How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Having said that, she tightly gripped Lin Ran’s hand and turned her head to glare at Gu Heng, "What are you doing standing there? Hurry and pack a change of clothes. Stay in the hotel with Ranran. Ranran is a girl, unfamiliar with the place. Are you at ease letting her stay in the hotel alone?" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Gu Heng heard this...

It did seem to make sense...

They say bad lands raise tricky folks...

Even though this place couldn’t be considered harsh terrain, it definitely wasn’t as safe as a big city, especially now during the New Year when many local troublemakers returned...

Letting Lin Ran stay in town alone didn’t sit well with him either. She had come a long way to help, and if anything happened to her here, he would be a real beast...

Furthermore, the houses at home weren’t really suitable to live in, especially that bed—both hard and small, hardly better than the ones he slept in when he was a soldier, not to mention the beds in various luxury hotels he’d slept in lately...

Gu Heng then nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll go pack some clothes."

After saying this, without dawdling, he quickly dashed upstairs.

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After going upstairs, Gu Heng took out one piece of clothing after another from the unopened bag beside him and threw them on the bed...

In the past, he dressed like a bumpkin because there was no need. No matter how he dressed, it wouldn’t change the fact that his monthly salary was 4500, nor would dressing like a playboy make girls approach him...

However, since becoming wealthy, Gu Heng still cared quite a bit about his image.

Although he didn’t understand clothing styles, all these luxury garments were matched in sets by the sales associate, and he just needed to switch sets each time...

Now he was planning to select the outfits the sales associate had matched for him...

Just as Gu Heng selected the clothes and casually stuffed them in a bag, ready to head downstairs, Lin Ran’s voice suddenly came from behind.

"I wouldn’t have guessed that Gu the Big Boss, who stays in villa suites in Wuzhen costing tens of thousands a night, would have such a shabby room~"

Hearing her sarcastic tone, Gu Heng could only roll his eyes and say, "Ever heard of ’compensatory consumption’? It’s because I never had the good life before that I chose to stay in villas."

After speaking, Gu Heng walked straight up to her and started frisking her...

The warmth of his large hand made her heart tremble involuntarily. Thinking Gu Heng was letting his animal instincts take over and was about to do something to her, she quickly dodged to one side and said, "What are you doing!"

"What can I do? I’m getting my money back! Hurry up, hand over the red envelope my mom gave you.

I’ve never received such a big red envelope in my life, and look at you, only here for the afternoon and you’ve snagged 6600!"

Hearing Gu Heng’s words, Lin Ran finally relaxed...

If Gu Heng had really done something to her just now...

Thinking about it, it sounded quite thrilling...

Especially since Gu Heng’s whole family was still downstairs...

Stabilizing her excited emotion a bit, Lin Ran smoothed her hair and glanced at Gu Heng, saying, "This red envelope was given by Auntie, and it’s mine now."

Gu Heng: "???"

"Are you even ashamed? Taking everything, both meals and gifts?"

"How am I unashamed? Weren’t you the one who asked me to pretend to be your girlfriend? Just say it, how well did I play the part? Was your mom satisfied?"

This series of rhetorical questions rendered Gu Heng speechless...

Believe it or not, Lin Ran’s acting was indeed impressive...

This image of a docile daughter-in-law, much better than those young male actors...

Although he was scolded the entire afternoon, there was no doubt his mother was really happy and very satisfied with Lin Ran...

That fulfilled his original purpose for having Lin Ran come; after all, inviting her here was all to make his mother happy...

Seeing Gu Heng fall silent, Lin Ran then smiled contentedly and said, "See, this red envelope is my payment for playing your girlfriend."

"How about this, let’s split it? You get 3333, and I get 3333?"

Hearing this figure, Lin Ran felt an inexplicable displeasure...

6666 was an auspicious number...

But split into two, it’s just a pair of decidedly inauspicious numbers...

Scatter, scatter, scatter...

Lin Ran didn’t know why she disliked the number, especially coming from Gu Heng’s mouth. She immediately frowned and refused, "No way, you’re not getting a cent!"

"If you won’t give it, then I’ll just have to take it!"

Gu Heng didn’t care about the 6000 plus yuan, but this money was his mother’s goodwill...

Even if he was to give it away, it should be to his real girlfriend, not a fake one!

As he said this, he was about to grab it from her.

But before he could touch her, Lin Ran opened her mouth and yelled loudly.

"Ahh!!"

Before she could finish shouting "Auntie," Gu Heng covered her mouth...

Alright, alright, she had indeed found his weak spot...

He knew that the only one who could really subdue him now was his own mother...

"What’s up?"

Xu Hong’s voice came from downstairs.

Hearing this, Gu Heng immediately conceded in a low voice, "Alright, alright, it’s all yours! I don’t want it anymore!"

If his mother found out he was trying to take the red envelope she gave to Lin Ran, he feared he’d have no good flesh left on him soon...

Seeing Gu Heng concede, Lin Ran also called down to the downstairs, "Nothing, Auntie. I just saw a mouse and got startled, but Gu Heng has already chased it away."

"Upstairs, I’ve stored some cured meat; it’s easy to attract mice, Ranran keep an eye out."

"Alright, Auntie."

After speaking, Lin Ran haughtily glanced at Gu Heng...