Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 156 – Relationship breakdown

"What the hell is this? I did twelve Spirit Grade lotteries and got nothing but useless junk. Damn it, this lottery is trash! Give me back my battle merit points!"

Ren Lan's voice of discontent came from beside Lin Jichen.

Lin Jichen asked with amusement, "Did you use all your battle merit points on the lottery?"

"Yeah..." Ren Lan nodded gloomily.

"Show me what you got."

Ren Lan took out her items, and Lin Jichen glanced at them, then burst into laughter.

They really were all junk.

"You should stop trying your luck with the lottery," Lin Jichen teased.

Ren Lan became even more frustrated and snapped, "You talk big. Did you try the lottery? If you have the guts, draw one yourself. I'm telling you, it's a scam. There's nothing good in it."

"Oh, really?" Lin Jichen said as he took out the items he had drawn.

Each one was far superior to what Ren Lan had gotten.

After seeing them, Ren Lan fell into a state of despair and swore never to try the lottery again.

"Did you draw anything?" Ren Lan, still not giving up, asked her 'enemy.'

Jiang Luoyu smiled and said gleefully, "I can't afford to. Those thousand-plus battle merit points are enough for me to buy a big shop."

"A big shop?"

"Yes, you can exchange battle merit points for reputation, and then buy shops in the city. Reputation is very valuable right now."

Jiang Luoyu didn't forget to 'kindly' remind her, "If you had used those thousand-plus battle merit points to sell the usage rights to merchants, you could have gotten at least ten million in transfer fees."

"What?" Ren Lan's mouth dropped open, her pupils shaking.

"You're so rich, even more extravagant than me. I admire you," Jiang Luoyu commented with a mischievous smile.

QAQ!

Ren Lan immediately burst into tears, putting on a mask of pain.

She grabbed Lin Jichen's arm and asked, "Little Lin, is what she said true?"

Lin Jichen, half-laughing and half-crying, comforted her, "It's true, but..."

TAT!!!!

Ren Lan couldn't listen anymore. As soon as she heard it was true, her mindset collapsed.

She had just missed out on ten million! A whole ten million!

Jiang Luoyu laughed happily.

But her laughter didn't last long before it faded.

Because Ren Lan had already thrown herself into Lin Jichen's arms, crying...

"Little Lin, I spent ten million on a bunch of junk. I must be a spendthrift. I just missed the chance to become a millionaire. Please, slap me a few times to wake me up."

Lin Jichen couldn't help but laugh and had to comfort her repeatedly, "It's okay, it's not a big deal. There are plenty of ways to make money in this game. If you want to become a millionaire, I can make it happen in no time."

"But it's not the same. That would be you helping me. I could have become a millionaire on my own."

"How is it different? What's mine is yours. If you really want to be a millionaire, I have plenty of battle merit points. I can sell them and give you the money," Lin Jichen said.

Hearing this, Ren Lan stopped crying, looked up at Lin Jichen with teary eyes, and blushed slightly.

"Little Lin, you're so good to me~"

Lin Jichen returned a doting smile and said, "You're good to me too. Don't you remember how you took care of me before I entered the Tale of Immortal? You bought me a house and a gaming ring with your own money. Now that I can make money, of course, I have to repay you."

A warm feeling surged through Ren Lan's heart, and just as she was about to say something, her phone rang.

"My phone's ringing. It should be my parents. I'll go take the call."

Ren Lan quickly found a quiet place to answer the phone.

You could answer calls in the game, even with the gaming ring, without having to log out.

As Ren Lan temporarily left, Lin Jichen noticed Jiang Luoyu's disappointed expression.

Before Lin Jichen could ask, she spoke up, "Little Chen, are you and her together?"

"No, we're just friends, good friends," Lin Jichen replied.

"Just friends? So, you might be together in the future?"

Jiang Luoyu caught onto those words, a hint of sadness flashing in her eyes.

Lin Jichen was silent for a second, then shook his head.

"She's the only person, besides my cousin, who has always been good to me and whom I trust. It's only right for me to be good to her. But if I were to consider a romantic relationship, I would think of my sister first."

He didn't want to deceive those around him, nor did he want to play games with girls who liked him.

Since the question was already out there, Lin Jichen decided to respond directly.

"What????"

Jiang Luoyu couldn't believe her ears, thinking she had heard wrong.

He said he wanted to be with his sister? Isn't that...?

"Oh, you misunderstood. I meant my distant cousin," Lin Jichen corrected.

Jiang Luoyu's eyes grew even more confused.

Realizing he hadn't explained clearly, Lin Jichen quickly added, embarrassed, "We're not closely related. She has a different surname, Gu, while mine is Lin. There's no blood relation."

Jiang Luoyu breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking Lin Jichen was that kind of person.

"What if your cousin doesn't want to?" Jiang Luoyu asked again.

"If she doesn't want to, then we'll just remain siblings," Lin Jichen said calmly.

"Have you considered anyone else?"

Jiang Luoyu asked hopefully, adding, "Besides Ren Woxing."

Lin Jichen felt a bit guilty but knew that not being clear now would only cause more trouble later. So, he shook his head and replied, "No."

Jiang Luoyu's eyes dimmed. She understood this was Lin Jichen's response to her.

Seeing the look in Jiang Luoyu's eyes, Lin Jichen almost wavered.

As a man, how could he bear to see a Heavenly Immortal-like girl sad and upset?

But Lin Jichen knew this was something he had to face and be honest about.

The two fell into silence.

After a few seconds, Jiang Luoyu forced a smile and said, "I understand. Thank you for your honesty. Let's just be friends from now on."

"Okay, we are friends," Lin Jichen nodded.

"From now on, I'll call you Lin Jichen, and you can call me Jiang Luoyu, or President Jiang," Jiang Luoyu said calmly.

Lin Jichen hesitated for a second, his tone becoming distant, "Alright, President Jiang."

Jiang Luoyu's body trembled slightly, her eyes misting over.

She knew that her relationship with Lin Jichen had returned to square one.

But she didn't want to try to salvage it because she was Jiang Luoyu!

She couldn't beg for love, no matter who it was.

This pride was ingrained in her bones.

"I have something to do, so I'll be going now. Goodbye."

After saying this, Jiang Luoyu turned and left decisively.

Lin Jichen watched Jiang Luoyu's departing figure, reminiscent of the time when Ren Lan had argued with him and walked away resolutely.

He wanted to call her back, but the words stuck in his throat.

"Lin Jichen, I hate you!"

Su Wanling, who had been watching everything from the side, saw her president leave and knew Jiang Luoyu was truly heartbroken.

She glared at Lin Jichen angrily and then left as well.

Lin Jichen remained silent, sighing after a long while. So be it.