Chapter 449 - 235: Lord Tong, Hurry Up and Cast a Buff

After her moment of triumph, Gu Pan started to feel awkward again.

She had to admit she hadn’t handled the situation well.

Even though Qi Sheng was the main culprit, she had still kept Dong Bai in the dark.

"Xiaobai, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have hidden it from you~"

Gu Pan was nothing if not adaptable. She shook her best friend’s hand, whining playfully.

"Alright, I wasn’t mad at you in the first place. Besides, you came at the perfect time."

"I’m injured today, so you’ll be taking over for me tonight."

Dong Bai gave Gu Pan a magnanimous pat on the shoulder, as if to say, "The organization has complete faith in you."

"No way... Why do I feel like your bed-warming maid?"

Gu Pan couldn’t help but mutter. This all felt so strange.

Dong Bai teased, "If this were ancient times, a bed-warming maid like you who dared to hook up with the master behind the mistress’s back would have been beaten to death long ago."

"Hehe, then I guess we’ll be besties for life... under the same blanket!"

Gu Pan didn’t mind Dong Bai’s teasing.

The thought of gaining a powerful ally put her in a great mood.

"Oh, get lost! Can you not be so dirty-minded!"

Dong Bai couldn’t stand Gu Pan’s bad habit of making lewd jokes at the drop of a hat. She shot her an annoyed eye-roll.

When Qi Sheng returned from his call, he happened to see the two of them chatting and laughing.

"What are you two talking about, looking so happy?"

Qi Sheng casually sat down between them, putting an arm around each of the two beauties.

"Hmph, it’s all your terrible idea’s fault. Now I’m too embarrassed to even face Xiaobai."

Gu Pan was quick to turn the tables and shift the blame to Qi Sheng.

"Hm?"

Qi Sheng froze for a second, looking at Gu Pan with a strange expression.

’It was clearly Gu Pan’s idea to keep Dong Bai in the dark. How did it suddenly become *my* terrible plan?’

After seeing Gu Pan’s desperate blinking and engaging in a rapid, silent negotiation with their eyes, Qi Sheng secured his "benefits" for the evening.

"Well, it’s true that Gu Pan and I got together by accident, but that’s all in the past now."

"From now on, the three of us—ah, pfft, our whole big family—living a good life together is more important than anything!"

After Qi Sheng finished his shameless declaration, both young women rolled their eyes at him in unison.

It was a good thing their favorability ratings were locked at 100 by the system.

Otherwise, they would have never accepted such a bizarre family dynamic.

"Hubby, you still haven’t bought Xiaobai a house."

Gu Pan was looking out for her best friend, mostly because she was afraid Dong Bai would feel resentful.

She had already intercepted the man Dong Bai liked first, and on top of that, Qi Sheng had already set her up with a house and a car.

Dong Bai, who had feelings for Qi Sheng first, was still renting an apartment.

Qi Sheng smiled and rubbed Gu Pan’s head.

"I’ve already had Qiu Lei arrange it. I bought the apartment next to yours, on the same floor."

"Once the renovations are done, Xiaobai’s internship should be ending right around then."

"Wow, that’s great!"

Gu Pan happily nuzzled her head against her boyfriend’s palm.

She was as docile as a kitten, showing no trace of her usual aloof goddess persona.

"Thank you~"

Dong Bai, for her part, didn’t refuse.

The clothes, bags, and watches he had bought her before were already worth almost ten million.

She was naturally thrilled to be able to live with Gu Pan.

There was no need to be coy.

A favorability rating of 100 was incredibly potent.

Even if Qi Sheng were penniless, they would never leave him.

"It’s inconvenient for Xiaobai not to have a car here. Have Panpan go with you to pick one out. Let’s set the budget under three million."

"I’ve also transferred your allowance to you, six million a year."

"When my business is doing better, I’ll give you all a raise."

"Thank you, Qi Sheng."

Dong Bai obediently agreed to everything.

This wasn’t special treatment just for her.

It was the standard for all of Qi Sheng’s girlfriends.

"Hubby, when are you going to take us to see Huahua and the others?"

Gu Pan had also come over this time hoping to finally meet Qi Sheng’s official girlfriend.

She wanted to see what was so charming about this woman that she could outshine a fairy-like beauty such as Qu Man.

"There’s no rush. They’re a bit busy these next couple of days."

Qi Sheng coughed lightly, not wanting to be a bad influence on Gu Pan and Dong Bai.

The main reason was that their "levels" were too high.

The price to raise their beauty scores even a little was something even Chairman Qi could barely afford.

"Alright~"

Gu Pan was a little disappointed, thinking Qi Sheng was just trying to protect his official girlfriend.

In terms of looks alone, Gu Pan was confident she could win.

But often, looks were only one part of the equation.

Otherwise, wouldn’t Qu Man be the undisputed official girlfriend?

...

Because Dong Bai was injured, Gu Pan spent the day at home with her best friend and boyfriend.

As for that night, there was only one bed.

Even if Gu Pan wanted to hide, there was nowhere to go.

’I’ll just face my doom!’

Gu Pan faced her fate with the tragic air of a martyr, all under the watchful eyes of her best friend, Dong Bai.

At first, she gritted her teeth and tried her best not to make a sound.

But Qi Sheng was deliberately mischievous, and in the end, she couldn’t hold back.

’Anyway, we’re all going to be under one blanket from now on, so there’s nothing to be shy about.’

Having come to terms with it, Gu Pan’s abandon instead embarrassed Dong Bai so much that she fled to the living room.

After Dong Bai left, Gu Pan got even louder.

Judging from the decibel level alone, Gu Pan could consider developing a side career as a singer in the future.

"Hurry up and get off."

After the afterglow faded, Gu Pan pouted slightly.

It wasn’t that she was being coy; it was that Qi Sheng had a record.

During their time in the Capital City, he had pulled this trick several times, refusing to pull out.

Once the "cooldown" was over, he would start bullying her again.

"Casting me aside now that you’ve had your fun?"

Qi Sheng held Gu Pan’s delicate body, his hand gently caressing her soft, smooth waist.

"Stop messing around. Xiaobai is still outside."

Gu Pan’s beautiful features relaxed, and her gorgeous face bloomed with a seductive charm.

She was like a flower graced by rain and dew, blossoming to its fullest to display its allure.

If it were just her and Qi Sheng, it would have been fine.

But Dong Bai was still outside, listening to the "show."

Even as uninhibited as Gu Pan could be, she had her limits.

She didn’t want to give her best friend the impression that she was promiscuous.

How could they hang out together in the future if she did?

"Then I’ll carry you to the shower."

Qi Sheng carried Gu Pan to the bathroom.

He’d said all the right things, but still couldn’t hold back.

But who could blame him, with a stunning beauty like Gu Pan, who had a score of 97, parading around before his eyes without a stitch of clothing on?

After rinsing the bubbles from her body, he had her place her hands on the glass door handle of the shower.

Qi Sheng bullied Gu Pan one more time before he carried her out, finally satisfied.

After those two experiences, Gu Pan absolutely refused to let Qi Sheng sleep with them.

She thought she had come as reinforcements, but instead, she became the one on firefighting duty.

Sleeping on the sofa was out of the question.

If he had so many girlfriends and still had to sleep on the sofa, wouldn’t he become a laughingstock?

...

「Renheng Riverside Bay.」

Qi Sheng navigated the familiar path to Miduo’s apartment. The door code was his own birthday.

"Hubby?"

Miduo and Xue Zhongyun, who were watching TV in the living room, both looked over in pleasant surprise.

"You two are still up?"

Qi Sheng changed his shoes as if it were his own home.

Slipping on the only pair of men’s slippers, he walked over and sat down on the sofa.

"Hubby, you haven’t been to our place in so long."

Xue Zhongyun was the first to voice her grievances resentfully.

"Well, I’m here now, aren’t I?"

Qi Sheng naturally put his arms around the two beautiful, mature women.

Their voluptuous figures were something young girls just couldn’t match.

"Hubby, is Qianqian’s method really effective?"

The reason they were so excited to see Qi Sheng was naturally related to the major topic they had been discussing in their group chat.

Tang Qian alone wasn’t enough to prove it.

But when Tan Hua herself confirmed it, it nearly sent their group chat into an uproar.

Seeing Qi Sheng appear, Xue Zhongyun and Miduo were both overjoyed.

"Where’s Jingjing?"

Qi Sheng quickly changed the subject, though he was a little curious.

"She had some family business, so she went back for a trip. Don’t worry, she took bodyguards with her."

After Xue Zhongyun finished answering, she stared at Qi Sheng with burning eyes.

"Hubby, let’s go rest now~"

As for Miduo, although she didn’t say anything, the anticipation in her eyes was no less than Xue Zhongyun’s.

"This method is indeed effective, but it also takes time."

’Qi Sheng wasn’t sure if he was just making trouble for himself.’

’If it was just for fun once in a while, it was quite exciting.’

’But doing this every time? He’d get tired of it eventually!’

"Then you’ll just have to work hard a few more times~"

Xue Zhongyun and Miduo tacitly linked arms with Qi Sheng and walked towards the spacious master bedroom.

To heighten Qi Sheng’s excitement, the two of them had even specially changed into different styles of uniforms.

Qi Sheng was certainly having fun, but he was also almost drained dry by the two of them.

It wasn’t until dawn that the two satisfied women finally let him go.

When it was time to sleep, they couldn’t even stay in the master bedroom.

It was filled with a strange smell.

Cuddling two great beauties who had washed their faces and were completely bare-faced, Qi Sheng finally managed to get some peaceful sleep. It had been no easy feat.

An ordinary man would have been sucked dry by these crazy women in minutes.

...

When Qi Sheng woke up, Miduo and Xue Zhongyun were both sleeping soundly.

In a daze, that familiar feeling struck again.

Once the last of his sleepiness had dissipated, Qi Sheng finally got his revenge.

In the past, Miduo would have been especially happy.

But the chances of getting pregnant were just too slim.

Improving one’s beauty score, on the other hand, seemed far more realistic.

"Hubby, you’re too much. Tossing us around so early in the morning, and it all went to waste again."

Xue Zhongyun saw that Qi Sheng, as always, favored Miduo more, but she was already used to it.

If Miduo’s beauty score got any higher, even Tan Hua’s position might be threatened.

"There will be plenty of chances for a ’facial mask.’ This one time doesn’t matter."

Qi Sheng finally felt at ease. ’Turns out Zhang Ailing really knew what she was talking about.’

"By the way, our family has a new member. I’ll take you to meet her in a bit."

"A new member?"

Miduo and Xue Zhongyun exchanged a look, but they weren’t surprised.

Qi Sheng smiled and explained, "Her name is Dong Bai. She’s Panpan’s roommate. Panpan came over to have some fun before she starts filming for her project."

"Panpan is here too?"

Miduo and Xue Zhongyun were of course no strangers to Gu Pan, having chatted with her in the group for quite some time.

"I’m usually quite busy, but you two have more free time. Keep them company for me."

Qi Sheng asked casually, "Has your beauty salon opened?"

"It opened a while ago. Huahua even posted about it on her Moments back then."

Xue Zhongyun had also invested in it and had recommended it to plenty of her friends.

Qi Sheng hadn’t really paid much attention to this matter. He joked, "That’s great. With just the members of our family, Huahua’s salon can’t possibly lose money."

"How can you talk us down like that? Even without the sisters, the salon’s business is great!"

Xue Zhongyun was indignant and even showed Qi Sheng a few videos.

Although it hadn’t reached the point of being overcrowded, business had been consistently good since opening.

"It’s mainly because the sisters often go to show support. When there are a lot of beautiful women around, it creates a bandwagon effect."

"Plus, our services are priced normally, so we’re quite popular."

Miduo explained to Qi Sheng.

She had always been in charge of managing the beauty salon.

"I have high hopes for you all."

Qi Sheng was also thinking, ’Maybe one day the system will reward me with a beauty formula or a buff.’

’When that happens, Miduo and the others’ beauty salon could really become something big!’

’Never mind those wealthy ladies who spend lavishly—even female white-collar workers earning just a few thousand a month will casually buy skincare products worth thousands just to become more beautiful.’

’Instead of letting others earn that money, it’s better to let my own women benefit.’

*Ahem.* ’Lord Tong, hurry up and give me that buff!’