After seeing Xia Shiyu back to her seat, Lin Xiaowan came out again to find Su Lin.
"Xiao Wan, why did you come out again?" Su Lin looked at her in surprise.
Lin Xiaowan's expression was serious as she said, "Su Lin, I think Xiao Yu's changes have something to do with Ye Feng."
"Uh..."
Su Lin looked at Lin Xiaowan in surprise. This girl was really smart—she had caught on so quickly.
He was now rather glad that he had come up with a perfect plan when setting his trap. Otherwise, with Lin Xiaowan's intelligence, she definitely would have noticed something.
"Why do you think that?" Su Lin put on a serious expression as well and asked.
"Xiao Yu started changing after we went to the hospital that day. But on the way there, she was perfectly fine, chatting and laughing with us. Although she was worried about her father, she wasn't absentminded."
"On the way back, Xiao Yu's state of mind clearly changed. Do you remember? She didn't say a single word on the way back."
Su Lin nodded. By then, Xia Shiyu had already given the money to Ye Feng, so she must have started worrying. That was why she had acted that way.
"That's true. Xiao Yu didn't say a word when we came back, but none of us said much then. We had just seen Uncle Xia in that condition—who would have been in the mood to chat and laugh?" Su Lin explained.
Lin Xiaowan nodded. "But over the past few days, Ye Feng has gone to talk to Xiao Yu from time to time. Every time Ye Feng leaves, Xiao Yu looks pale and lost."
"Xiao Wan, you really care about Xiao Yu, huh?"
Lin Xiaowan said seriously, "Since I was little, it looked like I had many friends, but very few could become true friends with me. Xiao Yu is someone I genuinely care about, so of course I pay more attention to her."
Su Lin nodded to show that he understood.
"But Xiao Yu isn't willing to talk. What can you do?"
"I can go ask Ye Feng and get to the bottom of it."
Su Lin snickered. "Get to the bottom of it? How would you ask? If Ye Feng were willing to tell you, then Xiao Yu definitely wouldn't be hiding it from us."
"Then what should I do? I can't just stand by and watch without doing anything." Lin Xiaowan looked somewhat discouraged.
Su Lin smiled. "It hasn't reached that point yet. Trust me. If Xiao Yu is under immense pressure right now and bottling everything up, then all she needs is a moment to let it out. Don't make things worse. I estimate that within the next few days, she'll break down and tell us everything."
"Alright, then. I'll wait a few more days."
Seeing that, Su Lin nodded.
The existence of a Protagonist was inexplicable and unreasonable.
Su Lin felt that before Ye Feng's reputation completely collapsed, it would be better for Lin Xiaowan and Ye Feng to have as little contact as possible.
Although Lin Xiaowan would not fall for Ye Feng, Su Lin had always preferred to do things as perfectly as possible.
When he got home, all the necklaces Su Lin had listed were sold.
At a price of three thousand five hundred each, after platform fees, more than six million was deposited into his account.
"Damn... this thing makes money even faster than robbery."
That night, three world bosses spawned, and all of them were taken down in less than two hours.
The Necklace of Fate exploded in popularity again, and Su Lin struck while the iron was hot, listing the remaining two thousand necklaces as well.
He was not sure when the officials would discover this bug, so he could not wait until the necklaces rose to five or six thousand before selling them.
Selling early and pocketing the money was the right way.
Su Lin figured that after he had hyped the Necklace of Fate this much, the officials might already be developing a patch.
He had to admit that there really were a lot of rich people in this world.
Su Lin's two thousand necklaces sold out in less than two hours.
It was not until eleven o'clock that all the orders had been shipped.
Once there were no more necklaces on the platform, the Necklace of Fate entered a period of explosive growth.
By midnight, Su Lin had already seen people listing them on the platform for four thousand each, with over a hundred listed at once.
Su Lin smiled. "No matter what world you're in, there are always plenty of scalpers. Too bad these guys are only second-tier merchants—they can only sip the soup. But if they want even that, they'd better move fast. Otherwise, they might choke themselves to death."
After saying that, an unreadable smile appeared on Su Lin's face.
Some people had bought over a hundred of the necklaces he listed. One look was enough to tell they were not ordinary players.
But Su Lin did not care. The scalpers could buy however many they wanted; it made no difference to him.
The money was already in his hands anyway.
As for whether the scalpers would get stuck holding them, that was none of his concern. Profits and losses were normal for equipment merchants.
Besides, these merchants were no fools. They understood perfectly well that the sooner they sold, the sooner they could pocket the money.
At the same time, in the Happiness Residential Complex of Zhongjiang's old district.
Ye Feng was also watching the price of the Necklace of Fate.
His family could not afford a computer, so he could only check forum posts on his phone to confirm the price.
"Three thousand five hundred. I've made five times my money already. Don't rush, wait a little longer. I'll sell at five thousand. Five thousand."
Because Su Lin had maliciously driven up the price, Ye Feng could only raise his target price. Otherwise, it would not be enough to cover Xia Junming's kidney transplant expenses.
He had no idea that a massive trap was waiting for him.
At that moment, Su Lin was writing an email.
Angel City's Epic Bug: Necklace of Fate's Splash Effect Stacks Infinitely!!!
"Sorry about this, Ye Feng, and you scalpers in Angel City. I know this is like eating from the bowl and then flipping the table after putting it down, but I can't help it. Who told me to be the Villain? Who told you, Ye Feng, that you and I were destined to be incompatible? Since that's the case, don't blame your big brother for being ruthless."
Su Lin did not know whether the officials had discovered the Necklace of Fate bug yet. It would naturally be great if they had, but if they had not, then they would need his help.
He would help the officials discover it.
Once such a major oversight was discovered, they would definitely patch it immediately.
To keep Ye Feng from cutting his losses while ahead, he had to make the officials discover the bug as soon as possible.
After all, Ye Feng was the Protagonist. Protagonists did not play by the rules. Maybe he would suddenly decide to quit while he was ahead and sell all his necklaces.
By the time he finished writing the email, it was already late at night. Su Lin directly created a new account and sent it anonymously to the official email address.
"Done~!"
With a snap of his fingers, Su Lin shut down his computer.
"Xiao Yu, don't blame your brother for being cruel."
"Don't worry. Your father's treatment costs are all on me."
Su Lin liked Xia Shiyu quite a lot as well.
After all, a character in a novel and a living person standing right in front of him gave entirely different feelings.
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The Protagonist Was About to Show Off, and Su Lin Was About to Make a Bet
In the morning, Ye Feng practically floated as he walked.
Today was Saturday. He had originally planned to sell the necklaces after the monthly exam, but now it seemed they might rise to five thousand by the time school ended tonight.
He had never imagined that the Necklace of Fate would rise in price so quickly.
When he had heard Xu Jie talk about it in his previous life, there had been a half-month transition period.
Only after being reborn did he realize how terrifying this game was.
The necklace's price changed every hour. Last night, people on the forums were still buying at three thousand five hundred. By morning, it had already reached four thousand.
Other than marveling at how rich people were these days, all he could do was hope for the price to keep rising.
When he arrived at school, Xu Jie found Ye Feng immediately.
"Brother Feng, have you played Angel City?"
Ye Feng nodded. "Yeah, but I haven't played much these past few days."
Xu Jie said excitedly, "Brother Feng, you really missed out big time by not playing these past few days. Let me tell you, a student from Class Seven got a Necklace of Fate yesterday. He sold it right there at the internet café. Guess how much he got for it?"
"How much?"
"Two thousand five hundred! Holy crap~!!"
"Two thousand five hundred? That high?" Ye Feng put on a surprised expression.
Xu Jie said, "High? Not at all. The moment that guy bought it, someone else came to buy it from him. The price was immediately bid up to three thousand."
"Later, I asked around in my guild and found out that the Necklace of Fate had a bug. The big guilds are all buying them now to fight world bosses."
"Last night, War Under Heaven took down two world bosses and got a Contest Token. I heard it sold for three hundred thousand, but that guy Zhan Tian refused to sell it."
Ye Feng listened with great interest and smiled. "This necklace is really that valuable?"
"It's far more than valuable. This necklace has been going up in price nonstop. I dare bet that if the bug isn't fixed, it could rise to ten thousand."
Ye Feng shook his head. "Ten thousand is unlikely. The necklace may be valuable, but in a few days, dungeon entrances will be packed with people. When that happens, more Necklaces of Fate will be produced."
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