[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please":3,"chapter-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-5":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Rich by Doing as You Please",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1120573,1451,"Chapter 5: Jiangshang Mall, Here I Come","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>That day, he came to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun found the light in Su Mu’s office was still on. She was slumped over her desk, moaning softly in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to be in great discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was late and perhaps improper for a man and woman to be alone together, he still kindly went over to see what was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then learned that Su Mu was suffering from a stomachache because she’d worked overtime and hadn’t eaten dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had offered to take her to the hospital, but she refused and told him not to worry about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But they were colleagues, and since I’ve seen her like this, how could I just ignore it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, left with no other choice, he went downstairs to a pharmacy and bought her a bottle of omeprazole. She slowly started to feel a little better after taking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely this act of kindness that made her grateful, closing the distance between them. She started to see him in a more favorable light, and they were no longer strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To alleviate the pain and distract herself, Su Mu took the initiative to start a conversation with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their chat, he learned a few things that others didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Su Mu wasn’t the useless \"vase\" that rumors claimed her to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the boss’s cousin, a graduate of a prestigious 985 university. She had previously worked at her family’s company, and it was only after divorcing her ex-husband, along with various other reasons, that she was \"parachuted in\" as the administrative supervisor here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was aware of the gossip circulating about her, but she couldn’t be bothered to explain herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed the truth would speak for itself; all she had to do was focus on her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun couldn’t help but admire a woman like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that incident, they maintained a professional distance at the office, but they would still occasionally chat on WeChat in private.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, whenever he was late and was about to lose his perfect attendance bonus for the month, Su Mu would quietly take care of it for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In return, Xu Yun would proactively help her with small tasks, both at work and in her personal life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, they developed a fairly good relationship outside of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was strictly a platonic friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had a girlfriend at the time, he harbored no inappropriate thoughts toward Su Mu and felt she was out of his league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Xu Yun’s proactive effort to get on good terms with this \"hidden boss\" was simply to make his life at the company easier and to occasionally get a little help on the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Su Mu was a mature woman who’d been hurt by love before. She wasn’t the type to lose her head and impulsively fall for a handsome guy who only earned a few thousand a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People say social status doesn’t matter in love, as long as two people like each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the reality of adult marriage, social status has always been a factor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Love is a beautiful thing, but without enough \"bread\" to sustain it, love is like a Bubble—it bursts at the slightest touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they say, money gives a man his backbone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mindset also began to shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snapping back to the present, Xu Yun realized he no longer had to be so cautious, so afraid of what others might think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizing Su Mu up anew, he couldn’t help but marvel, ’You’d never know she’s been married once.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「5:30 PM.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun shut down his computer and stood up to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Xiaoguang came out and called, \"Xu Yun, where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t you see that everyone else is working overtime?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve finished all my work for the day. Why should I work overtime?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun replied casually, \"If anyone’s working overtime, it’ll be you. I’m not. Go ahead, have the company fire me if you’ve got the guts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This again?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiaoguang was speechless, not knowing what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Yun take the lead and leave, the other colleagues secretly gave him a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The wimpiest guy in the office is suddenly showing some backbone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu, who saw this scene from her office, couldn’t help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s like he’s completely let himself go now that the wedding is off.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun went downstairs and ordered a private car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This time it’s an Audi A6L, the latest model. Not bad looking.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting in, Xu Yun began to wonder what kind of car he should buy for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Before, when I was broke, I never dared to even think about buying a car. Now I have to start considering it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t just hail a car every time I go out. I need a daily driver.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve had my license for almost six years and I haven’t even driven a car.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The private car driver was a middle-aged man who had been doing this for a while and had seen his share of wealthy customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at first glance, he never would have guessed this young man in the back was rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes were just so incredibly ordinary, without a single designer brand on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And mind you, by \"designer brands,\" he didn’t mean Nike or Adidas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no doubt the young man was rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ordered a private car, and his destination wouldn’t be Jiangcheng’s most expensive luxury shopping center, Jiangshang Mall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, most ordinary people wouldn’t even have the guts to set foot in a place like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could only mean that the young man was very low-key, not like the typical rich kids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the car stopped smoothly at the mall’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun gazed at Jiangshang Mall, one of the nation’s top ten malls, and was overcome with a wave of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lived in this city for several years, but he had only ever heard of this place, never set foot in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said you shouldn’t even dare to browse here unless you made over fifty thousand a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun hadn’t come here with any grand plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having suddenly come into money, the very first things he wanted to change were the basics of his life: his clothes, food, housing, and transportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As for housing, with the money I have on my card right now, I can’t afford a villa.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So I’ll have to pass on that for now and take care of my wardrobe first.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Clothes make the man, as they say. I have a few hundred thousand on my card now, so I should be able to afford a look around.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Jiangshang Mall, here I come!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun walked in, and everywhere he looked were all sorts of English brand names. He didn’t know if they were domestic or foreign luxury goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, he didn’t recognize most of them; he’d never paid attention before because he didn’t have the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Huang Mengyao would probably be familiar with these. She used to spend her free time researching this stuff online.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She used to dream of owning these things, but even when I worked myself to the bone, I couldn’t afford them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now I can afford them, but she’s gone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe this was just fate. We were never meant to be.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun reached the first floor and, not wanting to go any higher, decided to just pick up an outfit to wear for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this kind of mall, the most expensive things are usually on the first floor because it’s the prime location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher up you go, the cheaper the merchandise generally gets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun ambled along, stopping here and there, until he finally spotted a popular brand he actually recognized: Gucci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello sir, welcome to the Gucci Store.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xu Yun stepped inside, an enthusiastic sales associate approached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, \"I’m Ning Qian, a sales associate here. How may I help you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the enthusiastic sales associate, he was a little surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I thought it would be like in one of those novels, where the staff would see my plain clothes and either mock me or give me the cold shoulder.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Turns out I was overthinking things.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1404,"2026-06-03T11:41:56.865Z","2026-06-03T11:42:07.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","f4f0e537163132d981ee3f3dae15967da2c1feab22020775898fd9ac8f05391c","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-6","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-4",284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-cover.jpg"]