The information overload left Xie Ci unable to process it all for quite a while.

So... basically what it meant was that he couldn't obtain money or status through any means other than living off rich women.

And he still had to accumulate strength and influence by entering rich women's hearts, so that Dong Ye Li could completely control her fate in the near future?

Xie Ci felt his scalp tingling.

The system wouldn't make all his saved money disappear, would it?

As if to confirm his thoughts, the system conveniently popped up a notification.

[Player's private bank account has been cleared to zero]

[Player's personal social media account earnings cleared to zero]

[Player will be unable to apply for any normal jobs]

Was this forcing him to eat soft rice whether he liked it or not?

Xie Ci's face darkened, his brows furrowed tightly, struggle appearing on his face, before he shook his head with a bitter smile.

It seemed he was now completely bound to the path of saving rich women.

Looking at the sleeping Miss Ye Li, if nothing unexpected had happened, she had been watching over him ever since he fainted last night, not even changing her clothes.

Xie Ci carefully tried to withdraw his hand from Miss Ye Li's slender, tender white hands.

Miss Ye Li was holding his hand with interlocked fingers, their palms pressed together, transferring body heat without reservation.

Great, there's no way to break free without waking Miss Ye Li up.

Well, let's just stay like this for now. This feeling isn't bad.

A certain greed arose in Xie Ci's heart.

To divert his attention, he began examining the room's layout.

The bed was wide enough, covered with white pure cotton bedding.

The ceiling had light gray plaster molding, no chandeliers. The pristine white walls hung several paintings of no particular distinction.

The huge floor-to-ceiling window taking up almost the entire wall was frosted glass, letting in light without glare. Outside the window, the blue sea could be vaguely seen.

The floor was covered with brown oak flooring, no carpets.

The scents entering his nostrils were the citrus fragrance from Ye Li beside him and a faint woody freshness.

Very standard seaside villa configuration. Understated and reserved while revealing luxury everywhere.

But there wasn't the slightest trace of lived-in atmosphere, as if pages from a luxury magazine had been cut out and forcibly replicated into a room.

It was also like a five-star hotel that had just erased all traces of the previous guest, restored to pristine condition, waiting for the next guest to check in.

Is all of this... mine?

But none of that matters now, does it.

Xie Ci pushed away his thoughts and carefully propped up his upper body. It wasn't until a cool, smooth sensation slid over his shoulder that he realized with shock that except for his underwear, he was only wearing silk pajamas.

"Mmm..."

Fortunately, before Xie Ci could start overthinking, Miss Ye Li drowsily woke up.

Xie Ci wanted to take the opportunity to withdraw his hand, but when he applied a little force, Miss Ye Li instinctively gripped back with even stronger force.

Miss Ye Li's face showed fatigue, her hair was messy. She rubbed her eyes randomly and looked at the young man before her with confused eyes.

"Mmm..." Miss Ye Li's amber-colored beautiful eyes focused, finally settling on Xie Ci's face with its indecipherable expression.

"Little Ci!" Miss Ye Li instantly became fully awake.

"Uh... Ye Li... mmph!" Just as Xie Ci was deliberating how to begin speaking, Miss Ye Li suddenly pounced on him like a starving cat attacking food, her slender white arms wrapping around his neck with such force that it made Xie Ci a bit breathless.

"You finally woke up... sob... you suddenly fainted, it really scared me to death... you don't know how terrified I was at that time, if... if because of me..."

Miss Ye Li held him tightly, her voice carrying undisguised panic, without a trace of her usual charm or the despair from the beach.

The warmth from Miss Ye Li still lingered in his hands, her sobbing sounds rang out unguardedly by his ear. Feeling her soft warmth, these various unusually clear sensations felt like an abrupt dream.

Only then did Xie Ci realize.

Miss Ye Li had truly remained in his world.

"Aren't I perfectly fine? Don't worry, I have a strong body." Xie Ci said softly, gently patting Ye Li's back to comfort her.

The cold of that snowy night, the suffocation of that bright room—all those chaotic, cold feelings filled with self-blame and loneliness completely retreated, leaving only post-disaster exhaustion and this tear-stained but incredibly vivid and warm pretty face before his eyes.

"Mmm~ The doctor said you fainted because you were anxious, worried, got caught in the rain, then suddenly relaxed. It's nothing serious now... it's fine now..."

Ye Li's eyes were red-rimmed, tears still on her face, speaking cutely and pitifully like a little girl telling of her grievances.

Though it was hard to tell whether this tone was stating facts or comforting herself.

Xie Ci smoothed her somewhat disheveled hair, looking at her somewhat haggard face, immediately becoming alert.

Although the possibility is small now, she wouldn't think of doing something foolish again, would she...

"Miss Ye Li..."

"Call me Ye Li!" Miss Ye Li puffed up her fragrant cheeks, speaking like a child acting spoiled.

"Alright, Ye Li."

Though he didn't understand what difference it made from calling her by name directly, to stabilize her, Xie Ci complied.

"You know, my social media account's persona is diligent and fan-loving. Previously fans voted to see a horror game live stream, but because I couldn't find a suitable person to do it with me, it's been delayed for a long time."

Xie Ci quickly deliberated his words.

"I'm fine now, look!" Xie Ci smiled and lifted his chin, his fingertips reaching up to brush across her cheek with deliberate force, somewhat like petting a cat. He even pretended to straighten his back, shoulders slightly expanded.

"So, um... I need to go home first to get my equipment."

His phone was water-damaged, all his money swallowed by the system—damn system!

"Um... I still need you..."

Xie Ci still had an instinctive resistance to depending on others.

"I need some money, but I'll pay it back soon..."

Somewhat unexpectedly, Ye Li's face actually showed some difficulty. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately said nothing.

Xie Ci thought, Great, this system is too much of a trap. Soft rice isn't that easy to eat, is it?

Rich women aren't fools either. Why would they give you money to spend for no reason?

Is this path really viable?

Xie Ci didn't feel much disappointment. Before asking this question, he had already prepared himself for rejection.

No expectations, no disappointment.

Perhaps sensing Xie Ci's expression, Ye Li hurriedly scrambled to the other side of the bed and pulled out a bank card from her bag.

"Little Ci, use the money in this card however you want. But..."

Her face showed difficulty again.

Xie Ci thought, There's no such thing as free lunch in the world. Labor earns rewards.

"Don't worry, Ye Li. I won't spend the money in the card recklessly."

Xie Ci was naturally a person with low material desires. Clothes just needed to be wearable, food just needed to fill his stomach.

"I can also do things for you, consider it repaying your favor, okay?"

"Um... Little Ci, wait a moment. I have some news to tell you."

Ye Li sat properly on the bedside, her two long beautiful legs naturally pressed together, returning to her previous charming and elegant bearing.

Only one of her fingers lightly pressed against her well-defined chin, head slightly raised, her eyes showing difficulty as if deliberating something.

After a moment, her face suddenly flashed with delight, like a child who had finally found the phone hidden by adults.

But seeing Xie Ci looking at her with complete confusion, she hurriedly straightened her facial expression, though the corners of her mouth still couldn't help curving up slightly.

"Actually..."

Xie Ci felt inexplicably nervous and swallowed.

"Actually, your house was destroyed by mountain floods during last night's torrential rain. The whole thing was buried under rocks."

Xie Ci: ......

Ye Li said happily, "So just live at my house! My house is pretty big!"

Xie Ci: (⊙_⊙)?

Ye Li: ٩(๑>◡<๑)۶

Translator’s Corner

Eating soft rice: Become a gold digger. Food that’s easy to eat, thus representing the lack of struggle in life.

Ruminas: (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

-Ruminas

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