Cloud Villa Secured
Li Xiaona ran back to the dorm and opened the door, only to find the other three girls grinning at her. Sun Jingjing and Li Bingbing even acted out the scene that had just taken place downstairs.
Li Xiaona's face turned scarlet. She ran to her bed and pulled the covers over her face.
The three girls weren't about to let her off so easily. Together, they pulled her up.
"Xiaona, come on, tell us! How did you trick Senior Ye Feng, our campus heartthrob, into becoming yours?"
"Yeah, yeah, tell us! He's the man of my dreams, and you actually tricked him into becoming yours."
"No, I didn't! I'm so cute, why can't Brother Feng like me? You're just jealous of my talent and beauty, hehe."
Seeing Li Xiaona acting so smug, the three girls pounced on her and tickled her.
"Spare me, you three heroines! I'll talk! I'll talk, all right?"
She then told them what had happened that day.
"Looks like your classmate Mu Tong not only failed to get you down today, but actually did you a huge favor. Hehe, she really tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice she lured it with," Li Bingbing remarked.
"Yeah, Xiaona, fools really do have fool's luck. If that Mu Tong found out, wouldn't she be furious enough to die? Hahaha," Sun Jingjing said with a laugh.
"Our Xiaona has finally waited for the clouds to part and the moon to shine. You two didn't know, did you? She's liked Senior Ye Feng ever since she first enrolled. Back then, she even asked me to help find out about him! Now her wish has finally come true." Shi Nan shared the little secret with the other two.
"Hmph, all those snacks aren't enough to shut you up? You're not getting any more!" With that, Li Xiaona reached for the snacks, and another round of roughhousing began.
In Jin City, Ye Lin's lips twitched as she watched her parents sitting on the sofa and watching TV. The old couple argued endlessly over what to watch every day, but once they were done, they acted as though nothing had happened and flaunted their affection in front of her. She was speechless.
Ye Lin picked up her phone and sent Ye Feng a message.
"Brother, when are you coming back? I haven't seen you in ages. Your poor little sister has to watch Mom and Dad flaunt their affection every day. I can hardly take it anymore. It's torture for a single dog like me."
Meanwhile, Ye Feng had just returned to Tomson Riviera. He was lying on his soft, spacious bed, grinning foolishly, when his phone chimed. Thinking it was a message from Li Xiaona, he opened it, only to find it was from Ye Lin.
"Little girl, I'll be back in a couple of days. Don't worry, I won't miss your celebration for getting into school. Just pretend you can't see Mom and Dad. Your big brother has been through the same thing, hehe. As long as the old couple are happy, that's what matters."
Just then, a call came in. Ye Feng looked at the number and saw it was Sun Ming. He pressed the answer button.
"Mr. Ye, I'm terribly sorry to disturb you so late. I've made the arrangements for the Shen Family's Cloud Villa that we discussed last time. Patriarch Shen would like to invite you to Cloud Villa tomorrow morning to discuss it in detail. Would that be convenient for you?"
Ye Feng thought it over. He had nothing else to do tomorrow, so he agreed. After settling on a time, he hung up.
I hope the price of Cloud Villa is a little higher tomorrow, hehe. That way, the cashback will be very substantial.
After washing up, Ye Feng returned to bed. He chatted with Ye Lin and Li Xiaona for a while, then went to sleep.
Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows and fell on Ye Feng's face. Feeling its warmth, he gradually woke up. How lucky, another day alive.
He opened the curtains and watched the busy people outside, constantly rushing about to make a living. He was filled with emotion. He had once been one of them, but since the system's arrival, his life had undergone earth-shaking changes. He had gained wealth he had never dared imagine, as well as a sweet romance. Money really was a good thing; it could solve ninety-nine percent of the world's troubles.
Ye Feng washed up and changed, then stood in front of the mirror. Looking at the high-spirited young man in his reflection, he narcissistically declared himself handsome.
After checking the time, Ye Feng headed downstairs, ready to leave. He had an appointment with the Shen Family patriarch today, and it wouldn't do to be late.
He got into the car and turned on the navigation. Destination: Cloud Villa. Off he went!
Since he had avoided the morning rush hour, the journey was fairly smooth, and he soon reached his destination.
Sun Ming, who was standing by the entrance, saw Ye Feng arrive and jogged over to open the car door for him. Beaming with enthusiasm, he said, "Mr. Ye, you're here. Please wait a moment; I'll contact them right away."
Sun Ming went to the security booth outside the main gate and explained why they were there. After verifying the situation with the Shen Family patriarch, the guard let them through.
Under Sun Ming's guidance, Ye Feng made his way to the entrance of Cloud Villa No. 6 and parked. Sun Ming pressed the doorbell.
Before long, the door opened, and a little girl of about ten poked her head out. Her big eyes widened as she looked curiously at Ye Feng and Sun Ming.
"Big Brother, you're so pretty! Miaomiao likes you a lot. Can you play with me?"
A figure also appeared at the door. He had a tall, upright build, a handsome face, and a pair of deep, wise eyes that gazed at the little girl with affection, though the fatigue on his face was impossible to conceal.
"Miaomiao, these are Daddy's friends. Go play for a little while. Daddy needs to talk about some work, and then I'll play with you, all right?"
Shen Ruomiao looked at Ye Feng with a pitiful expression and slowly nodded, leaving reluctantly.
Shen Haoran was quite surprised to see how young Ye Feng was. This villa cost as much as one billion Huaxia Currency; it seemed Ye Feng was no ordinary person. He composed himself and spoke.
"You must be Mr. Ye. I'm Shen Haoran. I didn't expect you to be so young, Mr. Ye. You've accomplished so much at such a young age! My daughter is rather naughty; I hope you two won't mind."
"You're too polite, Mr. Shen. Your daughter is very cute, and I like her a lot too."
Ye Feng was also surprised to see that Shen Haoran was only in his early thirties. He had assumed that as the head of a family, Shen Haoran had to be over fifty. It seemed there were many stories there.
Shen Haoran invited the two into his study. After serving them two cups of tea, he got down to business.
"Mr. Ye, Sun Ming tells me you're interested in buying this villa. I wonder if you've looked into it? Cloud Villa is the most prestigious development in all of Demon City. The family spent eight hundred million Huaxia Currency to purchase it, and with the land appreciating, it's now worth over one billion Huaxia Currency. If you're willing to buy it, Mr. Ye, I'm willing to sell it for eight hundred million."
Ye Feng couldn't let him sell it at a low price. That was a huge amount of cashback at stake! He hurriedly said, "Shen Family patriarch, I, Ye Feng, am not the kind of person to take advantage of someone in a difficult situation. Let's close the deal at one billion Huaxia Currency."
Ye Feng then asked Shen Haoran for his account number and transferred one billion Huaxia Currency to him.
[Congratulations, Host. You have spent 1 billion Huaxia Currency. Cashback of 100 billion Huaxia Currency has been deposited into the Supreme Black Card ending in 8888.]
Looking at the long string of digits in his Global Bank account, Ye Feng was thrilled. Across Huaxia, there might be quite a few people worth hundreds of billions, but very few had cash flow reaching a hundred billion.