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Chapter 109: Taking In the Rich Lady Ningguang · Oct 08, 2026

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101 Chapter 101: A Battle of Gods… Turns Into a Family Dispute? 2026-10-08
102 Chapter 102: The Tsaritsa’s Shock 2026-10-08
103 Chapter 103: The Cryo Archon: ’Your Inazuma Has Ayaka? My Snezhnaya Has the Maiden!’ 2026-10-08
104 Chapter 104: The Lady and the Harbinger Who Got Played 2026-10-08
105 Chapter 105: The Tsaritsa: ’Baalzebul, You Don’t Want to Just Watch Him Leave… Do You?’ 2026-10-08
106 Chapter 106: Furina, the Blonde That Fell from the Sky?! 2026-10-08
107 Chapter 107: Living with Ningguang, and Giving Her a Ring 2026-10-08
108 Chapter 108: Ningguang Feels Powerless Before the Might of the Cosmos 2026-10-08
109 Chapter 109: Taking In the Rich Lady Ningguang 2026-10-08
110 Chapter 110: Let Ei Go Beat Up Scaramouche 2026-10-08
111 Chapter 111: Ningguang’s Hint: I’m Already His Woman 2026-10-08
112 Chapter 112: Eula’s Overwhelming Sense of Justice… and Decision to Sit Back and Watch 2026-10-08
113 Chapter 113: Lumine: ’I Happen to Be Friends with a Fatui Harbinger!’ 2026-10-08
114 Chapter 114: Keqing and Ningguang Are Terrified 2026-10-08
115 Chapter 115: Little Duck: ’If I Told You Who My Parents Are, You’d Die of Shock!’ 2026-10-08
116 Chapter 116: The Tsaritsa: ’Have I Been Blind All Along?’ 2026-10-08
117 Chapter 117: The Upright Keqing Can’t Stay Tough Anymore 2026-10-08
118 Chapter 118: Has the Ice Goddess Become the Jilted One? 2026-10-08
119 Chapter 119: Arlecchino Can’t Keep a Straight Face 2026-10-08
120 Chapter 120: Focalors: Let Me Bully You First! 2026-10-08
121 Chapter 121: The Fox Priest’s Sarcasm, and Ningguang’s Shock 2026-10-08
122 Chapter 122: The Suspicious Herta Puppet 2026-10-08
123 Chapter 123: Herta: Is He Out of His Mind? 2026-10-08
124 Chapter 124: Lumine’s Helplessness, and Yelan’s Glimmer of Hope 2026-10-08
125 Chapter 125: Kokomi: Why Haven’t They Let Me Out Yet? 2026-10-08
126 Chapter 126: The Traveler Arrives in Inazuma 2026-10-08
127 Chapter 127: Lumine Gets Wanted the Moment She Arrives in Inazuma 2026-10-08
128 Chapter 128: The Shogun’s Little Temper and Her Advice 2026-10-08
129 Chapter 129: Herta: ’Let Me Study You!’ 2026-10-08
130 Chapter 130: Failed Poaching, and Herta’s Shock 2026-10-08
131 Chapter 131: Staffer: ’Are you sure this isn’t Lady Herta?’ 2026-10-08
132 Chapter 132: Herta: ’Let’s get married!’ 2026-10-08
133 Chapter 133: Herta’s Shamelessness 2026-10-08
134 Chapter 134: Topaz: ’Is This Guy Insane?’ 2026-10-08
135 Chapter 135: Topaz’s Shock 2026-10-08
136 Chapter 136: Topaz: ’Is it still too late to get plastic surgery?’ 2026-10-08
137 Chapter 137: Ruan Mei’s Invitation 2026-10-08
138 Chapter 138: The Disliked Ruan Mei 2026-10-08
139 Chapter 139: Topaz Feels Like She Boarded a Pirate Ship 2026-10-08
140 Chapter 140: Ruan Mei: ’It’s Ruan·Mei, Not ‘Soft Girl’!’ 2026-10-08
141 Chapter 141: Topaz: ’What kind of nickname is ‘Ranking Queen’ supposed to be?’ 2026-10-08
142 Chapter 142: Ruan Mei’s Overflowing Curiosity 2026-10-08
143 Chapter 143: The Possibility of Becoming the Next Swarm Aeon & Topaz Being Angrily Amused 2026-10-08
144 Chapter 144: Herta Can’t Bear to Let Him Leave 2026-10-08
145 Chapter 145: Herta: ’I’m a Real Mature Onee-san, Okay?!’ 2026-10-08
146 Chapter 146: Lumine: ’You’re damnable, you know that?!’ 2026-10-08
147 Chapter 147: Raiden Ei: ’You’re not allowed to think about other girls!’ 2026-10-08
148 Chapter 148: Yae Miko: ’Of course—don’t let benefits flow to outsiders.’ 2026-10-08
149 Chapter 149: Raiden Ei: ’You want me to socially die… in front of Makoto?!’ 2026-10-08
150 Chapter 150: Ningguang Wants to Be the Madam Boss 2026-10-08

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Taking In the Rich Lady Ningguang

”S-sorry, I couldn’t help it...”

Lumine turned her head away, trying to hide the grin that was already breaking across her face.

Her shoulders trembled from suppressed laughter.

That little interruption didn’t bother the two in conversation much.

Su Ran, since he had just called himself Ningguang’s ”benefactor,” naturally needed to give her a reason she’d actually believe.

”Ahead of me, there’s another member of the Genius Club — Herta,” he said flatly.

”She’s a gifted genius too... and I’ve been sick of her for a long time.”

The drama between geniuses immediately piqued Ningguang’s curiosity.

Who was this Herta woman, exactly?

”She’s got a little sidekick — the daughter of a senior executive from the Interastral Peace Company.

So she’s loaded.

And honestly, seeing her get pampered by a rich woman makes me kinda jealous.

That’s why...”

”I decided I want one too.”

Ningguang blinked.

That’s the reason?

Of all the possibilities she had calculated — secret schemes, cosmic politics, personal ambition —

she hadn’t expected it to boil down to pure, unfiltered envy.

Su Ran’s expression, however, was deadly serious.

He went on, undeterred.

”I mean, compared to that woman’s money, you’re definitely not as rich as her sugar mom—uh, her sponsor.

But you’ve got talent, Ningguang.

If I nurture you properly, you could totally become a slightly less wealthy but way more competent version of her.”

He spoke as if planning an investment portfolio.

”When I eventually build my space station beyond Teyvat, you’ll be the one managing it — Director Ningguang of the Su Ran Orbital Station.”

The confidence in his tone left Ningguang speechless.

So that was it?

He was jealous that someone else had a rich patron, so he decided to find his own?

Truly, the mind of a genius was... unpredictable.

”But aren’t you supposed to be a genius yourself?” she asked, half amused, half skeptical.

”Shouldn’t people be fighting over you instead of the other way around?”

She simply couldn’t wrap her head around it.

Why would someone of his level choose her—someone who hadn’t even reached the starting line of that vast cosmic race?

Was this really all because she gave him the Jade Chamber?

Surely, it couldn’t be that valuable.

”Mhm,” Su Ran nodded, ”but I don’t like the Interastral Peace Company.

Even if they offered me my own assistant, she still wouldn’t compare to Asta.”

So that was it.

He wasn’t envious of the money — he was envious of the quality of the assistant.

Asta: beautiful, kind, smart, rich, and somehow still pure despite growing up in the shadow of that monstrous corporation.

A one-in-a-billion gem.

”Topaz is fine too,” Su Ran added thoughtfully, ”but she’s a debt collector.

A wage worker. Not my type.

I’m looking for a rich woman, not an employee.”

”So you set your sights on me?”

Even for Ningguang, this was absurd.

Of all the motives she could have imagined, this was the most ridiculous.

But it was so ridiculous... that she couldn’t tell if he was joking or not.

”Exactly,” Su Ran said without a hint of shame.

”You’re the only one qualified.

The others? Not a chance.

Keqing’s too righteous, and Regrator—well, he’s a man.”

Ningguang raised an eyebrow.

”You’d pass up a man for a woman?”

”Of course. I haven’t gone that insane.”

”Fine,” she said finally, sighing in resignation.

”What exactly do you want me to do?”

”Be my representative in the universe.

Manage my assets.

And later on, help me gather the resources I’ll need.”

It wasn’t an unreasonable deal.

Su Ran wasn’t a businessman—he was a scientist, and currently one without salary or funding.

No budget.

No materials.

No logistics.

Ningguang, at least, was trustworthy—and a proven strategist.

After all, she was a woman who once blew up her own floating palace to protect Liyue.

”I accept.”

There was no long hesitation—just a brief moment of thought before she agreed.

The world beyond Teyvat was vast and perilous.

Without a powerful patron, survival was uncertain.

Compared to siding with the Fatui or playing politics with gods, Su Ran—this ”descender” with real cosmic connections— was by far the better investment.

She could build her foundation under him, then one day, perhaps, carve out her own empire among the stars.

Su Ran saw right through her ambitions— and couldn’t care less.

If Ningguang one day succeeded, no one would say it was by her own merit.

They’d simply whisper:

”Oh, Ningguang? You mean Su Ran’s representative, right?”

The higher she climbed, the tighter the bond.

And by then, leaving him would mean losing everything.

Teyvat-born mortals had no footing in the cosmos without a benefactor.

Topaz and Sampo were proof enough— without their patron, Jade, they’d be nobodies.

And Ningguang’s patron... was Su Ran himself.

”In a few days,” Su Ran said, smiling faintly, ”I’ll take you into space. Let you see it with your own eyes.”

He sounded casual, but truth be told, he’d never been off-world either.

He wanted to see the stars just as badly.

”That’s something I greatly look forward to,” Ningguang said softly.

They hadn’t signed a contract, but the partnership was sealed nonetheless.

Su Ran would lend her his fame and connections;

Ningguang would dedicate her brilliance and labor.

He gained himself a future sugar mommy— and she, the chance to become one.

A mutually profitable arrangement, all things considered.

With the business concluded, it was finally time to eat.

Su Ran reached for his chopsticks—then froze.

”Wait... where’s the food?”

The table that had once been covered in delicacies was now nothing but scraps and empty plates.

The culprits, of course, were seated right beside him.

Lumine and Paimon rubbed their bellies contentedly.

As expected of Tianquan Ningguang— not only was the meal exquisite, but the portion sizes had been divine.

Easily the best feast they’d ever had in their lives.

”You two can leave now,” Su Ran said, glaring daggers at them.

He decided to hold back—he was still in Liyue, after all.

But once they reached Inazuma...

he’d make sure they learned the true meaning of fear.

”Ningguang,” he sighed, ”bring out another table. I’m still hungry.”

Already settling into her new role as ”representative,” Ningguang simply nodded and called the staff.

Reservations at the Liyue Pavilion were usually made days in advance— but when you were Tianquan Ningguang, all problems could be solved the same way:

with more money.

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