Chapter 21: The Fifth Day of Severing Ties, Rewarded with a Top Shopping Mall

"Sister, Senior Chen, I almost got deceived by you two."

"You said you were just ordinary friends, but I must have discovered something!!!"

Xia Mengmeng stood in front of the kitchen door, eyes wide with a proud expression.

She had just returned to the villa and heard some noise coming from the kitchen. Curious, she went to take a look, only to catch her sister, Xia Ruoshui, using her own chopsticks to feed Chen Fan.

Xia Mengmeng knew her sister well.

With her sister's personality, if Chen Fan were just a normal friend with no special feelings, she would never do something like this.

"Uh... Mr. Chen was handling the lobster with both hands, so it was inconvenient for him, and I fed him..." Xia Ruoshui coughed awkwardly, trying to explain.

"Sister, no need to explain. I understand everything."

Xia Mengmeng smiled mischievously and then, knowingly, left to give them some private space.

"How does it taste?" Xia Ruoshui asked expectantly as she watched Chen Fan take a bite of the dish she had made.

"It's not bad. You haven't cooked in a while, so for your first dish back, it's pretty good."

Seeing Xia Ruoshui's hopeful expression, Chen Fan suppressed his urge to complain.

"Really?"

Xia Ruoshui's face lit up with excitement, and she quickly started preparing the second dish.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan was nearly done with his lobster preparation. It was time to start making the typhoon shelter lobsters.

More than half an hour later, Chen Fan and Xia Ruoshui came out of the kitchen, each carrying two plates of food.

"Wow!" Xia Mengmeng exclaimed, eager to try.

"Mengmeng, guess which two dishes were made by me and which two were made by Mr. Chen?" Xia Ruoshui asked.

"Sure."

Xia Mengmeng picked up her chopsticks, tasted each dish, and made her judgment without hesitation—getting all of them right.

"Mengmeng, how did you guess so accurately?" Xia Ruoshui asked in disbelief.

"Sister, of these four dishes, two taste very average, similar to mine. But the other two, the typhoon shelter lobster and the Coke chicken wings, are simply the best I've ever tasted," Xia Mengmeng said. "It was easy to tell."

"Ah, is the difference that obvious?"

Surprised, Xia Ruoshui picked up some chopsticks and tried the dishes herself. The two dishes she had made were okay, just barely edible.

But when she tried the typhoon shelter lobster made by Chen Fan, her expression froze.

"Mr. Chen, are your cooking skills really this good?" Xia Ruoshui asked in astonishment, her beautiful eyes staring at Chen Fan.

"Just barely," Chen Fan replied modestly. He had already tasted it in the kitchen, and it was indeed a result of the top-level cooking skills rewarded by the system—enough to outshine even the best chef at Wangjiang Pavilion.

"Mr. Chen, you're amazing," Xia Ruoshui said, her admiration for him growing. Whoever marries Mr. Chen in the future will be very lucky.

Unknowingly, Chen Fan's standing in Xia Ruoshui's heart had risen once again.

After finishing dinner at Xia Ruoshui's house, Chen Fan stayed for a while before leaving.

The next morning, the system's voice sounded.

[Ding!]

[On the fifth day of severing ties, you are rewarded with 100% ownership of Yongjia Shopping Center.]

"Huh?"

"Yongjia Shopping Center?"

Today's system reward took Chen Fan by surprise.

Yongjia Shopping Center, one of the top malls in Jiangzhou, housed many international luxury brands and was famous throughout the city.

Unexpectedly, the system had granted him full ownership of the entire shopping center this time.

The value of Yongjia Shopping Center was around 1.45 billion.

Instantly, Chen Fan's net worth skyrocketed past five billion, surpassing an astonishing six billion!

In just five days, his wealth had increased by over six billion. The speed was simply incredible!

A satisfied smile appeared on Chen Fan's face.

If he continued at this pace, within four more days, his net worth would surpass 10 billion, making him a billionaire.

By then, he would join the ranks of Jiangzhou's elite and become the youngest billionaire in the city!

The thought excited Chen Fan.

Based on his estimates, the Chen family's total assets were around 40 to 50 billion. If he kept growing his wealth at this rate, in just over a month, his worth would exceed that of the entire Chen family!

And if the system upgraded within this period, it was even possible that he would outpace them in less than a month.

In less than two months, Chen Fan would become Jiangzhou's new richest man!

When that time came, let's see who would regret it!

As Chen Fan was making his plans, an unfamiliar phone call suddenly came in.

"Is this Mr. Chen Fan? I'm the former owner of Yongjia Shopping Center. I've received the payment. When would you be available to sign the transfer contract?" asked the former owner.

"How about around 4:30 this afternoon?" Chen Fan suggested.

"4:30 this afternoon works for me."

The two parties agreed to meet at Yongjia Shopping Center at 4:30 p.m. to sign the transfer contract.

Meanwhile, the news that Wangjiang Pavilion had changed ownership had also spread, surprising many influential figures and wealthy individuals in Jiangzhou.

However, no one knew who the new owner was.

For a while, the identity of the person who acquired Wangjiang Pavilion became the topic of discussion among the city's elites.

Around two in the afternoon, a man dressed in a black suit, wearing sunglasses, and accompanied by bodyguards, walked into Wangjiang Pavilion.

"I want to see your boss," the man in sunglasses said bluntly.

"Huh?"

"Our boss?"

"Our boss isn't here at the moment. What can I do for you? I'm the manager of Wangjiang Pavilion," Manager Zhao replied in surprise.

Without another word, the man in sunglasses handed over an invitation in a very formal manner.

Manager Zhao took the invitation, opened it, and felt as if his heart had stopped.

At that moment, he could hardly believe the name written on the invitation!