Chapter 69: Chapter 69: The Post-Hangover Call

The next day, Yun Zijin woke up from her hangover at 10 AM.

[It’s a new week! Host, please spend ¥1,000,000.00 before midnight tonight. Mission Reward: To be unlocked]

Hearing the mission notification from Randomly Spend, Yun Zijin felt her will to live drain away.

Fortunately, today’s spending mission was only one million yuan. She could just find an SA, order a few things, and be done with it without even leaving her home.

Yun Zijin took out her phone and started scrolling through the WeChat contacts of the SAs she had added recently.

After some consideration, Yun Zijin finally contacted the SA from Hermes. First, she had her put together a few pairs of slippers, some dishware, and so on.

’We just hired new staff, so I need to get some extra slippers. I also need to buy more dishes for meals, or there won’t be enough when we have more people over.’

’Oh, and I should get all sorts of throw pillows and blankets, too.’

’I can use them in my own room, and if there are any I don’t need, I can always take them home for family and friends!’

Yun Zijin went on a shopping spree, buying things based on the number of staff and bodyguards she had.

In the end, all the odds and ends cost nearly 800,000 yuan. The SA then enthusiastically recommended a Birkin 25 in Sable Toile and Swift leather, which brought the total up and successfully completed her one-million-yuan spending mission for the day.

It would all be delivered to her home before noon today.

Yun Zijin didn’t care when the items would be delivered; she was already looking at her mission reward for the day.

[Spending Mission: Spend ¥1,000,000.00 before midnight tonight. Status: Complete.

Mission Reward: 5x Spending Rebate triggered. ¥5,000,000.00 has been deposited into the Host’s bank account. You have been awarded one (1) Luxury Car Gift Pack. Please claim your rewards promptly.]

The moment Yun Zijin saw today’s reward, she knew it was something special.

She tapped open the Luxury Car Gift Pack, and several to-scale, 5D holographic images of luxury cars immediately appeared on the virtual screen before her.

Her eyes were immediately drawn to a white Sielle, a truly breathtaking sight.

[The contents of the Luxury Car Gift Pack will be delivered within 24 hours of opening. Please be ready to receive them.]

The slightly mechanical voice of Randomly Spend echoed in Yun Zijin’s mind.

But Yun Zijin was used to it by now and showed no outward reaction to the voice’s sudden appearance.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

"Miss, it’s past 10 o’clock. Would you like to get up and have some breakfast?"

Yun Zijin still hadn’t gotten out of bed, and Wang Minli was getting a little anxious outside. ’How can she skip breakfast? If this keeps up, it’ll ruin her health.’

’I know that as a member of the household staff, I shouldn’t meddle too much in my employer’s affairs, but Miss Yun is the one who saved my daughter’s life.’ Wang Minli couldn’t help but feel especially concerned for Yun Zijin.

’If it were her previous employers, she wouldn’t have said a word even if they slept past noon.’

"I know. Have breakfast prepared, I’m getting up now."

This was the first time Yun Zijin had ever slept in until 10 AM.

Her head was still a bit fuzzy from drinking last night, but it wasn’t too bad.

’In any case, I’ve already finished today’s spending mission. I can just take the day off and rest at home.’

Hearing Yun Zijin’s reply, Wang Minli breathed a sigh of relief. She went to the kitchen and instructed the chef to prepare a light breakfast for Yun Zijin.

After all that drinking yesterday, it was best to eat something easy on the stomach.

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「The Su Residence.」

When Su Mengyao woke up, no one was home except for the staff.

Even though she was hungover, she hadn’t forgotten that Su Jingyun had promised to buy her a handbag yesterday.

She planned to finish her late breakfast and then head to the company to make Su Jingyun good on his promise.

But as she was eating, Su Mengyao had a sudden flash of insight. She finally remembered why that guy who tried and failed to hit on Yun Zijin yesterday had seemed so familiar.

"Oh no! I have to call Zijin and tell her about this right away!"

Forgetting all about her food, Su Mengyao grabbed her nearby phone and called Yun Zijin.

On the other end, Yun Zijin was also eating. When she heard her phone ring, she quickly swallowed the mouthful of congee in her mouth before swiping to answer.

"Hello...?"

"Zijin! Zijin! Do you remember that guy who tried to hit on you yesterday?"

Su Mengyao’s energetic voice burst through the moment the call connected.

"Yeah, my bodyguards stopped him, didn’t they? What’s wrong?"

’He’s on Su Jingyun’s racing team, after all. I shouldn’t assume the worst of him.’

"I’m telling you, I saw him at Xia Jiajiao’s birthday party this year!"

Hearing Su Mengyao’s words, Yun Zijin raised an eyebrow.

’He knows Xia Jiajiao?’

’Don’t tell me he’s some kind of yandere who thinks, "I love you, so I’ll do anything for you, including eliminating all your obstacles"?’

"He knows Xia Jiajiao? Do you know what their relationship is?"

’I need to get to the bottom of this. Otherwise, I could get stabbed in the back and not even know who did it.’

"Umm... that... I’m not really sure."

She had just suddenly remembered seeing him there; as for the actual relationship between the two, she was completely in the dark.

But she remembered the guy was from an ordinary, working-class family. Given the Xia Family’s standards, they definitely wouldn’t have invited him.

Yet, a guy from such a humble background had appeared at Xia Jiajiao’s birthday party, and they obviously knew each other.

’But that doesn’t make sense either. If he knows Xia Jiajiao, why didn’t he join Xia Zhiyun’s team? Why did he secretly join my brother’s team instead?’

Su Mengyao felt her head spin. Her few remaining brain cells probably weren’t enough to untangle all these twists and turns.

"Well, do you know his name?"

’If I have a name, I’ll have a place to start investigating.’

’It’s too hard to look into it without knowing anything.’

"Heh heh... I don’t really remember that either. But don’t worry! I’m going to see my brother later to cash in on his promise to buy me a handbag. I’ll ask him about it then."

Su Mengyao scratched her head in embarrassment. She was completely useless, a total waste of her status as Su Jingyun’s little sister.

’I don’t even know the names of all the members of my own brother’s racing team.’

However, Su Jingyun’s team was a legitimate operation. Every member had to fill out a basic information form upon joining.

’If nothing else, his name has to be on file.’

"It’s okay. Ask if you can, but don’t worry about it if it’s not convenient. Nothing has happened, so just relax.

If there really is a problem, it’ll be aimed at me, and I’ll be careful."

’Yun Zijin herself wasn’t worried. After all, she had bodyguards with her wherever she went.’

With Zero One and the others around, Yun Zijin had complete confidence in her own safety.

"It’s no inconvenience at all! I usually don’t pay enough attention to my brother anyway. I’ll ask him for information on all his team members today. I’ll send you whatever I get, useful or not.

I’m going to eat now. Let’s stay in touch! Bye-bye!"

"Okay, bye."

After hanging up, Su Mengyao channeled her frustration into her appetite and devoured every last bit of the breakfast in front of her.

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「Xingyu Mansion.」

After hanging up the phone, Yun Zijin’s mind replayed the events of the previous day, from the Fengxing Club to Yungong No. 1, like a movie.

Still, she couldn’t recall anything unusual about the young man’s behavior.

’Xia Jiajiao, what role are you playing in all of this?’