I am not just a tycoon

Liew Meng Lu sat in the passenger seat, her heart still unsettled for a long time, the impact of that moment was even greater than when she saw the villa.

She couldn't help but take a few extra glances at Shen Yuan, who was driving.

How long had they known each other? She had just witnessed Shen Yuan spending three million to help Nana buy a house, then he bought himself a villa worth more than ten million, and now even the renovations were going to cost twenty million!

That's over thirty million in total!

To be able to spend over thirty million so casually, his net worth must be over a billion!

Liew Meng Lu had scrolled through the 2023 Hurun Wealth Report last night, which classifies wealthy families into four levels based on their net worth.

Among them, families with a net wealth of over one hundred million only accounted for 133,000!

This ratio is even less than 0.1%, meaning there might not even be one in a thousand families.

In real life, it's tough to meet such people, and even if you did, you wouldn't know their true net worth. Perhaps you could only see such people on TV or in the news.

And right before her eyes was one such super-rich individual.

She made up her mind; she couldn't let this big fish slip through her fingers!

Go all out to get him!

"Shen Yuan, what on earth do you do to be so wealthy?" Liew Meng Lu couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Do you know Wang Duoyu? The kind of person who inherits a large fortune," Shen Yuan said with a laugh, brushing it off.

"Really or not?"

"Guess."

Liew Meng Lu stuck out her tongue: "Hmm, if you won't tell, then don't tell."

At that moment, Liew Meng Lu's phone "ding-dong" chimed, a WeChat message from Hou Qianqian.

"Lu Babe, what're you up to?"

Since it was a weekday and the store wasn't busy, Hou Qianqian, having nothing else to do, liked to gossip with her two best friends.

"I'm in the car."

Liew Meng Lu replied.

"Whose car? It can't be some guy with a Benz G-Class, can it?"

Hou Qianqian thought that since Liew Meng Lu could reply so quickly while being in a car, she must be in someone's passenger seat. As good friends, Liew Meng Lu naturally shared about the guy with the Benz G-Class.

Actually, Hou Qianqian was quite envious; although this man wasn't like Shen Yuan, who bought a house for three million, helping Meng Lu buy a designer bag or two sets of high-end cosmetics was no problem.

Too bad she wasn't so lucky...

"Nope, I'm in Shen Yuan's car."

Liew Meng Lu typed back.

"???"

"When did you two get together?"

Hou Qianqian suddenly had an ominous premonition.

She had anticipated that Liew Meng Lu would make a move but didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"No, nothing like that, I'm just accompanying him to look at renovation plans today. You don't know, he bought a villa worth over ten million."

"Over ten million!"

Hou Qianqian stared at her screen in the store, her eyes widening.

"Yeah, and he's going to spend twenty million on the renovations."

"Holy crap, this..."

"Insane!"

Hou Qianqian took a sharp breath; she thought that Shen Yuan would need to take a breather after spending three million on Nana's house, but here he was, spending over thirty million just like that!

This level of lavishness was just too much!

Hou Qianqian was green with envy towards Chen Na. She really hit the jackpot, meeting such a wealthy sugar daddy, getting an express ticket to luxury!

The agreement between the best friends to be poor together, and now one of them was sneaking ashore...

And it seemed like it wasn't just one...

Hou Qianqian realized that Meng Lu seemed poised to board Shen Yuan's luxury cruise ship too.

"Meng Lu, why are you accompanying him?"

Hou Qianqian sent this WeChat message with a trembling heart.

It was one thing for a best friend to do better than herself, but now another friend too?

Hou Qianqian felt terrible just thinking about it.

The last time Shen Yuan bought a house for Chen Na, it shook her worldview with stark disparities in life, and now she had to experience it again.

Damn it, why them!

Just because one has a fiercer personality and the other longer legs?

Liew Meng Lu knew this was a probing message and replied, "He asked me to accompany him, actually I didn't want to come."

Women understand women best, and as close friends for many years, Liew Meng Lu well understood Hou Qianqian's thoughts.

It was nothing but jealousy and envy.

With that response, Liew Meng Lu was also pretending to an extent; after all, it was she who insisted on accompanying Shen Yuan.

But since you can't stand seeing me well off, I'll just make you feel even worse. After all, we were nothing more than fair-weather sisters.

"....."

Hou Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes at this message.

Playing innocent, what for?

Nana's the official one!

He didn't buy you a house, so what are you flaunting!

...

After that, Shen Yuan visited the second decoration company to discuss plans. The reputation and scale of this company were comparable to Guanting's, and the designers there also produced three effect pictures for such a significant project.

It looked more or less the same.

However, when it came to details, they didn't do as well as Guanting. After all, the boss of Guanting had proactively invited him to dinner without even sealing the deal—now that was truly giving face.

It seemed like decoration companies were really competitive in fighting for orders.

So, with both companies being almost equal, Shen Yuan was leaning more towards Guanting, thinking that if the final proposals were similar, he would just settle with Guanting.

When Shen Yuan got back to his car after leaving the decoration company, it was almost five o'clock. He turned to Liew Menglu beside him and asked, "Do you want to go back, or will you join me for dinner?"

Liew Menglu giggled mischievously, "I'm going to mooch off your meals and drinks; I'm sticking to you like glue for the day."

"That won't do," Shen Yuan shook his head.

"Why not?" Liew Menglu blinked her sparkling eyes.

Shen Yuan gave a non-committal answer, "My shadow follows a strict code; at least one day and one night, there's no way it's just for a daytime."

"Pfft! You big pervert!"

Liew Menglu spat at him, "I don't care, I'm going with you, I'm not getting out of the car."

"....."

Nanjing Restaurant.

The slick Lin Guangyao stepped out of his white Benz E300L in the parking lot. He was in a good mood today. His bro from the neighboring city brought over three freelance models, and he heard the quality was quite decent.

These freelance models, as long as you pay them enough, would ensure you get your fill of seafood.

The only thing that had bummed him out recently was that he hadn't managed to hook up with Chen Na, Xie Haijie's ex-girlfriend.

Although he added her on WeChat after that dinner, Chen Na had never replied to him and had even blocked him a couple of days ago.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Thinking about it was a pity; such a high-quality woman and he hadn't managed to have a taste.

"What a loser my cousin is! Together for half a month and they only held hands. How could I have such a loser of a cousin?" Lin Guangyao muttered under his breath, hands in his pockets as he climbed the stairs. However, at that moment, he suddenly recognized a familiar figure at the entrance.

"Uncle Wan, you're having dinner here too?"

As soon as Lin Guangyao saw who it was, he immediately switched to a sincere and naive expression, hurrying over.

"Little Yao, what a coincidence."

Wan Renmin was somewhat surprised as well; he was waiting for a client with two subordinates and hadn't expected to bump into an acquaintance here: "I'm here entertaining a client."

"Then the client must be quite significant, or you wouldn't be here waiting personally," Lin Guangyao said with a suggestive smile.

Wan Renmin and his father were friends, and the two families often interacted well.

Of course, this was not the main reason Lin Guangyao wanted to ingratiate himself.

The key was that Wan Renmin had a very beautiful daughter who worked as a doctor at the Star City People's Hospital, and Old Lin had always hoped for a strong alliance between the two families, while Lin Guangyao was purely interested in her physique.

A beautiful and sexy female doctor—everyone understands.

Lin Guangyao also felt somewhat relieved, grateful that those three freelance models were not in his car. If his potential father-in-law saw them, he would probably be sentenced to death on the spot.

"Haha, this client does have some weight," Wan Renmin thought, considering it was a decoration order worth 20 million yuan.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries and the usual polite offers to visit each other's homes, Lin Guangyao noticed the two women beside Wan Renmin.

One of them was in professional attire, over forty, and past her prime—immediately ignored.

Behind this woman, there was another pretty girl in her twenties.

This girl was about 168 cm tall, with a perky nose and rosy, thin lips. She wore a long white dress that revealed a stretch of her fair and smooth calves. The dress was a bit loose, but when a breeze passed by, it clung to her young body, hinting at the splendid view underneath.

Lin Guangyao couldn't help but lick his lips. If it weren't for the fact that he still had to pursue Uncle Wan's daughter, he'd definitely approach her for her contact information.

After more small talk with Wan Renmin, Lin Guangyao swaggered into the restaurant.

And ten minutes later, Wan Renmin finally saw Shen Yuan at the entrance of the restaurant.

Wan Renmin and his companions immediately greeted him with smiles, and Foo Zhengmei introduced from the side, "Mr. Wan, this is Mr. Shen Yuan."

"Mr. Shen, this is our boss of Guanting, Wan Renmin."

"Hello there, Mr. Shen, truly a young and promising figure!" Wan Renmin grasped Shen Yuan's hand firmly.

Shen Yuan felt the warmth in Wan Renmin's palm, but he wasn't used to be addressed this way. He thought to himself, Damn, hasn't even graduated from university, and everyone's already calling him 'Mr. this' and 'Mr. that'.

"Hello, Mr. Wan."

"Mr. Shen, would this lady happen to be your girlfriend?" Wan Renmin inquired, glancing at Liew Menglu.

He actually knew the answer since Foo Zhengmei had told him they didn't seem like a couple, but he felt it was better to clear it up just to be sure.

Liew Menglu started to deny it, but Shen Yuan reacted even more vehemently, hastily gesturing and saying, "Don't get the wrong idea; we're just ordinary friends. She just happened to accompany me here today."

"Her last name is Liew."

"Hello, Miss Liew."

Wan Renmin greeted Liew Menglu politely, feeling somewhat relieved inside. Since she was not Mr. Shen's girlfriend, his arrangements for today would make a difference.

"Hello, Mr. Wan," Liew Menglu managed a faint smile.

The group then entered the restaurant together, and as Liew Menglu watched Shen Yuan's back, she felt quite dissatisfied.

This damned Shen Yuan, why did he have to react so strongly!

If she's not a girlfriend, she's not—what's the big deal? I didn't ask you to say yes!

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