Just getting started

“Still, a few more days…”

Su Tang was speechless, as if the 200,000 in his mouth was as simple as 20 yuan.

He had been graduated for almost a year, and forget 200,000, he hadn't even saved 20,000 yuan.

His family had paid the down payment, and after paying off the car loan each month, eating was almost becoming a problem.

And this student actually said it would take a few more days to save 200,000…

“Ah, accumulating initial capital is so hard,” Chen Xiao sighed.

Su Tang felt a bit flustered; someone who could save 200,000 in a few days was sighing about the difficulty of accumulating initial capital.

Then was she, a Financial high-achiever graduated from a prestigious university, still working as a salesperson at an investment company, a bit too pathetic?

“You, do you really want to play with leverage?”

When Chen Xiao heard this, he perked up, turned sideways, and asked, “Do you have a way?”

Su Tang gripped the steering wheel harder, thought for two minutes, and finally made a decision.

“There is a way, it’s just whether you trust me or not.”

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow, “Tell me.”

“Our company’s sales managers all have leverage permissions on their accounts. If you trust me, you can transfer the money to my account for operations.”

Chen Xiao was stunned. It could be done like that?

He thought for a moment and then said, “Of course, I trust you very much.”

Although he said so, Chen Xiao did not trust Su Tang because of personal feelings.

Instead, he felt he had the ability to bear the risk of these tens of thousands of yuan; it was an opportunity worth taking a gamble on.

Furthermore, a sales manager at a well-known investment company in Jinning wouldn't ruin her future and life for a few tens of thousands of yuan.

Su Tang was surprised; she hadn't expected Chen Xiao to agree so readily. Was this the decisiveness a student could possess?

“I'll contact you next Monday. Where should we meet?” Chen Xiao asked.

“Uh… we… how about… at KFC?”

“Fast food restaurant?” Chen Xiao suddenly remembered after speaking that in this era, KFC was still synonymous with high-end. “Oh, okay, then KFC it is.”

“Good.”

Su Tang dropped Chen Xiao off at the school, and they parted ways there.

Chen Xiao walked alone under the trees on campus, while a group of people sweated on the nearby sports field, and female students in cool attire hurried along the roadsides.

The entire campus exuded the scent of youthful hormones.

Chen Xiao suddenly recalled half a sentence from a certain literary figure.

【This is the best of times】

Of course, there was a second half, but Chen Xiao felt the second half would have nothing to do with him, so he didn't bother to recall it.

“Chen Xiao! Where did you go?”

Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder.

Chen Xiao turned his head and saw, “Li Wenli? I went shopping at the mall. What are you doing?”

Li Wenli pouted, “Hmph, why didn't you call me to go shopping with you? Did you bring me anything delicious?”

Chen Xiao: “…”

This lively girl was his classmate, from Xijiang, with a slender figure and an exotic, sweet charm.

“Uh…”

Chen Xiao scratched his head. In his previous life, because he had maintained a relationship with Sun Ying, he had always ignored Li Wenli’s advances.

The two didn't have much interaction until the last year of university, when Li Wenli's wildness completely shocked everyone.

Out of 12 boys in the class, she had slept with more than half, not counting those from other classes.

But now it was only sophomore year, and she hadn't activated this skill yet, only pestering Chen Xiao from time to time.

“Hmph! Then you'll accompany me shopping tonight.”

“Uh… I…”

“It's settled then. If you don't come, I'll come to your dorm to find you.”

Chen Xiao: “…”

Li Wenli finished speaking and walked away, satisfied.

Chen Xiao returned to his dorm, put his bag in the locker and locked it, then ate and took a nap.

He attended classes as usual in the afternoon, and as soon as night fell, Li Wenli's call came.

“Hello? Chen Xiao, I'm by the lake. Come quickly.”

“Okay, I know.”

Hanging up the phone, Chen Xiao slowly walked to the lakeside, and in the hazy moonlight, he saw Li Wenli standing gracefully in a long dress.

“Why did you insist on me accompanying you?”

Li Wenli rolled her eyes, “Because you're handsome. Let's go.”

After she spoke, she unceremoniously linked her arm through Chen Xiao's.

Chen Xiao gestured, “But we're not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.”

Li Wenli said indifferently, “So what? Anyway, you don't have a girlfriend, and I don't have a boyfriend. Who are we bothering? What are you afraid of?”

Chen Xiao was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond to her words.

“Oh, by the way, I heard you're quite close with a senior?”

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, “How did you know?”

“Don’t be nervous. A few days ago on Back Street, I saw you two coming out of a hotel one after the other.”

Chen Xiao slowed his pace. His relationship with Sun Ying absolutely could not be made public, otherwise it would alarm Xing Yanqing and affect his secret collection of useful information about him.

Li Wenli saw him stop and pulled him hard, “Oh, why are you nervous? I'm not anyone to you, so how could I control you?”

Chen Xiao tentatively asked, “Which day? I don't remember. Who did you see it with?”

“Just me. Don't worry, I haven't told anyone. I'm keeping it a secret for you. But speaking of which, you and that senior aren't public because… you're not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?”

Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, “Yes, you're right.”

Li Wenli suddenly turned and stood in front of Chen Xiao. He wasn't paying attention and almost bumped into her.

“What are you doing? Why did you suddenly stop?”

Li Wenli raised her head, her eyes fixed on Chen Xiao.

“I also want to maintain that kind of relationship with you.”

“Puh-ha?” Chen Xiao was utterly shocked.

“What? Am I not as pretty as that senior?” Li Wenli said, then twirled around, pulling at her skirt.

She had a very good figure, coupled with an exotic and delicate face, making her a beauty of at least 92 points or more.

“No, you are beautiful, but you need to know that this kind of relationship has no ending.”

“Oh, you're so long-winded! After graduation, can you go to Xijiang, or can I stay here?”

Chen Xiao was stunned. Since she had spoken so clearly, there was no need to be coy.

“Alright, but there are two things we need to agree on beforehand…”

“Oh, I know!”

“I haven't even said it, what do you know?”

Li Wenli said, “Isn't it just keeping the relationship secret, and that each relationship is separate?”

Chen Xiao hadn't expected her to be so perceptive.

Li Wenli continued, “Even if you don't say it, I'll do it. If the relationship is public, it won't be fun.”

Chen Xiao: “…”

Alright, he had overestimated her. It turned out she just thought it was fun.

“Okay then, now that we've talked, I'm leaving.”

“Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute.” Li Wenli called out to him.

“What?” Chen Xiao asked.

Li Wenli looked left and right, then jumped over directly, wrapping her arms around his neck, and whispered in his ear:

“It's just getting started, how can it be over already?”