The next day, when Qi Sheng opened his eyes, the other side of the bed was already empty.

The two women from last night had clearly already left for work.

After all, not everyone was like him.

Even if he loafed around all day, the system would provide him with a constant stream of money.

Fueling his enviably carefree lifestyle.

Qi Sheng picked up his phone from the nightstand.

He opened WeChat to dozens of unread messages.

There were too many messages, so Qi Sheng focused on the important ones.

First was his official girlfriend, Tan Hua.

She had sent a few selfies from home, along with some pictures of her taking care of her grandmother.

She had gone home this time because her grandmother was sick.

Qi Sheng had wanted to go with her, but she had adamantly refused to let him.

According to her, it wasn’t anything serious.

It was enough for her, as the granddaughter, to go back alone.

Qi Sheng didn’t say anything at the time, but he secretly planned to give Tan Hua a surprise.

It was only a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Chengdu to Chongqing.

No sooner said than done.

Qi Sheng washed up, then from the few outfits Miduo had prepared for him, he chose a more mature-looking suit, hoping to make a good impression on Tan Hua’s family.

Naturally, Qi Sheng couldn’t be bothered to drive such a long distance himself.

He sat in the back of the Cullinan while Gu Feng drove steadily.

Feeling completely at ease, Qi Sheng started a private game with the three girls.

This was how they usually stayed in touch when they couldn’t meet in person.

For any random players matched with them, the game was a rollercoaster of highs and lows.

Luckily, they had an expert player like Qi Sheng to carry them.

Otherwise, the three of them were hopelessly bad players.

After nearly two hours of gaming, Qi Sheng said his goodbyes to the three girls and logged off.

He took a cool bottle of Fiji water from the car’s mini-fridge, handing one to Gu Feng.

He happily sipped his water while watching *Curse of the Golden Flower*—a favorite among pervs.

’You had to hand it to him, the director really knew what men wanted.’

Qi Sheng paid little attention to the plot from start to finish.

But the actresses all had incredible figures.

’It’s a shame Sister Gong is older now. Otherwise, he’d love to get to know her if he ever got the chance.’

...

「First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.」

After buying some expensive gifts suitable for a hospital visit, Qi Sheng went with Gu Feng to the orthopedics floor of the inpatient building.

Tan Hua was just on her way to the utility room to get hot water to give her grandma a sponge bath.

When she saw Qi Sheng suddenly appear before her, she thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.

"Surprised to see me?"

Qi Sheng walked over with a smile and pulled his girlfriend into his arms.

"What are you doing here?"

Tan Hua never dreamed that Qi Sheng would come all the way to Chongqing to visit her grandmother.

"You’re my girlfriend, so of course, your grandma is my grandma too."

"Now that she’s sick, I, as the future grandson-in-law, naturally had to come and pay a visit."

Qi Sheng took the thermos from Tan Hua’s hand, asking with a smile, "Are your parents here too?"

"Yeah, they went out to get food. They’ll be back soon."

Tan Hua suddenly grew nervous.

This was the first time in her life she had brought a boyfriend to meet her parents and grandmother.

"That’s great. I’m sure your parents will love me."

As he filled the thermos with hot water, Qi Sheng was brimming with a smug confidence.

"Since you’re being so thoughtful, I’ll knock 100,000 off your bride price."

Tan Hua joked, linking her arm through Qi Sheng’s.

Just seeing Qi Sheng was enough to lift the gloomy mood that had been weighing on her for the past few days.

"In that case, if we get ahead of ourselves, does that mean you’ll waive the bride price entirely?"

Qi Sheng played along, joking back.

’If he actually did that, it was more likely his future father-in-law would chase him down with a meat cleaver.’

"Hmph. Well, you’d better get to work, then. The chance to get out of paying a bride price is a rare one."

Tan Hua shot Qi Sheng a look, clearly a bit unhappy that he was poking at a sensitive subject.

’The number of beautiful women around Qi Sheng just kept growing.’

’As his official girlfriend, she couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.’

’Otherwise, she wouldn’t have taken the initiative to bring Miduo and Xu Ying into the fold.’

Fortunately, while Qi Sheng might have his fun on the side, at least no other woman had beaten her to the punch and gotten pregnant with his child.

She could take some comfort in that, at least.

...

In the hospital room, three or four elderly people were chatting with each other.

An exceptionally elegant-looking old woman among them was bragging to a few other patients about how outstanding her granddaughter was.

A few middle-aged women there to care for their own elderly relatives had also taken note of Tan Hua’s behavior lately.

Pretty, a college student, with a wonderful personality, and exceptionally devoted to her family.

’Who wouldn’t want a daughter-in-law like that?’

A few of them, who considered their own families to be well-off, were just about to ask Grandma Tan to play matchmaker.

Just then, they saw Tan Hua walk in, arm-in-arm with a tall, handsome young man, chatting and laughing.

"Grandma, this is my boyfriend, Qi Sheng."

Arm linked with Qi Sheng’s, Tan Hua proudly introduced him to the most important person in her family.

"Hello, Grandma. I’m Qi Sheng. When Huahua told me you were in the hospital, I wanted to come and see you. I hope my visit isn’t an intrusion."

Qi Sheng then took the gifts Gu Feng was carrying and placed them all by the bedside.

He stepped forward and took Grandma Tan’s hand, his demeanor perfectly polite.

"Oh, my! What a handsome young man. He’s a worthy match for our Huahua. Now *that’s* what I call a perfect couple!"

Seeing the tall, handsome Qi Sheng, Grandma Tan was, of course, completely satisfied with her future grandson-in-law.

At the same time, she shot a subtle, triumphant glance at the few middle-aged women, who now looked rather awkward.

’Those good-for-nothings from their families thought they could be my grandson-in-law?’

’Pah! In their dreams!’

"Mom..."

Just as Grandma Tan was triumphantly showing off her future grandson-in-law, Tan Yuheng returned after buying lunch.

"And this is?"

When Tan Yuheng saw the handsome young man enthusiastically holding his mother’s hand, he felt an instinctive discomfort, as if he were looking at a natural predator.