Chapter 36

Chapter 36: One Look Said It All – Just Friendship

Zhou Ran heard that and immediately exploded.

He dropped the hand rubbing his stomach and stepped forward. “Su Yi Chen, what do you mean? Am I some kind of shady person? Say it clearly!”

Zhou Ran’s shouting caught Zhou Shu Yu’s attention.

Zhou Shu Yu had been carefully examining the wound-healing pill he had just won. Hearing the noise, he lifted his eyes.

“What happened?” Zhou Shu Yu walked over.

His gaze swept across the group and finally landed on Zhou Ran. “Xiao Ran, why are you shouting here? Where are your manners?”

Then his eyes met Su Yi Chen’s. The two nodded politely.

Zhou Ran huffed, “My throat feels uncomfortable. What, I can’t yell a little?”

Su Qian stared at Zhou Ran, completely stunned.

Where did his earlier swagger go?

How did he chicken out so fast?

What she did not know was that Zhou Ran, despite being a spoiled rich heir who feared nothing, feared his brother the most.

Zhou Shu Yu glanced at Zhou Ran coolly. “If your throat hurts, go see a doctor. What are you doing shouting here?”

Zhou Ran pouted and stopped talking.

“Yi Chen, and this is?” Only then did Zhou Shu Yu notice Su Qian.

Su Yi Chen introduced her. “This is Su Qian, my sister.”

The moment Zhou Shu Yu heard that Su Qian was his sister, a wave of suspicion rose in his heart.

Could it be that his unreliable little brother had gotten involved with his good friend’s sister?

Absolutely not!

At that thought, Zhou Shu Yu’s expression shifted slightly. The look he gave Zhou Ran carried extra scrutiny.

Zhou Ran felt his scalp prickle under his brother’s gaze.

“Brother, why are you looking at me like that?” Zhou Ran asked despite himself.

Zhou Shu Yu looked at Su Qian, then at Zhou Ran again.

“Xiao Ran, if you want to fool around normally, fine. But don’t use those tricks you use to coax girls on Su Qian. Yi Chen is my friend. Don’t casually mess with his sister.”

Zhou Shu Yu’s voice was low, but it carried unquestionable authority.

He knew girls never stopped appearing around his brother. As his older brother, there were things he had to remind him about.

Su Qian suddenly understood.

Got it.

Another misunderstanding.

“Tsk. We’re brothers. We’re buddies, you get it or not?”

Zhou Ran slung an arm around Su Qian’s shoulders and pulled her closer. Then he winked at her. “Sister Qian, I’m right, aren’t I?”

Su Qian stumbled slightly from the sudden move. She shot him an annoyed look.

If you want to talk, then talk. Why put your hands on people?

Was that civilized behavior, did he understand?

She glanced at the shameless hand on her shoulder. “Who’s brothers with you?”

“Hey, Sister Qian, that’s not fair.” Zhou Ran panicked. “You just said we’re brothers and buddies. How can you deny it the next second?”

Su Qian rolled her eyes and pulled his hand off. “Boring.”

With that, she turned and left.

“Hey, hey, hey-”

Zhou Ran froze for a moment. Then he snapped out of it and hurried after her.

He ran while shouting, “Su Qian! Are you trying to dodge buying me dinner again-”

His voice faded into the distance, leaving Su Yi Chen, Su Mo Er, and Zhou Shu Yu standing where they were.

Zhou Shu Yu’s mouth twitched slightly.

One look said it all – pure friendship.

Just then, Zhou Shu Yu’s assistant walked up and stood respectfully behind him.

Zhou Shu Yu’s gaze remained fixed in the direction Zhou Ran and Su Qian had gone. After a moment of thought, he spoke slowly.

“Xiao Li, take this wound-healing pill for ingredient testing as soon as possible.”

Assistant Xiao Li nodded hard.

It was not just Zhou Shu Yu. Other medical families did the same. The first thing they did after winning pills was send them for testing, trying to crack the formula and produce them on a large scale.

At a five-star hotel, Su Qian and Zhou Ran found a window seat and sat down.

Zhou Ran rubbed his stomach and grumbled, “Finally, we can eat. I’ve been busy all day. I’m starving to death.”

“I did a rough estimate. The final auction total should be more than 50 million.” Su Qian was in a great mood, her lips curving slightly. “This meal is on me.”

Zhou Ran picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, speaking with his mouth full. “You’re really stingy.”

Su Qian rolled her eyes. “Be glad you even have something to eat.”

Zhou Ran quickly chewed and swallowed, took a sip of water, and grinned. “Sister Qian is right. If I stick with you, why would I ever worry about not having food?”

As he spoke, Su Qian’s phone vibrated.

She looked down. It was a bank SMS notification, and her eyes instantly lit up.

“The auction funds have arrived, totaling 53,200,000.” Su Qian’s voice was full of excitement she could not hide.

“Raising 50 million in three days, Su Qian, you’re seriously insane!” Zhou Ran sounded amazed and impressed.

At first, Zhou Ran thought Su Qian was just talking big.

After all, 50 million was not a small sum.

But she actually pulled it off.

“This afternoon I’ll transfer the money into Ze Zhong Pharmaceuticals’ account, and I’ll deliver the materials there too.” Su Qian put her phone away.

She looked at Zhou Ran, curious. “You’re not curious at all about where I got these pills and materials?”

Zhou Ran’s hand paused mid-bite.

Then he acted like nothing happened, picked up more food, and said while chewing, “When I make friends, I lead with trust.”

“Everyone has their own secrets. Since you don’t want to say it, you must have your reasons. I only need to know that we’re business partners now, making money together.”

Su Qian paused. She did not expect him to answer like that.

“Zhou Ran, you’re smarter than I thought.” Su Qian’s lips lifted slightly.

She had chosen to work with Zhou Ran because she liked him.

If it were someone else, she would not trust them.

And she did not like people questioning her endlessly.

Zhou Ran raised his brows smugly. “Of course. I, Zhou Ran, am not just anyone. Besides, if I kept pestering you and you got angry and stopped working with me, what would I do? I don’t want to lose such a good chance to make money.”

After eating, Su Qian went back to Yun Jin Villa.

She prepared to load the spiritual herbs, spiritual plants, and spiritual fruits onto a vehicle and deliver them to Ze Zhong Pharmaceuticals.

[Ding! You received Apocalypsetransmigrator’s red packet (3,000 taels of gold). Convert it into Earth common currency at the set rate?]

Su Qian: “!!!”

Su Qian, who was in the storeroom, froze in shock.

Three thousand taels of gold???

What did Jiang Xiao Yu do?

She hurriedly opened the Chat Group and asked Jiang Xiao Yu, completely stunned.

Su Qian (Modern Metropolis): “[Shocked face] Did you rob a bank?”

Three thousand taels of gold, exchanged into RMB, was a full 60 million!

At this moment, Jiang Xiao Yu, who was in the Apocalypse, was inside an abandoned, unfinished bank. Looking at Su Qian’s message, she lifted the corner of her lips.

Jiang Xiao Yu (Apocalypse Survival): “Yeah. Surprise or what?”

Su Qian (Modern Metropolis): “???”

This girl really went to rob a bank?