Chapter 31: As Long as the Sack Is Big Enough!

“What a heartless man.”

Qin Yushi deliberately gave him a resentful look.

She controlled the emotion with exquisite precision.

It was just right, never feeling forced or exaggerated, completely natural.

Fortunately, Su Ze knew Qin Yushi well enough that, unlike the other guys in the room, he was not about to be hooked by her…

After the interlude, the game continued.

The mood was very calm…

It felt like ordinary friends gathering to play a game.

『My luck is a bit bad; if I don’t roll a good number next round, I’ll lose the game…』

Su Ze got distracted and listened in on Qin Yushi’s thoughts.

In fact, from the moment he entered the room, Su Ze had already been eavesdropping on her mind.

He was curious why Qin Yushi showed up here…

According to Prince Xin, Qin Yushi came because she was close to a freshman in accounting and had student council duties, so she tagged along with the accounting class girls tonight.

Yet the truth… really seemed that simple.

Apparently, there was no deeper reason…

In other words.

The dramatic plot of “Qin Yushi actually likes me, so she arranged this meeting on purpose” did not exist.

Of course, Su Ze had never expected that anyway…

Whether she liked him or not did not matter.

As long as the sack was big enough, Qin Yushi would eventually “like” it.

That’s right…

At this moment, Su Ze was seriously considering whether to settle and choose Qin Yushi as Chen Keqing’s companion…

“Su Ze hides it well; I only learned yesterday that he’s a rich second-generation.”

The game did not hinder small talk, and the topic suddenly shifted to Su Ze.

Someone immediately picked it up and questioned Su Ze.

“By the way, Su Ze, what does your family do?”

The one asking was a girl, her clear yet naive eyes staring as she bluntly posed this somewhat private question.

She meant no harm; she was simply curious.

Su Ze could have refused to answer, but he did not.

After pondering a moment, he replied, “You’re mistaken; I’m not some rich heir, I just got lucky and won ¥57 million in the lottery.”

“You can look it up online; three years ago, someone in Jiang City hit that jackpot, and that winner was me. I bought the ticket with my dad, using numbers we’d played for years.”

All eyes in the room turned to Su Ze.

More than one person looked astonished, as if saying… damn, someone actually won a first-prize lottery ticket; have we been wrongly blaming the welfare lottery all these years?!

“Pfft…”

Only when Qin Yushi finally burst out laughing did one or two people realize Su Ze might be making up a story…

“You little comrade are being dishonest again, spinning another tale,” Qin Yushi chuckled, glancing at Su Ze. “If I recall, you once told a ‘young prodigy gets rich’ story…”

“Did I?” Su Ze looked curious.

Honestly, he really did not remember telling Qin Yushi anything like that.

Even if he had, it didn’t matter, because… none of the stories from his mouth were true.

After years of fabricating, there were too many versions; he occasionally forgot himself.

“Of course you told it; I remember clearly.” Qin Yushi pursed her pink lips, pretending to recall carefully.

Then she narrated at length: “I remember now. You said your first bucket of gold came from a barren mountain in your village. The mountain was worthless, but on the advice of 13-year-old you, the whole village turned it into a scenic spot, and you made tens of millions.”

“A whole mountain’s worth that much?” another college student asked, eyes wide and guileless.

“Nonsense.” Qin Yushi snickered. “What they played with that mountain was finance. They planted news saying someone attained immortality there, calling it sacred for blessings. You didn’t think they earned ticket money, did you? They sold ten years of ticket revenue rights to a third party before doing anything and pocketed ¥100 million up front. Repeat that operation a few more times, bundle food stalls to third parties, too… even built a temple, selling a blessing lantern for ¥880 000. Why so expensive? Those who know, know.”

The story was fake.

But the method was real.

The others listened, dazed yet impressed, while Su Ze looked fascinated, as if the story had not come from him at all…

“Isn’t that just cheating people out of money…”

When Qin Yushi finished, someone timidly asked.

“It’s finance. Isn’t it all about cheating? As long as you don’t get caught, it’s not a crime.”

Qin Yushi narrowed her eyes and smiled.

(Hmph, the story must be fake, but the truth could be even more spectacular…)

Su Ze eavesdropped on Qin Yushi’s thoughts again.

Sure enough, she was a knowledgeable and clever woman and, unlike the others, was not staring at Su Ze as if he were a financial scammer.

The moment she heard it, Qin Yushi knew Su Ze was making things up.

Not only that, she even guessed the way he made his fortune might be even more outrageous…

And the most outrageous part was Su Ze’s age.

“All right, stop looking at me like that; it’s all made up, just like the lottery. You didn’t really believe it, did you?”

Su Ze smiled lightly and brushed the topic aside.

…

The team-building game session only lasted until 10 p.m.

Although it was Friday and the dorm closed later, once the venue dispersed, everyone had to head back to campus.

Like Su Ze, Qin Yushi normally did not stay in the dorms, so only the two of them walked in the same direction…

They strolled side by side for a while, chatting idly.

Su Ze’s attention seemed drawn to a bar where the nightlife was just beginning; he kept looking the same way, but he was actually checking the simulator’s cooldown…

“Eight hours of cooldown left…”

He was muttering when Qin Yushi, walking ahead, suddenly stopped, turned, and flashed him a charming smile. “How about you walk me home?”

“Huh?”

Snapping back, Su Ze looked up and gazed at Qin Yushi from behind.

A long black coat over a low-neck solid-color sweater, paired with a short skirt and black stockings, highlighted her tall, voluptuous figure.

Her upper curves were proud, her legs straight and shapely with just the right softness; there was nothing to criticize about her figure.

The same went for her breathtaking face.

Her brows and eyes were like a painting, shining with lively charm.

She was indeed beautiful…

Compared with the random girls passing by, she was on an entirely different level.

“Sure, I’ll walk you.”

Su Ze’s reply clearly surprised Qin Yushi.

Her pretty face froze for a tiny instant.

She must have expected Su Ze to refuse.

Yet she did not expect him to agree so readily…

“Then let’s walk back. I live close by; we’ll treat it as a stroll.”

Qin Yushi said with a sweet smile.