Ye Feng knew he had to convince Ye Weimin now. Otherwise, he would not get the hundred thousand, and he would have no way to repay the money. If he could not repay it, then given Su Lin's character, he would definitely call the police. It might even affect the college entrance exam. He absolutely had to pay this money back.
"Dad, it's like this..."
After Ye Feng's barrage of persuasion, Ye Weimin finally agreed to let him take the hundred thousand. He kept saying that his son had grown up, that he could no longer quite understand him.
Ding~! Congratulations, Host. By intercepting the Gastrodia elata business, you successfully struck at Ye Feng and prevented him from obtaining his first pot of gold. You have received one chance to draw from the European Emperor Treasure Chest. Ding~! Because the Host intercepted Ye Feng's Gastrodia elata business and successfully suppressed the Protagonist's rise, Protagonist Ye Feng's memory ability has been reduced by 10%, and his memories of his past life have been reduced by 10%.
Ye Feng, who was holding the hundred thousand yuan and feeling rather excited, suddenly felt his mind jolt again.
It was as though nothing had happened, yet also as though something had. Some memories had become completely blurry, while others had simply been forgotten.
"Draw~!!"
The familiar shabby treasure chest spun rapidly, then split into two halves.
Ding~! Congratulations, Host. You have drawn one Prank Snake. (Stored in system space) Ding~! Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked the system space function. (100 cubic meters)
Su Lin took out the Prank Snake and nearly fell into depression.
The Prank Snake before him kept wriggling. It felt just like a real one in his hand, even flicking its tongue, swaying its body, raising its head, and more.
As expected of something produced by the system—it had to be top quality.
If he tossed a Prank Snake like this into a goddess's dormitory, it would definitely throw all the girls into chaos.
But it was completely useless in Su Lin's hands.
"Good thing the system space was unlocked. Otherwise, what use would I have for this snake skin?" Su Lin consoled himself.
A hundred cubic meters of system space was extremely large. It could hold plenty of things.
Su Lin thought that if he ever ran out of money, he could use the system space to haul freight and make a killing.
After playing with the Prank Snake a few times, Su Lin lost interest. It looked frightening and could move on its own, practically identical to a real snake, but it was useless. He tossed it into the system space and stopped caring about it.
After a night had passed, Su Lin got up early again.
He discovered that he only needed four or five hours of sleep now to wake up refreshed the next day.
Su Lin guessed it was because the system had strengthened his body.
When he arrived at school, Xia Shiyu and Lin Xiaowan had already gotten there early.
Perhaps because the monthly exam was coming up, both girls were seriously studying and had not noticed Su Lin arrive.
Su Lin returned to his seat, where the familiar pink thermos lunchbox had already been placed on the desk.
When he opened it, he saw the familiar arrangement, though with different patterns.
There was quite a lot of fruit today: winter jujubes, cherry tomatoes, and so on.
Just as Su Lin was about to eat, he noticed someone looking at him from beside him.
He turned his head and happened to see Lin Xiaowan's eager gaze. Her eyes were fixed on Su Lin's lunchbox, and she looked like she wanted some.
Just as Su Lin looked at Lin Xiaowan and was about to speak, he heard her say, "Um... I came early today and didn't eat breakfast."
"Uh..."
Su Lin understood and pushed the thermos lunchbox toward her. "Then... shall we eat together?"
"Sure~!!!" Lin Xiaowan gave Su Lin a sweet smile.
Su Lin was a little surprised. He had not expected this girl to be such a foodie.
The original novel had never mentioned that.
After accepting Su Lin's invitation, Lin Xiaowan put her book on the desk, stood up, and moved over.
Seeing this, Su Lin could only shift over and let Lin Xiaowan sit in her seat.
As Lin Xiaowan inspected the lunchbox, she praised, "Xiao Yu really put so much thought into this. It's arranged so beautifully, and it tastes so good too."
After saying that, she picked up a cherry tomato and popped it into her mouth, narrowing her eyes in delight.
"This is a tomato, and there isn't even any seasoning on it. How does it taste so good?"
Hearing Su Lin tease her, Lin Xiaowan shook her head. "It'd be pointless even if I explained it to you."
"Fine, then give me the lunchbox. I still need to eat."
"Half each," Lin Xiaowan immediately said.
"Half each? This lunchbox is connected. You can't split it apart."
"It's fine. I brought a bowl."
"Well, look at you. You planned this in advance."
"Hehe~!!"
Su Lin did not know that Lin Xiaowan rarely got to eat delicious home-cooked meals at home.
There was no need to mention Lin Guoqiang. As Zhongjiang City's mayor and second-in-command, he was busy from dawn to dusk every day. How could he have time to cook?
Although Wang Xiaoqian cooked occasionally, she spent most of her time working overtime at the company and did not have much free time either.
Therefore, Lin Xiaowan's meals were usually just enough to fill her stomach, and most of the time she ate at the school cafeteria. She occasionally went out to restaurants, but how could that compare to the breakfast Xia Shiyu had carefully prepared?
"Xiao Yu's cooking is just too good. I wonder which man will be lucky enough to have her in the future. Marrying a girl like Xiao Yu would truly be a blessing earned over three lifetimes," Lin Xiaowan praised as she ate.
Su Lin nodded seriously. "Yeah, I wonder which man will be that lucky."
"Sigh, it would be great if we could go to the same university. Then I'd rent a place off campus and have Xiao Yu cook for me every day."
"Wouldn't that make Xiao Yu your cook?" Su Lin teased.
"Hehe, so what if she is? Where else would you find such a beautiful cook?"
As the two talked, Ye Feng arrived again. This time, just like yesterday, he walked straight toward Xia Shiyu.
"Xiao Yu... come out for a moment."
Having her studies interrupted by Ye Feng, a trace of disgust flashed through Xia Shiyu's eyes. She did not stand up, merely looking at Ye Feng coldly.
Ye Feng's heart hurt, but he could not show it. He could only say, "I... I came to pay back the money."
Xia Shiyu frowned. "Just give the money to Su Lin. You don't need to give it to me."
"I owe you the money. Why should I give it to Su Lin?"
Xia Shiyu held out her small hand. "There's no one else here. Give me the money."
Seeing that Xia Shiyu refused to go out with him no matter what, Ye Feng had no way to say all the things in his heart. He could only dejectedly take out the eighty thousand yuan he had prepared long ago and place it on Xia Shiyu's desk.
Xia Shiyu took the money, stood up, walked over to Su Lin, and placed it on his desk. "Ye Feng paid me back."
Su Lin nodded. "Of course he had to pay it back. Xiao Yu, why don't you hold on to it for now? Uncle Xia will still need to stay in the hospital after his surgery, and every day in the hospital costs money."
Xia Shiyu shook her head. "No, this money was yours to begin with."
Su Lin smiled. "I already donated it to you, so it's yours."
"But..."
Lin Xiaowan waved her hand. "Xiao Yu, no buts. Su Lin is right. After a kidney transplant, you'll need to keep going to the hospital for at least half a year. Do you have money on hand? Without money, how will Uncle Xia get treatment?"
Su Lin was rather surprised. "Xiao Wan, when did you learn about this?"
Lin Xiaowan raised her fair neck. "Do you think you're the only one who can read? I can read too, okay?"
"Hehe..."
"What are you laughing at? It's not like books about this are hard to buy."
Su Lin nodded. "I just didn't expect you to be so competitive."
Ye Feng watched Xia Shiyu, Lin Xiaowan, and Su Lin chatting animatedly while he stood there looking utterly lonely.
He did not know what had happened for things to suddenly turn out like this.
But when he looked at the sincere smile on Xia Shiyu's little face, Ye Feng had a feeling that he and Xia Shiyu were like two intersecting lines, and their intersection had already passed.
From now on, they would only drift farther and farther apart.
Ye Feng desperately wanted to grasp the beauty before his eyes, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not grasp anything.
Looking at Su Lin, who was teasing the girls, Ye Feng's heart filled with hatred.
It was all because of this guy. He had ruined the relationship between Ye Feng and Xia Shiyu.
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