Only a Scumbag Could Awaken a Rich and Beautiful Girl's Desire to Conquer

Honestly, this kind of request was pretty rare.

There were two kinds of people who stayed at Ascott. One was genuinely wealthy people who needed to remain in River City for several months due to personal interests or company affairs.

They tended to keep a strict grip on their budgets. They had money, but they would not waste it.

After all, they were social elites. They knew how to calculate.

Negotiating prices with customers like that was rather tiring.

The second kind paid through corporate accounts, like the foreign visiting scholars Xia Lin had told Su Bai about.

Since their university or Jiang University would reimburse them anyway, they could simply go with the contracted rate without wasting too many words.

These customers were easy to deal with, but they usually chose the lowest-tier room types and demanded all sorts of complimentary benefits. In short, there was not much profit to be made.

Those two types basically made up ninety-nine percent of the clientele for high-end serviced apartments.

But clearly...

Mr. Su was the remaining one percent.

Commonly known as a rich young master with too much money, here to experience life.

He went straight for the best option—maxed out, everything maxed out.

The manager immediately understood. Flipping through the gold-embossed brochure in his hands, he turned directly to the final section.

"Mr. Su, I'd recommend the Supreme Landscape Duplex Suite. It has two floors and a total area of 302 square meters..."

After listening to the manager's vivid introduction, looking at the pictures in the brochure, and watching the 3D virtual tour playing on the manager's phone...

Su Bai's eyes lit up.

Indulgent. This was far too indulgent.

Su Bai had originally expected to rent the best large flat available, but he had not expected this high-end apartment complex to offer duplexes as well.

From the layout to the furnishings, and then to every functional room, it was understatedly luxurious and comfortable in every respect—perfectly suited to Su Bai's needs for long-term living.

The system even popped up a notification in his mind, stating that this expense met its definition of "indulgence."

It was probably because this was truly outrageous. What college student lived in a three-hundred-square-meter home?

Perhaps Xia Lin also felt it was a little excessive. Smiling brightly, she asked Su Bai, "Won't your parents be unhappy if you live somewhere like this?"

"They won't. My family is very accommodating, and this doesn't seem that expensive, does it? The listed retail rate for a single night is only a little over five thousand."

Only a little over five thousand...

The manager secretly clicked his tongue, though he kept smiling as he pulled out a calculator and rapidly punched in the numbers.

"Mr. Su, if you choose this Supreme Landscape Duplex Suite, all the benefits you require will be included free of charge. If you pay monthly, you'll receive a twenty-percent discount off the retail price of 5,299... That would be... 127,000 per month..."

"Monthly payments are too troublesome. Can I pay annually? Pay it all at once on the spot, then I won't have to worry about it afterward."

"...Of course. If you're willing, we'd certainly welcome that!" The manager's mind raced. "Please wait a moment. I'll call the regional headquarters and ask what the best discount for annual payment would be."

In reality, this landscape duplex was extremely difficult to rent out.

There simply were not that many rich people in River City. It was not as outrageous as a first-tier city, and most of the wealthy locals were nouveau riche who preferred buying villas in the countryside and slowly tinkering with them.

The target audience for this kind of business-style luxury apartment in the city center was relatively young, but the problem was, where would young people get that much money?

The manager ran off to make a call.

Su Bai could have simply asked for the twenty-percent discount. The more he spent, the more cashback he would receive anyway.

But that would have been a little too flashy. Su Bai felt it was better not to do that in front of Director Xia.

Director Xia was obviously the kind of rich and beautiful girl who was cultured and sensible. She surely disliked the overly ostentatious behavior of nouveau riche.

When chasing a girl, you had to cater to her tastes.

Talk ideals with Chen Yusheng, talk money with his senior school sister, and put on an air of refinement in front of Director Xia.

"Student Su, won't you feel lonely living in such a large place by yourself?" Xia Lin asked, seemingly casually.

What she was actually concerned about was the "female companion" Su Bai had mentioned to the manager earlier.

Which girl would Su Bai bring here?

Chen Yusheng's image immediately surfaced in Xia Lin's mind.

Her intuition told her there was probably something going on between Chen Yusheng and Su Bai.

But Chen Yusheng looked like a very conservative girl. She probably had not developed that kind of relationship with Su Bai yet, right?

Hmph, this little guy. "Female companion"—he really knew how to play.

A normal college boy would probably only say he was bringing his girlfriend to live with him.

Female companion... It gave the impression that he planned to switch women every time. Such a scumbag.

Yet Xia Lin's favorable impression of Su Bai did not diminish because of it.

Being a little scummy was good. Precisely because he was a scumbag, conquering him would feel more rewarding.

As a rich and beautiful girl who loved sports, Xia Lin was actually rather wild at heart.

She herself did not like fooling around. At twenty-two, she was still a virgin. But she liked men like Su Bai—men with the aura of a lion.

Faced with Xia Lin's question, Su Bai replied with a grin, "If Director Xia is willing, you can come over as a guest anytime."

"Sure. Since you said that, I'm going to hold you to it."

"I hope you do take it seriously. Look, this Shanshui Diepin unit even has a small gym." Su Bai pointed at the floor plan. "Director Xia should be pretty good at working out, right?"

"Mm. When I was an undergraduate, I took bodybuilding classes as an elective for a while. I know all the related exercises, but I'm not professionally trained. For girls, being too muscular doesn't look good."

"I see. Too much is as bad as too little. A figure like yours, Director Xia, is perfect in my eyes."

Su Bai praised her with complete sincerity.

To be honest, in Su Bai's eyes, Director Xia, Chen Yusheng, and Zhou Jialu each had their own charms—some voluptuous, some slender.

But since the conversation had reached this point, telling a little lie was only human nature.

Sure enough, Su Bai's words pleased Xia Lin. She covered her mouth and laughed, her body swaying like a flower in the wind. "Perfect? I'm nothing special. Student Su, you're exaggerating too much... But if you're interested in fitness, I really could come by and give you some pointers. I also want to see what Ascott's best unit is like—what a private gym looks like."

"Then it's settled. We'll invite Director Xia to work out together when we have time."

"Mm-hm, sure."

Ding! Xia Lin's favorability has increased. Current favorability: 65

The two exchanged smiles.

There seemed to be a hint of adult understanding in their eyes.

The returning manager happened to see Su Bai and Xia Lin gazing at each other so flirtatiously.

His heart skipped a beat.

Oh my, this young lady of the Xia family seemed to have an unusual relationship with this young man.

The manager did not ask what Xia Lin's relationship was with the handsome young man she had brought along.

What should not be asked, should not be asked.

After spending so long in business, one's emotional intelligence could not be too low.

"Mr. Su, I just consulted with my superiors. If you rent the Supreme Shanshui Diepin unit for a full year, the maximum discount we can offer is thirty percent off. In addition, we'll provide you with a special service—"

"We will arrange a dedicated butler for you, responsible for taking care of your daily needs. They will be on call twenty-four hours a day and available whenever needed."

"That sounds good." Su Bai nodded. With a three-hundred-square-meter home, he really needed a butler to manage it. Otherwise, just tidying everything up would be exhausting.

In fact, Su Bai had already realized this while staying at hotels recently. Even that river-view suite had been troublesome to keep tidy, and whenever anything came up, he had to call the front desk attendants.

This manager really knew how to do business. He had even thought to apply to his superiors for a dedicated butler service.

Thus, after the manager showed Su Bai around the apartment in person, Su Bai decisively swiped his card and paid.