Super Rich by Doing as You Please

Chapter 274 - 152: A Battle Between Men, No Retreat

The problem was, even after all that, they might not win.

The big-shot author started resorting to dirty tricks. He called up his friends, planning to gang up on Xu Yun together.

And believe it or not, he actually managed to persuade a few other big shots. They teamed up with their own whale readers and entered the fray to take on Xu Yun.

When Xu Yun saw other whale readers with familiar IDs joining the fight, he wasn’t fazed in the slightest.

’Trying to wear me down by taking turns?’

’Then watch me take on all you whale readers by myself!’

The battle for the top ranks raged on. One Golden Alliance donation after another scrolled across the screen, to the point where the gawking onlookers grew numb.

They were even getting tired of claiming the golden chests.

’These people are really throwing money around like it’s nothing.’

Meanwhile, their own stashes of monthly tickets had been completely drained in the frenzy to open the chests. They didn’t have a single one left.

Half an hour later, the battle finally came to an end.

The big-shot author’s side had been beaten into submission. They no longer had the courage to continue the fight, because Xu Yun, on the other hand, showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever.

Every time they dared to make a move, he matched it without the slightest hesitation, like a bottomless pit.

The crucial part was, they were a group, and he was just one man.

The longer they fought, the more disheartened they became.

But Xu Yun didn’t seem to feel any pressure at all!

In the end, after collectively dropping 4.8 million, the group of big shots couldn’t bear to spend any more and reluctantly gave up.

Xu Yun, however, effortlessly dropped 5 million to claim victory, helping Chen Xin’s novel dominate the top spot on both ranking lists and crushing the competition beyond recovery.

Chen Xin watched the entire battle. Seeing one of her own readers single-handedly take on several of the site’s most famous whale readers made her a nervous wreck.

The endless stream of Golden Alliance donations left her secretly dumbfounded.

’So this is what a battle between whales looks like.’

Suddenly, Chen Xin couldn’t help but wonder: what would it be like if Xu Yun joined in?

’He’d probably crush both sides the moment he made a move.’

After all, she had witnessed his wealth firsthand. A few million was just small change to him.

’Compared to them, the man I like is still way more impressive.’

Without realizing it, she had managed to deepen her own feelings for him yet again.

But she would never let Xu Yun boost the rankings for her. The platform took half of all donations, and she wasn’t about to let them get a free cut of his money.

After finishing the donation spree, Xu Yun stopped paying attention.

This battle had cemented Xu Yun’s status as the novel platform’s number one God-Tier Tycoon.

It wouldn’t be long before this "battle of the century" in the web novel community broke out of its niche and became known to the wider internet.

The moment the battle concluded, Xu Yun’s account dashboard was flooded with private messages.

Many were from aspiring authors, recommending their own books in the hopes of catching the tycoon’s eye.

After all, a single casual Golden Alliance donation from him was worth more than their entire earnings from a year of toiling away at their writing.

Xu Yun, naturally, ignored them.

’I may be rich, but I’m no fool. I’m spending on Chen Xin because I’ve long since considered her my woman.’

He was always generous with his women.

’We haven’t slept together yet, but we will sooner or later.’

At the same time, the system’s reward arrived.

[Who says one man can’t beat a crowd? The Host spent 5 million to Do as You Please, proving who the real top dog on the novel platform is. Reward: 10 million in cash.]

[Bank Card Balance: 54,000,000!]

Xu Yun looked at his balance, quite satisfied.

He got to show off, and he even made money from it.

’Sweet!’

From what Xu Yun had learned about the system over the past few days, he’d discovered a pattern: the more satisfying the spending spree, the greater the system’s reward, and vice versa.

Just as Xu Yun was about to head next door to see the look on Chen Xin’s face, she beat him to it and sent him a video call on WeChat.

"Xu Yun, I think I’m in trouble."

Xu Yun answered the call. Seeing her worried expression, he asked, confused, "What kind of trouble? What’s wrong?"

"One of my whale readers has been making huge donations lately."

Xu Yun couldn’t help but laugh. "Isn’t that a good thing? Your wish to get rich must have come true."

"But do you know how much? Just now, he donated five million!"

Chen Xin said worriedly, "That’s five million! I think he has his eyes on me. He has ulterior motives... I think he wants to sleep with me."

"Five million, huh? That is a lot."

Xu Yun deliberately tried to scare her. "Then your feeling’s probably right. He almost certainly wants to sleep with you."

"What am I going to do?"

Chen Xin started to panic. "He’s so rich! What if he tracks me down through the internet? Then he could..."

"Maybe he’s already found you."

"Huh???"

Xu Yun switched screens and immediately sent her a message on QQ: "I’ve found you."

Chen Xin: "???"

"And now, I’m coming over."

Seeing the messages, Chen Xin was terrified. She immediately cried out to Xu Yun over the video call, "Xu Yun, he really found me! He said he’s coming over!"

"Don’t be afraid. I’m here to protect you. Quick, open the door."

Xu Yun hung up, a smile on his face. He was already at Chen Xin’s door, and he gave it a knock.

Chen Xin checked the peephole, confirmed it was Xu Yun, and quickly opened the door to let him in.

"You have to stay here with me all day," she declared. "You’re not allowed to leave."

"No problem."

Xu Yun smiled. "What about tonight? Can I go home then?"

"No! You have to stay with me then, too."

"An unmarried man and woman, all alone... That might not be a good look."

Xu Yun feigned a troubled expression. "Besides, I don’t think my mom would approve of me spending the night at your place."

"I’ll talk to your mom about it. Anyway, you’re not allowed to leave today. You can’t go anywhere."

"Alright, then."

Xu Yun said confidently, "Don’t worry. If that guy dares to show up today, I’ll make him regret it."

...

「At a bank in Jiangcheng.」

Jian Shiwai had just returned from her lunch break when someone came to inform her of something.

Namely, that the account of their important client, Xu Yun—which had seen an outflow of 19 million that morning—had just received two sudden inbound transfers of 38 million and 10 million.