A super-rich tycoon? No, just call me the gentlemanly gigolo.

As Jiang Ye pondered this, he took his phone and walked towards the bathroom, casually asking Yao Yao on the other end of the line:

"By the way, Yao Yao, are you familiar with the format of this girl group? I heard from someone that... it seems like you can suddenly appear in a group?"

Yao Yao's heart jumped into her throat again, and the alarm went off once more.

Oh no! Wild Bro really got seduced! He's starting to ask about this kind of thing now!

"Oh, bro! They're all so ugly! You definitely wouldn't like them!"

Yao Yao started relentlessly belittling her opponent: "They're all relying on beauty filters and special effects! They'd be a disaster in real life! You'd be shocked if they took off their makeup! Seriously!"

While brushing his teeth, Jiang Ye mumbled, "Huh? With so many girls, surely I can find one or two that are pretty, right?"

"No! They're all uglier than the last! I can't find a single one that stands out!"

Yao Yao denied it categorically, so anxious she wanted to jump out of her phone and shake him awake: "Brother, you have to believe me! Would I lie to you?"

"Really, it can't be that bad, can it?"

Jiang Ye spat out the foam from his mouth and rinsed it. "Then I'll look into it myself later."

"Hey bro~~"

Yao Yao drawled, her voice a mix of coquettishness and annoyance: "What are you researching?! What's so interesting about it?!"

Jiang Ye chuckled and teased as he washed his face, "What's wrong? Jealous? I told you I wouldn't miss out on your votes, why are you still so possessive?"

Yao Yao quickly explained, "It's not that I'm jealous! I'm just afraid you'll be deceived! They really, really, really ugly! I swear on my honor!"

She tried to strengthen her persuasiveness with triple affirmation and personal guarantees.

"Then what do you suggest we do? I want to see other people, but you won't let me. I want to see you, but you say I have to wait two months..."

Jiang Ye wiped his face clean and clicked his tongue: "How about this, we'll meet tomorrow, so I won't keep thinking about those 'ugly' girls outside."

Yao Yao on the other end of the phone immediately fell silent.

She knew very well that if she met this man in person, and unless he was short, unattractive, old, and ugly, she would probably be unable to refuse him based on his wealth and "investment" in her.

The subsequent developments were almost predictable—she would be posed in all sorts of positions she had imagined or hadn't even considered...

She wasn't fully prepared for this.

Jiang Ye listened to the silence on the other end of the phone, smiled, and could guess what kind of inner struggle the girl was going through at that moment.

On one hand, there's the fear of losing the favor of the big spender; on the other hand, there's the hesitation and trepidation about meeting in person.

To be honest, he really had no plans to go offline with Yao Yao until his assets stabilized at a million.

Maintaining the status quo and preserving a sense of mystery and distance is more conducive to "sustainable cashback".

Women's minds are hard to fathom. Once you've entered her body, she might feel that she has completed the "ultimate sacrifice" and will no longer be proactive in "giving gifts." This is a very normal and reasonable logic.

Now Ye Cheng and Yao Yao are both stable cashback channels, and he would feel bad if he lost either of them.

but......

This doesn't stop him from laying the groundwork in advance, managing the expectations of the "in-person meeting," and teasing her along the way.

Jiang Ye turned off the light, lay down on the bed, and placed his phone next to his pillow.

The faint breathing sounds and ambient noises from Yao Yao's side came through the phone. In the quiet night, the sounds transmitted through the airwaves created a strange and slightly ambiguous sense of companionship.

This "sleeping together while talking on the phone" method, I don't know which genius came up with it, but it's actually quite effective at maintaining the intimacy built on virtual relationships.

After a while, Yao Yao broke the silence softly: "Brother... are you asleep?"

"No, I just lay down."

"Oh...bro, I have a question for you, do you have a girlfriend?"

Jiang Ye smirked, "So, you're on my side?"

Yao Yao snorted softly to herself, anticipating the man's next move: if she said yes, he would definitely say "then yes"; if she said no, he would definitely say "then no".

Hmph, so glib!

However, the other person's next sentence completely overheated her.

Jiang Ye: "If you count, you have two; if you don't, you have one."

Yao Yao: "???"

She was speechless for a moment, stunned for several seconds before exclaiming, "Brother...you're such a womanizer! How could you do this!"

Jiang Ye retorted confidently, "If I weren't a womanizer, what would it be to you? What? You don't want to be one of them?"

Yao Yao quickly denied it: "No, no, no! I'm willing, I'm willing!"

After saying that, she felt something was wrong. What could she be willing to do?

Is this man really planning to date several girlfriends at the same time?

This... although it wasn't unusual to her, it still felt strange when it actually happened to her.

To change the awkward topic and to learn more about this "potential boyfriend," Yao Yao continued to ask:

"So... bro, what do you do for a living? You seem to have a lot of free time; I can find you both day and night."

Jiang Ye once again invoked that prestigious yet somewhat mysterious profession: "Those who deal in foreign exchange and funds have relatively flexible hours."

Yao Yao said "Oh" and nodded to herself.

No wonder he's so rich and has so much time; he's into forex trading. I heard it's incredibly lucrative.

For the next while, Yao Yao asked questions in a soft, intermittent manner, like a curious kitten cautiously probing, trying to piece together more of the man's features on the other side of the screen.

Jiang Ye also gave half-truths and half-lies, choosing answers he could give, a mix of truth and falsehood.

As the girl whispered softly and breathed evenly, the day's fatigue gradually crept in, and Jiang Ye began to feel sleepy.

"Brother, how old are you?"

Jiang Ye closed his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips: "18, do you like it?"

"Tch~ I don't believe you. Dude, be serious, what year were you born?"

"What year? Are you asking about my age?"

"Yeah, and you said 18... huh?"

"Yes, you guessed right. Do you like it?"

Yao Yao: "......"

She blushed instantly and said coquettishly, "Oh, brother! You're so annoying! I asked about your age! Your age!"

Jiang Ye chuckled: "Oh, age? 22."

Upon hearing this, Yao Yao exclaimed with delight, "Really? I'm 22 too! Brother, what's your birthday?"

Jiang Ye pursed his lips, about to continue using the cool-sounding birthday "January 1st at 00:01," when Yao Yao continued on her own:

"My birthday is December 31st! At the end of the year!"

Jiang Ye: "..." He swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Where is Ye Cheng?

Come over here right now and learn properly from me!

Look at their emotional intelligence!

That's some impressive commentary!

This thoughtfulness...

Wait...? No, that's not right!

December 31st? Isn't that almost here already?

Is this woman... trying to trick me, hinting at my birthday present in advance?!