Lin Chen hung up the phone.

Only then did he realize that Bai Shuyi had returned to the dining table.

Moreover, her eyes were fixed on Lin Chen.

Clearly, she had heard the entire conversation between Lin Chen and Zhang Chunlin.

But it didn't matter.

Lin Chen wasn't planning on guarding against her anyway!

In fact, Lin Chen was well aware that his current actions would definitely attract the attention of some people.

Especially those influential figures in the game.

Like Jiang Haihe.

The previous Lin Chen was completely beneath his notice.

But this time, when Lin Chen approached him to buy Tianyue City, he took notice of Lin Chen.

This showed that Lin Chen's actions had already caught the attention of some people.

And Bai Shuyi was an elder of the Snowdrift Guild.

One could assume that Bai Shuyi, a young lady, still a virgin, was actually disregarding suspicion and sharing a room with Lin Chen. Was it simply because she had been teammates with Lin Chen before?

Or was it because of her relationship with Liu Mengyao that she came to help her good friend assess Lin Chen's character?

These explanations didn't quite add up.

First of all, although Bai Shuyi had been teammates with Lin Chen, it was only for a short time.

Moreover, how could you be sure that you could trust the character of someone you met online in a game?

As for her good relationship with Liu Mengyao, that made even less sense.

Who would help their good friend assess their boyfriend by moving in with them?

This wasn't an assessment, was it?

It should be said, she was trying to poach him!

So, when Bai Shuyi learned that the owner of the house in Longhai City that her family had bought for her was Lin Chen, there must have been another reason driving her to come to Lin Chen's house to see him.

What reason could it be?

At this point, Lin Chen didn't want to play dumb anymore.

He showed a calm and wise side.

Bai Shuyi secretly sized him up, and he looked at Bai Shuyi openly, taking the initiative to say, "You heard what I said just now, right? I'm sure you're very puzzled, aren't you?"

Bai Shuyi nodded repeatedly.

At this time, Lin Chen smiled self-deprecatingly, then took out his phone, opened a chat group, swiped through it a few times, found some chat records, and threw them to Bai Shuyi.

She looked at Lin Chen's phone, where some of the conversations went like this.

[Jiang Youyou: Did you hear? It seems that the person in "New World" who is collecting things everywhere is really Lin Chen from our class.]

[Liu Hai: It's him, Linzhong Chenxi, we all know this ID!]

[Wang Shangfang: Good heavens, the game is about to shut down, everyone is selling their accounts, eager to get their money back! Zhang Chunlin, he's lost so much, but he's still buying things everywhere, and even getting mythical beasts? Does he have that much money?]

[Ye Tenglong: Heh, I think he's just stupid. Those are mythical pets, even if the pet eggs were hatched yesterday, they're still worth a lot of money. Where does he get the money? I'm afraid he sold his house to raise the money! And I also heard that this kid is borrowing money everywhere, throwing money into the game like crazy. Everyone be careful, if he asks you to borrow money, don't pay attention to this fool.]

[...]

Every word in the chat log could be said to be piercing and heartbreaking.

"These are all your classmates? Why do they talk so harshly!"

Bai Shuyi didn't continue looking at the phone, but instead looked up at Lin Chen and finally asked the question she had been wanting to ask for a long time, "Lin Chen, can you tell me, why do you still want to invest money in the game 'New World'? And you even sold the only house your parents left you… You don't have to worry, maybe you've guessed it, our guild leader also wants to know some of your thoughts, but if you don't want others to know, I won't tell anyone."

She was basically telling Lin Chen that she was indeed here on a mission.

But Bai Shuyi was very frank.

She laid all her cards on the table with Lin Chen.

At the same time, she also showed her desire for knowledge…

It could only be said that too many people couldn't understand Lin Chen's actions!

Not only Bai Shuyi, but even those classmates in Lin Chen's class didn't understand, Zhang Chunlin was still confused, it could be said that the only person who didn't doubt Lin Chen's motives was Liu Mengyao.

"Ye Tenglong has an older brother who is in the underworld, people call him Brother Hu. I borrowed 1.6 million from his brother using this house as collateral, and I have to pay back 2 million in three months."

Lin Chen didn't directly answer Bai Shuyi's question, but instead said something else.

"You also borrowed usurious loans?" Bai Shuyi was shocked.

"More than that."

Lin Chen showed her his phone again.

Good heavens!

Lin Chen had downloaded almost all the loan apps!

He didn't miss a single one!

"You…"

Bai Shuyi was completely speechless, she said, "Lin Chen, you've bet your whole life on this game! Don't tell me, you're really doing it for Yao Yao's dream, only her love-struck brain would believe you! Of course, I won't tell a third person about our conversation today."

"What if I don't mind you telling others? For example, your guild leader… In fact, I'd rather have more people not destroy their accounts. I even posted on the forum, but everyone thinks I'm a merchant trying to protect the market."

Lin Chen expressed his helplessness. As for the reason he was doing this, he knew that even if he told the truth, Bai Shuyi would definitely not believe such an outlandish thing as someone being reborn.

Therefore, Lin Chen could only think of other ways, he said, "Actually, I think the game 'New World' may still have a turning point… You can think about it, what if the 'Star Stone' suddenly finds a way to replenish energy? Then the game's server can be restarted, right? Or, if the 'New World' company is forced to compensate us players due to pressure, then my investment now can be exchanged for a bright future."

"You're gambling, gambling that those capitalists will have a change of heart?"

Bai Shuyi rolled her eyes at Lin Chen speechlessly.

"Of course, judging from today's announcement, it's difficult for the 'New World' company to compensate players for economic losses, but what if? For example, if the 'New World' company is forced to retain players' account data, and then compensate us old players from the new game when their new game is launched, then how much do you think my account will be worth?"

Lin Chen threw out another question.

This time, Bai Shuyi felt that it was a bit more reliable.

After all, "New World" was such a large game, it would be unreasonable for the planning company not to give an explanation, and being in Bai Shuyi's class, she could also know many things that ordinary people didn't know.

For example, some large game guilds were planning to unite and negotiate with the "New World" company.

Although the result was still uncertain, what if it succeeded?

At that time, as long as "New World" compromised, and then issued an announcement as Lin Chen said, stating that it would retain players' game account data, and then when the "New World" company's independently developed holographic simulation game was launched, players could continue to play, then Lin Chen's account would be very, very valuable.

Although the new game might take several years to come out, many enthusiastic "New World" fans, including various consortia, chaebols, and investors, were very willing to make such investments.

After all, there were many people like Jiang Haihe who had invested billions in "New World".

"Then can I tell the guild leader to invest some money to buy game equipment? Also, can I take the opportunity to get a set of top-notch equipment and raise a few top-notch pets to play with?" Bai Shuyi discussed with Lin Chen.

At this point, Lin Chen finally smiled and said, "For yourself, I think it's okay, as for your guild leader, just tell her my analysis, as for what to do, that's her own business, we don't need to worry about it. In addition, I also want to borrow your car! I heard that your car is a global limited edition, right?"

The guild leader of the Snowdrift Guild, Xue Mo!

Lin Chen remembered that she seemed to have played until the game shut down, so her account was also retained in the end. After the game invaded the real world, with Xue Mo's account strength, coupled with her identity as the guild leader, without thinking, she would definitely be a powerful figure.

That's why Lin Chen said that he didn't need to say too much to her.

Here, Lin Chen began to take an interest in Bai Shuyi's car.

Anyway, the apocalypse was coming soon, and the game was invading reality. Now, as long as he could borrow money, he wouldn't have to pay it back in the future. There was no psychological pressure, so why not borrow it?

"What do you want to do?" Bai Shuyi looked over very vigilantly and asked, "You wouldn't… want to use my car to borrow money, would you?"

It's over.

Lin Chen's smile completely disappeared…

Because his little secret was directly exposed by Bai Shuyi!

"Don't even think about it!"

When Bai Shuyi saw Lin Chen's reaction, she knew that she was pretty close to the truth. She quickly said, "Didn't Yao Yao give you all her savings? How much more money do you need? How about this, if you still need money in the game, come to me, I can lend it to you, but don't think about my car. How much money can you borrow like that? Also, you have to think carefully, what if… I mean, what if you lose everything, what kind of future can you give Yao Yao?"

Bai Shuyi's words could be said to be all from the bottom of her heart.

They were also heartfelt words.

She was actually worried about Lin Chen.

Of course, according to what Lin Chen said, he had really bet all his wealth.

If he lost everything, it was indeed something Lin Chen couldn't bear.

So it was normal for Bai Shuyi to give some advice.

But what Lin Chen didn't expect was that she even said that if Lin Chen needed money, he could borrow it from her…

"What are you looking at, don't misunderstand, the money I said I would lend you is only a few million, I can't afford to lend more, I'm still studying!" Bai Shuyi felt that Lin Chen's eyes were not right, so she quickly stated that she couldn't lend too much money.

It was just that this young heiress didn't know that the mere millions in her eyes were too much for Lin Chen.

So much so that he was completely sufficient and didn't have to worry about funding issues anymore.

The money he had borrowed before, plus Liu Mengyao's savings, and the millions that Bai Shuyi had promised, added up to more than ten million!

Now, Lin Chen could completely let go and do great things in the game!