Villain: Starting by Suppressing the Protagonist and Stealing the Campus Belle

Seeing that Su Lin didn't ask further, Chen Yang didn't press the matter. If Su Lin wanted to talk about it, he would, and if not, he wouldn't ask a single extra word.

Su Lin patted Chen Yang on the shoulder and said, "I know you can't afford to lose, but aren't I still here? I'll cover you."

Chen Yang was instantly tempted, but in the end, he shook his head: "Brother Lin, this business is yours. Although I don't know why you think this necklace can make money, since you're so sure, I think it really can."

"I've already taken so much money from you, I can't steal your business anymore, so I'll have to pass."

Su Lin chuckled. Although he had guessed Chen Yang would refuse, he hadn't expected it to be for this reason.

"Alright, find your downline and go back. Your family is waiting for you to eat dinner."

"Mm~!!"

Su Lin patted Chen Yang on the shoulder and walked out of the private room.

Mother and daughter's questions [Seeking flowers and votes]

"Hello! Teacher Wang, how has my Xiaowan been at school recently? Has she been bullied or shown any unusual behavior?"

"Xiaowan's mother, Lin Xiaowan is doing very well at school. Her grades are good, and she has good relationships with her classmates."

"Speaking of which, I was just about to call to thank you."

Wang Xiaoqian frowned slightly, unsure of what Wang Yi meant.

However, she didn't speak. She keenly felt that this matter was related to Lin Xiaowan's concerns.

"Speaking of which, Lin Xiaowan is a really good child. You and Director Lin have also set a great example."

"On behalf of Xia Shiyu, I thank you for your generous donation of 220,000 yuan to treat Xia Shiyu's father's illness."

"The school wants to use this incident as a model. Would you be free to come to the school?"

"220,000 yuan?" Wang Xiaoqian repeated, her eyes widening. When did she donate so much money?

"Yes, Xiaowan's mother, you might not be aware, but Xia Shiyu's father has kidney failure and needs a kidney transplant. Before, they didn't even have the deposit for matching..."

After Wang Yi finished his lengthy explanation, Wang Xiaoqian finally understood what was going on.

Lin Xiaowan had mentioned the donation to them when she got home yesterday.

However, they hadn't given much, only 10,000 yuan to Lin Xiaowan.

Now, Lin Xiaowan had donated 220,000 yuan. Where did the remaining 210,000 yuan come from?

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaoqian felt increasingly uneasy. She went to Lin Guoqiang's study and explained the whole thing.

"Old Lin, do you think our child has accepted money from someone?"

Lin Guoqiang frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "We know our Nannan. She would absolutely not accept money randomly. Although she's only seventeen, she understands what she should understand. Have you ever seen her accept anything from anyone since she was little?"

"Moreover, to avoid this, you haven't skimped on her pocket money since she was young, all to prevent our daughter from being deceived."

"So, accepting money is impossible."

"But Teacher Wang kept saying our daughter donated 220,000 yuan. That's not a small sum."

Lin Guoqiang frowned: "I took Nannan to school this morning. When we passed the bank, she did withdraw money, but it was only 20,000 yuan in total. So, the remaining 200,000..."

"No, I have to go and ask for clarification." Wang Xiaoqian got up.

"You can ask, but be gentle. Don't go up and question them right away," Lin Guoqiang advised.

Wang Xiaoqian nodded: "I know that. Our daughter is growing up, and she's getting her own temper. I know how to talk to her better than you do."

"Heh heh~!!!"

Wang Xiaoqian went to Lin Xiaowan's room again. At this time, Lin Xiaowan was chatting with Su Lin.

Su Lin had stayed after school for some reason, and Lin Xiaowan, not knowing why, impulsively sent him a message.

"Su Lin, are you home yet?"

"Not yet, I'm just about to head home. What's up, Xiaowan?"

"Oh! It's like this, the monthly exam is coming up soon. How are you preparing?"

Su Lin, sitting in the taxi, found the message amusing: "No matter how well I prepare, I still can't beat you. You're the top student in our entire school."

"Hehe, you can try harder. You're only twenty or thirty points behind me in total score. If you work hard, you might be able to surpass me."

"Heh, I don't plan on surpassing you for now. Let's first think about how to surpass Xia Shiyu."

"Hehe, I believe you can definitely do it."

"Really? You have so much confidence in me?"

"Of course. You're just a bit weak in English. If you diligently memorize vocabulary and listen to tapes, your grades will improve."

"Easy for you to say. If it were really that simple, there wouldn't be students with poor English grades in the class. Everyone would get perfect scores."

Seeing the smile full of youthful vitality on Lin Xiaowan's face, Wang Xiaoqian's heart became vigilant again.

Isn't this the kind of smile that only appears when someone is in love? As someone who has been through it, she understood this smile too well.

It was the same when she was secretly dating Lin Guoqiang back then.

"Nannan, who are you chatting with? You're so happy."

"Ah!"

Lin Xiaowan quickly closed the QQ chat window, then turned and said unhappily, "Mom, why didn't you knock before coming in?"

"Nannan, you're wronging me. The door was open, why would I knock?"

"Uh... okay, I'll let it slide this time, but remember to knock next time."

"Okay, okay! I'll definitely remember."

"Mhm mhm." Lin Xiaowan smiled sweetly.

Wang Xiaoqian pulled over a chair and sat beside Lin Xiaowan. "Xiaowan, Teacher Wang just called me."

"Uh..."

Lin Xiaowan immediately became nervous, cautiously staring at Wang Xiaoqian. "Mom, what did Teacher Wang say on the phone?"

Wang Xiaoqian patted Lin Xiaowan's shoulder. "Don't be so nervous, he called to thank us."

"Xiaowan, you should explain this donation to me. This is two hundred thousand, not a small amount of money."

Lin Xiaowan put on a pained expression. "Mom, can you not ask about this?"

"What, is there something going on here?"

Wang Xiaoqian said sternly, "Nannan, you know our family's situation. As long as it involves money with an unknown source, even if it's just a hundred yuan, we have to ask for clarification. Let alone two hundred thousand, you should understand the seriousness of this."

"I... I... I don't know how to say it." Lin Xiaowan said, feeling dejected.

Her mind was already in a whirlwind.

Seeing her daughter's hesitation, Wang Xiaoqian understood. She smiled and asked, "Daughter, did you make some kind of agreement with someone, so it's difficult to talk about?"

Lin Xiaowan nodded. "I promised not to tell anyone. If it gets out, the impact would be very bad."

"What, are you worried your mom will go around telling people?"

"That's not what I meant."

"You say it's not what you mean, but that's what you're thinking."

Wang Xiaoqian took Lin Xiaowan's small hand. "You agreed not to tell your classmates, but you didn't agree not to tell your parents. If you tell us about this money, your dad and I will know what's going on and won't interfere further. If you don't tell us, I'll go to the school tomorrow and find out clearly."

"Oh, Mom, don't force me."

"Fine, I'll tell you."

Lin Xiaowan knew that keeping secrets was useless now. Given Wang Xiaoqian's personality, if she said she would do something, she would do it.

If she really went to the school tomorrow and made a big fuss to investigate, it would truly ruin someone.

"Alright, don't worry. As long as the source of this money is legitimate, your dad and I won't tell anyone after we know."

"Mhm mhm."

Lin Xiaowan organized her thoughts and then began to explain the origin of the two hundred thousand.

A grand strategy? [Seeking flowers and votes]

More than ten minutes later, Lin Xiaowan finally explained the entire story behind the two hundred thousand, including the agreement she had with Su Lin.

"That's how it is, Mom. We agreed, you can't tell anyone."

After listening, Wang Xiaoqian was somewhat surprised. A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old could think so thoughtfully.

Donating two hundred thousand didn't mean much; Zhongjiang City had plenty of wealthy donors every year.

But to donate money without seeking fame and to completely consider the other party's feelings – such a person was either extremely kind or extremely wicked.

"Nannan, is that Su Lin you mentioned Su Zhenguo's son?"

Lin Xiaowan nodded. "Yes, we even had dinner together before. Mom, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

"How could I forget? I still remember that kid kept staring at you."

Lin Xiaowan's face instantly turned red. "Mom, what are you talking about!!!"

Seeing her daughter like this, Wang Xiaoqian understood. Her daughter had developed a crush: "Nannan, what do you think of this Su Lin?"