By car, it was less than a ten-minute drive.

The closer you got to the International Gold Center, the more expensive things were.

Especially since this Japanese restaurant was located in a place like Lan Kwai Fong.

After parking the car, Qi Sheng led the three beautiful women into the Japanese restaurant.

The storefront was quite inconspicuous, with a standard Japanese design.

As they entered, a server greeted them in Japanese and led them to their reserved private room.

"Good evening, everyone. The Yun Dan Imperial Banquet Set Meal ordered by Miss Chen is being prepared."

After speaking, the waitress in the kimono excused herself from the private room, leaving them to their conversation.

"Jingjing, you really shouldn’t have spent so much today. Next time, it’s my treat."

Xue Zhongyun hadn’t expected Chen Jing to be so generous.

The Yun Dan Imperial Banquet Set Meal at Matsushige was 2,588 per person.

With the 10% service charge, the cost per person was nearly 3,000.

Even before her divorce, she had rarely been willing to splurge on such an expensive Japanese meal.

Let alone treat so many people.

This one meal would wipe out almost all of Chen Jing’s monthly salary.

"We’re all friends now, so don’t be a stranger."

Chen Jing’s smile was genuine. When she noticed a hint of appreciation in the way Qi Sheng looked at her, she couldn’t help but feel a surge of delight.

’Even if it just earned me a sliver of Qi Sheng’s favor... this meal was well worth the cost.’

Qi Sheng rarely ate Japanese food.

Aside from the exquisite plating and reasonably fresh ingredients, for a big eater like him, the tiny portions were nowhere near enough to fill him up.

Besides, he had done manual labor all afternoon and was already famished.

Miduo wasn’t very hungry, so she simply gave her portion to Qi Sheng.

She would just have some of the fruit after the meal.

Chen Jing hadn’t expected her choice of restaurant to be so ill-suited to Qi Sheng’s tastes.

She quickly called the waitress over and ordered an auction-grade sea urchin rice bowl for Qi Sheng.

That one bowl of sea urchin rice alone cost 758.

If it weren’t for her desire to please Qi Sheng, Chen Jing would never have been so extravagant.

"Don’t go to any more trouble. I’m pretty much full."

Seeing that Chen Jing was about to order more, Qi Sheng quickly reached out and stopped her.

"Mm..."

Chen Jing acted as sweet and obedient as could be.

Since Qi Sheng was driving, no one drank.

The three women, wanting to maintain their figures, passed most of the food to Qi Sheng to finish off.

Qi Sheng ate nearly four people’s worth of Japanese food.

On top of that, he had a hefty bowl of sea urchin rice.

Only then was he finally full, his stamina bar more than halfway restored.

"It’s still early. Want to find a bar and hang out for a bit?"

Qi Sheng glanced at his watch. It was only nine o’clock.

For the young people of the Celestial Country, the night was just getting started.

"Maybe not. We should take Jingjing home first. It’s not safe for her to go back too late."

Miduo winked at Qi Sheng. She already had a surprise prepared for him.

"Ahem, that’s true. A girl needs to be careful out late at night. We’ll take Jingjing home first, then."

Qi Sheng immediately changed his tune and went along with Miduo’s suggestion.

He, too, was a little excited to find out what kind of surprise Miduo had in store for him.

"Okay, thank you for the trouble, Mr. Qi."

Chen Jing was very disappointed but didn’t dare let it show.

"Don’t be so formal. Just call me Qi Sheng."

Qi Sheng waved his hand dismissively. After she had treated him to such a big meal, they were familiar enough.

’I’ll just treat her to a meal in return when I get the chance.’

They dropped Chen Jing off downstairs at her apartment complex.

She watched until the Cullinan’s taillights disappeared from view before reluctantly heading upstairs.

Back in her small apartment of less than thirty square meters, Chen Jing looked around.

It wasn’t even as big as Miduo’s master bedroom, to say nothing of her entire apartment.

Renheng Riverside Bay couldn’t compare to Huayue Mansion, the property they were selling, of course.

But it was still one of the top luxury residential complexes in Chengdu.

Chen Jing silently cheered herself on. ’I will become a homeowner at Renheng Riverside Bay.’

...

Qi Sheng saw that Xue Zhongyun hadn’t mentioned going home, so he didn’t call her out on her little scheme.

At Renheng Riverside Bay, a security guard saw the exceptionally eye-catching Cullinan and jogged over to inquire.

"Mr. Qi?"

"It’s me. I just picked up the car, so it’s not in the system yet. Just open the gate for now. Property management will register the plate tomorrow."

"Of course, sir. Please, go right ahead."

The guard didn’t dare to stop him and quickly raised the barrier.

He watched the Cullinan’s taillights disappear into the parking garage.

When he reached his parking spaces, Qi Sheng pulled the Cullinan in.

When he bought the apartment, Qi Sheng had purchased two parking spaces directly.

One was still empty. It was about time he assigned it to Miduo.

Qi Sheng made a mental note, but now wasn’t the time to dwell on it.

"A package for you?"

Qi Sheng noticed a thick, sealed bag by the front door and gave Miduo a curious look.

’Miduo is supposed to be living at Yitai Tianjiao these days, isn’t she?’

"Mhm, I bought it before I got off work. You’ll see what it is in a bit."

Miduo hadn’t expected Qi Sheng to bring Xue Zhongyun along as well. She quickly grabbed the bag, opened the door, and dashed into the bedroom.

This was Qi Sheng’s first time visiting the apartment since he’d bought it.

Thanks to Miduo’s meticulous decorating, the once-empty luxury apartment was now filled with a warm and cozy atmosphere.

A sofa, a dining table, a refrigerator, a TV—it had all the essentials.

Miduo’s budget was limited, so she had bought kitchen appliances from brands like Siemens.

After all, the apartment was 313 square meters with a full five bedrooms.

The 600,000 Qi Sheng had given her, plus her own salary, was just barely enough to furnish the place.

Fortunately, Qi Sheng later transferred another 4 million to Miduo.

Now, she had more than enough.

She could even upgrade the remaining furniture and bedding to a higher quality.

Because her initial budget had been limited, Miduo had focused her efforts on the master bedroom.

She placed a high value on quality of sleep.

She bought a two-by-two-meter Hastens Auroria mattress, which cost a whopping 140,000.

The status of Hastens among mattress brands was no less than that of Rolls-Royce among car brands.

"Wow, Duoduo, is that a Hastens mattress in your master bedroom?"

Xue Zhongyun couldn’t help but exclaim when she saw the iconic blue-and-white check pattern.

Even her ex-husband’s family hadn’t been extravagant enough to buy a Hastens mattress.

They easily cost in the hundreds of thousands, or even several hundred thousand.

Even a billionaire would feel the pinch.

"I’m a light sleeper, and I thought he’d be able to rest better when he came over, so I bit the bullet and bought the Hastens mattress. You have no idea how much I agonized over it."

Miduo explained her decorating choices for the master bedroom to Xue Zhongyun, looking especially proud.

This was the final result of all her painstaking effort, achieved by studying numerous design examples online.

It was no exaggeration to say that she had put a hundred times more care into this than she had when decorating the marital home she’d shared with Li Chengqian.

"Compared to your place, my little apartment is nothing."

Xue Zhongyun had also once lived in a large, single-floor luxury apartment like this.

Back then, she had wanted for nothing; she even had a housekeeper to cook for her. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Unfortunately, her happiness had only lasted a few years.

Then her shrewd ex-husband and his family had schemed her out of everything, leaving her with nothing.

The house she lived in, the car she drove—they were all assets purchased under the company’s name.

To put it bluntly, she only had usage rights, not ownership rights.

But Miduo was different. She was the actual owner of this apartment.

On that point alone, Miduo was a hundred times more successful than her.

"If you like it, it’s not like there isn’t room for you here."

Miduo and Xue Zhongyun were very close, and with both of them divorced, they were like sisters in misfortune.

Now, they were close allies, fighting side by side.

She would be more than happy to have Xue Zhongyun stay with her, even long-term.

"Forget it. This is your home. As your best friend, how could I impose like that?"

Although Xue Zhongyun was envious, she had her principles.

With her looks and figure, she wouldn’t have any trouble finding a new partner.

But now that Qi Sheng was in the picture, no other man could catch her eye.

Qi Sheng was very satisfied with this extra-large bed, which was two-and-a-half meters long and wide.

It was, after all, their future main battlefield. The bigger it was, the more room they’d have to maneuver.

"So, which one of you is going to shower first? Or should all three of us go together?"

Qi Sheng had eaten quite a few Ginaduo oysters earlier and felt terrifyingly potent.

He was curious to see what kind of "strength" the two beautiful women, Xue Zhongyun and Miduo, would show when they joined forces.

"Darling, hold me."

Right in front of Xue Zhongyun, Miduo openly and coquettishly asked Qi Sheng for a hug.

After all, they would all be baring everything to each other soon enough, so there was no reason to be shy.

"As you wish."

Qi Sheng swept Miduo up into his arms, gazing at the stunning, hot-bodied enchantress he now held.

His pace quickened unconsciously as he walked toward the bathroom.

Xue Zhongyun blushed and scoffed at the lustful couple.

’They’re not even trying to be discreet around me anymore.’

’Then again, Qi Sheng really did have his way with me last time.’

’This time, with my best friend Miduo on my side, there’s no way we can’t handle Qi Sheng.’

With that thought, Xue Zhongyun also headed for the bathroom, filled with a strange, newfound confidence.