Future News: My Phone Mutated
After waking up, a strange app was installed on Lin Bai's phone.
The news on the app came from the future.
And as long as Lin Bai participated in the events and changed the future, he would be rewarded.
[World News: Pfizer US announces that it had developed the first-ever Corona Virus vaccine, stock prices shot up 500% in one day.]
[World News: Three days later, Elon Musk declares himself the godfather of DogeCoin on Twitter, forcefully manipulating DogeCoin prices.]
[Regional News: New developments on the old man car accident, son of old man offers 10million dollars for clues of the culprit.]
[Local News: Hard work won't disappoint you, S City old lottery buyer who had been buying the same number for 30 years finally won 1st prize!]
[Local News: Daughter of the richest man in S city was kidnapped, violated, and murdered, the culprit is...]
Wait!
Lin Bai looked at the obituary photo in black-and-white on the latest message.
That person in the photo, isn't that the school belle Yu Jinmo who's chasing me?
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Chapter 1: News From The Future?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
"Future News? What on earth is this?"
Lin Bai stared at the new app that suddenly appeared on his phone, his face full of suspicion.
"Could it be a virus?"
With this thought in mind, Lin Bai planned to delete this app called Future News.
In the end, his hand accidentally trembled and he ended up tapping on the app, thus opening it.
"F*ck!"
Lin Bai subconsciously exclaimed. It was too late to close it.
He was greeted by a simple and crude interface.
There were only two sections in the entire interface—local news and world news.
Other than that, there was nothing else.
Lin Bai could not help but complain, "This is too simple and crude! Any random computer science student would write a more exquisite program than this. This is too careless!"
Although he was complaining, he could not help but tap on the local news page.
In the end, he was dumbfounded again.
He saw that the page was divided into three subsections. The dates on them were tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.
However, there was no news for today.
Lin Bai did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"What is this? Is this a joke?"
With the mentality of hunting for novelty, he casually clicked on the date of tomorrow.
The headline read:
[ Hail in midsummer, abnormal weather calls for vigilance! ]
The main content was:
[There will be an extremely large hailstorm in the city tomorrow. The relevant departments would like to remind citizens to make necessary preparations and precautions, close the doors and windows, and try not to go out during the hail.
Experts believe that the appearance of this extreme abnormal weather is very likely related to the excessive emissions of carbon dioxide, which causes environmental pollution, and they urge everyone to pay attention to environmental protection.]
Lin Bai casually glanced at the main text and smiled. "It's quite a plausible story, but the content is too ridiculous. How can there be hail in the middle of the summer? And it's extremely large? Isn't this nonsense!"
"Seriously, why not make it seem more plausible? It's a waste of such good writing."
He muttered as he closed the page. He wanted to uninstall the app, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not delete it in the end.
"Forget it. I'll just watch it to relieve my boredom," he said to himself.
For the next half of the day, Lin Bai was a little absent-minded. From time to time, thoughts would pop up in his mind. 'Would there really be a hailstorm tomorrow?'
However, he immediately felt that it was funny.
"Seriously, I took it seriously when I saw a spoof news. It's summer. How is that possible?"
Thus, he completely suppressed these thoughts and forced himself to never think about it again.
The next day.
Early in the morning, the alarm clock rang on time.
In a daze, Lin Bai reached out his hand to turn off the alarm clock. He turned over and thought in a daze, "Five more minutes, the next alarm clock will ring again."
While he was half asleep and half awake, he heard a rumble, followed by a crackling sound, as if there were countless pebbles hitting the glass.
"What's that sound?"
"Is it hail?"
Lin Bai thought in a daze.
The next second, he instantly woke up!
"It can't be!?"
A strong sense of shock overcame his desire to stay in bed. Lin Bai directly jumped off the bed, even wearing only one pair of slippers. He jumped to the window with one leg and forcefully pulled open the curtains!
Outside the window, a mist filled the air.
In the pouring rain, there was a hailstone the size of a coin.
The sound he heard just now was indeed the sound of the hailstones hitting the window.
Lin Bai was completely dumbfounded. He stared at the scene outside the window in disbelief.
After a long while, he finally said, "This is too much of a coincidence!"
That spoof app really hit the nail on the head!
As Lin Bai thought of this, another thought popped up in his mind uncontrollably.
"Maybe that app can really predict the future?"
If it were any other time, Lin Bai would definitely dismiss such an absurd thought.
But now, he couldn't help but believe it a little.
"Let's test it again. If it's still accurate this time, then I believe that the news on this app really comes from the future!"
Lin Bai made up his mind. He opened the local news page again and chose the date for tomorrow.
The headline on the front page —
[Hard work pays off. S city's veteran gambler insists on buying the same betting number for 30 years and finally wins the first prize!]
Lin Bai read the text carefully and found that the veteran gambler who won the first prize in the report actually lived in the same neighborhood as him!
"This is too much of a coincidence!"
Lin Bai couldn't help but exclaim.
In the news reports, the names were all aliases, and the real name of the old lottery winner was not written.
However, it revealed a very crucial piece of information, which was that the old lottery winner had already retired for ten years.
According to the regulations ten years ago, the retirement age for non-special jobs was 60 years old, which meant that the old lottery winners were already 70 years old this year.
There shouldn't be a second veteran gambler of this age who had persisted in buying lottery tickets for 30 years.
Therefore, Lin Bai planned to go to the lottery betting station across the district to ask around.
He didn't have the habit of buying lottery tickets normally. This was the first time he walked into the betting station, so he was really a little nervous.
Fortunately, the owner of the betting station was very enthusiastic. Seeing that Lin Bai hadn't bought many lottery tickets before, he took the initiative to introduce them to him.
It turned out that this kind of lottery ticket only cost two dollars per bet. You could choose your own number or choose at random.
The highest winning amount of a single bet was 50,000 dollars.
"Then how many bets can you buy at one time? Is there a limit?" Lin Bai asked.
When the owner heard this, he immediately felt that he had a big customer, and his eyes instantly lit up.
He answered enthusiastically, "Only a maximum of 100 stakes of the same number can be bought. If you want to buy more, you can choose a few more different numbers. This way, you won't reach the upper limit, and you can also increase the probability of winning the lottery."
"I have a few sets of rare lucky numbers here, all of which have been winning numbers of the lottery before!"
"Handsome, you don't often buy lottery tickets, so you might not know. In fact, the higher the winning frequency of a number, the more likely it is to win the lottery again!"
"If you really want to buy, I'll show you the number right now! I Won't Tell Ordinary People!"
Lin Bai smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but that's not necessary. I already have a selected number…"
"By the way, I want to ask you about someone."
Lin Bai turned around and cut straight to the chase.
The boss was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Who is it?"
Lin Bai said, "It's an old man. He should be 70 years old this year. He has been buying lottery tickets for more than 30 years. Do you know him?"
The boss said, "You should be talking about Old Zhang, right? I don't know if he has persisted for 30 years. Anyway, I have taken over this betting station for 11 or 12 years. He has been buying from me for every draw."
Lin Bai thought to himself, 'That's right! It should be Old Zhang!'
So he asked again, "I heard from my friends that Old Zhang's personality is very strange.. He only buys the same number for thirty years. Is that true?"
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Chapter 2: Chapter 2: The Lottery
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The boss slapped his thigh. "That's right!"
"Speaking of which, Old Zhang is really persistent. He hasn't won the lottery in 30 years, yet he still insists on betting and no matter how others try to persuade him, he won't change the number!"
"Let me tell you, just from the numbers I have in my collection, a few of them have already appeared in the draw two or three times."
"Although they were all numbers for the unremarkable last prize, they are still considered to be winning numbers, right?"
"I've tried to persuade Old Zhang to change his number many times. Even if he chooses one of my lucky numbers, wouldn't it be better than his number which has never won in decades?"
"But he won't listen to me! No matter what I say, it's useless! I've never met anyone more stubborn than him!"
The mention of Old Zhang seemed to have opened the floodgates of the owner's rattling and he couldn't stop complaining.
Lin Bai was forced to listen to a bellyful of gossip.
In order to not make the boss suspect anything, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be interested. It seemed that he came to inquire about Old Zhang Out of curiosity.
Otherwise, when the news reported tomorrow that a mysterious person had bought the same number as Old Zhang and won more than him, the boss of the lottery station could guess it was him with his toes!
Would he still have a peaceful life in the future?
Lin Bai patiently listened to the owner tell the story behind Old Zhang's number, then pretended to be satisfied and left.
When he got home, he rummaged through the closet for a long time before he found an old set of clothes.
It was a set of rock and roll leather jacket and pants that his roommate, who loved rock music, urged him to buy when he was just in college.
There were also a bunch of messy metal chains.
Ever since he had bought this outfit, Lin Bai had not worn it once. Every time he saw it, he regretted it so much but he could not bear to throw it away because he felt like he would be throwing money away if he did so.
Therefore, he decided to keep it at the bottom of the pile of his clothes. Out of sight, out of mind.
He did not expect it to be of great use now.
After Lin Bai changed his clothes, he looked in the mirror and could not help but laugh out loud.
The man in the mirror had his hair up to the sky. He was wearing a leather jacket, leather pants, and studded boots. He had a skull necklace around his neck, a leather rope wrapped around his wrist, and a metal chain around his belt. He was also wearing a bunch of pendants.
Lin Bai almost couldn't recognize himself based on his current appearance.
"Very good, this is the effect I want."
Lin Bai put on his mask and rummaged through the large sunglasses that had been left unused for a few years in the drawer. He covered his face well before leaving the house in satisfaction.
In order to prevent his real address from being discovered, he even took a taxi across half the city to another betting station to buy lottery tickets.
This time, Lin Bai did not say a word. He entered the door and handed the pre-written number to the boss. He said softly, "Boss, this number, 100 bets, thank you."
The boss stared at Lin Bai's strange outfit for a long time before he came back to his senses.
Perhaps to ease the awkward atmosphere, the boss deliberately laughed and teased him.
"Handsome, you invested 200 yuan in a big business deal worth 5 million yuan! 25,000 times the profit, awesome!"
Lin Bai suppressed his voice and laughed.
"Thank you, Boss. Thank you for your kind words."
Then, he took the printed lottery ticket and turned around to leave, not staying for a single second.
Moreover, he was extra careful. He deliberately avoided the cameras by the roadside and entered a small alley. He tore off his coat and threw the scattered accessories on his body away. Then, he took a taxi home wearing only the short-sleeved T-shirt inside.
He had used all the anti-tracking methods that could be used. Now, he could only wait for the lottery draw tomorrow.
"Whether I can become a millionaire or not depends on whether I made the right bet this time!"
Lin Bai held his phone and whispered to the "Future news"icon on the screen.
"Don't let me down…"
He didn't sleep all night.
Finally, it was time for the lottery the next night. Lin Bai was waiting in front of his computer, refreshing the page again and again, waiting for the result of the lottery.
"The first number is correct."
"The second number is correct too."
"The third number is correct."
"The fourth number…"
Lin Bai's heart was beating faster and faster, constantly comparing the numbers on the page with the lottery ticket in his hand.
Only when he was sure that all the numbers were correct did he grab his phone and kiss the screen hard.
"You're really a treasure! I love you so much!!"
At this moment, Lin Bai finally believed that he had the ability to predict the future.
If he used it properly, his future would be limitless!
He couldn't help but imagine what he could do with this ability. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became!
At the same time, there was someone in the residential estate who was even more excited than him.
It was Old Zhang, who had worked hard for thirty years and finally won the first prize.
"Honey! I won the prize! You always say that I waste money. Look, haven't I recouped all our losses in one go? I even profited!"
"Son, son! Look! Dad won the prize! Do you want to get a new computer? Do you want to get a new phone? I will buy it for you!"
"My dear granddaughter, come and let Grandpa hug You! I've won the prize! I'll take you to the park tomorrow, okay?"
"Oh, no, no, I have to redeem the prize tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I'll take you to the park the day after tomorrow, hahahaha…"
When he found out that he had won the prize, Old Zhang immediately raised the lottery ticket and told his family the good news one by one.
In the past thirty years, he had received too many accusations and doubts. Now that he had finally made a comeback, he had to seize the opportunity!
After showing off in front of his family, Old Zhang was still not satisfied. He took out his phone and called the contacts one by one.
"Hello, Old Zhang, I have good news for you. I've won the lottery! hahahaha…"
"Old Li, I've won the Lottery!"
"Old Zhao…"
In the end, his son couldn't stand it anymore and took the opportunity to persuade him.
"Dad, I understand how you feel, but we have to keep a low profile. Aren't you afraid that others will be jealous? Aren't you afraid that everyone will come to borrow money from you?"
Old Li waved his hand and said generously, "I'm not afraid! The prize money is huge!"
His wife scolded him, "It's only 50,000 yuan, look at you showing off! Those who don't know would think that you won five million!"
Old Li's neck stiffened and he said unwillingly, "So what if it's 50,000 yuan? 50,000 yuan isn't money anymore?"
"Money is worth less and less nowadays. So what if it's 50,000 yuan?"
Seeing that the old couple were about to quarrel again, their son quickly tried to stop them from quarreling. He tried to appease them both. He was really exhausted.
He was tired. Old Zhang was furious.
The joy of winning the big prize was instantly dispersed by this disturbance. It made him very unhappy.
The more Old Zhang thought about it, the more unconvinced he became.
"It's not easy to win the grand prize once, why can't people know about it? I didn't steal anything, why can't I say that?"
"I just want to say it!"
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Chapter 3: Claiming The Prize!
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"Not only that, I want to be in the newspaper!"
Old Zhang fumed as he took out the newspaper he had subscribed to at home and called the hotline on it.
"Hello, is this S City Evening News? I want to contribute some news! Big news!"
"I've been buying lottery tickets for 30 years, and today I finally won the lottery! The first prize!"
..
Old Zhang told the story of his experience.
At the end, he didn't forget to ask the editor who answered the phone, "How is it? Is It big news? Can I get some money in return?"
Nowadays, many newspapers would set up a corresponding reward or a red envelope to let the citizens provide clues to the news.
As the best-selling newspaper in the city, S City Evening News naturally offered money in exchange for news, and it was more than any other newspaper publishing house.
The editor on the other end of the phone smiled and said, "Grandpa Zhang, your experience is indeed very interesting. If you are willing, we can give you an interview. The corresponding reward will definitely not be small. Do you think it's convenient for you to accept an interview?"
Old Zhang hurriedly nodded. "It's convenient! Very convenient! When will you come?"
The editor smiled and said, "Ten o'clock tomorrow morning, is that okay?"
Old Zhang was about to agree, but then he thought that tomorrow was a working day, and most of the young people in the neighborhood would have gone to work by that time, so he asked, "Eight o'clock at the gate of the residential estate, is that okay?"
He thought that at that time, everyone would be going out to work, and when they passed the gate of the neighborhood, they would definitely see him being interviewed by the reporters.
How shameless would that be!
So it was decided.
After hanging up the phone, the editor said to the new reporter, "Xiao Wang, at 8 am tomorrow, go to Le Tian Residential Estate to do an interview. The subject of the interview is Mr. Zhang, who has been buying lottery tickets for thirty years…"
The editor told him about the general situation of Old Zhang.
The newcomer, Xiao Wang, had finally gotten an independent interview, so he was naturally overjoyed. He prepared the interview outline overnight, and even wrote a draft of the news.
Everything was ready. He was just waiting for the interview to be completed the next day. Then, he would make some detailed adjustments according to Old Zhang's description. After that, he would be able to see the newspaper!
Xiaowang was filled with joy as he worked through most of the night. He finally felt satisfied after revising and revising the draft.
In the document, the first line had a big title —
"Hard work pays off. A longtime gambler from S City' has persisted for 30 years. Finally, his dream of winning the first prize is fulfilled!"
"Hehe, if everything goes well, we'll see the newspapers tomorrow night. I'm looking forward to it!"
Xiao Wang excitedly imagined the contents of the document turning into type. He couldn't help but giggle at the screen.
At the same time, Old Zhang tossed and turned on his bed, unable to fall asleep no matter how hard he tried.
He couldn't close his mouth no matter how hard he tried as he imagined the envious gazes of the neighbors passing by during the interview the next day.
"Hehehe, I'm going to be featured in the newspaper, hehehe…"
The more Old Zhang thought about it, the more excited he became. He simply got up and ran to the toilet. He quietly practiced in front of the mirror, simulating the actions and expressions he would have during the interview.
The next day.
Lin Bai woke up naturally after a good night's sleep. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he changed into a set of old academic-style clothes and went out to receive the award in high spirits.
When he passed by the gate of the community, he happened to see Old Zhang being interviewed.
Old Zhang's face was flushed, his white hair was neatly combed, and he spoke with great vigor.
He was afraid that the neighbors passing by wouldn't notice him.
"Speaking of the secret to winning the lottery, there's actually only one word, and that is persevere!"
"As the old saying goes, God does not disappoint those who put in effort! As long as you can persevere, persevere until the heavens are moved, then you can succeed no matter what you do!"
Old Zhang's voice was like a loud bell as he spoke confidently to Xiao Wang, imparting the so-called experience of winning the lottery.
The residents of the estate who passed by looked at him one after another. Some were envious, while others were disdainful.
However, Old Zhang was completely immersed in his speech. He only felt that at this moment, he was a famous person who attracted the attention of the world.
Lin Bai could not help but laugh. He thought to himself, 'There are benefits to winning a small prize in the lottery to You even dare to publicize it in such a high-profile manner.'
'If he had won five million just like me, he definitely wouldn't have dared to be so ostentatious.'
As a precaution, Lin Bai did not take a taxi directly to the lottery center. Instead, he got off early at a place across the street.
After that, he avoided the cameras, put on his hat, scarf, and sunglasses, and covered his entire face. Only then did he walk into the entrance of the lottery center in a low-profile manner.
When the receptionist saw him enter like this, she immediately guessed that he might be here to cash in his prize. She immediately put on a smile and took the initiative to ask him.
"Hello, do you want to cash in your prize?"
"Yes." Lin Bai lowered his voice and said, "First prize. One hundred bets."
The receptionist immediately led Lin Bai into a special reception room and invited the relevant staff to verify Lin Bai's winning lottery ticket and basic information.
Everything was confirmed. After going through all kinds of procedures, the staff handed over the check with both hands.
"Sir, your prize money is a total of five million yuan. After deducting 20% for the personal accidental income tax, you shall be entitled to the remaining four million yuan. This is the check, please keep it well."
Lin Bai took the check and kept it well. Thinking of the one million yuan worth of tax that had been deducted, he couldn't help but feel a little pained.
But on second thought, he only spent 200 yuan but he got a total of four million in return. It was a 20,000 percent return!
Thinking of this, he felt much better.
"Thank you."
He kept the check and prepared to leave.
The staff said, "Sir, please wait a moment, would you like to accept an interview? It's very, very rare for someone to win five million in one go, we sincerely hope that you can accept an interview. Of course, it's all up to you. We're just asking, not forcing. You can refuse if you don't want to."
Lin Bai knew that the other party wanted him to be interviewed so badly because they wanted to use his winnings as publicity to attract more people to buy lottery tickets.
But what does it have to do with him?
It wouldn't benefit him, and it might bring him endless trouble. Lin Bai wouldn't be stupid to do it.
"I don't want to accept any interviews. Goodbye."
After saying that, Lin Bai left.
Although he refused to accept any interviews, the news of his winning of five million yuan was immediately spread to all the major media outlets.
A few minutes later.
Reporter Xiao Wang, who was interviewing Old Zhang at the entrance of the neighborhood, received a call from his superior at the newspaper company.
He glanced at the caller ID and immediately became nervous. He hurriedly said to Old Zhang, "Grandpa Zhang, I'm sorry. My boss is calling. I have to take this call first. Sorry, Sorry!"
With that, he trotted to the side to take the call.
Old Zhang was in the middle of his excitement when he was suddenly interrupted. He was very unhappy.
He muttered softly, "This boss is really something. Doesn't he know that his subordinate is covering some big news? Why must he pick this time to call…."
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Chapter 4: Probably Because I Am Handsome
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Although Old Zhang complained, he was very curious. The leader knew that the reporter Xiao Wang was interviewing him, but he still called him. 'What exactly is the reason?'
Thus, he put his hands behind his back and pretended to walk around casually. He moved a few steps towards the reporter, Xiao Wang and pricked up his ears to listen.
Just then, he heard Xiao Wang say in disbelief, "Sir, are you kidding me?"
"Two people actually won the first prize in this lottery, and that person won five million yuan?"
"Oh my God! This is incredible! Can I apply to interview the winner who won five million yuan?"
"What? He refused to accept the interview? Okay then…"
Old Zhang was dumbfounded.
He had been struggling for 30 years to win 50,000 yuan on this set of winning numbers, but the other person won five million yuan, which was a hundred times as much as the amount he won!
'What on earth is this!'
Old Zhang felt that the 50,000 yuan he won instantly became less attractive.
The reporter Xiao Wang hung up the phone and came back to say to Old Zhang, "Grandpa Zhang, I'm sorry to interrupt you at the last minute. Um… shall we continue?"
Although his mind was filled with the mysterious man who had won five million yuan, since he refused to accept any interviews, he could only give up and focus on the interview in front of him.
But how could Old Zhang still be in the mood to continue talking?
"I heard what you said over the phone just now."
Old Zhang asked listlessly, "I just want to know, how long has the man who won five million yuan, been buying lottery tickets for?"
If he had persevered for decades, or even longer than him, Old Zhang would feel a little better.
Xiao Wang couldn't bear to tell the truth.
However, he remembered that he was a reporter after all, so he couldn't just lie casually. Hence, he bit the bullet and replied, "It seems that it was the first time that person bought a lottery ticket."
"What???"
Old Zhang was flabbergasted.
He had worked hard for so many years, withstanding the opposition of his family, the ridicule of his relatives, and the puzzlement of his friends..
In the end, he only won 50,000 yuan.
To make matters worse, that mysterious person hadn't experienced any hardships at all. It was purely a spur of the moment that he had bet on a random number and yet, he won five million yuan.
Old Zhang found it unreasonable.
It was too unfair!
The more Old Zhang thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He felt that he would rather not win any money than win those 50,000 yuan.
At this time, Lin Bai just happened to be returning home from his trip to the lottery station to claim his prize. When he passed by the entrance of the residential estate, he found Old Zhang as listless as a frosted eggplant.
Hence, he guessed that Old Zhang must have heard that someone had won five million yuan.
It was a hundredfold difference. No wonder Old Zhang was so listless.
Lin Bai gave Old Zhang a sympathetic look.
In an instant, a robotic notification sounded in Lin Bai's mind.
[ Beep, the Future-Changing System has detected that the target host has successfully rewritten the future. The test has been passed. The system is automatically binding… ]
[ Binding successful.
Reward: 1 X God-level Close-Combat Skill. ]
Lin Bai was stunned.
He had thought that he had only gotten an app, but he had not expected it to come with a system.
He just did not know how powerful the "God-level Close-Combat Skill" that the system rewarded was.
Based on the name, it sounded quite powerful, but the actual effect would only be known after he tests it out.
In the blink of an eye, it was Monday. Lin Bai went back to school to attend classes.
As soon as he entered the classroom, his roommate eagerly bombarded him with questinos.
"Boss, Boss, have you seen the news? Someone in our city won five million!"
"And I heard that he bought the lottery ticket on the spur of the moment. He didn't have the habit of buying lottery tickets in the past."
"Tell me, why is his luck so good?"
"If I had half his luck, I would be able to wake up from a dream with a smile."
His other classmate, Lao Si, also echoed in from the side.
"Exactly! His luck is really heaven-defying!"
"I wonder how many old ladies that person has helped cross the road before he can accumulate such heaven-defying luck."
"I don't think it's necessarily accumulated. Maybe it's overdrawn? Maybe he'll use up the rest of his life's luck."
"Hahaha, doesn't that mean he won't have any more seasoning packets to go with his instant noodles?"
"He already won five million, why would he still need to eat instant noodles?"
"Haha, that's true. In this case, I'm willing to use the instant noodle supply for the rest of my life in exchange for a chance to win the lottery!"
The few of them suppressed their voices and chatted happily. They were not in the mood to listen to what the teacher on the podium was saying.
Lao Er couldn't help but exclaim, "If I could have that much money… no, even if it's only half of that amount, I would definitely quit school immediately and go home to play games!"
Once these words were said, Lao San and Lao Si immediately agreed.
"That's right, that's right. With so much money, who would bother to go to school!"
"The life of lying in bed and counting money every day, just thinking about it makes me envious…"
Lin Bai couldn't help but laugh. If they knew that he was the one who had really won the lottery and that he was still obediently going to school as usual, would their jaws drop?
However, at least half of the reason that Lin Bai was still going to school as usual was because of his new girlfriend, Yu Jinmo.
Thinking of the girl blushing when she was confessing her love to him, Lin Bai couldn't help but smile. The sweetness from the bottom of his heart surged to the corners of his eyes and brows.
Lao San saw the smile on Lin Bai's face and asked jokingly, "Hey, Boss, there's something wrong with your expression! Which girl are you thinking about?"
Without waiting for Lao San to answer, Lao Si said first, "Who else can he be thinking of? It must be Yu Jinmo, the number one beauty of our school!"
"Speaking of which, Boss, you're really awesome. You can make the school belle woo you!"
"You can even make her take care of you for more than half a month while you were hospitalized for appendicitis!"
"How did you do it? Come teach us!"
The moment the matter of Yu Jinmo courting Lin Bai was brought up, everyone instantly became interested.
Even the five million grand prize that they just had talked about earlier seemed to have lost its attraction all of a sudden.
Compared to the illusory matter of winning the lottery, they still wanted to know how to gain the favor of the beauties around them, or even make the other party woo them instead.
However, Lao San's question really stumped Lin Bai.
Because he didn't know why Yu Jinmo would lower herself and woo him.
He clearly didn't do anything. He didn't even take the initiative to speak to her.
If he had to say the reason…
Lin Bai touched his face and said, "Maybe it's because I'm handsome."
"F*ck! Shameless!"
The other three people in the same room cursed at the same time.
Although they said that, they had to admit that Lin Bai was indeed handsome enough to make the school belle chase after him.
"Sigh, if you're ugly, you should study more. Let's study hard."
Lao Er accepted his fate and opened the textbook before jotting down notes.
Lao Si muttered, "I don't want to win any big prizes now. I just want to use this luck to exchange for good looks."
"Wake up," he said, "You don't have that kind of luck."
"…."
Chapter 5: My Girlfriend Is the Daughter Of A Wealthy Family?
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Listening to the conversation between them, Lin Bai silently made a decision.
For the sake of the mental health of his roommates, he absolutely could not let them know that not only was he being pursued by the school beauty, but he had also won five million dollars.
Although Lin Bai did not intend to make the matter of winning the lottery public in the first place in order to protect his life from being disrupted, he now had a new reason to do so.
They were classmates. He could not let them suffer such a huge shock. He had to leave some room for them to survive.
It was not easy to make it to the end of class. Lin Bai could not wait to pack up his school bag and prepare to go home.
Lao San, who was next to him, nudged him twice with his elbow and teased, "The great beauty is waiting for you at the door. Hurry up and go."
Lin Bai looked up and indeed saw Yu Jinmo waiting for him at the corridor.
He walked out of the classroom quickly and said to Yu Jinmo with a smile, "I was going to look for you after class, but I didn't expect you to come here first."
Yu Jinmo pursed her lips and smiled. Her clear eyes were filled with Lin Bai's shadow.
"I missed you. I wanted to see you earlier, so I skipped class a few minutes earlier."
Lin Bai felt a warm and fuzzy sweetness in his heart, but he said, "Silly, don't do this again."
"Otherwise, if the teacher calls your name in the last few minutes, won't he find you that you're absent from class?"
Yu Jinmo nodded obediently.
"Alright, I'll listen to you. Then I'll come and look for you after class."
Lin Bai corrected her, "You should wait for me to come over."
"You're my girlfriend now, you should give me a chance to spoil you once in a while."
As he said that, he held Yu Jinmo's hand and pulled her out.
When the students at the side heard their conversation, they were both envious and jealous.
What a guy, his girlfriend is the campus belle and he only wants to pamper her once in a while?
Once in a while?
?
At that moment, countless boys cried out silently in their hearts.
'I'm willing to pamper you every day, all the time!! Dear School Belle, look at me!!'
However, in Yu Jinmo's eyes, Lin Bai was the only one from the beginning to the end.
No matter if it was a man or a woman, they were all non-existent in her eyes.
"Uh… It's my birthday today," Yu Jinmo whispered.
Lin Bai was very surprised.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? I didn't even prepare a gift."
"Wait a minute, I'll order a cake first, then we'll discuss the gift."
Lin Bai took out his phone and searched for the best cake shop in the city.
Yu Jinmo pressed her slender fingertips gently on the back of his hand and said with a smile, "No need, it's fine as long as you're with me. Those aren't important."
Lin Bai couldn't help but sigh. This girlfriend of his was so sensible that it made his heart ache.
"These don't conflict with companionship. It's not like I won't accompany you after buying the cake and gifts. Be good, how can you not have these on my birthday?"
Lin Bai didn't want to let such a good girl down.
However, Yu Jinmo was very embarrassed.
She said, "I originally wanted to spend some time alone with you, but Zhang Li insisted on throwing me a birthday party."
"Besides, she's already booked everything and has invited a lot of friends. It's really not good if I don't go…"
Lin Bai expressed his understanding.
"Then go, have fun with your girlfriends."
He couldn't just stop Yu Jinmo from socializing with her friends just because she was now in a relationship.
Yu Jinmo said, "But I want to stay with you. Can you go with me?"
"Sure."
Lin Bai agreed with a smile.
Yu Jinmo heaved a sigh of relief. She hugged Lin Bai's arm with a smile and took a taxi with him to the KTV that Zhang Li had booked.
On the way, Zhang Li kept calling to ask where Yu Jinmo was and kept urging her to hurry up. She even said that everyone had arrived and were waiting for her.
Yu Jinmo was under a lot of psychological pressure, so she could only report her schedule all the way.
Lin Bai was a little bored, so he took out his phone and planned to read a novel for a while.
However, the future news app suddenly popped up, indicating that there was new news.
Lin Bai clicked on it.
He saw a black-and-white photo of Yu Jinmo!
Lin Bai's heart skipped a beat. He looked at it carefully, and the big words written on the title bar made his heart turn cold.
[ Local news: the daughter of the richest man in S city has been kidnapped and unfortunately, murdered. ]
The daughter of the richest man.
Murdered.
These two keywords deeply stimulated Lin Bai's nerves.
He hoped that this was just a coincidence and that the person who was killed was a stranger who looked similar to Yu Jinmo.
However, in the main text of the news, the words "The daughter of the Yu Corporation" were clearly written.
The surname 'Yu' was rare to begin with. Furthermore, they had to look exactly the same, so it was even more impossible.
Moreover, the news also said that the victim was the only daughter of the richest man in S City, Yu Jianhao, and the sole heir of the Yu Corporation.
The only daughter.
Therefore, it was impossible that her twin sister had been killed.
It was Yu Jinmo herself.
The last bit of luck was completely shattered. Lin Bai had no choice but to accept this cruel reality.
He could no longer care about being surprised by Yu Jinmo's background and why she had been hiding it from him.
Right now, there was only one thought in his mind. No matter what, he could not let Yu Jinmo be kidnapped!
Changing the future system popping up at this time was obviously to give him a chance to change the future.
If he did not even succeed in this, Lin Bai would never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.
Yu Jinmo finally finished dealing with his best friend Zhang Li's life-threatening series of reminders. He hung up the phone and realized that Lin Bai's expression was very ugly.
She asked worriedly, "Lin Bai, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
Lin Bai shook his head and held her hand tightly, afraid that if he let go, he would lose her forever.
Yu Jinmo became even more worried.
"Oh my God, why is your hand so cold? Is it very cold?"
"Sir, could you please turn off the air conditioner?"
After saying that, she even held Lin Bai's hand to her mouth and exhaled to warm his hand.
"Why didn't you ask him to turn off the air conditioner when it's cold? Are you afraid that it will affect my call?"
"It's not an important call. Besides, even if it's an important call, it's not as important as you. Don't do this again."
Yu Jinmo's heart ached terribly.
The driver held back his tears and silently turned on the radio, trying to cover Yu Jinmo's voice.
This dog food was too much to handle.
Lin Bai grabbed her hand even harder and interlocked his fingers with hers.
"Don't take a single step away from me."
He said these words with difficulty. His mind was filled with the black-and-white photo from the news.
In the photo, Yu Jinmo was smiling beautifully. She was so beautiful that it couldn't be described with words.
However, the black-and-white color made Lin Bai's heart feel like it was being cut by a knife whenever he thought about it.
Yu Jinmo had no idea what kind of terrible fate she was going to face. She thought that Lin Bai just wanted to stick to her, so she agreed with a smile.
She also wanted to stick to Lin Bai.
"Okay, okay, okay. Then we'll just hold on to each other like this, and we won't let go of each other no matter where we go."
"Okay."
Chapter 6: Divine Fighting Technique!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When they reached the KTV and entered the private room, Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo found out that Zhang Li had invited a total of 20 to 30 people, more than half of whom were adults who had stepped out to join society.
The men and women in the private room were all drunk. Some of them were shaking dice and drinking, some were smoking and chatting, and some were simply lying on the sofa unconscious.
The entire private room was filled with smoke, and no one seemed to be a good person.
Lin Bai sulked immediately.
His intuition told him that Yu Jinmo's kidnapping was definitely related to this group of people.
Zhang Li, who was desperately trying to save up, was the most suspicious.
The others did not notice the arrival of Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo.
In fact, they might not even know that today's gathering was to so-called celebrate Yu Jinmo's birthday.
Only Zhang Li, who had been staring at the door, noticed their arrival and immediately won.
Zhang Li gave Yu Jinmo a warm hug and said loudly with a smile, "Little Mo, you're so beautiful today!"
Yu Jinmo frowned and felt very uncomfortable.
"Why did you call so many people… who are they?" Yu Jinmo asked.
She originally thought that Zhang Li had invited their mutual good friends and old classmates.
However, she did not expect that Zhang Li had invited strangers that she did not know.
Using the excuse of a birthday party to force her to come, but the room was full of strangers. What was going on!
Yu Jinmo was very unhappy, but due to her self-restraint, she did not express it directly.
Zhang Li did not seem to notice Yu Jinmo's mood at all, nor did she feel that there was anything wrong with her arrangements.
She continued to smile warmly and said, "They are all my colleagues, the professional bar atmosphere team!"
"It's a birthday celebration, so it's better to be lively, so I asked them to come over and help make the atmosphere more lively."
"How is it? Do you want to make it less lively?"
"…"
Yu Jinmo was speechless.
She really couldn't go against her heart and say that it was better for it to be more lively. She also felt that Zhang Li had good intentions, so she could only smile awkwardly and avoid this question.
Zhang Li pulled her to sit down. She handed her fruits and poured her wine. She was very attentive and considerate.
Yu Jinmo couldn't decline her hospitality, so she drank a few cups.
She didn't expect that it would be especially intoxicating. She quickly felt dizzy.
Zhang Li continued to persuade him to drink.
Yu Jinmo waved his hand repeatedly. "No, no, I'm dizzy. I can't drink anymore."
But Zhang Li said, "You've only had three glasses and you're already like this. You can't hold your liquor! When you go to work in the future and encounter occasions where you need to drink, won't you be at a disadvantage if you can't drink?"
"So, you have to take advantage of the fact that you haven't graduated yet to start practicing. If you drink more, your alcohol tolerance will naturally increase."
After saying that, she wanted to make Lin Bai drink as well.
"Lin Bai, Jinmo usually talks about you all the time. Today, I finally have the chance to meet you in person, Haha."
"Since you're Jinmo's favorite person, you're my friend."
"If you need me for anything in the future, don't stand on ceremony."
"Come, come, Cheers! Cheers! After drinking this glass of wine, we'll be good friends!"
As she said this, Zhang Li downed all the wine in the glass in one go. Then, she looked at Lin Bai with a smile.
Her meaning was very obvious. If Lin Bai didn't drink this glass of wine, it meant that he didn't treat her as a friend and didn't take the friendship between her and Yu Jinmo seriously.
If it were any other time, Lin Bai might have taken Yu Jinmo into consideration and dealt with this glass of wine.
However, there was clearly something wrong with today's situation. If Lin Bai were to drink again, he would be making a fool of himself.
Lin Bai placed the glass of wine on the table gently.
"I'm sorry, I don't have a good liquor level."
Tension built up.
Yu Jinmo quickly tried to mediate the situation.
She pretended to be extremely possessive and hugged Lin Bai's arm.
"My boyfriend can only drink with me."
"Hehehe, Zhang Li, don't be unhappy. You are all the people I care about the most. I will drink this wine for him."
Then she picked up Lin Bai's wine glass and drank it all with a frown.
She was already drunk and forced herself to drink a full glass. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and extremely uncomfortable.
She couldn't hear what Zhang Li said at all. She only felt that her stomach was churning and something was constantly surging up.
She quickly got up, covered her mouth, and staggered out.
Seeing her like this, Zhang Li quickly said to Lin Bai, "Sit down, I'll go accompany her!"
After saying that, she chased after Yu Jinmo and ran out.
Lin Bai didn't hesitate and also chased after her.
Zhang Li's words and actions today were really too suspicious.
He couldn't let Zhang Li and Yu Jinmo be alone together.
The bathroom was a little far away. After leaving the private room, he had to make a turn and walk more than 20 meters to reach it.
However, when Lin Bai ran around the corner, he found that the corridor in front of him was empty. There was not even a person in sight.
Yu Jinmo was so drunk that she walked unsteadily. It was impossible for her to be that fast.
Lin Bai immediately turned around without thinking and ran in the opposite direction.
As he had expected, there was a safety passage on the other side of the corridor.
He held his breath and listened quietly. The echo of his footsteps was very obvious.
Moreover, it was very messy. There were at least three or four people.
There were also muffled groans. It was obvious that someone had been forced to cover their mouth.
"Damn it! It's really her!"
Lin Bai cursed in his heart. He supported himself with one hand on the handrail of the stairs and directly jumped down.
He landed, supported himself, and jumped again.
The entire process was smooth and agile.
However, the other party's speed was not slow either. By the time Lin Bai reached the first floor, they had already carried Yu Jinmo out of the building!
"Put her down!"
Lin Bai shouted and flew forward, punching the kidnapper in the face!
The kidnapper instinctively dodged, but just as he thought of this, Lin Bai's fist had already smashed into his face!
Bang!
The kidnapper was sent flying for several meters before he landed heavily on the ground. Under the force of inertia, he slid for a long distance before he barely managed to stop.
The poor kidnapper did not even have the time to scream before he fainted completely.
When the other two kidnappers saw this, they quickly exchanged glances and decisively left Yu Jinmo behind.
Then, one on the left and one on the right, they attacked at the same time!
This series of reactions was extremely fast, but in Lin Bai's eyes, it was like a slow-motion scene from a movie.
Lin Bai watched as the two of them "slowly" pounced on him. He easily dodged to the right and avoided the fist that came from the left.
Then, he leaned back and the dagger on the right missed.
After getting up, Lin Bai decisively grabbed the other party's wrist and twisted it.
With a crisp crack, the kidnapper's right forearm was completely fractured, and his entire arm twisted at a strange angle.
Lin Bai easily snatched his dagger.. He raised his hand and slashed, and a thin line of blood immediately appeared on the neck of the kidnapper on the left.
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Chapter 7: Especially Judgmental
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This series of actions seemed lengthy, but in reality, they were all completed in an instant.
Even Lin Bai himself found it hard to believe.
Recalling the brief exchange just now, Lin Bai realized that not only could he slow down his opponent's actions, but he could even predict his opponent's attack moves in advance.
Moreover, the dodging and counterattacking movements that he made seemed to be instinctive ad involuntary.
He didn't even need to think about how to deal with it, and his body directly reacted to the danger.
It seemed that this should be the effect of the 'God-Level Combat Skill' that the system rewarded him with.
In the past, Lin Bai had only heard that combat experts could form muscle memories that allow them to predict and respond to the enemy's attack moves without thinking.
However, those were abilities that required a long period of repeated practice and a large amount of experience to possess.
As a combat newbie, it was Lin Bai's first time fighting with someone but he was already able to grasp such an ability. It was enough to show just how heaven-defying the 'Divine Combat Technique' that the system rewarded was.
The two kidnappers were almost dumbfounded. They could not understand at all why they could lose so completely in the blink of an eye even though they were fighting two against one.
They did not even know how Lin Bai had done all this.
The kidnapper who had his arm broken was so shocked that he even forgot the pain.
After a few seconds, he finally realized and started to scream.
The other one was not much better than him.
Seeing Lin Bai put the dagger on his neck, he could not even speak clearly.
"Don't… Don't use the knife…"
"Can we talk this out?"
The other robber begged for mercy with a sobbing tone.
As he spoke, he felt a tingling pain on the skin on his neck, and something seemed to be dripping down.
He thought it was sweat, so he raised his trembling hand to wipe it, but the pain made him suck in a breath of cold air.
When he looked closely, his hand was covered in blood.
He was so scared that his legs went soft and he immediately knelt on the ground.
"Boss! I know I'm wrong! Please let me go!"
He begged for mercy with tears in his eyes.
The fear of dying had caused a huge psychological trauma to him.
Lin Bai sneered. 'Now he knows to beg for mercy. What did he do in the past?'
'If he's afraid of being beaten and killed, he shouldn't have tried to kidnap her in the first place!'
'Do you regret it now?'
'It's too late!'
Lin Bai didn't hold back at all and directly kicked the other party's heart, sending him flying four to five meters away.
Then, he raised his hand to point at Yu Jinmo and said coldly.
"The next time you dare to harbor designs on my woman, I'll take your life, dog!"
The kidnapper who almost had his neck cut was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly.
"I won't dare to do it anymore! I won't do it again!"
"You know better."
The kidnapper secretly heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally escaped a calamity.
To his surprise, the next second, Lin Bai took out his cell phone and called the police.
"Hello, is that the police? Someone wants to kidnap my girlfriend, come quickly."
When the kidnapper heard Lin Bai say this, he was so scared that he almost cried. He kept bowing to him.
Lin Bai ignored him and continued to explain the situation over the phone.
"There are four kidnappers, three men and one woman."
"I've already subdued the three men. Yes, yes, yes, there's basically no danger. You just need to send a police car to pick them up."
"That female kidnapper…"
As he said that, Lin Bai glanced at Zhang Li who was at the side.
Zhang Li was so scared that her face turned pale and she almost knelt down to Lin Bai.
"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding…"
She tried to explain herself.
However, the words she said were so unconvincing and powerless that she didn't even believe herself.
Lin Bai didn't even bother to refute her. He just glared at Zhang Li and she instantly didn't dare to make a sound.
Lin Bai continued, "I don't like hitting women. She's fine. But she can't escape either. Just come quickly."
"The address is 837 Xianglin Street, the back door of Jinhui KTV."
…
After Lin Bai finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Zhang Li decided to be thick-skinned and tried to plead for mercy for herself.
She said, "I really only made a mistake, I didn't want to hurt Jinmo!"
"I'm just too poor, I just wanted to ask Jinmo's father for some money, I really don't have any bad intentions."
"I know I'm wrong. Please let me go, okay?"
"My family has been poor since I was young. It's not easy for my parents to save money to send me to school!"
"If I have a criminal record, the rest of my life will be ruined! My parents will have sent me to college for nothing!"
Lin Bai said coldly, "Since you know that it's not easy for your parents, you should work harder to improve your competitiveness instead of spending your days in the nightclub and thinking about ways to get money."
"When it's time to bear the consequences, you pretend to be pitiful again."
"What you've done is disgusting."
"It's such a tragedy that your parents raised a daughter like you!"
Zhang Li never expected that her always-effective method of acting pitiful would be met with a setback by Lin Bai.
She held back her tears pitifully and looked at Yu Jinmo.
"Jinmo…"
After Yu Jinmo had gone through such a series of torment and shock, he had long since woken up.
Now that he heard Zhang Li call him that, Yu Jinmo only felt extremely disgusted.
She turned her face to the side and said coldly, "I don't know you."
She had indeed treated Zhang Li as her best friend.
However, when she knew that Zhang Li had urged others to kidnap her, she could no longer continue to treat her as her best friend.
Even the usually soft-hearted and kind-hearted Yu Jimo had become so cold.
Zhang Li had to accept the reality that she was really hopeless.
With Yu Jimo's background, all of them would definitely go to jail if the kidnapping matter was investigated especially since she was the one who started it.
She was also the one who helped the kidnappers set up a bridge.
It was only after thinking for a while that she could predict that her sentence would definitely not end.
Zhang Li knew that it was useless to beg for mercy, so she did not say anything more and just sat in the corner sullenly.
However, there was not a hint of regret or guilt in her expression. There was only hatred that could not be hidden.
Yu Jinmo could feel that Zhang Li's gaze had been fixed on her.
This made her feel very uncomfortable.
However, she did not want to pay attention to it.
Reason being she believed that Zhang Li would definitely go to jail and her father would never let Zhang Li have the chance to be released again.
Yu Jinmo did not want to waste too much emotion on a stranger whom she was destined to never see again.
She deliberately talked to Lin Bai to distract herself from the venomous gaze behind her.
She asked Lin Bai, "Did you learn martial arts in elementary school? Why are you so good at fighting?"
"Before I could even see how you attacked, you already knocked everyone down. That's amazing!"
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Chapter 8: Reward! Divine Ability To Read People!
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Lin Bai chuckled and deliberately asked Yu Jinmo, "Would you believe me if I said that I've never learned any martial arts and that I've never even fought with anyone before?"
Of course, Yu Jinmo didn't believe him.
"How is that possible! If you just say that you've never fought with anyone before, I can still somewhat believe you."
"How is it possible that you haven't even learned martial arts?! Don't think that just because I haven't learned martial arts, I can't tell whether your skills are good or bad!"
Lin Bai could only smile and not answer.
He did not lie to Yu Jinmo. Everything he said just now was the truth.
However, Yu Jinmo did not believe him. What could he do?
Yu Jinmo did not continue to dwell on this question because she was an understanding person.
She felt that since Lin Bai was unwilling to answer the question directly, he must have his reasons, so she did not ask.
Soon, two police cars were driven over.
An older police officer got out of the car and asked, "Who called the police?"
Lin Bai immediately replied, "It was me."
Then, he briefly repeated what had happened.
A few police officers separated Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo, the three kidnappers, and Zhang Li. After a simple interrogation, they brought them back to the police station to make a detailed statement.
It was not until the moment he brought Yu Jinmo into the police car that Lin Bai finally felt less worried.
He could finally be sure that no one would be able to hurt his precious girlfriend anymore.
Yu Jinmo also felt a sense of relief that he had survived a disaster.
She held Lin Bai's hand tightly and said with lingering fear, "Thank God you were there, otherwise…"
If Zhang Li and the three kidnappers really succeeded, she did not dare to think about what would happen next.
Lin Bai pulled her into his embrace and said gently, "Silly, how could I let anything happen to you?"
At the same time, the sound of a mechanical system notification rang in Lin Bai's mind again.
[ Beep, the daughter of the richest man in S City, Yu Jinmo, has completely escaped danger. Host, you have successfully changed the future.
Reward: God-level Human Detection Skill. ]
It was another God-level skill.
Lin Bai was immediately pleasantly surprised.
He had already tested the power of the skill that the system rewarded on the three robbers.
The effect was beyond his imagination.
This God-level Human Detection Skill was also a God-level skill like the combat skill that he had previously rewarded. Even if he did not test it, Lin Bai believed that this skill was definitely not that bad.
If the system produced it, it would definitely be of the highest quality.
Lin Bai completely believed these words.
Just as he was thinking, Yu Jinmo suddenly exclaimed in his arms.
Lin Bai's thoughts instantly came back to him, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Yu Jinmo said, "I just remembered that something so major has happened. I should quickly tell my dad!"
"Otherwise, if he finds out that I didn't contact him immediately after something so major has happened to me, he would definitely think too much."
Lin Bai said, "Then quickly call him and tell him."
Such a big piece of news would definitely be on the front page tomorrow. Even if they wanted to hide it, they definitely wouldn't be able to.
Since that was the case, it would be better to let Yu Jinmo inform her family earlier. Perhaps her father could use his connections to make some arrangements in time.
On the other end, Yu Jinmo's father, Yu Jianhao, was holding a board meeting to discuss the company's future development plans with the company's major shareholders.
When he heard his precious daughter's exclusive ringtone, Yu Jianhao immediately announced that the meeting would be suspended.
"Everyone, take a few minutes' break. I need to take a call."
After saying that, he quickly walked out of the meeting room.
The shareholders were already used to Yu Jianhao doting on his daughter, so they were already used to it. They all calmly drank their tea to rest and waited for Yu Jianhao to finish his call.
In the corridor, Yu Jianhao, who was holding his phone, no longer behaved in the imposing manner he did in the meeting room. He had completely become a caring father.
"My dear daughter, Do You miss Daddy?" Yu Jianhao asked with a smile.
Yu Jinmo carefully considered her words before saying, "Daddy, I have something to tell you. But you have to be mentally prepared first."
Although Yu Jinmo rarely acted coquettishly, she wouldn't use such a tone to speak.
Yu Jianhao immediately had a bad feeling.
"What is it? My dear daughter, please tell me. Don't worry, Daddy will be able to hold on."
When he said this, Yu Jianhao had already made up his mind. No matter how terrible the news that Yu Jinmo was about to break to him was, he would use all of his abilities to help his daughter solve the problem.
Yu Jinmo said carefully, "A few people tried to kidnap me just now, but they didn't succeed."
"I've already called the police. They're all under the control of the police."
"The police said that I still need to go to the police station to make a detailed statement."
"So I'm in the police car right now. I'll be there soon."
Yu Jianhao was shocked when he heard his precious daughter say that someone had tried to kidnap her.
However, after hearing the rest of the story, his heart finally calmed down a little.
After all, he had been in the business for half of his life. His mental endurance and ability to control his emotions were both very strong.
Therefore, he quickly calmed down.
"Which police station are you going to?"
"Xianglin District police station,"Yu Jinmo replied.
Yu Jianhao said, "Don't be afraid, daughter. Daddy will be there soon."
After hanging up, he immediately announced that the board meeting was over and that all plans on his agenda today would be canceled.
All non-essential work for the next three days would also be rescheduled.
He wanted to make time to spend with his precious daughter.
Yu Jianhao thought that although his daughter sounded calm on the phone, she must have pretended to be calm to avoid worrying about him.
How could a girl not be afraid after such a terrible thing happened?
Therefore, as her father, no matter how big the loss was, he had to rush over and support her!
He had to accompany her and comfort her!
This was the responsibility of a father!
As for the damage to his business?
Who cares!?
How could business be more important than his precious daughter!?
Nothing in this world was more important than his daughter!
Ten minutes later.
A Rolls Royce limousine sped into the Xianglin District police station.
Before the car stopped completely, Yu Jianhao got out of the car in a hurry.
"Where's my daughter?"
He grabbed a young policeman and asked anxiously.
The policeman was stunned for a moment, then he immediately recognized that the person in front of him was Yu Jianhao, the famed richest man in S City.
He didn't dare to be negligent and quickly answered.
"Miss Yu is taking a statement with Mr. Lin."
Yu Jianhao didn't care who Mr. Lin was. He just wanted to see his precious daughter right away.
"Quick! Take me there!"
His tone was unquestionable.
The police officer hesitated for a moment, but decided to lead the way.
"Mr. Yu, this way please."
Yu Jianhao immediately followed him to the interrogation room.
His driver and bodyguard, Chen Yang, also parked his car and chased after him, silently following behind.
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Chapter 9: Definitely A Traitor
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The moment he entered the interrogation room, Yu Jianhao rushed forward impatiently and grabbed Yu Jinmo's arm to look around.
"Good baby, quick, let Daddy take a look. Are you hurt?"
Yu Jinmo smiled and said, "No, no."
"Fortunately, Lin Bai acted in time and I wasn't hurt."
Yu Jianhao followed his daughter's gaze and saw a fair and refined young man.
He assumed that when his daughter said "acted in time,"she meant calling the police.
After all, the young man in front of him didn't look like he knew how to fight.
Yu Jianhao smiled and said, "Lin Bai, thank you for calling the police to save my daughter. If you have time, how about we have a meal together?"
Before Lin Bai could answer, Yu Jinmo corrected him.
"Dad, you misunderstood. Lin Bai didn't just call the police."
"He beat up three kidnappers by himself! That's amazing!"
"I didn't even get a good look before he knocked them down."
Yu Jianhao was shocked.
He used his gaze to scan Lin Bai from head to toe.
He still couldn't believe that this young man who didn't even have huge muscles could fight three people at once?
How was this possible!?!
Even though he knew that his daughter, Yu Jinmo, had never lied to him since she was young, Yu Jianhao still couldn't help but suspect that his daughter was lying to him.
"Is what Jinmo said true? Did you really defeat three kidnappers by yourself?"
Yu Jianhao asked in disbelief, wanting to hear Lin Bai's answer.
Lin Bai nodded calmly.
"Yes."
"I was afraid that they would run away, so I knocked them all down."
Yu Jianhao was speechless.
Chen Yang, the driver, suddenly spoke in a strange tone.
"Miss, you said yourself that you didn't see clearly, so how can you be sure that he was the one who took them down?"
"Even if he was the one who hit them, it doesn't mean anything."
"Nowadays, some people like to use all kinds of crooked ways to hook up with rich people or their children."
"Sometimes, it may look like a hero saving a damsel in distress, but in fact, it may be all an act."
The moment these words were said, the atmosphere immediately became awkward.
Lin Bai questioned sulkily, "What do you mean? Are you trying to say that I deliberately found someone to kidnap her and then pretended to be a hero saving the damsel in distress to gain a good impression?"
Chen Yang continued to be sarcastic.
"I didn't say that. I just thought of a phenomenon and casually mentioned it."
"Why are you in such a hurry to jump to conclusions and assume that I was referring to you?"
Just as Lin Bai was about to flare up, Yu Jinmo beat him to it and scolded him angrily.
"Chen Yang! What nonsense are you spouting!"
"How could Lin Bai be that kind of person!"
Chen Yang immediately put on an innocent expression.
"Miss, I didn't say that Mr. Lin is definitely the same as the people on the Internet. Why are you assuming things too?"
"Although he may have saved you, you don't have to protect him like this…"
In other words, he was obviously implying that Yu Jinmo was being so protective of Lin Bai because she had been brainwashed by him.
Yu Jinmo was furious. "You!"
When Yu Jianhao saw that his precious daughter being so angry, he immediately reprimanded Chen Yang.
"How can you talk to Jinmo in such a manner? Quickly apologize!"
Chen Yang knew that his boss was known to be a doign father. He secretly regretted his decision to undermine Yu Jianhao's daughter in front of him.
Therefore, he immediately apologized and asked Yu Jinmo to forgive him.
"Miss, I was wrong. I didn't think before I spoke. Please don't lower yourself to my level."
Yu Jinmo turned her head away with a sullen expression on her face. She didn't even bother to say another word.
She didn't have any intention of forgiving him.
She might not care about other things, but she definitely couldn't forgive him for slandering Lin Bai without any basis.
Yu Jianhao spoke up and put an end to this argument.
"Alright, Chen Yang, be careful in the future. Don't be rude to Jinmo again."
"Jinmo, don't be angry. Daddy will bring you to a meal."
After saying that, he invited Lin Bai again.
"Lin Bai, would you do me the honor of having a meal together and give me a chance to express my gratitude?"
He had placed himself in such a low position. If Lin Bai were to reject him again, it would seem a little unreasonable.
Thus, Lin Bai nodded and agreed.
"Sure. I just don't know if we're done with having our statements taken yet."
The policeman at the side had a good self-awareness and immediately said, "It's done. Miss Yu, Mr. Lin, you can leave now. Thank you for your cooperation."
Yu Jianhao smiled and said, "That's good. It's almost time for dinner. Let's go."
Chen Yang glared fiercely at Lin Bai, as if he wanted to poke two holes in Lin Bai's body with his eyes.
Lin Bai was really baffled by his hostility.
He had clearly never offended this guy, so why did he target him the moment he saw him?
With this thought in mind, the God-level Human Detection Technique was automatically activated.
Lin Bai's subconsciously focused his gaze on the back of Chen Yang's head.
Lin Bai hadn't noticed it before, but now that he had his attention pulled over by the God-level human identification technique, he immediately noticed that the occipital bone at the back of Chen Yang's head was abnormally prominent.
At the same time, a translucent label appeared next to the occipital bone.
There were eight small black words written on it.
"Those with a protruding bone at the back of the head must be crafty."
Lin Bai raised his eyebrows and knew what was going on.
It seemed that this Chen Yang was not targeting him for no reason, but there was something else going on.
Thinking of this, a cold smile slowly appeared on Lin Bai's lips.
He had been targeted for so long, now it was his turn to retaliate.
He wanted to see how this traitor would explain himself to Yu Jianhao after he was exposed.
Yu Jianhao specially chose the most upscale hotel in the city as a place to hold the banquet.
There was a revolving restaurant on the top floor of the hotel. One could overlook the entire S city while eating.
It was already late at night. The lights outside the window were brilliant and bustling.
Fine wine and delicacies were served.
The atmosphere was harmonious.
Yu Jianhao was indeed a veteran entrepreneur who had been in the business world for a long time. His words and actions were flawless.
It seemed like he was expressing his gratitude in every sentence, but in fact, there was a hidden meaning behind every word.
In the time it took for a meal, he had already probed several times without leaving a trace.
Lin Bai had always responded calmly. Even when he sensed that Yu Jianhao was intentionally testing him, he did not deliberately show anything. He always behaved genuinely.
This frankness earned him quite a good impression.
Yu Jianhao finally began to believe that Lin Bai wasn't the kind of scheming man who deliberately set up a trap to get close to rich girls.
After confirming this, he took out the check that he had prepared beforehand.
"Lin Bai, you saved Jinmo, which means you saved the entire Yu family."
"Jinmo is my only daughter. If anything happens to her, I won't be able to live on."
"So, your actions today have helped our family a lot.. Please accept this five million as a token of gratitude."
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Chapter 10: You Take Him As Your In-law, And He Takes You As His Enemy
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Saying this, Yu Jianhao pushed the check in front of Lin Bai.
Lin Bai politely pushed it back and said with a smile, "Uncle, I can accept your thanks, but you'd better take this check back."
Yu Jianhao didn't expect that Lin Bai would be able to remain calm and collected when faced with a huge check, without the slightest hint of greed.
His impression of Lin Bai was improved further.
However, the more he liked Lin Bai, the more he hoped that Lin Bai would take the check.
This was because he could tell that Lin Bai's family background was very ordinary.
Whether it was the way he dressed or the information revealed in his words, all of them proved that Lin Bai was just an ordinary person from an ordinary background.
For an ordinary person, five million yuan was enough to bring about a huge change to the entire family.
Even if it wasn't enough to change their fate, it could at least allow his entire family to live comfortably without having to constantly struggle for a living.
With this thought in mind, Yu Jianhao pushed the check back to Lin Bai.
He sincerely said to Lin Bai, "Don't feel embarrassed. You deserve it. Take it."
He didn't know that Lin Bai had already won the lottery and wasn't short of money at all.
He just relied on his own experience and assumed that Lin Bai had never seen such a large amount of money. He didn't dare to accept it and was embarrassed to accept it.
That was why he repeatedly tried to persuade him.
Lin Bai smiled indifferently and said, "There's really no need."
"Actually, Uncle, not only do you not have to give me so much money, you don't even have to thank me so much."
"Given my relationship with Jinmo, it's only right to save her. You don't have to thank me like this."
Yu Jianhao's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
"Your relationship with Jinmo?"
He repeated Lin Bai's words, and his tone had clearly turned cold.
Lin Bai turned to look at Yu Jinmo who was beside him and used his gaze to ask her if she wanted to reveal their relationship right now.
Without thinking, Yu Jinmo hugged Lin Bai's arm.
She said to Yu Jianhao, "Dad, we've been dating for more than a week. He's my boyfriend."
"So, you don't have to thank him so much. As his boyfriend, isn't it his duty to save me?"
Yu Jianhao's expression turned cold.
The good impression he had built up was now gone.
"Yu Jinmo, let go of him! This is so inappropriate!"
"Don't forget that you have a fiancé!"
Yu Jianhao was so angry that he slammed his hand against the table.
He had always doted on Yu Jinmo and rarely called her by her full name.
Now, it was enough to show that he was really angry.
It was the first time Yu Jinmo saw his father so angry and he was so scared that he withdrew his hand.
But he quickly reacted and hugged Lin Bai's arm again.
She suppressed the fear in her heart and said with a stiff neck, "I don't! I never agreed to that marriage! I don't acknowledge anyone else to be my fiancé!"
"I only recognize Lin Bai as my true lover! He's my future husband whom I want to spend the rest of my life with!"
Yu Jianhao was so angry that his face turned pale.
"Nonsense!"
"Little Wang is a talented person. Regardless of his family background, identity, or education, he's a perfect match for you!"
"How can this kid compare to him?"
"I think you're obsessed!"
The Little Wang that Yu Jianhao mentioned was called Wang Hao. He was the son of another influential financial corporation in the city.
Although the Wang family was slightly inferior in terms of business, their family had a wide network and had many connections in the capital.
On the other hand, the Yu family was the opposite. Although they had a lot of businesses, they lacked the resources of the upper echelons. As such, their development was limited and it was difficult for them to expand.
If the two families were to marry, it would be beneficial to both sides. It would be very beneficial to both parties' future development.
That was why Yu Jianhao made the decision to arrange this marriage with Wang Hao's father.
However, Yu Jinmo had never agreed to it. She even repeatedly emphasized to her father that she was already in love with someone else.
Previously, Yu Jianhao did not take it to heart. He thought that his daughter was just looking for excuses to reject the marriage.
Now, everything made sense. He knew that Yu Jinmo's resistance was all because of Lin Bai.
This made him even more disgusted with Lin Bai. He felt that it was all Lin Bai's instigation behind the scenes that caused his daughter to become so rebellious.
"Lin Bai, you're really good at tricks. Even I was almost fooled by you!"
"I think what Chen Yang said is right. You're a scheming, freeloading man who deliberately gets close to rich girls!"
"What hero saves the damsel in distress? Even if it was really such a coincidence, I think it's a trap that you deliberately set up!"
Yu Jianhao's anger was burning in his heart, but he couldn't bear to scold his precious daughter, so he vented all of his resentment onto Lin Bai.
After Lin Bai heard this, he sneered.
"Uncle, you are Jinmo's father. I didn't want to be rude to you."
"But I really have to say that you are blind. You have wasted so many years in the business world."
"You treat him as your in-law, and he treats you as his enemy. You can't even tell that he has planted spies around you. It's ridiculous."
Yu Jianhao was furious.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Lin Bai said, "Why don't you send someone to check if you're spouting nonsense?"
"For Jinmo's sake, let me remind you that the person you trust the most is probably the person you suspect the most."
"For example, that Chen Yang."
"Uncle, don't you think that his hostility towards me is a little strange?"
Yu Jianhao's expression was livid.
"Nonsense!"
Lin Bai was too lazy to continue wasting his breath.
You can never wake up someone who's pretending to be asleep. It was useless to say anything to those who refused to believe in him.
"Anyway, I've already said what I need to say. It's up to you whether you listen or not. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."
Lin Bai stood up decisively and left.
Yu Jinmo also stood up and prepared to leave with him.
She said to Yu Jianhao, "Father, Lin Bai has never spoken carelessly. Since he said that Chen Yang is a spy arranged by the Wang family, it must be true."
"Whether you believe it or not, I hope that you can at least investigate it for my sake."
After saying that, she went out of the room to take chase.
Yu Jianhao looked at his daughter's back as she left and slammed his fist on the table angrily.
"Unfilial daughter!"
He didn't believe the old saying that a daughter couldn't be kept at home when she gets older, but now he felt that what the ancestors said made a lot of sense.
He really wanted to immediately order someone to kidnap Yu Jinmo and ground her. He didn't want her to have any contact with Lin Bai.
However, in the end, he still couldn't bear to treat his precious daughter like that.
"Hmph, so be it! When we find out that the kid surnamed Lin is spouting nonsense, let's see if you still believe him!"
With the intention of exposing Lin Bai's true colors, Yu Jianhao made a phone call in a huff.
"I want all the information on Chen Yang within an hour!"
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