"I'll give you five hundred thousand to stay with me for a year, how about that?"
In the Dragon Hua Mansion complex in the Imperial Capital, a beautiful, wealthy woman pulled a delivery boy named Su Xuan into her room and made him an offer.
The reason she wanted to keep Su Xuan was simple: he was just too handsome. His facial features were as sharp and exquisite as if carved by a knife, and he had a cold, devilishly charming aura. His lips were often curled into a rebellious, carefree smile, setting him completely apart from those powdered pretty boys. She was deeply mesmerized the moment she laid eyes on him.
"No."
Su Xuan looked at the rich woman and shook his head.
He used to work at a respectable company, earning a monthly salary of ten to twenty thousand. The only reason he quit to become a delivery boy was because he couldn't stand the favoritism from his female boss and the constant unwelcome advances from his female colleagues. He was pursuing a free and easy life, so why would he ever allow himself to be kept by a rich woman?
"Eight hundred thousand!"
The rich woman, unaware of Su Xuan's past painful experiences, raised her well-maintained face and upped the offer.
In her eyes, there was nothing money couldn't buy. Including men!
"It won't work."
Su Xuan still shook his head.
"What about... if I add this to the deal?"
The rich woman took out a set of BMW car keys, stuffed them into Su Xuan's hands, and even brazenly stroked his hand.
A huge sum of money, a nice car, plus her own still-charming self... a mere delivery boy like you has no reason to refuse anymore, right?
"Stop joking, sis. I already have someone. Bye!"
Su Xuan tossed the car keys back to the rich woman and turned to leave.
"I'll even throw in a hundred-square-meter apartment, is that still not enough?"
Watching Su Xuan's retreating back, the rich woman frowned deeply.
She had heard a saying: there's no such thing as a loyal man; loyalty only exists when the price of betrayal isn't high enough. And the price she was offering now was absolutely high enough for any man to betray his partner!
"Just give me a five-star review. That's all I ask," Su Xuan said nonchalantly without looking back.
"I... I'm giving you a negative review! You're making me so mad!" the rich woman stomped her foot in anger.
But in the end, she never gave him a negative review.
He's just too handsome... I can't bring myself to do it!
Sigh! Why do women only drool over my looks and not pay attention to my inner self? It's causing me so much mental and physical pain!
Su Xuan rode off on a delivery tricycle, looking troubled as he left the Dragon Hua Mansion complex.
DING! Host's mood detected as excessively melancholic. The Super Express Delivery System is initiating...
DING! System successfully loaded!
DING! Host has completed a super express delivery. Reward: a super five-star hotel, the Lycar Hotel!
Huh?! What's going on?
Su Xuan blinked.
Did I really just get bound to a system for being too melancholic? And I was rewarded with a hotel? The super five-star Lycar Hotel?
As a delivery man, he naturally knew about the Lycar Hotel. It was a landmark building worth over a billion and a favorite haunt of the wealthy. It featured top-notch cuisine, presidential suites, and elite entertainment and fitness facilities. Staying there was like living in paradise.
If it weren't for the national regulation capping the highest rating at super five-star, Lycar would probably be a seven-star hotel! And now, the Lycar Hotel was his! What did this even mean?
BEEP! BEEP!
Just then, his phone vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID: Zhang Tingting.
She was a girl he'd met on a blind date last week. In terms of both character and appearance, she didn't meet his standards. However, she had been introduced by a respected elder, and he didn't want to be rude. So, he'd agreed to try dating her for a while. A breakup was inevitable; it was just a matter of finding the right opportunity.
After he answered, Zhang Tingting's indifferent voice came through the phone. "Su Xuan, what are you doing?"
"Uh..." Su Xuan let out a breath. "I just finished a delivery."
Zhang Tingting sighed deeply. "Listen... come meet me at the entrance of the Lycar Hotel right away. I have something to tell you!"
Without waiting for a response, she hung up.
What a coincidence, she wants to meet at the Lycar... Well, I might as well go.
Since he also wanted to check out the hotel, Su Xuan rode his delivery trike toward the Lycar Hotel.
「Twenty minutes later.」
Zhang Tingting stood at the entrance of the Lycar Hotel. When she saw Su Xuan arrive on his trike, still in his delivery uniform, her expression turned icy. "Su Xuan, this is how you show up for our meeting? Even if you didn't have time to change, couldn't you at least have taken a taxi?"
"The traffic is bad. The trike is faster," Su Xuan replied, parking his vehicle and walking up to her.
He noticed Zhang Tingting looked different today. She rarely wore makeup, but today she had an exquisite look that significantly enhanced her appearance. She was also carrying a brand-new LV bag on her shoulder, which would cost at least ten thousand. That was a lot for a receptionist at a small company who only earned three to four thousand a month.
Zhang Tingting flicked her long hair. "Su Xuan, I called you here to lay my cards on the table."
"Lay your cards on the table? Fine, go ahead," Su Xuan replied.
"I've met someone," she began, pointing a finger at the opulent hotel with a look of pride. "He's a successful man. See this Lycar Hotel? He's a marketing director here, with an annual salary of three hundred thousand. He bought me this bag yesterday and told me he likes me. Compared to him, you have no advantages other than being exceptionally handsome. Su Xuan, material possessions are the foundation of a relationship... You understand what I mean, right?"
"Uh-huh, I understand," Su Xuan shrugged. "Then let's just end it here."
Today is turning out to be a great day. Not only did I get the system, I also got rid of a girl I don't even like.
Hearing Su Xuan take the initiative to end things, Zhang Tingting couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.
Su Xuan is just so handsome! If he were rich, too, she would never let him go, not in a million years!
"Lycar... super five-star..." Su Xuan murmured to himself, no longer looking at Zhang Tingting as he started walking into the hotel.
"Su Xuan, what do you think you're doing?!"
Seeing him walk toward the hotel entrance, Zhang Tingting clearly misunderstood. She grabbed his arm, her voice urgent. "You can't accept the breakup, can you? Are you trying to cause trouble for my new boyfriend? Don't be impulsive! If you break anything in there, even a single wine glass, a delivery guy like you could never afford to pay for it!
"Oh, look! My boyfriend is coming out!"
As she finished speaking, a man in a sharp suit emerged from the hotel's revolving doors. He arrogantly blocked Su Xuan's path and waved at Zhang Tingting. "Tingting, let him go. Let him make a scene. I'd love to see what he's planning to do."
As his words fell, several burly security guards holding stun batons emerged from behind the suited man, menacingly surrounding Su Xuan.
「Meanwhile.」
In a luxurious office on the hotel's top floor, the general manager, Liu Ming, stared at a share transfer document with trembling hands. "Lycar has a new owner..."
Just a short while ago, all of the hotel's shareholders had transferred their shares to a single individual: Su Xuan. Liu Ming, as general manager, was merely an employee hired by those shareholders. Therefore, Su Xuan was not only Lycar's new owner, but also his new boss. The news had come so suddenly that he hadn't yet had time to inform the rest of the hotel staff.
Liu Ming quickly grabbed his phone, dialed the number on the document, and spoke humbly. "Hello, is this Mr. Su Xuan? This is Liu, the manager at Lycar..."