16: The self-important child of destiny, the heroine who was confessed in public

The reason the two knew each other goes back more than ten years.

Zhou Cai and Chi Wange were actually classmates in junior high.

Back then, Chi Wange was what adults called...

The so-called 'child of another family'.

Excellent in both character and academics.

She was the goddess in the hearts of countless people.

Most importantly,

Chi Wange's family was actually very ordinary.

Her parents were both ordinary people.

She got into Modu First Middle School entirely through her own efforts and talent.

This earned her another nickname among the boys at the time.

—Commoner Goddess!

Zhou Cai, on the other hand, had poor grades since childhood.

The only reason he could attend this school was because his parents were owners of a certain company.

They spent a large sum of money to send him to the best middle school in Modu.

However,

After entering this school,

Zhou Cai did not exert himself.

Instead, he continued to muddle through.

Like most boys at the time,

He had a crush on Chi Wange.

He also slipped love letters into Chi Wange's drawer.

—Of course,

Chi Wange never opened these love letters.

As a recognized top student,

Her entire focus was on studying.

Naturally, she wouldn't think about dating.

However,

The more Chi Wange showed that she only had eyes for studying,

The more Zhou Cai liked her.

By the time they reached high school,

Chi Wange successfully completed her entrance exams.

While Zhou Cai still relied on his parents' influence to get into the high school section.

But, just as they were graduating from high school,

His parents suddenly faced a broken capital chain in their company.

They borrowed high-interest loans.

Unable to repay them,

They ultimately jumped from a tall building!

Zhou Cai's status and position plummeted as a result!

And because he had never studied hard before,

His grades naturally made it impossible for him to continue university.

He could only enter society early to make a living.

One could say,

Overnight,

He fell from heaven into hell.

Chi Wange, however, with her excellent grades,

Was admitted to Modu University.

He originally thought the two would never meet again in this life.

But fate always loves to play jokes.

After struggling in society for some time,

Zhou Cai, without any special skills, eventually chose the profession of a taxi driver in Modu.

Unexpectedly,

Four years later,

The two actually rented the same house.

However, Chi Wange had already graduated from university at this time.

And as the top scorer in the college entrance examination,

She successfully entered a subsidiary of the Chen family.

Although Chi Wange was surprised to see Zhou Cai there,

She had always viewed Zhou Cai as just an ordinary classmate.

Therefore, after a brief exchange of pleasantries,

They didn't pursue anything further.

But that very night,

Just as Zhou Cai was about to fall asleep,

He suddenly heard the sound of a system binding to him!

The mechanical voice instantly jolted him awake.

After realizing what had happened to him,

He was immediately overjoyed!

He often read web novels after returning home from work.

Naturally, he knew what a system was!

—This was a divine artifact for turning one's life around!

For the next month,

He relied on his Super Taxi Driver System.

Continuously attracting passengers to trigger system rewards,

While taking advantage of Chi Wange needing a ride back to her rental home.

He used the system to snatch orders every day,

Picking her up and dropping her off for work.

To close the distance between them,

And deepen their feelings.

Although Chi Wange knew Zhou Cai's identity on the first day,

However,

At first,

Facing an old classmate who was a taxi driver,

She was still a bit awkward.

However,

As time went on,

She got used to it.

She was just a little curious though.

Logically speaking,

When she hailed a taxi through the app,

It should randomly assign a driver.

Why did she always encounter Zhou Cai every time she commuted?

To this, Zhou Cai simply brazenly,

Said with a chuckle:

"Maybe it's fate that brought us together!"

"Perhaps we are destined to be a couple!"

As a recently graduated university student,

Chi Wange naturally wasn't as thick-skinned as Zhou Cai, who had been struggling in society for so long.

She couldn't stand such cheesy pickup lines.

So she simply shut up.

And Zhou Cai didn't intend to win over the goddess in his heart with just a few words.

He wasn't discouraged.

On the contrary,

Having obtained the system, he was incredibly confident.

Based on his experience reading novels,

He believed he was the protagonist of the world!

By completing system tasks,

In just one month,

He went from a taxi driver earning three to four thousand a month,

To earning three hundred thousand a month!

And up until now,

He had only completed the simplest tasks released by the system!

He didn't have enough points to unlock the more difficult tasks.

...

Zhou Cai successfully intercepted Chi Wange's taxi request through the Super Taxi Driver System.

However, at this moment,

He suddenly noticed a man holding flowers and wearing a suit walking towards Chi Wange not far away!

Under the gazes of everyone, some confused, some watching a show,

He stood beside Chi Wange and loudly declared, "Wange, the first time I saw you, I fell for you... Please be my girlfriend!"

This was... a public confession?

Zhou Cai and the surrounding crowd reacted slightly.

They quickly understood!

Zhou Cai frowned slightly.

The onlookers gasped in surprise.

Someone even whistled!

As the saying goes, watching a spectacle is human nature!

Soon,

The commotion here attracted more onlookers!

"Say yes!"

"Say yes!"

"..."

Some people who loved a good show even shouted out loud!

However, Chi Wange's expression in the crowd remained unchanged.

She just frowned slightly.

Under the gaze of the crowd,

She looked at the man in the black suit and said lightly, "Sorry, I don't want to be in a relationship right now."

From childhood to adulthood,

She couldn't even count the number of people who had confessed to her.

Rejecting such things,

She had almost developed muscle memory for it.

As soon as these words came out,

The onlookers immediately showed disappointed expressions.

They couldn't help but let out sighs.

"She, she just rejected him like that?"

"Isn't that Manager Li from the company next door?"

"Young and already successful in his career!"

"His conditions are excellent!"

"I didn't expect him to be rejected so decisively!"

"Are you just passing by?"

"How did you know?"

"Oh, this is a local celebrity!"

"Chi Nvshen!"

"What's wrong with Manager Li?"

"The number of people my goddess has rejected so far can't even be counted on one hand!"

"There are many who are even higher in status and more handsome than him!"

"Goodness, she doesn't like handsome guys, nor rich ones, so what kind of person does she like..."

"Who knows? If I knew, I'd go for it myself."

"..."

...

Meanwhile, Zhou Cai, seeing Chi Wange reject the other party, breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but curl his lips.

Looking at the man standing there,

Lost and dejected,

He couldn't help but gloat internally.

"So what if you succeeded through hard work?"

"As a mortal,"

"Aren't you still rejected?"

"Only a protagonist like me, favored by destiny, can become the ultimate winner in life and win the beauty!"

Thinking this,

He stepped on the gas,

And the taxi shot out like an arrow from a bow,

Towards Chi Wange.

...

At the same time,

Chi Wange, standing at the entrance waiting for a taxi, had her long black hair casually flowing.

Her perfect, delicate face was like porcelain.

She stood there,

Like a high-mountain flower,

Allowing one to admire her from afar, but not to defile her.

In front of her, the man in a suit,

Who could be called handsome, held a bouquet of flowers.

It was rush hour,

And he was confessing in front of the company building,

So there were many passersby.

Amidst the onlookers' sarcastic or amused discussions,

His expression was quite awkward; he seemed not to have expected to be rejected, and his face was flushed red.

However, he clearly wasn't one to give up easily.

He mustered his courage, looked up, and said, "Wange, if there's anything I lack, please tell me, I can change!"

"I can become the person you like!"

Chi Wange's delicate brows slowly furrowed,

Showing a hint of impatience.

Did this person not understand her words?

He was still pestering her!

Just as Chi Wange was about to speak,

Suddenly,

A roaring sound erupted.

Everyone subconsciously looked over.

They saw a taxi drift,

And ostentatiously stop in front of Chi Wange and the man.

Immediately after,

Under everyone's shocked gaze,

Zhou Cai rolled down the window,

His lips curved slightly upwards.

He rested one hand on the car window, looked at the man, and teased:

"Sir,"

"She already said she's not interested in you."

"Is it still meaningful for you to pester her like this?"