Chapter 146: Metaphysics, The Aura of Luck

Guan Yiqiu’s seductive gaze caught Cheng Yao off guard. Given his experience and his ability to analyze data, it wasn’t hard for him to deduce that this senior, Guan Yiqiu, already had a boyfriend.

Does she have a boyfriend and is still flirting with me? Is she looking for a backup?

Cheng Yao thought to himself silently, then played along, feigning a shy demeanor. In reality, he was a battle-hardened veteran, a veritable god of war. However, based on his previous behavior, this sudden shyness seemed a bit abrupt. But that didn't matter; Cheng Yao was simply providing the kind of performance she wanted to see—the harmless, infatuated look of a man who loses his composure at the sight of a beautiful woman.

After the interview concluded, Cheng Yao played some basketball during the break, and the day passed by. Time flew, and it would be Wednesday tomorrow.

He would be very busy on Wednesday. The several top streamers from Dragon Pearl that Wang Yiming had arranged to meet were all flying in. During the day, he had to discuss their signing fees and terms. Once those matters were settled, he had to take care of Ouyang Aili and her sister in the evening, and prepare for the check-in event. He would also take the opportunity to make an announcement and run an advertisement so that the Midsummer App could officially launch.

Currently, the app already had tens of thousands of downloads, thanks to the advertising and the efforts of the company's streamers. Cheng Yao realized that his schedule had inadvertently become incredibly packed—busier even than a celebrity's. At least celebrities had free time to watch TV or movies for entertainment. As for him, he was either on the path to investment or on the way to working and completing tasks. How was the gap between people so wide?

Having finished his school affairs, Cheng Yao no longer ate with Zhang Lei and Zhu Huiyang. He had made plans with Lu Mengyao and the two beauties to go to the building above and enjoy a seafood buffet that cost five hundred per person. Ouyang Aili and Ouyang Zhenli loved seafood. Such places didn't require a queue; you got a seat as soon as you arrived.

Leaving the teaching building, Cheng Yao went to the parking lot and found many small notes on his windshield. He frowned and looked closely. There were no scratches or adhesive residue, but he was worried about some girls who were inconsiderate and mindless. After all, there were quite a few such incidents online where girls thought they were being cute. In reality, that wasn't cute at all; it was brain-dead behavior.

He threw all the notes away, opened the car door, and gently stepped on the gas to leave the school. After eating, he still had to find Chen Xingyan for a sparring match. He found joy in it, so there was no reason not to go—why wouldn't he? Even though Chen Xingyan had ulterior motives and had mentioned sleeping together multiple times...

Arriving at Xinjiekou, his LaFerrari drew plenty of attention. He parked in the building’s underground garage, went upstairs to the seafood buffet, and found Lu Mengyao and the others already seated with a table full of food.

Lu Mengyao said with a smile, "You're late. Some guys just came by asking for my contact information..."

"Did you give it to them?"

"Of course not. I never just add people randomly, okay?"

Cheng Yao wasn't worried about Ouyang Aili and Zhenli, because asking them for their contact information was a test of a man's character. Whose would you ask for? The older sister’s or the younger sister’s? Since they looked exactly the same, or maybe ask for both!? There was no way to choose, so if he were a man seeing these three beauties sitting together, he would definitely choose to ask for Lu Mengyao’s rather than asking for the twins and making a fool of himself.

Ouyang Aili teased, "Would you want mine, or my sister's..."

"What if I wanted yours?"

"If you want mine, you must also want my sister's. If you want both, then such a guy is definitely a scumbag, hehe..."

Ouyang Aili was playing games, but what man could refuse? The thinking of these two sisters was simply unsolvable, so only a wealthy man could crack the puzzles they presented. Being rich is truly wonderful!

"I'm going to get some more king crab. I have to exercise tonight, and my energy consumption is quite high..."

As soon as Cheng Yao finished his sentence, the faces of Lu Mengyao, Ouyang Aili, and Zhenli all flushed slightly. They lowered their heads and ate in silence.

Lu Mengyao muttered, "Can you be a bit more restrained in public? Even if people can't hear you clearly, it's very embarrassing..."

"What are you saying?"

Cheng Yao was dumbfounded and retorted, "I'm going to practice mixed martial arts later. Good grief, what are you thinking about? Do you think I'm the kind of person who loses his mind whenever he sees a woman?"

"Yes!"

"Yes, you are."

"Mr. Cheng, because of your personality, the things you say always make people think of inappropriate, unclean images. If anyone else said it, they wouldn't have your particular temperament." Ouyang Zhenli explained patiently with a hint of a compliment and a sweet smile.

Cheng Yao shook his head helplessly. Am I really that unbearable? Faced with this soul-searching question, Cheng Yao refused to answer.

He wasn't trying to eat his money's worth, but he really could eat, so he took quite a lot. For over an hour, the table was piled with crab shells and shrimp shells... The trash bin was already overflowing. Lu Mengyao and the others had already started eating dessert, while Cheng Yao was still tackling seafood, drawing strange looks from those around them. These gazes weren't directed at him, but at Ouyang Aili and Zhenli. The twins were already eye-catching, not to mention how beautiful the two of them were.

An hour and a half later, under the astonished gazes of Lu Mengyao and the others, Cheng Yao finished a glass of juice and let out a burp.

"I'm too full. Do you guys still want to go shopping?"

"Yes, we do." Lu Mengyao nodded and said, "They haven't bought any decent bags yet. I'm taking them to Golden Eagle to look around and buy some things, maybe some watches. That money won't be spent anytime soon anyway."

"Go ahead, I'm leaving first."

"Mm, come back early."

"No drinking tonight."

After leaving the restaurant, Cheng Yao retrieved his car and headed straight for the Yurong Building. When the LaFerrari appeared, he found that there were even more people in the plaza than the day before. As his car approached, the crowd cleared a path. Cheng Yao felt as if he were a monkey being watched by a crowd, and they were all young people, too.

After getting out and locking the car, he ignored the crowd's gaze. Chen Xingyan’s car was already nearby, and she was likely inside the gym.

In the gym, Chen Xingyan was busy teaching the children. Cheng Yao asked curiously, "Where's your brother?"

"He went to the TV station for an interview," Chen Xingyan said without looking back. "You start practicing by yourself, warm up..."

"Okay."

Cheng Yao changed his clothes and went to take his frustrations out on the punching bag. Could it be that I accidentally touched her 'conscience' yesterday, and that's why she’s unhappy?

It wasn't until he was almost finished that Chen Xingyan came over and had him repeat his techniques and postures. Cheng Yao practiced with Lu Mengyao and the others every day, so his body’s flexibility was excellent, and he could execute almost every movement perfectly. Chen Xingyan was somewhat surprised by this.

"Did you think I was practicing for nothing?" Cheng Yao said smugly. He hadn't managed to spar with Chen Xingyan today as he had hoped. In fact, Chen Xingyan had long since put yesterday's incident behind her; who would dwell on one thing forever?

Chen Xingyan said, "Chen Ruiyong has to go to the TV station for the next few days, so I'll be leaving very late..."

"I have nowhere else to go, so I'll keep you company for a while."

Cheng Yao took a shower, changed his clothes, then ordered some takeout and sat with Chen Xingyan, chatting over two cups of fruit tea. Chen Xingyan glanced at him, the corners of her mouth curling up.

Around 8:30, after helping to tidy up, Chen Xingyan said, "Shall I treat you to something to eat?"

"What should we eat?"

"Let's get some Burger King. Their fries are pretty good, just to the left downstairs."

"Let's go then, get some fresh air."

So, they closed the door, walked side-by-side, and took the elevator down. Cheng Yao glanced at some of the young people sitting nearby and shook his head, saying, "It's 8:30 already, don't they have school tomorrow?"

"Probably just bored."

Burger King closed at ten o'clock. Chen Xingyan ordered some fries and fruit tea, and they sat there eating and chatting. It was nothing more than trivial matters, punctuated by playing on their phones.

Chen Xingyan’s topics weren't limited to fighting; she was a girl, too, and liked cosmetics and bags, though her style was different. She liked cool, edgy things, like leather jackets and leather pants—a bit like that Wall Street style. After all, that was her personal style and personality.

Before they knew it, it was already 9:20.

Chen Xingyan said, "Time to go back, let's go."

"Let's go."

"See you tomorrow."

There was no flirting, no ambiguity. His relationship with Chen Xingyan was truly like a friendship between gentlemen—pure as water, except for that incredible agreement regarding MMA. Cheng Yao admired her courage, but then again... who would think that a talented young man could become a world-class MMA champion? Even Cheng Yao didn't believe it. But still, a person has to have dreams, right? Might as well try.

After leaving Xinjiekou, Cheng Yao drove back to the Banshan Yundi villa. Tonight, he would reward Lu Mengyao, Ouyang Aili, and Zhenli well. Because tomorrow they would also be busy moving into the new villa, which would likely take a couple of days to get sorted, and some things needed to be moved over. At the same time, he would reward himself. He was so busy, and he only had time in the evenings.

Surprisingly, when he returned to the room, the girls had already showered and changed into their pajamas... A surge of heat rushed from Cheng Yao's heels to the top of his head.

That night, Cheng Yao learned new knowledge. The three girls were all moaning without cause. Was this a moral decline, or a distortion of human nature? Lu Mengyao was in the middle, Ouyang Aili and Zhenli were on either side... their positions swapping from time to time.

Cheng Yao swore to live life to the fullest; otherwise, he wouldn't be doing justice to all the money he had, which he