Chapter 42

Chapter 42 Stamping the Seal

“Sun Tianqi contacted you again?” Ye Hao looked at Xu Yuan strangely. The other party had gone to great lengths to find Xu Yuan’s contact information, so it seemed he was really desperate.

Seeing Ye Hao’s expression, Xu Yuan guessed that Sun Tianqi had asked more than one person to pass the message.

“If he contacts you again, just brush him off casually. Tianqi Entertainment has a new major shareholder coming in, and it seems they are thinking of changing the CEO.”

That old guy was on a variety show last time, trying to get close to me and win my support. If it weren’t for that mess with Wang Xinji, I wouldn’t have gotten away so easily,” Ye Hao said, rubbing his nose and smiling.

“You really have acting skills. I thought you were genuinely angry because Ye Sisi got hurt, but it turns out it was all acting,” Xu Yuan said. He had been puzzled at the time why Ye Hao reacted so strongly when Ye Sisi only had a scraped knee.

“I wouldn’t dare say that. If Sisi hears it, I’ll be in trouble again,” Ye Hao quickly stopped Xu Yuan from continuing, nervously looking around.

That Ye Hao, who was a powerful figure in the business world, was nothing more than a father afraid of his daughter when it came to Ye Sisi.

“President Ye has protected his daughter too well,” Xu Yuan said with a smile.

Ye Sisi is innocent and lively, but she lacks a sense of gravity in her actions and is too childish. Ultimately, it is all because Ye Hao spoiled her.

“I just need to go earn the money; I never expected to benefit future generations, as long as it benefits my daughter.”

Sisi… just let her live happily and without worries.” Ye Hao leaned against the wall, looking at Xu Yuan calmly as he said.

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow, stroked his chin, and said seriously, “So… let’s become sworn brothers. After you pass away, give Longhua to me, and I’ll take care of Ye Sisi for you.”

“Get lost!”

  ……

The one-day trial card expired, and everyone was very exhausted.

Clearly, in the morning, the students were quite excited to experience hands-on trading themselves. But just sitting there for the entire day, with nerves stretched tight and enthusiasm drained, led to endless fatigue.

Of course, the main reason was that everyone was basically suffering heavy losses. Even though they occasionally consulted Xu Yuan, they couldn’t suppress their desire to make micro-adjustments.

Failure can extinguish enthusiasm.

The only ones who can maintain enthusiasm for something are those who keep succeeding at it.

Xu Yuan looked at the disappointed expressions of everyone and could understand. After all, they had not yet experienced the harsh realities of society.

Although they had worked hard, even in the virtual stock market, they ended up losing everything.

“Yuan’er, can you teach me? I followed the book’s instructions, so why did I still lose so much?” Qian Jialun scratched his head, puzzled as he asked Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan turned to look at Qian Jialun, who was probably the most hardworking in the entire dormitory, and his grades were also among the top in the whole major.

So Qian Jialun was quite affected by this setback.

“One failure doesn’t mean anything, we’re only freshmen. Lun’er, you’ll be amazing in the future, you know that?” Xu Yuan said with a smile, patting Qian Jialun on the shoulder.

In his previous life, Qian Jialun was also a big shot in the financial world, managing one of the top five funds in the country.

Qian Jialun thought the other was comforting him and said with determination, “I also believe I will be amazing in the future.”

Compared to Qian Jialun’s strength, which was entirely earned through his own efforts, Xu Yuan’s success in his previous life relied somewhat on luck. After all, a young man without much capital managing to make a name for himself in the investment industry within just over a decade requires more than just hard work.

Xu Yuan didn’t really believe that heaven rewards diligence. Many big bosses, after achieving success, liked to share their struggle stories and hardships with others, but essentially, it was a form of showing off.

There are so many people in the world who put in the same amount of effort or even more, yet they may not succeed.

Some people are exceptionally talented but end up living in poverty their entire lives simply because of bad luck.

And some people, even if their own abilities are lacking, just because they got lucky once, end up soaring all the way.

So attributing success solely to one’s own effort is not entirely correct. But most people accept this idea by default, and even infer that if you haven’t succeeded, it’s because you haven’t tried hard enough.

This is probably a kind of psychological manipulation from a spiritual perspective.

  ……

“Yuan’er, there’s a class reunion tonight, aren’t you going?” Zhang Long asked Xu Yuan with a puzzled look.

After a long day, everyone wanted to relax. Zheng Jian didn’t go because he was too embarrassed. Why didn’t Xu Yuan go?
“I’m going to the medical university; you guys go have fun, but don’t get too drunk. Otherwise, I’ll have to rush over and drag the three of you back to the dorm.” Xu Yuan waved his hand and added a reminder.

“I can’t go either. My girlfriend wants me to help with her homework, no way around it. Brother Long, Lun’er can’t really drink much, so keep an eye on her.” Li Rui scratched his head awkwardly as he spoke.

“Damn! Two beasts, lustful and ungrateful guys! What do you mean by ‘help with homework’…”

  ……

  ……

The sky was getting darker, and the atmosphere in the medical university’s library was very quiet.

Almost every seat in the library was occupied. It must be said, studying medicine is tough.

If it were the finance university’s library, at this late hour, there probably wouldn’t be so many people there.

Li Xinran sat by the window in the corner, reading carefully and occasionally taking notes.

When she encountered parts she didn’t understand, she would furrow her brows and instinctively push up her glasses.

However, she no longer wore those thick-lensed glasses.

Her lively eyes were fully revealed without any restraint, with long eyelashes as decoration, making her look even more delicate.
Ye Sisi sat opposite Li Xinran, her head resting on the table, the book in front of her remaining open to the same page since she started.

“Xinran, how can you be so beautiful?” Ye Sisi said softly with a smile, her expression like that of a lovestruck fool.

Ye Sisi was already very pretty herself, but she felt that Li Xinran was simply a masterpiece of Nüwa’s craftsmanship.

Such a beautiful girl—how could she be so easily given to Xu Yuan?

“Sisi, be serious. There are more than ten exams next month. Do you really want to fail?” Li Xinran advised, a bit worried that Ye Sisi might fail.

“But isn’t there a makeup exam?” Ye Sisi said nonchalantly, still admiring Li Xinran’s beautiful face.

“But I think you have an 80% chance of failing more than half. Even with makeup exams, you won’t be able to handle it all,” Li Xinran said bluntly without any sugarcoating.

“Xinran, if you talk like that, you’ll lose me,” Ye Sisi said helplessly. Was it really necessary to be so brutally honest?

“I’m telling you, Xu Yuan is always fooling around outside. I even saw him today at my dad’s company.”

In response to Ye Sisi’s complaint, Li Xinran remained calm and said lightly, “Sisi, Xu Yuan is actually a bit petty. If he knew you were always badmouthing him, he wouldn’t treat you well.”

“Tch, just say it! Just say it! Xu Yuan is such a scumbag!” Ye Sisi pouted, clearly dissatisfied.

“Scumbag or not, none of your business! You little brat!”

Xu Yuan appeared behind Ye Sisi at some unknown time and gave the girl a heavy knock on the head.

“Ow~” Ye Sisi covered her head in pain and screamed.

Seeing it was Xu Yuan, Ye Sisi originally wanted to get angry, but realizing her scream had disturbed the classmates, she could only angrily wave her fist, baring her teeth to express her dissatisfaction.

Xu Yuan sat down next to Li Xinran and couldn’t help but be pleasantly surprised. This girl wasn’t wearing glasses—could she see clearly?
It’s better to wear glasses; such a beautiful Li Xinran is definitely going to attract attention, and Xu Yuan can’t always be by her side, which makes him feel very insecure.

Seemingly sensing Xu Yuan’s thoughts, Li Xinran pointed to her eyes and said, “I’m wearing contact lenses.”

Li Xinran originally wanted to have laser surgery, but after finding out how expensive it was, she temporarily gave up on the idea.

“Oh~ Xinran, you did it on purpose! You knew this guy was coming!” Ye Sisi also realized what was going on.

Even if Xu Yuan knew they were in the library, he shouldn’t know their exact location; the only possibility was that Li Xinran had told him.

“Guess!” Li Xinran squinted her eyes and smiled. She had just seen Xu Yuan walking over and felt a little mischievous.

Xu Yuan ignored Ye Sisi and instead looked at Li Xinran with interest, saying, “I think I just heard someone say I’m petty.”

“No! It was Sisi who said it!” Li Xinran shook her little head like a rattle.

“Xinran, how can you say that? It was clearly you!” Ye Sisi was displeased now. Since when did Xinran learn to be so naughty?

“Hmm, makes sense, I am indeed petty! From now on, no more wearing contact lenses, or else I’ll wear a suit and gold-rimmed glasses every day when I go out!” Xu Yuan threatened.

“Ah? Don’t you think I’m this beautiful?” Li Xinran tilted her head, looking at Xu Yuan with a somewhat innocent daze.

“Beautiful, but…”

“Thank you, I think so too.” Li Xinran smiled cheerfully and nodded.

Xu Yuan: “…”

  ……

The night was deep, and Xu Yuan was lying on the library table, almost falling asleep. Opposite him, Ye Sisi was already sleeping so soundly that she had drooled.

It was estimated that the next student to sit in this spot would be able to smell the other’s saliva.

Li Xinran finally finished a day’s study, stretched lazily, and then reached out to pat the two who were dozing off.

“Let’s go, the library is about to close.”

  ……

When Xu Yuan sent Li Xinran back to the dormitory, he still emphasized a point.

“To be honest, you shouldn’t wear contact lenses anymore. Your prescription is already high, and the lenses are too thick. Your eyes must be very uncomfortable, right?” Xu Yuan had noticed early on that Li Xinran kept rubbing her eyes, and the whites were a bit red.

“Alright, I’ll get laser surgery once I’ve saved enough money,” Li Xinran nodded and said, but then she added, “But you really are petty; I wasn’t wrong at all.”

Although Xu Yuan was somewhat concerned about her eye discomfort, it was more about the same idea as her not letting him wear gold-rimmed glasses.

After speaking, Li Xinran wanted to slip away, but unfortunately, Xu Yuan grabbed the back of her collar and pulled her directly into his arms.

“I’m going to die!” Ye Sisi quickly turned her head away; she didn’t want to see what was about to happen.

“What are you doing?”

Their eyes met, Li Xinran’s heart was pounding fiercely, and she tightly covered her mouth with both hands, afraid that Xu Yuan might do something extreme.

“You picked the idol, I’m just petty, stamp it! Let’s finalize the ownership.”

Xu Yuan domineeringly took away Li Xinran’s small hand and kissed her heavily.