206: When I get angry, I even scold myself

Out of appreciation for beautiful things, Ye Su savored the moment slightly before looking at the watch box in his hand. Only then, with a surge of excitement, did he drive back to his rented apartment.

Opening the safe, he saw the [Working Cat]—which had been emptied of its deposit that afternoon—with the number on its head having risen to [6292]. Ye Su casually claimed the reward.

It was only then that Ye Su realized that once it was off-duty time, the [Working Cat] stopped waving its arm; it was truly taking a break.

This was clearly not the original timer setting of a lucky cat.

The only explanation was that after activating the [Fortune Beckoning] skill, the system had set specific working hours for it.

"This is fine too. Taking a break when off-duty allows the durability to last longer."

Ye Su opened the system again to check and found that after gaining five points of durability last time, the [Working Cat]'s durability had now dropped by one point, becoming [99/100].

"The [Working Cat] was activated on the 20th. It's been over three days now, and it has lost one point of durability. Let's just assume it loses one point every three days. That means it can still work for three hundred days."

There are 248 working days in a year, which means that even if he doesn't receive any more durability rewards, the [Working Cat] can still last for over a year, probably shaking out another three million or so.

This figure already made Ye Su very satisfied.

He put the watch Li Shanhai had given him into the safe. Looking at the overflowing belongings inside, Ye Su smiled like a Pixiu.

"The fifteen-point rose share contract must be worth several hundred thousand at least."

"And the ten-point jewelry share contract; now with the blessing of that meteorite, it's probably worth over a million."

"A tin of 22-year-old meijiang old tree winter after skin can be valued at three hundred and fifty thousand."

"The Patek Philippe I just got, if I split the difference, is worth over 1.1 million."

"Most importantly, this [Working Cat] is a great money-maker that can shake out over 3 million!"

Ye Su did a quick calculation. The total value of the few items in the safe was at least seven million!

This safe alone was worth about twice as much as the landlord's apartment!

"With about nine hundred thousand on hand, and the cost plus profit from the sunscreen clothing, there should be another six or seven hundred thousand."

After a brief inventory, Ye Su realized that his total net worth had unknowingly reached nearly nine million!

Among them, only the [Working Cat] required time to wait for the income to arrive.

The rest of his assets could basically be sold, or used as collateral at a bank, to be quickly converted into cash!

He didn't know until he calculated it, but this math really gave Ye Su a shock.

"With my current net worth, even if I were in the comment section of those short video platforms, I'd count as a rich brother, right?"

Ye Su opened his phone calendar again and saw that there were eight days left in the month.

"In the next eight days, I'll strive to break my net worth into eight figures!"

Ten million!

Back at the beginning of the school year, Ye Su wouldn't have even dared to imagine such a thing.

But now, ten million was just the beginning.

With the help of the intelligence refreshed every day, Ye Su was going to earn another hundred million, and then a billion, ten billion!

"Summer vacation starts at the end of next month. After I go home and come back to Yangcheng, I should try to start some business so that money can beget money."

The economy really wasn't great right now, and many businesses collapsed as soon as they started.

Although Ye Su had money, he didn't dare to invest blindly; otherwise, he would just be a leek waiting to be harvested, giving money to others.

Taking advantage of the remaining time, Ye Su could learn and understand things first to see what kind of industry would be better to invest in.

After slightly taking stock of his current assets and his upcoming goals, Ye Su closed the safe and drove back to Chen Xinyi's place.

As soon as he walked in, Chen Xinyi, who was curled up on the sofa scrolling through her phone, looked up at him.

"Yo, you've played enough, finally willing to come back?"

"You're the one who's a wild dog!"

The hearing wasn't specific, but the attack power was extremely high.

Ye Su, who had just taken off his shoes, immediately retorted.

"Uh..."

The unexpected retort left Chen Xinyi stunned, not knowing how to counter.

"Ah—"

Ignoring Chen Xinyi, Ye Su threw himself onto the sofa with a [thud]:

"Golden nest, silver nest, nothing compares to one's own dog kennel—"

Ye Su's words were actually the truth.

Although Li Mengyao's home was luxurious, with Li Shanhai and his wife present, he had to be careful with his words and actions.

It was nothing like his own dog kennel, where he could lie down however he wanted and walk around in just his underwear without anyone caring.

"You're the one living in a dog kennel—"

Seizing the opportunity, Chen Xinyi threw a pillow at him as a counterattack to Ye Su's earlier [wild dog] comment.

"Aren't we two dogs living in a dog kennel?" Ye Su was so ruthless, he even cursed himself.

"You're the male dog, don't drag me into it!"

Chen Xinyi didn't expect Ye Su to pull such a move. In her exasperation, she pounced on him and started their daily wrestling match.

Unsurprisingly, it ended with Chen Xinyi's defeat. She was pinned face-to-face against him by Ye Su, who had his legs wrapped around her waist and his arms around her neck in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [bottom arm triangle choke].

"Wait." The restrained Chen Xinyi suddenly said in a serious tone.

The two of them played like this every day, so logically, she shouldn't be angry.

Therefore, Ye Su was a bit confused by Chen Xinyi's sudden serious tone, but he obeyed and loosened his grip on her.

"Sniff, sniff."

After breaking free, Chen Xinyi didn't get up. Instead, she leaned over Ye Su's right arm and sniffed with her nose.

"Chanel Chance Eau Tendre?" Chen Xinyi stood up instantly, pressing down on Ye Su's waist, scrutinizing him from above:

"How come you have the scent of this perfume on you? Did you go fooling around with some rich woman just now? Confess honestly!"

Ye Su was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Does this woman have a dog's nose?!

He had only been hugged by Li Mengyao while she was acting at the villa entrance. How much scent could that have transferred?

Before coming back, he had even gone to another apartment to drop off the watch. Logically, any scent should have dissipated long ago.

Yet, not only could Chen Xinyi smell the scent, she could even identify the brand and the specific [Chance Eau Tendre].

This made Ye Su extremely curious about the structure of Chen Xinyi's nose. As he looked up at her, his eyes couldn't help but drift toward her nostrils.

"Your eyes are wandering. Are you preparing to make up a story for me?"

While interrogating him, Chen Xinyi's nose twitched, further attracting Ye Su's attention.

"Hey!"

"Ah!"

Chen Xinyi sat down again after slightly rising, causing Ye Su to scream, which finally brought him back to his senses.

"I'm not making up a story. I probably accidentally brushed against it in the evening."

"Accidentally brushed against it?" Chen Xinyi scrutinized Ye Su: "So you didn't come back for dinner tonight because you really went to accompany a rich woman!"

Chen Xinyi could identify the perfume on Ye Su as Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, so she naturally knew the price of this perfume.

A 50ml bottle cost nearly five thousand yuan. In Chen Xinyi's eyes, anyone who could afford it was undoubtedly a rich woman.