After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 120

Chapter 120: Poor Lu Bao

TL: YYang

In the executive suite of the Junyue Hotel.

After finishing his morning workout, Shen Yuan checked his Fitness Panel while eating his fitness meal.

Weight: 73.1KG
Health Value: 71
BMI: 20.8
Body Fat: 17.8%

The numbers were improving every day. At this rate, he would soon complete the system’s quest and achieve Eddie Peng’s physique.

Shen Yuan planned to continue working out after the quest was completed, but working out too frequently consumed time and energy, so he intended to control the frequency to 2-3 times a week.

As he was thinking about this, his phone suddenly chimed. It was a WeChat message from his little secretary, Fu Yingzi.

Fu Yingzi: “Boss, we received the first batch of entrepreneurship applications and proposals today. A total of 653 were submitted.”

Shen Yuan: “What’s the male-to-female ratio?”

Fu Yingzi: “628 female, 25 male.”

Shen Yuan: “You can handle the screening. Separate the wheat from the chaff.”

Fu Yingzi: “Uh… okay.”

Shen Yuan: “If there are any good business proposals from the men, you can send them over too.”

Fu Yingzi: “Okay.”

Shen Yuan thought it was better to have some men. Otherwise, if it was all beautiful women, it would really become like Boss Xu’s song and dance troupe.

He could also see if there were any talented individuals among them who could be cultivated. In the future, when the system gifted him properties, he couldn’t be without his own troops.

“Hubby~”

Liu Menglu said in a sweet, coquettish voice from the side, “Who is this little secretary?”

Liu Menglu’s words were tinged with jealousy. Shen Yuan knew this coach was getting jealous again.

“A subordinate of mine at school. What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, just asking.”

Liu Menglu had actually done her homework. To be a qualified kept woman, she shouldn’t inquire about her man’s relationships with other women. But seeing her man chatting enthusiastically with another woman, she couldn’t help it.

In comparison, Chen Na did a much better job than her.

“Don’t overthink it. We have a proper superior-subordinate relationship,” Shen Yuan still comforted the coach.

Liu Menglu was very satisfied with Shen Yuan’s explanation and nodded. “Mhm, I just saw it and asked casually.”

Shen Yuan finished the fitness meal Liu Menglu had made and let out a loud burp. Just then, the system panel suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Ding!]

[Host has been detected to have a third female with a Favorability of 90 or above. The phased Favorability quest has been completed. Rewards will now be distributed.]

Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment. He turned to look at Liu Menglu, and sure enough, her Favorability was displayed as 90.

‘My good Lu Bao, not bad!’

Shen Yuan hadn’t expected that a simple word of comfort could bring such an unexpected reward.

Shen Yuan was excited and also a little expectant. Every time an NPC’s Favorability reached 90, the rewards were very generous. The second time, with Chen Na, he had gotten a Length Increase and a 5 Million Automobile Consumption Fund.

Moreover, the rewards were incremental; the second NPC’s reward was richer than the first, so the third would surely be even better than the second.

Shen Yuan licked his lips in excitement, quietly waiting for the system’s gift.

[Increase Girth by 5mm]

[30 Million Filial Piety Exclusive Fund]

[Exclusive Skill Pack Exchange Card × 2]

‘Holy shit!’

‘It’s really here!’

Shen Yuan looked at the system panel, unable to contain his excitement.

This was what he had been longing for.

As everyone knew, length definitely didn’t bring as much pleasure to an NPC as diameter…

Next, Shen Yuan continued to check the following rewards.

The Filial Piety Exclusive Fund was undoubtedly for Old Shen and Ms. Li to spend.

It was just in time for Old Shen’s birthday, and Shen Yuan was planning to buy him a nice car. Now he could use this money. Also, Ms. Li loved gold jewelry, so he could buy her more gold.

‘Old Shen and Ms. Li can now relax and enjoy life~’

The last item wasn’t much to talk about, as Shen Yuan already had one in his inventory.

Shen Yuan decided to increase his girth first. He clicked “Use.” First, he felt a warmth in his lower abdomen, and then his member also underwent a significant change.

Shen Yuan rubbed his hands in excitement and glanced at Liu Menglu beside him, this coach who was both unskilled and loved to play.

Liu Menglu had changed out of her workout clothes and yoga pants and was now wearing a beige, waist-cinching dress. The sides of the skirt were tightened, making her pair of snowy-white, smooth, beautiful legs look even longer.

Her upper body, naturally, needed no further description. A top-tier milk cow like Liu Menglu was so well-endowed that the dress looked like it was about to burst.

“Lu Bao, come here for a second.”

Shen Yuan beckoned to her.

“What’s wrong?”

Liu Menglu’s beautiful eyes widened slightly in confusion, but she did as she was told.

“Hiss…”

Liu Menglu sucked in a sharp breath, her brows furrowed tightly. She couldn’t help but turn to look at Shen Yuan behind her. “Shen Yuan, what… what’s going on…”

Liu Menglu had a fitness background and recovered quickly. After coaxing her to take a nap, Shen Yuan finally left the Junyue Hotel.

A day had passed since their chance encounter yesterday afternoon. During this time, Li Xiao had neither answered his calls nor replied to his WeChat messages.

Shen Yuan was unwilling to let this continue, because the longer it dragged on, the deeper Li Xiao’s misunderstanding of him would become.

His counselor had already been planning to accept him, and then at such a critical moment, she found him fooling around. How disappointed she must be.

But this kind of thing was difficult to explain. Since he had already been to that kind of place, how could he prove he hadn’t done anything?

Crucially, his counselor hadn’t given him a chance to explain at all.

As Shen Yuan was thinking, he unknowingly arrived at the Dongsheng Community. He went upstairs with ease and raised his hand to knock on the door. “Knock, knock.”

Shen Yuan had checked the class schedule before coming. Li Xiao had no classes this afternoon, so she was most likely at home.

Sure enough, the sound of shuffling footsteps came from inside. But when she reached the door, she didn’t open it. Instead, she asked cautiously from inside, “Who is it?”

Shen Yuan cleared his throat and said in as deep a voice as possible, “I’m from downstairs. Your bathroom is leaking into my apartment.”

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao opened the door. To her surprise, it was Shen Yuan at the door. She immediately tried to close it, but Shen Yuan was faster, directly blocking the door with his hand.

Li Xiao was not as strong as him and couldn’t push back. After several failed attempts, she finally gave up and stared at Shen Yuan coldly. “What are you doing here?”

“I think we need to clear things up between us. You definitely misunderstood yesterday,” Shen Yuan said seriously.

“Misunderstood?”

Li Xiao’s eyes were filled with anger. The memory of yesterday’s scene still infuriated her. “You went to that kind of place. Don’t tell me you didn’t do anything.”

“I really didn’t do anything.”

Shen Yuan had a clear conscience and a righteous expression.

“I don’t believe you, and I don’t want to hear your explanations anymore. Go back.”

Li Xiao gave him no chance at all.

But the door wouldn’t close, so Li Xiao could only stand at the entrance to prevent Shen Yuan from entering the room. This also gave Shen Yuan an opportunity to speak. “The person with me yesterday afternoon was my friend. I had arranged to meet him to discuss something, and he had been drinking, so he asked me to pick him up.”

“When we were almost at the destination, he told me he was at that club, so I waited for him on the first floor.”

“I’m actually the one who’s been wronged. I never expected to run into you guys by chance. I’ve been trying to explain to you, but you haven’t answered my calls for a whole day.”

Shen Yuan first explained what had happened, then played the victim. Although Li Xiao didn’t believe him, she had clearly relaxed a bit, as she wasn’t pushing against the door as hard anymore.

“Then how can you prove you were waiting for someone there?”

Li Xiao’s gaze was filled with suspicion.

Shen Yuan was prepared. He took out his phone and said, “I made two calls to my friend yesterday. I also have the chat records. He sent me two locations, first a restaurant, then Shuiyun Jian.”

“When I arrived, I even sent him a WeChat message, urging him to hurry up.”

As the matter was explained to this point, it gradually became clearer. Li Xiao looked at their chat records again, and it seemed to be true.

After explaining what had happened, Shen Yuan delivered another powerful blow. “If you still don’t believe me, I can take you to Shuiyun Jian to check the surveillance footage. The cameras inside will definitely show that I sat in the lobby for at least 20 minutes.”

Li Xiao would naturally not go to such a place. Besides, Shen Yuan had prepared everything thoroughly, from the cause to the evidence. What he said was very convincing, and Li Xiao now almost completely believed him.

Shen Yuan noticed that Li Xiao’s expression was gradually softening. He sighed again and said, “Counselor, how could I possibly go to a place like that to have fun? You’ve really misunderstood me deeply.”

Shen Yuan quietly shifted the blame to Li Xiao, and she very consciously took it upon herself.

Li Xiao looked at Shen Yuan’s expression, then thought of her own heartlessness in not answering his calls or replying to his messages. Her tone was tinged with guilt. “Shen Yuan, actually…”

…

Lu Bao (or Lubao) is an affectionate name for Liu Menglu. Usually it’s one character of their name plus the character Bao, which means precious, like a baby.