Chapter 1 Beautiful Scenery

White clouds hung low on the distant horizon.

Seabirds circled and soared after the fishing boats, palm trees bathed in the morning sun, and laughter echoed through the schoolyard.

It was only 1997.

On Taipa Island, large swathes of undeveloped natural wilderness remained, many places lacking roads, and Little Taipa Hill was a lush green.

Tung Fong Rose Secondary School, Zhao Yimeng's family's private school.

Faced with this beautiful scenery.

Even though Zhao Yimeng was in a bad mood today, a thought still flashed through her mind—so the view from the roof in the morning is this beautiful.

It was a pity that there was always a noise lingering in her ears, speaking English with a strange accent and insufficient energy.

The one practicing spoken English was named Sonaram.

If Su Yehao were here, he would definitely recognize this Thai second-generation rich kid whose family ran a budget airline with seven or eight planes.

Last time it was Sonaram who said, "Brother Hao, when you smoke a cigar, smoke doesn't come out of your left nostril." His flattery skills would make even Eunuch Cao feel inferior.

Finding it really awkward to listen to, Zhao Yimeng glared at this Thai international student at this moment.

Sonaram vaguely felt a chill on his neck. When he saw Zhao Yimeng, he immediately said with delight, "Sister-in-law! You look so beautiful today, I like your long socks."

Zhao Yimeng said unhappily, "Who's your sister-in-law? Don't talk nonsense!"

Sonaram continued with a smile, "Brother Hao has been pursuing you for so long, everyone in the school knows about it. He's my big brother, of course I have to call you sister-in-law."

Thinking of Su Yehao, Zhao Yimeng was filled with anger.

Waving her hand to shoo him away, she said, "Class is about to start, go back to class! Your accent really needs to be corrected. Go ask a foreign teacher, don't practice randomly!"

As the head prefect of the school, that is, the president of the student council, Zhao Yimeng had some small power and also some authority.

Not long after Sonaram left.

Zhao Yimeng heard him shout in the stairwell, "Big Brother! Sister-in-law is on the roof, waiting especially for you?"

Then came Su Yehao's smiling "Mmm" sound.

Gritting her teeth at this, but feeling helpless, Zhao Yimeng knew how gossipy the students were, and that the news of "a secret rendezvous on the roof in the morning" would probably spread quickly throughout the school.

Having had the experience of "actively confessing" last time, which even made the newspapers, Zhao Yimeng only felt that it was okay, always better than the new handle that Su Yehao had grabbed, which was far too weak.

What happened last night was truly mortifying...

The Zhao couple had a loving relationship and had hardly ever quarreled in more than ten years.

They were equally patient and well-educated in the matter of educating their two daughters.

Zhao Yimeng was undoubtedly outstanding, smart, good grades, won an international silver award in piano competitions, and was also the head prefect, not to mention her looks.

The quintessential perfect child.

While her peers only knew how to read comics, watch TV series, and were busy studying, Zhao Yimeng had earned more than ten million Hong Kong dollars in the stock market in the past two years or so, with a profit rate of more than double.

Of course.

This was also due to sheer luck, encountering a new round of super bull market when entering the market.

In the past two years, Hong Kong stocks had been soaring madly, with no rationality whatsoever. If a fool were to pick ten stocks, at least six or seven would make money.

If there were any shortcomings.

It was probably that her parents protected her too well. She had been smooth sailing since she was little, everything would be arranged properly, and she would always be taken special care of in her daily life.

She still remembered a few years ago when Zhao Yimeng casually said to the principal, "It's all grass and no flowers."

A week later, in the northwest corner of the campus, there was a field of colorful tulips, covering more than seven hundred square meters, at the cost of making the horse paddock a little smaller.

Her life was too smooth.

So yesterday, after being caught by Su Yehao, she was immediately held firmly in his grasp, tossing and turning, and in a bad mood.

...

Su Yehao stretched and came to the roof of the teaching building.

He was also listless, yawning repeatedly, with dark circles under his eyes.

Last night at the apartment, he didn't fall asleep until after one o'clock in the morning. Now he was just sleep-deprived. He could replenish his energy by catching up on some sleep in class.

Finally.

The green tea in the cup was replaced with goji berries that Yin Liuli had helped him buy.

Even young people need to nourish themselves.

Recently, it seemed that Su Yehao was often seen carrying a teacup with his hands behind his back, walking back and forth.

This image was a bit strange, but Zhao Yimeng didn't think much about it at this time. She asked angrily, "Tell me, what exactly do you want me to do? Don't go too far, or we'll just break up and I'll just deny it!"

A neat female school uniform, a white shirt, a dark red tie.

Paired with a skirt that didn't reach the knees, plus those white cotton socks pulled up to the calves.

This outfit made Su Yehao click his tongue repeatedly, and couldn't help but sigh again, what kind of life was he living in high school back then.

Zhao Yimeng misunderstood, her eyes full of vigilance.

After all, he was the man who had once caused the school administrator to specifically hang anti-pervert posters at the entrance of the shower area, so it was no wonder that Zhao Yimeng would have wild thoughts.

Su Yehao said:

"You're going to study in England soon, it's time to release you back to the sea. We should have very few opportunities to be together in the future. Don't worry, I definitely won't go too far, it's just asking you to run some errands for me. I've been quite busy recently, and there are some things I can't take care of."

Zhao Yimeng, not daring to relax, asked, "Specifically what? As long as I help you, you'll help me keep it a secret?"

"A real man, a good brother, would I benefit from seeing you embarrassed?" Su Yehao asked calmly.

Zhao Yimeng said seriously, "Yes, if my reputation is ruined, people will laugh at me and won't dare to pursue me. Wouldn't you have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation?"

After saying this.

Seeing Su Yehao's mouth turn up, starting to consider something, Zhao Yimeng was stunned and quickly remedied, "I've already thought of countermeasures, this won't work! And I'll hate you to death, the kind that I'll never forgive!"

Zhao Yimeng was secretly delighted, thinking that she was really a clever little ghost.

Since they didn't spend much time together.

Regarding her plans to study abroad, Su Yehao was a little regretful, but he could understand.

In the short term, he was already overwhelmed, afraid that if he made a date with someone, he would have a conflict, or if he went out on a date, he would run into Linda Yun. Considering that he could even see Linda Yun at a dog and cat show, the chances of a mishap in this small city were really high.

In addition, Zhao Yimeng also had shark parents behind her, who could squeeze out all the other fish in the pond, leaving no room for survival.

The most crucial thing was that the difficulty of winning her over was high. Nong Qingying had been married, Nangong Tian liked him first and was easy to satisfy, and Yin Liuli's opening was quite subtle, all of which allowed for mutual tolerance and compromise.

But Zhao Yimeng was different.

Some people have no bottom line when it comes to being a scumbag, but Su Yehao couldn't do that.

He probably could only release the fish back to the sea... right?

Therefore.

Su Yehao rolled his eyes, skipped this topic, and only said:

"Didn't I buy Ah Qiang and the others' technology yesterday? Next, for in-depth research and development, we need an office area."

"Go to Hong Kong City and help me find an office building. It doesn't have to be too big, two thousand square feet is enough, the key is to have internet access."

"Also, contact headhunting companies to compile a list of software and hardware engineers. It's best if they're in Hong Kong City, or have the skills but are cheap and willing to transfer to Hong Kong City to work, like those American Silicon Valley talents."

"Oh right, plus management-type experts who also understand technology. I don't have enough start-up capital on hand, so we have to save money..."