347: I'm talking about working.

"She's already asleep?"

Ye Su pushed Yan Ran and, finding no response, opened the system.

"Mission Name: Deep Slumber"

"Mission Progress: 29%"

"Huh?"

Seeing the mission progress increase from 19% two hours ago to 29%, Ye Su was momentarily stunned.

"Could it be because of the intense exercise just now?"

"No one said doing that could also cure insomnia."

"Or is it because she had suppressed her worries for too long, and suddenly having someone to confide in allowed her to relax, thereby improving her insomnia?"

Ye Su wasn't a doctor, so after thinking for a while, he couldn't figure out why the mission progress had increased by 10%.

"Forget it, I'm not a scientist, so I don't need to have so much spirit for exploring truth. As long as the mission progress can increase, it's a good thing."

"Spend 99 yuan to use the Sleep Aid Service for Yan Ran."

"Usage successful!"

As the system's prompt sounded, Yan Ran's slightly furrowed brows smoothed out as she gradually entered a state of deep sleep, and her breathing also became steady.

After tucking Yan Ran in, Ye Su looked at the hidden task page again.

"Mission Name: Deep Slumber"

"Mission Progress: 46%"

"This time, using the Sleep Aid Service only increased the mission progress by 17%?"

"It seems that because she had already fallen asleep smoothly, it weakened the effect of the Sleep Aid Service."

"But it doesn't matter, with both methods, the mission progress is still faster than expected."

"Two more times, and the mission should be completed."

Seeing that it was already past ten o'clock, Ye Su kissed Yan Ran, then got up, put on his clothes, and went downstairs to leave the villa... At 10:41 PM, Ye Su returned to the community.

78 points of Physique, after all, was not an iron body.

After exercising for so long at Yan Ran's house, Ye Su didn't have the energy to continue pedaling the Strong Gymnastic Bicycle.

"I was too hasty. I should have just completed today's mission this morning, instead of finding it troublesome."

Adhering to the principle of combining work and rest, Ye Su ultimately decided to give up the opportunity to trigger the Strong Gymnastic Bicycle skill today.

Having already showered at Yan Ran's place, Ye Su saved himself the trouble of showering again. He simply changed into clean clothes, walked into the secondary bedroom, and took out the Lucky Dice.

"Host's intelligence income for today totals 26,610 yuan."

With over eight million in cash in his pocket, Ye Su no longer had much interest in this twenty thousand plus income. He casually guessed '3' points, then threw the dice.

Perhaps the good things that had happened in the past two days had exhausted Ye Su's luck.

This time, the dice he casually threw landed on '5' points.

Shrugging indifferently, he placed the dice back into the ornament, then Ye Su returned to the living room and lay on the couch, looking at his phone.

Not long after, Chen Xinyi, who had finished a day of filming, also returned home, dragging her exhausted body.

Five consecutive days of high-intensity filming had clearly worn her out.

Fortunately, Ye Su's workout for the night had already met its quota, and he had no intention of making things difficult for Chen Xinyi again.

After showering, the two lay in bed, chatting.

Before midnight, Chen Xinyi was already asleep.

Seeing her sleep quality was so good now, and the mission progress for the hidden task—Deep Slumber—had suddenly increased by 10% while he was with Yan Ran.

Ye Su even wondered if he now possessed some of the abilities of the Sleep Aid Service.

"Still, the number of experimental samples is insufficient, so it's impossible to draw accurate conclusions."

Driven by a spirit of scientific exploration, Ye Su decided that while he was young, he could find a few more people to study this topic together.

People, after all, should do more while they are young and healthy and capable.

When they get old and can't do it anymore, then they can rest properly.

Of course, Ye Su was referring to working a job.

"Time to sleep."

The days of not having to wait for intelligence updates every morning were truly comfortable. Ye Su pulled up the covers and used the Sleep Aid Service, allowing both of them to fall into a deep sleep... Ding, ding, ding—

The next day, at 7:30 AM, in the master bedroom of No. 9 Yunxuan Villa District, a crisp phone alarm rang on time.

Opening her eyes groggily, Yan Ran was about to get up and turn off the alarm when the unusual sensation beneath her caused her to frown, and she became a little more awake.

Getting up to turn off the alarm, and recalling her behavior from last night, a blush involuntarily flashed across Yan Ran's face.

In all her life, this was the first time she had displayed such wildness as she did last night.

Looking around and finding the vast room empty except for herself, Yan Ran knew that Ye Su had left the villa after she fell asleep last night.

Even though she woke up alone in the room every morning, Yan Ran had long grown accustomed to this quiet environment.

But looking at the silent room today, Yan Ran felt a strange emptiness in her heart.

"What kind of relationship do we have now?"

"Are we boyfriend and girlfriend, or is it me repaying his life-saving kindness, or are we simply friends with benefits?"

Yan Ran, already 34 and thriving in business, had little experience with this sudden romantic relationship and didn't know how to handle it.

After all, Ye Su was only the second man she had ever been intimate with.

And her relationship with the first man was also an improper one.

In fact, in the following years, because Yuè Xīnhuì took off, her relationship with that person gradually transformed from lovers into business partners.

So, when it came to handling romantic relationships, Yan Ran truly lacked experience.

"Sigh, I've only had two men, and both times I was the third party in someone else's relationship. Am I destined to be a mistress my whole life...?"

Her business achievements and billions in assets could not, at this moment, compensate for Yan Ran's inferiority complex in romantic relationships.

Ye Su's image involuntarily appeared in her mind. Recalling that they had only known each other for three days, and their relationship had already developed to such an unclear state, Yan Ran couldn't help but sigh again:

"He's truly a destined tormentor."

When she threw off the covers and got out of bed, Yan Ran's legs went weak, almost losing all strength.

Clearly, this was the after-effect of doing too many sets of deep squats last night.

Her face flushed, Yan Ran secretly cursed again:

"This naughty little brother, relying on his youth and strength, doesn't even know how to be gentle with women."

As she said this, Yan Ran didn't even realize that this couldn't really be blamed on Ye Su.

One night, with more exercise than she had done in an entire year previously, left Yan Ran unable to cope, so she had to return to bed to rest for a while, muttering to herself:

"I really don't know how his girlfriend, living with him every day, manages to keep up!"

To this, Chen Xinyi would say that she, too, couldn't keep up.

On her ledger now, she still owed a pile of debts that hadn't been repaid.

"Will he come over again tonight, or should I call him over later? I fell asleep in a daze last night and forgot to give him a remote control and key for the villa door."

Amidst her murmuring, Yan Ran wasn't quite sure if this feeling of wanting to see someone was what people called 'love'.