As soon as she entered the house, Wang Manni quickly double-locked the door.

Without even changing her shoes, she impatiently dragged the heavy suitcase into the bedroom, which was less than eight square meters.

She placed the suitcase flat by the bed, crouched down, and opened the combination lock.

In an instant, the color red filled Wang Manni's eyes.

Although it wasn't the first time she had seen it, Wang Manni still couldn't suppress her excitement.

She reached out and slowly ran her hand over the paper bills.

Wang Manni felt the hair on her body stand on end, and even the air seemed to become fresh.

This was the first time in her life she had touched so many neatly stacked red hundred-yuan bills.

In the July heat, one would be drenched in sweat just by standing still.

Wang Manni, however, was completely oblivious as she happily counted the cash.

"Ten thousand... twenty thousand... forty thousand... thirty thousand..."

She laid them out stack by stack on the bed.

Until she finished counting the last stack, "One million!"

Wang Manni's grin was so wide it almost reached her ears.

Looking at the bed that wasn't quite covered yet, Wang Manni felt something was missing; she blinked and picked up a stack.

She tore it open.

Then she laid them out one by one on the spots not yet covered by red.

Wang Manni couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hahahaha~~~~"

While laughing, she tossed the remaining bills in her hand into the air, pushed off with her legs, and leaped forward, pouncing directly onto the bed covered with 'red sheets.'

For a moment, individual bills fluttered in the air like rose petals.

Wang Manni giggled uncontrollably.

It was unknown how much time had passed before Wang Manni's restless emotions finally subsided slightly.

At this point, she felt a spot beneath her was a bit uncomfortable.

She reached out and pulled out that stack of bills, and then she felt better.

Looking at the bright red bills, Wang Manni licked her lips, reached out with her other hand, and gave them a rub.

The rustling sound echoed in the room.

For a moment, Wang Manni felt the air was sweet.

She rubbed them back and forth countless times.

After a long while, she finally grew tired of playing.

Wang Manni exhaled, her red lips parted slightly as she muttered, "Wang Manni, your years of persistence were truly worth it."

"I've finally found the person you're willing to take a risk for, and who is worth the risk."

"Hehehehe~~~"

Actually, Chen Cheng could have easily transferred the money to Wang Manni.

Or written her a check.

But he still had Tian Xiaohui take her to the master bedroom to pack up the pile of red hundred-yuan bills scattered on the bed.

It wasn't quite a million, so he even topped it up.

When Tian Xiaohui topped it up, she didn't hide it from Wang Manni.

Wang Manni saw the colorful, differently-colored bills in the safe.

And when she saw the gold of unknown value...

She was completely stunned.

The only sound in the air was the involuntary gulping of saliva.

Junyue Mansion, like Chen Cheng's other properties.

Chen Cheng had Tian Xiaohui buy a safe and withdraw various currencies from the bank with a total value of 8 million RMB.

Of course, it was mostly red bills.

There was also 2 million worth of gold kept in the safe.

In one of the walk-in closets of this apartment, there was a cabinet full of luxury bags.

Hermès, LV, Chanel, Dior... all the top ten brands were represented.

Of course, this was prepared for another person.

Chen Cheng spent 72 million on this apartment.

A wine cabinet full of wine;

Closets in every room filled with women's clothing in various sizes.

Not many, but enough for an emergency.

There were also some soft furnishings, furniture, and so on.

Including the cash prepared in the safe.

This apartment in Junyue Mansion had cost nearly a 'Small Goal.'

Today, letting Wang Manni leave with the cash...

Chen Cheng did it on purpose.

He was intentionally guiding and amplifying Wang Manni's desires.

In fact, Wang Manni's desire for material things was actually higher than all of Chen Cheng's other women.

It even exceeded Fan Shengmei, who was always 'social climbing,' and Zhu Suosuo, from her gold-digging days.

Fan Shengmei wouldn't dare spend half her monthly salary on rent just for the sake of appearance and a view.

Zhu Suosuo had lived under someone else's roof since she was a child, so she lacked a sense of material security.

Once that security was satisfied, she became well-behaved and settled.

But what about Wang Manni?

She had significant ambitions for both material wealth and social status.

Yet she lacked the ability; her heart was higher than the sky, while her fate was as thin as paper.

She could only pin her hopes on waiting for a wealthy man she liked.

But she didn't stop to think: what young, handsome, capable elite who shared her values would fall for a shop girl in her thirties?

If a man was looking for a woman based on looks...

There were plenty of twenty-three or twenty-four-year-old girls fresh out of college, young, beautiful, and easy to please.

They wouldn't even need to have left campus.

University life is so wonderful.

Why look for you?

For your age?

Because you don't bathe?

Only Chen Cheng, with his stamp-collecting hobby, would throw a million in cash at her because of her connection as Ye Zhenzhen's Doppelganger.

Otherwise, she'd either be waiting to be scammed...

Or wait until her beauty faded and return to her hometown to find an honest man.

Of course, the Wang Manni in the show wouldn't settle for an honest man; even a Director of the Planning Bureau wasn't good enough, and she went abroad to gild herself.

The subsequent plot isn't there.

But one can imagine.

After she studies abroad, she can play the role of an older student on the internet—an independent woman of the new era pursuing spiritual freedom.

If she's lucky, she might even mingle with some first or second-generation wealth to build up a client base.

Meanwhile, she can continue to see if any Diamond Bachelor with a romantic streak is willing to marry her.

If she's unlucky, she'll be in her mid-thirties by the time she returns from studying. Unable to find a job, she'll end up unemployed and back home, continuing her search for a satisfactory honest man.

Even if she returns to her hometown, her body might be there, but her heart won't be.

Being overqualified for some things and underqualified for others, she won't be able to find peace of mind; she'll be frustrated and unhappy all day long.

Once she passes a certain age and feels that there's no hope of crossing social classes in this life...

She'll start pinning her hopes on her children, pushing them and her husband to the limit.

Claiming it's because 'I didn't have those opportunities before, so my child must have them.'

Wanting to give them the best schools and the best teachers.

Extracurricular activities are a must.

Piano, dance, drums; chess, calligraphy, computers; soccer, basketball, ping pong...

In short, being proficient in everything from music to painting isn't enough; they also have to keep up with the times.

Mathematical Olympiads, English, and programming.

Speaking of which, downstairs, Gu Jia was excitedly pulling the alcohol-reeking Xu the Firecracker to tell him about the new opportunity she encountered today.

"Hubby, didn't we hear a while ago that a new owner moved into the unit above us?"

"He moved in today."

Xu Huanshan immediately raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Really?"

Gu Jia nodded with a face full of excitement, "Mm-hmm~"

"Guess who it is?"

Xu Huanshan was clearly stunned for a moment, "Do I actually know them?"

Gu Jia gave a mysterious smile, "We even talked about him last year."

"Huh?" Xu Huanshan became even more confused, staring at Gu Jia with wide eyes.

Gu Jia's lips curled up slightly, "Oh, I won't keep you in suspense."

She took out her phone and handed it to Xu Huanshan, "It's this person."

Xu Huanshan took the phone and looked at the English report on the screen, frowning, "Who is this?"