Unfortunately, Xia Shiyu only knew one side of the story.
Su Lin was no longer just interested in Lin Xiaowan. Xia Shiyu was on his mind as well.
The interactions between the three of them also drew the attention of everyone else.
Feng Yifei said angrily, "Fuck, Su Lin is such a bastard. If he makes a move, he takes both of them."
"Old Feng, I think you should lower your standards a little and go after Yan Huan. She may not be as pretty as Xia Shiyu or Lin Xiaowan, but she has a great figure, and she's not ugly either."
"Yeah, Old Feng, Yan Huan's figure is seriously good. Nine-head proportions. As for her face, it all looks the same with the lights off."
Feng Yifei hesitated. "But Yan Huan is someone Ye Feng likes. That guy's grades suck, but he can fight."
"So what if he can fight? A graceful lady is sought by every gentleman. He only likes Yan Huan; she's not his. Everyone has the right to pursue her."
"Exactly. With a body like that, Old Feng, I refuse to believe you're not interested."
Feng Yifei's gaze swept quickly across the cafeteria before finally landing on Yan Huan, who was chatting with her girlfriends.
It had to be admitted that Yan Huan's figure was truly top-tier among the students.
"If only that face were Lin Xiaowan's, she'd be perfect."
"Give it a rest. Is Lin Xiaowan someone you can even think about? She wouldn't spare you a glance. Besides, Lin Xiaowan's figure isn't bad either, okay?"
"Exactly. Lin Xiaowan just dresses conservatively. Based on my years of experience, hers are bigger than Yan Huan's."
Feng Yifei waved a hand. "Lin Xiaowan is pretty, sure, but you're saying hers are bigger than Yan Huan's? I don't believe that for a second. Impossible."
"Heh, Old Feng, it's obvious you don't know anything. She just wears loose clothes."
"I don't know anything? I started dating in middle school and started playing around in high school. You're saying I don't know?"
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Keep this up and you'll hurt your friendship."
"But seriously, Old Feng, are you interested in Yan Huan or not? If you're not, then I'm making my move."
Feng Yifei glared at Liang Jun. "How could I not be? With a body like that, does Ye Feng deserve to have her?"
"If we really end up facing off, we'll just get someone to teach him a lesson."
"That's right. Ye Feng can fight, but he's only good in a one-on-one. If we bring more people, we'll definitely take him down."
"Heh, alright. I'll go talk to Yan Huan later. You guys eat and head back to class."
"Old Feng, hope you take her down in one go."
"Hehe, shouldn't be a problem. Yan Huan looks pretty proper, but she wears so little every day. Isn't that just asking for attention?"
"Hahaha..."
The group burst into laughter, the kind of laughter only boys understood.
Hearing the laughter, Su Lin looked over at Feng Yifei's group as well.
Looks like Feng Yifei is about to make a move on Yan Huan. I wonder whether Ye Feng will slap him in the face like in the original story.
Then Su Lin remembered that he had taken Ye Feng's first pot of gold.
Without that first pot of gold, how was Ye Feng supposed to show off? How was he supposed to slap Yan Huan and Feng Yifei in the face?
Put that way, Su Lin had indirectly helped Feng Yifei once.
How unpredictable life is. Who would have thought that after my interference, Feng Yifei would end up winning the beauty's heart? Tsk, tsk.
"Su Lin, what are you talking about? Could you speak louder?"
Su Lin smiled. "I was talking about Xiao Wan. She's pretty cute when she sulks."
Lin Xiaowan rolled her beautiful eyes. "Wouldn't it be better if you put more thought into studying?"
"Heh, your parents gave you such beautiful eyes, yet you use them to roll your eyes. What a waste."
"Hmph... smooth talker!!!!"
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Over the weekend, Su Lin and Chen Yang spent an entire day squatting in an internet café, continuously buying up Necklaces of Fate.
To his surprise, their luck was pretty good. Over three days, they had collected a total of 4,500 of them.
That had far exceeded his expectations.
"Brother Lin, the price has risen to two hundred. We've been calling for two hours and only got one. Is this business over?" Chen Yang asked regretfully.
They had made over ten thousand in just three days, and it had been incredibly easy.
Chen Yang knew that work like this was impossible to find even with a lantern.
Su Lin only let him do it because he thought highly of him. Otherwise, anyone could have handled this job.
That made him feel somewhat guilty, as though he had taken too much advantage.
Su Lin smiled at that. "How could it be that easy? The buying is over, but we haven't sold them yet. Yangzi, you don't really think I'm doing charity work, do you? This is business."
"If this batch of equipment ends up stuck in our hands, we'll lose hundreds of thousands."
"Brother Lin, just tell me what to do." Chen Yang instantly perked up.
He wasn't afraid that Su Lin would give him too much work; he was afraid Su Lin would give him nothing to do.
Su Lin smiled. "It's simple. Next, we spread the word. Get people to hype up the Necklace of Fate on Tieba, game forums, GameHome, 17173, and all those other gaming forums. Hype everything about it, especially its stacking splash-damage effect."
"Ah! Brother Lin, will hyping it up like that work? I know this necklace. Its splash damage is too low, and stacking it doesn't do much."
"Just hype it up. Don't worry about anything else. Ask and answer your own questions too, bump your own posts, and make the threads go viral."
"Uh... alright. Brother Lin, I'll do whatever you say."
Su Lin nodded. "For now, just do it. If there's something you don't understand, don't overthink it. Just follow my instructions."
"Alright!!"
"Okay, I'm heading back first. We have class tomorrow. Once you've arranged everything, go home early too."
"Got it, Brother Lin."
Su Lin patted Chen Yang on the shoulder and left in satisfaction.
The net had been laid. All that remained was to wait for Ye Feng to jump into it after his rebirth. It was bound to be entertaining.
Su Lin wondered whether this one blow would kill Ye Feng outright.
After thinking it over, he shook his head. That probably wouldn't happen. Ye Feng was, after all, a reborn man and the Protagonist favored by fate.
Monday
After the flag-raising ceremony and morning exercises ended.
Principal Lu Weifeng began his speech, while Xia Shiyu had been called behind the podium early on.
"This donation drive has raised a total of 280,000 yuan in cash. The school has decided..."
As he watched Lu Weifeng speak eloquently onstage, Su Lin muttered to himself.
In the original story, only 50,000 yuan was raised, but now it's become 280,000. Subtract my 200,000 and Lin Xiaowan's extra 10,000, and there's still 70,000 left.
I didn't expect the butterfly effect to appear so quickly.
I wonder if Ye Feng will be dumbfounded after his rebirth.
Su Lin did not know whether Ye Feng would be dumbfounded, but he was about to be.
He had not expected Lu Weifeng to hand the 280,000 yuan directly to Xia Shiyu in the form of a bank card.
That was 280,000 yuan, and he had simply handed it over to Xia Shiyu.
What the fuck...
Then Su Lin thought about it and realized there seemed to be no other option.
The school knew Xia Shiyu's family situation well enough. Her relatives and friends had long since distanced themselves from her.
Her father was still lying in the hospital. Unless Lu Weifeng wanted to put on a show and personally lead a large group to donate at the hospital.
But it seemed Lu Weifeng had no such intention.
Holding the bank card, Xia Shiyu delivered a lengthy speech of thanks.
Her gaze occasionally lingered on Su Lin.
Su Lin smiled at her and gave her an encouraging gesture.
After Xia Shiyu finished her speech and stepped down, Lu Weifeng resumed his address.
Su Lin listened below until he was drowsy. It was only when Xia Shiyu returned to the formation and the crowd stirred that he came to his senses.
Wang Yi walked up to Xia Shiyu. "After class, go to the hospital and pay the money. Your father can't wait any longer."
Xia Shiyu nodded seriously. "Teacher Wang, I understand."
"Mhm! Have two more students go with you. Let it be Lin Xiaowan and Ye Feng."
Lin Xiaowan was the class monitor, and Ye Feng had grown up with Xia Shiyu. Wang Yi felt that having those two go with her could not have been more appropriate.
"Teacher, aren't you coming with us?" Xia Shiyu asked uneasily.
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