“I’m telling you, on my way back just now…”
While eating, Qiu Xi briefly shared what had happened to Nan Hua.
Upon hearing this, Nan Hua immediately reached out to check, “Are you okay?”
Although Qiu Xi had downplayed it, Nan Hua was still quite worried.
“I’m fine! See, I’m perfectly fine. Actually, that old grandpa was quite interesting.”
Seeing that she was truly unharmed, Nan Hua withdrew his hand and said with a hint of helplessness, “That’s just your good luck.”
Recently, such incidents had been happening quite often, ranging from being framed to almost being run over, and in severe cases, even resulting in manslaughter charges.
That’s why he had been so nervous just now. While they wouldn’t shy away from dealing with such issues if they arose, it was always better to avoid them entirely, especially on such fine days.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine now.”
“You!”
“Let’s not talk about this anymore, I have things to do later.”
She planned to call her cousin as soon as she had time, to see if she could figure out the mission the system had issued earlier.
“…”
Nan Hua wanted to say a few more words, but the topic had already been ruthlessly changed.
“Alright then…”
If she didn’t want to talk about it, so be it. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
“Xi Xi, the National Day holiday is coming up soon.”
He turned his head, remembering that the holiday was just around the corner.
“Mm, and then?”
Qiu Xi hadn’t grasped the implication of his words yet and looked at Nan Hua, asking again.
“I want to take you out to play. Are you free?”
“I’ll have to think about it before I can tell you.”
She wasn’t sure if she should go back or not, and needed to think it over.
Nan Hua smiled dotingly, “Okay, take your time to think.”
“But don’t take too long!”
Qiu Xi softly replied, “Okay~”
Honestly… her boyfriend’s domineering yet adorable demeanor was a bit too much to handle!
“Then I’ll head back first. You keep up the good work!”
Time was almost up, and with things still on her mind, Qiu Xi decided it was time to leave.
“Okay, go ahead. I’ll find you after I’m done with my work.”
They had just finished eating, and her senior was already getting to work. She couldn’t delay for too long.
“Okay!”
…
“Ring, ring, ring…”
As soon as she returned to her dorm, Qiu Xi, wanting to settle things quickly, dialed her cousin’s number as soon as she sat down.
“Little Xi, is something wrong?”
“Cousin, can’t I call you if there’s nothing wrong?”
Qiu Xi didn’t directly ask her cousin if he was in any trouble. She figured she wouldn’t get any concrete answers even if she did, so she decided to just chat with him first.
“Of course, you can. Anytime.”
“Then it’s not allowed then~”
“Alright, I know you. You don’t call unless you need something. Just say it!”
If Qiu Xi knew Xu Xuanming well and understood that he was a “black-hearted” person, then Xu Xuanming knew his little cousin thoroughly.
Even though she seemed a bit like a well-behaved girl after going to college, he hadn’t forgotten that she used to be quite a troublemaker before high school.
Hearing this, Qiu Xi started to play along, “Hehe~ Should I just get straight to the point?”
“Go ahead!”
“It’s just that a couple of days ago, I was talking to my mom, and my aunt happened to be there. She chatted with me about your future cousin-in-law…”
Qiu Xi blurted it out very quickly.
Even though she wanted to ask about her cousin’s company, what she was saying wasn’t untrue.
“…”
His mother was really nagging everywhere, making him, a grown man, seem desperate to get married… wait… to get married?!
Xu Xuanming didn’t doubt it at all, because that was indeed something his mother would do.
“Qiu Xiao Xi! Stop talking about this with my mom and the others. You’re not focusing on what’s important!”
The person who had been silent for a long time suddenly became serious. Judging by the way he called her name, Qiu Xi knew her cousin was quite annoyed.
“Oh… why is this not focusing on what’s important? It’s not my aunt’s fault for saying it; she’s afraid you’ll just become a monk and chant scriptures.”
This was Qiu Xi, seizing a point and ready to start dancing on the edge!
“Qiu Xiao Xi!”
This was becoming more and more out of line!
“Sigh~”
“If you have nothing else, I’m going back to work!”
He was already troubled and had no time to deal with these matters of romance.
“Yes, yes!”
Hearing his tone, Qiu Xi knew that if she didn’t speak up now, she wouldn’t get another chance!
So she quickly asked about the main issue, “Mm, I also heard from my mom that you’ve been busy with your little company recently. How’s it going?”
“Did they ask you to ask?”
“Half and half, tell me quickly!”
“It’s nothing much, just short on funds.”
“Just this?”
Qiu Xi was a little surprised. Had she actually guessed correctly?
“What do you mean, ‘just this’?”
Did she not know that in this society, even a hero could be brought down by a single penny?
“It’s nothing, just that there’s this issue?”
“More or less. The rest are professional matters that you wouldn’t understand if I told you.”
Besides money, there were indeed other issues, but they were design-related. With too little information, it was indeed a bit difficult.
“I see…”
Hearing this, Qiu Xi could more or less understand the problem. However, to solve it, she needed to understand more.
Coincidentally, the current shortage of funds was a breakthrough. If she invested money, he couldn’t very well exclude her from participating, right?
“Cousin, let me invest in it for you.”
“Don’t joke. Go back and study properly.”
Invest? He had already approached several people, and they were still hesitating, making him and his old classmates almost pull their hair out.
“I’m not joking, cousin. Just tell me, how much?”
Over the past year, with her earnings compounding and the system occasionally showering her with benefits, money was now basically just a matter of digits for her.
“It would be around 15 million…”
Originally, they planned to finish designing this software together and make a profit. However, the unexpected problem that arose had made even raising investment a challenge.
“Okay.”
Qiu Xi agreed without a second thought. Since the system dared to offer 5% of the shares, it meant it was worth it.
“I told you… no, Xi Xi, you said you could?”
“That’s right.” kanδん
“…”
Xu Xuanming, who was usually composed, was somewhat losing his composure at this moment.
He had never imagined that his family could help him with such a large sum of capital, so he had never mentioned it.
In a daze, Xu Xuanming confirmed again, “Xi Xi, are you serious?”
“Yes, absolutely true.”
“Alright, if you’re serious, we’ll give you 5% of the shares.”
This was something Xu Xuanming and his friends had discussed beforehand. If they could solve this problem, they would be willing to offer concessions.
“Okay! Then can I know what the problem is now?”
Never forgetting her mission, Qiu Xi asked directly.
“It’s nothing much…”
Then, Xu Xuanming spent some time explaining the problem they encountered to Qiu Xi.
“I see…”
After listening for a long time, Qiu Xi didn’t understand much, but she knew they lacked information and had hit a bottleneck.
“Xiao Hua, is what my cousin just mentioned available in the system shop?”
Half-understanding, Qiu Xi immediately thought of the system.
If possible, she would exchange it directly and then claim she found it through a friend.
“Data shows that this also exists in human society, and it can be bought.”
Xiao Hua didn’t say whether it was available or not, but instead suggested that it could be bought in reality.
“Really?”
If she could spend money, she would rather spend fewer points. Saving them wasn’t easy.
After saving for so long, she only had a little over 20,000, and these points were not cheap to use.
“Yes, it’s just that the inventory is low, and it’s mostly in the hands of professionals.”
“…”
Saying that was like saying nothing. If she could get it herself, she wouldn’t need this system… She might as well look in the shop…
“Xiao Hua, aren’t you saying the same thing?”
“No, it’s still necessary to show that our system is honest and fair to everyone.”
“Come on, show me!”
“This one.”
Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Hua pushed it out.
“8,000? Xiao Hua, are you trying to fleece me!”
And not even leaving a single hair behind!
“As I said, honest and fair to everyone.”
“…”
“Can’t I get a discount?”
“No!”
“I… buy it!!!”
The moment the points were deducted, Qiu Xi felt her heart bleeding…