The banquet ended just after midnight.
Outside the Imperial Crown Hotel...
Luxury cars continued pulling away one after another.
Reporters remained behind barriers.
Security escorted guests toward private entrances.
Inside...
The ballroom slowly emptied.
Shen Tian stood near the elevator with Rose, Gu Qingya, Tang Meilin, Chi
Lingxi, and Chu Zijin.
Chu Zijin had changed out of her performance dress.
Now...
She wore a soft black sweater beneath a light coat.
Sunglasses rested on top of her head.
At midnight.
Indoors.
Shen Tian looked at them.
Then at her.
Chu Zijin immediately noticed.
"What?"
"Nothing."
"You’ve been looking at my sunglasses for five seconds."
"They’re indoors."
"So?"
"It’s midnight."
"So?"
Shen Tian stared.
Chu Zijin crossed her arms.
"I’m famous."
Rose laughed.
"That doesn’t explain anything."
"It explains everything."
Gu Qingya smiled.
Tang Meilin nodded seriously.
"I think she’s right."
Shen Tian looked toward her.
"You too?"
Tang Meilin froze.
Then...
Her cheeks warmed.
"I..."
She looked away.
"I was supporting her."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Very loyal."
Tang Meilin’s face became pinker.
Rose immediately noticed.
"There."
Tang Meilin glared at her.
"Don’t."
Rose smiled.
"I didn’t say anything."
"You were going to."
Chi Lingxi leaned against Shen Tian’s arm.
The jade pendant he had purchased hung around her neck.
Twenty million yuan.
An ancient martial treasure.
And she currently treated it like a normal gift from her boyfriend.
Shen Tian looked down.
"You like it that much?"
Chi Lingxi immediately touched the pendant.
"Yes."
"Why?"
She looked up.
Her expression became suspicious.
"You bought it for me."
"Technically I bought it because two idiots wanted it."
Silence.
Chi Lingxi stared.
Rose covered her mouth.
Gu Qingya looked away.
Tang Meilin froze.
Chu Zijin immediately laughed.
Chi Lingxi slowly released Shen Tian’s arm.
"Oh."
Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
She crossed her arms.
"So it wasn’t for me."
"It is now."
"That’s not the point."
"What is?"
"You spent twenty million because two men wanted something."
"Correct."
"Then gave it to me."
"Correct."
"Then acted romantic."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Did it work?"
Chi Lingxi froze.
Her cheeks immediately turned red.
Rose laughed.
Gu Qingya shook her head.
Chi Lingxi tried looking annoyed.
Failed.
"You are terrible."
Shen Tian reached out.
His fingers gently touched the pendant.
Then...
He looked at her.
"It looks better on you than it would’ve on either of them."
Silence.
Chi Lingxi’s expression broke.
Completely.
Her face became crimson.
She looked down.
"...Fine."
Rose stared.
"That’s all it took?"
Chi Lingxi hugged Shen Tian’s arm again.
"Shut up."
Shen Tian smiled.
The elevator opened.
Everyone stepped inside.
Except...
Rose paused.
Her eyes moved across the ballroom.
Qin Hao remained near the far side.
Talking with an older Qin Family member.
But...
His eyes briefly met hers.
Then...
Moved toward Shen Tian.
Rose entered the elevator.
The doors closed.
Her smile faded slightly.
Shen Tian noticed.
"What?"
"Qin Hao."
Gu Qingya looked toward Rose.
Tang Meilin became attentive.
Rose continued.
"He kept watching you."
"I know."
"He doesn’t look stupid."
"He isn’t."
That answer made Rose raise an eyebrow.
"You’ve known him for one evening."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Enough."
Gu Qingya looked toward him.
"What happened on the balcony?"
Shen Tian looked at her.
"Conversation."
Rose stared.
"You’re becoming annoying."
"Becoming?"
Chu Zijin laughed.
Chi Lingxi hid a smile.
Gu Qingya crossed her arms.
"About what?"
Shen Tian considered.
He couldn’t exactly say...
We discussed being transmigrators and system users while I informed him
he’s actually a protagonist and I eventually intend to rob him.
That might require several additional explanations.
Instead...
"He wanted an alliance."
Rose’s expression changed immediately.
"You said no."
"Yes."
Tang Meilin blinked.
"You didn’t even consider it?"
"No."
Gu Qingya studied him.
"Why?"
Shen Tian looked toward the elevator numbers.
Then...
"Because people offering alliances before I know what they actually want
usually need something."
Rose nodded slowly.
That answer made sense.
Very Shen Tian.
Gu Qingya looked toward him.
"And what did he need?"
"Me."
Silence.
Rose burst out laughing.
Tang Meilin covered her mouth.
Chu Zijin’s eyes widened.
Chi Lingxi immediately looked toward Shen Tian.
Gu Qingya stared.
Shen Tian slowly turned.
"What?"
Rose leaned against the elevator wall.
"You really need to stop phrasing things like that."
Shen Tian blinked.
Then...
Realized.
His lips curved.
"Jealous?"
Five women answered simultaneously.
"No."
Silence.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
The elevator doors opened.
He laughed while walking out.
Behind him...
Five women followed.
All slightly red.
Upstairs.
Qin Hao finally escaped his father’s conversation.
He entered a private lounge.
Closed the door.
Locked it.
Then...
His smile disappeared.
Completely.
"System."
[Present.]
Qin Hao loosened his tie.
"Full analysis."
Specify target.
"You know who."
A pause.
Then...
Target: Shen Tian
Available information limited.
"Show me everything."
The system responded.
Identity: Shen Tian
Age: 24
Family: Shen Family
Family Standing: Highest tier aristocratic family
Public Reputation: Arrogant, wealthy, highly capable
Business Influence: Extensive
Cultivation: Unable to determine
Fate Classification: Unable to determine
Luck Classification: Unable to determine
System Detection: Unable to determine
Qin Hao stared.
"That’s useless."
Additional behavioral analysis available.
"Show it."
More text appeared.
Observed Traits:
High confidence
Highly confident
Protective of chosen social circle
Low sensitivity to money
High resistance to reputation pressure
Unusually accurate instinct regarding Fate opportunities
Possesses probable foreknowledge regarding protagonist structures
Qin Hao’s eyes narrowed.
"Probable?"
Insufficient evidence for certainty.
Qin Hao laughed once.
"He called Lu Chen a protagonist."
No answer.
"He called me one."
Still no answer.
"And knew what that pendant was."
Silence.
Qin Hao’s expression darkened.
"He’s either another system user..."
"...or something worse."
The system did not respond.
Qin Hao walked toward the window.
Below...
Shen Tian’s group exited the hotel.
Even from several floors above...
Qin Hao could recognize him.
Blond hair.
Black suit.
Women surrounding him.
Then...
Chi Lingxi suddenly slipped slightly stepping off the curb.
Shen Tian caught her around the waist.
Qin Hao watched.
Chi Lingxi’s face immediately turned red.
Shen Tian said something.
She lightly hit his chest.
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
SEND POWESTONES!!!
ALL SUPER GIFTS (Magic Castle, Space Ship, Golden Gachapon) = MORE ChapterS!

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