her face flushed. She was wrapped in a bath towel, revealing her fragrant shoulders and a large expanse of her snowy-white collarbone.

“You should start planning. Your internship is next year.”

“How about I apply for the entrepreneurship base?” Fang Minhui asked, lifting her fair chin.

“That’s not out of the question,” Shen Yuan said, sitting on the edge of the bed. He thought for a moment and added, “But this investment of mine is for the school’s development. If I approve your application, it will cause gossip.”

“But I just want to work with you,” Fang Minhui pouted, saying with some dissatisfaction.

“You don’t have to be at the entrepreneurship base to work with me. Don’t I have other businesses?” Shen Yuan said seriously. “I’ll arrange something for you then.”

“Okay!” Fang Minhui snuggled up to Shen Yuan’s chest, contentedly inhaling his scent.

She had no idea that Shen Yuan was actually laying the groundwork for himself.

If this possessive girlfriend of his was at school keeping tabs on him every day, Shen Yuan wouldn’t be able to display his skills at all.

If he wanted to build his team step by step, this ball hog definitely couldn’t be on the court.

“What are you going to bring me tonight?” Shen Yuan asked softly.

Fang Minhui hummed lightly, then lifted her delicate face. “Well, what do you want?”

“Me? I’m waiting for you to give me a surprise.”

“Then lie on your stomach.”

“??”

Shen Yuan was a bit confused. “Lie on my stomach for what?”

“You’ll know in a bit. I learned something online.”

“Alright then.”

Shen Yuan let Fang Minhui help him take off his bathrobe, then did as he was told.

With a rustling sound, Shen Yuan noticed the room’s lights dimming. Then, he suddenly felt something on his back.

At the same time, the class beauty’s soft whisper reached his ear, “Yuan Bao, do you like it?”

Shen Yuan sucked in a breath.

‘Damn it, give me a dozen more class beauties like this!’

PS: Darlings, please vote with your monthly tickets~

Darlings, please vote with your monthly tickets~

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Hui Bao (or Huibao) is an affectionate name for Fang Minhui. Usually it’s one character of their name plus the character Bao, which means precious, like a baby. Same thing for Yuan Bao.