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Chapter 47

A Song I Sold for a Million-The Campus Belle Praised Me for Being So Good

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Phew~

Huang Lu visibly let out a sigh of relief.

"Then, sis, I'm heading out."

Huang Lu gazed at him reluctantly. "Go on, bro. Be careful on the way."

Xu Yi climbed into the driver's seat of the Porsche 911. He had to admit—

You really got what you paid for. The comfort was unbeatable.

He stepped on the gas, and the engine let out a wild roar before the car shot off into the distance.

Huang Lu stared in the direction the car had left, briefly lost in thought. "Bro, how many more times will I get to see you?"

A medical report was torn to shreds.

Streamer, driving a Porsche to do ride-hailing? You're really something.

Streamer, can you take me for a ride? I'm a student.

Even if you were livestock, it wouldn't help.

Streamer, you really shouldn't livestream while driving. Lei Jun got banned for livestreaming while driving last night.

Xu Yi raised an eyebrow when he saw the comment. This platform moderator is really gutsy—even banning a major shareholder.

Just then, Xu Yi received a private message from a ride-hailing passenger.

"Driver, could you hurry up? How long have you been overdue?."

Xu Yi glanced at the time. Seven minutes overdue...

"Sorry, there's a bit of traffic. I'll be there soon."

The other side sent several strings of ellipses.

A few minutes later, the passenger simply called to hurry him along.

"Driver, how much longer? Society is so competitive these days. If you don't work hard, how are you going to get a raise?

"Look at me—I make fifteen thousand a month. Am I proud of it? I still work overtime until eleven every night."

Xu Yi frowned repeatedly. "Stop rushing me. I'm here."

"Where?"

"The one honking is me."

The other party was silent for more than ten seconds before letting out an explosive cry.

Shock Points +100

"Ah!"

"A Porsche 911!"

"Don't make such a fuss. Get in."

"Buddy, why are you driving a Porsche to do ride-hailing?"

"Because I'm not used to driving a Ferrari."

Six...

Negative Emotion Points +50

"What are you still standing there for? Get in..." Xu Yi wore an utterly speechless expression.

The guy had been hounding him like a debt collector, but now that the car was here, he was rambling instead of getting in.

Did you come here just to cause trouble?

"Big brother, can I really sit in this car? Are you sure?"

"What nonsense. It's just a means of transportation."

The man climbed into the car, trembling as though he were receiving a blind massage.

"Bro, how are you so rich? Share some tips for making money."

Xu Yi revealed a sly smile. "Making money is easy. Rent out the cars you don't use, and rent out the houses that are vacant."

Negative Emotion Points +150

"Bro, stop. You and I don't live in the same world."

Xu Yi smiled again. In his previous life, certain unscrupulous experts had said the same thing.

Now that he was saying it himself, it felt completely different. His entire body felt exceptionally comfortable.

Xu Yi took a few more ride-hailing orders. After earning a batch of Emotion Points, he hurried to the place he had arranged to meet Abstract Sister.

As expected of Abstract Sister—even the place she chose was different from ordinary people's. It was an Old Beiping Restaurant.

"Abstract Sister, other girls choose coffee shops, Western restaurants, and places like that. Why did you choose this?" Xu Yi asked curiously.

Ai Xiaoxing seemed dissatisfied with the way Xu Yi addressed her. She shot him an annoyed glance, looking extraordinarily charming in the eyes of outsiders.

"What's so good about those places? They pretend to be elegant, and they're not cost-effective. This place is much more practical."

Xu Yi continued staring at her without saying anything.

Negative Emotion Points +20

"All right, I saw the Jingye accent on Douyin today and thought it was really fun."

"Jingye accent?"

After her previous experience getting drunk, Ai Xiaoxing seemed to have loosened up a little.

Her face was still flushed, and she looked somewhat awkward, but she nevertheless began imitating it with utmost seriousness.

"Auv, us old Beiping folks drink porridge by making a full circle with the bowl. That's what you call authentic~"

Xu Yi: "???"

Big socks, do you even know what you're saying?

The viewers in the livestream were even spamming the entire screen with question marks.

Auv~ Guess what? I'm awake~

Who said this campus belle had a hard life? She's sweet as candy!

Seeing Xu Yi's strange expression, Ai Xiaoxing blinked her innocent, wide eyes.

"What's wrong? Did I say something incorrectly?"

"No, you're awesome." (thumbs-up)

"Xu Yi, whatever you eat today, I'll treat you."

Xu Yi waved his hand. Don't treat me yet. Settle the money with me first.

Xu Yi brought up his payment QR code.

"You got drunk over the hotpot last time, so I paid in the end. Then there's today's fee for accompanying you to eat, plus the income I lost from taking time off my part-time job. Five hundred yuan in total. You can just give me five hundred and fifty."

Negative Emotion Points +100*3

The campus belle said nothing and simply continued furiously spewing Emotion Points.

"Why is there an extra fifty?"

"It's Crazy Thursday today. Send me fifty on WeChat."

"..."

Negative Emotion Points +200

"I'm the campus belle, you know. Other people line up to have meals with me."

But that was precisely what attracted her. As the campus belle, she had seen far too many simps and was sick of them long ago.

"You couldn't even be born properly."

A Sigma man would never fall into a woman's trap.

"I really have no words for you." Ai Xiaoxing rolled her eyes furiously.

After Xu Yi received the transfer, he smiled in satisfaction.

"Tell me, why did you ask me here?"

"Huh? Drinking in a circle really does taste the same."

Xu Yi: "..."

Guys, who understands? Apart from eating with the campus belle, I've been rendered speechless twice already.

"Don't imitate internet memes from now on."

"Why?"

"All right..."

"What exactly did you want to see me about?"

Ai Xiaoxing wiped her mouth, sat up straight, and spoke with great seriousness. "You're so talented. Write me a song."

"What for? Are you planning to debut?"

"More or less. My dream is to become a singer, but my parents have always objected. So I want to find a chance to prove myself.

"And you... Xu Yi, you're my chance."

Xu Yi laughed twice as countless hit songs from Earth in his previous life flashed through his mind.

But he shook his head. "Why should I write one for you? Don't tell me you want to freeload off me just because of two meals."

Ai Xiaoxing's face flushed a little more as she murmured softly, "I wasn't planning to freeload."

"Iceberg Yu asked me to write a score for her, and she paid me this much." Xu Yi held up one finger.

"All right, I agree to one million."

Xu Yi staggered and nearly fell out of his chair.

Since when did there become so many rich women?

Xu Yi felt a little regretful. Did I agree too readily? Did I ask for too little?

At that moment, Ai Xiaoxing was deeply moved.

Xu Yi seemed stingy, but when it mattered, he was still very generous toward her.

A million for one song—how was that any different from giving it to her outright?

"Abstract Sister, can I ask if your family owns a mine?" Xu Yi asked curiously.

"Mm... We dig all kinds of ore in Africa, and we also mine over in Shanxi."

"By the way, how did you know?"

She really does own mines!

Damn it! I definitely asked for too little...

Ai Xiaoxing asked expectantly, "Xu Yi, what song are you going to write for me? How many days will you need to finish it?"

"I'll finish writing it for you right now."

Shock Points +50

Ai Xiaoxing: "Huh?"

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