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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4: Money Is a Man’s Backbone and Confidence

After ending the chat, an uncontrollable smile spread across Li Chen's face.

[The host has successfully used Strategy Funds on the goddess. The goddess's information has been updated. Please go to the page to view it.]

Oh? Yi Ziyi's information was updated?

Seeing the system prompt, Li Chen immediately clicked in.

[Name: Yi Ziyi]

[Age: 25]

[Height: 160 cm]

[Weight: 45 kg]

[Appearance: 85]

[Figure: 86]

[Measurements: 80 (30C), 58, 85]

[Secondary Appearance: 89]

[Number of Relationships: 0]

[Partners: 0]

[Duo Matches: 0]

[Solo Matches: 47]

[Favorability: 35 (Acquainted)]

[Amount Spent: 20 yuan]

Damn, is it really this detailed?

After giving it a quick scan, Li Chen began reading carefully from top to bottom.

When he saw the measurements, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

He wasn't surprised at all by how slim Yi Ziyi's waist was—after all, she had always been petite and naturally slender.

But her bust was actually a C cup?

He had always thought she was at most a B. He didn't expect her to be this well-endowed!

But what was this "Secondary Appearance" thing?

It was actually 89 points!

The system immediately explained:

[Women have two faces—one that can usually be seen, and one that usually cannot. Secondary Appearance refers to the attractiveness of a woman's second face.]

Li Chen instantly understood.

So that's what it meant!

System, you're really shameless—listing even this kind of private information!

Still… well done.

Li Chen felt excited.

Yi Ziyi's secondary appearance was actually this high!

He couldn't help wondering what it looked like.

Various beautiful shapes appeared in his mind.

In an instant, his body heated up and his mouth went dry.

Even his "little brother" began to stir uneasily.

Don't misunderstand—this was because the noodles on the table were too hot, and he had just slurped several strands in a row. It was perfectly normal.

Li Chen adjusted his sitting position and continued reading.

His gaze stopped on the "Solo Matches" entry.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

Sure enough, no matter how pure a goddess looks, she still has needs.

After all, being pure doesn't mean being frigid.

Still, the number was far lower than he had imagined.

Only 47 times—on average, once every few months.

As for him, his count had probably already exceeded a thousand.

Next, Li Chen looked at the most important entry: favorability.

"Favorability: 35. Not bad."

Li Chen nodded in satisfaction.

After all these years, their relationship wasn't what it used to be. Having 35 favorability was already quite good.

After finishing the lamian noodles, Li Chen hummed happily all the way back to a nearby budget hotel.

Then he transferred 2,000 yuan into the system account.

Watching the Strategy Funds balance instantly turn into an eight-digit number starting with a "2," Li Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing in the room.

From this moment on, his life would undergo earth-shaking changes!

Lying on the bed, fantasizing about a wonderful future, Li Chen gradually fell asleep.

This was an especially sweet sleep…

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Saturday.

After casually eating some breakfast, Li Chen got ready to go on his "date."

Checking the time, it was already 10:30 a.m.

Li Chen tidied himself up carefully in front of the mirror, then headed toward Quancheng Square.

Just as he was about to send Yi Ziyi a message, her message arrived first:

[I'm here, by the sculpture in the square. Are you here yet?]

[I'll be there in a moment]

Li Chen immediately quickened his pace.

Crossing the moat and entering the square, he spotted a graceful figure standing quietly beside Jicheng's iconic Spring Emblem sculpture.

Yi Ziyi was wearing a white floral maxi dress today. From afar, she looked like a blooming lily—fresh and elegant.

Sunlight fell on her, as if draping her in a layer of golden glow.

It made her skin look snow-white and jade-like, gentle and refined.

Her long, glossy black hair cascaded over her shoulders, swaying lightly in the breeze—just like in his memories.

At that moment, the surrounding noise suddenly vanished, as if the entire square contained only the two of them.

Thump, thump, thump…

Li Chen's heart began pounding uncontrollably.

Some people, once they appear, instantly capture all your attention, making everyone and everything else fade into insignificance.

That is a white moonlight.

"Li Chen!"

Yi Ziyi turned her head, spotted him, and immediately smiled as she called out to him, waving her hand.

Li Chen smiled back and jogged over to her.

"Ziyi, long time no see!"

As he spoke, Li Chen looked at her closely from up close.

Compared to the last time they met, she was clearly more mature now.

Her former blunt bangs had grown out and were parted to both sides. On her standard oval face, she wore a touch of light makeup.

It made her originally pure and sweet baby face look more refined.

Her big eyes curved into crescents as she smiled, looking especially cute and charming.

However, compared to before, there was less liveliness and sparkle between her brows, and more fatigue and weariness.

These were the marks left on her by life and time.

Still, she was as beautiful and captivating as ever.

A true goddess, no doubt.

If it were the old Li Chen, seeing Yi Ziyi like this would definitely have triggered feelings of inferiority, making him feel unworthy of her.

But now, he felt nothing of the sort.

After all, there were over twenty million sitting quietly in his account.

Indeed, a man's backbone and confidence truly came from money.

Feeling Li Chen's direct gaze, Yi Ziyi shyly tucked some hair behind her ear and said, "Am I a bit different from how you remember me?"

"The hairstyle's different—you look more mature," Li Chen replied with a faint smile. "Other than that, you're basically the same. Still just as beautiful."

Although Li Chen was still a little nervous—after all, he was facing his long-unseen first crush—he didn't show it on his face, and his tone remained calm and composed.

While he was speaking, Yi Ziyi was also observing him.

Li Chen was wearing a white-and-gray color-blocked shirt on top and light blue casual jeans on the bottom, looking clean and refreshing.

Although his looks had declined slightly compared to before, his beard was cleanly shaved, his face wasn't greasy, and paired with a simple, neat hairstyle, he still looked quite handsome overall.

And Li Chen seemed much more mature and confident now.

In the past, when chatting with her, his gaze would always dodge, and he rarely dared to look at her directly.

But now it was completely different.

He looked at her openly, his gaze gentle yet firm.

His tone was calm and steady.

There was a unique charm radiating from him.

Yi Ziyi felt very surprised.

This version of Li Chen was one she had never seen before.

[Yi Ziyi Favorability +5]

???

That increased favorability already?

Was it really that simple?

He hadn't even started spending money yet!

Li Chen was overjoyed, practically blooming with happiness inside.

It seemed her impression of him right now was far better than he had imagined.

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