Chapter 26: Chasing Chen Yueze and Spending Three Million
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Wen Yining didn't move, but just held tightly to his neck to prevent herself from sinking.
Life jackets can't give you a sense of security, but his words are suggestive, like something you'd only say in bed. I didn't react for a moment, my ears burning red.
Shen Yueze held her knee in the water and continued to hold her in that ambiguous position.
The seawater was cool, but his body temperature was burning hot.
The face-to-face embrace was too close, so Wen Yining turned her head to one side, averting her gaze. Her breathing quickened a little, and she felt his hands getting restless, sometimes on her waist, sometimes supporting her.
The swimsuit is a two-piece set; although it's rather conservative, it reveals a patch of skin in the middle and has a short skirt underneath.
His skin touched her skin directly, creating an indescribable burning sensation.
He, with the air of a kind-hearted young master, said quite seriously, "Hold on tight, don't fall."
It's not like there haven't been guys who tried to take advantage of her in the past. With a face like that, it's impossible for her not to encounter such things.
But no one was as open and self-assured as him.
Once they reached the yacht, she finally dared to let go of his hand and tell him, "I can get on by myself."
Shen Yueze didn't reply to her, and he also withdrew his hand from her waist, knowing when to stop.
Suddenly without his support, she choked on the seawater, coughed twice, and after getting out, she wrapped her upper body in a clean towel, haphazardly dried the water droplets and wet hair, looking somewhat disheveled and unnatural.
She glanced at Shen Yueze every now and then; he was still relaxed and lazy, not wiping himself, leaning against the sofa, his skin damp with water, and starting to eat the fruit he had cut beforehand. He handed her a piece of watermelon, which she took; it was quite sweet.
Being in the water is incredibly physically demanding. After splashing around for a bit, she felt even more tired than when she was running at school, and was slightly out of breath.
The noise drew his enigmatic gaze. After exchanging a glance, she shut her mouth again, suppressing her breathing.
At the same time, I wondered how he wasn't out of breath at all.
The distance from the yacht to where we were just now is about ten meters, and those ten meters feel completely different from being on land.
Shen Yueze: "Don't forget to take a shower when you get back."
"oh."
The group didn't stay out at sea too late; they went back for dinner at seven o'clock.
Ye Qingchi is a nice person. He asked her what she liked to eat and drink. He's a seasoned player in the dating scene and knows how to take care of a woman's feelings.
When they sat down, Shen Yueze sat next to her. She deliberately switched seats with someone else, not wanting to be next to him. He reacted indifferently, glancing at her without a care in the world.
Her ears burned at the thought of their position in the seawater; it was too intimate, and too shameful.
Fortunately, everyone else was busy having fun and didn't notice, let alone know that she had a boyfriend.
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After dinner, Wen Yining and Chen Mo went out to buy some things. As they walked, Wen Yining rubbed her shoulders. "Oh my god, I'm so tired! My back and waist are killing me. It's all Ye Qingchi's fault; he was so mean in the water."
Wen Yining remained silent, her mind still flashing with the image of Shen Yueze holding her, and touching her buttocks and thighs.
But then I thought, a rich kid like him would never lack girls throwing themselves at him, it was just a momentary lust, so I'll just pretend it never happened.
It was indeed she who asked him to save her.
Hearing a commotion in the front yard of the villa, he stopped and saw Ye Qingchi and a girl.
This girl's name is Duan Xinhe. She has big eyes, a small face, long curly hair, fair skin, and delicate makeup. She's not very tall and is wearing a Miu Miu preppy style dress.
She was carrying a white Chanel bag, exuding the air of a wealthy heiress, with a cute appearance.
With a wronged expression on her pretty face, Ye Qingchi said with dissatisfaction, "Then let Shen Yueze come out. He's here too, right? He's definitely here. Xie Yuchen even sent her location, and there's a photo of you two together."
"How did you know the location? I thought someone had called you here."
Ye Qingchi was dressed casually and looked like he had just taken a shower. He said lazily, "There are a lot of people inside. If you don't mind being embarrassed, go ahead. You know his personality."
Duan Xinhe, wearing 7-centimeter high heels, walked forward step by step on the cobblestone path, and stopped in her tracks upon hearing this.
Wen Yining and Chen Mo were hidden by the trees, so it wasn't a good time to go out and they stopped to listen to the gossip.
Chen Mo whispered, "Who is this? She doesn't look like his ex-girlfriend."
Wen Yining noticed the girl's high heels; she wanted the same style, but they were very expensive, costing six or seven thousand.
Duan Xinhe continued her accusations, "I bought him nearly three million yuan worth of stuff, and he even gave me hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of equipment in the game. He's such a jerk."
Ye Qingchi: "What did you buy? Has he used it?"
"He wanted to return it to me, but I said I didn't want it and just threw it away. I don't know where it is now."
As Duan Xinhe was speaking, she suddenly noticed the watch worth over 800,000 yuan on Ye Qingchi's hand, which was the same model that she had given to Shen Yueze.
Ye Qingchi followed her gaze and looked down, then chuckled, surprised by the coincidence. "This really was given to me by Shen Yueze. Did you buy it?"
Duan Xinhe lifted his arm and examined it, then frowned unhappily, "It's that piece."
"He doesn't lack these things. Let me tell you, today when we went out to sea, he was wearing a Patek Philippe on his wrist, and Xie Yuchen said, 'Take it off, such an expensive watch shouldn't fall into the sea. After all, even people with money can't get their hands on these.'"
"As a result, he gave it directly to Xie Yuchen."
Duan Xinhe remained silent, still looking sullen.
Ye Qingchi glanced at her and said, "Your method of throwing money at a guy might work for guys from average families, but it won't work for him. People don't date for money."
"I sent him this gift just to show him my sincerity, you know?"
“And the plan involves more than three million. Tell him that if he agrees to be with me, I will give him a supercar.”
Ye Qingchi hissed, shifted his stance, and became more interested. "Your family gives you so much pocket money? You didn't earn it yourself, did you?"
"Do your parents know? Don't come over and cause trouble again, saying that Shen Yueze cheated you out of money."
"They don't have time to spend with me, so all they can do is give me some money to spend."
"You're such a spendthrift."
Duan Xinhe rolled her eyes at him, "You know how much money we've spent on games."
"If I could win over Shen Yueze with money, my parents would be laughing all the way to the bank."
Ye Qingchi nodded with a smile, his voice magnetic, "That's true, but I think what you're doing is really useless. Why don't you give him a call and ask him if he'd like to come out and see you?"
Duan Xinhe paused, then said speechlessly, "He blocked both of my accounts. I bought someone else's game account, and he recognized me."
"His ex-girlfriend was just too clingy, and he really found that annoying."
"I didn't keep texting and calling him, I'm not that stupid."
"Then why did he block you?"
Ye Qingchi lit a cigarette, frowned, and took a puff.
He felt that this was the reason why Shen Yueze had received so many messages from girls showing concern for him.
Duan Xinhe hesitated for a moment, then told the truth: "Because I sent him nude photos."
"That means he didn't like you and thought you didn't have a good figure."
Ye Qingchi was being particularly direct with her, hoping she would give up, otherwise she would keep bothering him.
Today alone, Duan Xinhe called him three times without saving his number in his contacts. He thought she had gotten one of his ex-girlfriends pregnant and was trying to harass him. He even thought back to the day before, and realized that either he had used a condom or he had made her take a pill.
Duan Xinhe hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "My figure isn't bad either, it's not worse than Shi Yingmeng's, is it?" She felt that her chest wasn't flat either.
"Shi Yingmeng also won him over by posting nude photos."
Ye Qingchi chuckled softly, then shook his head with a smile, "That's not entirely because of that. They've known each other since high school, and Shi Yingmeng doesn't have much money or a temper."
"Having money has actually become a disadvantage??"
Duan Xinhe strongly disagreed.
"At this point, we're just having fun dating. Dating a poor girl is a lot of fun. You know, you can feel like you're saving someone just by spending a little money."
"Hey, you obviously haven't been around poor guys before, but you must have plenty of people around you who are after your money and willing to flatter you for it, right?"
Duan Xinhe: "Yes, the more this kind of person is, the less I like them. I can accept being attracted to sex, but I can't accept being attracted to anything else. I'm only willing to spend millions on someone like Shen Yueze who doesn't care about sex."
“I understand him, he definitely needs girls to listen to him. Your family is too well-off, it's not suitable, forget it.”
"Stop bothering me, really. When I saw so many missed calls today, I thought they were from my ex."
Duan Xinhe left in the end, looking quite dejected and disappointed.
They didn't press the matter further. There were still quite a few people in the villa, and they all knew that Shen Yueze was straightforward and that she also cared about her image in front of outsiders. They also understood the reasoning behind Ye Qingchi's words.
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When Wen Yining went out, she was holding an ice cream. She was so engrossed in listening to the gossip that she barely ate any ice cream before it melted and dripped onto her hand.
Chen Mo found her a tissue, "Eat quickly."
Then I wiped it off for her.
Wen Yining: "Are all the girls who pursue him this crazy? Sending nude photos right off the bat?"
In her mind, one should spend some time getting to know someone before seeing photos of that level of intimacy, at least three months.
Sure enough, Shen Yueze is a playboy at heart.
Chen Mo laughed and said, "After all, it's the most direct way and won't waste time. But I don't know this Duan Xinhe either. She's not a local. She met Shen Yueze through the game."
"oh."
"In reality, he doesn't associate much with rich girls. His ex-girlfriend, Shi Yingmeng, came from a very ordinary family, and she was the one who pursued him."
"He wants to end the relationship, so he can just stop paying him. That way, the other party won't have any right to harass him anymore."
The two went to a nearby convenience store to buy shampoo, chatting as they walked. The sea breeze blew from time to time, which was very comfortable, blowing the hem of their long skirts. Without the hustle and bustle of the day, all that remained was tranquility and gentleness.
Upon hearing about games, Wen Yining recalled that she had initially determined Chen Jiabai's family background was good because of games.
She doesn't play, but her roommate does. Just by looking at Chen Jiabai's account, she knows how much money he's spent—close to a million.
Given her spending habits, it's impossible for her to spend more than four figures on games.
So even though Chen Jiabai hasn't given her any expensive gifts, and he himself doesn't wear luxury goods or drive supercars, it's easy to tell that his family isn't poor.
Chen Mo was picking out shampoo and shower gel from the shelf when she casually asked her, "By the way, is my brother serious about you? Is he like Shen Yueze and the others, just playing around and sleeping around without thinking about the future or marriage?"
"I can't tell, he seems pretty good. He even said he's shown my photo to his parents. Let's just see how things go."
"Let me tell you, my second aunt is a terrible person. My mom is so annoyed with her. They don't even talk to each other when they meet now, mainly because my grandparents' property is something my second aunt is particularly concerned about, and she feels that she's being unfair."
Our relationship wasn't good to begin with, but it hadn't completely broken down. We almost had a fight during Chinese New Year this year; the house was definitely just the trigger.
“I remember when we were in high school, you often went to Chen Jiabai’s house to play, and I would go with you.”
"Yeah, that was before. Sigh, a lot has happened. I asked too many questions, but they wouldn't tell me. They thought it was an adult matter and I didn't need to know. But Chen Jiabai is alright, at least he's not a womanizer."
"Um."
Wen Yining took out her phone to pay the bill, agreeing, "That was one of the reasons I talked to him."
She still really wants to get married and doesn't want to waste too much time. She hasn't met anyone who really makes her heart flutter, so it doesn't matter who she dates. Of course, she wants someone from a good family with a gentle personality.
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When they arrived at the villa, they were still playing in the living room. There were lots of snacks, alcohol, and mixed cocktails on the table, and two girls were taking pictures by the pool outside. Jiang Lin encouraged the girls to go into the water.
Ye Qingchi then complained about Duan Xinhe, "I didn't ask you to go out because of her persistent and clingy attitude. Otherwise, who knows how long she would have kept pestering you. I'm not saying anything, but what have you guys been doing in the game? I don't remember you playing for very long."
Shen Yueze found a zombie movie, put a cushion in his arms, put his legs on the sofa, and leaned back lazily. When he heard the door open, he lazily raised his eyes and asked Wen Yining what she wanted to watch.
Wen Yining also loves watching zombie movies. "No need to change, this one is fine."
Then he sat down on the sofa.
Ye Qingchi laughed and said, "I thought you two had slept together. Tell me the truth, did you or didn't you?"
Shen Yueze's gaze was on the projector screen, and he opened a bag of potato chips in his hand. "I've barely even seen them a few times."
"So she spent over three million yuan to pursue you?"
"They even said that if you agree, they'll immediately send you a car and let you choose."
When playing games, you can hear the other person's voice.
Initially, Duan Xinhe was attracted to Shen Yueze because of his beautiful, sexy, magnetic, and alluring voice; just hearing his voice made her heart race and she couldn't resist.
Then, he was skilled at it, and also able to see how much money he had deposited into the account, before they privately added each other's contact information.
In the video, he was already handsome with his sharp features, but seeing him in person was even more impactful. His nonchalant roguishness and carefree attitude were irresistible to Duan Xinhe.
Xie Yuchen was a little surprised. "Damn, that's generous. Ask her if it's too late for me to start playing games now?"
"Forget about it. They don't like you. They're only interested in Shen Yueze's face."
Ye Qingchi: "Actually, she's quite good-looking, pretty."
Shen Yueze said lazily, "I don't feel anything."
Chen Mo: "You guys spend so much money on games? If you stop playing, can you still sell them?"
"Um."
Fu Lang: "I used to have an account that I sold for nearly 500,000 yuan."
"That's considered low; some people's equipment costs tens of millions."
“List rare, out-of-print equipment on the platform and drive up the price.”
"Those worth tens of millions are not a minority. Do you know a streamer named Xu Xu Bao Bao? His account is worth hundreds of millions."
Chen Mo: "Really?"
"It can only be said that poverty limits your imagination. In the past, many rich and beautiful girls spent money to play QQ Dance."
"Fantasy Westward Journey, Demon Realm, Legend of Mir, Dungeon Fighter Online, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and many more."
"There are quite a few just under NetEase."
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The next day,
Wen Yining and Dai Anning returned to their dormitory together.
Seeing that the room was empty, Dai Anning asked, "Why is Geng Chutong so busy lately? Is she filming a drama?"
"Didn't you say you were going to participate in a talent show? I guess you're busy practicing dance."
Dai Anning laughed, "She's a newcomer, yet she sings off-key and dances stiffly. She's only barely presentable with makeup on."
Another roommate in the dormitory, Geng Chutong, was often absent and did not get along well with the three of them. The feud started at the beginning of the semester.
That day, the three of them thought no one was in the house, so Dai Anning started gossiping, saying that Geng Chutong had spent 400,000 yuan to get in through the back door.
Lou Xinyue said that she was not very good-looking, and her academic and professional skills were poor, so she was definitely worth more than 400,000.
It's no secret that many people pay money and use connections to get into art schools, but it's still quite embarrassing if your roommate overhears you.
Later, they had several big arguments due to personality clashes, including issues related to lifestyle, studies, and opportunities.
Geng Chutong also tattled on them to the teacher multiple times, resulting in both of them being punished.
If they entered the workforce or the entertainment industry, they both felt that Geng Chutong would hate them to the point of trying every means to grab resources.
Dai Anning unpacked the gift box. "Come and have some fruit. Shen Yueze bought it."
Wen Yining was packing up her swimsuit and towel, which were wet and dripping with water, because she hadn't dried them properly after wearing them yesterday.
Shen Yueze said her swimsuit was ugly and he was going to throw it away. She thought he was being ridiculous and didn't let him throw it away. Besides, it looked pretty good, and it wasn't disposable; she would wear it again in the future.
"No need, he gave it to you, you can have it."
Wen Yining thought there was something going on between the two of them. She felt that he was a dissolute and unrestrained playboy who liked to associate with pretty girls and loved to take advantage of them.
She initially felt he had taken advantage of her in the sea, but after Duan Xinhe and Bella...
One was a rich and beautiful woman, and the other was a sexy model. Both of them threw themselves at him, but he didn't react at all, which made her doubt that she was just imagining things.
Dai Anning pulled the trash can over, peeled a lychee, and said, "This isn't just for me; it's for both of us. Look, there are still quite a few left in the box."
Wen Yining tore open the bag and saw two boxes of blueberries, priced at 299. "This box is 299?"
"Yes, the fruit they eat is very expensive, they can't possibly eat the same kind as us."
Dai Anning peeled one for her and continued,
“I heard that the fruit in his house is delivered from designated farms, and the packaging has a QR code that can be scanned with a mobile phone to find out the age of the fruit tree.”
Wen Yining frowned and sighed, "Is this the world of the rich?"
I've never seen it before, not even during the years when my dad was at his wealthiest.
"They're from completely different worlds, they must have to eat special supplies, from vegetables to all kinds of meat,"
"But I don't think he has that many flaws. Even Ye Qingchi still eats junk food and snacks."
"This lychee is quite sweet."
Wen Yining poured the blueberries into a bowl, rinsed them in the sink, and placed them on the small table in the middle. "But to be honest, there's not much difference between blueberries that cost 299 and those that cost 20 or so."
"Guess how much this lychee costs?"
She casually mentioned a number that sounded quite high, "Four or five hundred? Are you counting it by the piece?"
"5000, this box only has 18 pieces. It's called Guagreen Lychee, and it's an expensive variety."
The flesh is white and translucent, with a sweet and refreshing taste.
Ever since Wen Yining overheard them discussing the amount of money they spent in the game, she felt that they were using different currencies.
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