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"Ye Hao, help!"

"Okay, okay. You two, settle down." Ji Yehao grinned, watching the scene with amusement.

After getting a satisfying beating in, Su Yuan wore a dejected, gloomy expression. "Don't worry, Gao Jun. I won't compete with you for Sister Xia. I only think of her as an older sister."

Thinking about her body, she felt completely lost when it came to love...

Seeing Su Yuan's lonely expression, Ji Yehao and Gao Jun felt as if something were caught in their throats. It was as though they had deprived her of the right to love. Something seemed off. Could it be that Su Yuan really had feelings for Lin Fei?

Ji Yehao walked over and patted Su Yuan's thin shoulder. "Su Yuan, how about I introduce you to a girlfriend?"

"You're going to introduce me to someone?" Su Yuan's eyes widened.

"Yeah, I'll find someone suitable for you."

Su Yuan was both annoyed and amused. She punched him. "You should worry about yourself first. I've been wondering—you're obviously so handsome, so how come you've never had a girlfriend?"

"I didn't want one, so I never got one," Ji Yehao said flatly. Then he smiled. "So you finally admit I'm more handsome than you?"

"Please. I complimented you, and now you're getting carried away. You are handsome, but you're still just a little behind me, Su Yuan."

Gao Jun nodded solemnly. "I think Su Yuan's being pretty objective. Ye Hao, you really aren't as charming as Su Yuan. Don't get upset. At most, you can catch a girl's attention, but Su Yuan's different—she charms both men and women. Her combat power's off the charts. Just think of Peng Jie. You're on completely different levels."

"Gao Jun, you're dead!"

A fierce glint flashed in Su Yuan's eyes.

Gao Jun hunched his shoulders and hurried out of the room.

By the time Su Yuan returned to the dorm from Xia Linfei's place, it was already past nine.

Although Su Yuan had drunk a little, she was still clearheaded. She turned on her computer and logged in, surprised to find that someone had replied to the post she'd left up for over two weeks.

Were there many rich people in the world? The answer was obviously yes. Were there many nouveau riche? There were certainly plenty of them, too. What did it mean to be nouveau riche? It meant having so much money that you could spend it however you pleased.

People might sneer at the nouveau riche for throwing money around, but how many of them secretly envied them? Probably every broke loser had two lofty dreams: to become rich, or to befriend someone rich.

If the rich person was a woman who was reasonably attractive, she was the legendary beautiful, rich heiress.

As for making a comeback and winning over a beautiful, rich heiress, first you needed a Master Ball—uh, I mean, you needed to gather all seven Dragon Balls and wish to become rich, or to become friends with someone rich...

No one had shown any interest in Su Yuan's "Little Fox" account, which she'd put up for sale. But today, she'd found that a "gentleman" had offered 3,000 yuan for it. It was like finding a path through the mountains after thinking all hope was lost. If the buyer had hesitated a little longer, Su Yuan might have been tempted to lower the price.

But now, if he was willing to pay 3,000 for a game account, he might be willing to pay 5,000. It was like Jiang Taigong fishing—those who were willing would take the bait! To people like him, money was no longer money, just a number.

Still, whether the buyer would really pay 5,000 for an account someone else had used remained to be seen. But that didn't stop Su Yuan from testing the waters. If he agreed, she'd get an extra 2,000 yuan for free! And if he refused, she could still sell it for 3,000.

Either way, she'd come out ahead!

Riding the buzz from the alcohol, Su Yuan grinned as she told the buyer she was raising the price.

After waiting a moment, she was surprised when the buyer readily agreed. Su Yuan hurriedly sent him her bank account number, and before long, she received a text confirming the transfer.

It worked!!

Eyes wide with disbelief, she hurriedly sent him the game account's security information and other details. Honesty mattered: money for goods, goods for money. The buyer might have been a fool, but Su Yuan had no reason to cheat him.

With the deal done, Su Yuan was suddenly 5,000 yuan richer, enough to ease her financial crisis. Naturally, her mood brightened. As the saying went, money gave a hero courage, and clothes made the man. Money wasn't everything, but without it, you couldn't do anything. Some people said money was the root of all evil, but they should try living without it for a while.

Having deeply experienced the misery of being broke, Su Yuan could only say to them: "Easy to say when you're not the one suffering!"

If you ever ran out of money, even a gentleman might commit some appalling crimes.

She checked the time. It was almost ten, so Su Yuan decided to go to bed early and get up early tomorrow.

But just then, she saw a familiar avatar flashing in the lower-right corner of QQ. It was Red Leaf!

Red Leaf: "Su Yao!"

Su Yao: "What is it?"

"Let's video chat..."

"..."

"We agreed last time. Hurry up!!!"

Su Yuan hesitated. Should she video chat with her? Red Leaf had wanted to video chat last time, too, but Su Yuan had made an excuse that she was at an internet café. She'd promised to video chat once she was back in the dorm.

"Don't tell me you're at an internet café again?"

"No, I'm not."

"Then let's video chat!!"

"Fine."

Su Yuan thought it over. She couldn't keep putting this off forever, so she decided to go for it. Since Red Leaf had asked several times, she'd video chat with her. But she still had to get ready first. She held up her phone to check her reflection and fixed her hair. Mm, she looked fresh and neat—nothing to tarnish her good name.

"Ye Hao, Gao Jun, I'm going to video chat with a friend. Don't make any noise."

Then she put on her headset and accepted the video request Red Leaf had sent. A rather elegant room soon appeared on the screen, but where was Red Leaf? She couldn't see her anywhere.

"Hey, where are you?"

"Wait, wait, I'll be right there. Let me plug in my headset first." A warm, pleasant voice came through her headset. Soon, a young woman in a white, round-necked casual top appeared from the bottom of the screen.

Red Leaf looked to be around twenty-four or twenty-five, more mature-looking than Su Yuan. She had the air of someone who'd entered the working world, though she still seemed a little like a student. She'd probably graduated not long ago.

Red Leaf saw Su Yuan on her screen, too, and her mouth fell open in surprise. Short hair, delicate features, bangs partly covering one eye while the other looked especially bright. She wore a light purple shirt, and her neck was smooth and cute. She was a top-tier cutie who made you want to pounce and take a bite as soon as you saw her.

"Wow, Su Yao, you're so cute!!!"

Su Yuan stayed composed, calmly letting Red Leaf's adjectives roll right off her. She smiled faintly at Red Leaf. "You're the first friend I've ever video chatted with."

"Really? I'm so honored!"

Once Red Leaf got talking, one topic after another poured out of her. Su Yuan mostly listened to her chatter, occasionally nodding or agreeing. Through their conversation, Su Yuan learned about Red Leaf's job: she was a doctor at a hospital in Binhe City. Of course, she was a new doctor, and much of her work was still under evaluation. Though she was called a doctor, in reality she was doing a nurse's work, which left her feeling discouraged.

Su Yuan didn't know how to comfort her. Every job was hard at the beginning, and being a doctor was a more promising profession than most.

"Su Yao, we're in the same city! What a coincidence. Why don't we meet up sometime?"

Red Leaf usually didn't meet her online friends, because they were generally the ones who asked her to meet in person. She knew they were after her looks. They pretended they wanted to make friends, but really they wanted to hit on her and have a one-night stand. Red Leaf hated those sleazebags who played with people's feelings!

This time, she was the one suggesting a meetup, because this was Su Yao—a girl as cute as that—not one of those ill-intentioned guys. Red Leaf also hoped to make a few good friends. She liked Su Yao a lot... and suddenly felt an intense urge to meet her.

"Meet up?" Su Yuan asked in surprise. She hadn't expected Red Leaf to suggest meeting in person.

"Yeah. If you're free, how about we pick a place and meet the morning after tomorrow?"

The day after tomorrow was Wednesday, September 26, and Su Yuan was free. Besides, with her body changing, she realized she needed to buy a few suitable outfits. She now had some unexpected money and didn't want to put it off any longer. Since she was going out anyway and knew nothing about shopping for clothes, why not ask Red Leaf for advice?

After a moment, Su Yuan nodded. "Sure. I was planning to buy a few clothes."

"That's great! I'll help you pick them out."

"Okay, sorry for the trouble."

"Don't mention it." Red Leaf gave her a phone number. "Write this down, and we'll work out the details later."

Overall, Su Yuan had enjoyed her video chat with Red Leaf. She'd mostly listened and hadn't said much, but that suited her just fine. After all, she was in the dorm with two third wheels, Ji Yehao and Gao Jun, and she couldn't say whatever she wanted.

Humming a little tune, Su Yuan picked up her clothes and got ready to shower.