After a lunch in a very confident atmosphere on both sides, Li Ruonan refused Liu Zixuan's invitation to go shopping and watch movies after the meal. Liu Zixuan didn't force it, thinking that anyway, the southwest king would hold a bidding party tomorrow. As long as he won the agency rights of Pei Yuan Health Pill and Beauty Nourishing Pill, those two magical elixirs, tomorrow, Li Ruonan would see his abilities by herself. He wouldn't have to ask her out, Li Ruonan might even take the initiative to ask him out or even offer herself.

Nowadays women are very materialistic.

However, this kind of substance is a good thing for these powerful clans.

For these wealthy heirs, as long as it's a problem that can be solved with money, it's not a problem.

On the other hand, it's a fatal blow to those poor and pretentious wannabes.

In Liu Zixuan's view, Chen Pingan is just one of those poor and pretentious nerds who loves to show off.

With this confident thought in mind, he made an appointment with Li Ruonan and her mother to come back tomorrow together for the Southwest King's bidding wine party, and then they parted ways and went back home separately.

When Mother was sending her old classmates and Liu Zixuan, Li Rona pulled Chen Pingan to the corner of the hotel.

What are you doing?

"Don't cause trouble here, this is the hotel entrance and people often pass by even in the corners!"

Chen Ping'an, dragged to a corner by Li Ruonan, crossed his arms and pretended to be afraid, jokingly said to Li Ruonan.

Li Ruonan was amused by Chen Ping's appearance, but she held it in and forced herself to keep a straight face.

"Say, why did you agree to Liu Zixuan's bet? What if he gets the Southwest King's proxy tomorrow?"

Li Ruonan asked Chen Ping'an with a hint of reproach.

Being in the nightlife scene, she naturally often heard about underground forces. She had also recently caught wind of the Southwest King, a young man who had risen to prominence and swept through the underground forces of three southwestern provinces. He was even rumored to have killed the son of a major figure in the overseas Chinese underworld, earning him the title of "Southwest King" from the underworld figures in the three southwestern provinces.

"The Southwest King is standing right in front of you. Do you think he has a chance to get the agency rights?"

Facing Li Ruonan's question, Chen Ping smiled slightly and confidently asked back.

He could tell Li Ruonan wasn't interested in Liu Zixuan, but the bet gave him an idea. He thought of a way to deal with the Lu family that was much easier, so he agreed without hesitation.

His words left Li Ruonan speechless.

"Aren't you the Southwest King?"

After looking around, Li Ruonan saw that there were only the two of them nearby. She asked with a strange expression on her face.

"Don't you think so?" Chen Pingan countered.

He wanted to see the look of surprise on Li Ruonan's face when she realized he was the so-called King of the Southwest.

Unfortunately, Li Ruonan didn't show any surprise at his words. Instead, she looked resentful.

"Stop being childish, I'm serious!"

"Why don't you come work for me? I can give you a management position, with a salary of 500,000 a year!"

Li Ruonan directly took Chen Ping'an's words as a joke. At this time, she found it rather amusing that Chen Ping'an still had the heart to make light of the situation. Li Ruonan felt a bit helpless, but what she admired most about Chen Ping'an was his composure in any situation. He never panicked, remained calm and collected even under pressure, and always maintained his faith.

And she thought that Chen Ping'an was being self-deprecating and didn't want to be with her because he was afraid of dragging her down, so he deliberately pushed her towards Liu Zixuan. As long as she got together with Liu Zixuan, she wouldn't bother him anymore.

So she looked at Chen Ping'an with eyes full of resentment.

To avoid dwelling on this issue, she immediately changed the subject and once again asked Chen Ping'an to work for her.

Although Chen Ping'an said he didn't want to be under her, after today's events she brought up the offer again. If possible, she didn't want Chen Ping'an to be ridiculed or looked down upon by others.

(Editor in charge：dune novel)