Chapter 117: Black Tech Item Fragments

Liu Hanyue's gaze toward Wang Churuo had become exceedingly "friendly."

Since she was the one who suggested the haunted house, she was naturally the one to blame!

Liu Hanyue swore in her heart that from now on, every time she visited a haunted house, Wang Churuo's bust size would shrink by one size!

"Ow, ow—"

Wang Churuo rubbed her ear and glared at her, annoyed.

Liu Hanyue let go and said coldly, "I'm going back."

"I'm going back to my place later, not the dorms..." Cheng Yao followed behind them.

He had plans to shoot a video with Lu Mengyao tonight. Though it was hard work, daily tasks had to be completed.

Lin Ketong was currently busy setting up furniture and the like, so she had been very occupied lately.

On Saturday, he also had to go to Guangzhou for a dinner date with Mari and Airi, two beautiful young girls from Japan.

"By the way, do you guys want to go to Guangzhou?"

"Guangzhou?"

"Yeah, we're planning to go to Guangzhou this Saturday. Chimelong Paradise, and maybe bungee jumping..."

Hearing "bungee jumping," Wang Churuo's eyes lit up. She looked at Liu Hanyue and quickly cried out, "I want to go, I want to go! Let's go, Yueyue!"

"What's so fun about bungee jumping..."

"But we can go to the amusement park!"

"You're so annoying..."

Liu Hanyue quickened her pace.

"Wait for me! Hehe..."

Wang Churuo quickly caught up, not forgetting to look back and give Cheng Yao a knowing wink, as if saying, *Leave it to me, I'll convince her.*

Cheng Yao rubbed his nose, feeling that his money had been well spent.

Wang Churuo asked with a grin, "Did you get any closer to Cheng Yao today?"

"Me and him?"

Yes, it was more awkward than ever!

At the thought of her social death, Liu Hanyue wished she could give Wang Churuo a good beating to vent her frustration.

Liu Hanyue glanced back, feeling incredibly embarrassed.

Cheng Yao sent a message to Lu Mengyao and boarded the subway.

He didn't go to boxing practice today. He believed in balancing work and rest, though Chen Xingyan wished he would show up every day...

Although he also wanted to get closer to Chen Xingyan, haste makes waste.

After getting off the subway, he walked with the two girls for a bit.

Cheng Yao turned into an alley, weaving through the paths until he reached his parked car.

He opened the door, got in, and stepped on the gas, heading straight for Mid-Hill Cloud Mansion.

Just then, his phone rang. It was Cheng Cheng.

"Hey, Bro..."

"What's up?"

"Did you make Dong Bin's mom cry?"

Cheng Yao: "Are you friends with her?"

"No."

"Oh, then it's fine. Kids shouldn't pry into adults' business. I'm hanging up, focus on your studies."

"...Bro, my allowance."

Cheng Yao froze for a moment. Right, he hadn't given her this month's allowance yet.

"I'll transfer it to you."

"Thanks, dear brother!"

After hanging up, it didn't take long for him to return to the residential area and drive into the garage.

He took the elevator to the eleventh floor.

Opening the door, he saw Lu Mengyao sitting on the sofa, holding a cat while eating snacks and delicate desserts, looking as happy as an immortal.

"You're back."

Seeing him return, Lu Mengyao stood up. "Are you tired?"

"I've been playing all evening, so I'm not really tired. The haunted house at Xinjiekou was pretty exciting, though. Give me a shoulder rub and massage my legs."

"Okay."

Cheng Yao shooed the Ragdoll cat away and lay down on the sofa. Lu Mengyao willingly pressed her legs together to let him rest his head on her lap.

She then gently massaged his temples and kneaded his shoulders.

How relaxing!

Cheng Yao asked curiously, "No yoga today?"

"Two classes a week is enough. By the way, there's something I want to tell you."

"Go ahead."

Cheng Yao picked up the remote and changed the movie.

Lu Mengyao said, "I'm planning to sign up for a foreign language training class and learn flower arrangement..."

"That's good."

"Yeah."

Lu Mengyao nodded slightly. She wanted to cultivate more hobbies and improve her refinement and poise while she was still young and energetic, instead of just having money and being useless.

Music was out of the question; reaching the introductory level of Grade 10 on the piano was already her limit. Anything higher required talent.

Cheng Yao kept his eyes closed. He didn't even need to study anything.

All he had to do was raise favorability levels and draw skills.

If it weren't for the fact that beautiful girls rarely knew martial arts, Cheng Yao wouldn't have bothered to learn it. Chen Xingyan wasn't easy to win over, so he had to put in some effort himself.

Fortunately, he had great stamina and could take a beating.

As Lu Mengyao talked about her day, she suddenly said, "Oh right, someone called me today. They're from XX Interactive Entertainment..."

"?"

Cheng Yao was startled. "Poaching you?"

"Probably..."

Lu Mengyao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Following the scripts Cheng Yao gave her, she had gone viral recently, and her total followers had now surpassed two million.

"Also, a domestic car company reached out to me for an endorsement."

"Let me see..."

Cheng Yao checked and saw that it was indeed the case. Someone was trying to poach his talent right under his nose. However, Lu Mengyao's account wasn't officially linked to his company yet, so it made sense that they couldn't contact the agency.

"Tomorrow, I'll take you to Chaoyang Plaza to meet with Wang Yiming and hand things over. He'll handle the marketing. I'll also ask some industry insiders..."

"Okay."

As for the poachers, Cheng Yao ignored them, and Lu Mengyao didn't bring them up again.

She wasn't stupid. Her life was wonderful right now, and she knew that if she harbored even a single stray thought, everything she had would vanish like a bubble.

Besides, wouldn't that make her look cheap?

Just like those girls who could find a boyfriend in no time—it only showed that their standards were too low and anyone would do...

"Did you get your driver's license?"

"My test is on Friday."

"Good luck."

Lu Mengyao's face darkened. Getting a driver's license could drive someone insane, especially reverse parking.

When she practiced "parking" with Cheng Yao in bed...

Her angles were already perfect, okay!

So why did she always end up crooked at the test center?!

If she failed again, she was going to have a breakdown!

The Porsche had been sitting in the garage for nearly two weeks, and she could do nothing but sit in it and touch the steering wheel.

After resting for a while and eating some food, the atmosphere in the living room grew intimate.

Cheng Yao glanced around the living room and said, "I completely forgot about the piano. I'll ask about it tomorrow..."

"Mm-hmm."

Lu Mengyao leaned into Cheng Yao's chest and wrapped her arms around his waist, her face full of allure.

Soon, the curtains were drawn.

The high-end sofa made soft, squeaking sounds of compressed air...

What Cheng Yao liked most was when Lu Mengyao put her knees over his shoulders; it made kissing very comfortable.

[Your intimacy level with your nurtured girlfriend, Lu Mengyao, has reached 90. Congratulations, you have received 'Sci-Fi Tech Item Fragment *1'.]

Cheng Yao didn't think much of it and continued his work.

In the blink of an eye, it was already eleven-thirty.

Only then did Cheng Yao open his status panel to take a look, feeling a bit surprised.

Item: Sci-Fi Tech Item Fragment

Effect: Collect three fragments to synthesize a random futuristic sci-fi tech item.

This thing was quite rare, on par with the gene capsules. However, in terms of value, the gene capsules were still rarer, because the futuristic items that appeared could be mass-produced to form a commercial supply chain.

Without a doubt, any sci-fi tech item could turn him into a tycoon.

It all depended on his luck. If he was lucky, he would get something simple that could be researched and developed. If he was unlucky and drew something too outrageous, he wouldn't even dare to develop it...

Otherwise, he would be treated like an alien.

But knowing how the system worked, it would usually start with simple things. After all, everyone had to start from the novice village.

***

The next morning, Cheng Yao was still in no hurry to go to school.

Since there were no major classes, it didn't matter whether he went or not. He could just have Wang Wenbo and the others cover for him during roll call and treat them to a meal later.

Early in the morning, he took Lu Mengyao to the office.

As soon as they arrived downstairs, they saw Wang Yiming wearing a suit, holding a bag of fried dough sticks and sticky rice cakes.

"Morning, Boss. Have you eaten?"

"Yes, I have."

Cheng Yao nodded slightly. "Where are you living now?"

"Still at the old place. My house is over there."

"Should I get you a company car?"

"Oh, I couldn't possibly..." Wang Yiming's grin stretched from ear to ear.

Cheng Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The man was, after all, the legal representative of the company and the ultimate fall guy. Giving him a car would keep him working happily.

Cheng Yao smiled and said, "A Mercedes E-Class. I'll get myself a coupe version later too; it's a comfortable drive."

"I know some people in the industry."

"Great."

As they chatted and stepped into the elevator, Cheng Yao said, "Link her account to the company. Also, look into the agency trying to poach her. See if we can poach some of their talents in return."

"Sure thing."

Wang Yiming knew Cheng Yao wasn't short on money and enjoyed playing these games. Who wouldn't love a boss like that?

When they reached their floor, the staff had already arrived for work.

They set up Lu Mengyao's account as an official business account and did some digging on the rival company, finding out it was indeed an influencer incubator agency based in Jinling...

Cheng Yao couldn't be bothered to get involved in that mess, so he took Lu Mengyao straight to Yurong Plaza.

Arriving at the piano store again, Lisa was grinning from ear to ear the moment she saw Cheng Yao and Lu Mengyao.

Cheng Yao shook hands with Lisa. "Has the piano from last time arrived?"

"It has, it has. Follow me."

"Give me a discount this time. I already have a guitar."

Lisa smiled and said, "Do you have a violin? If not, you can choose one of our custom violins..."

Cheng Yao thought about it. Since he was buying it for Lu Mengyao anyway, getting a free violin for himself wasn't a bad deal.

Money was something he didn't care about.

Cheng Yao felt he was turning into one of those legendary billionaire braggarts. In truth, only when a person was rich and powerful would they say things like "I don't care about money."

The same piano cost 3.25 million yuan.

Cheng Yao swiped his card without batting an eye, knowing that a 32.5 million yuan rebate would hit his account at midnight.

In the beginning, receiving a rebate of a few million made him feel financially free. In reality, looking deeper, a few million couldn't even buy a decent apartment in Shanghai.

Now that he had several hundred million, he felt this amount of money wasn't much anymore.

This was the shift in his mindset and perspective. His horizons had broadened, his tolerance had grown, and he was maturing in every aspect—even his women were multiplying...

After signing the paperwork, Cheng Yao became a diamond member of the music store.

With discounts on all kinds of musical instruments, Cheng Yao figured that once he got a villa, he would indeed need some instruments to decorate it. Even if they were just for show, they would look nice.

Just like in wealthy households, musical instruments were often mere decorations; unless one studied art, who would actually play them?

Host: Cheng Yao
Charm: 85
Skills: Guitar, Superhuman Hearing, Heavenly Voice, Piano, Academy Award-level Acting, God of Racing, Photography, Dancing
Wealth: 218,676,000
Girlfriends: Zhang Ya (Bound), Lu Mengyao (Bound), Lin Ketong (Bound)
Items: Blocker Capsule *1, Yue Lao's Red Thread *1, Bestie Card (Silver) *1

After leaving the music store, Cheng Yao watched a movie with Lu Mengyao and had lunch before returning to school.

The moment he returned to school, Cheng Yao tapped Liu Hanyue on the shoulder.

Liu Hanyue's expression froze. In fact, she really didn't want Cheng Yao to pay any attention to her right now.

She would probably need some time to recover from what happened yesterday.