What Zhou Jialu said might sound a bit snobbish, but it was the truth.
In this society, money is your confidence.
When they were leaving, why did Zhang Kang’s face show a hint of fear?
Of course, it was because the financial power displayed by Zhou Jialu’s boyfriend made him feel intimidated.
Truth be told, even Zhou Jialu didn’t know the exact background of Su Bai’s family.
But one thing was certain—it could easily crush someone like Zhang Kang.
Ever since she received Liu Yuanyuan’s call, Zhou Jialu had already been calculating how to handle today’s situation.
This time, she had to thoroughly scare Zhang Kang off and eliminate any possibility of him causing trouble in the future.
Otherwise, Zhou Jialu herself would find it annoying, and Su Bai would too. If Su Bai got upset over something like this, it would inevitably lower his opinion of her.
This opinion mainly concerned her ability to handle social situations.
Rich men aren’t fools—they highly value a woman’s emotional intelligence.
Zhou Jialu wanted to tie herself to Su Bai for life, to stay by his side and enjoy a life of luxury forever.
Tell me, if she couldn’t even independently deal with harassment from someone like Zhang Kang,
what right did she have to enjoy Su Bai’s affection long-term?
Although Zhou Jialu’s looks and figure were top-tier, the problem was that mere pretty faces weren’t exactly rare in this world.
What was truly rare were men like Su Bai.
Young, wealthy, handsome, and even well-endowed in that department…
Luckily, this matter was resolved quickly and smoothly.
Zhou Jialu couldn’t help feeling a little smug—her habit of taking on internships during college to sharpen her social skills had indeed paid off. She knew exactly how to deal with people, how to handle scumbags like Zhang Kang.
Oh, and there was also her junior, Liu Yuanyuan, who had helped her deal with the situation in time.
Glancing at Liu Yuanyuan beside her, Zhou Jialu spoke up, “Thanks, junior. You did great today.”
“Hehe, I didn’t really do much. It was all thanks to you, senior… But, senior, since you humiliated Zhang Kang like this, do you think he’ll badmouth you behind your back or even spread nasty rumors?”
Liu Yuanyuan suddenly thought of this possibility and couldn’t help but worry.
“Doesn’t matter. He won’t dare make too much noise—at most, he’ll just insinuate things in the shadows.” Zhou Jialu said breezily. “That kind of thing? I couldn’t care less. My reputation hasn’t been great since high school anyway. I stopped caring about what others think a long time ago.”
“In fact, I hope Zhang Kang goes ahead and spreads the word, lets everyone know I’m being pampered by a tycoon.”
In this regard, Zhou Jialu was truly different from ordinary girls.
She was materialistic—unapologetically so.
Just imagining the way people would use vulgar words to describe how she was being spoiled by a wealthy man, their faces twisted with hatred and envy yet powerless to do anything, made Zhou Jialu’s cheeks flush. She couldn’t help but let out a soft hum.
This was one of her stranger pleasures—she loved the feeling of being kept by a powerful man.
As for becoming Su Bai’s possession? That was perfectly fine. It gave Zhou Jialu a deep sense of security.
At her core, she was that kind of woman—fiery and tough on the outside, but soft and dependent in private.
Compared to those so-called “independent women” who hypocritically flaunted their self-sufficiency while living off men’s money, Zhou Jialu’s straightforward personality was practically a breath of fresh air.
“Senior, you’re so strong-minded. I really admire you,” Liu Yuanyuan praised sincerely.
“Oh, stop it, that’s too cheesy. You’re making me blush… Hurry up and open Meituan to decide what we’re eating.”
Meanwhile.
Su Bai was driving back to campus.
He bought some snacks on the way, planning to eat them in the dorm tonight.
He was going to game with his silly roommate Wang Haoran, so he figured he’d stay in the dorm for once.
As much as he adored his senior, they couldn’t just cling to each other like conjoined twins all the time. Life needed variety.
Because of the delay, he missed the dramatic showdown between “Senior vs. Zhang Kang” in the southern campus parking lot.
The class meeting was held in one of the teaching buildings. Their advisor, Xia Lin, had booked a classroom, and students just had to arrive by the scheduled time.
The whole thing was only scheduled for one class period.
Xia Lin had announced in the class group chat that she would efficiently arrange everything from now until the National Day holiday. The next class meeting wouldn’t be until October.
Su Bai liked this no-nonsense, efficient style of hers.
In the classroom.
Xia Lin sat on a stool behind the lectern, holding an old-model iPad displaying what looked like a research paper—very impressive.
“Advisor Xia, you’re so diligent! Even during a class meeting, you’re still doing research. Looks like the graduate scholarship in our department is yours for sure this year.”
The moment Xue Tao walked in and saw Xia Lin reading a paper, he immediately plastered on a sycophantic smile and started buttering her up.
Xia Lin frowned slightly and replied dryly, “Our department is relatively well-funded. Generally, all grad students receive scholarships—you don’t need to be outstanding to get one.”
“…Oh, haha, guess I wasn’t aware of that.” Xue Tao laughed awkwardly before adding, “Well then, I hope you achieve even greater success, maybe win some young scholar award or something—”
“The young scholar award is for faculty members with teaching positions. It has nothing to do with me.”
Xia Lin was thoroughly exasperated. “Enough rambling. Go take your seat.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Having struck out twice with his flattery, Xue Tao could only force a smile and slink to the back row.
Meanwhile, the quick-witted Wang Haoran had already booted up his mobile game and cleared three dungeons. Truly impressive.
A new gacha banner had dropped yesterday, and after Wang Haoran mentioned it on WeChat, Su Bai immediately dumped another few grand into it.
The man genuinely treated money like water.
Unbelievable. Being Su Bai’s account caretaker was definitely the right call—wasn’t this way more fun than playing his own account?
Chu Mingzhe wore a pair of high-end international brand earbuds, lost in some classical music, looking utterly blissful.
Xue Tao glanced at his two roommates and shook his head.
So immature. They didn’t understand social etiquette at all.
Right now, the advisor wasn’t familiar with the class yet. This was the perfect opportunity to impress Xia Lin and secure a recommendation for a position in the student union next semester.
That was Xue Tao’s plan.
As a sophisticated local, he had to strategize early for his college life.
And it wasn’t just the student union.
There was also the student council, clubs, exchange associations…
Life had to be vibrant—at least, it had to look vibrant on social media to project that high-class aura.
Xue Tao admitted it himself—he loved the spotlight. He wanted to become a campus celebrity, because only then would he have access to higher-tier girls.
Liu Yuanyuan wasn’t bad, but Xue Tao wanted better!
Just as Xue Tao was fantasizing about his glorious four-year reign, Su Bai walked in through the front door.
Instantly, the few female students in the class turned to look at him.
They all vaguely sensed something different about him.

close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!

ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!

ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!