After being reborn, I became a top-tier celebrity by resetting my game history.

Chapter 220 A Kiss for a Secret

Su Qi suddenly turned to look at Shen Chaohuai: "You mean, his funds are ill-gotten?"

“Hmm.” Shen Chaohuai said, “Take me for example, I own so many businesses, and my monthly profit is not even as much as your monthly film salary.”

"Zheng Ran doesn't enter the entertainment industry; he relies solely on the industry's influence to earn more than ten times the money you make."

Upon discovering this, Su Qi appeared somewhat pleased, as it was a crucial clue that could give Zheng Ran leverage over him.

"Is there anything else?" she asked.

Shen Chaohuai smiled, and seeing how inquisitive she was, he instantly became interested: "Give me a kiss, and I'll tell you a secret."

Su Qi gritted her teeth, her brows furrowing, and turned her head away: "Can't you find something else? I... can't do this."

Shen Chaohuai shook his head, a hint of coquetry in his voice, and whispered in her ear: "Is it that hard? I'm not ugly, and I've washed my face. I feel like you're the one who's taking advantage of me."

"..."

Su Qi pursed her lips: "Then I'll do it. You can't go back on your word. Sign and put your fingerprint on it."

"Do you really need to sign and put your fingerprint on something like this?" Shen Chaohuai took out paper and pen from his purse. "You don't look embarrassed at all."

Shen Chaohuai was shameless and wrote a few big characters on the paper: "If Su Qi kisses me, I'll tell you a secret."

This only made Su Qi more embarrassed.

"Okay, let's get started."

Shen Chaohuai leaned closer and gently patted Su Qi's cheek, signaling him to kiss her quickly.

Through the car window, she made sure no one was watching before trying to lean in and leave a kiss on his cheek.

Her lips touched his warm cheek, and a strange ripple stirred in her heart. Unlike before, her throat bobbed slightly, and she gently leaned on his shoulder.

"Alright, it's time to exchange secrets."

Shen Chaohuai never expected her to suddenly become so dependent on him.

He put his arm around her shoulder: "About Zheng Ran's background before coming to Hong Kong."

"Zheng Ran and his younger sister Zheng Xin were born in a mountain town in the new country. In their early years, their parents sold scallion pancakes and the family was poor, but they supported the two siblings to go to school."

He suddenly stopped the conversation. Su Qi was taken aback and got up from his embrace: "Anything else?"

"And... kiss me again."

Just as the story was getting to an exciting point, Su Qi bit her lip, but in the end, she still kissed Shen Chaohuai.

Don't keep me in suspense.

"Why would you kiss me if I didn't keep you in suspense?"

Seeing her humiliated, Shen Chaohuai smiled smugly, loosening the buttons of his shirt to reveal his collarbone and muscular physique.

The car wasn't heated, but it was still a bit warm.

"Zheng Ran was admitted to Gangcheng University of Foreign Trade at the age of eighteen, while his younger sister Zheng Xin was forcibly expelled from school because of poor academic performance. His parents almost sent Zheng Xin out to get married."

"After Zheng Ran went to university, he worked part-time and met many people from the upper class in Hong Kong. After getting to know them, he also met many wealthy women in Hong Kong."

Su Qi got up from him: "You mean, Zheng Ran made his fortune here?"

Shen Chaohuai nodded: "As for how they made their fortune, I don't know. I only know that Zheng's parents died under suspicious circumstances because they knew some of Zheng Ran's secrets and were silenced."

Su Qi frowned. This Zheng Ran was indeed a heartless demon who didn't even spare his own parents.

"It's possible that Zheng Xin also knows, but since Zheng Xin is a beneficiary of her brother's plan, she will naturally stand on the same side as Zheng Ran."

"Think about it, how could an ordinary person start from scratch and rise to my level in just ten years, even becoming incredibly wealthy in private? Unless he has gathered all the money of Hong Kong's richest people into his hands, how could he obtain such a huge sum of money?"

Su Qi suddenly realized something: "I have a way of finding out how he made his fortune."

As the car pulled up in front of the villa, Shen Chaohuai gave her a reminder: "Do what you can. I know what methods you're going to use, but be careful not to reveal your identity."

Back home, Su Qi urgently summoned Fei Fei.

【Hello master, what function do you need?】

"I want to revert to a previous save file."

Please select the time you want to roll back.

Su Qi suddenly realized that there was no rewind of Zheng Ran's past.

Feifei's Tip: [Zheng Ran's rise to power happened after your rebirth. To find the truth, you can enter his memories and rewind.]

"Yes, we'll use this one."

【But Master, you must bring Zheng Ran here first.】

Su Qi took a deep breath: "I really don't want to see that person, let alone have to invite him in person. Wouldn't that just make him feel even more emboldened?"

She called the anonymous number and asked the person to have dinner with her.

As she expected, Zheng Ran was overjoyed and arrived at the location to meet Su Qi in less than three minutes.

She wanted to give him a chance to hear him tell his story from his own perspective.

"Mr. Zheng, I heard you're from Chongqing?"

Zheng Ran gracefully put down the handkerchief: "It used to be."

It's clear that Zheng Ran is somewhat concealing and denying his past.

"What's wrong?" he asked, feigning concern.

Su Qi smiled and said, "You've achieved so much by settling here, your methods must be extraordinary, right?"

She stopped pretending and just blurted it out.

In that instant, the past flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern, and Zheng Ran's expression instantly turned ruthless.

"Is there something Xiao Qi wants to know?"

"Of course I want to understand you. If I'm going to be with you, how can I talk about love without knowing your past, right?"

"To like someone is to like their past as well, isn't it?"

Zheng Ran clenched his fist, his expression remaining calm: "My past... Ha, what's so great about my past? It was just a poor boy struggling everywhere."

"No one likes that kind of past. Women all want to find successful men and don't want to watch little boys grow up, right?"

She smiled again.

"What are you laughing at?" he asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that the thought that no matter what decision you make now, or what you say to me, you'll inevitably fall into my trap."

"What trap?" Zheng Ran's brow furrowed.

"Mr. Zheng, who is usually so quick-witted, has been tricked by me."

Su Qi stood up and pointed her electrified fingertips at Zheng Ran's brow.

Hello, the rollback has been initiated for you.

[We are about to enter Zheng Ran's memory.]

[Please note that NPC Zheng Ran's memories have been sealed and frozen. Upon returning, he will not remember your actions.]

Only when the other party suddenly recalls their entire past can Su Qi's rewind time more accurately target them.

[This is the place, Master. The past that Zheng Ran just remembered is here.]

Feifei reached out and poked the next bubble with a movie scene on it, pulling Su Qi inside.

The scene shifts from a dark starry sky to a desolate mountain town.

In the small county town, low-rise shops stand side by side, and the aroma of cooking smoke slowly rises.

"Dad, Mom, I've been accepted into Gangcheng University of Foreign Trade."

The two middle-aged men with sallow complexions turned around, and the iron basin full of food fell to the ground.

The two men looked resentful: "What did you say? Universities in Hong Kong?"