Grand Hyatt Hotel Presidential Suite.
After Li Xian returned, he flopped onto the sofa and did not want to move. He had only wriggled around on it for a moment when Cao Xue came running out of the bedroom at the sound.
"Brother Xian... you're back."
Oh, hell...
You can't see me... You can't see me...
Li Xian silently repeated it in his mind, burying his head deeper into the sofa. He had been wandering around outside for so long that he was genuinely tired. Right now, he was simply too lazy to deal with her.
Cao Xue clearly lacked that awareness. She plopped down beside Li Xian and vigorously shoved him with both hands. "Brother Xian, I've got something to show you..."
"Not looking..." Li Xian irritably rolled over, and his massive body nearly pushed Cao Xue off the sofa.
"Don't be like that. It's really good stuff." Cao Xue refused to give up. She draped herself over Li Xian and pressed the phone in her hand against his face.
"Just take a look, just take a look..."
"I guarantee you'll be happy after you see it..."
"Really, trust me. Just get up and look..."
Cao Xue kept making a racket beside his ear, her lips almost touching it. Helpless, Li Xian sat up and opened his eyes to a slit.
I really feel like feeding you lactic acid bacteria every day.
"What is it? Hand it over." Li Xian moved his lips, his tone full of impatience.
Cao Xue did not care about his attitude. She was still grinning as she held the phone out to him like a precious treasure, as though she was certain he would immediately change his attitude once he saw what was on the screen.
"What's so interesting about your lousy phone?" Li Xian slightly furrowed his brow.
"Hehe... don't rush..." Cao Xue opened VX, navigated to a chat log, and pointed at it. "Look."
Li Xian took a closer look. Once he saw the contents, his eyebrows suddenly shot up in surprise. "Whoa... you got into a fight with her."
It was a chat log between Cao Xue and Zhang Ning. The language was heated and the wording was downright filthy—the essence of girls arguing was all there.
Li Xian immediately perked up. He swiped upward with his finger and said, "What happened? You two have completely fallen out?"
"It was bound to happen sooner or later. I slapped her and got into your car. How could she still treat me like a good sister?" Cao Xue said with an unconcerned look.
"True." Li Xian nodded and gave her a thumbs-up. "Nicely done. Hehehe..."
"Hehe... You should've seen her face when I told her that I'd gotten a hotel room with you. She was so furious her face twisted."
"Mm-hmm, I can imagine..."
"And there's more... I also 'sent your regards' to Lu Yang..."
"Oh... What, that kid didn't take it well? If he's unhappy, he can come find me..."
"Don't worry, he wouldn't dare. That guy's a total coward, even more than you used to be... Uh, anyway, he's completely in the wrong here no matter how you look at it." Cao Xue nearly let it slip, but quickly changed what she was saying.
Hmph... Back then, I was just being pragmatic...
Li Xian glanced at her and smacked his lips, not taking it to heart.
He was not afraid of trouble if Lu Yang dared to make a move. At worst, he could just face him head-on. The system had his back, so what was there to fear?
Besides, as Cao Xue had said, Lu Yang was in the wrong to begin with. Even if it ended up at the police station, at most both sides would receive equal punishment.
The system dared to issue a mission like this because it knew the matter would not blow up.
Of course, that was assuming Li Xian could control himself and did not cripple anyone.
Cao Xue's eyes darted around as she put on an ingratiating smile. "Brother Xian, look at how wholeheartedly I've worked for you. Don't you think..."
How could Li Xian not know what she wanted? He cut her off. "Just say it. What do you want?"
At that, Cao Xue's face blossomed into a grin. "Brother Xian, I mentioned a lot of things yesterday. How about we go upstairs and get something to eat first?"
"I don't have time to accompany you." Li Xian shook his head, deliberately keeping her in suspense before continuing. "But you can do whatever you want. I can have the butler arrange it for you."
"You scared me to death! You're so annoying, stopping halfway through what you're saying." Cao Xue patted her small chest, her expression immediately turning from worry to delight. "If you're not accompanying me, I'll just go by myself..."
"Don't try that with me. Go have fun by yourself. I'll cover all the expenses." Li Xian looked as if he saw right through her, thinking, You're bored by yourself and want me to keep you company, right? Give me a break. You just want to take this wallet of yours out and spend wildly.
"Hehehe..." Cao Xue laughed a little awkwardly before cautiously asking, "Brother Xian, I have one more small request."
"Spit it out!"
"Um... can I call two friends over?"
"Men or women... uh..." Li Xian blurted it out instinctively, then wondered if he was being too controlling.
Cao Xue blinked. "Women. Two women. You know both of them."
"Who?"
"Meng Feifei and Lu Ting."
After sending Cao Xue away, Li Xian took a bath. Then he carried the new phone and the laptop that had just arrived into the bedroom.
He put everything on the bed before taking out all the money left in his pockets.
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred...
Li Xian counted it. He still had over a thousand in loose change. He also took twenty thousand from the safe in the bedroom—the money he had withdrawn yesterday, of which this much remained.
Looking at the bills, Li Xian took out his phone and checked the balance in his bank account. He had previously spent 9.66 million on the house, leaving a little over sixty thousand in loose cash. Adding the 46,600 cashback from the discount card, he had about 54,000 left in the account.
"Fifty-four thousand plus twenty-one thousand is seventy-five thousand. If the 46,000 cashback doesn't count as mission funds, how much more do I have to spend?" Li Xian rubbed his chubby face, suddenly feeling a little dazed. "Whatever. I'll spend it first."
He turned on the computer, connected to the internet, and logged into Bilibili's member store and Taobao.
Li Xian had been coveting several figurines for a long time. The mission funds left in his account were just enough for him to go on a shopping spree.
His fingers clattered across the keyboard as he entered the keywords: One Piece Empress, Boa Hancock.
He clicked search, and a row of Empress figurines appeared in the blink of an eye. Li Xian licked his lips, used the mouse to sort the prices from highest to lowest, and never took his eyes off the screen.
"UniqueArt brand, One Piece, Boa Hancock, price: 6,188. Tsk, tsk, this is the one."
He clicked Add to Cart, then entered Rei Ayanami into the search bar.
All kinds of Rei Ayanami figurines filled his vision, leaving Li Xian dazzled. After choosing for a long while, he finally picked out several over 400 millimeters tall. Altogether, they cost only a little over ten thousand.
Before getting the system, Li Xian would never have dared imagine spending ten or twenty thousand on figurines. Now, his wish had finally come true.
The system was awesome!
Li Xian smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared. He then found several Hatsune Miku figurines and added them to the cart. Naturally, he also picked out a few Nami, Robin, Tsunade, and Hinata figurines. Once the total reached thirty thousand yuan, he paid immediately.
As he entered the payment password, a "ding" sounded in his mind.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the LV1 Main Mission. Time taken: 30 hours, 27 minutes, 35 seconds.]
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