Super Rich: Starting the game by going back ten years to buy Bitcoin

The clerk tapped behind the counter for half a minute, and the number popped up—three hundred and seventy-four thousand.

Li Yichen scanned the code, paid, picked up the bag, and left.

The whole process took less than a minute. The shop assistant stood behind the counter, mouth agape, only snapping out of his daze when his figure disappeared through the doorway.

Another shop assistant came over and lowered his voice.

"What's wrong?"

"Three hundred and seventy thousand. A one-time payment. Not even a trial."

The two looked at each other and then glanced towards the door.

The person has long since disappeared.

Li Yichen visited three more stores. He bought two casual jackets, a pair of black derby shoes, and several T-shirts.

In total, I had five or six sets of clothes, three pairs of shoes, and a few miscellaneous accessories. The shopping bags filled the trunk.

"Back to the hotel."

The car drove out of the MixC underground parking garage and merged into the evening traffic.

Back in the presidential suite, Li Yichen tossed the shopping bags onto the sofa and changed into a newly purchased outfit—a light gray suit jacket over a white crew-neck T-shirt, paired with dark trousers and his new Derby shoes.

I stood in front of the full-length mirror in the dressing room for two seconds.

Ok.

He's acting like a human being now.

He picked up his phone, found Xiao Yuqing's WeChat, and dialed the number.

It rang three times, then I answered.

"Feed?"

Xiao Yuqing's voice was a little hoarse and carried a hint of fatigue.

"Has the hospital finished handling it?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

"It's all done."

Xiao Yuqing's voice softened, revealing an indescribable gentleness.

"I paid all the outstanding fees, and I also put in an extra 100,000 yuan, which will be deposited into my hospital account first, and then deducted directly for chemotherapy and examinations later."

She paused for a moment.

"My dad is much better. When the nurse came to change his dressing, he even chatted with her for a bit and said he wanted to eat braised pork. My mom was scolding him for being a worrywart."

Li Yichen leaned back on the sofa armrest, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"That's good. If your uncle wants braised pork, just buy him a portion."

"I bought it, and I've already finished it. I ate most of a bowl of rice."

"Okay." Li Yichen shifted his position, putting his legs up on the coffee table. "So, are you free tonight?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

The silence lasted a while.

Three seconds. Five seconds.

"...Is something wrong?"

Xiao Yuqing's voice suddenly rose half an octave, the last syllable rising slightly, but the rise was a little unsteady.

Before Li Yichen could continue speaking, the other person spoke up again.

"Wait for me...wait a moment, I'll change my clothes and come find you in a bit."

beep.

It's over.

Li Yichen stared blankly at his phone for two seconds.

He hasn't said what it is yet.

How did he die?

He didn't think much of it. He tossed his phone onto the coffee table, picked up the bottled water next to him, unscrewed the cap, and took a couple of gulps.

-

An hour later.

The sky outside the window was mostly dark, and the city lights were reflected in the French windows, with only a sliver of orange-yellow twilight hanging on the horizon.

The door lock clicked.

Zhou Lan's voice came in from the doorway, very softly.

"Mr. Li, Miss Xiao has arrived."

Li Yichen stood up from the sofa and took two steps toward the entrance.

My steps stopped.

Xiao Yuqing stood at the door.

Her ponytail was replaced with long, slightly curled hair that draped over her shoulders. She wore a light-colored floral print sundress that fell just above her knees, revealing a sliver of her calves. On her feet were white strappy sandals with a delicate silver chain around her ankle.

The makeup was very light, but the stroke at the outer corner of the eye was just right, making the already round and bright eyes look a little longer, adding a touch of indescribable charm.

Li Yichen's gaze swept from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top.

Not the same.

This morning I was wearing a wrinkled shirt and a ponytail, but now I'm dressed like this—

This money was well spent.

Xiao Yuqing felt a little uneasy under his gaze and reached up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?"

He was fierce in words, but his ears were turning red.

Li Yichen withdrew his gaze and stepped aside.

"Come in."

Xiao Yuqing walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa. Her knees were together, and she smoothed down the hem of her skirt.

She turned her head and looked at Li Yichen, who was sitting down next to her.

His eyes rolled around.

"Little Li".

"Um?"

Xiao Yuqing bit her lower lip, and the blush on her face spread from her ears to her neck.

"Even though I'm basically being kept by you now... you still need to be careful not to overdo it."

Her fingers twisted the hem of her skirt, her head was half-lowered, and her voice grew softer and softer.

"You're still young, you can't... overdraw your life."

The last two words were practically squeezed out through clenched teeth.

Li Yichen was putting bottled water into his mouth.

Half a mouthful of water was still in my mouth, and I hadn't even had a chance to swallow it yet.

These words hit my ears—

"puff--!"

Water sprayed out.

The misty water droplets flew half a meter away, hitting the glass surface of the coffee table and splashing everywhere.

Then came a violent coughing fit.

"Cough cough cough—cough—"

Li Yichen clutched his chest with one hand and braced himself against the sofa armrest with the other. His face was flushed red, and tears welled up in his eyes from coughing.

After finally calming down, he grabbed a tissue from the coffee table, wiped his mouth, and then turned to look at Xiao Yuqing.

He was speechless.

Utterly speechless.

This woman is getting bolder every day.

Last night, Xiao Yuqing, who hugged his neck and said, "Let me taste what it's like to be kept," was already explosive enough. Today, she added, "Be careful not to overspend."

"Xiao Yuqing".

"Um?"

"You think I called you to the hotel just for that kind of thing?"

As soon as he said it, a thought flashed through his mind.

—Well, you could say it was for that reason.

But not now. That's not the point.

Xiao Yuqing's fingers were still twisting the hem of her skirt, her head lowered, not daring to lift it.

Li Yichen unscrewed a new bottle of mineral water, took a sip, and suppressed the itch in his throat.

"I called you over because there's a dinner party coming up later. It'll be boring for me to go alone. I was thinking of bringing you along."

Xiao Yuqing's fingers stopped moving.

She slowly raised her head.

"……Have a meal?"

"Yes, let's eat."

The two stared at each other for two seconds.

Xiao Yuqing's face turned even redder.

It's not a shy red, it's the kind of red that makes you want to crawl into a hole in the ground in embarrassment.

She was wrong.

She completely misunderstood.

They invited her over for a meal, but all she could think about was—

Oh no. This is incredibly embarrassing.

Xiao Yuqing opened her mouth, wanting to explain something, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that any explanation would only make things worse. She simply shut her mouth, turned her face to the side, stared at the night view outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and pretended to be nonchalant.

The tips of his ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

Li Yichen looked at her, who seemed to want to evaporate on the spot, and after holding back for two seconds, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He reached out and scooped it up.

An arm wrapped around Xiao Yuqing's waist, pulling her directly into his embrace.

"ah--!"

Xiao Yuqing screamed and instinctively braced her hands on his chest.

She leaned sideways into Li Yichen's arms, her back against his arm, her face less than ten centimeters from his chin.

"W-What are you doing!"

"Nothing."

Li Yichen looked down at the flushed face in his arms.

The straps of the floral print sundress slipped a little, revealing her collarbone, which was dazzlingly white.

"Yuqing".

"Uh-huh?"

"I kindly invited you to dinner, and you just say I'm overspending."

His voice was low, close to her ear.

"Tell me, how should I punish you tonight?"

Xiao Yuqing froze.

punishment.

The meaning behind those words when he uttered them didn't need any translation.

Her face turned from red to purplish-red, the heat spreading from her neck all the way to the top of her head.

"You...you scoundrel..."

The sound was so faint it was like a mosquito's hum.

She buried her face in Li Yichen's chest and wouldn't come out.

The tips of their ears are so hot they could be used to fry an egg.

Li Yichen looked down at the fluffy head in his arms, feeling an unbearable itch in his chest. He placed one hand on her lower back, his fingers restlessly rubbing back and forth on the fabric of her dress.

My heart is racing.

He was about to scoop the person up from the sofa—

buzzing.

My phone vibrated.

Li Yichen's movements were stuck.

He glanced at the phone screen on the coffee table.

Zhang Guodong.

It came at just the right time.

He cursed inwardly, released his arm from Xiao Yuqing, and reached over to pick up the phone.

"Feed".

"Brother Li!"

Zhang Guodong's booming voice burst from the receiver, so enthusiastic it could shake a phone case off.

"Brother, I've booked a private room at Tai'an Gate, room number six, a prime spot! I've arranged the food and prepared two bottles of Moutai. Just waiting for your arrival!"

Li Yichen moved the phone closer to his ear, a couple of centimeters away.

"Okay, I'll be there in half an hour."

"Alright, alright! I'll wait in the private room! Take your time, little brother, no rush!"

He said he wasn't in a hurry, but the excitement in his voice was impossible to suppress.

A major client with 2.1 billion yuan. Who wouldn't be anxious in that situation?

Li Yichen hung up the phone and glanced down at Xiao Yuqing in his arms.

She had lifted her head from his chest; the blush on her face had faded a little, but not completely.

"Let's go eat."

He patted her on the back and stood up.

Xiao Yuqing got up from the sofa, ran her fingers through her disheveled hair, and tugged at the straps of her sundress. Head down, she walked quickly towards the entrance, giving Li Yichen a quick glare as she passed him.

That look in his eyes said it all: You just wait.

Li Yichen chuckled and followed behind.

The elevator went down to the first floor. Zhou Lan was already waiting in the lobby. Seeing the two people come out, she opened the car door.

"Go to Tai'an Gate."

Zhou Lan nodded and started the car.

The car drove out of the hotel's underground parking garage and merged into the evening traffic.

Xiao Yuqing sat in the back seat by the window, her hands on her knees, her fingers unconsciously tugging at a corner of her skirt.

"Taianmen?" She turned her head. "Isn't that one of the top three private restaurants in Shanghai? The kind that costs four or five thousand yuan per person?"

"Today someone else is treating us, so it's not our money."

"Who invited them?"

"A real estate tycoon."

Xiao Yuqing opened her mouth slightly, then closed it again. Li Yichen is so rich, it's normal that he has some wealthy friends.

The neon lights outside the car window receded in rows, casting shadows on Xiao Yuqing's face, creating a play of light and shadow.