Lushan Community, at the Century 21 Real Estate office.

The moment Qi Sheng and Zong Rui arrived, every agent in the office sprang into action.

They were pouring water, fetching fruit.

Liu Yong was closing a deal, which meant nearly everyone in the office would get a taste.

And as the agent about to close the deal, Liu Yong walked with a swagger in his step.

When the homeowner, Wang Hai, rushed over, he saw Qi Sheng and Zong Rui surrounded by a flock of enthusiastic agents.

He immediately recognized who the real buyers were and strode over with a broad smile.

"Mr. Qi?"

"Mm."

Qi Sheng had no interest in making small talk with Wang Hai, so he just nodded.

Wang Hai didn’t feel slighted in the least.

A man that young could casually drop tens of millions on a villa for his girlfriend.

He was simply not in the same league.

"Mr. Qi, Mr. Wang, since you’re both here, let’s just confirm the details of the contract..."

Liu Yong recited the contract details in a booming voice.

He snuck a glance at both the buyer’s and seller’s expressions, especially when he got to the price.

Both Qi Sheng and Wang Hai remained perfectly calm.

"If everything’s in order, you can both sign."

Liu Yong presented the drafted purchase agreements, one copy for each, to Qi Sheng and Wang Hai.

Qi Sheng gave it a cursory glance before crisply signing his name and adding his thumbprint.

"Congratulations, Mr. Qi, on becoming a proud owner in the Lushan Changdao development."

"Our office will handle the rest of the paperwork, so you can both rest easy."

Liu Yong looked at Qi Sheng and Wang Hai expectantly.

The commission hadn’t been paid yet, and he was still a little on edge.

"The commission is 125,000 each?"

Liu Yong quickly nodded with a smile. "That’s right. You and Mr. Wang just split the cost."

After all, this was a luxury villa worth tens of millions; you couldn’t just charge the standard commission rate for a regular house.

Even at just a 1% commission...

...on a total price of 25 million, that was still 250,000.

"Mr. Qi, I’ll hand the keys over to you now. I hope you enjoy your time here."

Wang Hai himself had agonized for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and buying this place in Lushan Changdao.

But not long after he bought it, he began to regret it.

For a villa like this, the purchase price was just an appetizer.

The renovation costs that followed were the real killer.

If you cheaped out on it, you’d be too embarrassed to invite people over.

It would even affect the resale value down the line.

But to renovate it properly would cost several million at the very least.

For a wealthy man like Wang Hai, whose net worth was in the tens of millions, that was a significant financial strain.

He’d had this villa on the market for nearly half a year.

Plenty of people had come to see it, but serious buyers were few and far between.

By selling it for 25 million, he was barely breaking even, making almost no profit.

...

Back at the villa that was now theirs.

Zong Rui still couldn’t quite believe it.

This massive, 456-square-meter, four-story villa right in front of her...

...was, from this moment forward, going to be her and Qi Sheng’s new home.

And that number, 25 million, still made her mouth feel dry.

That was pure cash!

There probably weren’t too many people in all of Chengdu who could pull out that kind of cash on a whim.

And from the way Qi Sheng acted, spending that money hadn’t even been a major financial blow to him; he still had plenty more in reserve.

She was especially delighted that this villa was even more expensive than the one Tan Hua lived in at Yitai Tianjiao.

"This villa is pretty big, and the renovations will be a meticulous job. You’re going to be busy for the better part of the next year."

Qi Sheng put his arm around Zong Rui. Looking at the first villa he had ever owned, he felt a thrill of excitement himself.

"Oh, right. I’ll transfer 10 million to you later. You can work out the specific expenses with Peng Qingsong."

"Budget five million for the hard finishes and another five for the soft furnishings."

"Ten million?"

The number left Zong Rui stunned.

"Darling, isn’t that a bit too extravagant?"

"This villa is almost 500 square meters, plus the garden and everything. By the time we add a pool and buy some high-end kitchen appliances and designer furniture, ten million will probably just be enough."

Qi Sheng thought about how Shengxuan Decoration’s main clients were all his own women and couldn’t help but feel a little wry.

’Who else’s fault was it that he, the boss, was rich and had so many women around him?’

Just gifting a house to each of them was enough to keep Peng Qingsong busy for a long time.

"Okay, I’ll consult with him then."

Zong Rui nodded obediently, a look of pure joy on her face as she gazed at the vast, empty villa. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

To her, Qi Sheng was the perfect boyfriend, almost too good to be true.

A house: a huge, detached villa in Lushan Changdao.

A car: a Mercedes G500.

A watch: a Van Cleef & Arpels Pont des Amoureux.

It was safe to say Qi Sheng had elevated every aspect of her life to a standard most girls could only dream of.

"Honey, I was thinking of giving the largest bedroom, other than the master suite, to Manman. What do you think?"

Zong Rui thought about the villa’s two master suites.

She remembered the promise she and her best friend, Qu Man, had made.

Whichever of them settled down in Chengdu first had to save the second-largest bedroom for the other.

She never, ever thought she would be the one to pull ahead so unexpectedly.

Getting her own place in Chengdu before Qu Man did.

"Manman?"

The name rang a bell for Qi Sheng, but he’d never met her.

But going by the rule that beautiful women only hang out with other beautiful women, she probably wasn’t bad-looking.

"Yes! She’s my best friend!"

"When I first came to Chengdu, she was always cooking for me and took great care of me."

"I’ll introduce you two when I get the chance."

In the past, Zong Rui would have been wary of introducing them.

She would have been afraid of Qi Sheng going after her best friend, too.

But ever since that period of over half a month when Qi Sheng hadn’t contacted her...

...she had actually started to seriously consider the possibility of Qu Man getting together with him.