Chapter 10: Upgrade

"Alright, Host, due to the system upgrade, you won't be able to enter the lottery space for the next two hours. Please exit and prepare for the upgrade."

Ye Feng quickly exited the lottery space. Meanwhile, in the car "Angel Descends," Lin Bo turned from the passenger seat to look at Lin Shiyun, seated behind him.

"Young Miss, who was that boy at the train station just now?" Lin Bo hesitated, then fell silent.

"Oh, Lin Bo, what are you saying? It was nothing, okay? Don't get the wrong idea. He's just a regular friend I met on the train," Lin Shiyun replied shyly.

"A regular friend, huh?" Lin Bo's expression was knowing, but he spoke earnestly. "Young Miss, I've watched you grow up; I know you well. But you must realize, there could be no good outcome between you two. Setting aside family issues, that boy seems well-off himself, so I doubt his background is lowly. Still, the Old Master…"

At the mention of her grandfather, the cheerful look on Lin Shiyun's face faded, replaced by a slight bitterness. "I'll speak to Grandfather. No matter what, I won't marry that Ye family scoundrel—always relying on his family's wealth to wreak havoc. Though I've never met him, I dislike him from the bottom of my heart."

"What era is this, anyway? Betrothals, arranged marriages, who still believes in such things? Grandfather dotes on me; he'd never make me marry a spoiled second-generation brat." Her mind flashed to the slightly bashful yet striking face of Ye Feng.

Lin Bo sighed and said no more. Lin Shiyun, feeling awkward, pulled out her phone and opened a novel written by someone under the pen name Fisherman—Rebirth: My Lottery Life. She quickly became engrossed.

As for Ye Feng, he was nearly bored to sleep in his taxi.

He had a whole collection of credit cards, bank cards, and VIP cards from Ye Zhenhua, yet he hadn't even brought a phone. Standing there with no phone but a handful of cards, he looked more like a down-and-out rich kid.

"Brother, we're here. That'll be two hundred and fifty," the driver announced.

"Oh, right." Ye Feng snapped out of his daze, pulling out three hundred and handing it to the driver, strolling off with a casual wave. "Finally, I get to experience the life of extravagance," he muttered, not even bothering with his change.

"Hey, it's only two-fifty! Wait, let me give you your change!"

Watching Ye Feng walk away, the driver sighed, "He's dressed to impress, but he's got the brains of a two-fifty! Poor kid, such a shame… well, at least I got an extra fifty."

Stepping onto the bustling street, Ye Feng suddenly felt a wave of uncertainty. In his past life, he was a typical underdog, aimless but justified. Now reborn as a wealthy scion, he felt that squandering this opportunity would be an injustice to Yan Wang, who had given him this second chance.

"Got it!" He snapped his fingers. "If I have money, what's there to worry about? First things first—how do I not even have a phone? I didn't even get Lin Shiyun's number." He headed towards a nearby phone store.

"Wow, this place is huge!" Although Ye Feng dressed the part, he still couldn't shake off that hint of his former self. His excitement and lack of refinement were obvious.

The shop attendants barely gave him a glance, assuming he was a clueless kid. But Ye Feng called out, "Salesperson! I need a phone! Bring me your most expensive model!"

No one moved.

"Come on, bring me the best and priciest phone you've got. I'm buying it."

At that, a younger salesperson, seemingly new, took pity on him and brought out an iPhone 6 Plus. "This is our most expensive model, the latest from Apple, priced at two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine. Will you take it or not?"

"Yes, I'll take it!"

The younger attendant's kindness cheered him up, but soon, another saleswoman, a bit older, approached with disdain. "Careful, Xiao Ye. Don't be fooled by appearances. Some people just come in to browse. He looks like that kind of guy."

The young attendant, irritated, retorted, "Not everyone is like you think, Ms. Zhou."

Hearing this, Ye Feng was unimpressed. "Excuse me, am I hurting you by buying a phone here? Is that a problem?"

"Fine," he said, reaching into his pocket.

Ms. Zhou looked on, smugly anticipating his failure. But to her surprise, his wallet came up empty. He had given his last cash to the driver and, having always used cards, realized he had only cards on him now.

Seeing his empty wallet, Ms. Zhou chuckled, "I knew it. Just another poser trying to show off."

A bit embarrassed, Ye Feng turned to the young attendant, "I'm sorry, I don't have cash. Do you accept cards?"

The attendant politely replied, "I'm sorry, sir. Currently, our store doesn't accept cards. You'd have to visit a bank to withdraw cash."

Ms. Zhou sneered, "This store doesn't accept cards. You'd better go elsewhere for your phone purchase."

Ye Feng's patience snapped. Looking down on me, are you? Just you wait.

"If you can't respect people, I'll make you regret it," he thought, his inherited temper from the original Ye Feng taking over.

(End of Chapter)