Chapter 27

After all, a toad should not dream of eating swan meat.

As it turned out, Lin Yi had been so busy over the past half-month that he wasn't even at school much of the time.

Consequently, the people Guo Hong sent ended up making a wasted trip.

Let that matter rest.

Guo Hong thought the other party had learned of his identity and wisely backed off, but today Bai Lu told him,

"That country bumpkin seems to have made an appointment with Beauty Han."

This undoubtedly touched someone's reverse scale.

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At this moment, Lin Yi was unaware of all this.

Even if he had known, he would not have cared.

He was merely a second-generation official good for nothing but eating and waiting to die, relying solely on his family's status to get whatever wind or rain he desired.

People like that usually become useless trash once they leave the shelter of their families.

But Lin Yi, ever since obtaining the Arms System,

had been in contact with people who were mostly resistance fighters from the Middle East,

for whom killing and arson were as casual as drinking cool water.

Compared to such people, what did a second-generation official amount to?

Moreover, society today was not what it used to be; internet media was highly developed.

If the other party really tried to use underhanded tricks,

once it sparked public opinion, no matter who they were, they would be in deep trouble.

At this moment, Lin Yi soon arrived downstairs from the girls' dormitory,

and before long, he spotted a striking figure.

She wore a small black camisole paired with a white chiffon cardigan,

a blue-and-white plaid long skirt below, and white sneakers.

An aura of simplicity and youth rushed toward him.

Coupled with Han Han Han Yajing's exquisite features and fair skin,

even though her clothes were cheap, she remained incredibly attractive,

likely turning heads one hundred percent of the time as she walked down the street.

It even caused Lin Yi to lose his composure briefly.

"What's wrong?" Han Han Han Yajing asked curiously upon seeing his expression.

She thought there might be something wrong with her outfit.

"Nothing, I just lost my mind for a moment upon seeing a beauty; now I finally understand the ancients' saying that one smile from a beauty can topple a city, and a second can topple a nation!"

Lin Yi praised.

Hearing such blunt praise, Han Han Han Yajing's cheeks flushed red, and she coquettishly retorted,

"Smooth talker, I'm ignoring you!"

With that, she walked toward the school gate.

"Haha!" Lin Yi immediately followed.

Chatting and laughing, the two reached the school's East Gate, took a bus first, then boarded Metro Line 9,

traveling all the way until they disembarked at Nanjing East Road Station.

Soon, the pair arrived at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, the most bustling area in Magic City.

Because it was the weekend, Nanjing Road was packed with crowds even though it wasn't a holiday.

Many tourists visiting Magic City from other places chose Nanjing Road as their first stop.

This place was arguably Magic City's most prosperous pedestrian street, holding a status similar to Wangfujing Street in the Imperial Capital.

It was truly a case of every inch of land being worth an inch of gold.

Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street stretched continuously from People's Square to the Bund.

To be honest, although Lin Yi had lived in Magic City for over two years,

he could say he had never once visited Nanjing Road, the city's most famous attraction.

On one hand, it was quite far from the school; even by bus and metro, it took an hour and a half.

On the other hand, he had been short of money.

Many products on Nanjing Road were priced exorbitantly.

Even if Lin Yi could afford them, given his formerly frugal nature, he wouldn't have bought them anyway.

Finally, he naturally didn't have a girlfriend, so he had even less interest in shopping.

"Beauty Han, have you ever strolled along Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street with your roommates since coming to Magic City?"

Lin Yi asked.

Hearing this, Han Han Han Yajing shook her head.

"Bai Lu and the others once invited me to shop here, but I didn't come...!"

In fact, her situation was quite similar to Lin Yi's.

She had no money in her pocket; otherwise, she wouldn't have eagerly started working part-time to support her studies right upon entering her freshman year.

"What about you?" Han Han Han Yajing asked.

Lin Yi immediately smiled and spread his hands:

"In over two years, let alone Nanjing Road, I haven't been to Yu Garden, the Bund, Xintiandi, or Lujiazui even once.

As for why..."

He patted his empty trouser pocket, which was completely clean.

At this, Han Han Han Yajing asked in surprise,

"You had no money?"

"I'm talking about the past; remember when I first came to Magic City, aside from my tuition which my parents borrowed through great hardship, I had only 100 yuan left on my entire person.

To stretch that 100 yuan, for a period I ate only one meal every three days!"

Speaking of this, Lin Yi smiled with gratification:

"Here, I must thank my roommates; one day, I was so hungry I was about to faint,

When Ye Yu saw me in that state, he immediately took me to a nearby restaurant and ordered three meat dishes for me,

Braised Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Braised Lion's Head... I remember Ye Yu saying at the time,

"As long as I, Ye Yu, have something to eat, you, Third Brother, will have something too!"

Speaking of this, Lin Yi sighed:

"That meal was the most delicious I have ever eaten in my life, and one I will never forget!"

Later, after Wang Pangzi and Duan Yun learned about this,

they convened a meeting in the dormitory, with each person contributing five hundred yuan.

To be honest, Lin Yi often provided benefits to his dormitory roommates afterward,

primarily out of gratitude for the help these roommates gave him during his most difficult times.

Han Han Han Yajing listened to Lin Yi's account,

never having imagined that he had once been so down on his luck.

"You have no idea; in 2014, when the per capita income in Magic City exceeded forty thousand, our family's total annual income in the mountainous regions of our Guizhou Province absolutely did not exceed four thousand yuan... just over three hundred yuan a month..."

Lin Yi sighed:

"Seeing my parents humble themselves everywhere to borrow money for my education, I swore I would never take another cent from them again,

and later I made good on that promise; aside from the first semester of university, I not only became self-sufficient,

but also sent a little money home every month to improve their lives."

Hearing this, Han Han Han Yajing felt deeply moved in her heart.

In the past, she had thought her own life was hard enough; originally, she had planned to apply for the Imperial Dance Academy or the Shanghai Dance Academy.

However, her mother fell gravely ill at that time, and although the family spent a considerable amount of money, they still could not save her.

Instead, they were left with a huge debt.