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GOD MODE FRESHMAN: Trillionaire Simulator-Chapter 38 - : "So You’ve Made Friends with a Certain ‘Brother Chen’?"
Chapter 38 - 38: "So You’ve Made Friends with a Certain ‘Brother Chen’?"
The phone vibrated with an unknown number. Ye Chen answered, greeted by a voice oozing practiced reverence:
"Brother Chen? This is Huang Haiyi—we met at the bar last week? Your black card left quite an impression..."
Memories surfaced—a dimly lit lounge where a pack of wide-eyed socialites had gawked as he casually settled an $80,000 champagne tab. Huang, their ringleader, now sounded like a kid begging for concert tickets.
—Subtextual Thread—
The black card's debut marked Ye's first social test after ascending the wealth hierarchy.
"There's a gathering tomorrow night," Huang pressed. "My circle's eager to meet the man from Villa No.8."
Ye's lips curved. Lingyun Sky Palace's eighth residence wasn't just property—it was a cipher for power. The compound's odd-numbered villas housed the city's shadow elites, their ownership histories scrubbed cleaner than surgical steel. Letting Huang's clique believe he'd joined their ranks? A strategic gambit.
"Eight sharp," Ye replied, severing the call before gratitude could curdle into groveling.
The Next Evening | Private Estate, Outskirts
Huang's entourage clustered under crystal chandeliers, their designer watches glinting like distress signals.
"You're certain this 'Brother Chen' isn't some influencer scam?" sneered a heir clutching a watered-down gin tonic. His $600,000 sports car suddenly felt like a tricycle.
Huang adjusted his silk pocket square. "The man parks his Koenigsegg where your father's Mercedes isn't allowed past the guardhouse."
A collective inhale. The eighth villa's legend preceded itself—stories whispered of its last owner, a lithium magnate who'd "retired" after certain offshore documents materialized in prosecutors' laps.
—Ambient Threat—
Unseen CCTV cameras tracked every arrival, their feeds monitored from a security bunker beneath the wine cellar.
The night air ruptured. Through floor-to-ceiling windows, a white specter devoured the gravel drive—a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, its matte finish swallowing moonlight. Scissor doors yawned open, disgorging Zheng Yuanliang—Huang's perennial rival and scion of a construction empire built on demolished heritage sites.
Zheng's Arsenal
· Ride: Lamborghini Aventador SVJ ($2.1 million after tariffs)
· Tell: Still uses daddy's corporate card for nightclub tabs
· Obsession: Outspending Huang since their prep school fistfight over a stolen textbook
"Admiring my new toy?" Zheng purred, palm slapping carbon fiber. "Cost less than renovating one of your family's slum apartments."
Huang's neck flushed Ferrari-red. His own McLaren 720S now seemed as impressive as a golf cart.
"Speaking of toys—" Zheng's grin turned lupine, "I hear you've been peddling fairy tales about some mythical patron. What's his name? 'Brother Moon'? 'Brother Cloud'?"
Ye's Approach | 19:58
The Koenigsegg's twin-turbo roar atomized the mountain silence. Ye's retinal display flickered:
[Social Dominance Objective]
Crush Zheng's automotive flex
Reward: Lamborghini dealership equity stake
He downshifted. Tonight wasn't a party—it was a velvet-gloved coup.
Unspoken Codes
· Villa Numerology: Even-numbered estates signal old money; odd numbers whisper of reinvented fortunes.
· Aventador's Roar: Among China's elite, decibel levels directly correlate with social standing.
· The Textbook Feud: Huang's stolen book contained his grandfather's political blackmail notes—a secret Zheng's family later weaponized.
Looming Threats
· Zheng's Lamborghini isn't his only new toy—rumors swirl of a recent acquisition involving a Singaporean shell company.
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· The eighth villa's security chief has made three calls to an unlisted Macau number since Ye's RSVP.
· Liu Wei's gin tonic contains enough anti-anxiety meds to tranquilize a leopard—his family's textile empire is hemorrhaging contracts.