I am not just a tycoon

The boys accompanying him exchanged glances, originally here to witness a romantic scene, they hadn't expected a total crash.

Especially in the face of so many eyes in the cafeteria, they desperately wanted to find a rock to crawl under.

The boy who wanted to confess turned from blue to red, obviously struggling. He wanted to say something more, but his chin trembled slightly, and he could not bring himself to speak.

Finally, unable to bear the surrounding gazes anymore, he tried to leave the roses on the table, but just as the roses were about to touch the table, Qiao Lei spoke up again.

"Don't leave those here, otherwise, I'll have to throw them in the trash myself."

The boy could no longer hold back, tears the size of beans cascading down his face as he ran out of the cafeteria with the flowers.

Seeing this, the boys accompanying him hurriedly followed.

Long Jinghan looked sympathetically at the boy's retreating figure and said, "I guess this guy is going to take a long time to heal. Even if he does heal, he probably won't dare to confess so casually anymore."

"That's a good thing."

Qiao Lei noncommittally said, "Confessing in public like that is like roasting the girl on a fire. If the feelings were mutual, it would be okay, but for someone like me who has no feelings for him, it's really pointless."

"Besides, if I wasn't firm in my refusal, he might keep his hopes alive, thinking there's still a chance."

"That's true."

Long Jinghan nodded in agreement.

"Jinghan, I've decided."

Qiao Lei lifted her chin haughtily, "I'm going to take up yoga, and then learn a dance, to totally crush her!"

Long Jinghan was stunned for a moment. "Are you serious?"

"Of course I am," Qiao Lei returned her glance. "Are you joining?"

Qiao Lei was naturally competitive and didn't allow others to outshine her. Since Fang Minhui had an advantage in dance, she would outdo her by mastering an additional skill, yoga, just to surpass her.

Long Jinghan found herself revising her impression of Qiao Lei as she paused to think, "I'll think about it."

"By the way, the company Shen Yuan acquired has a yoga studio. Do you want to learn there?" Long Jinghan added.

"Shen Yuan has a company?" Qiao Lei asked in surprise.

Long Jinghan replied, "Yes, Shen Yuan bought it not long ago, and now Senior Fu is working there."

"And who is Senior Fu?" asked Qiao Lei, frowning slightly, wondering why another woman had appeared.

"That's not important...."

"...."

Meanwhile, Shen Yuan was rubbing his hands in anticipation and woke up the system panel, then clicked on "Perfect Life Grand Draw."

[Currently, the host can use Prestige Points to enter the draw, each draw consuming 500 Prestige Points]

[Does the host want to draw now?]

[Yes or No]

Shen Yuan chose "Yes."

Suddenly, a gigantic gift box appeared on the panel, spinning continuously until Shen Yuan's eyes almost dazzled. As the speed gradually slowed, a string of text popped up.

[White board, thank you for your participation this time]

?

Shen Yuan's gaze froze, somewhat incredulous.

System, are you playing games with me?

And is there even a thank you for participating?

[Remaining Prestige Points 5716, do you wish to continue the draw?]

A cold, unfeeling mechanical voice echoed in his mind again, prompting Shen Yuan to mumble a couple of complaints under his breath, then he decided to continue.

The gift box spun again, then a string of text popped up.

[Ding! Congratulations host, you've received 1 attribute point]

Attribute point?

Where can it be added?

[Height, weight, body fat, immunity, Brain Activity....]

Shen Yuan thought to himself that it was these attributes that could be increased, but he was already close to becoming a complete Peang Yuyan, which made it seem less important.

Shen Yuan stored it in his backpack, planning to use it another time.

[Do you wish to continue the draw?]

Continue.

[Ding! Congratulations host, you've won 1 million cash]

As the mechanical voice sounded, Shen Yuan's China Merchants Bank card quickly received notification of the deposit of 1 million.

[Do you wish to continue the draw?]

Continue.

[White board, thank you for your participation this time]

Damn!

Again, thank you for participating!

[Do you wish to continue the draw?]

Continue.

[Ding! Congratulations host, you've obtained a Skill Exchange Voucher*1]

This actually had some use, Shen Yuan already had 2 in his backpack, with this one making three.

The skills available for exchange were quite varied: combat, cooking, appliance repair, car racing, yachting, helicopter piloting...

Shen Yuan had previously used one to exchange for Basic Household Appliances Repair, which was to help Lin Yuchang fix an air conditioner.

[Do you wish to continue the draw?]

Shen Yuan stored the voucher in his backpack, then chose to continue.

[Ding! Congratulations host, you've obtained a Study Card*1]

Wow, this one is actually what I wanted.

Just in time for going to Teacher Lih's house to study, it'll definitely come in handy.

[Do you wish to continue the draw?]

Shen Yuan stored the Study Card in his backpack and chose to continue.

[White board, thank you for your participation this time]

[Remaining Prestige Points 2716, do you wish to continue the draw?]

Darn!

Another white board!

Shen Yuan felt that his luck wasn't great today. After six tries, he ended up with three blank cards.

In the past, he had at least drawn a storefront. Today, he didn't get much to surprise him.

However, there were still some gains. The study card and skill card were quite practical, and the one million was real money after all.

With the remaining 2716 Prestige Points, he could draw five more times, but Shen Yuan planned to save them for next time.

Meanwhile, Teacher Lih's WeChat reply came through.

"International Economics, huh? But I won't be home so soon."

Shen Yuan, "No worries, I can wait for you in the room."

On the other end, in the International campus counselor's office, Lih Xiao saw the message, and her cheeks instantly flushed red.

The room... Shen Yuan was always so forward with his words.

The teacher across from her, Sun Yuan, noticed something was amiss right away. She tapped the desk lightly with a serious expression, "Teacher, please focus on your work and don't slack off during work hours."

Lih Xiao adjusted her glasses and ignored the childish oddball, then replied to Shen Yuan, "Don't spout nonsense."

Shen Yuan, "Where's the nonsense? I meant that I would wait at my home."

Lih Xiao, "…Shen Yuan, I'm not a little girl, and that's definitely not what you meant."

Shen Yuan, "Teacher Lih, don't overthink it. I'm not that kind of casual man."

"This guy, really infuriating!"

Lih Xiao was so annoyed, as if it was exactly what he meant, yet he made it seem like she misunderstood him.

Lih Xiao decided to tease him a bit and replied, "Lih Meng has flown out of town. She's not at home. Come over tomorrow."

Shen Yuan snorted, "As if I don't know whether Lih Meng is out of town or not. Your dear sister has already turned coats under my influence, just told me she landed and is on her way home."

However, Shen Yuan still pretended to be nonchalant and replied, "Alright then, I'll come over tomorrow."

When Lih Xiao saw this WeChat, her delicate mouth crumpled immediately.

This man, not playing by the rules again.

"Ah~"

Someone sighed from behind Lih Xiao, she quickly turned. Sun Yuan had somehow approached silently behind her.

Lih Xiao quickly locked her phone screen: "How long have you been standing here?"

"Never mind how long I've been here."

Sun Yuan pulled up a stool from nearby and whispered, "You should have just replied, 'I miss you'."

Lih Xiao looked around cautiously; there were no other teachers nearby, just one at a corner deeply engrossed in work, though she was quite far from their corner.

"Wouldn't that be too direct?" Lih Xiao asked carefully.

"So tell me, do you like him?" Sun Yuan posed the soul-stirring question.

"Uh..."

Lih Xiao hesitated.

"See, you're being reserved again."

Sun Yuan patted Lih Xiao's shoulder, earnestly saying, "If you like someone, you should boldly express it. What's there to hide?"

"Liking someone can't be hidden easily. You really seem to like him. The sweet smile when you reply to his messages, your cheeks always flushing red now and then—all these are telling signs."

"My advice to you is, express it when you should, or else he might get disillusioned from not grasping your feelings clearly and may look for someone else."

As a teacher who rarely dated, Sun Yuan always seemed to know exactly what to say. Acting like a tactician now, Lih Xiao found herself somewhat convinced by her logic.

"If you two get together, maybe you can introduce me to his cousins or something..."

Just then, Fang Minhui and Chen Ling were standing at the office door. They had come to get some documents from counselor Lih Xiao.

Chen Ling was the class representative and sometimes needed to swing by the counselor's office, but this time they hesitated to enter.

The conversation between the two counselors was too explosive.

Chen Ling whispered, "Minhui, did you hear? It sounds like the counselor is in love."

Fang Minhui nodded softly, "Yeah, wonder which lucky guy managed to catch our counselor as a partner." Find exclusive stories on empire

"Do you think it's a male teacher from our school?" Chen Ling asked.

"Probably not."

Fang Minhui shook her head: "Most male teachers at our school are married."

Chen Ling nodded, "True, and the ones who aren't married are either short or nerdy. The counselor probably wouldn't be interested."

"....."

Meanwhile, Shen Yuan called Lih Meng.

"Hey, have you reached home?"

"Yes, what's up?"

Lih Meng's voice sounded somewhat lazy.

"I'll come over later; don't tell your sister," Shen Yuan said.

"So you'll hit it and then just leave?" Lih Meng asked bluntly.

Shen Yuan was somewhat helpless, "Can you stop using the word 'hit' all the time? You're a college graduate, can't you choose your words more elegantly?"

"Oh, you want elegance, huh?"

Lih Meng paused then said, "You fancy a stroll down my shaded path?"

Shen Yuan was mortified, then retorted, "Since when does your path have shade?"

"Hmm...."

On the phone, Lih Meng pondered for a moment: "Then, it would be a sheep track."

"....."

Unable to deal with this vulgar woman, Shen Yuan finally replied, "Forget it, I'm not arguing with you. I'm coming over later, make me something to eat."

"Dream on."

Lih Meng defiantly responded, "It's enough that I let you hit it; now you want food too?"

After speaking, Lih Meng added, "But to be honest, I'm not in the mood right now."

"Cut it out, just be ready and clean for me."

"You scumbag! You still haven't compensated me for tearing my stockings last time. Pay me back with 10 pairs right now!"

"That's an easy fix."

In Dongsheng Neighbourhood, after hanging up the phone, Lih Meng sent a WeChat to Lih Xiao, "Sis, when are you coming home?"

Lih Xiao, "Should be around 9 PM. Why?"

Lih Meng, "Just asking. If you're not coming, I'll just order takeout for myself."

Lih Meng opened Kangaroo, initially ready to order just for one. But considering Shen Yuan would need the energy for the physical task ahead, she ended up ordering for two.

It wasn't that she particularly wanted to feed Shen Yuan, but since she'd be enjoying the activity too, it wouldn't be fair to favor one side over the other.