OFR – Chapter 48 Late-night instant kill.

At this moment, after updating his status and post in the living room, Mubai knew it was time to let Lanlan’s imagination run wild.

It wasn’t easy to outsmart a scheming girl, and just relying on money alone wouldn’t be enough to make Lanlan’s heartbreak value reach 100.

The best approach was to move her, to make her believe that he genuinely liked her.

That’s why Mubai updated his status and post—to make Lanlan think that he was someone who had met her before and was captivated by her.

It was a battle of schemes and counter-schemes.

Since she made the first move, she had to be prepared for what was coming.

At this moment, Mubai checked the time on his phone. It was almost 10 p.m., and knowing that he had a lot to do tomorrow, he sent Lanlan a “good night” message and logged off, ready to sleep.

For someone like Lanlan, a few words might not be enough to truly move her, but this was just the beginning.

“A backup option? Heh.”

Lying on his bed, Mubai couldn’t help but sneer. He had no idea what Lanlan was thinking.

Maybe she was encouraged by Changkun’s words yesterday, or maybe Lanlan was just a gold digger. Either way, her intentions left a bad impression on him.

Time slowly passed, and soon Mubai drifted into sleep.

It quickly reached around 11 p.m., close to midnight.

This was the dead of night, but Taobao’s Rare Treasures Shop was once again experiencing a late-night surge in popularity, completely opposite to the usual peak times of other online shops.

At that moment, the Rare Treasures Shop had over 100,000 people browsing online.

Forget about niche industries like plants and aquatic animals—reaching 100,000 simultaneous online visitors was rare, even in popular categories like clothing or smartphones.

The Q&A section of the Rare Treasures Shop was flooded with messages from numerous users. Some even formed several discussion groups to talk about the plants being showcased on the site.

In one discussion group with over a thousand people, messages had been nonstop since its creation, and now they were coming even faster.

“Are the plants in the Rare Treasures Shop real?”

“I don’t know, it seems sketchy. Selling rare plants on Taobao is pretty uncommon.”

“What’s sketchy? A few days ago, this shop even sold some premium arowanas worth millions.”

“Plus, they offer in-person inspection and a return guarantee. How could it be fake?”

“No, no, no. It’s totally fake. Don’t buy anything, I bet nothing will sell!”

“Yep, yep, I agree with the comment above. No one’s going to buy anything.”

“Same here, same here.”

“Wait, what’s going on? Why did the tone suddenly change?”

“At this point, changing your tone as if you could even get one is funny!”

“Haha, 666!”

“This strategy is way too deep. I want to go back to the countryside.”

“Stop spreading falsehoods, everyone. Anyone staying up this late is definitely here for the midnight flash sale!”

“Exactly, it’s all about speed and internet connection now.”

“I’ve been single for 25 years. Who could possibly beat my speed?”

The various discussion groups continued chatting, but in the last minute before midnight, all the groups related to the Rare Treasures Shop fell silent, not a single message being sent.

Because at that moment, countless users were refreshing the page, getting ready to grab their desired plants the moment the clock struck midnight.

In just a minute, which felt like forever, for the first time, these users felt time pass so slowly. And for the first time, they wanted to buy something so desperately.

Plant enthusiasts’ love for their plants was no less than the devotion hardcore gamers had for their favorite games.

New Year’s Day! Midnight!

The plants went live!

In the blink of an eye, within just a second, nearly 100,000 users swarmed the Rare Treasures Shop, and within moments, dozens of plants were sold out.

After a minute of silence in the discussion groups, they exploded with activity.

“Wow! Who managed to get one?”

“I stayed up all night, and they were all gone before I could even see anything!”

“Do you people even play fair?”

“Curse you single folks and your super-fast hand speed!”

“(Disdain emoji) I hope everyone who got one stays single forever. Who’s with me? Let’s go!”

The frustrated users who didn’t manage to buy anything vented in the discussion groups, while those who were successful smiled to themselves. After completing their payments, they casually checked the group messages before falling into a contented sleep.

After midnight, the once-bustling Rare Treasures Shop quickly quieted down, and the number of online visitors rapidly dropped.

After all, it was the middle of the night, and most people were too exhausted to stay up any longer.

Even the frustrated users, after a few minutes of complaining, crawled into bed to sleep.

As for Mubai, sleeping soundly in his bedroom, he had no idea that just a second after midnight, all the plants in the Rare Treasures Shop had been snapped up.

He had thought he would need to rent some ad space tomorrow to sell them.

Mubai slept deeply, though even in his dreams, his brow furrowed, as if he was still thinking about real-life matters.

The night passed without a word.

At 6 a.m. the next morning, with the sky still dark outside, Mubai woke up early, having gone to bed early the previous night.

He didn’t laze around, and after getting up to wash up, his first move was to log into Taobao to check how many plants had sold.

After all, selling plants was his top priority now.

For someone living the lifestyle of a virtual tycoon, it was crucial to always ensure a steady cash flow.

He logged into Taobao and switched to the seller’s dashboard. But as soon as the page loaded, he frozen.