The super rich starts with the self-discipline challenge

Chapter 181 Showdown
CUHK, Lingyuan, a girls’ dormitory.

Tana walked in with a big bouquet of roses, causing her two roommates to exclaim.

"Wow, your boyfriend gave it to you? It's so beautiful."

"And a gift? Your boyfriend is so nice to you."

Roommates Yu Caiyan and Zhu Miaowen both looked envious. At their age, they had just escaped from the misery of senior year in high school. Who wouldn’t want a sweet love?
The way Tana and her boyfriend love each other every day really makes them envious.

Ruan Xi also took off her headphones and looked at Tana's happy face. She was also envious. She couldn't help but think of something and her eyes dimmed.

At this time, Tana also looked at her. Seeing that she looked a little lonely, she deliberately asked, "Ruan Xi, didn't your boyfriend ask you out? Today is Chinese Valentine's Day. He didn't show any reaction?"

Ruan Xi shook her head and said, "He is busy with work and has no time."

Tan Na said, "No matter how busy you are at work, you can't let your girlfriend spend the holidays alone. Did he give you a red envelope?"

Ruan Xi still shook her head. She was not a good liar and would not lie just to save face.

At this time, Yu Caiyan came over to smooth things over and said, "Nana, what gift did your boyfriend give you?"

Tan Na didn't have any ill intentions, she just liked to show off. In the dormitory, Ruan Xi was better than her in every aspect, including appearance, figure, grades...

The only thing she could show off in front of Ruan Xi was her boyfriend. She believed that her boyfriend was much better than her, and she would show off their love whenever she had the chance.

She took out the gift her boyfriend had given her and opened it on the spot. Inside was a necklace. Looking at the box, she saw that it was from a certain jewelry store.

Yu Caiyan and Zhu Miaowen both praised, "It's so beautiful, let's try it on and see."

Tana proudly put it on her neck, looked at herself in the mirror for a while, and asked, "How is it?"

"It looks good." "It suits you. Your boyfriend is really good at choosing gifts."

It has been two weeks since school started, and their relationship has become much closer. It is no longer as strange and restrained as it was at the beginning of the school year.

Ruan Xi didn't go over. She was not the type of person who liked to join in the fun, and she was not used to the kind of intimate relationships between girls. In this regard, she was naturally indifferent.

So, I seemed a bit out of place in the dormitory.

At this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang. It was an unfamiliar number, and it showed as a courier. She picked up the phone and the other party said he was an errand boy who came to deliver something. He couldn't enter the girls' dormitory, so he asked her to go downstairs to get it.

"Okay, I'll go down now."

She hung up the phone and prepared to go out.

Yu Caiyan noticed that she was about to go out and asked, "Xixi, where are you going?"

"Go downstairs to get the package."

"It must be a gift from your boyfriend." She clapped her hands and said, "You can go with me."

"it is good."

Ruan Xi did not refuse. Among her three roommates, Yu Caiyan was the friendliest to her, and she could often feel kindness from her.

After the two of them left the dormitory, Yu Caiyan whispered, "Her boyfriend gave her a gold necklace. I was embarrassed to tell you just now. Seeing how happy Nana was, she probably didn't know."

Ruan Xi said, "The main thing about a gift is the thought behind it."

Yu Caiyan said, "You don't understand. After observing her for some time, I feel that her boyfriend doesn't really like her that much. This can be seen from many details."

"Oh."

"Just like tonight, they all went out to eat together, and they gave flowers and gifts, but they didn't stay out overnight and came back so early. This is not normal."

"..."

After a while, the two of them were downstairs and saw the errand boy holding a large bouquet of roses and a bag.

After confirming her identity, the errand boy handed the bouquet of roses and the bag to Ruan Xi and left.

"Wow, such a big bouquet of roses. Your boyfriend is really generous."

Yu Caiyan's eyes were sparkling with stars.

This bouquet is ten times bigger than the one Tana’s boyfriend gave her, and it looks so exaggerated.

Ruan Xi looked at the names and phone numbers on the list and stood there in a daze.

Although there was a star in the middle, she could tell at a glance that it was Zhong Yun. The word "Yun" and the last four digits of the phone number said it all.

Seeing her standing there, Yu Caiyan pulled her aside and said, "What's wrong? Are you so happy that you're stupid?"

Ruan Xi lowered her head and hugged the bouquet of flowers tightly to prevent her roommate from seeing the tears in her eyes.

This bouquet of flowers and gift broke through her defenses in an instant. She suddenly felt a little regretful, regretting that she had kept her promise to her mother and gave him to someone else.

Yu Caiyan thought she was too happy, so she pulled her and said, "Let's go back and let Nana take a look. Let's see if she will bring up your boyfriend again in the future."

……

When Ruan Xi returned to the dormitory holding the bouquet of flowers, the other two were stunned.

Tana's face was a little stiff, and she asked, "Is this... a gift from your boyfriend?"

Yu Caiyan rushed to say, "Yes, ninety-nine roses and a gift. Xixi, open the gift and take a look."

Ruan Xi had recovered a little by now. Seeing that her three roommates were looking at her, she put the roses on her desk and began to open the gifts.

After opening it, there was another box from Moufu Jewelry. Coincidentally, it was the same brand as Tan Na's, but the box was much bigger.

When Tana saw this, her face turned unhappy.

Yu Caiyan urged, "Open it quickly and take a look."

Ruan Xi opened the box and saw a golden bracelet inside.

"Wow……"

Yu Caiyan and Zhu Miaowen exclaimed at the same time, "Is this pure gold?"

"This must weigh several dozen grams, right?"

At the price of 560 yuan per gram, this bracelet would cost tens of thousands of yuan?

Seeing that the two of them looked like they had never seen the world, Tana felt sour in her heart and said, "Giving gold bracelets on Valentine's Day, isn't that too tacky? Who among young people would wear this? Isn't your boyfriend too tacky?"

Yu Caiyan didn't like what she heard and said, "If someone gave me gold, I would wear it even if it was carved into a cockroach. If it's karat gold, even if it's carved into a flower, it will look cheap."

When Tana heard this, her expression became even uglier.

Ruan Xi did not say anything, but fought back with action. She put the bracelet on her hand. The golden bracelet looked very noble on her fair wrist.

Zhu Miaowen exclaimed, "It's so beautiful. I didn't expect that gold jewelry would be so beautiful."

Tan Na looked at the two roommates who had just surrounded her and now surrounded Ruan Xi, and cursed them in her heart for being fence-sitters.

She lay back on the bed, feeling aggrieved. She took out her phone and vented all her anger on her boyfriend, "You're just going to give me a gold necklace?"

Unexpectedly, after sending the message, there was no reply. She was almost crying.

……

the other side.

After dinner, Zhong Yun sat on the sofa with Xia Siyin and drank tea. Even when the cell phone in his pocket rang, he didn't take it out to check.

Judging from the time, the flowers and gifts that I asked the runner to send to Ruan Xi should have been delivered.

In school, in order to maintain Ruan Xi's image of having a boyfriend, she naturally had to be more high-profile.

Give a larger bouquet of flowers and a more expensive gift.

Only in this way can those boys give up.

After all, only a few boys would pursue a girl even though they know she has a boyfriend.

This will help her avoid a lot of trouble.

The bracelet is a bit expensive, but it is worth the money. Given the current international situation, the price of gold will not drop much. It is better than buying those flashy things.

I believe Ruan Xi wouldn't dislike the gift he gave her, right?
Suddenly, Xia Siyin finished the tea in her cup and said, "I should go now."

Zhang Yuzhen subconsciously said, "So soon? Why don't you sit a little longer?"

"No."

"Well, go slow."

"Auntie, no need to see me off. See you next time."

"See you next time."

Zhang Yuzhen breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xia Siyin and her son enter the elevator.

……

When getting in the car, Xia Siyin sat in the passenger seat.

Although Zhong Yun was a little surprised, he didn't say much. After she fastened her seat belt, he started the car and concentrated on driving.

"Today is Chinese Valentine's Day. Many young people regard Chinese Valentine's Day as the Chinese Valentine's Day."

"correct."

"Thank you for eating with me."

Well, there's no need to be so polite.

Zhong Yun said, "It's my duty. You have helped my family so much, and I haven't thanked you properly yet."

Xia Siyin did not continue the topic, "What do you think of platonic love?"

Zhong Yun said, "That can only be achieved by people of a very high level. A layman like me can only admire it. Anyway, I will never reach that level in my lifetime."

He has a clear understanding of himself. He is keeping a chastity now in order to make money, and a lot of money.

If there were no constraints of self-discipline and challenges, he would have been unable to bear it long ago. He would probably have had sex with Meng Jiaen the first time she went home with him.

How could it have been delayed until now?
However, it is precisely because of this that he is caught in a dilemma.

If he had confirmed the relationship with Meng Jiaen earlier, he would not have had further contact with Ruan Xi. When he found out that President Xia had intentions towards him, he would have resigned directly to avoid suspicion.

It is precisely because I am single that I can enjoy this ambiguity with peace of mind.

Xia Siyin asked, "Why?"

Zhong Yun thought this question was a bit strange. He turned around and looked at her. Seeing that she was asking seriously, he was afraid that she really didn't understand. He said, "In fact, human beings are a ball of desire wrapped in flesh and blood. When they are hungry, they have an appetite. When they are well fed and warm, they naturally have the desire to reproduce."

"The driving force behind all human actions is desire. The more you like someone, the more you want to possess her. Sometimes, even if you don't like the other person, as long as she is beautiful or has a good figure, you still want to possess her. This is a very normal thing."

"You ask someone to like you but don't want to have an intimate relationship with you. This is against human nature. Even if you can restrain yourself temporarily, you will not be able to bear it for a long time."

"It's the same in reverse. If you don't want to have that kind of relationship with the other person, it only means that you don't like the other person. So why do you still ask the other person to be with you?"

The last sentence was exactly what Zhong Yun was wondering about.

Even if you are a germaphobe, there should be a limit. If you really like someone, you will feel that the other person's saliva is sweet.

Xia Siyin said she liked him, but she resisted getting too close to him, such as kissing, or even going further. This made it hard for him to believe that she really liked him.

However, she was very good to him, giving him various salary increases, giving him shares, and she also cared about his family and contacted the best team of experts.

I even went to his house for dinner on Valentine's Day.

This contradictory behavior made Zhong Yun doubt that her feelings for him were not really about love, but just a dependence on him.

Maybe it's a morbid emotion.

He thought it would be better to ask clearly.

Xia Siyin did not answer, but asked another question, "Isn't it inhumane for a man to date two or three women at the same time and expect them to accept this situation?"

This soul-searching question made Zhong Yun break out in a cold sweat.

What does she mean by that?
At this moment, he had a feeling that someone had seen through his deepest and most shameful thoughts, as if he had been stripped naked in front of her, and he wished he could jump out of the car and run away right now.

Xia Siyin continued, "Everyone has similar delusions."

Zhong Yun couldn't utter a word.

……

Finally, we arrived at Xia Siyin's house.

"Mr. Xia, we're here."

Zhong Yun also adjusted his mentality. It felt like, since everything has been made clear, then do whatever you want. Just throw the jar into the mix.

It's just like being caught cheating on your partner. After feeling ashamed, you become like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. Anyway, it's already like this, so you either continue living together or break up.

What else can be done?

Xia Siyin unbuckled her seat belt and said, "There will be a banquet tomorrow night. You will be my male companion. Please prepare well."

"what?"

Zhong Yun was a little confused. Even after all this, you still want me to be your male companion?

What on earth is she thinking?

PS: 3,600 words, just to make up for what I owed yesterday. Please give me a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)