Chapter 34: Bringing Her Best Friend Home Tonight

Private Room No. 4.

While waiting for the dishes, Jane Vivian picked up her phone and saw her best friends in the [404 Dormmates Group] frantically tagging her.

Lu Man: "Girl, your man made a big move today!"
Su Su: "Look, is that masked guy your boyfriend?"
Ke Xin: "What kind of luck do you have?!"
Jane Vivian: "What are you talking about?"
Lu Man: "Is your boyfriend Ji Bochang?"
Su Su: "Haha, that username, so confident."
Ke Xin: "Is it just a name, or do you know the truth, Jane Vivian (smirking)"
Jane Vivian: "What are you talking about, I don’t get it."
Lu Man sent a video, with a message: "Your man bought a Bentley this morning, and you didn’t even know? Three point two three million! The whole process was streamed live, paid in full."

Bentley?

Jane Vivian had been busy all morning with work, with no time to scroll through TikTok.

She tapped open the video.

It was edited well, showing the VIP room: Bentley staff lined up, bowing at ninety degrees, congratulating Mr. Lin on becoming a distinguished Bentley customer.

The background music was perfectly chosen—Life Style.

On one end of the video, the Bentley sales bowed.

On the other, Ji Bochang sat in a chair, eating pastries, his back to the camera.

His face wasn’t visible.

But Jane Vivian, like Jiang Shuyao, recognized him at a glance—it was the man from home.

Her hands were trembling.

It was him, but was it really him?

In just a couple of hours that morning, he bought a Bentley?

Three point two three million—what did that even mean? Jane Vivian had thought about retiring once she earned a million; at her pace, it would take twenty years.

Creak—

Just then, the door opened and Lin Ran walked in.

Jane Vivian looked up at her boyfriend with a complicated expression.

Lin Ran, puzzled, asked, "What’s wrong?"

Jane Vivian tentatively asked, "Did you… buy a Bentley this morning?"

"How did you know?"

So, the man being congratulated by the Bentley staff was indeed her boyfriend.

"Is your username Ji Bochang?"

"I also use Ji Bodar."

"Stop!"

Jane Vivian didn’t want to get tangled up with those usernames.

She opened the video; Lin Ran glanced at it and chuckled: "I never thought buying a means of transport would end up on TikTok."

Jane Vivian: ...

He called it a means of transport on purpose.

My boyfriend is so effortlessly showy!

Three point two three million!

I really know far too little about his capabilities.

He always seemed ordinarily wealthy, but now I see he’s the kind who buys Bentleys.

"Why didn’t you mention it at home this morning?"

"It’s just a car, nothing to talk about."

"Just a car? But it’s a Bentley!"

"Yeah, isn’t Bentley a car?"

"…"

Vivian wanted to say—It’s not a car, it’s a symbol of wealth and status!

It’s the ultimate dream that 99.9% of people in the world can never achieve in their lifetime.

She looked at her boyfriend, her heart racing.

She thought she was on the first floor, thought Lin Ran was on the tenth, but he was actually on the very top!

I knew my boyfriend was second-generation rich, but I never realized he was this wealthy.

Meanwhile, her friends kept tagging her, demanding confirmation—was it really Lin Ran? Say something!

They were more excited than Jane Vivian herself.

Jane Vivian picked up her phone and replied to the clamoring group: "He said it’s just a car, nothing worth mentioning."

Lu Man: "Listen to that! Can you believe it?"
Ke Xin: "It’s confirmed, Ji Bochang is Lin Ran. Amazing! Jane Vivian, I’ve said how jealous I am so many times, I can’t even say it anymore."
Su Su: "Lin Ran, let’s be best friends, okay? (covering face, laughing)"
Jiang Shuyao, eating snail noodles at home, hadn’t replied; she was a little pendant—Vivian sat in the passenger seat, she in the back.

Lin Ran picked up Jane Vivian’s phone and sent a voice message: "There are so many of you, but my Bentley Continental GT only seats four. Tell you what, next time I’ll buy a Rolls-Royce Cullinan and take you all out together."

The group erupted.

Bragging?

Impossible.

If he’d bought a Porsche, that would be bragging.

But Lin Ran bought a Bentley—so when he says this, it’s probably true.

Anyone who can buy a Bentley can surely afford a Rolls-Royce.

Lu Man: "Vivian, be extra good to your Bai Bai—without her, you wouldn't have met that bigshot Lin Ran (covering mouth, laughing)"
Jane Vivian: "No more chat, we’re about to eat. Bye."

She set her phone down and said honestly, "Lin Ran, I truly never imagined you were so wealthy."

Lin Ran: "I’ll be even wealthier in the future. If I have it, you’ll be even happier."

Such words—what a boyfriend should say.

Devoted!

As long as she was his girlfriend, Lin Ran was utterly devoted.

Jane Vivian saw genuine affection in his eyes; he was wealthy, but also deeply loyal.

She nodded, not pretending: "Meeting you has brought me so many surprises. I’m really grateful to know you, to be your girlfriend."

The wealthier her boyfriend, the heavier the pressure.

She couldn’t just be a pretty face—she needed to be a woman worthy of him.

Just then, the waiter came in with the food.

Lin Ran: "Let’s eat. You have to get back to work soon."

Jane Vivian: "Mm."

Lin Ran never interfered with her work; everyone has their own aspirations. Jane Vivian wasn’t someone who’d settle for comfort—she’d excelled at school, so after entering society, she wanted to keep excelling, to prove herself in her career.

Lin Ran placed a piece of food onto Jane Vivian’s plate: "What do you want for dinner? I’ll buy groceries and have Shuyao cook."

Jane Vivian: ???

He’s coming to the home I share with Shuyao tonight?

My boyfriend isn’t going home?

Lin Ran smiled, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Jane Vivian thought for a moment: "Yesterday morning I met your parents at your place, but was rushing to work. I finish early today, so Shuyao and I can treat you and your parents to dinner—what would they like?"

Since she’d already met his parents, and had kissed Lin Ran, it was time to formally invite them.

Lin Ran: "Nothing good to eat outside. You and Shuyao should come to my place and cook."

Cough, cough, cough—

Jane Vivian was taken aback by that.

She thought she’d misheard.

Is Lin Ran always so straightforward?

She’d spent the night at his place the day before, and now he wanted her back again?

But the point wasn’t just eating at his place—it was going there to cook!

Is that how a boyfriend should treat his girlfriend?

My boyfriend really doesn’t play by the rules.

Lin Ran smiled, "I can cook, too."

"You can forget that—you don’t know how," Jane Vivian said, thinking it over. "Since you insist, I’ll call Shuyao and have her buy groceries. After work, we’ll come over and cook."

She’d been to Lin Ran’s house once already; Jane Vivian was still a bit shy, but having met Lin’s parents, she no longer felt so nervous.

Tonight, I’m bringing my best friend to his house!