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Taking back the jade pendant, Ye Su rubbed it with his thumb and joked, "You're always giving me discounts; don't go losing money on this."

"Haha." Manager Huang said candidly, "It's not quite that bad. To be honest with you, we still make a profit selling this jade pendant to you for 140,000; it's just that my authority only allows me to give you a discount of 8,000. If you aren't satisfied with this price, I can still ask my superiors for approval, and I expect it could go down a bit more."

"That won't be necessary. 140,000 is fine."

"Alright, I'll have someone come over to handle the paperwork."

"Mm."

Soon, an employee entered with the purchase contract and quickly helped Ye Su process the transaction.

After the 140,000 was transferred, the jade pendant officially fell into Ye Su's hands.

"Shall I have someone get a gift box for you to put it in?"

"No need for the trouble, I'll just stuff it in my pocket."

With the item in hand, Ye Su no longer felt like chatting. He stood up and smiled at Manager Huang, "If there's nothing else, I'll be heading off."

"Alright, shall I see you out?"

"No need for the trouble." Ye Su waved his hand. "I'm off."

Back in the car, Ye Su couldn't wait to take the jade pendant out of his pocket.

"Spend 99 Yuan to activate the Hidden Attribute of [Intelligence Item - Jade Pendant]!"

[ [Plum Blossom Poetry White Jade Pendant — Hidden Attribute] is being activated, please wait, Host... ]

[ Activation successful! ]

[ Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Mysterious Surprise Item: Spirit-Cleansing Jade Pendant! ]

[ Spirit-Cleansing Jade Pendant Skill: Spirit-Cleansing and Qi-Purifying! ]

[ Skill Introduction: Wearing the [Spirit-Cleansing Jade Pendant] on your body can subtly improve the Host's mental power, allowing the Host's reaction time, logical thinking ability, and other aspects to be improved. Long-term wear can also improve the Host's intelligence! ]

"Holy crap!"

After reading the skill introduction, Ye Su couldn't help but curse.

A jade pendant that can improve mental power—let alone in this modern world where he currently resides.

Even in the world of fantasy novels, this jade pendant that can improve mental power would be a magical treasure that countless people would fight over until they bled.

"And if I wear this jade pendant for a long time, it can also improve my intelligence. Maybe, in the end, I could even win a Nobel Prize or something!"

Ye Su finally understood the true value of a Level 9 Mysterious Surprise Item.

With the continuous strengthening of his [Physique] attribute, combined with high-quality sleep every night, Ye Su could now barely feel any physical fatigue.

Now that the jade pendant could subtly improve his mental power, didn't that mean he could eliminate even mental fatigue in the future?

And with the increase in intelligence, wouldn't he be able to become a highly intelligent person who never gets tired 24 hours a day?

A Level 9 piece of intelligence in exchange for a magical treasure that could increase mental power; Ye Su reckoned he had made a killing this time!

"Wait, a highly intelligent person who never gets tired 24 hours a day... why does that sound a bit like a high-end corporate slave?"

Complaining aside, Ye Su's actions were not sluggish at all. He drove to a street-side shop, bought a pendant cord, threaded the jade pendant onto it, and wore it around his neck.

Checking the time, he had been out busy all morning, and it was almost lunchtime, so Ye Su drove back to the Apartment Complex.

Before getting out of the car, Ye Su first took the script Tan Xinyuan had left him out of the system space, intending to let Chen Xinyi take a look at it in a bit.

When he entered, Yan Ran had already returned and had prepared a table of food with Chen Xinyi.

Of course, the food was all freshly made and delivered by the hotel; it wasn't cooked by the two of them personally.

Although both of them knew how to cook, Ye Su didn't care about any so-called "taste of home."

The food made by the hotel tasted better than what they made, and it was easier to clean up after the meal. The only drawback was that it wasn't cheap, but Ye Su naturally chose to spend money to eat well.

Besides, he didn't have to pay for the takeout; Ye Su was basically living, eating, and drinking for free in Yangcheng.

"You're back."

Because he had said in the morning that he would take her to buy a villa, Chen Xinyi was exceptionally enthusiastic, bouncing forward to welcome him: "You've been busy all morning, are you tired? I'll take your things for you, you can go wash your hands and then eat."

"Alright, alright, alright." Ye Su pressed on Chen Xinyi's forehead, pushing her back slightly: "Spare me that act."

Chen Xinyi was already used to this and didn't feel angry at all. She curiously looked at the bag in Ye Su's other hand: "What's this?"

Ye Su pressed the bag against Chen Xinyi's chest: "Take it, it's for you."

"For me?"

Chen Xinyi looked confused as she took the script out of the document bag.

"I just invested in a film by a new director and plan to have you be the female lead. You should prepare for the audition in the next two days."

"The female lead in a movie!"

Chen Xinyi didn't even look at the script; she lunged forward and hung onto Ye Su, kissing him hard: "I love you the most!"

"I know, I know..."

Ye Su complained verbally, but he still supported her as usual, lest Chen Xinyi fall to the ground.

Yan Ran, who had heard the commotion and come over, also asked curiously: "What female lead?"

"Nothing much, I just invested in a movie, and it happens that she's quite suitable to play the female lead in it, so I wanted to let her give it a try."

Ye Su turned his head to look at Chen Xinyi, who had climbed down from him: "I plan to release this movie in theaters next year. How about it, are you interested?"

Chen Xinyi was so happy she was jumping up and down: "Of course I'm interested!"

Yan Ran, on the other hand, pouted like a little girl: "First buying a villa, then a movie female lead role—Young Master Ye is certainly generous. What about me?"

If one wants to enjoy the blessing of multiple partners, one must be prepared to handle the current situation.

"It's just that her birthday is next week, so I was just preparing her birthday gift."

"Is that so?" Yan Ran pressed on relentlessly: "Then when my birthday comes, what birthday gift does Young Master Ye plan to prepare for me?"

"Oh, come on." Ye Su could only put his arm around Yan Ran's shoulder, rocking her back and forth to coax her: "I said it's a gift; if I tell you now, it won't be a surprise anymore."

"Alright, alright..."

Dizzied by Ye Su's rocking, Yan Ran broke free from his hold, annoyed: "I'll be keeping that in mind. When my birthday comes, you better prepare a big surprise for me too."

"I know."

Ye Su spun Yan Ran around 180 degrees and pushed her forward: "I've been busy all morning, my stomach is flat from hunger. Let's eat."

"I know, stop pushing!"

Ye Su was unmoved. As he pushed Yan Ran forward, he also glanced back at Chen Xinyi.

Chen Xinyi understood, stepped forward to hook her arm around Yan Ran's, and pulled her along: "I'm so hungry too, let's go eat, otherwise the food will get cold."

"Hmph, you two!"

Being ganged up on by the two of them, Yan Ran pouted in dissatisfaction, but still let them "kidnap" her to wash her hands and eat.

While eating, Yan Ran asked curiously why Ye Su had suddenly thought about buying a villa.

To this, Ye Su could only explain that he had heard the owner was heavily in debt and had to sell the villa to pay it off, so he thought he could negotiate a lower price, which is why he wanted to buy that villa.