Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Chapter 35: Chapter 27: They Got Drunk

Regarding the question of where his money came from, Su Ran decided against using a parental inheritance as a cover story. After all, as they spent more time together, they would eventually learn about his family’s situation, and the lie would inevitably be exposed.

Of course, he wasn’t stupid enough to admit he had a Divine Wealth System in his head that generated money, and that his life’s work was to spend it enjoying the ultimate lifestyle.

He had to use a white lie to convince everyone about the source of his funds.

"Have you heard of Bitcoin?"

"A few years ago, a lot of mining farms were set up in my hometown to mine Bitcoin. The price wasn’t very high at the time, so I learned how to mine and got my hands on some. Then last year, when Bitcoin peaked at 68,065 US Dollars per coin, I sold it all and made quite a bit of money."

A virtual currency like Bitcoin was the perfect explanation.

Unlike the real economy or investments in stocks, it couldn’t be easily traced.

Besides, the Divine Wealth System offered a variety of cash-out methods (including stocks, funds, Bitcoin, foreign bank transfers, the Metaverse, and so on), and Su Ran had always chosen Bitcoin.

He wasn’t entirely lying, either. A few outside bosses really had built several mining farms in Linxi Village to mine Bitcoin. Last year, during Bitcoin’s peak, those farms were so extravagant they bought up every 3090Ti on the market for mining.

But Bitcoin was never that easy to mine. This year, after the government issued multiple new policies, the price of Bitcoin plummeted. Coupled with the astonishing electricity costs, those mine bosses lost so much money they fled overnight, leaving behind a pile of half-dead 3090Tis in the village.

When a scrap collector came by, the villagers traded the graphics cards for stainless steel basins—one card per basin.

The man made out like an absolute bandit.

Xiao Wanqing: "That’s amazing. I only knew that Bitcoin was hard to mine. Are you still mining it now?"

Su Ran: "Nope. I’m into the Metaverse now."

Huh?

At the mention of this, the group of best friends perked up.

Aina: "I don’t know much about Bitcoin, but I know about the Metaverse. A while back, Jay Chou got into the Metaverse and launched his PhantaBear avatars. They were snatched up in 40 minutes, burning over 400 Ethereum and earning 62 million yuan. And those virtual real estate speculators in the Metaverse also made a killing. Is the Metaverse really that profitable? It just feels so intangible and unrealistic, it seems like a scam."

Su Ran: "Well, how should I put this... With any new thing, the first wave of people always makes money. Then, everyone else swarms in, but the pie is only so big. At that point, no one can make money anymore, and some even lose so much they want to jump off a building. As for whether it’s a scam... heh, everyone who gets in knows it’s a scam. But nobody wants to be the last one holding the bag. They all want to be the ones who make money at the start."

"I just happened to get in before the hype and made some money, that’s all."

Bitcoin and the Metaverse were both intangible concepts, and only this explanation could justify an ordinary young man living in a presidential suite and feasting on imported seafood.

Yes, this was roughly the path Su Ran had planned out.

The four girls all went "Ohh," and nodded. They wanted to ask Su Ran exactly how much money he had, but they couldn’t bring themselves to ask.

So the topic shifted to other things, and they continued drinking and chatting...

By the end, when all the food and wine on the table were gone, the four girls were all slumped over the table, drunk.

Usually, they only drank a little more at a friend’s birthday party; they never dared to get this drunk. Girls, after all, always had to be on guard against what might happen after getting drunk.

But today, they had all gotten wasted right in front of Su Ran. This was clearly a sign of their trust in him; it meant they thought he was a good person.

Of course, if their judgment was off and Su Ran turned out to be a monster with a blackened heart, there would be nothing they could do. They would be completely at his mercy.

"Okay! Time to get to work!"

Su Ran stood up and clapped his hands together.

First up—the queen, Xiao Wanqing.

This mature, assertive, and proud queen was the type you could admire from a distance but never touch.

Most guys couldn’t handle her, and naturally, she wasn’t particularly interested in the kind of guys out there.

Su Ran gently shook her a couple of times.

Xiao Wanqing reached out, grabbed a handful of Su Ran’s collar, and pulled him close. Her fair cheeks were faintly flushed, and her once-neat hair was now in disarray. She groggily opened her eyes to look at Su Ran.

Su Ran glanced down at the collar she was gripping, then at her scarlet cheeks, and said, "Sister Wanqing, get up. I’ll help you back to your room to sleep."

"You’re~ not going to do anything to me, are you~?"

"I won’t do anything to you, don’t worry. I’ll just carry you to your room and leave."

Su Ran slipped one arm around her slender waist and the other under her thighs, easily lifting her up.

’No matter how proud her personality, no matter how stubborn her queen persona, it was all just for show. Right now, in my arms, she’s just a helpless girl.’

Su Ran sighed and looked out the window at the bustling city.

Shanghai, truly a city of intoxicating decadence.

He carried her to the master bedroom and laid her on the bed. His arms were a little sore. She wasn’t heavy, but a drunk person’s body is completely limp, which makes them feel especially heavy to carry.

Xiao Wanqing rolled over, her long, stocking-clad legs clamping onto the comforter as she slept.

Su Ran grabbed a blanket and threw it over her to cover up her exposed pleated skirt.

Okay!

Next up—the exotic beauty from the Western Regions, Aina.

Aina was passionate and uninhibited, but that was just part of her persona. In reality, she was a very conservative girl.

To be fair, of the four girls, Aina was the hardest to pursue.

The girl was incredibly popular at Demon Dance for an obvious reason: a beautiful girl with an exotic air always leaves a unique impression.

No small number of people had pursued her and confessed their feelings, including plenty of rich second-generation kids from off-campus. But she came from a good family, and thanks to her parents’ excellent upbringing, she was a daughter raised with wealth who could resist temptation. Though she might seem a bit air-headed at times, she actually had a crystal-clear understanding of what she should and shouldn’t do.

"Aina, get up. I’ll help you back to your room to rest."

Aina staggered to her feet, nearly falling over. Su Ran quickly steadied her and sighed. He had no choice but to carry her, too. ’Carrying two girls to their rooms in a row is really a workout.’

Deeply intoxicated, Aina wrapped her arms around Su Ran’s neck and nuzzled against him. He carried her all the way to the room and laid her on the bed, but Aina wouldn’t let go of his hand.

"Aina, if you don’t let go, I’ll have to carry you back to my room."

"You perv."

She pushed Su Ran away, flopped onto the bed, and fell fast asleep.

Su Ran turned and walked out of the room. His arms were genuinely sore now. ’Persistence is victory,’ he thought.

Okay!

Next up—the baby-faced, buxom Xie Yiren.

Su Ran didn’t know this woman as well as the others. She had a somewhat shy personality—the type who was cheerful and open with her best friends but timid around outsiders. She was also the youngest of the four, one month younger than Aina and two days older than Su Ran.

Both Xie Yiren and Ayire were from ethnic minorities.

Ayire was an extraordinary Uighur woman.

Xie Yiren was a girl from Miaojiang.

Like anyone unfamiliar with it, Su Ran found Miaojiang to be a mysterious place, mostly due to the rumors about things like Gu Techniques.

For example, legend had it that if a man fell in love with a girl from Miaojiang, she would place a Gu on him so he could only love her.

Anyway, Su Ran had heard plenty of these messy, old-fashioned superstitions.

He couldn’t help but feel a little wary.

’Her little face, all red and flushed as she lay on the dining table, made me want to give it a pinch.’

"Yiren, I’m going to carry you back to your room to rest, okay?"

"Mm."

Su Ran wrapped his arms around her and lifted. She was small and very light.

He carried her to the room, placed her next to Aina, and turned to leave when he heard Xie Yiren complain from behind him.

"So hot~"

The words had barely left her lips when Su Ran turned his head and saw a dark object flying toward him. It hit him in the face; it was warm and had a sweet, milky scent.

It was Xie Yiren. Feeling too hot, she had ripped off her bra and thrown it right at Su Ran’s face.

Uh...

Su Ran had just pulled the bra off his face and tossed it back on the bed when he saw Xie Yiren cross her arms, pull her T-shirt up and off, and throw it on the floor before flopping back onto the bed to sleep.

The whole sequence of actions was so smooth it left Su Ran completely dumbfounded.

They were terrifyingly huge.

Su Ran cautiously walked over and lifted the comforter, intending to cover her up. After all, with the air conditioning on, it would be easy for her to catch a cold.

But just as he lifted the comforter to cover her, Su Ran couldn’t help but exclaim, "Holy shit!" His expression was one of pure shock.

On Xie Yiren’s flawless, fair back, something was slowly materializing. Claws near her waist, wings on her shoulders, and flames at the center—an exquisitely detailed ancient totem that occupied her entire back was appearing as her body grew hotter.

It was a divine Phoenix, wings spread in flight, rising away from the flames below. As her back rose and fell with each breath, the Phoenix seemed to be flapping its own wings.

The sight left Su Ran utterly stunned.

It was breathtaking.

Only by enduring hardship like the mythical Phoenix, throwing itself into the fire, and going through a thousand trials, could it be reborn from the ashes and become a divine bird of radiant light.

Su Ran slowly extended a finger toward the Phoenix, wanting to touch the faith of this Miaojiang girl. But instead, he grabbed the comforter, covered her, and walked out of the room without looking back.

Whew~

At that moment, Su Ran’s mind wasn’t on Xie Yiren’s front, but on her back.

She was from Miaojiang; it was normal for people from ethnic minorities to have tattoos representing their beliefs. But hers was just a little too badass.

’It was probably drawn with some special material from her tribe,’ he guessed.

He originally thought Aina was in a league of her own, but it turned out the most unassuming one, Xie Yiren, was the real hidden gem.

He shook his head, trying not to let his thoughts run wild.

Okay.

Next up—the mature and sophisticated Liu Jinyu.

"Sister Jinyu, get up. I’ll help you back to your room."

She opened her eyes, glanced at Su Ran, and staggered to her feet. Su Ran quickly grabbed her slender waist to keep her from falling.

"I can’t walk anymore. Carry me."

With that, she wrapped her arms around Su Ran’s neck, her entire delicate body leaning against him.

She crooked a finger, beckoning Su Ran closer.

"What are you up to now?"

"Mwah~ A reward for my naughty Ranran~"

It tasted like strawberries.

"Alright, alright, stop your drunken antics. Behave."

Su Ran was much more casual with her. He simply carried her back to the room and placed her next to Xiao Wanqing, but Liu Jinyu kept her arms hooked around his neck, refusing to let go.

’What’s with that look in her eyes?’

The Goddess Authority reported: Liu Jinyu, an accommodating type with a composite score of 95, was very nice.

Liu Jinyu gazed at him, her eyes burning with passion.

Su Ran understood instantly.

’Sigh~ Alcohol is a dangerous thing. Once people get drunk, things get messy.’

’Next time, I really can’t let them drink so much.’

Right now, this perfect, sexy body, those long legs in their white stockings...

She was completely in a state where impulse had triumphed over reason.

Their last overnight stay at Jiuxi Lake had not been... consummated.

Now, fueled by drunken impulse, she had become much bolder.

Her gaze was as soft as water and heavy with intoxication, making her seem all the more alluring.

After a moment, she released the red lip she had been biting and spoke with a hint of shame.

"Ranran..."