377: It was posted online

After replying to Chen Xinyi's message, Ye Su locked the safe, went downstairs, drove home, and timed it perfectly to order takeout for the three of them.

What Ye Su didn't know was that during the hour or so from when he arm-wrestled Lin Youde to when he ordered takeout, the video of their bet had already spread wildly on short-video platforms.

"This video is obviously scripted. Five million for an arm-wrestling match? Why didn't they just say fifty billion?"

"I also think it's scripted. Regardless of whether the five million is real, just looking at the difference in their Physiques, there's no way the handsome one could win."

"—Maybe the bulkier one's muscles are all from steroids."

"—Even with chemical enhancement, given his arm size, there's no way he couldn't beat that Handsome guy. This is 100% a staged script."

When the video first started gaining traction, almost all the comments were convinced that this was just a script cooked up by an MCN, and that the people involved would definitely start livestreaming to sell products soon.

However, some resourceful netizens soon dug up the identities of Li Mengyao and Lin Youde.

"I recognize her. That woman is the eldest daughter of Poyun Group. She was there when Poyun Group held a press conference last time, announcing they were going to produce a batch of high-end luxury jewelry."

"I recognize the guy too. He's the crown prince of Xin Ji Group. His family owns thousands of gyms across the country, and rumor has it that Xin Ji is going public in the second half of the year."

"Holy crap, so both of these people are from wealthy families? Then the five million they mentioned might actually be real!"

"—It's very likely. After all, these people's families have at least billions in assets; they wouldn't use five million as a gimmick, and it's even less likely they'd do it just for hype to livestream sales."

With Li Mengyao and Lin Youde's identities exposed, netizens finally believed that some people would really bet five million on an arm-wrestling match just to prove a point.

Seeing that they couldn't attack Ye Su and the others for staging a stunt, some netizens changed targets and started attacking them directly.

"Betting five million in a public place, isn't this gambling? @GuangzhouPolice"

"That guy is the Xin Ji crown prince, and Xin Ji is a national chain gym brand. Yet, despite being so muscular, he lost an arm-wrestling match to someone else. Anyone who goes to their gyms from now on will be laughed at for the rest of their lives."

Watching the video's comment count and view count continue to rise, the influencers who posted the video were grinning from ear to ear.

"The few hundred bucks we spent splitting afternoon tea was totally worth it!"

Just as they were getting excited, the video was suddenly interfered with by an unknown force and taken down by the platform.

Shortly after, the influencers received a private message from the [Xin Ji] legal department, stating that because of the video they posted, Lin Youde and the [Xin Ji] brand were being attacked by netizens.

The legal department had already secured the evidence, and if the [Xin Ji] brand suffered any losses in the future as a result, they would sue them and make them compensate [Xin Ji] Group for the damages.

They felt like they were in big trouble.

The influencers were too scared to even eat dinner that night, terrified of actually receiving a lawyer's letter from the Xin Ji legal department.

With the Xin Ji public relations department exerting pressure, all the videos about Lin Youde and Ye Su betting five million on an arm-wrestling match—and Lin Youde losing—were completely reported and removed.

So, when Ye Su finished ordering takeout and wanted to scroll through short videos to kill time, he couldn't see any news related to himself.

"[Industrial and Commercial Bank of China: Your card ending in 9539 received 5,000,000 yuan on June 18 at 17:49. The current balance is 17,454,121 yuan.]"

He had only been scrolling on his phone for a while when the bank text message arrived on Ye Su's phone.

Even the most indifferent person would smile upon seeing an extra five million in their bank account, and Ye Su was no exception:

"Earned 5.5 million in one day. Awesome!"

"Once I sell the remaining gold bars in the next few days, I'll have saved up 20 million in cash!"

His net worth was gradually increasing, but Ye Su didn't let it go to his head.

For the vast majority of ordinary people, tens of millions is a fortune they wouldn't earn in a lifetime.

But compared to wealthy individuals like Yan Ran and Li Shanhai, he was still several classes behind.

"I still need to keep working hard and see if I can develop a career of my own!"

Ye Su didn't have very high material desires; tens of millions was enough for him to spend.

So, rather than constantly checking his bank balance like trying to break a high score in a game, Ye Su was now more interested in developing a career of his own.

Besides keeping him from looking like he was doing nothing all day, building a career would not only elevate his status but also allow him to explain to those around him where his money came from.

"There's no need to rush into starting a business. I'll wait for the system to refresh a few more investment intelligence reports before deciding what to invest in, so I don't end up failing before I've even really started."

After admiring the long string of numbers in his bank account again, Ye Su continued scrolling on his phone, waiting for Chen Xinyi and the other to return for dinner.

...

"We're home."

The timing was just right.

Just a few minutes after the takeout arrived, the front door opened, and Chen Xinyi and Yan Ran walked in one after the other.

"What a coincidence, you two arrived together?"

"It's not a coincidence. Yan Ran came to pick me up from work, and we came back together."

"Can't be helped. Since us two poor women couldn't wait for him to pick us up from work, I had to go pick you up instead."

"Sigh, don't talk about it. Such a hard life—"

The two of them played off each other, leaving Ye Su speechless: "When did you two get so close!"

"What?" Yan Ran narrowed her eyes: "Do you have a problem with that?"

"No!" Ye Su immediately raised his hands: "Seeing you two get along so well, this husband is very gratified."

As he said this, Ye Su stood up, opened his arms, and walked toward them: "Come here, let your husband give you a kiss."

"Go away!"

The two of them held up their hands, joining forces to resist Ye Su's shameless behavior.

Unfortunately, in the face of Ye Su's 93 points in [Physique] and 75 points in [Strength], all their resistance was just fuel for Ye Su's fun.

Consequently, the two who had been taken advantage of by Ye Su could only glare at him, one resentfully and the other helplessly.

Ignoring their glares, Ye Su triumphantly beckoned them: "Alright, wash your hands and let's eat."

Seeing this, Chen Xinyi and the other exchanged a look, nodded at each other, and said, "Eat first."

The benefit of eating takeout is that when you don't want to move after eating, you don't have to clean up the dishes.

At 7:30, after the three of them finished eating and stuffed all the packaging into the takeout bag, they curled up comfortably on the sofa.

To make the scene look more symmetrical, Ye Su naturally had to sit in the middle of the two of them.

With such a good spot, just as he was wondering how to get up to some mischief, Ye Su didn't notice Yan Ran and Chen Xinyi leaning back and exchanging a glance behind his neck.

After confirming that the other had received the signal, Yan Ran spoke first:

"You finished eating with me at noon, and you only had classes five and six in the afternoon, so you should have been free after three o'clock, right? Why didn't you buy some groceries and cook a meal for us two poor working women?"