"Um... I don’t seem to know how to open this door."

Qin Sitong had just watched Yun Zijin open her door and had a rough idea, but when it was her turn, she couldn’t figure out where to even begin.

Ling Qi appeared from nowhere, reached out, and opened the passenger door of the Lamborghini Sian.

"Please get in the car quickly."

Ling Qi said to Qin Sitong in what he considered a gentle tone.

Once Qin Sitong was settled in the passenger seat of the Lamborghini Sian, Ling Qi closed the door for her.

"Zijin, who was that just now?"

’He seems to do whatever Yun Zijin says.’

"My bodyguards. Don’t mind them. Under normal circumstances, they won’t interfere with anything we do."

Having long since grown accustomed to her bodyguards’ protection, Yun Zijin could now face any sudden situation without batting an eye.

In any case, with Zero One and the others around, Yun Zijin always felt secure.

"So, they’re all...?"

’If so, just how many of them are there?!’

Qin Sitong’s mind was reeling. How had her roommate, the part-time-job maniac, transformed into someone almost unrecognizable over a single summer break?

"The seven guys are. Mei Lin and Yiyang aren’t."

This was all out in the open; Yun Zijin wasn’t afraid of her friends knowing.

"That’s still incredible! I can’t believe it! Just one summer break, and you’ve changed so much!"

To Qin Sitong, it still felt completely unbelievable.

"It’s nothing special. Just got lucky."

’If it weren’t for good luck, she wouldn’t have been chosen by Randomly Spend and now be sitting on tens of billions in assets.’

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「Nightclub.」

This was the bar Sheng Yang had opened. Right now, drinks were flowing as men and women writhed on the dance floor. The rhythmic music cranked the atmosphere in the club even higher.

In a private room on the second floor, Sheng Yang and his friends sat by the window, looking down at the sea of heads on the first floor. Their moods were definitely different now.

"Old Sheng, you’re really something. The business is booming right from the grand opening."

Even though it was a soft opening with discounts on many drinks, they were sure to make back their investment and then some.

Li Yue Xuan gazed at the crowd below, already imagining how popular the bar would become.

"It’s nothing, it’s nothing! By the way, how come Sister Yun isn’t here yet? Registering for senior year shouldn’t involve any complicated procedures, right?"

Registering was a bit of a hassle for freshmen because they had to get their campus cards and other things, which made the process seem tedious.

But seniors didn’t have to deal with such tedious rules.

"They’re almost here. Zijin is bringing a classmate with her. They’re on their way now."

Su Mengyao guessed it was probably a roommate. She wasn’t unhappy about it, though; after all, the bar was open to the public. ’Maybe we can even use this "old classmate" to spread the word at school.’

Qin Sitong sat in the passenger seat, gazing at the car’s interior like a wide-eyed child.

Before long, though it felt like no time had passed at all to Qin Sitong, Yun Zijin parked the car.

Outside the Nightclub, there were dedicated parking spots with priority for its patrons.

"The Nightclub... so this is the bar your friend opened? From the outside, it doesn’t look like anything special."

Qin Sitong glanced at the unremarkable facade and decided not to say any more.

"Let’s check out the inside. I saw it once before, and it’s actually pretty nice."

Yun Zijin was telling the truth. While the exterior was plain, a lot of thought had clearly been put into the interior design.

Entering a bar for the first time, Qin Sitong was both nervous and excited.

’I’m finally in a bar!’

’A life first! This is perfect!’

"My friends are all on the second floor. Let’s head straight up."

The waiters and manager on the first floor all knew who Yun Zijin was, so everyone they passed greeted her.

"Okay!"

Qin Sitong, of course, had no objections. She wouldn’t have the guts to explore on her own anyway.

She had tagged along with Yun Zijin purely to see what a bar was like and have a new life experience.

"Sister Yun’s here! All you smokers, put those out, now!"

Sheng Yang spotted Yun Zijin, who stood out even in the crowd, and quickly told Li Yue Xuan and the others to tidy up the room.

Drinking was one thing, but smoking was absolutely forbidden!

If they wanted to smoke, they could go to the restroom or the designated smoking area.

Su Mengyao had already sent the room number to Yun Zijin, so she led Qin Sitong there without needing a guide.

She knocked three times. Only after someone opened the door from the inside did she lead Qin Sitong in.

"Zijin, you’re here!"

Su Mengyao’s face lit up the moment she saw Yun Zijin.

She ran over and linked arms with Yun Zijin.

"And this is..."

Su Mengyao looked at Qin Sitong, a hint of hostility in her eyes.

’I’m Zijin’s best friend. This newcomer better not think she can challenge my position!’

"This is Qin Sitong, my roommate.

Sitong, these are my friends: the bar owner, Sheng Yang; Su Mengyao; Li Yue Xuan; Fu Yang; Lu Yunfeng; and Wu Zicheng."

They had all gotten to know each other well recently.

"Hey, there! Since you’re with Sister Yun, you’re a friend of ours.

See what you want to eat or drink and just order it.

It’s our first day, so everything is twenty percent off!"

The old Sheng Yang would have definitely said, "It’s on me," but ever since suffering the hardship of having no allowance, he was starting to develop the tendencies of a stingy capitalist.

He had agreed to the twenty-percent discount through gritted teeth.

But it was only for today. Starting tomorrow, everything would be back to full price.

Qin Sitong gave a dry chuckle. It was her first time meeting them, so she still felt a little awkward.

"Don’t be nervous. They might all look like a bunch of delinquents, but their bark is worse than their bite."

Seeing that Qin Sitong was still nervous, Su Mengyao forgot all about competing for the spot of Yun Zijin’s number one bestie.

She started spilling some embarrassing stories about Sheng Yang and the guys to Qin Sitong.

"Su Mengyao, what nonsense are you spouting! Do you not care about the image you’ve built up in Sheng Yang’s eyes?"

Li Yue Xuan couldn’t hold back when he heard Su Mengyao bad-mouthing them.

’What does she mean, our bark is worse than our bite? We’re exactly as intimidating as we look!’

"Sheng Yang isn’t a shallow person like that. You guys could only fool the old me. I’m not who I used to be!"

Su Mengyao cringed whenever she remembered how Yang Jiaqian had wrapped her around her little finger.

But after that whole ordeal with Yang Jiaqian, her judgment had sharpened considerably.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen to befriend Yun Zijin.

Sheng Yang remained silent. He really wanted to say that he was, in fact, exactly that shallow.

Yun Zijin glanced around, then handed Qin Sitong a fresh glass of juice.

"Here, drink this. It’s your first time, so you probably shouldn’t drink alcohol."

Yun Zijin was worried that Qin Sitong would be a lightweight. If she got drunk, the whole trip would have been for nothing.

"Thanks, Zijin."

Qin Sitong took the juice from Yun Zijin and took a small sip.

Then she leaned closer to Yun Zijin. "Zijin, their names... they sound kind of familiar..."