"Ahem, well... Hello there, Brother Chu. My name is Liu Xudong, and I suppose you could say I'm Qianqian's boss."
Liu Xudong managed an awkward smile, looking rather nervous.
"Oh? What's going on with Qianqian?"
"No, no! I just happened to run into the two of you and wanted to come over and say hello!"
"Here is my card. Please feel free to reach out if you ever need anything!"
He wiped his hands and handed over his business card with both hands.
"Alright."
"Right then, I won't disturb the two of you any longer! Hope you both have a wonderful time!"
Liu Xudong nodded, gave Xu Qianqian a meaningful look to make sure she took good care of Lin Chu—their "big sugar daddy"—and hurried away.
Watching this, Lin Chu couldn't help feeling a tinge of irony.
Clearly, the man was much older than him, yet he kept calling him "brother" in every breath.
Lin Chu had a pretty good idea of what Liu Xudong had been planning when he came over with such a menacing aura earlier.
Nothing more than coming to settle scores.
Lin Chu could easily imagine how the man would have treated and humiliated him with words and attitude if he were just some broke nobody.
So why had the man's attitude changed in a split second?
Undoubtedly, it was the formidable financial backing that was supporting him.
Even though he hadn't done or said a thing.
A single careless action was all it took for the other guy to obediently rein in his attitude.
Society was a whore, always batting its eyelashes at the wealthy!
From this very moment, Lin Chu experienced for the first time the immense confidence that money could bring!
"Xu Qianqian [Favorability] +5!"
"Ding! Detected that the first female character's favorability has reached 75!"
..."
"Social relationship [Confidante] successfully unlocked!"
Just as Lin Chu was marveling at this, a crisp electronic chime sounded in his mind once more.
Confidante?
Lin Chu couldn't help being momentarily stunned.
He tapped to open the system description.
[System]:
"An exceptional male god deserves the companionship and presence of fine beauties. When a female character's favorability reaches 90, the host will receive a random bonus reward!"
"All expenses spent on the opposite sex will be covered by this system, along with a cash rebate."
"Current rebate multiplier: Double."
"When the favorability of 4 female characters reaches 90, the consumption rebate multiplier will increase!"
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
As expected of the almighty System Dad, looking out for him in every possible way.
That meant not only did he not have to spend a dime picking up girls, but he actually made a profit instead!
It was truly afraid that Lin Chu might get the short end of the stick.
Warm and utterly considerate.
While thanking System Dad in his heart, Lin Chu noticed something.
A red dot had appeared next to the [Confidante] category in his social connections.
When he tapped on it again, a chibi animation of a twin-tailed JK schoolgirl popped up.
Very Q and adorable, just like a little collectible figure.
[Xu Qianqian, current favorability 75!]
"Hehe, thanks, Brother~"
Xu Qianqian sidled up to Lin Chu, hooked her arm through his, and gave it a playful shake.
Seeing her boss Liu Xudong get put in his place felt beyond satisfying!
It hadn't been her fault to begin with, so why should she apologize?
The domineering CEO aura radiating from Lin Chu gave her an immense sense of security.
He was infinitely more mature than those childish guys at school who kept trying to chase her.
She used to think she didn't like older men.
It turned out she was just too shallow!
"Why are you suddenly thanking me?"
Lin Chu felt the voluptuous figure hidden beneath Xu Qianqian's JK uniform and said with a wry smile,
"If it weren't for Brother, I probably would have had to swallow my pride and apologize to someone else!"
"Is that so? But I didn't do anything at all."
"Brother didn't need to say or do anything; you completely intimidated my boss just by standing there. You're so man!"
"It's nothing much."
Lin Chu rested his arm on Xu Qianqian's slender shoulder, crossed his legs, and calmly took a sip of tea.
"Manager Lin, do you have any watches here that are suitable for women?"
"Yes, Mr. Lin. The Rendez-Vous collection in our store is quite popular."
As she spoke, Manager Lin immediately instructed her subordinates to bring over a few watches.
"Qianqian, see which one you like and let me know."
"Huh? Huh? Is Brother buying this for me?"
Xu Qianqian was startled, her face showing pleasant surprise, though she still demurred.
"No, no, Brother, this is way too expensive! You already gave me a gift today!"
"I told you to pick, so pick. You kept me company today and we had a good time—you snooze, you lose, you know?"
Lin Chu said in an unarguable tone.
He couldn't understand why she was suddenly being so polite with him.
She was going to take it whether she wanted to or not.
Otherwise, how else was he supposed to farm rebates and favorability?
"Well... alright then! Thank you, Brother! I... I'll take this one, then..."
Lin Chu's overbearing CEO attitude made Xu Qianqian's heart race even faster.
This kind of forceful, possessive love from a man who was both wealthy and handsome was truly impossible for any girl to resist.
After a moment of hesitation, she chose a Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous with a blue strap.
"This young lady has great taste; this Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous has the highest aesthetic appeal of them all!"
Manager Lin said as she personally motioned for her female subordinate to put it on for her.
"It's really pretty! I love it!"
Xu Qianqian shook her delicate white wrist and couldn't help taking out her phone to snap a photo.
"As long as you like it. How much is it? Let's pay!"
"Mr. Lin, for the model this lady is wearing, today's official retail price is..."
Wait a second!?
How much? 136,000??
Hearing this price, Xu Qianqian couldn't help drawing a sharp breath, and even her hand holding the phone trembled slightly.
She had imagined that a watch costing tens of thousands might already be considered too precious for her.
She never expected it to be ridiculously expensive like this...
How could she possibly be worthy of wearing such an expensive watch?!
"Okay."
Hearing the price, Lin Chu nodded and immediately swiped his card.
Payment successful!
Meanwhile,
"Ding! Detected that the host has successfully made a purchase for a confidante!"
"The double rebate of 271,000 RMB has now been transferred to your account. Please check!"
"[China Merchants Bank]: Your account ending in 9800 received a deposit of RMB 271,000 on January 27 at 15:21!"
Truly not bad at all.
Not only did spending money on women cost him nothing, but he actually pocketed a chunk of cash in return.
This system was simply too conscientious!
"[Favorability] +6!"
"Brother, thank you so much! This is the first time in my life I've ever received such an expensive gift!"
"Mua!"
Xu Qianqian could no longer restrain her inner emotions.
Crossing her long, black-silk-clad legs, she threw her arms around Lin Chu and planted a heavy kiss right on his cheek.
"Ahem."
Lin Chu was a bit overwhelmed by Xu Qianqian's sudden, fragrant kiss.
After all, having such a top-tier, long-legged beauty proactively shower him with kisses was something he wouldn't have even dared to dream of before.
He had been starved for far too long.
Having endured until now, it was finally time for him to live the good life of eating meat and seafood every single day.