Master Xiao? That Fraud?

"Everyone, unfortunately, my stream has been banned for seven days because the scenes were too bloody and brutal. Hahaha! See you all in a week. I've been streaming fortune-telling sessions way too often these past few days anyway, and I'm exhausted. Time for a break!"

Huh?

How was the ban already lifted? Were they really that efficient?

Whatever. I'll pretend I didn't see it!

With that, he went straight offline.

"Master Xiao, no! Don't go! Boohoo, I want my fortune told too!"

"Hubby, come back! Are you really abandoning all the wives in your harem?"

"Master Xiao's already gone, and you're still here thirsting over him! Log off, log off. Go do whatever you need to do! But I've got to say, today was fucking satisfying!"

"Five words floated across the sky: so, so, so damn satisfying!"

Yi Shuihan: "Boss Wei, what are you doing?! Why was he banned again?! Do you even want to make money anymore?!"

Today's Lucky Winner: "Young miss, it wasn't my fault! We lifted the ban immediately on our end. Master Xiao probably seized the chance to slack off."

"Master Xiao was laughing just now!"

"He pretended to be banned so he could slack off. Master Xiao is despicable!"

"Banned (X), slacking off (√)"

"Our flake of a streamer is flaking live, taking flaking to a whole new level! Master Xiao, founder of the fake-ban school, has officially established his sect!"

"Master Xiao is scum for being too lazy to make money!"

"I had my bank card ready, and he bailed on us. Damn it! When will it be my turn to get my fortune told? I really want a girlfriend."

"I was going to ask Master Xiao to work out Momo's address today, then camp outside her place every day."

Xiao Yu couldn't care less what anyone said. He had spotted an opportunity and was going to use it to get a few good days of rest.

He would also get the shop renovations and protective jade sorted out while he was at it.

"Xiao Yu, are you really not streaming anymore today?"

"Xiao Yu, did you really get banned?"

"Haha, I'm really done for today. The ban had already been lifted when I logged off, but I wanted to use the chance to slack off for a few days."

"..."

"..."

Both women were stunned.

Su Yunyi was heartbroken, exclaiming that he had lost tens of millions-a whole luxury villa in the city center had gone up in smoke.

Yuan Yu could only smile wryly, marveling at how the rich could do as they pleased.

Ever since he had started cultivating, Xiao Yu hadn't had a chance to go out at night. These past few days, he had needed to begin cultivating immediately after every stream.

Before, he hadn't had the money to go out and have fun. Now he had money, but no time.

"Ladies, no more work today. I'm giving you a day off. Let's go shopping and have some fun! Whatever you want to eat or drink, it's on me!"

"Wow! Time to bleed the rich guy dry!"

"Sounds good!"

"Yuan Yu, go change into something else. If you wear that maid outfit, people who don't know us will think I'm some wealthy family's young master."

Yuan Yu looked troubled. "All my clothes are pretty worn out. This is the nicest outfit I have."

Su Yunyi said, "Wear mine, then. Come on, let's go to my place."

It was over an hour before he saw Su Yunyi and Yuan Yu again.

Yuan Yu wore a pure white dress, along with an expensive necklace and earrings. With her bashful expression, she looked like a shy little princess.

Clothes really did make the person. That saying couldn't have been truer.

In Xiao Yu's eyes, Yuan Yu had always been pretty, but since she never wore makeup, she was only at the level of a university campus beauty. Her skin wasn't quite as fair and soft, either. Compared with those stunning female viewers who dressed up and wore makeup every day, she fell short by more than a little.

She had felt more like a timid, bashful girl next door who had come from the countryside to work in the city.

But now, dressed in Su Yunyi's clothes with carefully applied makeup, she had undergone a complete transformation.

A working girl from the countryside?

Who would believe that?

Barely over one hundred and fifty centimeters tall, she could have passed for a princess from some island nation, and plenty of people would have agreed.

At least in that moment, Xiao Yu's heart was racing. He finally understood why girls were so determined to dress up and wear makeup.

As she was now, she could hold her own against any other girl.

Su Yunyi knew how to dress up, too. She wore a purple qipao with a high slit that revealed her long, snow-white legs.

It brought out her mature, seductive charm to perfection.

Her hair, in particular, had been styled and secured with a hairpin, giving her something of the air of a well-bred lady from ancient times.

If they normally scored eighty-five out of a hundred, they were now solid ninety-fives!

Although he was utterly dazzled by them, he grumbled aloud, "You two really take forever. I waited over an hour just for you to change. Who are you dressing up for this late at night?"

For you, of course!

Yuan Yu smiled shyly and whispered those words in her heart.

The dress didn't quite fit. What had originally been a long dress now trailed along the floor, but that only made her look more elegant and refined.

She noticed the admiration in Xiao Yu's eyes and lowered her head without explaining.

Su Yunyi chuckled. "We had to make ourselves worthy of accompanying the great Master Xiao, didn't we? Otherwise, if you went out with a country girl and an old lady pushing thirty, wouldn't people laugh you to death?"

Xiao Yu asked, "Where do you want to go?"

Su Yunyi said, "Do you even need to ask? The place I've dreamed of visiting but could never bear to spend money on-Night Banquet, supposedly the most expensive Chinese restaurant in Magic City! They say even a single dish costs hundreds or thousands! I actually want to go to Ultraviolet too, but you have to book several months in advance!"

Yuan Yu was startled. "That's so expensive! It's far too extravagant!"

"It's fine. My treat. Let me play the sucker for once and pretend I'm richer than I am. I'll treat you two beauties to a top-class feast!"

"Haha! Great! Wait here, you two. I'll borrow a nicer car from a friend."

"No need, Su Yunyi. Isn't your car perfectly fine? Why make it so complicated?"

"All right, then. I can't wait! Oh, hold on. Xiao Yu, are you really going to wear those bargain-bin clothes?"

"I don't have any nice clothes. These will do."

"Then shall we go buy some clothes first?"

"No, I'm hungry already. Shopping for clothes with girls takes forever. Let's eat first!"

"Fine, fine. You're paying, so you're the boss. Whatever you say!"

"Good grief, every car here costs millions or tens of millions. I'm embarrassed to park my crappy little hundred-thousand-yuan car here! How humiliating!"

When the three of them arrived at Night Banquet, they drew quite a few curious glances.

One man with two women was one thing, but both women were gorgeous-one innocent, the other seductive-and each had an arm hooked through one of Xiao Yu's.

Then there were Xiao Yu's conspicuously cheap clothes.

No matter how anyone looked at it, he seemed like a pretty boy who had caught the eye of two wealthy women and was being kept by both...

"I'm suddenly regretting coming here... Look at everyone dressed to the nines in suits and tailcoats, or flashy international designer brands. Then look at me."

Xiao Yu smiled wryly, clicking his tongue.

Su Yunyi said, "I told you we should buy clothes first, but you wouldn't listen. Hehe! It's fine, though. I think everyone who eats here has money and status. They'll just assume you're a rich guy who likes keeping things casual and low-key. A poor man wouldn't dare come here with a beauty on each arm."

Yuan Yu murmured, "Why do I feel like they're looking at Xiao Yu with contempt rather than envy? It's like... they think we're keeping him."

"Pfft!"

Su Yunyi couldn't hold it in and nearly laughed herself breathless, while Xiao Yu's face darkened.

A server led the three of them to a table, where they sat down.

They had barely taken their seats when a somewhat familiar female voice sounded behind them.

"Wow, it really lives up to its reputation as Magic City's most expensive Chinese restaurant. It's so fancy! Just look around, and you'll spot business tycoons, big stars, or handsome young idols. There's even someone who looks just like Master Xiao!"

That voice... It's Tang Xiaoxiao.

Xiao Yu was just about to turn around and greet her when a man's voice followed.

"Master Xiao? What Master Xiao? Do you mean that fortune-telling fraud who suddenly went viral these past few days, acting out all those scripted scenarios?"