Super Rich: It all started when I met a young woman in a sleeper car.

The rain never stopped on the way back to the store from the furniture market.

When they reached the store entrance, Chen Xun put away his umbrella. Lin Xinyue released her grip on his arm and went inside first. Her ears were still red.

Li Qian and Yang Xiaotao are packing their things.

"You're back?" Li Qian looked up and glanced at her. "It's raining quite heavily."

"Yeah, I almost got soaked to the bone." Chen Xun placed the umbrella at the doorway.

Yang Xiaotao glanced at Lin Xinyue, then at Chen Xun, and whispered, "Sister Xinyue, your hair is wet, do you need a towel?"

"It's okay, I can just wipe it off." Lin Xinyue took a dry towel from under the counter and wiped her hair.

Li Qian smiled but didn't say anything.

The four of them worked until after 9 p.m. when they closed up shop.

The rain intensified as I locked the door.

"This rain is never going to stop," Li Qian said, looking out the window.

"Let's go, the car is over there." Chen Xun opened his umbrella. "Two people at a time, two trips."

Yang Xiaotao first crawled under the umbrella, next to Chen Xun.

Li Qian glanced at Lin Xinyue: "Xinyue, shall we wait for the next trip?"

Lin Xinyue nodded.

Chen Xun led Yang Xiaotao towards the parking lot.

The rain pattered against the umbrella.

"Big brother," Yang Xiaotao whispered, "Sister Xinyue seems... a little better today?"

"Mm." Chen Xun tilted the umbrella slightly towards her.

"That's good." Yang Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief. "I haven't dared to talk to her these past two days, afraid she'll get angry."

"I'm not angry," Chen Xun said. "I just need some time."

"I know." Yang Xiaotao moved a little closer to him. "I'll wait for you."

Chen Xun didn't say anything, but led her to the car and opened the passenger door.

"You stay here, I'll go get them."

"Um."

Chen Xun returned to the shop entrance with his umbrella.

Li Qian and Lin Xinyue stood under the eaves waiting.

"Let's go." Chen Xun held the umbrella over.

Li Qian went in first, followed by Lin Xinyue.

The umbrella wasn't big, and it was a bit cramped for three people.

Chen Xun tilted the umbrella towards the two girls, leaving one of his shoulders exposed, which quickly became wet.

"Big brother, your shoulder is wet," Lin Xinyue said.

"It's okay, we're almost there."

The three of them walked quickly to the car, and Chen Xun opened the back door.

Li Qian went up first, followed by Lin Xinyue.

Chen Xun closed the door and went around to the driver's seat.

Get in the car and close the door.

The world suddenly fell silent, with only the sound of rain hitting the car roof.

Chen Xun started the car and turned the windshield wipers to their highest setting.

No one spoke in the car.

The radio was on, playing an old song.

It's drizzling again tonight, the drizzle falling drop by drop...

Yang Xiaotao hummed along softly.

Lin Xinyue looked out the window without saying a word.

Li Qian looked down at her phone.

The car drove back to the apartment, and the rain was still heavy.

The four of them rushed upstairs, all of them a little wet.

"Take a hot shower quickly, or you'll catch a cold," Chen Xun said.

"Okay," Yang Xiaotao replied and went back to her room first.

Li Qian also returned to her room.

Lin Xinyue stood at the door of her room, her hand on the doorknob, and glanced back at Chen Xun.

"You should shower early too," she said.

"Okay." Chen Xun nodded.

Lin Xinyue opened the door and went inside.

Chen Xun returned to his room, took a change of clothes, and went to the bathroom.

It was almost eleven o'clock when I came out of the shower.

The rain was still falling, pouring down.

Chen Xun dried his hair and walked into the living room, where he poured himself a glass of water.

It was pitch black outside the window, with only the halo of the streetlights blurred into a blur in the rain.

He sat on the sofa, watching the rain.

I don't know how long I watched it.

I heard a very soft sound of a door opening behind me.

Chen Xun turned around.

Lin Xinyue, wearing pajamas and with wet hair, stood at the door of the room.

She didn't turn on the main lights; only a little light shone through the crack in the door.

"Still not asleep?" Chen asked.

"I can't sleep." Lin Xinyue walked over and sat down on the other side of the sofa.

The two were seated apart.

The rain was very loud.

"This rain will continue until tomorrow," Chen Xun said.

"Mmm." Lin Xinyue hugged her knees. "I have to get up early tomorrow to go shopping; the store needs them for their new arrivals."

"Right, I almost forgot." Chen Xun remembered, "We need to go to the wholesale market early tomorrow; we need to pick out those newly arrived ingredients."

"I know," Lin Xinyue said. "You woke me up in the morning."

"OK."

Another silence followed.

The sound of rain filled every gap.

"Big brother," Lin Xinyue suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

"What I said in the car this afternoon was sincere." Lin Xinyue didn't look at him, but looked out the window. "I will adjust my mindset."

Chen Xun looked at her.

Her profile was somewhat blurry in the dim light.

"You don't need to force yourself," Chen Xun said.

"It's not something I'm doing reluctantly." Lin Xinyue shook her head. "I've really thought it through."

She turned her head and looked at Chen Xun.

"It's my business that I like you. It's your business that you like Xiaotao. I can't let my situation put you in a difficult position."

She paused.

"And... you've been so good to all three of us. Really good."

Chen Xun remained silent.

"You've been taking care of us ever since we got on the train," Lin Xinyue continued. "You fed us, helped us open the shop, and taught us how to do things. Without you, we don't know where we'd be now."

She smiled, her eyes a little red.

"So, I can't be too greedy. You've already given us so much, I can't ask for more."

Chen Xun opened his mouth, as if to say something.

"Don't speak," Lin Xinyue interrupted him. "Let me finish."

She sniffed.

"I just need some time to process this discomfort in my heart. Once I'm done, can we go back to how things were before?"

Chen Xun nodded: "Okay."

Lin Xinyue breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed completely, and leaned back into the sofa.

"That's good," she said.

The sound of rain lessened, changing from a downpour to a drizzle.

The two sat there without saying a word.

After a while, Lin Xinyue stood up.

"I'm going back to sleep," she said. "I have to get up early tomorrow."

"Okay, goodnight."

"Good night."

Lin Xinyue returned to her room and gently closed the door.

Chen Xun sat on the sofa for a while longer before getting up and going back to his room.

Lying in bed, he took out his phone and looked at it.

The system panel is lit up.

Lin Xinyue's favorability rating: 88.

It rose by two points compared to the afternoon.

Chen Xun put down his phone and closed his eyes.

The sound of rain gradually subsided.

The alarm clock rang at six o'clock the next morning.

Chen Xun got up, washed up, and when he came out, Lin Xinyue was already waiting in the living room.

She changed her clothes, tied her hair in a ponytail, and looked quite energetic.

"Good morning," Chen Xun said.

"Good morning." Lin Xinyue stood up. "Let's go."

The two tiptoed out of the house without waking Li Qian and Yang Xiaotao.

Go downstairs and get in the car.

The wholesale market is in the east of the city, a half-hour drive away.

On the way, Lin Xinyue kept looking out the window.

"I'm delighted," Chen Xun said.

"Um?"

"Thank you," Chen Xun said.

Lin Xinyue turned to look at him: "What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you for what you said yesterday," Chen Xun said. "And thank you for... your willingness to adjust."

Lin Xinyue smiled.

"You're welcome," she said. "It's my pleasure."

The car arrived at the wholesale market just as dawn was breaking.

The market was already crowded and noisy.

Chen Xun and Lin Xinyue visited each store, selecting ingredients, comparing prices, and haggling.

After working for more than an hour, I bought everything I needed.

The two carried large and small bags as they walked towards the parking lot.

Halfway there, Lin Xinyue suddenly stopped.

"Big brother."

Chen Xun turned to look at her.

Lin Xinyue walked over and took Chen Xun's arm with her free hand.

Chen Xun was stunned for a moment.

Lin Xinyue didn't look at him; she just kept looking ahead.

"Will this be okay?" she asked softly, "Just...like before."

Chen Xun nodded: "Okay."

Lin Xinyue tightened her grip a little.

"I'll get through this," she said softly. "Give me some time."

"Um."

The two walked the rest of the way arm in arm.

Put your things in the trunk and get in the car.

On the way back to the store, Lin Xinyue became more talkative.

"That shop owner is really good at business; I almost got ripped off by him."

"I won't go to his house next time."

"By the way, Li Qian said yesterday that she wanted to set up a membership system, I think that's a good idea."

Chen Xun responded as he drove.

When they arrived at the store, Li Qian and Yang Xiaotao had already opened it.

"You're back?" Li Qian peeked out from behind the counter. "Did you buy everything?"

"Everything's here." Chen Xun brought the things in.

Yang Xiaotao ran over to help take it.

She glanced at Lin Xinyue, then at Chen Xun.

Lin Xinyue is taking off her ponytail and retying it.

He had a smile on his face, a very natural smile.

Yang Xiaotao was stunned for a moment.

Li Qian walked over, took a bag of ingredients, and glanced at Lin Xinyue.

"I'm in a good mood," Li Qian said.

"It's alright." Lin Xinyue tied her hair up. "Hurry up and get ready, the guests will be here soon."

The four people got to work.

Unpack, sort, and put on the shelves.

Yang Xiaotao was working while secretly glancing at Lin Xinyue.

Lin Xinyue was tidying up the shelves, her movements nimble, humming a song as she did so.

The song I was humming was that old song from yesterday's car.

It's drizzling again tonight...

Yang Xiaotao blinked.

Li Qian walked over to her and whispered, "What are you looking at?"

"N-nothing," Yang Xiaotao said, lowering her head.

Li Qian smiled.

"It's alright now," she said. "The storm has passed."

Yang Xiaotao looked up at her.

Li Qian nodded to her.

Yang Xiaotao then looked at Lin Xinyue.

Lin Xinyue turned around and met her gaze.

Lin Xinyue smiled.

That smile was relaxed, without any strain.

The weight on Yang Xiaotao's heart finally lifted.

She smiled too.

"Xin Yue," Yang Xiaotao said, "the box over there is heavy, I'll help you carry it."

"Okay." Lin Xinyue walked over.

The two of them lifted the box together, working in perfect harmony.

Chen Xun watched from behind the counter without saying a word.

Li Qian walked over to him and leaned against the counter.

"Great job, brother," Li Qian said. "You got it all done in one night."

Chen Xun glanced at her.

"I didn't do anything," he said.

"We didn't do anything to get it done," Li Qian smiled. "Let's go, time to get to work."

She turned around and started mopping the floor.

Chen Xun took out his phone and looked at it.

All three numbers are displayed on the system panel.

Lin Xinyue: 88.

Yang Xiaotao: 90.

Li Qian: 100.

Everything is quite stable.

Chen Xun put away his phone and began preparing for today's business.

Outside the window, the rain had completely stopped.

Sunlight peeked through the gaps in the clouds, shining brightly on the wet ground.