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

The car was parked in front of Tai'an Gate.

Li Yichen opened the car door, and as soon as one foot touched the ground, he saw a familiar figure standing on the left side of the gate.

Zhang Guodong.

He was dressed in a brand-new navy blue suit, his tie was neatly tied, and his hair was styled with gel and combed back meticulously. He was a completely different person from the fat man who rushed into the sales office and almost tripped during the day.

This was specially prepared.

Zhang Guodong was holding his phone, checking the time. He glanced up and saw Li Yichen getting out of the car; his face instantly lit up.

"Brother Li!"

He raised his voice really high and strode over here.

Li Yichen turned around, opened the other car door, and reached out to help Xiao Yuqing out of the back seat.

Xiao Yuqing's strappy sandals touched the ground, and the hem of her floral sundress clung to her calves in the evening breeze. She steadied herself and instinctively tucked her hair behind her ear.

Zhang Guodong jogged up to him, his enthusiastic smile spreading across his face, but then his gaze shifted to Li Yichen's side—and his smile froze.

He glanced at Xiao Yuqing.

She glanced at Li Yichen again.

He glanced at Xiao Yuqing again.

The mouth opened and then closed.

Seeing his bewildered expression, Li Yichen reached out and put his arm around Xiao Yuqing's shoulder.

"Mr. Zhang, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Xiao Yuqing."

Zhang Guodong's smile froze for about 0.3 seconds.

In that brief moment, Li Yichen saw it—his left eyelid twitched, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he rubbed his hands together at his sides.

Then the smile returned, even brighter than before, almost too bright.

"Hey! Hello, Miss Xiao! Hello, Miss Xiao!"

Zhang Guodong took two steps forward, stretched out his hands, and then pulled them back in mid-air—how exactly should one shake a lady's hand? He hesitated for half a second, then nodded slightly.

"Brother Li has excellent taste! Excellent taste!"

As he spoke, a thin layer of sweat had already seeped out on the back of his neck.

It’s over.

It's completely over.

What should we do with the five girls in the private room?

He had arranged all of them this afternoon. Each one was more beautiful than the last, all dressed in matching little dresses, with exquisite makeup and stylish hairstyles. His original plan was to properly entertain Li Yichen, his big spender, tonight—after a few rounds of drinks, the girls would offer toasts, chat, and lighten the mood. Just standard business practice, right?

Who knew this guy had brought his girlfriend?

Zhang Guodong cursed himself a hundred times in his heart. He should have just asked, "Brother, are you coming alone or—" when he called!

"Come in, come in!"

He stepped aside to let them pass, gesturing with one hand towards the doorway. With his other hand behind his back, he swiftly pulled out his phone while the two weren't looking, frantically typing on the screen with his thumb.

I typed two words and then deleted them.

No, it's too late.

Li Yichen had already led Xiao Yuqing inside.

Zhang Guodong put his phone back in his pocket and hurried after him. They walked through the lobby and corridors, stopping at the door of VIP room number six.

"This is our private room."

Zhang Guodong stood at the door, his hand on the doorknob, but he didn't push it open.

He glanced back at Li Yichen and Xiao Yuqing.

A smile was on his face, but sweat was pouring down his back.

My mind raced—should I make up an excuse to make them wait? Like, "The waiter is still setting the dishes, please wait a couple of minutes"? No, that would be too obvious. Or should I go in first and shoo the girls away? No, that won't work either. If I just go in and come out, even a blind person could see something was wrong.

The dawdling had already exceeded the normal opening time.

Standing behind, Li Yichen watched Zhang Guodong's back as he blocked the doorway, assuming he was being polite and letting them go first.

"Mr. Zhang, what's the first thing you'd like to do?"

He was halfway through his sentence when he reached out and pushed the door open.

Zhang Guodong bounced.

The door opened.

The private room was dimly lit, and a table full of dishes was laid out on the round table, still steaming. Four or five girls sat on the sofa beside the table.

They were all quite young, in their early twenties. Their makeup was exquisite, with bright red lips, and they were wearing deep V-neck dresses. Some were looking at their phones, some were touching up their makeup, and one was eating sunflower seeds with her legs crossed.

Li Yichen stopped in his tracks.

Xiao Yuqing stopped in her tracks.

The two people stood at the doorway, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

The girls in the private room looked up and all turned their gazes toward them.

The air was silent for a full two seconds.

The sunflower seed shells in the girl's hand fell onto her skirt.

Zhang Guodong squeezed in from behind Li Yichen, his smile so stiff it looked like it could crack.

"Oh dear—this—"

As he spoke, he winked at the girls on the sofa and slapped his right hand behind his waist twice.

Let's go! Let's go!

The girls paused for a second, then realized what was happening. One by one, they stood up from the sofa, heads down, and hurried towards the door in their high heels. As they passed Li Yichen and Xiao Yuqing, wafts of perfume wafted over.

The last girl to leave closed the door behind her.

Click.

The private room fell silent.

Li Yichen remained silent.

He knew exactly what was going on without even guessing. He'd done this kind of thing countless times before when he was a food deliveryman, delivering late-night snacks to private clubs. There were always a few beautifully dressed girls in the private rooms, and half-eaten dishes and rows of red wine on the table.

Zhang Guodong meant well.

He wasn't bothered by the rules of business. It was just that having Xiao Yuqing with him tonight made the situation a bit awkward.

He was just about to say something to ease the tension—

A sharp pain shot through my lower back.

Xiao Yuqing's hand reached out from his side, and two fingers precisely pinched the soft flesh on his waist, twisting it 180 degrees.

"hiss--!"

Li Yichen grinned and tilted his head to the side.

Xiao Yuqing withdrew her hand, a sweet smile on her face.

But the content in those eyes was on a completely different wavelength from the smile.

Zhang Guodong stood three steps away and saw this little action clearly.

His face wasn't just embarrassed; it looked like he wanted to disappear into the ground.

"Hey—Brother Li!"

Zhang Guodong slapped his hand hard, the sound cracking.

"Those guys just now, they were...the hotel staff! Yes, yes, they were staff! They just brought the food up, they haven't had time to leave yet!"

As he spoke, he strode to the table and pulled out a chair.

"Come, come, sit down! Please sit down!"

Li Yichen rubbed the spot on his waist where he had been pinched; it stung and burned. He glanced at Xiao Yuqing, who was gracefully walking to the table, sitting down with her legs crossed, her skirt tucked in, and elegantly taking a sip of tea.

It doesn't match the hand that was pinching someone earlier at all.

Seeing that the two had sat down, Zhang Guodong quickly changed the subject, pointing to the dishes on the table and introducing them one by one.

"This is the signature dish of Tai'an Gate—crab meat lion's head meatballs. It tastes the same all year round, absolutely amazing. This dish is black truffle stewed fish maw, made with fish maw that's over thirty years old..."

As he spoke, he unscrewed the bottle of Moutai on the table and poured Li Yichen a full glass.

The aroma of the wine was strong and filled half of the private room.

Zhang Guodong, holding up the wine bottle, turned to Xiao Yuqing.

"Miss Xiao, would you like a drink?"

Xiao Yuqing waved her hand.

"I don't drink baijiu, but I'll have a glass of juice if you have any."

"Okay, okay! Juice!" Zhang Guodong turned around and shouted towards the door, "Xiao Liu! Bring a pitcher of freshly squeezed juice!"

A voice answered from outside the door.

The three of them started eating.

Zhang Guodong was a smooth talker; after a few drinks, he started to chatter. First, he praised Li Yichen for his decisiveness and vision, then he praised Xiao Yuqing for her beauty and elegance. After that, he began to talk about real estate projects and the market.

"To be honest, Brother Li, this year's market is so cold it's chilling me to the bone. It's been six months since we opened, and we've sold less than half. Today you bought three buildings in one go—you're my savior!"

Zhang Guodong raised his glass and downed it in one gulp.

Xiao Yuqing was putting a crab meat lion's head into her mouth.

The hand stopped.

Three buildings?

She turned her head and glanced at Li Yichen.

Li Yichen raised his wine glass, clinked it with Zhang Guodong's, and downed it in one gulp.

Xiao Yuqing put down her chopsticks.

"Wait a minute—" she looked at Zhang Guodong, "Mr. Zhang, you said three buildings... do you mean three buildings?"

Zhang Guodong paused for a moment, then turned to look at Li Yichen—didn't you tell your girlfriend?

Li Yichen gave a casual "hmm" and picked up a piece of fish maw.

"I went to see a property development this afternoon and bought a few units on the spur of the moment."

smoothly.

Several buildings.

Xiao Yuqing chewed the lion's head meatball in her mouth three times but didn't swallow it.

Zhang Guodong, unaware of the inside story, even added fuel to the fire.

"It's not just a few buildings! Brother Li, 2.1 billion, all cash! The signing and transfer took less than 20 minutes! I've been in this business for eleven years, and this is the first time I've ever seen a client like this."

He gave a thumbs up, his wrinkles crinkling at the corners of his eyes.

"If you ask me, Miss Xiao, your boyfriend is no ordinary person!"

Xiao Yuqing's chopsticks sat on the edge of the plate, completely bewildered.

2.1 billion.

Full payment.

Buy three buildings.

She only found out Li Yichen was rich that morning, and when he transferred two million to her, she felt like the sky had fallen. Now she's being told that on the same day, this same person also spent 2.1 billion to buy three buildings?

Others buy houses one by one, agonizing over the layout, orientation, and floor, and live a life of fear and trepidation with a 30-year mortgage.

Her boyfriend swept the houses one by one, paying in full, in less than twenty minutes.

Xiao Yuqing picked up her juice and took a big gulp, rinsing down the lion's head meatball that she couldn't swallow no matter what.

It took an hour to eat.

Zhang Guodong downed three more cups of Moutai, his face turning as red as Guan Yu's, but his mouth became increasingly talkative. He chatted about everything from real estate developments to municipal planning, and from planning to surrounding amenities, as if he wanted to spread out a map of the entire Minhang District on the table to explain.

Li Yichen gave a few perfunctory replies and glanced at the time.

7:18.

"Mr. Zhang, let's call it a day. Let's get together again another time."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guodong quickly stood up and took two steps to walk around to the other side of the table.

"Alright, alright! Brother, I have something to attend to first!"

The three of them walked out. When they reached the door, Zhou Lan's van was already waiting at the bottom of the steps.

Zhang Guodong opened the back door and bent down to help Li Yichen and Xiao Yuqing into the car.

"Take care, buddy! Let me know if you need anything!"

The car door closed.

Zhang Guodong stood at the door watching the car drive away until its taillights disappeared at the intersection, then straightened up and let out a long breath.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He turned back and muttered something to the security guard beside him—

"I almost fucking screwed myself up."

in the car.

Xiao Yuqing leaned back in her seat, staring blankly out the window. The streetlights receded one by one, casting alternating light and shadow on her face.

Li Yichen turned his head and looked at her for two seconds.

"What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing."

She paused for a moment.

"It just feels a bit unreal."

Li Yichen didn't press the matter. He glanced at his phone—7:23.

It's still early.

"Sister Lan, let's go to MixC Mall."

Zhou Lan, in the driver's seat, responded and turned the steering wheel.

Xiao Yuqing turned her gaze away from the window.

"Why are you going to the mall?"

"Going shopping."

Li Yichen tilted his head to look at her, tapping his finger twice on the leather surface of the back seat.

"Now that you're with me, you need to get some clothes, shoes, and bags. You can't wear this dress every day, can you?"

Xiao Yuqing opened her mouth slightly.

"I have enough clothes of my own—"

"Whether it's enough or not is up to me."

Li Yichen interrupted her, crossing his legs.

"Let's go, you can pick whichever you like tonight."

Xiao Yuqing glared at him, her lips moved twice, but she swallowed back the refusal that was on the tip of her tongue.

Outside the car window, the signs for MixC shopping mall lit up in the distance.