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.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
