Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 258 - 256: A Different Start, The Opposite Outcome

Chapter 258: Chapter 256: A Different Start, The Opposite Outcome

Having received Lady Xue’s reply, Yang Xiaozhi was overjoyed.

"Oh, Mom, I’ve partnered with my cousin to open a store, so I won’t be going out to work anymore. Please, no more nagging about it."

Upon hearing this, Lady Xue’s expression instantly changed from sunny to overcast. "Didn’t I tell you not to open a store? You snuck around and opened one behind my back? You’ve grown up and think you’re capable now, is that it? Tell me, where did the money come from? Did you take out an online loan? I told you, if you get involved with online loans, I’ll disown you. Now get out of my house this instant!"

As Xue Yuanxia spoke, she picked up a broom, ready to sweep Yang Xiaozhi out the door.

Definitely his real mom. She really wasn’t afraid to use that broom.

"Mom, Mom! I started it with my cousin. No, that’s not right. It’s my cousin’s business; I’m just working for him."

Xue Yuanxia glanced at him. "Xue Yang is going to school, not to be a boss. Don’t even think about deceiving me."

With that, she swung the broom down once more.

Yang Xiaozhi ran while explaining, "Everything I’m saying is true! If you don’t believe me, you can ask Uncle. I’m sure he provided the startup funds."

Xue Yuanxia’s movements came to a halt. If her brother had given him the money, then the story made sense. After all, Xue Yang was their family’s only child. Since he had been admitted to Yanbei University, the city, his school, and the village had all awarded him a considerable sum of money.

Thinking of this, she felt a pang of bitterness. They hadn’t started on the same foot, so why had things turned out this way?

"Anyway, I’m developing my career at home this year. Give me the money to sign up for my driver’s license," Yang Xiaozhi said, holding out his hand.

"You can’t even pay for your own driver’s license without asking your mother for money, yet you lie to me about opening a store."

Xue Yuanxia turned and went to her room to grab a few thousand yuan for Yang Xiaozhi. "This is just for the registration. Don’t waste it."

"I know, I won’t waste it."

With money in hand, Yang Xiaozhi cheerfully went to pick up Tony.

The first moment he saw Tony, Yang Xiaozhi was stunned.

This foreigner was incredibly tall and handsome.

He was also very talkative. On the way, he did most of the talking, giving Yang Xiaozhi little chance to interject.

「That evening.」

Yang Xiaozhi called Xue Yang to report on the day’s work.

"Cousin, I’ve bought all the land around the repair shop just as you wanted. Tony has also checked out the site. He said it’s a bit remote, but otherwise fine."

"No worries. In a year or two, there will be a new highway exit there, which will naturally bring in more traffic."

"I already discussed that with him. He said it wouldn’t be a problem and that he’s going back to his country in a few days to handle the application process. Some of the funds for building our 4S store will come from the headquarters."

Xue Yang raised an eyebrow. That was unexpected. "Good. You’ve worked hard, Cousin."

Yang Xiaozhi scratched his head. "It was no trouble. I just went with him and didn’t really do anything else."

Compared to working in a factory, this job was a breeze.

"By the way, Cousin, I’ve signed up for my driver’s license test, so I’ll be able to drive soon."

"Good. Study hard and try to get your license within a month."

"Yeah, I’ll work hard."

After hanging up the phone in high spirits, Yang Xiaozhi suddenly felt that something was amiss. He’s the older brother, so why is he so happy to receive praise from Xue Yang? What is going on?

「Time flew by, and soon it was the day before school started.」

The population of University Town suddenly swelled. The campus was teeming with people, and you couldn’t walk three steps without running into a familiar classmate.

"Happy New Year!"

"You’ve gotten even prettier after the holiday!"

"How did you get so fat?"

"You look like you got a tan."

"..."

"I was home for a month and just laid around the whole time. I feel like a useless lump."

"That’s nice. I didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly at home for fear of setting my mother off and getting another lecture."

"I had it worse. The moment I got home, I became the family’s workhorse. My sister-in-law had the baby, but I was the one with postpartum depression. It brings tears to my eyes just talking about it."

"..."

After organizing her luggage, Chen Ying sent a message to Wu Xiaoya.

"Xiao Ya, I’m at school. Where are you?"

"I’m at work."

"Where do you work? I’ll come find you."

"No, I’ll be in big trouble if I get caught."

"Okay then, what time do you get off work?"

"Five."

Chen Ying glanced at the time on her phone: 3:15 PM. Five o’clock wasn’t too far off.

"Then I’ll wait for you in the dorm. I’ll come meet you when you’re getting off work."

"Okay."

After putting down her phone, Wu Xiaoya breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked up and saw Xue Yang sitting in the boss’s chair in the middle of the office, typing intently on his keyboard as if completely immersed in his work.

They say a man is most handsome when he’s focused on his work, and Xue Yang is the perfect embodiment of that saying.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Xiaoya buried herself in her work.

She had only been working there for a few days, but her impression of Xue Yang had already deepened. He is truly amazing; she’d never seen someone so young manage two companies simultaneously. It completely shattered her perception of what a freshman could be. She thought back to what she was doing during her own freshman year. Besides attending classes, she would just go back to her dorm, visit the library, or go out shopping, occasionally catching up on gossip or reading novels. She had assumed everyone’s college experience was like that, but in reality, it wasn’t.

Xue Yang was suddenly standing in front of Wu Xiaoya’s desk. "Xiao Ya, come with me to Trendy Apparel," he said.

Wu Xiaoya was a bit startled. "Right now?"

"Yeah, let’s go."

Wu Xiaoya quickly packed up her things and sent a message to Chen Ying, "I might have to work late tonight. Don’t wait up for me."

Receiving the message from Wu Xiaoya, Chen Ying lay on her bed, bored to death.

One of my roommates arrived only to disappear somewhere. The other two haven’t shown up yet. I was bored at home, and now I’m bored at school too.

"Might as well play some King’s Game."

Thinking this, Chen Ying took out her phone again and logged into her King’s Game account.

Having not played in a while, she received a bunch of invites as soon as she logged in.

Chen Ying ignored them all and started a solo queue.

"It’s so boring playing alone."

"And now I’ve run into a couple—why am I so unlucky?"

After one game, Chen Ying’s spirits were crushed.

"They weren’t here to play; they were just flaunting their relationship."

"Can’t they flaunt their love somewhere else? Why do they have to do it in a game?"

Although she won the game in the end, it felt worse than a loss.

At that moment, her other two roommates came back, carrying their luggage.

Hearing the sound, Su Jinfeng asked without even putting down her luggage, "Ying Ying, you play this game too?"

Li Zhaodi followed closely behind her.

Xue Yang had seen these two before. He would encounter them many times in the future when he came to visit Chen Ying. In fact, he would end up seeing them more often than he saw Chen Ying herself.

"Yeah. It’s new. I got bored over the New Year’s break and tried it out."

"I heard King’s Game is holding a competition during the summer vacation. The champion team gets a prize of a hundred thousand yuan!"

Chen Ying’s eyes widened with surprise. "That much?"

Was this Xue Yang’s idea? The game probably hasn’t even earned that much money yet, and he’s already planning to give away a hundred thousand yuan.