Chapter 51 Go Live Your Life with Your Brother Bai

The two men raised their glasses and drained them in a single gulp, and Zhou Teng suddenly recalled something.

"What about your end? Don't forget what you promised me."

Wang Peichuan wiped his mouth and smiled.

"Don't worry, Brother Teng, Li Ruonan isn't going anywhere. I'm keeping an eye on her. I guarantee you can win her over in a month—no, within a week!"

"Hahaha, good. You know, I'm a senior now, so I need to start preparing for work. My responsibilities here at the university will be gradually handed over."

"If you can really help me win over Li Ruonan, I will recommend you to the other student union leaders for the position of the next president of the School of Foreign Languages Student Union."

"Really? Thank you so much, Brother Teng! Thank you! I toast you, I'll finish this cup, drink as you please!"

...

The next day, Tuesday.

Lin Bai had no classes in the morning. Because his phone had died and shut down, he specifically came to Mixue Ice Cream in the East District cafeteria to charge it.

Brother Luo was chatting idly with the female owner of the neighboring shop, while a new part-time worker had arrived at Mixue Ice Cream—a girl with a fair, clean complexion and a rather cute look.

Lin Bai charged his phone, turned it on, and a barrage of messages popped up on WeChat and QQ. He replied to them one by one.

"Huh?"

Lin Bai saw a message sent to him by Li Ruonan and tapped it open.

"Lin Bai, I'll ask you one last time—do you want me or not?!"

Seeing the message, Lin Bai shook his head in speechless resignation, thinking to himself that it would be great if he were an old feudal landlord in ancient times, where taking a wife and several concubines wasn't against the law.

But as for now, he decided he'd better forget it.

Thinking this, Lin Bai began drafting a reply: "I'm sorry, Ruonan, I..."

[Beep! Side quest triggered!]

[Side quest objective: Spread the love evenly and conquer Li Ruonan's second milestone!]

[Quest reward: 51% shares of Zunhe Industrial Co., Ltd.]

[Quest failure penalty: Death!]

[Countdown: 23:59:59]

"What the—!"

Lin Bai let out a curse and stood up abruptly, startling the part-time girl next to him who was browsing her phone, causing her device to drop to the floor.

"Sorry, sorry!" Lin Bai apologized hurriedly and sat back down.

"System cheat, are you deliberately messing with me? You know very well that right now..."

[Beep! Please do not doubt this system.]

Lin Bai: "It's not that I'm doubting you! But what about me, what about Qin Ruowei? You know she's entirely devoted to me, I can't let her down!"

"The last time could barely be considered an accident, but this time... you can't expect me to go against my conscience?"

[Beep! Reminding the host, you need to change your mindset now. A man needs to have a universal love; in the future, Qin Ruowei will not be your only woman, nor will Qin Ruowei and Li Ruonan be the only two.]

[Beep! At the same time, the host needs to understand that a man's love is different from a woman's love. Being with Li Ruonan does not affect your feelings for Qin Ruowei.]

Lin Bai was left completely speechless by this string of arguments from the system and could only choose to passively accept it.

Watching the steadily ticking countdown, Lin Bai wiped his face with a look of existential despair, let out a long sigh, and deleted the message he had just drafted.

Only 24 hours—a single day.

He had no classes this morning, but he had them in the afternoon. He did have time in the evening, but as for Qin Ruowei's side...

"Whatever, I'll just make up some excuse to deal with it when the time comes."

With that thought, Lin Bai pulled out his phone, found Li Ruonan's chat window, and began typing.

"Six-thirty this afternoon, wait for me at the south gate of the campus."

After sending the message, Lin Bai felt as though all his energy had been drained from his body, leaving him utterly exhausted.

Ding!

His phone received a reply from Li Ruonan: "? What do you mean? You agreed?"

"Speak, what on earth do you mean?"

"I already have plans tonight, can we reschedule?"

"Alright, I'll arrive on time."

...

At noon, Lin Bai and Qin Ruowei ate lunch together in the cafeteria, joined by Fu Rao and Chen Zhe.

Lin Bai's strange gaze swept back and forth between the two of them. "You guys..."

Chen Zhe gave an honest, awkward smile. "Brother Bai, don't look at me like that."

Fu Rao, on the other hand, was carefree and took the initiative to link her arm through Chen Zhe's.

"That's right, we're together. What? Are only the two of you allowed to show affection, and we aren't allowed to sprinkle some dog food?"

Lin Bai was speechless and gave Chen Zhe a thumbs-up, offering him his highest approval.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Brother Bai. If Brother Bai hadn't introduced us, Xiao Rao and I wouldn't have met. We'll treat Brother Bai to a meal another day."

Lin Bai waved his hand. "Alright, alright. The master leads you through the door, but your cultivation depends on yourself; the credit is still mainly yours. It's great."

"By the way, Fu Rao, the reason I wanted to find you today is to ask about something. Do you know Zhou Teng?"

Fu Rao was eating, and at those words, she raised an eyebrow. "I know him. The student union president of your School of Foreign Languages is him. Is this about the dorm inspections?"

It wasn't surprising that Fu Rao knew about this; Chen Zhe must have told her.

Lin Bai nodded. "Yeah, I want to see Zhou Teng."

"That's easy enough to arrange, but Zhou Teng is currently looking for a job, so he's not on campus most of the time."

"Looking for a job?" Lin Bai asked back.

"Yeah, Zhou Teng is a senior now, and seniors have to start looking for employment. They either study for graduate entrance exams or take the civil service examinations."

"Zhou Teng is the student union president, so he has an advantage when job hunting. I heard he's already received an offer from Zunhe Industrial, though I don't know if it's true or false."

Pfft—

As soon as Fu Rao finished speaking, Lin Bai failed to hold back and spat out a mouthful of rice, nearly spraying it all over Chen Zhe opposite him.

Qin Ruowei pulled out a tissue and helped wipe Lin Bai's face. "What's wrong with you? Did you choke?"

Lin Bai took the tissue, waved his hand, and looked at Fu Rao with a solemn expression.

"What company did you just mention? Say it again."

"Zunhe Industrial, Zunhe Industrial Co., Ltd. It's a big company, quite famous in Jiangcheng, and every year they recruit people from major universities here."

"Besides, I heard Zunhe Industrial's recruitment criteria are extremely harsh. They only take 10 spots for top-tier universities, and for a place like Jiangcheng University, we only get 3 spots."

Lin Bai, Qin Ruowei, and Chen Zhe were hearing about Zunhe Industrial for the first time. Upon hearing about such scarce recruitment quotas, both Qin Ruowei and Chen Zhe wore looks of utter shock.

Only Lin Bai wore a blank, stunned expression.

"Cheat system, cheat system, the quest reward you mentioned earlier—is that Zunhe Industrial?"

[Beep! Correct.]

Lin Bai touched his own head, and it was only then that he realized just how generous the reward for this side quest truly was!

51% shares of Zunhe Industrial! That meant he was the actual controlling stakeholder! The company's largest shareholder! The chairman!

Him?!

A freshman, unexpectedly the chairman of the board of Zunhe Industrial Co., Ltd.???

"Lin Bai, I'm not trying to crush your spirits, but Zhou Teng is a very shrewd person. He has spent four years at this university, while you're only a freshman. His network is far denser than you can imagine."

While Lin Bai was lost in wild thoughts, Fu Rao's voice rang out, pulling him back to reality.

"Are you saying we should just swallow this insult?"

Chen Zhe frowned as he spoke, his expression turning quite dark.

"I didn't mean that. I meant that if you two try to fight him right now, you won't win against him. What on earth are you thinking?"

At the end of her sentence, Fu Rao lightly punched Chen Zhe in annoyance.

Chen Zhe frowned and looked at Lin Bai. "What do you think, Brother Bai? Whatever you say goes."

Seeing this, Fu Rao grew even angrier, picking up her meal tray. "Go hang out with your Brother Bai then! Hmph!"

With that, Fu Rao turned and stormed off angrily.