I Really Can Do It

"Hello\smiling face emoji." Yan Yanran had barely accepted the friend request when she received a message from Tang Shizhe.

"Hello\smiling face emoji." Yan Yanran sent back the exact same reply. After all, as a girl, she needed to be reserved.

"How much will the car repairs probably cost? I'll transfer it to you through Alipay." Tang Shizhe replied quickly.

"Probably only a few tens of thousands. I braked suddenly first, so ten thousand from you will do." Yan Yanran smiled faintly. She wanted to see whether this classmate riding that beat-up electric scooter would still pay after hearing the amount.

"No problem. Your Alipay is your phone number, right?" To Yan Yanran's surprise, the boy did not hesitate at all and replied right after her message.

"Yes!" Yan Yanran gritted her teeth. Thinking of his electric bike that was practically ready for retirement and his obviously outdated down jacket from years ago, she suddenly felt a little regretful. A few tens of thousands meant nothing to her—she could easily earn it back in a few days trading futures—but for someone from an ordinary family, it was no small sum.

"Done. I've transferred it. Please check." Tang Shizhe looked at the balance in his mobile banking app, now exactly five hundred thousand yuan, and clenched his fist.

There would be bread, and there would be beer! There would be everything!

On the other side, Yan Yanran stared in surprise at the extra ten thousand yuan in her Alipay account and hurriedly switched back to WeChat. She regretted it now, but would returning it directly hurt the boy's pride?

"K, we're even!" Tang Shizhe finally let out a breath. What rotten luck—he had lost money the moment he went out. He would have to make a killing with the virus!

"What's your name? I'll treat you to a meal sometime. We've met, after all." Yan Yanran thought for a long time and could only come up with getting along with Tang Shizhe first, then finding a way to return the ten thousand yuan.

"Sure. My name's Tang Shizhe. Call me whenever you're free." Tang Shizhe had not expected her to invite him to dinner after he paid her, so he agreed without a second thought.

He still did not know what she looked like, but judging from her mouth and nose, she probably was not ugly.

The day passed in a flash. Tang Shizhe packed up his books, mounted his electric scooter, and returned to the base.

The base was brightly lit. The ten Splitters were still sitting before their computers just as they had been when Tang Shizhe left, their hands flying over the keyboards.

"Boss, the virus framework is almost complete. We should have a finished product in about a week."

"We've also made fifty thousand yuan in extra income by using the spare computing power of the computers!" Tang Yi stood and reported to Tang Shizhe.

"Oh? Fifty thousand yuan in one day!" Tang Shizhe's eyes lit up. Could he have these Splitters do nothing but this in the future? But reason quickly dispelled that unreliable impulse.

"Very good. Keep it up. Next week is exam week. Once the exams are over, I want to see a completed virus!" Tang Shizhe nodded, then turned and walked toward a side door.

Time flew by. With final exams approaching, Yan Yanran needed to study as well, so she did not ask Tang Shizhe out for dinner.

Tang Shizhe had also put the matter out of his mind. He was planning the path he would take in the future.

First, he would definitely earn his first pot of gold through the internet. Then, using that capital, he had to find a good fulcrum to pry up his Empire.

He had it. He could move into environmental protection. First, environmental protection would not attract the attention of existing giants. Second, it suited the current trend in the Xia Kingdom. Third, it would help him build a good reputation!

When people mentioned his company in the future, their first impression would definitely be something positive. After that, as long as he did not act too outrageously, he could develop steadily.

After environmental protection would come Bio-chips. He had incomplete information about this type of chip in his memories, making it a relatively easy project to develop.

Starting with low-energy Bio-chips would allow his company to truly gain a foothold in the world. Then he could begin developing Bio-battery technology.

Released separately, these technologies would not drive the world into too much of a frenzy, but they would gradually strengthen his company's influence behind the scenes.

Once he had enough power, he could begin developing industries such as mining, energy, aviation, and aerospace, maximizing the use of the information carried in his genes.

By then, when the whole world finally realized what was happening, no one would be able to stop him! He would make everyone use his company's products from birth, attend schools founded by his company, and work for his company! When they were nearing death, they would enter his company's hibernation pods!

The mark of the Titan Group would be deeply branded onto everyone's life!

Perfect! Absolutely perfect! Tang Shizhe, already fantasizing about leading human civilization beyond Earth, had not noticed that drool was trickling from his mouth.

The long night passed, and Tang Shizhe welcomed the first final exams of his sophomore year. All subjects would be finished within this short week.

After that would come the winter break everyone loved. Tang Shizhe planned to give the world a gift with his virus while everyone else was enjoying their winter vacation!

After waving and greeting the Splitters hard at work, Tang Shizhe hummed a tune and rode his electric scooter to school.

Outside Classroom 01, several teachers were sweeping students back and forth with metal detectors resembling mosquito swatters.

"What the hell? They never used metal detectors before. Why did the school suddenly change its ways this time?" A male student walking behind Tang Shizhe complained quietly to his roommate.

"I heard someone's coming to inspect the school. They're just putting on a show for the inspection. But we're screwed for this exam!" The student's roommate sighed bitterly.

Tang Shizhe shook his head at that. He was no longer the useless slacker who needed a phone to cheat. Now, he was practically a walking textbook!

He knew every piece of knowledge related to this major by heart. He could even recite the textbooks backward if asked!

With a grand gesture, Tang Shizhe tossed his phone into the basket in the teacher's hands and walked straight into the examination room.

Once he received the test paper, Tang Shizhe began scanning the questions. The old him would have been overwhelmed by now, already looking for a chance to peek and copy answers, but now he felt that every answer was already clear in his mind.

Because he was a law major, he could answer most questions fairly well just by remembering the textbook material. However, some case analysis questions based on real cases required strong reasoning skills.

But this posed no problem for Tang Shizhe. From home, the Splitters could use the internet to find the rulings, news reports, and other questions using the cases borrowed by the teacher as entry points, then analyze the answers from multiple angles.

"Full marks. Definitely full marks." Half an hour later, Tang Shizhe flicked the test paper, stood up, handed it in, and left, leaving the entire class with a dashing silhouette.