Two Such Beautiful, Elegant Girls, and You Don't Like Either of Them?

"What do you need to come clean about? Don't tell me you have a girlfriend?"

Li Guiru smiled. It sounded like she was teasing Lin Baici, but really, she was trying to put herself at ease.

Lin Baici had always been an easy child to raise. The last time he'd spoken to her with such seriousness was when he was choosing what to study for the college entrance exam.

Li Guiru didn't understand computers and all that, and she'd wanted Lin Baici to study medicine. She figured it would give him a useful skill and make it easy for him to find work in the future.

Even if he couldn't get a job at a major hospital, he could work at a community clinic—or even open one himself—and still support a family.

Lin Baici had refused. He wanted a major that would let him start earning money as soon as he graduated—and earn a lot of it.

So he'd made the decision himself and chosen Software Engineering.

"No. Actually, I borrowed some money from a friend to invest in a company!"

Lin Baici had to say he'd borrowed the money, or the numbers wouldn't add up.

No matter how much Gu Qingqiu paid him, even with bonuses, it couldn't have added up to a million yuan. A year was simply too short, and the "game company" hadn't produced anything yet.

"How much did you borrow?"

That was what Li Guiru cared about most. She figured the family's house could sell for 600,000 yuan. As long as he hadn't borrowed more than that, even if her son lost everything, she could sell the house and pay off his debt.

"A million!"

As soon as Lin Baici said it, he saw his mother's fingers tighten around the steering wheel. She even held