Borrowing Money from Gu Lianyin

Chapter 7: Borrowing Money from Gu Lianyin

Lin Yuan got a perfect score. It was like a depth charge exploding on the surface of a lake, causing an enormous uproar.

Class monitor Xue Hongyun's face darkened.

She had taken first place in every mock exam, yet this time, she had fallen to third.

The person in first place was still Lin Yuan, the one she hated most.

And the person in second was actually the girl named Gu Lianyin, his deskmate.

"Damn Lin Yuan! I won't let you stay smug for long!"

As Lin Yuan went up to collect his test paper, he casually glanced at Xue Hongyun.

With the I Know Women's Hearts skill, he knew exactly how malicious her thoughts were.

At that moment, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations, Host, for completing the selection mission. Reward: Future News Events ×2!]

[Congratulations, Host, for exceeding the mission requirements and helping Gu Lianyin place second in the class on the mock exam. You have obtained a mysterious skill: Eye of Truth!]

The Eye of Truth?!

Lin Yuan was overjoyed.

This was an extremely useful ability.

It could see through all falsehoods.

For example, it could tell when someone was lying, reveal which stones in a gambling stone pile contained jade, expose certain illusions, and more.

After collecting his test paper, Lin Yuan saw Gu Lianyin give him a thumbs-up from her seat as he returned.

He smiled, then suddenly froze.

Lin Yuan saw the makeup on Gu Lianyin's face gradually fade away, her freckles vanish completely, revealing a face so beautiful it was almost unreal!

Moreover, her thick, loose coat seemed to turn transparent, revealing a slender waist, a curvaceous figure, and long legs.

What was going on?

Lin Yuan's eyes went wide.

Thinking his eyes were playing tricks on him, he rubbed them, only to find that he had not seen wrong.

More precisely, the Eye of Truth had allowed him to see through Gu Lianyin's disguise and behold her true appearance.

A stunning beauty was actually my deskmate!

Damn, she had hidden herself well!

Lin Yuan returned to his seat without changing expression.

Then he could not help stealing glances at Gu Lianyin, his heartbeat quickening slightly.

So beautiful!

That was all he could think at that moment.

"Student Lin Yuan, what are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"

Gu Lianyin blushed slightly under his gaze and felt uncomfortable all over.

Yet for some reason, her heart was beating a little faster too.

If any other boy had dared stare at her like this before, Gu Lianyin would definitely have felt disgusted.

But with Lin Yuan staring at her like this, she was not angry at all. Instead... was she embarrassed?

"I'm looking at a beautiful woman."

Lin Yuan told the truth.

"Pfft!" Gu Lianyin huffed coyly. "I'm not a beautiful woman!"

No third person had ever known about her bet with her best friend to make herself look ugly, so there was no way it could have been leaked.

"I'm looking at the beautiful person inside you." Lin Yuan smiled faintly and withdrew his gaze.

He was afraid that if he kept looking at her, he would give himself away.

"Hehe!"

Gu Lianyin giggled, delighted by the compliment.

"System, I want to check the Future News Events!"

Lin Yuan had not forgotten that he still had this reward.

He could not wait to see what it contained.

[Future News Event 1: On August 29, Tianhua Biotech Group develops a highly effective cancer drug. Its stock price surges by 66 points over eighteen consecutive days!]

[Future News Event 2: On August 15, famous actress Lin Qingyue is followed and kidnapped by a male stalker fan while going out alone that night. Her body is discovered in a nearby abandoned factory the next day!]

Several accompanying images appeared at the end of both Future News Events.

From the first Future News Event, Lin Yuan smelled an opportunity to make money.

As long as he bought Tianhua Biotech Group stock on August 11, he could make a fortune!

The second piece of news shocked Lin Yuan.

Almost everyone had heard of Lin Qingyue.

Not only was she beautiful, but she sang well, and every television drama she starred in received excellent reviews.

He had never expected her to be murdered just a few days later!

Based on the address in the news, Lin Yuan found the place where Lin Qingyue was about to be killed.

It was actually in his city, only a little over ten kilometers away.

And Lin Yuan knew where that factory was.

Since he knew a tragedy would occur soon, Lin Yuan decided to stop it!

Of course, before that, he first needed to figure out how to raise money to buy Tianhua Biotech Group stock.

Lin Yuan did not have much money. Even if he borrowed from his three roommates, he could at most get a thousand or so.

Just as he was worrying about this, he suddenly thought of Gu Lianyin.

Wasn't there a rich girl right beside him?

"Classmate Lianyin, I want to talk to you about something."

Lin Yuan figured Gu Lianyin probably had quite a bit of personal savings. If she could lend him some, they could split the profits fifty-fifty after he made money. It would be a win-win situation.

But he was a little worried. They had only known each other for a short while—would Gu Lianyin really lend him money?

(End of Chapter)