Chapter 219: Getting Married? The Kind That Brings Wealth to Three Generations!
Two classes a day. Three days a week.
Life in the final year of university suddenly felt much slower. But strangely, the feeling of pressure was only getting stronger.
Thanks to the world correction, Lin Yibai, who used to be a "fake male", was now truly living as a girl. After some ups and downs, her classmates had finally accepted her.
Her student record had also been updated in the school system. Now her name was officially shown as: Lin Baiyi.
After class, she turned down a few girls who wanted to talk with her. Then her dorm roommates and some friends called out to her. “Xiao Bai, want to grab lunch together later?”
They still called her Lin Yibai, or by her nickname, Xiao Bai.
Lin Yibai looked at the time. Since she had an early 8 a.m. class and only two classes that day, there was still quite a bit of time before lunch.
She shook her head and said, “No thanks! I don’t want to just sit around in the cafeteria for two hours waiting to eat.”
Yang Chenjun just exclaimed, 'It's faded! My bond with my brother has faded!'
Lin Yibai wanted to argue a little, but out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a familiar figure. Her annoying love rival, rushing by in a panic.
So she said goodbye and chased after him. Maybe her friendship with the boys had cooled a little, but her feelings for a certain rival had only grown stronger.
She saw her rival stop outside a classroom where a lesson had already started. He looked like he was waiting for someone.
Lin Yibai guessed to herself, “Is he… waiting for some little lover? Hmph, what a heartless man!”
But she guessed wrong.
Well, she was half right. She got the gender right, but not the situation.
She remembered that girl a little. She was an employee at Xia Changyu’s company. He had mentioned before that many of his employees were students from their school.
Lin Yibai stayed far back. She didn’t want to disturb his “serious business”. But judging by Xia Changyu’s disappointed face, it looked like things hadn’t gone well with that girl!
Just as he sighed and started walking off quickly, Lin Yibai finally spoke.
“Hey, you! The man rushing around like he's in a storm. Did something bad happen to you?”
Xia Changyu: “No.”
He answered out of habit, but then he paused. Why did that voice sound so familiar?
He quickly looked up to see a pretty girl smiling sweetly at him.
Somehow, all the stress in Xia Changyu’s heart melted away in an instant. He wished he could just circle around the girl.
“Eh? Baiyi, what are you doing here?”
Lin Yibai said, “I just happened to pass by and—oops!—I saw you.”
Xia Changyu laughed, “Wow, what a total ‘accident,’ huh?”
After a bit of small talk, Lin Yibai got to the point. She wasn’t like some girls who would get jealous and argue about their love rival talking to other girls. Instead, she gently asked, “Did something difficult come up?”
Xia Changyu scratched his head, sighed, and said, “It’s not too bad, but… also not easy.”
Lin Yibai smiled, “What do you mean?”
Xia Changyu explained, “It’s about the little company I started. Because of school rules, we’re being kicked out of the campus startup incubator. So now we have to rent our own office space off-campus.”
Lin Yibai nodded, “Right.”
Xia Changyu continued, “To save money, I can’t rent a place in the city center or near the school. If I do that, I’ll barely make enough to cover rent!”
Lin Yibai asked, “And then what?”
Xia Changyu sighed again, looking defeated. “And then… some girls said the new office is too far, so they didn’t want to go. I already told them I’d never give them a hard time about commuting…”
“...When we were still on campus, I always tried to arrange flexible work hours around their classes. But this time... a lot of the girls quit, saying it’s not safe to go home late at night. Even some guys left too. Sigh... I’ve never treated them badly, so why is it like this now?”
Lin Yibai understood completely.
People may laugh and joke with you, seem friendly and close. But when real problems come up when money, safety, or effort are involved. All that “friendship” can turn out to be fake.
Before, the office was on campus. It was super convenient, just a few steps away, didn’t affect their studies, and they could still earn thousands of yuan each month. Of course they were happy to “share the good times.”
But now that the company’s moving? Yeah, no one wants to “share the hard times” with you.
After hearing everything, Lin Yibai took a deep breath, then reached out and gently pinched her annoying rival’s cheeks.
She said with encouragement, “People who want to leave, you can’t stop them. But those who choose to stay, those are the ones you should truly treat well. Don’t waste your energy on the wrong people.”
Xia Changyu: “Baiyi!”
Lin Yibai smiled and said, “Trust me, you won’t go wrong. Besides, aren’t you planning to go home and take over the family business in the future? The people who stay with you now can be your core team! So actually, this is a good thing, don’t you think?”
Xia Changyu could only smile bitterly. But after thinking carefully, he realized she was totally right. His mood quickly got better.
He admitted it, people worth keeping are usually special in some way. But if they choose to leave, then just let them go. Go your separate ways and hope the best for each other.
Xia Changyu took a deep breath and said cheerfully, “Alright! After hearing you say that, I feel much better. As a reward, how about having lunch with me later?”
Lin Yibai slapped her forehead. Why are guys always inviting people to eat?
Roommates with nothing to do? Invite you to eat.
Love rival feeling down? Also invites you to eat.
Oh... come to think of it, when she was still a guy and had nothing to do, she invited people to eat too. So never mind, fair enough.
But right now, it was still too early for lunch.
The two of them went to the school's startup incubator building. It was really busy. Some, like Xia Changyu, were packing to move out.
Some of the guys from Xia Changyu’s company were carrying computers, printers, and more onto a pickup truck.
Lin Yibai offered to help, “I feel like I’ve gained some weight recently. Let me get some exercise by helping you move stuff!”
To Xia Changyu, this just sounded funny. If you want to help, just say so, why make up such a clumsy excuse?
Also, where exactly did she get “fat”?
He watched her as she stretched her arms, puffed out her chest, and stretched her limbs...
Oh my God! Okay, her chest really did get a bit bigger?
The guys from the company politely said, “No need, we can handle it ourselves.”
But Xia Changyu rolled his eyes and snapped, “Come on, stop talking nonsense. I know what she’s capable of. She might not be able to carry tables or big cabinets. But a computer? Some paperwork? Of course she can handle that. Have you ever heard the story of a princess suddenly ripping a massive oak tree out of the ground? That's right, that's what I'm talking about.”
So she had been underestimated, huh? Hmph!
The boys around them burst out laughing. They all felt the same, with a fun and pretty girl like Lin Yibai around, who wouldn’t like her?
Xia Changyu felt proud just standing next to her. He truly believed that chasing Lin Yibai was the best decision he’d ever made in his life.
Sure, the stock market has risks. Chasing a girl has risks too.
But Xia Changyu swore Lin Yibai was the kind of “stock” that even Warren Buffett couldn’t get his hands on.
How good is she, you ask?
She’s the kind of stock that could bring wealth to three generations.