Su Lin shook his head and looked at Chen Yang. "Although we haven't had much contact, do you really think I'm someone who casually makes fun of classmates?"
Chen Yang froze.
In his eyes, someone as proud as Su Lin truly would not do something so boring.
Before he could speak, Su Lin continued, "Your grades may not be enough for a top-tier university, but getting into a regular first-tier university is no problem. I'm sure you know that for someone like you, studying is your only way out."
Chen Yang laughed bitterly. "Of course I know it's my only way out, but tuition costs over ten thousand. My family's situation..."
Su Lin patted Chen Yang's shoulder and smiled. "I can give you a chance to attend university. Do you want it?"
Chen Yang looked at Su Lin suspiciously, his eyes full of wariness.
Seeing that, Su Lin said arrogantly, "If your grades weren't decent, do you think I would help you?"
"This..."
Seeing Chen Yang's expression, Su Lin knew the guy had gotten the wrong idea. He smiled. "Relax. I'm not asking you to do anything illegal. Have you played Angel City?"
Chen Yang nodded. "I worked part-time at Feng Yifei's house before, and he had me play it a few times."
Su Lin took a stack of cash and a bank card from his pocket. "Good, then. There's two hundred thousand in this card, and the password is six eights. Starting today, help me buy an item called the Necklace of Fate in the game. Buy as many as you can get. This five thousand is your payment. Are you taking the job?"
Chen Yang did not immediately take the cash and card. Instead, he asked, "Su Lin, aren't you afraid I'll take the money and run? This is more than two hundred thousand."
Su Lin smiled. "Even with such terrible family circumstances, you've never stolen or committed petty crimes. You never abandoned your principles, so your character is worthy of trust."
"As for running away, that's even less likely. Your grandfather and younger sister are still at home. I heard you even fought some thugs outside school for your sister. If you would really abandon them for two hundred thousand, then I, Su Lin, would have nothing to say."
Chen Yang grabbed the cash and card from Su Lin's hand. "Vice Class Monitor, I'll definitely get this done for you."
Su Lin nodded, not the least bit worried about Chen Yang's ability to get things done.
He smiled. "Don't feel burdened by this, and don't think I'm deliberately pitying you. Just treat it as a part-time job. You work for me, and I pay you."
"You can't tell anyone about buying the equipment, including your family. Everything has to be done in secret. Can you guarantee that?"
Although Chen Yang did not understand why Su Lin wanted this, he knew this was his only chance to attend university. He had to seize it tightly.
"Su Lin, I won't tell anyone, including my little sister."
"Good. That's all I needed to hear. Next, I'll explain exactly what you need to do."
"Class Monitor, the cafeteria's about to close. I want to get food before I leave."
Su Lin laughed and scolded him, "You've got several thousand yuan in your hands, yet you still want to eat cold cafeteria food? What, you think working for me, Su Lin, means I'll let you go hungry?"
"This..."
Su Lin turned serious. "Fine, let's do this. While you're working for me, the food expenses for you, your grandfather, and your sister will all be charged to the card I gave you."
Chen Yang hurriedly refused. "Class Monitor, I absolutely can't take this money. You've already helped me so much."
"You don't want it? Do you think you have more money than I do?"
"Enough. If I'm giving it to you, take it."
"Class Monitor, thank you."
Su Lin waved his hand. "Just handle what I asked you to do properly. Let's get to business first..."
Su Lin's Plan to Ask the School Belle for Help
It was not until they had walked out of the school gates that Su Lin finally finished explaining all the details to Chen Yang. Chen Yang memorized every one of them before Su Lin left in reassurance.
When Chen Yang saw Su Lin get into a Mercedes-Benz S350, there was not a trace of envy on his face. Instead, he said firmly, "One day, I'll drive a car like that too."
Inside the car, the driver, Liu Yong, glanced at Su Lin in the back seat and asked in surprise, "Young Master Su, why did you come out so late today?"
"I had something to discuss with a classmate, so I left late."
"Oh!" Liu Yong nodded.
Su Lin set his backpack on the seat beside him and asked casually, "Uncle Liu, is my dad coming home tonight?"
Su Lin felt no burden at all in calling Su Zhenguo Dad.
After all, Su Zhenguo had given him far too much, and he truly treated Su Lin well, practically granting every request.
In the original story, after Su Lin graduated from high school, Su Zhenguo gave him over a million yuan and bought him an AMG GT.
Before transmigrating, he had merely been an orphan without parents. Now that he suddenly had family, he did not feel much resistance.
He even felt a faint sense of anticipation.
Liu Yong looked at Su Lin in confusion once more.
Today's Su Lin was vastly different from his usual self. Normally, Su Lin would never take the initiative to speak to him. Liu Yong would speak, and Su Lin would respond with things like "okay," "oh," or "mm." When had Su Lin ever spoken in complete sentences like he had today?
Su Lin raised an eyebrow. "What is it, Uncle Liu? Is there something wrong?"
Liu Yong shook his head and suppressed his doubts. "President Su just acquired two property developments in Donghai City, so he won't be able to come back for a while."
"Oh! Call him later and tell him I need money tomorrow. I'm taking two hundred thousand from the safe."
"Two hundred thousand? Young Master Su, what do you need two hundred thousand for?"
"One of my classmates' fathers has kidney failure and needs money for a kidney transplant. The school is organizing donations, so I want to contribute a little." Su Lin answered calmly.
A strange look flashed through Liu Yong's eyes when he heard that.
Then realization dawned on his face.
No wonder Su Lin had been so polite today. He needed Liu Yong to do something for him. No wonder Su Lin had talked so much to him today.
As for that classmate, the person must have an unusual relationship with Su Lin. And it was definitely a female classmate, a beautiful female classmate.
Liu Yong wore an expression that said he had seen through everything.
Su Lin did not care about Liu Yong's expression. He was thinking about how to complete the system's task.
To activate the system, merely suppressing Ye Feng was not enough. He also had to change Xia Shiyu and Lin Xiaowan's fixed impressions of him.
But how was he supposed to change those impressions? Not only did they need to change, but it also had to happen reasonably.
When Ye Feng returned after being reborn and suddenly discovered that the donation had gone from fifty thousand to over two hundred thousand, he would definitely become suspicious. Su Lin never treated others like fools.
A plan gradually took shape in his mind.
The next day, Su Lin got up early and arrived at school. Sure enough, he saw Lin Xiaowan. As the class monitor who kept the keys, she was almost always the first to arrive.
At that moment, Lin Xiaowan was holding a copy of Youth Digest and reading it carefully, completely unaware that Su Lin had entered through the doorway.
Only when Su Lin stopped in front of her desk did Lin Xiaowan close the book and look up. "Su Lin?"
"What is it, Su Lin?"
Su Lin nodded. "Xiao Wan, can you do me a favor?"
Hearing how Su Lin addressed her, Lin Xiaowan frowned and said somewhat impatiently, "What favor? Let me make this clear first: don't ask if it's something I can't help with."
"Don't worry. It's a simple favor. I won't make things difficult for you."
Only after hearing Su Lin's assurance did Lin Xiaowan finally relax. Although she disliked Su Lin's usual behavior, if someone truly needed help, she was still willing to lend a hand.
Seeing that Lin Xiaowan agreed, Su Lin did not hesitate. He directly took out two hundred thousand from his backpack and placed it on the desk.
When Lin Xiaowan saw the two stacks of cash, she shot to her feet.
Su Lin hurriedly said, "Ahem, the favor I need is simple. When Teacher Wang asks for donations later, help me donate this money under your name."
Lin Xiaowan was completely dumbfounded.
She pointed at herself, then at the money, and stammered, "I... you... Su Lin, you're donating money under my name? Why?"
Although her family background was even stronger than Su Lin's, her family had always advocated thrift, so most of her money was kept in the bank and she did not spend much day to day.
With two hundred thousand suddenly placed before her, the visual shock was simply overwhelming.
Su Lin smiled. "Because I don't want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. You know how I usually treat poor people in the class with disdain. If I suddenly donate so much money to Xia Shiyu, what do you think the classmates will think? What will the teachers think? What will Xia Shiyu think?"
"I don't even need to think about it. Rumors would definitely spread everywhere, saying I secretly liked Xia Shiyu or that I was keeping her as a mistress."
"Once such rumors spread, they would become shackles for both Xia Shiyu and me. The college entrance exams are coming up soon. Do you think this is an appropriate time for those kinds of rumors?"
It was as though Lin Xiaowan was meeting Su Lin for the first time. Her large eyes widened as she studied him carefully, as though flowers had grown on his face.
If she had not been certain that the Su Lin before her was the one she knew, she would never have believed he could do something like this.
"Xiao Wan, why are you looking at me like that? Don't you recognize me anymore?"
Lin Xiaowan shook her head, then nodded, looking somewhat wistful. "I know the Su Lin from before, but today's Su Lin... it feels like I've never known you at all. Sigh!"
Seeing the beauty before him looking so melancholy, Su Lin's face also broke into a smile.
This girl truly deserved to be the first female protagonist. She looked far too adorable right now, especially with her little mouth slightly open in surprise.
It made him want to taste what flavor it had.
Su Lin said calmly, "I don't care what the Su Lin of before or now is like. Xiao Wan, just tell me whether you'll help me or not."
"Su Lin, if I don't help, what will you do? Donate it yourself?"
Su Lin shook his head. "If you don't help, I'll only donate two hundred yuan as a token of goodwill."
"How can you be like this? Are you just going to ignore Xia Shiyu's father?" Lin Xiaowan's eyes widened.
"Why should I care? Xia Shiyu's father has nothing to do with me. Whether I give two hundred or two hundred thousand, it's still a gesture of goodwill. It's absolutely impossible for me to donate this money under my own name. At worst, I'll take it home tonight."
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