At 10 PM, Jiang Yaoting and Dou Ying were still waiting in the living room.
Finally, Jiang Yaoting couldn’t wait any longer and said, "I’ll give Ningning a call."
Soon, the phone connected, and Jiang Yaoting explained the situation, asking Xue Ning to contact Li Yang or Jiang Banxia to find out where Jiang Banxia was.
Xue Ning could only agree.
A few minutes later, she called back and said, "Teacher, Li Yang and Xiaxia are having a late-night snack. Li Yang promised me he would personally bring Xiaxia downstairs later."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yaoting felt relieved.
He even had a much better impression of Li Yang.
Jiang Banxia must have made up her mind not to return; otherwise, she wouldn’t ignore any messages, even hanging up immediately when called.
Li Yang still taking the initiative to bring Jiang Banxia back was truly commendable.
But in fact...
Li Yang really had things to take care of.
The college entrance exams had been over for a whole day, and he couldn’t pin all his hopes on the bonus, considering that even after getting the scores, it would take almost twenty more days to get the admission notice.
From now, it’s about forty days away.
Damn!
He didn’t want to wait. This was one of his rare opportunities, and he didn’t want to toil away at entrepreneurship.
In his past life, he had spent more than a year at that private equity firm and understood what entrepreneurship entailed.
Even though he knew the entrepreneurial model, the likelihood of success was slim.
Because just as you’re about to succeed, big capital will definitely notice, and eventually, you’ll be dragged into a money-burning war.
Not to mention that poor management or operation can ruin even the best project model.
Which entrepreneur isn’t a bit unscrupulous?
If you’re not unscrupulous, what kind of capitalist are you?
During this bull market, make millions, maybe even a billion if you’re lucky, and then comfortably wait for the next bull market.
By the next one, you could have a net worth of three to five billion, living a sweet life for the rest of your days.
He didn’t really believe he was the successor of socialism; his awareness was too low, not even being a League member for long because he didn’t pay the semi-annual 1.20 yuan fee and was automatically out.
After dinner, he walked with Jiang Banxia towards her home.
In the dead of night, Jiang Banxia’s turn-head rate was high. Anyone passing by, even if they were far away, would occasionally look back.
During the day, most would just glance and move on to avoid being called perverts, but the night provided disguise.
Approaching home, Jiang Banxia stubbornly stopped.
"Can’t I not go back?"
Her voice sounded aggrieved.
It’s not that she feared going back, but feared Li Yang might leave.
Li Yang said irritably, "Then let’s get a room!"
"That... could work..."
Li Yang rolled his eyes and said, "Girl, we’re both minors, you know that? Hotels require ID registration. Do you believe if we register, the entire county’s police department would think they’ve hit the jackpot?"
Jiang Banxia knew it wasn’t appropriate for a shameful matter.
But she really wasn’t reassured.
Glancing at the entrance of the neighborhood and seeing her dad and stepmother already standing there, eagerly waiting.
She felt it was probably too late to run now.
Taking a deep breath, she asked, "Li Yang, are you willing to be my support? If you are, then I’ll listen to you and go home. If not..."
"What then?"
"Then give it a couple of days and surely you’ll be willing."
Li Yang laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I’ll think about it for a couple of days. Once I feel capable of being your support, I’ll definitely cover you!"
"It’s a deal then!"
"Okay, go home now."
With that, Li Yang turned to leave.
Jiang Banxia hurriedly shouted, "Wait!"
Li Yang reluctantly turned halfway back.
Jiang Banxia earnestly said, "If you’re not my support, then I’d probably become extremely timid in the future, the kind that anyone can bully. But if you are my support, I’d fear no one. Though you can still bully me a little."
Li Yang: "..."
Damn, I feel like hitting someone!
Why isn’t Wu Tianqi here?
No, no, gotta have Bai Qing give me a call later, damn it, hanging around Jiang Banxia easily sways my mood.
Watching Jiang Banxia walk away with her parents, Li Yang finally turned and headed to a nearby internet cafe for an all-nighter.
What ID? He’s the top dog on Aviation Road and never needed an ID to surf the net.
...
Meanwhile, Wu Tianqi, who was pulling an all-nighter at the internet cafe, was hesitant to open his QQ alert.
Every message from Bai Qing felt like gold tokens sent by the Song Dynasty emperor to Yue Fei.
He had ignored twelve already, fearing a thirteenth from Bai Qing, who knows how he’d survive tomorrow.
So, trembling, he opened the flashing avatar.
"How’s the task I gave you?"
"Where’s Li Yang? Where’s your uncle?"
"You don’t want to meet Mei anymore, do you?"
"I’m warning you, this is my last bit of patience!"
"The college exams are over. If you dare say Li Yang is studying, I’ll personally come over to break your legs!"
"Now, immediately, get Li Yang to me! Or I’ll put a man in Mei’s bed!"
...
...
Wu Tianqi felt like Bai Qing was a Nascent Soul elder from the Sect, particularly interested in Li Yang, this Qi Cultivation outer disciple, and who knows, maybe they had an affair.
Now the elder was angry, Li Yang had no issues, and he, the co-disciple, was in trouble.
Even a direct lineage; the family elders were only at Foundation Establishment perfection stage, far from comparable to a Nascent Soul elder.
He was worrying about how to respond to these messages.
Then, he saw a handsome guy heading up to the second floor.
Damn! Time to make a sacrifice!
"Auntie, I’m at the second floor of Xinhua Internet Cafe, Li Yang’s here too, seems like he’s in for an all-nighter!"
He typed quickly, fearing Bai Qing might issue the thirteenth token, which would likely cost him half his life.
Bai Qing apparently hadn’t expected such a surprise, taking a minute or two to reply, "Where’s Xinhua Internet Cafe?"
"It’s on Aviation Road, very close to the No.1 Middle School. Auntie, I just knew Li Yang would come here to surf, I know him so well. It’s not that I wasn’t helping, I’ve been trying all along, and I’ve finally caught him. Auntie, my heart aches."
Bai Qing immediately said, "Alright, alright, I know you’ve worked hard, I’ll get you a new phone in a couple of days."
Wu Tianqi: "..."
Woo woo woo, a Nascent Soul elder is genuinely generous; even the things casually given are beyond an outer disciple’s reach.
"Thank you, Auntie! Rest assured, I’ll keep a close watch on Li Yang. He won’t leave the cafe tonight unless he steps over my dead body!"
"That’s good."
Seeing this reply, Wu Tianqi was at ease.
Got to admit, today’s luck was really good.
But the next second, Bai Qing sent another message: "By the way, what did you just call him?"
"Huh?"
"Disrespectful to your uncle! You lost the phone!"