Chapter 5: Two Hundred Million
Xu Youyou flipped through the magazine during the entire ride. It was filled with technical jargon she couldn’t understand.
Just before she got off, she finally noticed two lines of characters hidden in a very obscure part of the book.
The characters were written vertically.
Both lines consisted of numbers and letters. The first line was short, but the second stretched from the top of the page all the way to the bottom, barely fitting.
Other than that, the magazine appeared to be nothing special—just an ordinary programmer’s publication.
Xu Youyou had no clue what these characters meant. As she was getting out of the car, Xu Fang asked, “Boss, should I help you carry these magazines to the elevator?”
It was rare for Xu Fang to meet such a generous boss like Xu Youyou. She figured if she showed initiative, it might make Xu Youyou think of her for future errands.
Xu Fang was tactful. After helping carry the magazines into the elevator, she stepped out immediately without any intention of following her upstairs.
Back home, Xu Youyou repeatedly examined the magazine but still couldn’t figure out what the two lines of characters meant. She tried searching online, but nothing useful came up.
[Check the page where those characters are located.]
The system’s sudden reminder prompted Xu Youyou to focus on the content surrounding the characters.
“On the Logic Behind Bitcoin’s Appreciation”
Xu Youyou’s heart skipped a beat—Bitcoin! These characters might be related to Bitcoin. With a clearer direction, her search became easier. She quickly discovered that the shorter line was a public key and the longer line was a private key.
Scratching her head in excitement, Xu Youyou wanted to check the account immediately—but there was a problem: she didn’t own a computer.
[Host, your lifestyle is way too frugal for someone who just hit the jackpot.]
Hearing the system’s teasing, Xu Youyou chuckled awkwardly and promptly ordered a top-of-the-line laptop with same-day delivery.
In less than an hour, a brand-new laptop arrived at her doorstep.
Rubbing her hands together in anticipation, she followed an online tutorial to access a cryptocurrency wallet. The moment she entered the public key, her breath hitched.
601 Bitcoins!
She recalled the current Bitcoin price—$60,000 per coin.
Grabbing her calculator, Xu Youyou quickly did the math: at an exchange rate of 7:1 between USD and RMB, each Bitcoin was worth 420,000 RMB—which meant a total of 2.5 million RMB!
Staring at the long string of zeros on her phone screen, her heart pounded so fast she thought she might pass out.
[Although Bitcoin may appreciate further in the future, I suggest you cash out as soon as possible.]
Since everything Xu Youyou had now came from the system, she didn’t hesitate to follow its advice. However, such a large influx of Bitcoin immediately caused market fluctuations.
Xu Youyou stayed home all day, and only when she confirmed that over 200 million RMB had successfully been deposited into her account did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
As luck would have it, just two days after receiving the funds, her phone sent her a news notification:
“New Regulations: Stricter Cross-Border Transfers—Unusual Card Activity May Result in Account Freezing.”
Xu Youyou broke out in a cold sweat. Had she been even a little slower, moving such a huge sum would have been a nightmare.
[Congratulations, Host! You’ve completed the “Hidden Treasure” task and earned a reward: 10 Whitening Pills. Please follow the instructions carefully.]
Using her phone’s screen as a mirror, Xu Youyou examined her complexion. The past two days of sleepless excitement had left her skin slightly sallow.
She had always envied Gu Xueying’s porcelain-white skin. In her previous life, Gu Xueying used custom-made skincare products—each jar costing hundreds of thousands—achieving that enviable snow-white glow.
Meanwhile, Xu Youyou had grown up in an orphanage, enduring harsh conditions that left her skin rough. At the Gu family’s banquets, she had even been mistaken for a maid and mocked endlessly.
Her biological mother, Mrs. Gu, was too embarrassed by her to treat her anywhere close to how she treated the fake heiress.
After swallowing a whitening pill, Xu Youyou fell asleep. The next morning, when she looked in the mirror, she was stunned—her skin was now radiantly fair, practically glowing.
The system’s whitening pills worked instantly—not only was her face brighter, but her entire body’s skin became as smooth as silk.
As the saying goes, “fair skin covers a thousand flaws.” Now, even in her old clothes, Xu Youyou looked effortlessly elegant.
[Host, you should treat yourself a little.]
Having spent the past few days focused solely on her task, Xu Youyou hadn’t left home. She ordered all her meals from the private club in her complex. Now that the funds were safely in her account, she glanced at her empty wardrobe and outdated phone, grabbing her worn-out canvas bag to head out.
There was an IFC mall nearby. Rather than calling a car, Xu Youyou chose to walk there with her dog, Guai Guai, after fastening its muzzle.
Guai Guai, however, wasn’t thrilled and kept trying to dodge the muzzle.
Patting its head, Xu Youyou coaxed, “Guai Guai, if you don’t wear this, I can’t take you out. Otherwise, I’ll hire someone to walk you around the neighborhood instead.”
Hearing this, the dog immediately lowered its head in submission, allowing her to secure the muzzle.
The mall was only a few hundred meters away, but it took them over ten minutes to stroll there. Upon arrival, Xu Youyou’s eyes were immediately drawn to a massive LV advertisement, so she walked inside.
At first, the sales associate wore a polite smile. But when she noticed Xu Youyou’s cheap, worn-out clothes, her expression quickly turned dismissive.
Xu Youyou spotted a black python-skin handbag in the store’s center display and said, “I’d like to see that one.”
The long-faced sales associate responded indifferently, “That’s a display model. You can’t touch it.”
Xu Youyou frowned slightly. “Aren’t display models meant for customers to try?”
Rolling her eyes, the associate added, “That’s python skin—it costs over 70,000 RMB.”
“So, you’re afraid I’ll damage it?” Xu Youyou asked, raising a brow.
The associate gave her a condescending glance. “If you damage it, you can’t afford to pay. If you’re just killing time, there’s a Semir store downstairs. We’re busy here.”
Xu Youyou’s anger flared, but after a moment’s thought, she smirked. “No need to try it. Just wrap it up—I’ll buy it.”
The associate’s eyes flashed with disbelief.
Xu Youyou pulled out a card. “In fact, wrap this one, that one… and that one too. I’ll take them all.”
Still skeptical, the associate led her to the cashier. When the payment successfully went through, her attitude changed dramatically.
“Miss Xu, I’ll wrap everything for you immediately!” she beamed.
However, as the associate eagerly offered to arrange home delivery, Xu Youyou smiled coolly and said, “No need. I wouldn’t want to touch anything you’ve already gotten your dirty hands on.”
