Two weeks later, the planned Green Home bidding meeting was abruptly halted. The leader in charge of the project was suspended from duty and investigated, and Green Home was declared dead in its infancy.
Soon after, Qiongyu Real Estate was placed under investigation for suspected multiple violations. Tan Siyu was arrested, and Tan Siming became the new head of Shangcheng. The stock prices of Shirun and Minghong plummeted. Gu Jibai took the opportunity to set things right and truly took control of Minghong. Green Home and the evil behind it were finally exposed to the light of day.
The incident caused an uproar.
Lin Qiao looked at the rapidly updating news on her phone. Although Baitian was also affected by this storm, compared to the severe damage to Shirun and the upheaval in Minghong, Baitian’s minor injuries were nothing.
“I told you, you wouldn’t just sit idly by.”
It was early summer. The earth was warming, and a gentle breeze blew through the campus, brushing against the apricot blossoms and landing on Lin Qiao’s shoulder.
“Yeah, you won the bet.”
Su Zhengxing’s voice was very soft and shallow, as if he were about to fall asleep at any moment.
His spirits seemed to be getting worse these days; he was often listless and unresponsive, and several times Lin Qiao called him without him responding.
Although Lin Qiao didn’t say anything, she had a premonition. She knew that once everything settled down, he would leave, return to his own body, and end this short and illusory dream.
“It’s just a pity we didn’t agree on the stakes back then; otherwise, I would definitely have made tens of millions more from you!” Lin Qiao said, feigning nonchalance.
Su Zhengxing smiled noncommittally: “With Zhanyuan Technology’s 1% original shares, whether or not you have that 100 million, you’ll be doing very well…”
“I hope you’re doing well.” For some reason, his tone sounded like farewell.
“How can that be the same? One is labor compensation, while the other is investment return. Of course, we adults want both!”
Lin Qiao didn’t catch the hidden meaning in Su Zhengxing’s words and maintained her usual relaxed and cheerful demeanor in front of him.
“I’ve already figured out how to spend that 100 million when it arrives in my account. I’m going to buy a house that’s completely my own, so nobody can kick me out. I can live there however I want, and I won’t tell anyone!”
“I’m going to travel, to see the most beautiful scenery in the world, to leave my footprints from the east coast to the west coast, from the South Pole to the North Pole!”
“I’m going to eat everything I’ve never tried before, to taste all the flavors. Abalone, sea cucumber, top-grade Wagyu beef—I’ll eat whatever’s expensive, king crab every day, and lobster every meal!”
“I also want to invest in a publishing house with Xiao Bai, so that Ji Nian won’t have to listen to her parents and take the teacher’s exam. I’ll make her the editor-in-chief and publish the novels she likes! And Xiaoyu, if she wants to study, I’ll support her all the way up to her postdoctoral studies, so she won’t have to ask her family for money anymore and be told that studying is useless!”
“And also, I’ll support my idol! I’ll buy all her endorsements, and I’ll attend every single one of her events…”
Su Zhengxing listened quietly to Lin Qiao’s vision of the future. Her future included a vast world, her own little home, places far and wide, delicious food, classmates and friends, celebrities and idols—everything, except for him.
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