Chapter 25

The cheers around were deafening. The citizens on the rooftops, who had been prepared, immediately lit up the fireworks. The crowd on the streets, like the audience at a rock music festival, jumped, cheered, and waved their bright red flags wildly.

The scene quickly turned into a carnival.

Chen Wan was so excited that she was jumping and clapping, her hands turning red.

Li Mu felt a bit dizzy but still opened a can of beer and drank it all in one gulp. It was the first time he had drunk to his heart's content since his rebirth, and he felt incredibly refreshed.

Chen Wan, whether from excitement or something else, suddenly hugged Li Mu's neck from behind. In a burst of excitement, she jumped up and rode on Li Mu's back, shouting excitedly.

Carrying such a delicate beauty, Li Mu could even feel the softness and pressure from her chest. At that moment, Zhang Kexuan threw the cigarette butt on the ground and shouted to his friends, "Damn it, pass out the beer!"

Li Mu, afraid Chen Wan would slip, held her long leg with one hand while the other hand started passing out beer cans to the people passing by, then quickly grabbed another can without looking up.

Chen Wan, though excited, at least didn't drink. She soon realized something was wrong while riding on Li Mu's back. Her body was inevitably pressed against Li Mu's back, and he was holding her right thigh. She was wearing a pair of short sports shorts, so Li Mu's hand was touching her smooth, white thigh without any barrier.

Fortunately, Li Mu had no other intentions, so he just held her without any other advances.

The warmth of Li Mu's palm on her leg, combined with the hot and humid weather, made his palm sweaty. Chen Wan was extremely flustered, feeling like a restless deer running and colliding wildly...

Fortunately, Li Mu was busy passing out beer, and Zhang Kexuan and the others were doing the same, so no one noticed her.

Chen Wan wanted to jump down quickly, but then she thought, since no one had noticed, they would probably forget about it tomorrow. After all, in such a carnival, no one would remember, and Li Mu probably wouldn't remember either.

Chen Wan gently rested her chin on Li Mu's back, smelling the not-so-pleasant mousse scent from his head, and whispered, "If you were three years older, or I were three years younger, how nice it would be..."

Li Mu, who had just taken out a can of beer and was about to pass it to a passerby, heard Chen Wan's words and was taken aback. After a moment, he quickly handed the beer to someone passing by and mumbled, "Cheers to the successful bid, let's celebrate together!"

Unexpectedly, the passerby was actually a police officer.

Li Mu directly shoved the beer into the officer's arms. The male officer, caught off guard, hesitated for a moment but still took the beer. He looked around, saw no one paying attention, opened the can, and drank it all in a few gulps.

Police officers are people too, and they also want to celebrate the national joy...

At that moment, Li Mu wasn't completely drunk, but the environment made him feel unusually free. He drank and celebrated with the crowd, not remembering when Chen Wan got off his back or how much he had drunk. He only knew that they drank until the early hours of the morning, and Chen Wan drove him to a place, helped him walk, opened door after door, and finally placed him in a soft bed.

...

When Li Mu woke up, the pain in his head made him wince, but it wasn't too bad after a moment.

He was lying on a huge mattress, which was very comfortable. The surroundings looked more like a luxurious bedroom than a hotel room.

Li Mu got up and, seeing his clothes were still on, opened the door and walked out.

Upon exiting, he first saw a long corridor. Li Mu walked to the end of the corridor, where he found a delicate wooden staircase. Below was a large and luxurious living room.

As he walked down the stairs, Li Mu gradually saw the full view of the lower floor, which included a living room and an open kitchen, exuding the aura of a mansion.

At the bar in the open kitchen, a woman looked up and, seeing Li Mu come down, said with a slightly red but excited face, "You're awake!"

It was Chen Wan.

"Where are we, Sister Wan?" Li Mu asked.

"My home," Chen Wan said, adding, "In Jinling, but it's not often occupied."

"Oh..." Li Mu nodded. He had long known that Chen Wan was a rich and beautiful girl, but the more he interacted with her, the more he realized she was almost a top-tier rich and beautiful girl.

Chen Wan brought a cup of hot milk and handed it to Li Mu, "Finish this, then come and have some bread."

Li Mu obediently took the milk, drank it all in one gulp, and then ate a few slices of buttered bread, filling his stomach.

The cheap digital watch on his wrist showed it was already 11:30 AM.

Upon inquiry, he learned that the crowd had been celebrating until after 1 AM, but Li Mu and the four guys, including Zhang Kexuan, had all drunk too much and left early.

Li Mu nodded, "I need to find Brother Zhang and pay him the beer money we split yesterday."

"It's not much," Chen Wan waved her hand, "Don't look for him today. Do you think you can easily get away from him if you see him?"

"You're right."

Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Sister, can you accompany me to buy a laptop, and then we'll head back to Haizhou?"

"Sure," Chen Wan agreed without hesitation. Thinking about how Li Mu had given the copyright of the song "Li Bai" to her cousin's band, she couldn't help but feel a bit regretful, "You sold that song to them, it feels like a loss."

"It's fine," Li Mu said casually, "If I really want to write songs, I'll have plenty of better works in the future."

Chen Wan was speechless, muttering, "Little Mu, you're really amazing..."

...

Even in Jinling's largest electronics market, there wasn't much truly good stuff.

Most laptops were around ten thousand yuan, with poor performance. The latest IBM classic T23, which had just been released, wasn't available in Jinling, and probably not even in the country, at least not until the beginning of next year.

The top-of-the-line T20, which had been released last year, still cost nearly twenty thousand yuan.

To do something well, one must first have the right tools. Going to the internet cafe all the time was indeed inconvenient, so he gritted his teeth and bought it.

With the laptop, Li Mu finally had his first computer after his rebirth. He then bought a modem, which was what they called a "cat" in those days.

In 2001, there was no private broadband service in Haizhou. Even if one wanted to install the internet at home, it wasn't possible. The only option was to use a telephone line to dial up, but the internet speed was extremely slow and the cost was high, with the internet fee alone costing several yuan per hour. However, it was better than nothing. Li Mu still had sixty thousand yuan left after buying the computer, so the internet fee was negligible.

After buying the computer, the two finally started driving back to Haizhou. This time, Li Mu didn't drive, as the alcohol hadn't completely worn off, and he was still in a drunken state.

Fortunately, after seeing Li Mu's driving style, Chen Wan had also become more relaxed. They drove back to Haizhou in about three hours, which Li Mu found acceptable.

Chen Wan dropped Li Mu off at the entrance of the residential area. Just as Li Mu was about to leave, Chen Wan quickly said, "Hey, don't rush."

"What's up?" Li Mu turned to look at her, curious.

Chen Wan said, "You bought the computer, give me your QQ number. Also, aren't you going to buy a mobile phone? That way, it'll be easier for me to find you."

"Sure," Li Mu smiled, "I need to think about how to explain the money to my parents, or they'll be shocked."

Chen Wan was puzzled, "Just tell them the truth!"

Li Mu frowned slightly but then thought, if he told his parents that he had written a software and earned a lot of money, they would definitely wonder when he had become so proficient in computers. His family didn't even have a computer, let alone a Learning Machine, which was unreasonable.

But if he told them that he had written a song and sold it, they would be surprised, but at least he had been playing the guitar since junior high, so they might find it more acceptable.

So Li Mu smiled, "Right, I'll tell them the truth! You're so smart, Sister Wan!"

"Brat," Chen Wan rolled her eyes, said goodbye, and watched Li Mu enter the residential area. Her lips pouted slightly, and she felt a bit melancholic.

"At eighteen, you're already so amazing. If you go to Yanjing, how many girls will you charm..."

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