Ever since the spinning wheel result came out, Liu Yue had been ecstatic for a full five minutes.
She stared at the task panel, reading the words “one million” over and over again, even covering her mouth to keep herself from laughing out loud inside her bed curtains.
Hehe, one million, hehe…
Liu Yue wished she could roll around on the bed, but unfortunately the bed was too small for her to stretch out.
So, what should she do with one million?
The first thing that came to Liu Yue’s mind was buying a house—it was an obsession etched into the bones of every Chinese person.
But there was one problem: houses in Shenzhen were really expensive.
The System’s money couldn’t be used to pay off a mortgage, so she could only buy a house in full. And a house she could buy outright with under one million…
Liu Yue searched online and found that the options were either low-price bait posts, old and dilapidated places in remote locations, or outright scams trying to get her contact information. Apartments were a possibility, but the chaotic management and commercial water and electricity rates were also a headache.
Her only purpose in buying a house was for personal use, because any income from selling or renting out a house bought with the System’s money wouldn’t belong to her. So Liu Yue didn’t need to think about investment or appreciation potential—she only needed to consider comfort for living.
Sigh, she had just thought one million was a huge sum, but in the face of Shenzhen’s housing prices, it was nothing.
“Houses are the root of all evil,” Liu Yue complained to the System in her mind. “I could be happily splurging this one million!”
System: “Host can wait until you spin a hundred billion before buying a house—then there won’t be such a problem.”
Liu Yue: “…You say that like I chose not to win it!”
Forget a hundred billion—she couldn’t even see where ten billion was on that spinning wheel.
According to what the System had told her, the chance of winning ten billion was 0.1%, and a hundred billion was 0.01%, with no pity system on the wheel.
Still, she had to keep dreaming of a massive stroke of luck—what if it happened?
Liu Yue calculated that buying a house with one million right now was too hasty. Finding a property, signing the contract, and handling the paperwork all took time, and if anyone noticed her urgency to spend all the money in one day, they’d definitely fleece her on the price.
She wasn’t short on money, but she didn’t want to be taken for a fool either.
So, rather than hastily buying a house she wasn’t satisfied with or didn’t like, which would also take up her home-purchase quota and make her unhappy living there later, it was better to spend the money elsewhere and collect the System’s Cashback.
After spending this one million, even in the worst-case scenario, she’d get at least a hundred thousand in Cashback.
If she got lucky… her savings would take off!
Liu Yue figured she could take her time looking at houses over the coming period.
If there was a bargain house within one million, and she happened to get another one million Check-in reward, she’d grab it outright.
Or maybe she’d even spin a ten million? That would be absolutely amazing—her home-buying goal would directly become a luxury mansion.
Thinking of this, Liu Yue felt absolutely delighted and couldn’t help grinning again.
Even in the worst-case scenario, if the System didn’t stay with her for that long… that was fine too—every extra day was another day of Cashback earnings!
System: “Host is really easy to please. I thought you’d be angry about not winning a hundred billion.”
“Why would I be?” Liu Yue waved her hand. “You’re giving me money, which is a good thing. If I got angry just because I didn’t get enough, wouldn’t that turn it into a bad thing? That’s just making trouble for myself—too stupid.”
System: “Yes, it’s a simple truth, but unfortunately not everyone understands it.”
Liu Yue thought to herself, of course—she was very smart.
With her mood settled and no worries weighing on her, Liu Yue quickly drifted off to sleep, carrying sweet fantasies of how she’d splurge the one million during the day.
In a place she couldn’t see, the System’s orb of light flickered.
42937 felt that it could probably stay with this Host for a very, very long time.
**
A beautiful day starts with breakfast.
When Liu Yue transferred money to Sang Yu, she discovered that having someone buy things for her and then transferring the money afterward also counted as spending. So her breakfast cost 8 yuan, and today’s target amount still had 999,992 yuan remaining.
Seeing that tally, Liu Yue felt her breakfast had been too cheap—it barely helped her spending progress for the day.
She ate her soup dumplings while thinking about where to spend money today.
Perhaps because the System had told her yesterday that even the cheapest Hermès bag cost tens of thousands, Liu Yue didn’t feel any urgency about how to spend the one million.
Although she didn’t have much attachment to bags, she was graduating in half a year anyway, and it was time to replace her backpack and crossbody bag with something more suitable for commuting to work.
Oh right, the New Year’s holiday had already ended yesterday, and she hadn’t checked her email yet!
Remembering this, Liu Yue quickly unlocked her phone. There were no new unread emails in her inbox, and no replies on the job-hunting app either. A few HRs had proactively messaged her, but when Liu Yue tapped into the details, she knew they were all traps.
Sigh. Finding a job that she could accept and that would accept her was just too hard.
But now that she was bound to the Spending System and her savings were growing rapidly, Liu Yue no longer felt as anxious about job hunting.
“Can you let me win a hundred billion tomorrow?” Liu Yue said to the System in her mind. “Even if I only get ten percent cashback, I can just lie flat for the rest of my life and never work again.”
The System: “The Spinning Wheel is a random event. The System cannot interfere.”
Fine. She knew it would say that.
Liu Yue gave up on fantasies and started searching for Hermès bags suitable for commuting on her phone.
Wen Huiyi had already left long ago. Liu Yue changed her clothes and got ready to head out as well.
Sang Yu asked where she was going. Liu Yue said, “I’m going out for a stroll. Do you have any trash you want me to take down?”
Sang Yu handed Liu Yue her breakfast wrapper and asked her to wait a moment.
She took out a silk scarf from her wardrobe and tied it onto Liu Yue’s shoulder bag. In an instant, the plain bag became eye-catching.
Sang Yu said with satisfaction, “This was a freebie from an online purchase I made before, but it didn’t match any of my clothes. Today I found it fits perfectly on you, so it’s yours now.”
“Wow, thank you, Sang Yu!”
Since they were close roommates and the scarf was a freebie, Liu Yue didn’t stand on ceremony.
Before leaving, Liu Yue thought of something and turned back to ask, “Sang Yu, are you free today?”
“I’m pretty free,” Sang Yu said. “I already finished the first draft of my thesis yesterday, and I’m still waiting for my advisor’s feedback.”
“Then can you help me with something else?”
Liu Yue said a little sheepishly, “I want to buy a few bags. Can you help me pick them out? And I also want to buy a few outfits… I’ll treat you to dinner today!”
After all, with Qin Yi’s push, her identity had been revealed to her roommates, so she probably didn’t need to hide it anymore.
Sang Yu nodded. “Sure, then wait for me a moment. I’ll tie up my hair.”
Liu Yue played on her phone at the door while waiting and hailed a cab at the same time. This time, they didn’t need to go to Luohu—just Shenzhen Bay Wanxiang Cheng, which was even closer to the school.
By the time Sang Yu came out, the cab Liu Yue had called was almost there. The two walked over leisurely, and when they saw the driver in a suit standing by the car waiting, Liu Yue suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough—
The driver smiled with teeth showing: “Princess, please get in the car!”
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Sang Yu looked over in surprise, and Liu Yue couldn’t help but curl her toes, feeling like she could dig out an entire new dormitory building for Shenzhen University with them.
Help, why did that title become the default option after being set once?!
“…This is because I lost a game of Truth or Dare with a friend before and never changed it back.”
Liu Yue immediately activated her fabricating skills to invent a friend out of thin air. But judging by Sang Yu’s expression, she probably didn’t believe it…
Dying of embarrassment in front of someone you know—the awkwardness was doubled. Liu Yue seemed to still be there, but she had actually already left a while ago.
Fortunately, Shenzhen Bay Wanxiang Cheng wasn’t far from Shenzhen University, and the two arrived at their destination quickly.
This time, there was still dedicated staff at the entrance to receive them and open the car door for them. Liu Yue found this service thoughtful, as it saved her from the embarrassment of being called “Princess” by the driver again.
She had already changed the title setting in the luxury car to “Ms. Liu.” She couldn’t go through that kind of cringe a third time.
After entering the mall, Sang Yu asked where she wanted to go.
Liu Yue looked at the directory for a moment, then locked onto her target.
“Come on, let’s go to Hermès.”
Liu Yue’s tone was very natural. Sang Yu’s expression first showed surprise, then she couldn’t help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly.
It seemed the target she had chosen was right on the mark.
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