Chapter 91

Zhao Zhiqiang thought to himself, Shi Yunlan was actually quite decent. She had clearly stated what she wanted and what she didn't want just now.

For this beautiful girl who had helped him, the impression she left a month ago was indeed very deep. Now that she was in trouble, how could Zhao Zhiqiang not help her? Although she didn't explain things in time just now, it wasn't important.

Everyone makes different choices at different times. As the information on the copper coin stated, a person's fate and destiny are composed and evolved by countless patterns of fortune, affecting one's major fortune, blessings, rank, wealth, longevity, and even bad luck, as well as the peach blossom luck related to marriage and the incense luck related to offspring.

Previously, Shi Yunlan was full of hope and anticipation. Now, after experiencing what she didn't want, she naturally had a different choice. Zhao Zhiqiang decided to help her.

"Hehe, Sister Yunlan, you're thinking too much. Come, sit down. We're not leaving. They came, and we came too! Isn't that right, Master Ji?" Zhao Zhiqiang smiled. He had noticed that Ji Yunchu seemed to be trying to get close to Shi Yunlan and had misunderstood Hu Zige's "insults," so he pointed it out to him.

"Yes, yes. Miss Shi, please sit down. You are Brother Zhao's friend, which means you are my friend Ji Yunchu's friend. Some people here have poor character, but you don't need to stoop to their level. Just stay away from the small-minded and be close to the virtuous. There's no need to leave." Ji Yunchu moved aside to make room for Shi Yunlan to sit.

Shi Yunlan glanced back, "I came over by pretending to go to the restroom."

"Don't worry. This Zixuan Garden is the territory of Princesses Huo and Zhu. They are just here to make up the numbers, so there's nothing to fear!" Ji Yunchu comforted her.

Zhao Zhiqiang smiled, "Sister Yunlan, listen to Master Ji. It's fine. You helped me on the train, and I haven't thanked you yet. I didn't expect to run into you here. By the way, when are you going back to Beijing for the start of the semester?"

"I, I don't plan to go back to the film academy."

After all, the entertainment industry is the most relationship-driven field. Without connections, there are no roles to play. Moreover, the entertainment industry is not short of handsome men and beautiful women. Many of her seniors who graduated a few years ago are still running around as extras.

Generally, if one can't become familiar with the audience before graduation, it becomes even harder afterward. Therefore, many film and television students start building their social networks from their sophomore or junior years. This was also why Shi Yunlan naively thought that knowing the smooth-talking Hu Zige could be a stepping stone.

Shi Yunlan knew that some classmates would sell a lot to get a role, but she wouldn't sell herself for fame. If she had known it was a formal gathering and hadn't recognized Hu Zige's character, she wouldn't have attended.

Although Zhao Zhiqiang didn't deliberately observe, he could tell that Shi Yunlan walked with her shoulders hunched and her chest pulled in, her body light and graceful like a willow in the wind. Her eyebrows were close together and smooth, indicating that she was still a virgin. Those with scattered or vertical eyebrows had likely already been with men. Although Zhao Zhiqiang didn't understand what a "virgin complex" was, he had a good impression of girls who could remain pure in the entertainment industry.

As he listened to Shi Yunlan's story about how she met Hu Zige, he understood the reason when she mentioned that Hu Zige was the son of a director.

Ji Yunchu was the first to jump in, "Classmate Yunlan, you did the right thing by leaving him. That guy is no good! He's just like his father!"

"I really don't want to continue in that major. I might as well retake the entrance exams this year and study agriculture, forestry, or water resources instead of acting!" Shi Yunlan's face was filled with great disappointment.

"Don't, Sister Yunlan, your conditions—" Before he could finish, a fragrant breeze blew in, and a soft touch came from his right side.

"Hello, Xuerou."

Ji Yunchu immediately stood up and shook hands with Lin Xuerou, who had gracefully approached and sat almost leg-to-leg with Zhao Zhiqiang.

"Hey, Yunchu is here too?" She squeezed in next to Zhao Zhiqiang, but her attention was on Shi Yunlan.

"This is—" Seeing Shi Yunlan sitting to Zhao Zhiqiang's left, close enough to be considered a close friend, and facing Ji Yunchu, he knew she must be related to Zhao Zhiqiang. He inwardly huffed, thinking that in the time it took to get water and greet Hu Zhuxuan, this guy had managed to attract a beautiful girl!

He looked at Zhao Zhiqiang with a strange expression, as if to say, "Hmph, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person too?"

Zhao Zhiqiang remained calm, his eyes clear, and smiled, "Xuerou, this is a friend I met on the train when I returned from the military. I was quite injured, and she took care of me. Hehe. Sister Yunlan."

This title came naturally, as he had wanted to call her that on the train.

Xuerou?

Shi Yunlan was already shocked by the beauty who had just arrived. Compared to her, she could only be considered a simple beauty. From their titles and the distance between them, they must be a couple!

"Ah, are you Zhiqiang's girlfriend?" She smiled and clarified, hoping to clear up any misunderstanding about her relationship with Zhao Zhiqiang. Seeing how beautiful his girlfriend was, she didn't want any misunderstandings because of her.

"Oh, no. She's also a friend I just met." Zhao Zhiqiang felt uncomfortable, knowing that Lin Xuerou was being deliberate. He didn't want to be manipulated by this little woman, "Let me introduce you. Lin Xuerou, a surgeon at a certain hospital. Shi Yunlan, a third-year student at the Beijing Film Academy."

Zhao Zhiqiang remained calm, but Ji Yunchu was stunned.

"Damn, what kind of luck does this guy have? Why do all the beautiful girls stick to him? I'm also from a prestigious family and a handsome young master!"

"Ah, you're Princess Xue!"

"Cough, Yunlan, don't listen to them. It's not good to call me that. Just call me Xuerou." She pushed Zhao Zhiqiang aside and sat next to Shi Yunlan.

Zhao Zhiqiang sat next to Ji Yunchu, only then realizing who Princess Xue was...

"Ah, why did you really become a surgeon?" Ji Yunchu was even more surprised, "You, you don't lack money?"

"Master Ji, is money that important? Sometimes work isn't just about money. Forget it, talking to you is like playing the lute to a cow." Lin Xuerou didn't give him any face, mocking Ji Yunchu.

Zhao Zhiqiang now understood that with the Lin family's conditions, Lin Xuerou didn't need to work for money. This was her own decision, and he had a better impression of her, no longer seeing her as a pampered girl.

Shi Yunlan felt very awkward, like a third wheel. She had clearly caused them to separate, and she felt a bit down. She forced a smile and said, "I'll go back. You guys have fun..."

At that moment, Hu Zige, Zhang Jiacheng, and others, who had been looking for Shi Yunlan, saw her in a light white evening gown, sitting with Zhao Zhiqiang and the others, and hurried over!

"Go back?" Hu Zige's face was full of anger, "Shi Yunlan! You're really a two-timing slut. I didn't see it before. You don't try to get close to Master Zhang, but you come to fawn over this guy! Fine, you want to leave, right? Take off that dress, and you can go!"

"You!" Shi Yunlan's self-esteem was completely shattered. Tears streamed down her face, her big eyes filled with sorrow, "I, I didn't want to wear it, but you insisted it was necessary for the occasion, sob..." She regretted it deeply!

She stood up, ready to take off her dress...

"Wait." Zhao Zhiqiang was a step ahead of Ji Yunchu, pulling out five bundles of ten-thousand-yuan notes from his bag and looking at Lin Xuerou, who had also stood up to protect Shi Yunlan.

"Xuerou, is five thousand enough for Sister Yunlan's dress?"

"Enough!" Lin Xuerou's eyes blazed, staring at Hu Zige and glancing at Zhang Jiacheng, who was standing back, ready to watch the show.

Smack!

The five bundles of RMB hit Hu Zige in the face!

"Kid, here's the money for the dress. Don't bother us anymore, okay?" At the same time, a black aura invisible to the naked eye penetrated Hu Zige's yintang point!

The people around them hadn't noticed at first, but when they saw someone being hit with money, they immediately gathered around.

"Isn't that Hu Zige, the son of Director Hu?"

"Ha, this is going to be good. A rich guy is using cash to hit someone. Great, I want to try that too!"

Just as everyone thought Hu Zige would immediately throw the money back and retaliate, something unexpected happened that left everyone speechless.

Hu Zige carefully picked up the five bundles of notes that Zhao Zhiqiang had thrown at him, pushed through the crowd to a corner, and started counting the money seriously.

"One hundred, two hundred, three hundred..." He sat there, counting the money in his hands, turned to the crowd, and said blankly, "Thank you!"

The people in that area immediately fell silent...

Then, it was like a pot of boiling water bursting into foam!

"Idiot, he's just a money-grubber!"

"Chicken-hearted!"

"Show-off!"

Zhang Jiacheng was almost ready to slap him, but he threw a sentence to his companion, "Damn, don't say you know him!"

Zhao Zhiqiang thought for a moment, "Xuerou, I wonder if Xiaolin has any suitable clothes. Help Sister Yunlan change. I don't think she wants to wear that scoundrel's clothes!" He didn't think much about it, just that it made him angry to see her cry, and he couldn't bear to see her in distress.

Lin Xuerou was slightly stunned, "Come, Sister Yunlan, I'll take you to Xiaolin's to change!"

Shi Yunlan was already in a daze, obediently leaving with Lin Xuerou. She really didn't want to stay in this place anymore.

"Wow, rich guy, I didn't know you were so wealthy?" Zhang Jiacheng was secretly furious, even more so because Princess Xue ignored him and listened to this poor guy, doing whatever he said. "Damn, who's the real young master here?"

Zhao Zhiqiang sneered, "Master Zhang, that name only you can bear, right, Master Ji?"

Ji Yunchu had been wanting to show off. He actually had a good feeling for Shi Yunlan, but he hadn't managed to get ahead of Zhao Zhiqiang. However, he was secretly delighted by Zhao Zhiqiang's use of cash to hit someone.

Seeing Zhang Jiacheng jump out again, he knew it was because of Shi Yunlan's departure. He stood in front of Zhao Zhiqiang and smiled coldly, "What, Master Zhang, have you found another way to get ahead recently? Ha, the gate money is enough to make a turtle as big as you, but be careful it doesn't get stuck in your stomach. In the end, the disciplinary committee will settle the account with your father, and your ass will be torn apart, and you won't even be a turtle!"

Ha ha!

People who knew and didn't know Zhang Jiacheng, who valued and didn't value him, immediately burst into laughter.

Zhang Jiacheng's face turned white with anger, but he didn't expect Ji Yunchu to be on Zhao Zhiqiang's side. Being humiliated by Ji Yunchu, he couldn't even retaliate, let alone dare to, as the Ji family really had people in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection!

Moreover, he knew Ji Yunchu was right about what he said. He didn't dare stay any longer, glaring at Zhao Zhiqiang and leaving in a huff.

Meanwhile, the guy who had been counting money was taken away by security and placed in another room, with a call made to the psychiatric hospital's 120 emergency service.

When young masters of the elite class fight, it's usually about money or pride. This was a normal thing, and no one took it seriously. Shi Yunlan changed into a new dress, looking even more beautiful and refined.

"Sister Jinglan, keep it up, you'll definitely become a big star!"

"Zhiqiang, thank you." Shi Yunlan was very grateful to this boy who had helped her. But besides saying thank you, she didn't know what else to do.

"Yes, I believe so too! Also, go back to school when it's time. Don't be afraid of anything in Beijing. If anything happens, I'll be there to help. I know the vice president of your college, and I'll talk to him."

"Right, Master Ji is a man of integrity. Sister Yunlan's future is in your hands," Zhao Zhiqiang saw Ji Yunchu's intention. This young master seemed decent, at least not someone who would betray others.

Zhao Zhiqiang waved his fist at Shi Yunlan, his smile sincere. With Lin Xuerou's genuine care and Ji Yunchu's offer to help, her mood inexplicably improved.

What she didn't know was that this was the first time Zhao Zhiqiang had said something with such certainty. The reason he said she could become a big star wasn't baseless.

Now, Zhao Zhiqiang needed to circulate more than three threads of spiritual energy daily. So, as long as he wanted to know, he could get the answer through the information window in his mind. Shi Yunlan would soon have a significant opportunity, related to good fortune and wealth.

"Sister Jinglan, you're so close!" Taking advantage of Shi Yunlan's absence, Lin Xuerou pouted. Although she knew Shi Yunlan and Zhao Zhiqiang weren't involved, she felt a strange sense of something that belonged to her being taken away, which made her uncomfortable.

Zhao Zhiqiang laughed heartily.

"Lin Xuerou, are you jealous?"

"Pfft, jealous of you?—You wish! I'm afraid Sister Yunlan will leave the tiger's den and fall into your wolf's lair!"

"Ha, do you like me?" Zhao Zhiqiang stared at her face with utmost seriousness.

Lin Xuerou was at a loss, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She didn't expect him to joke like this.

"In your dreams!"

"Ah, happiness starts with daydreaming." Zhao Zhiqiang said to himself, earnestly.

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