It was the weekend, and Lin Feng had returned to school for classes.
The department heads approached him again. They thought his previous impromptu inspirational talk had gone over very well and received great feedback.
So, after some discussion, they decided to formally invite Lin Feng to give another speech, this time one that would be all his own.
They wanted the students to see what an outstanding person looked like.
This time, Lin Feng refused outright.
The teacher who came to persuade him was Teacher Du.
Teacher Du looked at Lin Feng, somewhat surprised. He couldn’t understand the blunt refusal.
"Can you tell me why?"
"Shouldn’t sharing your success with everyone be a great honor?"
Especially since Lin Feng was so young and already so accomplished.
Hearing this, Lin Feng chuckled, a smile crinkling the corners of his eyes.
"Didn’t you say it yourself, Teacher?"
"My top priority is my studies. Making money from my business comes second."
’If my main priority is studying, then why would I give a speech?’
"Besides, no matter how rich I am, I’m still just a student right now. How am I supposed to win over a crowd of students when I’m one of them?"
At this, Lin Feng sighed.
"I’m sure you’ve heard that many students at school are jealous of me. Are you really sure you want me to get up there and give a speech?"
Leaving aside other issues, just winning over the crowd would be difficult enough.
That was something Lin Feng felt he couldn’t do.
After all, you can’t please everyone, and he couldn’t control how others would react.
Teacher Du hadn’t expected Lin Feng to think this way and was at a loss for words.
He searched his mind for a response, but Lin Feng’s reasoning left him with nothing to say.
After a long moment, Teacher Du gave a helpless smile and sighed deeply.
"Oh, you!"
"Fine, fine. If you don’t want to, I won’t force you. But be prepared. Just because I won’t keep asking doesn’t mean other teachers won’t."
As for what they would do, that was out of his hands.
Lin Feng naturally knew this, and he didn’t want to make things too difficult for Teacher Du. After all, he rather respected him.
Teacher Du was right. The school administration seemed dead set on having Lin Feng give this speech.
Even if it wasn’t a full speech, they wanted him to at least share some of his experiences.
Lin Feng was mentally and physically exhausted from being hounded over and over, but he couldn’t bring himself to speak harshly to the teachers.
So, he started bolting from campus the second class was over, making sure not to linger for a moment longer than necessary.
The teachers wouldn’t bother him during class time.
"Was all that really necessary?"
Sitting in the car, Su Ruoxi let out a sigh of relief.
Since the teachers couldn’t find Lin Feng lately, she had been roped in and approached several times. It was a relief to finally be heading home after school.
DING...
[Please make a choice within ten seconds, Host.]
[One: Continue driving home with Su Ruoxi.]
[Two: Pull over and have Su Ruoxi get out of the car and go home by herself.]
[Reward: Money Blessing bonus for one day: 100 yuan/minute.]
[Countdown begins: Ten!]
[Nine!]
[Eight!]
"Ruoxi!"
Lin Feng suddenly pulled over to the side of the road. He took a deep breath and turned to Su Ruoxi with an apologetic look.
"Can you get home by yourself?"
If this had been back when he first started doing these missions, before he and Su Ruoxi had the relationship they had now, he could have said something like this without a second thought. But now, it was actually a bit difficult.
Su Ruoxi blinked, gave Lin Feng a baffled look, and slowly opened her mouth.
"Huh?"
She thought for a moment, and then it seemed to dawn on her.
"Is there something wrong at the company?"
She immediately figured it out. If it weren’t an emergency, Lin Feng wouldn’t just leave her like this.
For some reason, though, this whole incident suddenly reminded her of when Lin Feng snatched her water during the military training at the start of the semester.
Only this time, he looked genuinely sorry.
Lin Feng gave an awkward smile, implicitly confirming her assumption.
It was better than not being able to give a reason and having Su Ruoxi misunderstand, thinking he was deliberately making her go home alone.
"Okay, then. Go on, but come back soon."
Su Ruoxi was very understanding.
She leaned over and kissed Lin Feng on the cheek, then unbuckled her own seatbelt, got out, waved at him, and flagged down a taxi.
[DING! Congratulations, Host!]
"Shut up!"
The system hadn’t even finished its stock phrase before Lin Feng ruthlessly cut it off.
’Who knows how much longer I’ll have to put up with this jumpy system.’
He rubbed the bridge of his nose. Just as he was about to ask the system why it had issued this mission, its voice sounded again.
[DING! Please make a choice within ten seconds, Host.]
[One: Remain sitting in the car.]
[Two: Open the car door, get out, and greet the first young man you see.]
[Reward: Money Blessing bonus for tomorrow: 100 yuan/minute.]
[Now beginning countdown...]
"No need. I choose two."
With that, Lin Feng opened the car door and swung his long legs out.
And then, he was even more speechless.
The system said to greet a man, but there wasn’t even a ghost around here, let alone a man.
Su Ruoxi had been lucky to find a taxi right after getting out.
The thought made Lin Feng’s composure crack. They were in the middle of nowhere.
It really wasn’t safe for a girl like Su Ruoxi to be hailing a cab out here alone.
’Damn this system! Why did it have to make me stop here?’
’And how could I have been so careless as to forget to check our surroundings?’
Lin Feng quickly pulled out his phone. Forget the mission; contacting Su Ruoxi was more important.
"Hello?"
Su Ruoxi was a little surprised to get his call. "What’s wrong? Are you done with your business already?"
’That can’t be right!’
’It’s only been a few minutes. How could he be done so quickly?’
Hearing her voice, Lin Feng finally let out a small sigh of relief. Then, as tactfully as possible, he asked for her current location.
He only truly relaxed after she told him she had already reached a bustling area.
Once you hit a busy district on this road, the driver’s possible routes became much more limited. Su Ruoxi should be safe.
DING...
[Reminder to the Host: complete the mission as soon as possible.]
The system chimed in again, making its presence known. Lin Feng gritted his teeth, hung up the phone, and squeezed his eyes shut.
’If this system were a person, I’d have beaten it to a pulp by now.’
Just then, from behind Lin Feng, the faint glow of headlights appeared. A car was wobbling its way toward him.
The car moved slower and slower until, just a few dozen meters in front of him, it screeched to a halt and wouldn’t budge.
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow. ’Looks like the target for my mission is in that car.’
Soon, the car door opened.
A young man got out, looking rushed. Of all places, his car had to break down here and now.
A short distance away, Lin Feng remembered his mission. He ambled over unhurriedly, sized up the young man, and spoke slowly.
"Hello?"
As a signed internet celebrity with Douhu Entertainment, Chen Jiang had a boundless future ahead of him.
He was normally a very friendly person, with friends all over the place. He was always meeting one for lunch or another for afternoon tea.
But he always kept his nose clean and stayed away from unsavory places.
He had principles. He’d received a good education since he was a child. As a "flower of the motherland," how could he become a delinquent?
It sounded a bit cringey, but that was genuinely what his parents had instilled in him.
After signing with Douhu, he was even more careful about his conduct.
He knew that if his reputation was ever stained, it wouldn’t just be a failure in his career, but a failure as a person.
So tonight, when a friend suggested taking him to a bar to have some fun, he had righteously refused.
He wouldn’t be caught dead in a place like that.
Angrily shrugging off the friend who kept pestering him to go, Chen Jiang drove off toward the apartment the company rented for him.
Then, for some reason, his car suddenly started having problems on the way.
At first, it just wobbled, and he thought he was just dizzy with anger, until it suddenly stopped moving altogether.
Chen Jiang slapped the steering wheel in frustration. Suddenly, he caught sight of a sports car in his rearview mirror, and a figure standing beside it.

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