Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Chapter 193: Chapter 124: Team Wiped by a Basic Attack

But as crude as it sounded, there was truth to it. Xiao Wanqing knew very well that Su Ran was an orphan, and orphans often have some personality flaws. After living alone for so long, he had learned to exist in his own world, to be clean and decisive, which fostered that so-called ’Zen-like’ indifference.

"Take, for instance, every time you drop me off at the station. The moment I say goodbye, you turn and leave without a second glance, like you’ve been set free. That’s a really hard thing for a girl to see. But you haven’t been like that recently. You’ve changed. Now you always wait a few seconds to watch everyone leave before you go."

Hmm... Su Ran really had changed that about himself. It was because Ning Wenwen, while sitting in the snow on a heavy winter day, had counted off his ’crimes’ on her fingers. The ’abrupt departure’ was a particularly sore point, and Wenwen had given him an earful about it. Su Ran promised to change. No one had ever brought it up before; only Wenwen.

’Self-reflection, self-improvement, and correcting one’s mistakes—these weren’t just qualities a Divine Rich should have, but qualities anyone who wanted to become a better person should possess.’

"I used to do that, but I won’t anymore."

"So, did you change for me?"

Xiao Wanqing gazed adoringly at Su Ran.

"..." Su Ran was at a loss for words. "Uh... yes!"

"MWAH~ How wonderful."

She landed a kiss on him, then hugged him and nuzzled her head against his cheek.

"Sister Wanqing."

"Don’t call me ’Sister’."

"Wanqing."

"Mm."

’Hahaha...’

Su Ran wanted to laugh. ’Is this the thrill of conquest?’

"You’re a pure and innocent girl, and you’ve already given me almost everything. As a man, it’s only natural that I think of you as my woman, so stop agonizing over it."

"Mm."

Snowflakes drifted past the fogged-up window. On her cot, Xiao Wanqing whispered sweet, girlish things. Her first question and first wish of the new year had both been answered, and she was overjoyed.

"Actually... you’re Jinyu’s boyfriend, and I’m her best friend. I shouldn’t have fallen in love with you. But it’s all your fault. You made me fall in love with you."

Su Ran was left speechless.

’Heh. So in the end, it’s my fault for being too amazing?’

She’d just dumped the whole problem in his lap.

’What a headache.’

...

The first rays of New Year’s sunlight streamed through the window and into the hospital room. Xiao Wanqing woke from a sweet dream to see Mr. Xiao already awake and sitting up in his bed, eating breakfast.

"Dad, you’re awake! Where’s Su Ran?"

"Ah, Xiaosu is outside eating some porridge. He’s a good kid, that Xiaosu."

At the mention of Xiaosu, a look of approval appeared on Mr. Xiao’s face. Xiao Wanqing was completely baffled. ’They don’t know each other, do they? Did something happen after I fell asleep last night?’

After Xiao Wanqing fell asleep last night, Su Ran had stepped into the hallway for some air, mulling over how to manage his relationships with the girls. When he returned, he saw Mr. Xiao had been woken by a full bladder. He immediately offered him a bedpan. Su Ran didn’t find tasks like caring for a patient or handling a bedpan embarrassing or unpleasant in the slightest. This small act of kindness, however, earned Mr. Xiao’s favor. Many sons these days weren’t nearly so dutiful. After Su Ran introduced himself, Mr. Xiao learned he was his daughter’s friend. However, not being accustomed to a bedpan, he asked Su Ran to help him to the bathroom door. After he was done, Su Ran helped him back to bed. By then, Mr. Xiao was no longer sleepy, so the two of them chatted for a long time before he finally drifted off again.

He thought the young man was quite impressive.

When Professor Gao’s team came to examine Mr. Xiao that morning, he finally realized just how incredible his daughter’s friend was. His heart condition was being given the hospital’s highest priority, with a team of top specialists and professors handling his diagnosis. It was only after asking Professor Gao that he learned Su Ran was actually his own idol—the Young Master Su of Xiangjiang.

’So he’s that young, and that kind-hearted?’

’I always figured the legendary Young Master Su would be rich, mysterious, and aloof. I never imagined that the young man last night who insisted I use a bedpan would turn out to be my idol.’_

’And he’s my daughter’s friend, no less.’

’It’s like I’ve struck gold!’

The young man was genuinely likable. The ’father-in-law’ types all adored dutiful young men like him.

’Sigh... Too bad he already has a girlfriend.’

He’d seen his daughter’s classmate, Liu Jinyu, come in that morning and immediately cling to Su Ran’s arm.

Mr. Xiao felt a slight pang of disappointment.

However, he knew his own daughter very well. She was as proud as they come and insisted on finding a man who was truly one in a million. He figured she would rather remain single than settle for anyone less than someone like Su Ran.

’Her standards were sky-high.’

Of course, Mr. Xiao was completely unaware of the romantic entanglements between the young people.

To be honest, for Xiao Wanqing, after falling in love with a "Divine Rich" boyfriend like Su Ran, it would be impossible to ever be interested in other men, even if she and Su Ran were to break up. A woman would inevitably make comparisons, and when held up against Su Ran, every other man would come up short.

"Dad, where did Su Ran sleep last night?"

"He just sat in that chair all night."

"In a chair?"

After Mr. Xiao had fallen asleep, Su Ran hadn’t returned to the warm comfort of her bed. Instead, he dozed off in the chair. After all, with her father now awake, it didn’t seem right to go back to sleeping with his daughter, so he had resigned himself to an uncomfortable night in the chair.

"...You finish your breakfast. I’m going to go check on him."

After quickly freshening up in the en-suite bathroom, Xiao Wanqing put on her down jacket and left the room.

...

「In the hallway’s central lounge area.」

ACHOO!

"...I nearly froze to death last night."

Su Ran was truly chilled to the bone. He really couldn’t stand the cold. The last time he’d been this cold was on Spirit Sword Mountain, when he had to rely on Shan Weizi for warmth.

He had spent the night dozing in a chair. Although the room was heated, his body temperature had dropped in the middle of the night, leaving him feeling intensely cold. As a result, he’d caught a slight cold. Fortunately, two young nurses had brought him some medicine. Since taking it on an empty stomach was a bad idea, he waited until after breakfast. Now, however, the medicine was making him drowsy.

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