Zhou Yu woke up early, washed up, and went to the cafeteria for a quick, simple breakfast.
The weekend cafeteria had only a few scattered students; those who could sleep in would definitely not get up early for breakfast.
Standing in front of three red Ferraris, Zhou Yu suddenly felt that red wasn't all that appealing.
Today, he would drive a red Ferrari to Longfu Palace and swap it for that blue Lamborghini.
His car was parked on the far left, so Zhou Yu pulled up the navigation and set a direct route to Longfu Palace.
Xiaoping Mountain was quite close to Hangzhou University, about a thirty-minute drive.
With few pedestrians and cars on the road in the morning, Zhou Yu soon drove to the Pingshan Villa complex.
The entrance was built with grand magnificence, the plaque bearing the four antique characters for "Pingshan Villa."
The security guard on duty was a solidly built young man.
Dressed in a green uniform, he walked over to check the unfamiliar license plate.
Although Zhou Yu was dressed ordinarily, the security guard took one look at the expensive Ferrari and didn't dare look down on the person inside the car.
After all, rich people had all sorts of bizarre hobbies.
Just two days ago, he had even seen a wealthy lady from the villas rummaging through a trash can.
Therefore, one must never speak insolently just because the other person looked ordinary; if you looked down on him today, he would cost you your job tomorrow.
"Hello! Who are you looking for?"
Zhou Yu looked the young security guard up and down, praising him inwardly—he certainly lived up to being a guard at Hangzhou's most upscale villa complex.
Look at that keen eye for people.
"I am the owner of Longfu Palace!"
Gasp!
The young security guard drew a sharp breath. This young man before him was actually the owner of Longfu Palace?
As far as he knew, Longfu Palace had always been fiercely contested by the ultra-wealthy, with prices skyrocketing to astronomical heights.
He never expected it to be won by this person in the end.
Just what kind of background did this young man have?
The young guard quickly saluted again, but still dutifully asked Zhou Yu to present his ownership documentation.
When Zhou Yu set out, the system had already prepared all the relevant ownership proofs for Longfu Palace for him.
Property deeds, purchase documents, stamped invoices, and so on.
After checking and finding everything in order, the young guard gave Zhou Yu's face a long, hard look.
He needed to memorize the face of every resident coming and going.
This was part of his job description.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou! Welcome to Pingshan Villa. If you have any requests, feel free to call my number. Twenty-four-hour service!"
With that, he respectfully handed Zhou Yu a name card with both hands.
Qian Chang, Pingshan Villa Security Guard, Phone: 156XXXXXXX371.
"Not bad!"
Praised, Qian Chang immediately beamed with joy.
Zhou Yu drove all the way without obstruction, arriving at the mountaintop mansion—Longfu Palace.
The architecture was in the Monte Carlo style, exuding extreme refinement and extravagance amidst its minimalism.
Just the entranceway, designed to look like a ship setting sail on a distant voyage, was breathtaking.
Tsk tsk, truly worthy of a mansion worth hundreds of millions.
Even the front gate was designed with such ingenuity.
"Welcome home, Master!"
A soft, pleasant female voice sounded, and the large screen on the door pillar displayed the refined image of an e-maid.
"System, what's going on here?"
[Host, your personal information has already been entered here. Longfu Palace is a fully automated, modern smart design, so please enjoy it in peace!]
So that was it!
The doors slowly opened, and he drove onward into the circular shrub-lined driveway.
Along the way, Zhou Yu noticed quite a few rare and precious flowers, plants, and trees. At first, it all seemed quite novel, but gradually he grew numb to it.
Because the further in he went, the more he realized that the entranceway was nothing at all.
The mysterious garden finally unveiled its veil. It was unclear which master had designed it, but the plants and architecture were perfectly fused together.
Neither felt out of place; instead, they complemented each other with greater harmony.
Zhou Yu eagerly drove the car into the garage.
A strong racing-style architectural vibe washed over him; inside the long garage, the blue Lamborghini sat quietly.
Which young man didn't have a racing dream?
Even the floor was paved with black-and-white checkered tiles unique to racing elements.
Zhou Yu couldn't help letting out a whistle.
It was simply fantastic, fitting his deeply buried imagination to a T.
He parked the red Ferrari next to the Lamborghini.Zhou Yu began to leisurely tour Longfu Palace.
He had to admit that this was definitely a top-tier villa in Hangzhou.
It had only one drawback: it was simply too big.
If anyone could hear Zhou Yu's inner thoughts right now, they would surely want to slap this ultimate show-off across the face.
He was really having his cake and eating it too!
Zhou Yu discovered that there was even a dedicated surveillance room here, capable of monitoring the villa's status twenty-four hours a day.
Aside from private areas like bedrooms and bathrooms, cameras were set up everywhere.
Even the surroundings of the villa could be seen clearly from every direction.
Sure enough, there was a little girl at the gate peering into the villa, probably drawn to the pretty flowers inside and even wanting to squeeze through the gap in the gate.
"Master, a stranger has been detected attempting to enter Longfu Palace. Shall I open the gate?"
"Huh? It even knows to ask me! What if I'm not here?"
"If the master is not at home, the message will be sent to the master's phone, awaiting a response!"
Zhou Yu stroked his chin. It was quite user-friendly.
Judging by the little girl's expensive-looking pink dress, she was probably a child from one of the neighboring villas.
He wondered how she had ended up wandering all the way to Longfu Palace without an adult accompanying her.
"Let her in!"
"Understood, Master!"
The gate slowly opened.
The little girl ran in with a start of surprise, her mouth wide open at the sight before her.
"Wow, this place is so big and so pretty! All the flowers are so nice! There's pink, yellow, red, white, blue, and purple! Mommy would definitely be so happy if she saw these flowers!"
Her small hand gently brushed against the dew-kissed petals.
Her lips pouted as she reached out a hand to pick one, but after trying several times, she finally gave up.
Zhou Yu watched the little girl on the monitor with great amusement.
The little girl was quite interesting.
Clearly wanting to pick the flowers yet able to restrain herself—at such a young age, that was no small feat.
He watched her short legs puffing along as she walked through the large garden.
Her figure was soon obscured by the flowers, trees, and shrubs, making it impossible to see the path.
At first, the little girl remained quite calm, but the longer she couldn't find her way out, the more anxious she grew.
Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to overflow at any moment.
Zhou Yu hurried over to the little girl's side. "Whose child are you? How did you end up coming up the mountain all by yourself?"
The little girl was startled by the sudden appearance of someone, and she carefully scrutinized Zhou Yu's appearance.
Hmm, this big brother didn't look like a bad guy.
Wiping away her tears, she tilted her little head up and asked, "Big brother, are you the owner of this house?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "That's right! Did you come to look at the big house?"
The little girl shook her head, her two pigtails swaying back and forth with the movement.
"No, I want to pick some flowers for Mommy! The flowers here have the most colors! Mommy will definitely like them!"
So that was it!
"Handsome big brother, can I pick some? I'll only pick a few!"
The little girl's pitiful expression made it hard for Zhou Yu to say no.
How could she possibly know what was precious and what wasn't?
Oh well!
"Alright, big brother will go with you to pick them! But first, you have to tell big brother what your name is, and where your home is, so I can send you back later!"
"Big brother can just call me Xiaolan, and my home is at Pingshan Villa No. 28!"
It seemed he was right!
Zhou Yu accompanied the little girl as she picked a sampling of every colored flower in the garden.
Xiaolan's beaming smile made the heartache Zhou Yu felt over his precious flowers being ravaged dissipate quite a bit.
"Alright, fasten your seatbelt, big brother is taking you home! Xiaolan has to help big brother point the way, okay, otherwise big brother won't know the way!"
"No problem! Leave it to Xiaolan!"
Sitting in the back seat, the little girl held a large bouquet of flowers, her entire face nearly buried behind the blooms.
She even made an effort to pat her chest with her small hand, indicating that she guaranteed the mission would be accomplished.