Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Chapter 43: Chapter 34: After Half a Lifetime, He Returns a Youth

The four girls arrived at the club, chatting and laughing by the entrance.

The four of them were dressed casually, wearing only a bit of night cream and moisturizer. But as dance students, and the university’s renowned Four Young Actresses, they were a beautiful sight to behold just standing there in the parking lot.

Quite a few people around them glanced over.

They were curious about who the girls were waiting for.

It was obvious they were waiting for someone from the fourth floor.

As for which super-rich second-generation kid it was, no one knew, but they guessed it had to be one of the wealthiest ones.

"Bro~"

Liu Jinyu called out when she saw Su Ran walk out of the lobby.

The other three girls: "Ooh."

Liu Jinyu shot them a look that spoke for itself.

As Su Ran walked over, Liu Jinyu went up and looped her arm through his, shaking her head and giving the other three a proud, taunting look.

The other three girls: "Tch, who’s jealous?"

Xiao Wanqing pretended to be angry and said, "Hey, Su Ran, you’ve got some nerve. Sneaking out with Gao Lu behind our backs. What are you two up to?"

Su Ran: "It’s not like that. I just ran into Sister Gao Lu and the others here. My cousin is racing tonight, so I came to cheer him on."

Hearing the word "cousin," Aina asked curiously, "Your cousin? Wow, Su Ran, you’re so handsome. Your cousin must be handsome too, right?"

"Uh..."

Su Ran scratched his head.

’How should I put this... Zhou Bailin is indeed very handsome. Can’t help it, good looks just run in the family.’

Su Ran really hadn’t wanted the four girls to come, especially Aina.

After all, the delusionally confident Zhou Bailin had boasted that he was going to pursue Aina.

"My cousin is very handsome. Uh... his name is Zhou Bailin."

"Zhou Bailin?"

Aina thought for a moment. "The name sounds a little familiar, like I’ve heard it somewhere... Oh! You mean that delusionally confident guy?"

PFFT—

Su Ran nearly coughed up blood.

"You call *that* a delusionally confident guy?"

"He’s your cousin? The Zhou Bailin who thinks he’s the most handsome man on earth at all times?"

Aina was stunned.

"Oh my god, you’re so low-key, but your cousin is so flamboyant. Is he really your cousin?"

"One hundred percent my actual cousin! Come on, let’s go up first."

Su Ran led them upstairs.

The race was in full swing on the track below the open-air grandstand.

In his 718, Zhou Bailin was holding a steady third. The two cars ahead of him were expert drifters, which was where he was losing ground. Seeing his bold claim of taking first place about to go up in smoke, he was furious.

The eight race cars zipped past the grandstand one by one.

Zhou Bailin happened to glance over—just for a second—and thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

’Were the Four Young Actresses from Demon Dance on the grandstand?’

’Especially his goddess, Aina.’

’She came to see me race?’

His competitive spirit as a man instantly surged.

He slammed his foot on the gas, throwing caution to the wind, wishing he could shove his foot right into the fuel tank.

With a VROOOM, he executed a death-defying drift, overtaking the Lexus LC in second place and closing in on the 911 in first. The move scared Su Ran on the fourth floor, making his heart pound.

Then, Zhou Bailin saw a man standing among the Four Young Actresses.

’Is that Su Ran?’

’My cousin!’

...

DING~

They reached the fourth floor.

The elevator doors opened.

Su Ran and the four girls walked out.

On the fourth floor, everyone would glance over whenever someone came up—’Which big shot is it this time?’

However...

When they saw Su Ran, that unremarkable guy from before, arrive with four beautiful women, everyone’s eyes lit up.

"Yo, it’s you guys?" A few rich second-generation kids walked over with grins on their faces.

The four girls glanced at them. They were familiar faces—rich kids who had driven their supercars to campus to try and woo them.

After all, this crowd of rich kids, bored out of their minds, loved beautiful women, especially college beauties. How could they not want to possess them?

However, the four girls had plenty of experience handling situations like this.

Xiao Wanqing, the leader of the group, stepped forward. "That’s right. We’re here with our friend tonight."

"Oh..."

Those rich kids sized Su Ran up again. He didn’t look special. ’Could it be that he has a special talent?’

Su Ran gave the rich kids a friendly smile, then led the four girls to the grandstand.

The rich kids looked at the four girls over there, then back at the heavily made-up women beside them, and suddenly lost all interest.

Comparisons are odious.

However...

These rich kids were all highly educated people; they wouldn’t stoop to provoking Su Ran over the Four Young Actresses.

It wasn’t like they were lacking women. It’s just that they felt these four girls were in a league of their own.

As soon as the Four Young Actresses arrived, they naturally stole the spotlight from all the other girls on the fourth floor.

Some people started whispering, asking about the four’s background. Hearing they were students from Demon Dance, they nodded slowly. ’Su Ran can’t possibly handle all four of them, right? I’ll find some time to visit Demon Dance later and see if I can win one over.’

To be honest, pretty girls always have a lot of pursuers, but the number of people chasing after these four absolute stunners was longer than the line for a COVID test.

Rejecting male pursuers was part of their daily routine. They had become numb to it, and their hearts had never once been swayed.

At the same time, everyone present began to see Su Ran in a new, higher light. After all, a man who could bring out four gorgeous, flower-like beauties would naturally earn the admiration of others.

And on this fourth floor, if you wanted to be recognized by others, you had to find a way to raise your own social capital.

Su Ran didn’t care what others thought of him. If he didn’t have a date, he didn’t have a date. He was just here to cheer for his cousin anyway.

But the observant Gao Lu didn’t think that way. She didn’t want Su Ran to be looked down upon by others, and she knew he had an ace up his sleeve—the Four Young Actresses.

So, she had summoned them with a single phone call.

It was to give Su Ran some face.

In truth, Gao Lu was quite envious of the four of them.

The group sat down, eating snacks and joking around as they watched the race.

On the track, Zhou Bailin was on fire tonight. His 718 crossed the finish line—he had won first place!

"Yay~"

The four girls jumped up in excitement, Aina included. It didn’t matter whether he had pursued her or not; he was Su Ran’s cousin.

However, many people on the fourth floor started cursing loudly. The reason was simple: they had lost their bets.

They hadn’t expected the 718 to win.

"Let’s go, let’s go..."

The group went down to celebrate with Zhou Bailin.

After Zhou Bailin finished receiving his award, Su Ran led the girls over.

"Cousin."

"You really know how to keep things hidden, kid. So these are the ’friends’ you were talking about?"

Zhou Bailin gave a handsome, delusionally confident smile to the four girls beside Su Ran.

"Cousin, actually I..."

"Don’t say it!" His cousin raised a hand to stop him. "We’re family. Gotta keep it in the family."

Su Ran: ...

Aina thought for a moment. "Hold on, Zhou Bailin, who are you calling ’fertile water’? I only rejected you three times. Do you have to insult me like that?"

Zhou Bailin tossed his hair, still as delusionally confident as ever. "Then you could choose to say yes to me once."

Aina hid behind Su Ran. "No way. I don’t like you."

"Hahaha, come on. I won some prize money, I’ll treat everyone to a late-night snack."

"I’m down for that."

The whole group, including Zhao Yang and Gao Lu, went along. Liu Hao didn’t go; he had to stay and build connections with the other rich kids.

Over their late-night snack, Su Ran also told his cousin about his Bitcoin dealings. His cousin only believed him after seeing the amount in Su Ran’s bank account via a text notification.

He repeatedly asked if it was illegal, and Su Ran had to puff out his chest and guarantee it wasn’t, which was how he managed to temporarily get past the questions.

His cousin had a carefree personality and didn’t bother with the details. Anyway, having money was all that mattered.

He was naturally happy that his younger cousin was rich.

A warmth spread through Su Ran’s heart. It was a feeling of family affection he hadn’t experienced in a long time.

The night grew late.

The cousins exchanged a few pleasantries, then Zhou Bailin said with a smirk, "Take it easy on your kidneys," before getting into his 718 and leaving.

Su Ran was speechless.

Tonight, what he cared about most wasn’t the women, but that dream.

He got back into the passenger seat of the GLA, and Xiao Wanqing drove away.

In the car, Liu Jinyu insisted on pulling Su Ran to the back seat to act as her human pillow.

’Honestly, Liu Jinyu was so annoyed with the other three. They were such clueless third wheels. Couldn’t they just leave her and her dear bro alone for a little while?’

At the entrance of the Maoyue Grand Hotel.

Su Ran got out of the car.

"I’m going home tomorrow morning."

"You’re leaving?"

"Yeah. I’ll be back next weekend for Jinyu’s performance."

"Okay, we’ll see you off tomorrow."

He watched them leave, then turned and went back into the hotel.

He took a shower and went to sleep.

That night, Su Ran slept soundly. He had a dream about the birdsong and fragrant flowers of Linxi Village. He dreamed he was walking home from school along a path between the fields when he saw a wisp of smoke rising from the chimney of his family’s small courtyard. He quickened his pace and ran toward it. Pushing open the courtyard gate, he saw his dad fixing his Jialing motorcycle.

"Son, go get me a wrench. This piece of junk motorcycle is broken again, sigh."

"Okay, Dad, I’ll go get it."

Su Ran ran into the house. A kind-faced woman in an apron walked out of the kitchen. "Son, you’re back. How did your exam go today?"

"Mom, I did great! I got into Ninghai University. You and Dad don’t have to worry anymore."