After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 104

Chapter 104: You Know My Character

TL: YYang

Thanks to Fu Yingzi’s efforts over the past two days, the official accounts of the Foreign Economics College on WeChat and Weibo, as well as the confession wall, had all published promotional posters and copy about the startup base.

This publicity ensured that most of the students at the college saw the news.

However, seeing was one thing, and taking action was another. Most people still held the attitude of “it’s none of my business.”

Some were not interested in entrepreneurship and just wanted to coast; others were more pessimistic, thinking that with the current economic environment, such a startup wouldn’t get off the ground and would be a waste of time and energy.

A small portion of people were just watching for entertainment, treating the startup base as a bit of fun.

In this atmosphere, no one expected that a comment under the official account’s article would quietly attract the attention of the students.

The article was the promotional copy for the startup base.

A netizen named “lucky” commented below: “You all probably don’t know, but the startup base was actually invested in by a current student from our school.”

Upon seeing this comment, students immediately started questioning it below.

“Are you kidding me? Our school has some rich second-generation kids, sure, but they all use their parents’ money. How could they possibly invest in a startup base?”

“Are you out of your mind? Do you think this is some small investment of a few hundred thousand? From what I know, it would take at least a few million to launch a startup base.”

“The person above is an idiot. Confirmed.”

“Exactly, don’t just spout nonsense. If there was such an awesome person at our school, how would I, Wang Youliang, not know?”

“Someone above is using my name. His name isn’t Wang Youliang, it’s Hao Congzheng.”

This kind of sentiment wasn’t just online; it also sparked small-scale discussions within the dorms.

After class, Fang Minhui and Chen Ling returned to their dorm and heard their two “little fairy” roommates discussing it.

“Did you see that comment? It said a current student invested in the startup base.”

The speaker was Zhu Qiaofeng, a girl from Class 1. Fang Minhui and Chen Ling had the bad luck of being assigned to the same dorm as her.

It was this girl who played the double standard game perfectly, restricting her roommates’ schedules and behaviors in every way, yet failing to adhere to them herself.

“That’s just nonsense, right? How is that possible?” replied Zhuang Yueyue from the side.

Zhu Qiaofeng nodded in agreement. “I think so too. A startup base would require an investment of at least several million. To be able to invest that much, one would have to be worth at least tens of millions, right? We’re all still students, how could anyone have earned that much money?”

“Exactly. There are a lot of rumors these days. Just take it as a joke.”

Chen Ling knew that Shen Yuan had invested 10 million in the startup base. Hearing this, she felt like ants were crawling all over her. It was too hard to keep it in. So she whispered to Fang Minhui, “I really want to tell them. What should I do?”

“Just hold it in,” Fang Minhui replied. Last night, Shen Yuan had told her not to let the cat out of the bag. Although she didn’t know why, she had to comply.

“Sigh, I wonder what Shen Yuan is trying to achieve by doing this? Isn’t this like wearing brocade at night? It’s so frustrating…”

Knowing the truth but not being able to say it was torture for Chen Ling.

“You’re so lucky, landing a golden turtle like Shen Yuan,” Chen Ling said with a hint of sourness.

She had thought Shen Yuan was very rich, after all, he had bought an 80,000-plus yuan bag for Fang Minhui last time. But she never expected him to be ‘this’ rich. To have the financial means to invest 10 million, his net worth was truly unimaginable.

And she had also heard that Shen Yuan planned to buy a house for Fang Minhui. The disparity in life was just too stark.

Her best friend had basically just laid back and won.

But she herself would have to start working as an intern next year, slaving away for a few thousand a month. Thinking about it was just too unfair.

“Minhui, ask him if his family needs a maid, a female servant, or anything like that. I don’t want to work hard anymore either.”

Fang Minhui couldn’t help but glance at her. “Are you talking about a proper maid?”

“Huh?”

Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood. “You little minx, Minhui, you want me to be his mistress, don’t you?”

“I’d love to, but Shen Yuan definitely wouldn’t be interested in me.”

Chen Ling glanced at Fang Minhui’s impressive bust, then looked down at her own, where she could see her toes without obstruction. The difference was just too great.

Then, Chen Ling remembered something and lowered her voice. “Shen Yuan must have had a great time last night, right? With you dressed like that, could he resist?”

Fang Minhui’s pretty face turned red. “Aiya, why are you talking about that?”

Chen Ling huffed. “You wore it, but you won’t let people talk about it?”

“…”

The comments on the official account didn’t stop. In just one hour, “lucky” had been flamed with dozens of replies.

This was the nature of the internet. Everyone was an expert behind a keyboard. Since no one knew who they were, they didn’t have to be responsible for what they said.

Then, another netizen named “Lone Wolf” posted a comment: “Don’t disbelieve it. Not only is it a current student, but he also invested 10 million.”

“Damn it, another idiot showed up.”

“Your brain is even worse than the last person’s. Do you know how much 10 million is?”

“I suggest you go to the hospital and see a neurologist.”

“He’s right. It was actually me, Wang Duoyu, who invested!”

“I didn’t expect our school to have so many jokers.”

“The person above is a moron. Confirmed.”

“…”

In another female dorm of International Trade Class 2, a similar discussion to the one in Fang Minhui’s dorm was taking place.
“Yuping, did you see? They’re saying a current student invested 10 million in the startup base.”

The speaker was Guan Yongzhen from International Trade Class 2. She held up her phone and moved closer to Tian Yuping.

Tian Yuping replied coolly, “Oh, I saw it. But it’s not like everyone is a fool. How could they believe what those two rumor-mongers are saying?”

“I think so too. That’s 10 million!”

Guan Yongzhen’s eyes sparkled with infatuation as she sighed, “To be able to invest 10 million in a startup base, his net worth must be at least in the hundreds of millions, right?”

“If our school really has such a top-tier tycoon, I’d even throw myself at him!”

“In your dreams!”

Tian Yuping couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “If he’s really that rich, would he even look at you?”

“Hey, Yuping, can you not be so harsh?” Guan Yongzhen said with some dissatisfaction.

“If a current student really invested 10 million in the startup base, he probably would have come forward by now, right? Not everyone can pull off a 10-million-yuan flex. Otherwise, what’s his motive?”

After Tian Yuping finished, she sneered again. “Have you forgotten? That Shen Yuan from our class, he got a little money and became so arrogant, fooling around outside and even opening a coffee shop for a woman.”

“Yeah, it makes me so angry just thinking about it.”

Guan Yongzhen said resentfully, “What kind of person is he? I just said a few words about him last time, did he have to do that?”

“A guy like that has no magnanimity at all. Such a turn-off!”

“…”

The same topic was also being discussed in dorm 503, but the atmosphere was completely different.

“Fuck, are these people idiots? They actually don’t believe it?”

Huang Haibao cursed as he read the comments.

“If no one clarifies, who would believe it? That’s 10 million, not 100,000, not even 1 million,” Cao Shunjin said from the side.

“Damn it, I shouldn’t have agreed to Third Brother’s request yesterday. This is so frustrating to keep bottled up!”

Huang Haibao felt extremely uncomfortable now. Although he didn’t want to see Shen Yuan become a big shot at school, he was still a dorm mate. Seeing so many people doubting him, Huang Haibao felt an itching, scratching kind of discomfort.

He really wanted to proudly jump out and declare, “That’s our dorm’s Third Brother! He’s the one who invested 10 million in the startup base!”

‘Damn it, I really want to flex for Third Brother!’

‘He’s tall, handsome, and so damn rich. The girls’ dorms at school would probably explode, right?’
‘Third Brother is really something else. Damn, he can really hold it in!’
At the Junyue Hotel, Shen Yuan was completely unaware of the small-scale discussion that had erupted at school. In any case, his little secretary Fu Yingzi would proactively report these things to him.

He picked up his phone and dialed his counselor, Li Xiao.

“Hello, Counselor, what are you up to?”

“…”

“I have something I need your help with. I want to study the important knowledge points of the course ‘Foundations of Management,’ and I need your help.”

“…”

“It’s from freshman year, but I want to pick it up again and learn something. I remember your first major in university was Business Administration, so you were the first person I thought of.”

“…”

“Counselor, I really want to learn something seriously.”

“…”

“How about at your place?”

“…”

“You know my character. I definitely won’t do anything out of line.”

Shen Yuan promised sincerely.

At that moment, in the Dongsheng Community, Li Xiao hung up the phone, feeling a bit dazed. She didn’t know if this counted as letting the wolf into the house.

A student being motivated and wanting to learn something was certainly not a reason to refuse. But thinking about how bold Shen Yuan was, Li Xiao felt a faint sense of unease.

‘What if he tries that again…’
After those two times when he helped her move, she found that she couldn’t stop Shen Yuan at all.

He was stronger than her, and he was so skilled that she couldn’t help but fall…
Li Xiao sighed softly. She wondered what time her sister would get off work today. If she was there, Shen Yuan probably wouldn’t be so bold.

Li Xiao picked up her phone again and sent a WeChat message to her sister, Li Meng: “What time do you get off work today?”

“…”

Shen Yuan arranged a time with Li Xiao, then got up, dressed, and left. As he was leaving, he patted Liu Menglu’s pretty face. “Daddy’s leaving now. Be a good girl.”

Liu Menglu curled up under the covers and nodded gently. “Mmm~”

Shen Yuan arrived at the hotel entrance, where the valet had already brought the Defender to the door. He respectfully handed the car keys to Shen Yuan and then opened the driver’s side door for him.

After getting in the car, Shen Yuan turned on his phone’s navigation and headed towards the Dongsheng Community.

His level of education and professional ability to manage a company were his shortcomings, but they were also necessary skills for a wealthy man.

Without this foundation of knowledge, he would at best be a nouveau riche who couldn’t make it on the big stage.

In the future, if he wanted to move in high society and deal with those wealthy businessmen and celebrities, he would definitely need this knowledge base.

So Shen Yuan planned to take advantage of his current free time to activate all these sections and lay the groundwork for his future path.

Shen Yuan’s mind wandered as he listened to Jay Chou’s playlist. Before he knew it, he had arrived downstairs at Li Xiao’s place.