Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Bai Li put the transfer receipt away and tucked it into his trench coat pocket.

"Hehe, it's okay, don't be so formal."

"I'm not a bad person."

The landlord's eye twitched several times.

This young man is quite young, but his cunning is unfathomable.

With such immense wealth and status, he surprisingly didn't reveal his true colors from the start, almost allowing him to play dumb and outsmart everyone.

Thankfully, I only lusted after his body and didn't act like a stupid villain and start attacking him.

Otherwise, they might really be ruined and lose everything.

The landlord, with a forced smile, retreated to the stairwell, thanked her again, and then quickly slipped away in her high heels.

Only Bai Li, three young women, and Wang Wei wiping sweat remained on the floor.

Chen Tingting's red hair flew wildly, and she excitedly grabbed Bai Li's arm and shook it:

"Dude! You're amazing! You just dumped a million in one go! A million! I've never seen so much money stacked up like that in my entire life!"

Li Jiaxin also joined in, her purple ponytail swaying:

"Exactly! That old woman was so arrogant just now, but now she has to lower the price and even pay extra!"

After the initial excitement, the girls quieted down.

They turned their heads and carefully examined the spacious and bright single-level apartment.

The warm winter sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long patches of light on the concrete floor.

Lin Xiaoshuang clenched her hands in front of her chest, her soft voice trembling:

"Big brother, will we be working here from now on?"

"Mm," Bai Li replied.

Upon hearing this affirmative answer, the three girls' eyes curved into crescent moons with laughter.

In a small county town, who wouldn't want a proper job?

But apart from fighting and swearing, and their unwavering sincerity, they have no other skills.

Bai Li pulled them out of the mud, nurtured and cultivated them, and gave them new life. Now he wants to give them a stable job.

With this large, single-level studio, I now have a legitimate job.

Maybe in a while, they'll be able to go home in triumph and humiliate those relatives who looked down on them.

So regardless of whether this short drama can be filmed well or not, we must risk our lives and never let Bai Li down.

[Ding! Investment targets Lin Xiaoshuang, Chen Tingting, and Li Jiaxin have each gained 2 points of favorability.]

Hearing the system notification in his mind, Bai Li smiled.

This money was well spent.

Once a storefront is registered in one's own name, it becomes a permanent asset.

The key is that the increase in this affinity value will allow him to obtain more investment limits and return multiples in the future, as well as physical qualities and social skills that cannot be bought with any amount of money.

"Let's go." Bai Li clapped his hands to call everyone, "Now that we've finished the important business, it's time to go buy the equipment."

Bai Li glanced at the mobile banking app; there was still 1.37 million yuan left in the card.

The group went downstairs, got into the car, and headed straight for the electronics market.

This is Wang Wei's home turf.

Bai Li possesses the talent of a top-tier web series director, with his mind brimming with storyboards and scripts, yet he is completely clueless when it comes to specific camera equipment models.

Wang Wei used to make a living in this industry, so he was very familiar with it.

"Brother Li, we absolutely must get these full-frame mirrorless cameras; the image quality will be more than enough for shooting short dramas. And these wireless microphones and teleprompters too." Wang Wei directed the shop assistants as they moved the boxes.

"We need to buy enough fill lights, including front lights, rim lights, and background lights. We also need to buy three high-end editing computers; the rendering speed absolutely cannot be slow."

After a round of purchasing, they swept up a total of 700,000 yuan worth of goods.

Bai Li paid by card.

There is a balance of 670,000 left.

Transport all the equipment back to the main apartment and move it up to the second floor.

After finishing all that, it was completely dark outside, and it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

Everyone's stomachs were already growling loudly with hunger.

Wang Wei had planned to find a restaurant to have a nice celebratory meal when his phone rang at that crucial moment.

Wang Wei answered the phone, listened for a couple of sentences, and then his brows furrowed.

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Wei helplessly shrugged.

"Brother Li, I'm not going to get this meal. The police station called and said they've caught the little bastard who pulled on my car door, and they want me to come over now to sign some papers."

Bai Li waved his hand: "Go ahead and do your thing, we'll get together another day."

Wang Wei scanned a shared bicycle and pedaled as fast as he could to the police station.

Bai Li led the three maids to the old street intersection and bought two large bowls of steaming hot pickled fish, packed them up with the soup, and drove back to Villa No. 1.

Push open the villa gate.

Zhang Qian had already gotten up.

She came to greet me wearing a silk nightgown and slippers.

Seeing Bai Li return, Zhang Qian's eyes were filled with joy. She reached out and took the trench coat that Bai Li had taken off and hung it up.

The group gathered around the long table in the restaurant and enjoyed their meal.

The sauerkraut fish was so spicy that sweat beaded on the tip of their noses. The three girls drank AD calcium milk to relieve the spiciness while excitedly telling Zhang Qian about what had happened during the day.

"Qianqian, you weren't there, you didn't see it!" Chen Tingting bit her tongue piercing, her chopsticks clattering against the rim of her bowl.

"That old woman in yoga pants was so arrogant, insisting that Big Brother be her mistress. Big Brother pulled out his card, paid nine million in full, and bought those two floors without even blinking!"

Lin Xiaoshuang added, her soft, adorable face flushed:

"The people at the housing authority were stunned. Our studios will be huge from now on."

Zhang Qian rested her chin on her hand and listened quietly.

She turned her head, her gaze fixed on Bai Li, her eyes overflowing with admiration.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Bai Li yawned, went upstairs to the master bedroom, took a shower, and then lay on the soft bed to browse his phone.

It was late at night.

There were a few light knocks outside the bedroom door.

"Go in." Bai Li turned over.

The door is pushed open.

Li Jiaxin walked in quietly.

She had just finished showering; her purple ponytail was loose, and her half-dry hair draped over her shoulders.

She was only wearing a large, boyfriend-style white shirt, the hem of which barely covered her upper thighs.

The girl locked the door behind her back without any pretense, then crawled into bed and lay comfortably beside Bai Li.

Bai Li stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his arms, the pleasant scent of shower gel wafting from his nose.

"Why are you alone? Didn't Xiaoshuang and Tingting come?"

Li Jiaxin, annoyed, stretched out her finger and pinched Bai Li's soft waist hard:

"Are you kidding me?! So many people are addicted?!"

She flipped over and sat on Bai Li, looking down at him with those captivating peach blossom eyes:

"You think I can't handle you by myself?!"

Bai Li smiled.

They really do forget how they were taught a lesson...

"You're really going to fight one-on-one? Last time, who was so swollen they couldn't even walk properly? I was the one who applied the ointment to them."

When this embarrassing incident was mentioned, Li Jiaxin's cool and sassy face turned bright red.

She fidgeted for a moment, then turned her head away, not daring to look Bai Li in the eye, and muttered softly:

"Xiaoshuang and Tingting can't come; their relatives are visiting..."

"Then you're going to suffer tonight." Bai Li lifted her chin with one hand.

Li Jiaxin bit her lower lip and leaned down: "Come on!"

Bai Li pulled over a large silk quilt and covered the two of them inside.

With the outside light blocked out, the temperature inside the blankets rose sharply.

The rustling sound of clothes rubbing together continued incessantly.

A few minutes later.

Li Jiaxin's slightly panting voice came from under the covers.

"You don't need to wear that anymore..."

Bai Li stopped what she was doing.

"I'm in my safe period today..." Her voice grew softer and softer until it became as soft as a mosquito's hum.

... (has already behaved himself)

The large-screen TV in the bedroom was showing the midnight episode of "Animal World".

In the video, a white-scaled python is seen slowly moving through the jungle.

Bai Li quipped:

"That...that's a young snake!"

Li Jiaxin raised her fist and punched Bai Li in the chest, ready to take the liberty of this clueless man on the spot.

At this time.

The phone on the bedside table suddenly vibrated.

The screen lit up, and the caller ID flashed the three large characters "Jiang Ruyue".

Bai Li held down Li Jiaxin's mischievous little hand, picked up her phone, and swiped to answer the call.

Before he could even speak, a heart-wrenching sob came from the other end of the phone, mixed with the sound of the wind on the night street.

"Waaaaah... Bai Li, come pick me up!"

Jiang Ruyue cried so hard she could barely breathe, her usually cool voice completely breaking down:

"I...I had a fight with my mom and dad! They kicked me out, they don't want me anymore!"

"I...I'm an orphan!"