I Am Rich

Extra Chapter 1

Qi Chengyan and Guan Zhiyi got married six months later.

Their grand wedding momentarily shook up the entertainment industry and Imperial City. After the wedding, the two flew abroad for their two-month long honeymoon trip. 

Following Guan Zhiyi's marriage, as her brother, Guan Yuanbai was suffering even more pressure from the family's elders. The fact that he's still all alone when his younger sister has already settled down and married is simply ridiculous for them.

Therefore, his grandparents and their peers started to endlessly arrange blind dates for him. Guan Yuanbai found it too troublesome and did everything to dodge it. In the end, grandma personally came at his doorstep to watch him go to the dinner place, so he had no choice but to 'attend the arrangement once'.

He arrived much earlier than his blind date partner. As he was planning on what he'd better do or speak to quickly end this silly dinner, the woman showed up.

Long black hair, white skirt that reached up to her knee, pretty good-looking, graceful, she seemed to be a well-behaved girl.

Guan Yuanbai got up after taking a glance to seize her, he extended his hand politely,"Hello, Miss Zhou."

He was not a big fan of such deliberate matchmaking like this, but since he's already here, his upbringing still made him go through the course of events.

The woman reached out to shake his hand, "Hello Mr. Guan, I'm Zhou Fanfan."

"I know." Guan Yuanbai smiled faintly, "Please have a seat."

"Okay."

The two people took their seats. Guan Yuanbai might be inadequate in things related to romance, but the amount of people whom he has met and entertained is not small, so dining with a girl won't be a difficult matter.

Once they finished ordering the food, Guan Yuanbai casually said, "Miss Zhou, I see that you look quite young."

Zhou Fanfan took a small sip of water, she had a soft voice,"Well yes, I'm one year younger than your sister."

Guan Yuanbai paused, and was speechless inside for a moment. He could tell that she's still young, but he did not expect her to be younger than his sister. What's wrong with his grandmother, did she want him to look after a kid?

Guan Yuanbai cursed in his heart, but his expression remained calm and collected,"Seems that you know my family pretty well."

Zhou Fanfan nodded, smiling without showing her teeth, "Your sister is a popular celebrity, of course I know."

Guan Yuanbai: "You're still young, why would you agree with your elders' to go on a blind date?"

"Because I know the other party would be you." Zhou Fanfan blurted out, as soon as she finished speaking, she appeared to have realize that what she said just now was too straighforward, she embarrassedly lowered her eyes.

Guan Yuanbai was taken aback, "What?"

Zhou Fanfan said in a small voice, "I, I want to get to know you."

She put it that way, but Guan Yuanbai felt he somehow had figured everything out. This girl came with feelings and already had her eyes on him. Which took him by surprise, since he thought that the other person was also forced to do this just like himself.

All the pretext Guan Yuanbai prepared beforehand was suddenly of no avail, he thought for a long time and said,"Actually I'm only coming here to fulfil my elders' wish, I don't have any interest in finding a girlfriend at the moment."

"It doesn't matter."Zhou Fanfan glanced at him with a bashful and timid expression,"It's fine if you don't like me now, I just want to make friends with you."

Guan Yuanbai let out a light cough, "This way ah...."

After the blind date, the two part ways in courteous manner.

Nevertheless, this girl is actually serious about wanting to be friends with him.

Later on, she always greeted him on WeChat everyday, on top of that, she would also often wait for him at his company parking lot to give some snacks and presents, she even brought double, one for his sister as well, very attentive and thoughtful.

As time passes, those around Guan Yuanbai all know there was this girl who's currently pursuing him.

Song Li came over for a business matter today, after their discussion ended, he sat down at Guan Yuanbai's office and poked fun at him,"Yuanbai, I heard a young girl is chasing you."

Guan Yuanbai shot a glance at him,"Where are you hearing this from?"

"Heh, how are you still asking where I heard this from, do you think there's people who don't know that you were pursued by someone now? She gives you this and that, waiting for you to get off work, that person can't be more nice to you."

Guan Yuanbai unusually felt somewhat uncomfortable,"I have explicitly told her I don't like her. I didn't ask her to do all that."

"That's what happens when people is infatuated**. She's still persistent even if you're already this blunt, it shows that she's desperately in love with you!"

(**A person who loves someone so much that they would never give it up no matter what happens.)

"Fuck off."Guan Yuanbai looked askance at him, "You lunatic...."

"Yo yo yo, flying into rage out of embarrassment. Don't tell me you've also grown to like her during this period of time."

"Stop with your bullshit."Though Guan Yuanbai said this, the image of that girl standing next to his car waiting for him was appearing in his mind. Even if she hasn't properly confessed, it's true that she treated him really well. It's been almost two months yet she still fervently ingratiate herself with him.

It's not like Guan Yuanbai has never been pursued by people before, however, he has never encountered someone who's so persistent yet not asking for any reciprocation. He's explained before that he doesn't intend to date and has no feelings for her, but she still won't stop in spite of that.

"All right, enough, you'd better get going, I've got a meeting to attend."

"Fine." said Song Li as he walked out,"Looks like it won't be long till a certain someone finds himself a partner."

"......Get outta here."

The moment Song Li left, Guan Yuanbai's touted face flashed a little smile, desperately in love with him?

Tck…so exaggerated.

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On March 2nd, Guan Yuanbai received a call from his grandmother, she said that Zhou Fanfan will come to visit her tonight and asked him to come over as well. Coincidentally, Qi Chengyan and Guan Zhiyi just returned from their honeymoon that day.

When Guan Yuanbai got the call, Qi Chengyan happened to be sitting at home chatting with him.

As soon as he saw him hung up the call, Qi Chengyan said,"When I'm gone I've been hearing that you're in an intimate relationship with a girl recently."

Guan Yuanbai glanced at him,"Intimate relationship? You must have heard it from Song Li, didn't you? He's just making things up."

Qi Chengyan gave him a 'I'm not buying that' expression,"Guan Yuanbai, you truly never know ah, the real beast is you."

"?"

Qi Chengyan: "You're one to talk about me. I was told that the girl is quite young, she's younger than Xiao Wu, isn't she?"

Guan Yuanbai nearly choked on his tea,"I went on that blind date for Grandma's sake. I have no idea how old she was when I went, okay?"

"But from what I learned through Song Li, the girl is pursuing you these days."Qi Chengyan asked, "You're not tempted?"

Guan Yuanbai pulled a long face, "No."

"I see." Qi Chengyan said,"Grandma just invited you to come over to have a meal at her place, right? She probably wants to play matchmaker for you two, will you go?"

Guan Yuanbai shook his head and was about to say he won't go when Guan Zhiyi came down from upstairs, "Go! I'm going!"

Guan Yuanbai: "......what are you joining in the fun for."

"I want to take a look at my future sister-in-law."

Guan Yuanbai's expression changed slightly,"What nonsense you're talking about!"

Ignoring him, Guan Zhiyi snorted and walked towards Qi Chengyan,"It's been quite a while since I've met grandma, we should go to dinner together with grandma tonight."

Qi Chengyan nodded: "Sure."

"Then let's also bring the extra souvenirs and food that we bought for my sister-in-law….that mysterious girl."

Qi Chengyan was as obedient as one can be, "Okay."

Guan Yuanbai: "......"

Eventually, Guan Yuanbai was 'reluctantly' dragged by Guan Zhiyi, the three people went to the Guan family's old mansion together.

When they arrived, Zhou Fanfan was accompanying grandma chatting.

"Oh, Xiaowu and Chengyan have already returned?" Grandma was pleasantly surprised to see the two people.

Guan Zhiyi nodded her head,"Yes, Grandma. We just arrived this afternoon."

She said that and turned to look at the girl beside her grandmother. Seeing that the other person was also looking at herself, she hastily pointed her finger towards Guan Yuanbai,"Hi, I'm Guan Zhiyi, his sister."

Zhou Fanfan stared blankly at her and for some reason didn't say anything for a while.

Guan Zhiyi blinked her eyes, "You're Zhou Fan Fan, right?"

"Ah....I, I am."

"Nice to meet you, this is for you." Guan Zhiyi handed over the souvenir on her hand,"The pastry inside is really delicious, make sure to try it."

Zhou Fanfan gently took it,"Thank you......"

"It's nothing."

After exchanging pleasantries, Guan Zhiyi and Qi Chengyan then went on to chat with her grandmother.

Guan Yuanbai sat next to Zhou Fanfan, seeing her acting so quiet and all tensed up, he smiled,"Are you nervous?"

Zhou Fanfan glanced sideways at him,"A little...."

Both of them have met for so many times, how could she still get nervous when she saw him?

Guan Yuanbai discovered that she was remarkably introverted, but at the same time he somehow felt a little bit proud of himself.

He cleared his throat, said soothingly, "Eat something, no need to be nervous."

Zhao Fanfan let out a low 'Um' sound.

There were a lot of snacks on the small table, and moments later, the house helper came out again with several plates of sliced fruit.

"Here, Fanfan, Xiao Wu, you both are too thin, eat some fruit."

"Will do, Grandma." Guan Zhiyi said.

Right after she said those words, suddenly she saw Zhao Fanfan swiftly move the cherry and strawberry in front of her to put it next to Guan Zhiyi.

Guan Zhiyi initially thought she could just eat persimmon since those two plates were far away from her, who knew that the fruit would soon be placed right before her eyes.

She was a little surprised, Qi Chengyan and Guan Yuanbai are no different, everyone was staring at Zhou Fanfan's sudden action.

Feeling all the eyes on her, Zhao Fanfan's face became a little red,"You eat."

Guan Zhiyi said with a puzzled expression,"How do you know I want to eat these two?"

Zhou Fanfan smoothed her lips,"I....don't know ah."

"Huh?"

"I just want to bring them a little closer, so you can also have it…."

Guan Zhiyi smiled, "Thanks, cherry and strawberries are my favorite."

"Yo--you're welcome."

Afterwards, everyone had dinner at the old mansion, and when they finished eating, Guan Zhiyi and Qi Chengyan got into the car to return to their own home, while Guan Yuanbai sent Zhou Fanfan back.

Once the car started moving, Zhou Fanfan said,"Please help me tell Zhiyi that I really appreciate these gifts."

"It's nothing, she just brought it in passing."

"No, no, no, I still want to thank her, I really love it." Zhou Fanfan said,"And I also want to thank you for coming today."

Seeing her blushing face, Guan Yuanbai explained bluntly, for fear that she would get the wrong idea again,"I didn't specifically come to see you, it was my sister who wanted to come and insisted on dragging me as well."

"Really?"

"Yeah, so...don't overthink it."Guan Yuanbai looked ahead and slowly said, "I think that for some things we should just let nature take its course."

"Mm-hmm."

"It's not good for a girl to chase someone…. you're prone to get hurt, don't be so stubborn."

"Okay...."

"You shouldn't keep giving me stuff in the future, there's no need to bring a gift for my sister either. It's not proper for you to do those things."

"Oh, I got it."

"And ......" Guan Yuanbai took a quick look at her, and found that she was looking down at the phone in her hand while pursing her lips tightly.

She looked a little hurt.....

Guan Yuanbai paused and swallowed his words back.

Has he gone a little too far?

Just as Guan Yuanbai was repenting himself for having said too much, on the other hand, Zhou Fanfan clicked into a group chat of three people in WeChat.

Her face appeared relatively calm, but her lowered eyes were gleaming.

She wrote a paragraph containing countless exclamation marks in the group chat.

Group chat name: [Yiyi's Wild Stepmothers]

The content:

[Damn!!!!! Guyss!!! Quickly come out!! I'm dying! Hurry!!! Give me artificial respiration!!!!!]

Ten seconds later, someone replied--

Liu Liu: [What happened? Why are you dying this time?]

Xiao Qian: [Don't tell me….you really met her?]

Zhou Fanfan: [Yes!!!! I met her! I saw the female goose! She's really cute up close! I can bear it aaaaah.]

Liu Liu: [Hell, no kidding? I thought the female goose was still on honeymoon.]

Zhou Fanfan: [She's already back huhuhuhu, she brought me some souvenirs. No matter what I'm going to put it on a pedestal, I will pass it down to my descendants of eighteen generations and after!]

Liu Liu: [Oh my god, you really met her, this is why family background is important, sister, you're a rich second generation, I'll be counting on you from now on.]

Qi Qi: [You can't forget your friends when you're rich. I'm not asking for anything else, just please ask for a signed picture for me next time.]

Zhou Fanfan: [What, I didn't dare to. I got all tongue-tied when I'm with her.]

Qi Qi: [So hopeless? You're gonna be her sister-in-law, what are you freaking out for, you fool.]

Zhou Fanfan paused, secretly feeling sad in her heart for five seconds: [Heh, that guy doesn't like me at all, I probably have heard him reject me for five, six, seven or eight times now.]

Liu Liu: [Hahaha, aren't you too miserable?]

Zhou Fanfan resolutely sent a 'a mother doesn't need a man' emoji: [It doesn't matter, what sister-in-law ah, I want to be my female goose mother!]