I am not just a tycoon

Chapter 183 We Are Just the Women at the Bottom of Shen Yuan's Food Chain

Shen Yuan's mind raced, and he replied, "Then you go to the suite first and wait for me, I'll deal with some things here and come to find you later."

"Really?"

Fang Minhui's voice came through the phone, filled with surprise.

Shen Yuan affirmed, "Of course it's true, and I've prepared a little surprise for you."

"Yay, yay, what surprise?"

"I'll tell you when it's time."

"Mmm, then are you going to have dinner with me?"

"I won't be having dinner."

Shen Yuan said, "You can eat by yourself, I'll let you know in advance what time I'll come over."

"Mmm."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yuan stood in the hotel corridor and sighed.

It seems that tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night.

Inside the suite.

Qiao Lei was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, bored and asked, "Long Jinghan, do you know who Shen Yuan was talking to in the corridor?"

"I don't know."

Long Jinghan was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window looking at the river view, leaving Qiao Lei with a tall and slender back.

"All right then."

Qiao Lei continued to ask, "So, have you slept with Shen Yuan many times?"

Long Jinghan's delicate body trembled at the question, caught off guard by Qiao Lei's directness, yet she didn't answer and kept looking at the river view.

With no response from Jinghan, Qiao Lei didn't get angry; instead, she asked, "I just want to know why he treats me and you so differently."

"Do you think that's a big difference?"

Long Jinghan chuckled and finally turned her delicate body around, "You haven't seen how Shen Yuan treats another girl."

Qiao Lei grew curious, "How is it? Who is that girl?"

Long Jinghan remembered that night and felt a surge of bitterness in her heart.

That girl called Shen Yuan in the middle of the night, and not only did he answer, but he was also gentle and patient with her, carefully considering the girl's feelings in his words.

Even if Shen Yuan's attitude towards herself had improved today, it was still far from that kind of treatment.

Long Jinghan didn't want to say too much and turned away again, "It's no use if you know."

Qiao Lei rolled her eyes, "Do you have to be such a tease? Half-telling and half-keeping?"

"After all, aren't we good sisters now? We can share some information too, right?"

Long Jinghan found that amusing; were 'good sisters' that cheap, just having met?

Without a response from Jinghan, Qiao Lei changed her approach, "Never mind then, I was going to share some information with you."

Long Jinghan remained silent, thinking that Qiao Lei was quite interesting, like a little kid.

But she wasn't going to fall for it.

Undeterred, Qiao Lei coaxed, "Haven't you watched 'Empresses in the Palace'? Sisters united can cut through gold, that's how you rise to power."

Long Jinghan stayed quiet, while Qiao Lei silently shook her head.

She had thought that Long Jinghan held a higher place in Shen Yuan's heart, but she realized that like herself, she was also at the bottom of Shen Yuan's food chain.

Those at the bottom of the food chain can spend 100,000 in one shopping trip, so how much would Shen Yuan spend on his empress?

At this thought, Qiao Lei felt a slight sense of loss, realizing that being selected through the business incubator was just a ticket to entry, and gaining more would require much more effort.

At that moment, Qiao Lei's attention was drawn to the paper bag on the bedside table.

Shen Yuan had asked about this bag in the car, and Qiao Lei was curious about it, too.

So she walked over, opened it, and when she saw the little clothes inside, Qiao Lei was taken aback.

What were these?

Qiao Lei casually picked up a black camisole.

The material was smooth, edged with white lace.

But the key was the fabric was minimal, and the back featured a cut-out design with only crisscrossing black straps.

The audacity... It was way more provocative than any of her cosplay outfits.

There were even matching knee-high black stockings, and... a black choker and bunny ear headband?

This was... a bunny girl outfit?

Qiao Lei's vision and mind were both hugely shocked; no wonder Shen Yuan's face turned red and she didn't speak when he asked about it.

So he's into this kind of play, huh?

Looking in the bag, Qiao Lei found more outfits, including a Cheongsam and a... stepmother skirt?

All three sets... even if he was into spicing things up, did he need to bring this many?

Qiao Lei imagined herself wearing the outfit and couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Wasn't this too embarrassing?

Unable to help herself, Qiao Lei looked at Long Jinghan, "Sister, is this how you normally please Shen Yuan?"

Long Jinghan was photographing the river view from the floor-to-ceiling windows when she heard Qiao Lei's question and instinctively turned around.

Seeing Qiao Lei flipping through the paper bag, her pretty face instantly turned red, and she hurriedly ran over to snatch away the bag.

"What are you doing? Don't touch these things."

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"Tsk, tsk."

Qiao Lei clicked her tongue and remarked, "Is Shen Yuan this picky? Does he need three sets of clothes to choose from?"

"You'll understand later."

Long Jinghan tidied up the clothes back into the bag.

She had planned to try on each item for Shen Yuan tonight, but it was better to maintain some mystery before doing so.

"With Shen Yuan playing like this, can his body handle it?"

Qiao Lei asked out of curiosity.

Though a man in his early twenties wouldn't be body-weary, with Shen Yuan having so many women, if he indulged in these kinds of antics every day, he'd likely be eager in spirit but weak in the flesh.

"You'll know in time."

Long Jinghan replied nonchalantly.

From her experiences with Shen Yuan, at least when she got out of bed, her legs were always shaking.

Hearing the same response again, Qiao Lei protested, "Sister, why are you doing this again..."

"What sister? I step out for a few minutes, and you two are claiming sisterhood?"

At that moment, Shen Yuan walked into the suite, interrupting Qiao Lei's speech.

Hearing the sound, Long Jinghan hurriedly placed the paper bag back on the nightstand while Qiao Lei, chin lifted, said, "How come it's not 'sisters' anymore? You've seen 'Empresses in the Palace', right? All the concubines there call each other 'sister' or 'younger sister'."

Shen Yuan waved his hand dismissively, "Just cut it out, I'm not the emperor."

Pointing at the paper bag on the nightstand, Qiao Lei said with a half-smile, "You're living even more luxuriously than an emperor."

"You've seen it?"

Knowing what was inside, Shen Yuan sized up Qiao Lei from head to toe, "Do you want to try a set on?"

Turning her head away, Qiao Lei rolled her eyes, "In your dreams."

"Shen Yuan, shall we go?"

Long Jinghan asked cautiously.

This was the suite Shen Yuan had opened for Qiao Lei, while their suite was next door. Shen Yuan had just taken a call and gone out, and they had not had the chance to visit it yet.

Shen Yuan sat down on the sofa and said, "No rush, let's go there later."

"Okay."

Long Jinghan didn't dare object and responded softly.

"Come over and give me a massage."

Shen Yuan beckoned with his hand.

"Okay, sure."

Long Jinghan walked obediently behind Shen Yuan and started massaging his shoulders with her delicate fingers.

Seeing this scene, Qiao Lei silently shook her head. This was really no different from the ancient imperial concubines.

In essence, it was all about serving him, pleasing him, and winning his favor.

But she didn't want to be just that kind of girl; she also wanted to have her own career.

However... it seemed like she could have her own career only after she had pleased him, right?

Shen Yuan was quietly enjoying Long Jinghan's massage, though her movements were clumsy and unpracticed, they did have a basic relaxing effect.

He had just called Fang Minhui after stepping outside and then called the guest relations manager to open another suite.

Conveniently located next to Qiao Lei's room.

Three suites aligned, with the first being the reserved room for Fang Minhui, followed by Qiao Lei's and Long Jinghan's suites.

Of course, he would have liked to arrange all three in one room, but not only would Fang Minhui probably have blown a fuse, but Qiao Lei and Long Jinghan also wouldn't have been able to accept it.

Shen Yuan planned to send Fang Minhui to her suite and then have dinner with Qiao Lei and Long Jinghan in their suite; afterwards, he'd satisfy Long Jinghan before going to find Fang Minhui later in the evening.

To spread the favors equally was Shen Yuan's style.

As for which suite to sleep in that night, it would depend on the capabilities of the three NPCs.

At this time, Qiao Lei went into the bathroom, and Shen Yuan took Long Jinghan's hand, sat down on the sofa with her, and hugged her soft waist, asking, "How is the startup base doing recently?"

"It's... it's progressing smoothly," Long Jinghan replied, feeling ticklish and slightly blushing, "Yan Song and Mo Zhenwang have already sent over the first 40% of startup funds, and they're currently preparing."

"But with summer vacation approaching, it surely won't be ready to launch."

"That's okay."

Shen Yuan's hand retracted slightly, slowly roaming around her back, "Even if it opens in September when school starts, it won't affect anything."

"Mmm... hmm..."

Long Jinghan let out a sound of agreement, but the elongated "hmm" was provoked by Shen Yuan's fingers.

Long Jinghan, her gaze blurry, looked at Shen Yuan, "She... she's still here."

"Do you mind?"

Shen Yuan continued his caresses, his eyes responding to hers.

His "mind" carried a dual meaning; whether she minded being affectionate in front of Qiao Lei or if she minded sharing with Qiao Lei.

Biting her lip, Long Jinghan first nodded, then almost immediately shook her head.

"It's alright."

Shen Yuan whispered consolingly.

He wouldn't force anyone to do something they were uncomfortable with, especially since it was too much to ask of a girl.

Leaning in, Shen Yuan attempted to taste what was his while Long Jinghan, in turn, acquiesced willingly and closed her eyes.

"Shen Yuan, are we going to..."

Just as Qiao Lei walked out of the bathroom and was about to ask where they were going to eat, she witnessed the scene and couldn't help but inwardly criticize.

Hey, hey, hey, it's not even night yet, are you two in such a hurry?

Moreover, I'm still here!

Am I invisible!?

Fuming, Qiao Lei sat on the bed with a look of displeasure and felt a sour feeling in her heart.

It was like watching her boyfriend getting cozy with other flirtatious women.

And she couldn't even get angry about it.

Talk about frustrating!

After sitting there for a while and noticing the two still stuck together, Qiao Lei couldn't take it anymore. She stood up, walked over to the sofa, and sat down on Shen Yuan's left with Long Jinghan on the right.

Shen Yuan stopped what he was doing to look at her, "What are you doing here?"

"Mind your own business," Qiao Lei retorted with a puckered mouth, petulantly stating, "The view is nicer here, so I'll sit here."

"Don't get in the way," Shen Yuan responded, feigning annoyance, "This room is for Long Jinghan; you go to the one on the right."

"Why should I?"

Qiao Lei grew even more indignant, her beautiful eyes glaring as she protested, "This room was opened for me, with my ID card."

Shen Yuan replied with a smile, "I paid, so naturally I get to decide who stays here."

"But..."

Qiao Lei raised her finger, wanting to talk tough.

But talking tough was useless; it would only increase Shen Yuan's dislike for her.

So, with a stamp of her foot, she hooked her arms around Shen Yuan's neck and leaned in for a kiss.

"Mmm..."

This time the prolonged sound came from Shen Yuan as he relished Qiao Lei's tenderness, thinking to himself that she had lowered her bottom line even further.

Long Jinghan looked on in astonishment, also taken aback.

Was she always this bold?