Chapter 45

"Ah..." Wang Fei was so startled that she opened her eyes wide, then rubbed them hard in disbelief, and after confirming again, she covered her little mouth in shock, unable to speak for a long time. Unconsciously, tears had already blurred her eyes again.

No one felt more guilty about Wang Ge's dropping out of school than Wang Fei. She knew her brother did it for her, but she and Wang Ge tacitly never mentioned it again because Wang Fei understood her brother. Once Wang Ge made a decision, no one could change his mind.

So what Wang Fei could do was to study hard. The Earth Federation was a constellation of stars, and perhaps Wang Fei was not the most talented, but she was certainly the most hardworking genius.

She wanted to change the fate of the two of them through her own efforts. She even had a plan for the future: after graduating from Starlight University, she would join the Federation Military, then use the privileges to help Wang Ge enter the elite zone, and use military merit to get him a university spot.

On the surface, Wang Fei was the sunshine of Wang Ge's life. She was always gentle and lovely in front of her brother, but who knew how much pressure this poor girl carried in her heart?

"Brother, is this really true?" Wang Fei tightly wrapped her arms around Wang Ge's neck, tears sliding down onto his neck.

"It's true, it's true." Wang Ge also hugged his sister tightly, his large hand gently patting her back. He might not fully understand Wang Fei's thoughts—after all, you can't guess a girl's mind—but no matter what, now that there was a good outcome, even the tears were happy.

"Brother, what exactly happened?" Wang Fei sobbed softly in Wang Ge's ear. "Don't play with me, I'll be heartbroken if you do..."

"Don't worry, I'm not lying. Look at this, Feifei." Wang Ge pulled up the bounty task released by the Ye family on his communication watch. "Do you know the Ye family of Mountain City? They are the first family of the Mountain City Base. It turns out that the eldest son of the Ye family, Ye Rongtian, is the governor of the Mountain City Base!

"Ye Rongtian's father is seriously ill and can only be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, but he is missing a rare herb, Feipeng Grass. Brother went to Gele Mountain to find the herb. Ha ha, this time it really turned out well. Brother found the Feipeng Grass last night and delivered it to the Ye family early this morning.

"To thank me for delivering the Feipeng Grass in time, Ye Rongtian gave me this guaranteed spot at Starlight University, and..."

Wang Ge originally wanted to tell her about the reward money he received, but then he thought he should buy Wang Fei a good optical brain first. After buying it, he would tell her about the reward, which would also help hide the price of the optical brain and prevent her from feeling guilty about its high cost.

So Wang Ge changed his words and said, "And their second steward drove me back in an air-dominant car. By the way, I couldn't answer your call yesterday because I was on Gele Mountain, where there's no signal!"

Wang Ge kept everything that happened over the past two days a secret, just as he would never tell Wang Fei about his training and underground boxing. It wasn't that he wanted to deceive her, but he didn't want to add more pressure to her heart. This was what you might call a white lie.

"Really, that's great..." Wang Fei never doubted Wang Ge, and the electronic admission notice couldn't be fake. She had also received an electronic admission notice from Starlight University, and except for the department, everything else, including the anti-counterfeiting, was the same.

"Brother, you've really worked hard..." Wang Fei's little face rubbed against Wang Ge's chest, like a kitten, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry, I can't help you with anything..."

"Don't say such silly things! You're my sister!" Wang Ge kissed her hair lightly, speaking in a happy and relaxed tone, completely hiding the fact that he had almost paid with his life for this guaranteed spot at Starlight University.

"Now it's great, ha ha, brother can go to university with you." Wang Ge said this with genuine happiness. "Heh heh, you have to work hard, or brother might surpass you!"

"Okay!" Wang Fei giggled. "If you fail a course, I'll spank your bottom!"

"Ha! Little girl, you're rebelling, watch me suppress you..."

"Ah—Brother, spare me, I'm so ticklish..."

The siblings had a rare, happy playtime, and the various pressures of the past years made them mature beyond their years. Now, they finally acted their age, playing wildly for the whole morning.

In the end, Wang Ge lost, of course. He was pinned to the ground by his sister, his hands raised in surrender, while Wang Fei took the opportunity to tickle his armpits.

After the playtime, the siblings were tired. Wang Ge carried his sister to bed for a nap.

After Wang Fei fell asleep, Wang Ge opened his eyes. He had a boxing match tonight, so he wanted to buy Wang Fei an optical brain during the day.

He quietly got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, and first sent a brief message to Curly to report his safety, then opened the bank message, which was a notification of the transfer.

"This is... one million?" Wang Ge's eyes widened when he saw the transfer amount, afraid he had read it wrong. He pointed at each zero with his finger, finally confirming it.

This amount surprised him a bit. He wasn't greedy, and for Ye Rongtian, a guaranteed spot at Starlight University was nothing, but for him, it was a chance to change his fate, and he was already satisfied.

He had expected the reward to be the agreed-upon five sun coins, or at most ten sun coins, but he never thought it would be one million sun coins.

While Wang Ge was shocked by this astronomical number, he also gained a deeper understanding of the concept of a major family. What might be an astronomical number to him was just a drizzle to them.

Although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable. If someone could save his parents, Wang Ge would be willing to give everything he had, even work as a slave to repay the favor.

One million!

Great! Wang Ge clenched his fists in joy. This way, the living expenses and accommodation fees for him and his sister at Starlight University were completely covered.

The university provided accommodation, but it was in dormitories. Wang Fei's situation meant she had to rent a place outside, which Wang Ge would take care of. So the accommodation fee was a significant expense, and Wang Ge had been worried about it, but now he could rest easy.

At this moment, Wang Ge was also glad he hadn't shown the reward to Wang Fei on impulse. If she knew about the one million reward, she definitely wouldn't let him work anymore.

Wang Ge still had thirty more matches to fulfill his contract with the underground boxing ring. Without the excuse of working, how could he go to Black City? If he didn't go, the underground boxing ring people would come looking for him, and that would be hard to deal with.

Now, he would buy his sister a good optical brain! Wang Ge left home with a smile, as usual, first buying breakfast for his sister and putting it back home, then taking the pink, clean lunch box and heading to North City Sky Street alone.

After taking the floating sky train to North City Sky Street, Wang Ge's first destination was not "Universal Electronics City" but Shangpin Magic Points.

He hadn't forgotten the girl with the moon-like smiling eyes, her pink lunch box, or their agreement.

He had said that once he earned enough money, he would treat her to the most expensive cake in the Earth Federation.

Now, he was here.

"Welcome!" When the pleasant wind chime rang as the door was pushed open, all the staff reflexively bowed and spoke in unison, their voices and actions uniform, as if they were one person.

When they looked up, they saw Wang Ge standing at the door and immediately lost their enthusiasm.

However, they immediately recognized Wang Ge.

It wasn't that Wang Ge was unforgettable, although he was indeed quite handsome, a poor and ragged handsome man wouldn't leave a deep impression.

The main reason was that among the customers who visited Shangpin Magic Points in a year, there was no one like Wang Ge, a country bumpkin.

Those who came here were usually powerful and influential. They wouldn't wear faded jeans and worn-out work boots, and even in a typhoon, their hairstyles wouldn't be messed up. The natural hair gel they used was so expensive that one bottle could match a day's sales for the staff!

The staff all looked at the finely-eyebrowed staff member, who had served Wang Ge last time.

The finely-eyebrowed staff member's eyebrows twitched subtly. How could it be him again?

This time, she refused to move, but someone stepped forward, the girl with the smiling eyes.

She walked up to Wang Ge, turned her back to the other staff, and gave him a hard stare, signaling him to meet her at the back door. Then, without any unusual expression, she said, "Sir, what kind of cake would you like to see?"

Wang Ge looked at her winking and felt a warm current in his heart. This little girl was definitely trying to help him again.

Suppressing a laugh, Wang Ge pretended not to understand her signals. "Hello, what is the most expensive cake you have?"

"Ah?" The girl with the smiling eyes was stunned, her big eyes wide open in disbelief. "What did you say?"

Actually, the staff were already impatient with Wang Ge, a clear country bumpkin, but no one dared to show it. Now that the girl with the smiling eyes took the lead, the other staff's expressions changed. The finely-eyebrowed staff member even sneered, and if there were no cameras, she would have kicked him out.

"I want to buy the most expensive cake in the Earth Federation. Do you have it?" Wang Ge ignored the other staff, focusing only on the girl with the smiling eyes. He winked at her, as if to say, "Do you remember our agreement?"