Lu Chengwen may not be good at doing other things, but when it comes to enjoying life, he's a true master.
There's no helping it—he suffered enough hardships in his previous life as a delivery man, and now, as a wealthy CEO, he fully embraces the opulent and luxurious lifestyle.
This stems from both a vengeful attitude toward his past impoverished life and a sense of detachment from money due to his current wealth.
For instance, he doesn't bat an eye at spending eight million on a chandelier; a two-million-yuan ergonomic massage chair doesn't faze him either.
The water in his fridge? Specially crafted mineral water, supposedly refined through hundreds of processes, costing over 3,000 yuan per bottle.
Is the water really that extraordinary?
Probably not. But for him, it's the kind of thing he wouldn't mind using to take a bath.
Of course, it's Jiang Shihan who takes care of all these things. All she needs to do is provide the price, and Lu Chengwen doesn't even blink at spending such "small" amounts.
Take this bathtub, for example. The villa came with a perfectly functional one, but he insisted on replacing it with a more luxurious model.
And to be fair, spending money—even if it's a few million—really does improve his mood.
Throw in a busty little beauty in his arms, and voilà—this is what life's all about!
Xu Xuejiao picked up her phone. "Hello, Long Gege, didn't I tell you not to call me casually? I'm afraid Chengwen might misunderstand!"
Long Aotian chuckled, "I just missed you! What are you doing?"
"What else could I be doing? Taking a bath, of course!"
"Alone?"
"Mm, of course."
"Xuejiao, how's the matter with that piece of land and the amusement park going?"
Xu Xuejiao grabbed Lu Chengwen's hand, but he quickly slipped free.
"Aiya, this guy Lu Chengwen, I don't know where he's been these past few days. I haven't seen him. This will have to wait until he gets back."
"He's already back."
"Huh? Really? I had no idea! Ugh, I'm not in his good graces anymore."
Xu Xuejiao, "Long Gege, I'll call him as soon as I'm done with my bath, and we'll work together to take down that big bad guy!"
Long Aotian was thrilled. "Xuejiao, everything depends on you!"
"Ah…!"
Long Aotian sounded concerned. "Xuejiao Meimei, what's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. I just accidentally knocked over the shampoo."
"Be careful."
"Mm, I know. Ah—!"
"What happened again?"
"I… I accidentally knocked over the body wash. Ah…!"
"And this time, what did you spill?"
"It's… ah… it's the essential oil… ah…"
"What is going on?"
"It's nothing. I'd better hang up now, or I might knock over the shampoo again."
"Shampoo? Didn't you already knock it over once? Xuejiao Meimei? Hello? Hello?"
Xu Xuejiao hung up, her face flushed. She turned to hit Lu Chengwen. "You're so bad!"
Lu Chengwen grinned . "You're sneaking around behind my back with another man and plotting to take me down, and I shouldn't retaliate?"
"You're awful! Everything I do is for you!" Xu Xuejiao.
Lu Chengwen responded just as fervently. After a long while, he suddenly said:
"Don't you think we're being a little unfair to my senior brother?"
Xu Xuejiao laughed, "What you're about to do next is what will really be unfair to your senior brother!"
"What am I about to do?"
"Sign the amusement park development project with the foreigners."
"Didn't we say… we'd develop it ourselves?"
"Oh, my goodness, you really believed me when I said I wanted to build an amusement park?"
Looking at this scheming devil, Lu Chengwen thought:
"Good thing you're on my side. If you were with my senior brother, I'd be ruined before I even knew where my grave would be."
Xu Xuejiao giggled and leaned closer to him. "Hey! Don't you want to… …"
Lu Chengwen quickly replied, "Not tonight."
"Why not?" Xu Xuejiao pouted. "Jiang Shihan can, so why can't I?"
"I told you already! It's complicated."
"I don't care, I don't care, I don't care!" Xu Xuejiao pinned him down. "If you leave me hanging, I'll be mad!"
Lu Chengwen stood up abruptly, carrying her out of the bathtub and throwing a towel over her.
"Here's the deal. I'll find the right time soon, alright? For now, let's talk business. Let's make sure to squeeze Long Aotian for that money first."
Xu Xuejiao thought for a moment. "Fine, but all the money we make will be mine! If you don't take me down, I won't hand over a single cent!"
"Deal, deal. By the way, how much do you still need?"
"Let me calculate. It was 12 billion before, then 5 billion, now 7 billion more. Altogether, 24 billion."
After doing the math, Xu Xuejiao was frustrated. She slumped on Lu Chengwen's shoulder. "Ugh… so upsetting! hanging out with you is way too expensive!"
"Hahaha!" Lu Chengwen laughed as he held her like a koala. "Don't worry, I'll take you down soon enough."
"Promise? Pinky swear!"
"Mm, pinky swear."
…
In the walk-in closet, Lu Chengwen was surprised to find that Xu Xuejiao had already moved a lot of her belongings over.
The closet was packed full of her things.
Of course, in such a massive villa, there were plenty of closets, and this one had become Xu Xuejiao's exclusive domain.
Lu Chengwen and Xu Xuejiao started playing games as he helped her pick out outfits.
Pink stockings, golden high heels, sexy lace lingerie, and, of course, the quintessential girly-themed JK uniform!
Lu Chengwen dried Xu Xuejiao's hair, and when he looked at her in the mirror, he almost cried.
[Too beautiful!][Too adorable!][Too charming!][Too damn...][If I weren't worried about something happening on Long Aotian's side, I'd have tied you up !]
Xu Xuejiao was delighted by the compliments and turned her head:"Chengwen-ge, you seem like such a big pervert!"
Xu Xuejiao turned around, biting her finger coyly:"Chengwen-ge, don't be like this, I'm scared! Tying up and stuff like that is so scary!"
Lu Chengwen laughed and patted her head:"I am kidding, don't worry."
Xu Xuejiao pulled open a large drawer:"Brother, what are all these things? Xuejiao doesn't understand, but I'm really curious. Could you teach me, Brother?"
When Lu Chengwen looked inside, good heavens!
Xu Xuejiao truly lived up to her title as the goddess of equipment!
You're scared? Scared my ass! You're clearly longing for it!
[This little pervert! Playing with her must be heavenly.][I need to find a chance to claim Xu Xuejiao!][These days of looking but not touching are pure torture.]
Xu Xuejiao giggled mischievously:"You want to eat me? Then come on, eat me!"
She said this as she gently held her two slender wrists together:"Brother, are you going to cuff me? Even though I'm scared, if it's your request, little sister will try her best to comply! Brother! Brother..."
Lu Chengwen's skin crawled, and he quickly held her down:"Be good. Let's stop fooling around and focus on the task at hand."
On Long Aotian's side.
"Xu Xuejiao's undercover work is going very well. I can feel it."
He was confident:"Even though Xu Xuejiao isn't the most favored, the plan is progressing smoothly. I need someone to coordinate with her. Who here has the confidence to handle it?"
Luo Shiyin immediately raised her hand:"Me, me, me! I can go!"
"Wow, Shiyin, you've been so proactive lately! That's more like it. To be my personal guard, you should have this kind of energy! You can't go around looking lost all the time."
Qi Meishao looked at Luo Shiyin solemnly and suddenly declared:"She can't go. I'll go!"
"Huh?" Long Aotian was surprised. "Why?"
Qi Meishao and Luo Shiyin both understood each other's intentions.
Qi Meishao thought: Are you going to assist the Young Lord? You're clearly offering yourself up!
Whether or not you accomplish the mission is one thing, but you'll definitely be taken advantage of.
You? You're better off letting me go!
Luo Shiyin fumed internally:
You damn woman! Always blocking me... I'm going there for legitimate reasons! I... right?
Just to get close to Langjun and be affectionate with him, that's all! What's wrong with that?
We've done it so many times already. Do you still think I'm some pure virgin?
You're clearly targeting me!
The two women were already developing a rift, even becoming somewhat confrontational.
Qi Meishao said:"Young Lord, Shiyin-jie has been very tired lately. It's probably from overusing her pupil technique a while back."
As she spoke, she glanced at Luo Shiyin with hidden meaning.
Luo Shiyin avoided her gaze, feeling extremely displeased.
Why don't you just outright say I've been sneaking around with men!
Fine! I did it! I wanted to! I enjoyed it! It felt great!
Give me another chance, and I'll do it again!
Anyway, that's just the kind of woman I am. Besides Lu Chengwen, no one treats me like a decent person.
Hmph! Give me another chance, and I won't hesitate anymore. I'll let myself go completely!
You're going? Can you even guard your own dignity?
Long Aotian thought for a moment and said:"Meishao will go this time."
Luo Shiyin panicked:"Young Lord, I..."
"Shiyin, it's not that I don't trust your abilities," Long Aotian explained. "But you're clearly not in the best state lately. Even Meishao noticed it. Xiaohua is in seclusion to break through the Four Gates, and you're exhausted from overusing your pupil technique. This time, let Meishao handle it."
Long Aotian had another thought in mind: Lu Chengwen had mentioned he would try his best to make himself appear terrible.
He felt it was necessary to let Qi Meishao and Lu Chengwen interact as soon as possible, so that Lu Chengwen could act terribly and break Qi Meishao's defenses, causing her to completely despise him.
So, Long Aotian added:"Take this, stay connected, and follow my instructions for handling the situation."
Qi Meishao nodded:"Yes, Young Lord."
She glanced at Luo Shiyin with a smug look.
You want to offer yourself up to Lu Chengwen... Hmph, did you ask for my permission first?
Long Aotian reminded her:"This deal is crucial to me. It's a key part of my overall plan for unifying Snow City! It must succeed, no matter what. Failure is not an option, understood?"
"Meishao understands! Meishao will remain loyal and devoted, never faltering. Meishao will do her utmost to contribute to the Young Lord's grand ambitions, ensuring Lu Chengwen has no opportunity to take advantage!"
Luo Shiyin could hear the thinly veiled accusations in her words, clearly directed at her own betrayal of the Young Lord. She couldn't care less.
I'm not afraid of death now!
Why should I fear being exposed!?
Seeing Luo Shiyin's fearless attitude, as if she didn't care about being scolded, infuriated Qi Meishao.
Fine! I'll ruin Lu Chengwen! Let's see you give up on this foolish dream!
Time to make my move!