Really Broken

"Mm, you passed."

Negative Emotion Points +200

Liu Yu took the file, looking completely baffled.

"Wait, why am I going to the security department? I applied for public relations."

Manager Sun's mouth twitched. Brother, if you went into public relations, you'd turn the whole place upside down.

But as a high-EQ manager, Sun definitely wouldn't say that.

A seasoned corporate leader, he first painted a grand vision of the future, then piled on a fridge's worth of promises.

Liu Yu happily bought it all and left, perfectly satisfied.

Manager Sun had put aside his earlier contempt. A trace of genuine respect shone in his eyes.

This young master was no simple man!

He sure knew how to read people~

As a wage slave, all you needed was to be good at your job.

But as a leader, one of the elite—

you had to be capable and know how to judge people.

If you rounded it up, leaders were even more miserable wage slaves.

Xu Yi continued scanning the list.

Then he took a black pen and crossed out several names.

"Are these people incompetent too?" Manager Sun asked curiously.

"Exactly. They're unworthy of their positions. Some are in the Student Union and abuse their authority. They'd be company parasites in the future.

"Some come from well-off families but still apply for financial aid. They're insatiable, and they'd be company parasites too.

"And some just aren't capable, but they're good at falsifying data."

Manager Sun nodded, repeatedly giving Xu Yi an admiring look.

At such a young age, he'd gained a little power but didn't abuse it. He was fair and impartial, without a trace of selfishness.

Excellent!

"Manager Sun, could you add ten more positions?"

Manager Sun's breath caught. "I'll have to ask Manager Li."

Xu Yi hadn't expected much. Fifty positions was already an enormous favor.

Still, Xu Yi had spent four years living alongside his classmates at university.

Many of them had shown him kindness. The ones who made his skin crawl were in the minority.

Most students were still kind and sincere.

Like when he sold instant noodles: most students, knowing his circumstances, would choose his stall.

They'd add a sausage and an egg.

The total price was almost as much as a bowl of beef noodles.

Most people were like him, from poor families. They had ability, but no opportunities.

They'd studied hard for twelve years, only to end up as one of countless wage slaves, becoming the very answer they'd written about in high school.

The area's advantage was its large supply of cheap labor.

Now that he had a few small stones to his name, Xu Yi naturally wanted to help. He could consider it a favor to his former self.

A true hero was always glad to help~

To Xu Yi's delight, Li Wen agreed and even added ten more positions.

Then Xu Yi spotted Ai Xiaoxing's name.

The boss who'd previously asked him to teach a class. Just from her name, he could tell she was an extremely eccentric girl.

She'd applied for a position in tuning and dubbing.

It was a good fit for her major.

But every music student's dream was probably to take the stage.

"All right, no problems. Let's report back to Uncle Li."

"Okay."

With nothing to worry about, Xu Yi walked off the stage.

A crowd of students was now staring at him expectantly.

"Xu Yi... Mr. Xu, about the list..."

"A month from now, the company will send the results to your phones. Keep an eye out." Xu Yi brushed them off with a vague answer.

The others were disappointed not to get the answer they wanted, but didn't dare say anything.

From the moment Xu Yi stepped onto the stage, he'd been different from them.

Their social standing had undergone a complete reversal.

Director Li came pestering Xu Yi again.

"Young Master Xu, about my situation..."

Xu Yi raised a hand. "Hey, I've got a great idea."

"Hmm?"

"Split yourself in two and surround the Kingdom of Wu."

Director Li: "..."

"A gentleman loves wealth but acquires it honorably. Whatever money you took before, give it all back to the students.

"Most students have been so poor they're afraid to spend a single cent carelessly.

"Their parents work hard for every penny. And getting money from the students is even harder, because their words would leave you overwhelmed with guilt and remorse." Xu Yi spoke solemnly.

Director Li looked troubled, his teeth clenched, but he still nodded.

"Yes. I'll take care of it right away."

After the director left, Xu Yi smiled coldly. "Heh. Even if you pay it all back, I still won't let you off.

"If I don't make you and Brother Fan cellmates, I'll write my surname backward."

Over the next two days, many students were delighted to find money in their accounts.

"Let's go! Love comes like the wind, but the clock stops and longing remains. Boss, give me another hour!"

"I've got money again! I can buy a skin for my goddess."

Naruto player: "With this much money, even the gods would fear me. Amaterasu~~"

Player of some four-character game: "I'm a ****'s dog."

MOBA player: "This skin still takes too much skill and technique. Got any cheaper, prettier skins to recommend?"

Xu Yi returned to his dorm and flopped onto his bed.

The moment he opened his phone, he was greeted by 99+ notifications.

There were tons of group mentions and private messages from people he hadn't spoken to in ages.

But he had no time to chat. Making money was his top priority! Now that he had a system, earning ten million a day couldn't be too much to ask, right?

Becoming the capitalist everyone loved to hate couldn't be too much to ask either, right?

The first step to getting rich was building up his initial capital.

Xu Yi didn't plan to ask Li Wen for the money.

Every favor used up a little of the goodwill between them.

Li Wen wasn't family, after all, and Xu Yi couldn't be sure how far he'd be willing to go for him.

So the smartest move now was to take advantage of the situation.

Besides, Xu Yi had been an orphan for years and was used to relying on himself.

He'd never been in the habit of asking people for money.

So where could he get this initial capital?

Get a job? No way he was getting a job. Having a system and still working like a wage slave would be idiotic.

Suddenly, Xu Yi thought of the several sets of women's underwear in his system inventory.

Even if he sold them all... they wouldn't bring in much money!

Just as Xu Yi was still thinking, another long string of notifications rang out.

Cockroach Whiskers Dipped in Poop: Damn, bro! With skills like yours, why are you still teaching classes?

Cockroach Whiskers Dipped in Poop: Bro, you have no idea. You're a legend in our music department now. Tons of pretty girls are writing you love letters.

Cockroach Whiskers Dipped in Poop: Bro, bro, you there? Bro. It's been a whole day, and Yu Xue has been practicing that piece nonstop, but she still can't get it right. I'm dying.

Cockroach Whiskers Dipped in Poop: You free, bro? I wanna treat you to a meal.

Xu Yi's mouth twitched. Every message started with "bro"...

Who'd want to eat with an eccentric girl?

With that cursed profile picture and username, he had no desire to keep chatting.

Xu Yi started typing back.

Cockroach-Licking Jailer: Can't, bro. Graduation's coming up, and I'm busy.

Cockroach Whiskers Dipped in Poop: Fair enough. Sorry to bother you, then. I'll find someone else to teach my classes from now on.

Cockroach-Licking Jailer: No! I'm busy eating, but I'm free to teach!

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Ah!

On the other end of the phone, a girl with flawless looks gritted her teeth in anger.

"Damn it, he obviously just doesn't want to eat with me. There are tons of people begging me to go out with them."

Just then, a polite man in a suit appeared in front of her and held out a bouquet.

Ai Xiaoxing accepted it without hesitation.

The man in the suit lit up. "Campus Belle Ai, graduation's coming up, but there's something I've never had the courage to say."

"I like you! I wrote you a love letter in classical Chinese."

Ai Xiaoxing reached beneath the desk and pulled out a thick stack of love letters.

Then she divided them into four tall piles.

"Put your letter in the middle pile."

The man in the suit stared blankly. The four piles contained love letters written in classical Chinese, love letters written with chemical formulas, love letters written in English, and love letters written in Japanese.

I always thought my love letter was special...

It was special, sure. But once you had enough people, even the most niche things came in bulk.

"By the way, there's something I wanted to ask you," Ai Xiaoxing said.

"Go ahead, Campus Belle."

"If a girl wants to invite another guy to dinner, how should she get him to agree?"

Thump, thump~

Was the Campus Belle hinting at me?!

My heart's beating so fast... Calm down. I have to stay calm.

Ahem...

He cleared his throat and put on a smooth, breathy voice. "Campus Belle Ai, I think the most important thing when treating someone to a meal is showing them how sincere you are."

"Sincerity?"

"Right."

"So how do you show sincerity?"

"Money. Spending money might be tacky, but it shows sincerity best. For example, those flowers I gave you cost 255..."

Ai Xiaoxing's eyes lit up. "Right! Thank you..."

"Then when should we go eat..."

"You can leave now, if there's nothing else."

Man in a suit: "???"

Cockroach Whiskers Dipped in Poop: Xu Yi, you taking bookings? For a meal date.

Cockroach-Licking Jailer: I'm in!

This was unbelievable!

The man in the suit was seriously crushed.

Using my method to win over another man?

The Campus Belle couldn't be wrong. She could never be wrong.

That guy was the one at fault. Who was he?!