Chapter 57: Partner Rating Upgrade
Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Partner Rating Upgrade
"Why do they always like to close the door in the middle of summer!"
Father Chi looked at the closed door of his daughter’s room again, feeling restless.
"Why are you worrying so much? Can’t the young couple have some private space?" Chi Chenglong asked.
Father Chi sighed. His daughter was grown up, and the two were mutually in love. He really had no excuse to interfere. But the thought of his precious daughter, whom he had raised for twenty years, possibly being fondled by that punk in her room made him uncomfortable.
Seeing his younger brother’s conflicted expression, Chi Chenglong couldn’t stand it anymore. "Let’s go, let’s go. Don’t sulk at home. Let’s go out for some fresh air and book a restaurant for lunch while we’re at it."
"Sigh, alright. Out of sight, out of mind!"
With a CLICK of the front door closing, only the young lovebirds were left in the Chi family’s home.
And just as Father Chi had worried, the atmosphere inside Chi Xinyue’s bedroom was heating up, filled with the wet sounds of passion and a steamy ambiance.
Hearing the faint sound of the front door closing outside, Zhang Yan had a thought and gently pushed his junior away for a moment. A silvery thread of saliva hung down to his collar.
"Baby, I’m going out to get you a lychee," he said.
Although she didn’t know why Zhang Yan suddenly wanted to fetch her fruit, Chi Xinyue didn’t think much of it and simply reached out to straighten her rumpled clothes.
Pushing the door open, Zhang Yan poked his head out and looked around. The house was empty. Father Chi and Uncle Chenglong had actually gone out together. Didn’t that mean they could...
He hurried back into the room.
"Senior, didn’t you say you were going to get me a lychee? Why did you come back empty-handed?" Chi Xinyue blinked her large eyes.
"Lychees aren’t important. Baby, do you remember when I said that was just your first punishment?"
She looked at him pitifully. "Ah? There’s a second one? My butt still hurts a little. Can we save it for tomorrow?"
"Don’t worry, the second punishment isn’t a spanking. I’m going to punish you by forbidding you from calling me ’Senior’ when we’re doing *that*."
"Then what should I call you? Zhang Yan? Honey? Husband?" Hearing that the punishment didn’t sound too severe, she relaxed her guard.
Zhang Yan felt a bit embarrassed and couldn’t bring himself to say it. Changing the subject, he coughed. "Ahem, I sent you this month’s allowance. Make sure you accept it."
They clearly hadn’t finished the previous topic. She looked at Zhang Yan in confusion, feeling that he had been acting a bit strangely, but she obediently checked her phone anyway.
*Received transfer: 88,888 yuan.*
Since opening her bank account, Chi Xinyue had never had this much money in it. Although Zhang Yan had given her many gifts before, this was the first time he had given her cash directly. Gifts and money were vastly different. Money was freely disposable; she could buy whatever she wanted or even save it up.
However, seeing the specific amount of this allowance—eighty-eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight yuan, a homophonic pun for ’daddy’—she was smart enough to instantly connect the two things and realize what Zhang Yan’s punishment entailed.
She couldn’t help but feel incredibly embarrassed. "How am I supposed to call him that!" she thought.
Although the two elders had already left, Zhang Yan still locked the bedroom door from the inside just in case.
CLICK.
This was his first time doing something like this at his girlfriend’s house.
Walking toward her with a wicked smirk, Zhang Yan suddenly remembered that Chi Xinyue didn’t have a mother in her life. Whether it was the traces of living in this house or the photo album documenting her entire childhood, everything pointed to the fact that her mother seemed to have passed away very early on.
Even with a system, Zhang Yan couldn’t bring back the dead or return her mother to her. But at the very least, he could give her a little extra "fatherly love."
After their prolonged interaction earlier, Zhang Yan could no longer hold back. Like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, he tackled her onto the bed.
"Senior... Senior..."
"Still calling me Senior?"
"..." Her face flushed a brilliant, beautiful red. "D-Daddy... f-fuck me..."
***
BUZZ... BUZZ... BUZZ...
Chi Xinyue’s phone rang for quite a while before she finally answered it.
"Hello, Dad."
"Sweetheart, what’s wrong? Why do you sound so weak? Did you get heatstroke?"
"I’m fine. I woke up too early today and got sleepy, so I took a nap. Your call just woke me up."
"Oh, that explains why it took you so long to answer. Is Yan sleeping too? Where is he sleeping? He didn’t sleep in the same bed as you, did he?!"
"Oh, Dad, stop overthinking things. Senior is in the living room... *Mmh*... Why did you call me anyway?"
"Oh, just to let you know that the restaurant is booked. We’ll eat at twelve. It’s at Old Flavors. You still remember where it is, right? We booked a private room, so you guys can just head straight upstairs."
"Okay, I got it. I know that restaurant. We’ll head over in a bit... *Mmh*... Dad, is there anything else?"
"No, that’s it. But sweetheart, are you sure you’re feeling okay? Your voice sounds a bit strange."
"I’m perfectly fine, I just woke up. Alright, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to hang up."
"Cool down a bit after waking up. There’s no rush to get here. Don’t catch a cold from the AC!"
"I know, Dad. Bye."
She tossed her phone aside.
"Oh, Senior, you’re so bad!" Chi Xinyue pretended to be angry, turning around to pinch Zhang Yan’s waist, though she couldn’t bear to use any real force.
"It’s not my fault. If you’re going to blame someone, blame *him*."
The two of them cleaned up for quite a while, making sure to erase all traces of their activities. After opening the doors and windows to let the room air out, they got ready to head out.
On the way, Zhang Yan finally had time to check the system notifications he hadn’t had a chance to read earlier.
[Detected that bonded partner Chi Xinyue’s affection for the host has increased to ’Love Overflows’.]
[Awarding 10,000,000 yuan in exclusive consumption funds.]
[Awarding one exclusive Bride Price Card (Region-Locked) (Limit: 10,000,000 yuan).]
*(Note 1: A bride price is a token of gratitude and a gift to the woman’s family.)*
*(Note 2: Region-Locked means it can only be used in the area where the woman’s hometown is located.)*
Brother Tongzi was truly generous!
So far, Zhang Yan had only received three million yuan in allowance, and the other million or so was earned through his hard work milking the system. Chi Xinyue merely went through some emotional changes, and he theoretically gained twenty million yuan in wealth.
He had originally planned to spend some of his own pocket money to help her father get medical treatment, but now she had become a wealthy woman in her own right. For a moment, Zhang Yan was a little confused as to who the real host was.
"We still have some time. Come with me to the Bank of China," he said.
"Okay. I remember there’s one near my house. I’ll take you there."
For such large transfers, he still had to go to the bank counter. It seemed he needed to attain private banking status as soon as possible, otherwise, it was just too troublesome.
Receiving a transfer of two million yuan, Chi Xinyue looked at the dizzying string of zeros, her heart filled with immense relief. Her father’s illness could finally be treated.
"Senior..."
"Alright, alright, let’s hurry to the restaurant. The elders are still waiting," Zhang Yan said.
Holding her hand, Zhang Yan had just arrived near the restaurant when they saw Uncle Chenglong waiting for them at the entrance.
DING!
[Detected a bride price property suitable for host’s partner Chi Xinyue. Use now?]