Shen Lang was chopping vegetables when that nearly scared him into cutting his finger. "Sister Xia, you're kidding, right?"
Xia Shuyi nodded seriously. "No, I mean it. Don't you think she's very pretty?"
Shen Lang shook his head and refused. "She's pretty reserved. We wouldn't be a good match."
"How would you know without trying? Do you think her grandmother's hospitalization will cost a lot of money, and that being together would put financial pressure on you?"
Xia Shuyi said readily, "You don't need to worry about money. As long as it's a financial matter, I can handle it all for you."
"Sis, why are you so different from those Rich Women exposed online? If they found out a man was using their money to keep a mistress, they'd have kicked him to the curb long ago."
Shen Lang laughed helplessly. "But you're giving me money to find a girlfriend instead. If your sisters found out, they'd laugh at you to death."
"Hmph, who do you think I'm doing this for? It's because I'm afraid you..."
Xia Shuyi stopped halfway through, too embarrassed to continue. With a huff, she smacked Shen Lang on the arm.
"Forget it. If you don't want to, pretend I never brought it up. But that girl really is pitiful. She has a strong sense of pride and a stubborn personality. Since you live across from her, help her out when you can."
"I know."
After dinner at Xia Shuyi's home, Shen Lang returned to his apartment and eagerly summoned the system, preparing to open the Mysterious Treasure Chest he had just received from the Landlady.
Over the past few days, he had earned nearly two million in rewards through the system, and had inexplicably received several hundred thousand more from Xia Shuyi and her