The hour was a little late, and Chen Jiuyang was destined to see Qin Rouyu at most once more today. As for the remaining beauties, they would have to wait until tomorrow.
Currently, Qin Rouyu held the position of a doctoral supervisor at Fengcheng Medical College. She was leading a class of graduate students and also teaching regular classes, so her income was not low, to be honest.
This lovely woman had rented an apartment. She had kicked off her shoes and was sitting on the sofa, watching a movie projected onto the wall, while holding a glass of red wine and savoring it.
Meanwhile, the gifts sent by Chen Jiuyang were placed on the coffee table. She opened them and found an expensive pair of bracelets and jewelry. Judging by the quality and craftsmanship, their price was clearly not insignificant.
She checked on her computer and found that the gifts Chen Jiuyang had sent were worth nearly ten million.
With such lavish spending, how many women could resist such an offensive?
"This little man hasn't forgotten me."
Qin Rouyu naturally had her grievances with Chen Jiuyang. He had disappeared for a full year and a half. If she hadn't occasionally asked Fang Bahua to run errands for her, she would have thought Chen Jiuyang was just toying with her.
Even yesterday, when Chen Jiuyang texted to say he was back, Qin Rouyu was still reluctant to engage with him. Today, before even meeting him, Chen Jiuyang had sent such an expensive gift, causing Qin Rouyu's lips to curve upwards slightly.
"Knock, knock!"
A knock sounded at the door.
Qin Rouyu's expression faltered for a moment. Then, she put down her wine glass and softly said, "I'm coming."
Opening the door, she found Chen Jiuyang standing outside, with her familiar Fang Bahua behind him.
Qin Rouyu's lips curved upwards slightly, but she deliberately restrained it, putting on a stern face for Chen Jiuyang. "What are you doing here?"
Chen Jiuyang's eyes widened, and he said with a smile, "You've gotten bold, daring to put on a stern face for me."
He stepped forward, reached out, and directly put his arm around Qin Rouyu's waist, pulling her into the house, leaving Fang Bahua to guard the door.
"Let go of me! Otherwise, I'll call the police!" Qin Rouyu was somewhat taken aback. Chen Jiuyang had embraced her as soon as he arrived, how could she possibly maintain her act of being angry?
Although she said this, her body was honest. She didn't truly resist Chen Jiuyang, merely lightly punched him a few times.
Chen Jiuyang didn't push his luck for the moment. He simply held her waist and sat down on the sofa, smiling and saying, "You're not pretending to be angry anymore."
"Hmph!" Qin Rouyu turned her head away, not wanting to look directly at Chen Jiuyang, her little thoughts having been exposed.
"You don't have a place to live, why didn't you buy a house? Why deliberately rent one? Who are you trying to spite?" Chen Jiuyang asked with a smile.
"I don't have money to buy a house," Qin Rouyu said with a feigned pout. "I'll wait for you to buy me one."
Chen Jiuyang laughed heartily and said, "You know, I actually built a house in my hometown, a riverside property. It cost me quite a bit."
"How much could it cost to build a house in your hometown?" Qin Rouyu said. "At most a million or so to build a large villa. Are you trying to trick me into going to your place with just that?"
"A million or so?" Chen Jiuyang chuckled. "It cost me around ten billion in total."
"Ah?" Qin Rouyu was instantly stunned into silence. "What did you say? Ten billion?"
Chen Jiuyang's statement truly left Qin Rouyu bewildered.
In the countryside, what kind of house could cost ten billion to build?
Ten billion, ten billion. Her monthly salary was only tens of thousands, and the research funds she had handled were only in the millions or tens of millions, and that was just passing through her hands.
As old as she was, she had never seen ten billion before.
She remembered Chen Jiuyang talking about starting a company in the past to earn some money for a wife.
Ten billion...
What kind of house could be built in the countryside with that much money?
Chen Jiuyang burst into laughter. "I knew you'd react like this."
"It's a large courtyard by the river, with nine entrances and nine courtyards. Each courtyard has five villas, and each villa is automatically equipped with the best furniture on the market. It's a ten-minute drive to the county town. I've leased all the land in the entire village and planted it with forests and bamboo groves."
"Next, I plan to recruit dozens to a hundred guards for patrols."
"So, do you want to see a house like that?"
Qin Rouyu was shocked by Chen Jiuyang's extravagance. "You, this man, do you want to be a mountain king? You've leased the entire village."
Countryside, riverside, courtyard, villas, ten billion, and guards.
Qin Rouyu was starting to feel curious and wanted to see it.
Chen Jiuyang looked at her in surprise. "You've guessed it quite accurately. That's exactly what I intend to do."
Then, he smiled and said, "I just moved in last night, and the house is still waiting for its mistress to occupy it."
Qin Rouyu's charming face paused slightly. "You want to trick me into living there already? I'm not that foolish!"
"Hahaha," Chen Jiuyang laughed heartily. "You'll live there sooner or later."
Qin Rouyu couldn't help but give him a seductive glance. "Are you so sure I'll end up living there?"
"Naturally," Chen Jiuyang said with a smile. "It's already destined. You can't escape."
"Hmph!" Qin Rouyu let out a delicate snort. "But not right now!"
With their words flowing back and forth, the atmosphere began to warm up.
"It takes four hours to drive from here to your place. It's too far, I'm not going."
"No need to drive. Take Fang Bo's helicopter, it'll only take an hour."
"In a while, it'll only take a few minutes."
Once he advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, he would be able to use 'Boundary Crossing'. At that time, he could leave coordinates for his beauties, making it convenient for them to travel between Qingzhu Village and Fengcheng.
"Helicopter..." Qin Rouyu blinked. "Fang Bahua has a helicopter?"
As far as she remembered, only certain types of people in Dragon Country were allowed to use helicopters, and all of them were among the country's elite.
Chen Jiuyang's subordinate, whom she often sent on errands, could actually use a helicopter?
Qin Rouyu's delicate body trembled slightly as she looked at Chen Jiuyang. "What have you been doing during your absence?"
She was genuinely curious how Chen Jiuyang, a poor student from the countryside, had managed to achieve such a meteoric rise in such a short time.
"That's not important," Chen Jiuyang said, looking at her with a smile. "Do you want to see the house?"
"Hmph!" Qin Rouyu huffed. "If it only takes an hour by helicopter, then I'll find some free time to take a look."
"Good," Chen Jiuyang said with a smile. "I'll be visiting Fengcheng often in the future, but most of the time I'll be in my hometown. Fang Bo is my subordinate, so you can take the helicopter to see me anytime."
"What are you doing in your hometown? Starting a company and making money?" Qin Rouyu asked.
Chen Jiuyang smiled and said, "You'll know when you come. Time is getting late, I should go."
"Don't worry about living alone and feeling unsafe. For over a year, my subordinates have been protecting you in secret."
Afterward, he left the somewhat bewildered Qin Rouyu to visit his good brother, Hu Qijie.
It was time to get involved in some money-making ventures to cover his tracks.