I Don’t Want To Be Popular - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Silence is Gold

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Activating [Silence is Gold]. Please remain in silence.” 

Chen Chuan subconsciously closed his mouth. That was the start of it and everything would be okay, as long as he remained silent for the next three hours. 

The critical effect was rather overwhelming. He did not expect that he would gain ten times the effect compared to Du Hao’s tool. 

[Silence is Gold] is in effect. Obtained 1,000 Yuan. 

[Silence is Gold] is in effect. Obtained 1,000 Yuan. 

[Silence is Gold] is in effect. Obtained 1,000 Yuan. 

…

While he could feel his savings were increasing at every minute, Chen Chuan went to a branded shop to purchase two sets of clothing which amounted to over 20,000 Yuan. 

Based on the current rate of Yuan influx into his account, the time taken for him to wait to get himself a good pair of sports shoes was only one minute. 

Chen Chuan did not hold back spending money because he had a mountain of golden leaves sitting in his Spirit Storage Ring. He estimated he had at least tens of tonnes of them. 

On the way back home, he walked past an audio store. He stopped. He liked to listen to music and he had thought about it a while ago that if he had money, he would buy himself a good stereo system. 

Since he had money, he decided to walk in. 

Before he could enter the shop, he saw a tall bunny girl standing outside the entrance distributing flyers whilst passionately inviting customers into the store to test their products. 

Chen Chuan glanced over and discovered that she was “Chen Chuan’s” middle school classmate who sat behind him, Ling Yuyao. 

“Sir, this is the newest product from Astell & Kern, the AK70. It costs 4,988 Yuan. This is a professional audio player with HD sound reproduction and great bass…” said Ling Yuyao to Chen Chuan. 

Chen Chuan noticed that Ling Yuyao did not seem to recognize him and he decided to maintain it that way. He went into the store, took a look around, and spotted the AK380SS model. 

Ling Yuyao walked toward him and said, “You have good eyes, sir. This is Astell & Kern’s flagship model for the year. The quality of the audio is unparalleled as it is the best in the industry. The price, however, as there aren’t any running promotions, costs 38,888 Yuan.” 

Chen Chuan nodded and turned to the combo package on the side, the Astell & Kern’s Layla AION carbon fibre magnetic single-coil earphones. 

The earphones were also a flagship model, costing 23,999 Yuan. The two would cost over 60,000 Yuan together. 

At that moment, Ling Yuyan felt like she discovered something. She sneakily observed Chen Chuan and tried testing the waters. 

“Sir, are you… Is your surname Chen?” 

Chen Chuan was carrying a lot of money in his bag. They were the money he got from selling the golden biscuits, which was over 60,000 Yuan. He paid for the audio player and the earphones. 

He smiled at Ling Yuyan and took out his phone before adding Ling Yuyan into his friend list on WeChat. 

Currently, he was still under the effect of [Silence is Gold]; he was unable to talk. Hence, he decided to register Ling Yuyan into his contact list. 

He had just bought an extremely expensive audio system, mainly because he had confidence since he had [Silence is Gold]. 

Besides that, he wanted to test the unlock requirement for the Spirit Storage Ring and its relation to the amount of money spent. 

Chen Chuan left the store as he carried the items he bought. 

When Chen Chuan left, Ling Yuyao muttered to herself as she watched Chen Chuan’s back as he walked away, “He is so familiar. Was he someone from school? He didn’t even answer when I asked. How mysterious… Then again, he was very generous with his money when he bought the 60,000 Yuan audio system… He’s practically spending his money lavishly.”

She took out her own phone and sent a message through WeChat. 

“Hello sir, I am the salesperson in the Astell & Kerns store from earlier. I’m Ling. Ling Yuyao. You may address me as Yuyao. Feel free to look for me for any after-sales services.” 

She added a smiley face at the end of the message. 

On the other side, when Chen Chuan received the message, he smiled faintly. In his memories, Ling Yuyao was an excellent student in terms of academics. Furthermore, her family was wealthy. How did someone like her end up as a salesperson in the market? 

Anyway, it was fine that she became a salesperson, but why did she have to wear a bunny suit? Her skin was so fair that it dazzled him.

Chen Chuan went on a shopping spree for another three hours, buying a few things. 

At that moment, the system voice rang inside his head.

“[Silence is Gold] effect has expired. Within three hours, you have obtained 180,000 Yuan, and the money has already been transferred into your account.” 

“You have obtained a Random Skill Card—God-Like Makeup Skill.” 

“The skill has been registered. You have mastered the skill God-Like Makeup Skill.” 

Chen Chuan was mad. What was he going to do with a makeup skill as a man? 

However, having more skills would not be detrimental to him in any way. When he thought of that, he turned a blind eye about the matter. 

“You have one chance to convert the copied skill [Silence is Gold] into a permanent effect. However, since you can only receive one Random Skill, you will not be receiving any more Random Skills. Do you wish to use this chance?” the voice in his head blared. 

Chen Chuan was thrown aback. It seemed that the skill [Copy] had a chance to turn an effect from a tool into a permanent effect. 

Even though [Silence is Gold] was good, Chen Chuan did not want to use his chance into the skill. Since it was going to be a permanent effect, he would want to use that chance on a better tool. 

Once he thought this through, he prepared to call a taxi home. At the entrance of the market, he saw the “familiar” person he met in the afternoon, Ling Yuyao. 

He checked the time; it was half-past five in the evening. It was high time for people to clock off work and start heading home. 

Ling Yuyao was hopping and skipping happily toward another man. The two looked happy together as they stood there, laughing for a bit before they headed to the bus station to wait for a bus. 

Outside the courtyard, Chen Chuan used DiDi, a ride-hailing app, to order a ride home. As he waited, he took pictures of the variety of shopping bags, big and small, and posted it on his social media. Now that he had just joined the world of the rich, he could not help but show off. 

Just a few seconds after he had posted in his circle of friends, he received a message from Ling Yuyao. 

[Hi! I see you again! You were waiting for a car while carrying things! I must say, you looked like one of my classmates from before…]

Chen Chuan replied. [Your memory is really bad. I managed to recognize you the moment I saw you.]

Ling Luyao replied. [AAAAHH! I was wondering why you looked so familiar! So you’re really my classmate! What’s your name?]

Chen Chuan put away his phone, not replying. If the girl could not remember his name, there was no need for him to continue conversing with her. 

A black Volkswagen came from afar. It was the ride that Chen Chuan ordered through DiDi. He got into the car and sat in the back passenger seat. 

Along the way, he got bored and decided to examine the [Spirit Storage Ring]. He discovered that the fog covering the third slot was now gone. 

“Oh? I’ve unlocked another slot? Was spending 100,000 Yuan the requirement to unlocking the third slot?” 

Chen Chuan tried recalling. During the shopping spree today, he bought a phone, an audio system, a pair of earphones, and a few branded clothes. In total, he had indeed spent more than 100,000 Yuan. 

He still needed to experiment more in that aspect. However, at that moment, Chen Chuan was more curious about the item in the third slot. 

Chen Chuan was sitting in the back seat. When the driver was not looking, with a mental command, he withdrew a small box from the third slot. 

A message went into his mind. The words gave off a simple but magnanimous air.

[Body Refining Vermillion Fruit: Upon consumption, you can reconstruct your body based on your own desire.] 

Chen Chuan was delighted. It was a good item. 

When he came into the world, he had a lot of money. He had experienced a life that he never could have imagined. The only aspect that he could not change was his own appearance. 

With this tool in hand, he can now redo his own image. 

He told the driver, “Excuse me, I’d like to change my destination. Please send me to the nearest five-star hotel.”