Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Chapter 23: Chapter 19: PDD’s Primordial Power

"Alright everyone, don’t hold back! It’s Lulu’s birthday, so drink as much as you want. If it’s not enough, we’ll just order more."

Zhao Yang had ordered the 16,999 yuan drink package, which included ten bottles of Moët & Chandon Rosé and over a dozen complimentary bottles of Budweiser.

At TAXX Bar, a typical night out starts at 30,000 yuan, while going all out starts at 100,000.

Zhao Yang had spent nearly 50,000 yuan so far, a perfectly normal amount for a night at TAXX Bar.

"Handsome Zhao, can we *really* order anything? If you’re serious, then I want to order that package where the bunny girls bring the drinks over with a big sign~" Aina raised her hand, playfully goading him.

The small Divine Dragon Set, priced at 79,999 yuan, was an all-too-common sight at TAXX.

But this wasn’t the most expensive package. That title belonged to the 299,999 yuan Ace of Spades Prestige Package.

Zhao Yang laughed and teased back, "Sure. Come to the bar with me tomorrow, just the two of us, and I’ll order the most expensive package in the house for you—the 299,999 yuan Ace of Spades Select Package. You dare?"

Aina shrank behind Gao Lu. "Lulu, see? I told you your Zhao Yang was a player, but you didn’t believe me."

Gao Lu, cracking a melon seed, rolled her eyes. "Are any men ever really faithful? My Zhao Yang is on a tight leash; he wouldn’t dare mess around. Isn’t that right, Zhao Yang?"

Zhao Yang nodded. "Right, right, right. Lulu is more than enough for me."

"Hubby, I love you~" Gao Lu made a finger heart. "Muah~" Over with her group of girlfriends, she flirtatiously flaunted their affection.

"Ewww~~ So gross~"

Her friends jeered in mock disgust.

Liu Jinyu said, "Gao Lu, I don’t agree with you saying all men are bad. Su Ran is a great guy."

"Oh yeah? How great? You’ve never ’tried him out,’ so how would you know he’s any ’good’?"

PFFT! Su Ran spat out a mouthful of his drink. Everyone roared with laughter as an infuriated Liu Jinyu yelled, "Gao Lu, you have such a dirty mind! You’ll turn anything into a joke! I’m going to kill you!"

"Hahaha, you’re the one who brought him up, and now you’re taking it back? Okay, okay, stop, I give! I was wrong, alright?"

Gao Lu giggled for a good while before finally stopping. She cleared her throat a couple of times, sat up properly, and turned to Su Ran.

"Su Ran, you heard Jinyu’s high praise for you. So let me ask you a question, and you have to be honest: how many girlfriends have you had?"

"None."

"For real?"

"Of course it’s true. Why would I lie to you all? I just graduated from high school; I didn’t have time for girlfriends."

"Oh..." Gao Lu nodded. She thought for a second, then asked with a mischievous grin, "So... are you still a virgin?"

"Of course."

Su Ran admitted it openly, not feeling the least bit ashamed about being a virgin. ’What’s there to be ashamed of?’

"Wow~" Gao Lu got a hungry look in her eyes. "Su Ran, let me tell you a little secret. Jinyu is the same as you. You’d better go for it, ’kay~"

Huh?

All the guys at the table suddenly perked up.

Su Ran simply smiled without saying a word. ’My Goddess Authority already saw through everything.’

"Gao Lu, fuck you! What did I do to deserve this?"

Mortified, Liu Jinyu tackled Gao Lu and started playfully hitting her.

With Gao Lu defeated, Xiao Wanqing took her turn.

"Su Ran, let’s do a round of quick questions."

"...Alright."

"Have you ever thought about sleeping with Liu Jinyu? No lying."

"We have."

Holy shit!

Everyone was stunned. Even Liu Jinyu had to hand it to Su Ran. ’You’ll really say anything, won’t you?’

Su Ran explained, "You’ve misunderstood. It wasn’t ’sleeping together’ like that. Last time at Jiuxi Lake, I had my RV and Liu Jinyu was in a tent. It started pouring rain, so I let her take shelter with me for the night."

"So did you, you know, ’do it’ with her?"

"If I had, I’d probably be in jail by now."

’You were halfway there that night,’ Liu Jinyu thought.

"Jeez~ Stop asking such ridiculous questions!" Liu Jinyu warned sternly. "I’ll get angry with the next person who asks!"

Zhao Yang, ever confident in his good looks, gave his hair a handsome flip and raised his glass to clink with Su Ran’s.

"Bro, you come to bars often?"

"This is my first time at a bar."

Su Ran wasn’t lying. It was his first time in a bar as a paying customer; previously, he had only been to them to perform with his band.

Of course, Zhao Yang didn’t believe that a young man wearing a Patek Philippe would be at a bar for the first time. He figured Su Ran was just creating a persona to win over Liu Jinyu.

It couldn’t be helped. To win over any member of the "goddess-tier bestie" group, guys—rich or poor—would resort to crafting all sorts of elaborate personas.

Zhao Yang wasn’t a student at Demon Dance. He had initially joined the army of suitors pursuing Aina, but the competition was too fierce, so he quickly gave up.

An exotic beauty like her was in high demand.

Later, Zhao Yang considered pursuing the innocent, girl-next-door type, Xie Yiren. But her friends protected her too fiercely, so he gave that up too.

After that, he considered pursuing the cool and mature Liu Jinyu, but she shot him down instantly. It was quite embarrassing.

He never once considered going after the queenly Xiao Wanqing. He knew he couldn’t handle that type of goddess, so he passed on her.

Having no hope of breaching the "goddess-tier bestie" group, he had shifted his target to their classmate, Gao Lu.

And as it turned out... she was pretty easy to win over.

Gao Lu didn’t know any of this. If she did, she would be absolutely furious.

’So I was just the one you settled for?’

After they started dating, however, Zhao Yang did genuinely grow to like Gao Lu.

’He just never imagined that this Su Ran guy would have somehow managed to infiltrate the ’Four Young Actresses.’ ’

’He’s handsome enough, I guess. I can’t tell what brand his clothes are, and his shoes are the ’world-famous’ Anta... but what kind of fashion statement is pairing that with a Patek Philippe?’

’A knockoff?’

Zhao Yang glanced at his friend beside him, Liu Hao. He was also a rich second-generation heir, but a tier above Zhao Yang—on the fifth tier. Liu Hao owned several mansions in Shanghai. If his parents just pushed a little harder, he could ascend to the sixth tier: the legendary status of being "born with a golden spoon," roaring down streets in supercars, being a king of the clubs, and constantly surrounded by internet celebrities.

As someone on a higher tier than Zhao Yang, Liu Hao was naturally more worldly and knowledgeable. Having heard that some of Gao Lu’s beautiful classmates would be joining them tonight, he had made a point to wear his Patek Philippe 5961R-010. Its market price was 1.2 million yuan—700,000 more than Su Ran’s.