Chapter 631 - 305: Senior’s Way of Relieving Stress (Part 2)

Chapter 631: Chapter 305: Senior’s Way of Relieving Stress (Part 2)

"I won’t bring it up again. I was being inconsiderate. Let’s just let it be. All that matters is that you’re with me now, and that makes me incredibly happy. Meeting you has been the best thing that’s ever happened to me."

Jiang Wan’s heartfelt confession left Lin Shen a little flustered.

In reality, he’d only been venting a little when he said he was tired.

He never expected her to take it so to heart!

Lin Shen was quite moved. As they shared their food, he pressed his cheek against Jiang Wan’s and said affectionately,

"So, do you have any ways to help me relieve my stress?"

"Pushing your luck, are you?"

Jiang Wan wasn’t actually scolding Lin Shen. Her tone was full of the playful ambiguity that comes with flirting.

She looked at the mischievous smirk on Lin Shen’s face and knew exactly what he was thinking without having to guess.

As it happened, Jiang Wan had the same idea. She leaned in close to his ear and whispered in an exquisitely soft voice,

"How do you want me to comfort you?"

"Hmm..."

Lin Shen thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered the time Jiang Wan had worn traditional-style clothing and danced for him. An idea sparked in his mind.

"Why don’t you wear a hanfu for me? I haven’t seen you in one for so long."

Hanfu?

Jiang Wan’s expression froze for a second.

It was just as Lin Shen said. Ever since she’d started transitioning into making short films, she had rarely participated in the traditional-style cultural activities she used to.

Although she rented most of her hanfu, Jiang Wan had also bought quite a few herself.

After all, traditional hanfu was a bit of a hobby for her.

Now that she had set it aside, Jiang Wan truly missed it.

But Lin Shen seemed to really like the way she looked in a hanfu.

"Alright."

Jiang Wan was happy to oblige such a request. She smiled and pinched Lin Shen’s cheek.

"Okay, you can drive me home later. I’ll go get the clothes."

"Okay."

Seeing Jiang Wan agree, Lin Shen was suddenly filled with so much anticipation that he lost his appetite.

Of course, the food wasn’t that delicious to begin with.

With this kind of French cuisine, you were really just paying for the atmosphere.

It had been modified to cater to local tastes, so it lacked its own unique, authentic flavor.

For the real deal, you had to go abroad.

But Lin Shen obviously didn’t have time right now.

Jiang Wan, however, quite liked the dishes, mainly because she wasn’t a picky eater.

As the courses were brought out one by one, the dinner gradually drew to a close.

Because they had to wait for everyone to finish eating before they could leave, Lin Shen was getting a bit bored.

Ma Zifan, who was sitting nearby, felt the same way, so he brought An Qian over to chat with them.

They chatted about everything from business and economics to household matters.

Lin Shen and Ma Zifan got along well, as their personalities were very similar.

Plus, Lin Shen had recently asked him to recommend a housekeeper, which led their conversation to the topic of real estate.

"Shen, where do you live?"

"Sunac Binjiang No.1 Courtyard."

"Oh, that place!"

Ma Zifan’s face lit up with recognition.

"A lot of my friends live in that complex. We should hang out sometime when you’re free."

"Sure."

"So have you considered moving?"

"Moving, huh..."

Ma Zifan’s question actually made Lin Shen thoughtful.

He had indeed been having such thoughts.

Of course, it wasn’t that Sunac Binjiang No.1 Courtyard was bad, but that it only had three parking spaces.

Lin Shen had been thinking of buying a villa, partly for the extra parking.

After all, he had nearly a hundred million in his bank account. While that might not be enough to buy the absolute best villa in Modu, he could still get a very nice place.

Most importantly, bringing a girl home to a villa had more prestige.

Although a two-hundred-plus-square-meter luxury apartment was also very nice, a villa was more attractive to women.

Crucially, Lin Shen himself wanted to try living in a villa.

’It’s so much more impressive!’

So Lin Shen decided to follow up on Ma Zifan’s line of questioning.

"Why? Do you have a place to recommend?"

"Not exactly a recommendation, but a friend of mine is planning to sell his villa. He wants to find a reliable buyer, so he asked me to help him look."

"Oh? Where is it?"

"Huazhou Junting, over in PD."

Ma Zifan explained,

"You’ve probably heard the name, right? After all, it’s the most high-end luxury villa district in Modu. The one my friend bought was worth nearly three hundred million back then. With renovations and everything else, it’s probably worth around 350 million now."

"If he put so much into it, why the sudden decision to sell?"

Lin Shen asked, puzzled, and Ma Zifan offered an explanation.

"Because they’re moving abroad and probably won’t be back for the next few years, so they want to offload their domestic assets."

Hm?

This immediately put Lin Shen on high alert. He wasn’t some careless fool who could be easily swindled.

’Moving abroad for a few years and not coming back, liquidating domestic assets... there’s a high probability that something went wrong here in the country!’

’Either he got caught for corruption and is fleeing to lie low, or his business went bust due to debt issues.’

’Either way, they’re probably not good people.’

’And this villa is very likely an illicit asset, or it might be foreclosed on by a bank in the future.’

Lin Shen’s suspicions were raised, and he immediately shook his head.

"Forget it. I wouldn’t dare take on a villa like that. It’s too risky."

"Whoa, Shen, relax. The history of my friend’s house is completely clean!"

Ma Zifan was smart, so he quickly clarified on his friend’s behalf, afraid Lin Shen would get the wrong idea.

"He just got a green card for another country, and his parents’ company is also abroad, so he’s just planning to move out there to live."

"Is that so? Then how much is he asking for it?"

Although still suspicious, Lin Shen still wanted to ask.

Ma Zifan quickly replied,

"Two hundred million. You can pay in installments. A down payment of one hundred million, and the rest can be handled through a corporate asset transfer to lower the taxes."

"Hmm... I’ll think about it."

Although Lin Shen did have a hundred million in his bank account, he wasn’t stupid enough to spend it all on a villa.

He had to keep at least half as an emergency fund. Otherwise, if Shennan or Shenwan ever ran into a cash shortage, he could use his own money to cover the gap.

"Okay, Shen, just think it over. My friend isn’t in a hurry to sell. It’ll probably take him a year or so to find a buyer anyway. After all, most people can’t come up with that kind of money. You’re one of the few who has the means."

"I’m not as rich as you think."

Though Lin Shen was being modest, Ma Zifan knew he was just playing humble.

’You bought a forty-million-yuan Ferrari LaFerrari without batting an eye. What’s a two-hundred-million-yuan villa to you? A drop in the bucket, right?’

Although Ma Zifan still didn’t know what Lin Shen did for a living, it didn’t stop him from admiring this wealthy heir who was about his own age.

While the two men were deep in conversation, Jiang Wan and An Qian had also struck up a friendly chat.

Of course, conversations between women are fundamentally different from those between men.

They were more inclined to talk about luxury goods, jewelry, pretty clothes, or beautiful restaurants.

However, Jiang Wan was clearly not an expert on these topics.

But, she had Lin Shen!

Although Jiang Wan didn’t know much, Lin Shen had taken her to so many luxurious places that she could naturally put on a bit of a show in front of a young woman like An Qian.

Especially after hearing that Lin Shen had given Jiang Wan a car worth over seven hundred thousand, An Qian was instantly filled with envy.

"Your boyfriend is so good to you! He just gave you a seven-hundred-thousand-yuan car just like that! How did you manage to catch him?"

"Um, we knew each other from before. He visited my university once."

Jiang Wan gave a vague reply, going through the motions of this shallow conversation with An Qian, while her mind was actually completely focused on the night ahead.

She was thinking about how she could "reward" Lin Shen.

’Just the hanfu would be nice, but it wouldn’t be the best.’

’I need to add something more... potent.’

After some thought, Jiang Wan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

She thought of the little "props" she had bought online some time ago.

It had been an impulse buy. She’d wanted to see how to use them. After all, Xu Lu had been a bit of a bad influence on her, and her mind was now filled with all sorts of lewd thoughts.

Before, they might have been for her own personal use, but ever since she started dating Lin Shen, she could also buy little props to enhance their relationship.

’Maybe they’ll come in handy tonight!’