Chapter 298: Chapter 159: Er, What Set Her Off Again Tonight?
"Stir-fried twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, braised pork ribs, dry pot shrimp, and a pig’s trotter soup."
"Wow, these are all my favorites."
Xu Yun smiled. "But you made so much. You think I can eat all this?"
"It’s fine. If you don’t finish it, I’ll eat the leftovers tomorrow."
Ning Qian turned around and said shyly, "You should go. The cooking fumes are heavy in here, and you’ll end up smelling like oil."
"Alright. But first, a kiss."
Hearing this, Ning Qian stood on her tiptoes, tilted her head up, and gave Xu Yun a quick peck on the lips before pushing him out.
Then she went back to her cooking.
Xu Yun went to the living room to wait for the food. Just then, he received a message from Yu Xuan.
"Boss, the house is all taken care of. The deed should be ready in a few days."
"Good. Thanks for your hard work."
Xu Yun asked, "What about Su Mu? Is she still with you?"
"Yeah, she’s driving now. We’re heading back."
Yu Xuan typed her reply, "Boss, are you coming back tonight?"
"No, I have something to take care of out here."
"Okay, I understand."
Just as they finished their chat, the system’s delayed reward notification sounded.
[Faced with Jiangcheng’s top river-view luxury mansion, the Host acted as he pleased and purchased his desired ten-million-plus-yuan penthouse. Reward: 80 million in cash.]
[Current bank card balance: 88,000,000.]
(⊙o⊙)...
Xu Yun opened his phone and checked his balance, his breathing quickening slightly.
’It actually doubled the cost as a reward!’
’If I go on another spending spree, I might reach my first small milestone in savings pretty soon.’
’Making money really is easy,’ Xu Yun thought, feeling a little full of himself.
Ning Qian came up from behind him and asked with a smile, "What’s making you so happy?"
"I just made a ton of money."
Xu Yun put his phone away, stood up, and asked, "Is dinner ready?"
"Mhm, it’s all ready. There was only one last dish to finish."
Ning Qian pulled him along, saying, "Come and eat. I’ve already ladled out some soup for you."
"Okay."
「Half an hour later.」
After dinner, Xu Yun asked, a bit puzzled, "Is Li Jinshu not coming back today?"
"No, I already asked her."
Ning Qian said, "She’s been staying at the office in her gym for the past couple of days."
"That’s not good. For one, the environment isn’t great, and for another, it’s not safe."
Xu Yun said, "Alright, find some time to move. You’re not staying here anymore."
"Huh? If I don’t live here, where will I live?"
Xu Yun said, "You can move in next door to Su Mu and live with Yu Xuan. That’ll free this place up for Li Jinshu to live by herself."
"Okay." Ning Qian nodded, feeling a little happy inside.
Although Ning Qian had never been to Su Mu’s place, she knew it had to be nice—much better than her current apartment. She’d heard it was a large, single-story apartment.
’If I’m moving in next door, then my place must be a large apartment too.’
’Trading a small apartment for a big one... this must mean my position in Xu Yun’s heart has moved up a bit. I’ve become a little more important to him.’
At this thought, Ning Qian burrowed into Xu Yun’s embrace, draping herself over him.
She began to express her gratitude orally.
"Hiss..."
....
In a bar, Yan Can saw Xino.
She was on stage again, singing one of her sad love songs, and she looked rather unhappy.
This made his hair stand on end.
Because whenever Xino was unhappy, she liked to find him for a drink. The key problem was, he could never outdrink her. He ended up throwing up every single time.
And she would act like nothing even happened.
So, the moment she came down from the stage, Yan Can said, "Nuomi, we can’t go hard on the drinks today. I have something important tomorrow."
"What could you possibly have going on?"
Xino shot him a look and scoffed, "I might not know about others, but I know you perfectly well. Aren’t you just like me, a good-for-nothing rich kid just coasting through life?"
"Hey, I’m different from you now."
Yan Can straightened up and said proudly, "I have my own career to be busy with now."
"You? A career? HAHAHA..."
Xino mocked, "Go on, tell me. What are you up to? I’m all ears."
"I’m working on short-form dramas with Xu Yun. I invested in one of his company’s projects."
Yan Can bragged, "Go search for the hottest short-form drama online right now. Check the news. Over a hundred million in revenue in one week. That was the last project from Xu Yun’s company."
"???" Xino.
After hearing what Yan Can said, she skeptically pulled out her phone and did a quick search. A paid, time-travel short-form drama immediately popped up.
Sure enough, it had gone viral on all the short-video platforms, with revenue reaching a hundred million.
"See?"
Yan Can said smugly, "And now we’re working on the second one. I’m sure it won’t be long before it goes viral, too."
"..." Xino.
’No wonder that guy is so rich. He bought a penthouse worth tens of millions in cash without a second thought. Turns out he can earn that kind of money in just a few days.’
Xino had asked Yan Can out today specifically to ask about Xu Yun.
Now that she knew this, she asked curiously, "Is Xu Yun’s family in the entertainment industry?"
"That I don’t know. I never asked, and he never told me."
Yan Can replied, "All I know is that he started this media company himself just a month ago, and its registered capital alone is 50 million."
"Oh."
Xino asked, a little curious, "So how much did you invest this time?"
"Three million."
"That’s it?"
Xino couldn’t help but laugh. "Can’t you be a little more ambitious? You’re not embarrassed to put up such a small amount?"
"Even this much was hard to scrape together."
Yan Can said aggrievedly, "You know how it is. We don’t usually have that much cash on hand. We just use our parents’ credit cards for daily spending.
"I bet you couldn’t come up with that much at a moment’s notice either!"
"Er..." Xino was at a loss for words.
’He actually had a point.’
She wouldn’t think twice about spending a few million on shopping—just a swipe of her card. But asking her to come up with that much cash for an investment would be genuinely difficult.
