Financial Independence through Cracked Apps-Chapter 124 - 116: Travel
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in front of the lobby.
"President Lin, we’ve arrived."
Wang smiled, but then he heard the sound of rustling clothes and flesh against flesh from the back seat.
He followed the sound with his eyes, and his expression froze.
He saw Qin Yuenan grabbing Lin Shen’s arm and giving him a "fierce" pounding.
Her face was flushed red, her expression a mixture of extreme shame and annoyance.
Not to be outdone, Lin Shen held Qin Yuenan’s wrists tightly to control her, feigning grievance as he spoke.
"Nan, wasn’t I just trying to help you wake up? You can’t repay my kindness with hostility, can you?"
"How is this helping me wake up!?"
Qin Yuenan gritted her teeth, feeling like she was about to pass out from anger at Lin Shen’s audacious behavior.
’Touching my leg and kissing me was one thing, but now he’s brazen enough to grope my chest in public?’
Faced with Lin Shen’s repeated "shameless" antics, all sleepiness vanished from Qin Yuenan’s mind as she wrestled and played with him in the cramped car.
Seeing the couple being so "lively," Wang was at a loss for a moment.
’Who am I supposed to help?’
Fortunately, both of them knew their limits, and this little episode came to an end after Lin Shen wrapped his arm around Qin Yuenan’s shoulder and pulled her into a hug.
"I was wrong."
"Hmph."
Qin Yuenan let out a soft hmph, most of her anger dissipating.
It was strange, but as long as Lin Shen apologized nicely, her heart would soften and she would always forgive him.
Even when the things he did were unbearably embarrassing.
"If you do this again, you’ll be sorry!"
"Yes! I’ll eat the bad fruit!"
Lin Shen grinned and let go of Qin Yuenan. Wang, ever so perceptive, got out of the car to open the doors for them.
53rd floor, Ritz-Carlton Suite.
After swiping the key card to enter, the dimly lit room was instantly illuminated by a series of soft night lights.
The air conditioner turned on automatically, setting itself to 26°C, while the air humidifier and purifier began to operate in sequence.
Qin Yuenan sat on the shoe-changing bench in the entryway, took off her shoes, and rubbed her sore feet, her face etched with exhaustion.
Seeing this, Lin Shen suggested,
"Why don’t you take a bath before bed?"
"Mhm."
Qin Yuenan nodded, put on a pair of slippers, went to her room to get a change of clothes, and then headed to the bathroom.
WHOOSH—!
While waiting for the bathtub to fill, Qin Yuenan rinsed her delicate body under the shower. The warm stream of water seemed to wash away her physical and mental exhaustion, causing her to let out a long sigh.
Haaaah—!
Recalling all the things that had happened while sightseeing with Lin Shen today, a faint smile subconsciously graced Qin Yuenan’s lips.
It was tiring, but she was exceptionally happy.
’Being in a relationship really is a wonderful thing.’
Qin Yuenan turned off the shower, dipped a foot in to test the bathtub’s water temperature, and once she confirmed it was just right, she slowly stepped in and sat down.
Gazing at the city nightscape outside the window, her heart, which had just been filled with happiness and sweetness, suddenly grew tense and anxious.
Because night had fallen.
"Why does that guy have so much energy?"
Qin Yuenan submerged the lower half of her face in the water, muttering as a string of small bubbles rose to the surface.
Whether it was due to the rising steam or some other reason, her flushed cheeks looked particularly lovely.
She sat in the tub hugging her knees, the bright moonlight outside the window illuminating her stunning side profile.
Qin Yuenan’s mind began to race with wild thoughts.
Meanwhile, in the other bathroom.
Lin Shen hummed a little tune as he lathered his hair with shampoo.
After being out and about all day, anyone else would have been completely worn out by now.
But Lin Shen was perfectly fine, full of spirit and brimming with stamina.
’As expected, the system’s enhancement to my Constitution is its true essence.’
Lin Shen muttered.
After rinsing the foam from his hair, he deliberately washed his body twice with shower gel.
Even though he hadn’t worn it against his bare skin, Lin Shen still felt that the mamianqun wasn’t clean.
「Ten minutes later.」
As the sound of the hair dryer stopped, Lin Shen, wrapped in a bathrobe, walked out of the bathroom.
He returned to the master bedroom and found it had become exceptionally clean and tidy.
Lying on the bed, he used a pillow as a backrest and leaned against the headboard, taking out his phone again.
He had been so focused on studying the Camera and Album before, it was only after coming back that he remembered the Sports Health mission had most likely been completed as well.
After all, his feet hadn’t stopped all day. Fifty thousand steps was a breeze.
[Upgrade Mission: Walk 50,000/53,240 (Complete)]
[Reward: Sports Health Lv. 9 → Lv. 10]
[Exercise Effect increased from 70% → 75%]
[Congratulations! "Sports Health" has successfully been upgraded to Lv. 10! Now commencing version update.]
[Sports Health 2.0 version update in progress...]
Having completed version updates for two "cracked" apps in one night, a faint sense of anticipation filled Lin Shen’s heart.
He was curious to see what kind of surprise this Sports Health app had in store for him.
[DING—!]
[Sports Health 2.0 continues to be at your service!]
[Update Announcement:]
[1. Exercise Effect increased from 75% → 150%]
[2. "Character Panel" has been upgraded to "Multi-Character Panel": Not only can you view various buffed status attributes, but you can also use this function to view the attributes and emotions of bound characters.]
[3. Sports Health missions will be fully upgraded to Challenge Missions. The difficulty will be increased, along with the richness of the rewards.]
[Reward: New Sports Health Function: Title x1]
[Challenge Mission: Please run five kilometers within twenty minutes.]
"..."
Lin Shen carefully read through the Sports Health update log, then opened the original Character Panel.
The other attributes were about the same as before the update, but now there was an additional status bar below.
[Status:]
[Pet Affinity 120%, Taste Bud Sensitivity 120%, Morning Exercise Effect 120%, Partner Relationship Solidity 120%...]
"So it just added another row of data."
Lin Shen muttered, then suddenly discovered he could swipe left and right on the Character Panel.
He tapped lightly, and Qin Yuenan’s personal attributes suddenly appeared on the screen.
[Name: Qin Yuenan]
[Relationship: Partner]
[Constitution: 40/66 (Fatigued+)]
[Spirit: 48/62 (Listless-)]
[Charm: 85]
[Height: 176cm; Weight: 56kg]
[Affection Progress: 90% (Home Run)]
[Status: Fatigued, Tense, Anxious, Expectant...]
"So I can see other people’s stats."
Lin Shen muttered to himself, suddenly realizing that Qin Yuenan’s Charm was actually 5 points higher than his own, even after his system enhancements!
Tsk, tsk!
"Nan truly is Nan. That ’goddess’ title is no joke."
Lin Shen mused. The mention of the word "title" reminded him of the newly updated function in Sports Health.
So he tried tapping on it.
As it turned out, it was completely blank, with only a small line of text in the top-right corner.
[Note: The host will acquire titles and their corresponding effects upon experiencing important life stages or completing rare challenges.]
"So that’s how it works."
Lin Shen pondered this for a moment, then closed Sports Health and opened GoGo Maps.
[Upgrade Mission: Check in at a scenic spot with a daily visitor flow of over 20,000 (Complete).]
[GoGo Maps Lv. 13 → Lv. 14]
[Reward: The start-up fund accumulated each time you pass a Red Point increases from 140,000 → 150,000. Current accumulation: 6,000,000]
[Reward Item: Random Scratch-Off Ticket x1]
[Upgrade Mission: Check in at a temple.]
???
Six million in start-up funds?
Lin Shen’s heart pounded wildly. He thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.
He immediately sat up and rubbed his eyes, only realizing the truth when he saw that the number hadn’t changed.
Unconsciously, he had passed at least 20 Red Points in Jinling over the past few days.
Otherwise, there was no way it could have increased by three million all at once!
"That’s so much start-up money. I’ll have to think about how to use it after this trip is over."
Lin Shen opened the scratch-off ticket. As expected, it was a measly tens of thousands of yuan.
In the past, he might have been happy about it, but now, he felt not a single ripple of excitement.
He couldn’t even be bothered to look at the deposit notification text, instead starting to research how to complete the Shuaiyang mission.
One hundred followers. A pretty simple task.
He could just buy them directly from Taobao.
But Lin Shen felt that doing so would be "cheating," so he decided to complete the mission step by step.
First, he created a new alt account on Douyin, separate from his personal one.
Lin Shen named it: Jianlu.
Bio: Sharing beautiful scenery and daily life. Thanks for the follow!
Next was to turn the hottest, most traffic-grabbing topics into short videos.
Lin Shen thought about it and felt he was a bit out of touch with the trends.
So he gave up on chasing trends and just found a random template to upload the photos he had recently taken.
’My photography skills are this good. There’s no way I can’t even get a hundred followers, right?’
Lin Shen was quite confident.
Just then, the door suddenly cracked open.
Qin Yuenan poked half her head in, but the instant she saw Lin Shen lying on the bed, she shut the door.
?
Lin Shen’s expression faltered for a second. He immediately rolled off the bed, slipped on his slippers, and gave chase.
At that moment, Qin Yuenan had just reached the living room when she suddenly felt a force from behind pull her into a warm embrace.
!?
Qin Yuenan’s heart leaped in surprise. Just as she was about to struggle, she heard that familiar, mischievous laugh by her ear.
"Nan, what was that about? You take one look at me and leave?"
"I was just checking to see if you were in the room."
Qin Yuenan’s expression was tense. The warm breath tickling her ear made her lovely face flush red, and her legs inexplicably went weak.
Then she suddenly realized that the pair of large, warm hands holding her had begun to slowly roam.
Soon, the collar of her robe was pulled wide open, revealing skin as white, soft, and delicate as mutton-fat jade.
At this, Qin Yuenan grew even more flustered.
