Chapter 10: Does this girl have any shame?
"Does this girl have no shame?"
Su Wanqing, who had just stepped out of her master bedroom to visit the restroom, froze. Her eyes widened as she caught a glimpse of a figure tiptoeing down the dimly lit hallway. It was Su Hongmian, her usually proud and reserved daughter, sneaking into the guest room where Shen Anyu was staying.
The door clicked shut with a soft, conspiratorial sound.
Su Wanqing stood there for a moment, her hand hovering over her mouth. A mix of shock, embarrassment, and a strange sense of resignation washed over her. She spat lightly, a reflex of traditional propriety, but she made no move to intervene.
She was an open-minded woman, a modern matriarch. Barging in now would only lead to awkwardness for all parties involved. It was better to pretend she saw nothing—for now.
"Mianmian has grown up~" she murmured, a complicated smile touching her lips.
Su Wanqing walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She stood before the large, brightly lit mirror and slowly took off her gold-rimmed glasses.
Without the glasses, the sharp, authoritative glint in her eyes softened instantly. Her eyes, usually so dignified and piercing during the day, were now rippling with a softer light, reflecting a vulnerability she rarely showed the world. Her mature and charming face was naturally flushed from the late hour and the unexpected sight she had just witnessed.
In the soft light, she looked delicate, almost fragile.
If anyone from the outside world saw this scene, they would find it unbelievable. Su Wanqing, the Iron Lady of Modu's commercial sphere, the Chairwoman of the Jinxiu Mingcha Company who commanded respect from rivals and partners alike, actually had such a soft side.
She touched her own cheek, staring at her reflection.
"Twenty years," she whispered, her voice trembling slightly. "In the blink of an eye, I finally raised Mianmian, and now she even has a boyfriend. Brother Yuan, Sister Qing... I, Su Wanqing, have lived up to you."
Tears pricked the corners of her eyes. "I hope your spirits in heaven can also rest in peace."
Her thoughts drifted to the young man currently occupying her guest room—and her daughter's attention.
"That child, Shen Anyu... he has a good family background, ability, and looks. He also takes good care of Mianmian, and his character seems solid. He is a good match."
She nodded to herself, reassured.
"However," her expression turned serious again, the mother in her taking over. "I must talk to them another day about some precautions. Mianmian is still studying in university now, so she can't get pregnant! It's best to wait until Mianmian graduates before that step."
Suddenly, another thought struck her, causing her delicate brows to furrow.
"It's just... how should Mianmian's engagement be resolved?"
...
A night passed in an instant. The storm outside subsided, leaving the world washed clean and fresh.
In the guest room, the first rays of morning sunlight filtered through the curtains. Shen Anyu lay awake, his mouth curving upwards as if savoring a delicious aftertaste.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu's emotional line has fluctuated greatly, plundering +100,000 destiny value!]
[Ding! Detected destined heroine Su Hongmian's favorability +3, plundering +9,000 destiny value!]
"After favorability reaches eighty, it becomes increasingly difficult to raise," Shen Anyu mused, checking the stats in his mind. "But I pushed my luck like that last night and still got +3 favorability. This tsundere young lady Su Hongmian is truly interesting..."
He stretched, feeling the power coursing through his veins.
"Let's do a draw!"
Shen Anyu was in a good mood. He checked his balance—he still had over 500,000 destiny value. He prepared to do five more hundred-consecutive draws.
Now, Shen Anyu no longer cared for the purple rewards from ten consecutive draws, unless they had a special use, like the Extraordinary Perception. But the divine rewards from a thousand consecutive draws, at 1,000 destiny value per draw, required 1,000,000 destiny value, which was still far from enough. He had to gamble on the gold.
"System, start the draw!"
As soon as the wheel spun, Shen Anyu's eyes widened. He became even happier.
"Double golden eggs!"
Looking at the two brilliant golden lights flashing before his eyes amidst the sea of white and purple, Shen Anyu became excited and thrilled.
In his previous life, when he played a certain large open-world game, he never got double golden eggs. He often hit hard pity, which made him angrily uninstall and become a hater. He didn't expect to get double golden eggs so quickly in this life.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a golden reward: one Extraordinary Item, Lucky Coin!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a golden reward: Extraordinary Culinary Skill!]
Lucky Coin. An Extraordinary Item. Description: After use, a very fortunate event will occur within three days.
With a thought, the Lucky Coin appeared out of thin air from the System space, landing in his palm.
It was like a brilliant star, falling from the starry night sky and descending upon the human world. It was exquisite and small, with a diameter of about an inch, moderate thickness, smooth and rounded edges. It had a delicate touch, warm like a young girl's skin, capable of calming the restlessness in one's heart.
The front of the Lucky Coin featured a Xuanbird spreading its wings in flight, detailed down to the individual feathers. The back depicted a lush Tree of Life, entwined with profound and mysterious runes that seemed to shift when he wasn't looking directly at them.
Shen Anyu looked at it over and over again, with curiosity and keen interest in his eyes. This was his first time getting an Extraordinary Item. No matter how many times he looked, he didn't find anything strange about it, yet it felt... powerful.
It was, however, as exquisite as a work of art.
"How do I use this thing? Let me see."
Shen Anyu looked at the detailed introduction in the System and found that he only needed to say "use" to activate it.
"Then use it."
As Shen Anyu's words fell, the Lucky Coin instantly shattered into specks of golden light, enveloping Shen Anyu's body like a fine mist.
"Hmm? That's it?"
Shen Anyu was full of questions, but upon closer inspection, he found a mysterious, ineffable power covering his body, a faint golden aura that quickly faded into his skin.
Presumably, this was the effect of the Lucky Coin. In the next three days, something very fortunate would happen. Shen Anyu was also very curious about what it would be.
"Extraordinary Culinary Skill?"
Shen Anyu's gaze shifted to the second golden reward from the double golden eggs.
As the name suggested, it was a culinary skill that surpassed human peaks, beyond belief. It wasn't just cooking; it was alchemy with food.
"I wonder if I can make dishes that glow?" Shen Anyu chuckled.
He was intrigued, but he had no intention of cooking regularly. He was a young master of the Shen family; who was worthy of him cooking for them?
Unless he was in a good mood and wanted to treat himself—or use it as a weapon of seduction.
The next four hundred consecutive draws didn't yield any double golden eggs, but the items obtained were all very practical for a villain on the rise.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a golden reward: one Golden Infinite Bullet Gatling!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a golden reward: Extraordinary Ventriloquism!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a golden reward: Extraordinary Speech!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a golden reward: one Invisibility Cloak!]
...
After tidying up and storing his new items in the system space, Shen Anyu pushed the door open and stepped out of the guest room.
The villa was quiet in the early morning light. Upon reaching the living room downstairs, he heard a rhythmic thumping sound. Following it, he immediately saw Su Wanqing running on a treadmill in the sunroom.
She was wearing tight-fitting athletic wear that clung to her curves, her hair tied back in a ponytail. As expected of a female billionaire worth tens of billions, she was disciplined and maintained herself impeccably.
Shen Anyu admired Su Wanqing's figure for a moment—purely artistic appreciation, of course—then quickly looked elsewhere as she slowed down.
Hearing footsteps, Su Wanqing turned around. She wiped a sheen of sweat from her forehead with a towel and smiled, nodding at Shen Anyu.
Shen Anyu's handsome face was adorned with a graceful smile as he walked over, praising Su Wanqing:
"Auntie, it's only a little past six in the morning. You're already up and running? What admirable self-discipline!"
Su Wanqing replied while catching her breath, her chest rising and falling rhythmically:
"I'm getting older, unlike you young people. I need to exercise more for maintenance."
Su Wanqing's tone remained elegant and magnetic, even when out of breath.
Shen Anyu, however, smiled, his eyes sincere.
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