Chapter 322: High School Classmate, Little Xue

Saturday, July 22, 2023, cloudy, 23–29°C.

At 5:00 AM, Tang Song woke up from his sleep.

High-quality sleep had restored his spirit and energy to their peak.

Over the past week, in order not to waste study time, he had essentially been giving it his all during the day.

He had already read 15 of the books he brought, covering economics, finance, and management.

The improvement to his personal self was also obvious.

Beyond the enhancement of his thinking ability, he had truly constructed his own professional knowledge system.

Macroeconomic fluctuations, the impact of monetary policy, changes in industrial structure…

And various concepts and tools in the financial field that had always been somewhat hazy, the operational mechanisms of financial markets…

He also gained a deeper understanding of corporate management and team collaboration.

In the coming week, he would enrich and deepen his knowledge framework, allowing his personal capabilities to undergo a qualitative change.

He opened his phone to check, and unread messages were overwhelming.

In fact, ever since He Yiyi started her livestream last night, his WeChat had not stopped.

As for the appearance of Bei Yuwei, he was not surprised.

After all, the 【Corporate Opportunity Card】 was something he had used earlier, and the target was his employee, He Liting.

He just hadn't expected the effect to be this good.

For any livestreaming company, traffic is the lifeblood and the foundation.

And Bei Yuwei, a top-tier idol artist, could bring in terrifying amounts of traffic.

The pinned clip of the livestream encounter with Bei Yuwei was still on the trending list, with over 4 million likes.

As of now, the "He Yiyi" account had surpassed 1.5 million followers.

Although netizens were just watching the spectacle and playing with memes, and would inevitably lose a large portion of followers later, this still counted as becoming famous in one battle, having a signature moment of her own.

She had also broken away from being an ordinary goods-selling influencer and truly became an internet celebrity.

Last night, Tang Song had also utilized the powerful brainpower of the "Super God" state to formulate a complete subsequent development strategy for He Yiyi.

This even included the subsequent promotion of an independent brand and supply chain construction.

After sitting on the bed and having a brainstorming session, Tang Song got up nimbly.

He tidied up the bed and changed into sportswear.

Opening the bedroom door, he saw Qian Lele leaning on the sofa, also dressed in sportswear.

The gray quick-dry clothes clung to her body, and her healthy, well-proportioned skin tone, paired with her curvaceous physique, made her look youthful, beautiful, and full of vitality.

"Brother Song!" Seeing Tang Song walk out, Qian Lele hurriedly stood up and said in a low voice, "I've felt a bit stiff lately; can I go running at the track with you?"

Her hands were gently tugging at the hem of her shirt, and in the dim light, her face was slightly flushed.

Her routine was to wake up at 5:30 AM, which had always been very regular.

Today, she didn't know what was wrong, but she couldn't sleep at 5:00, so she simply changed into sportswear, put on the brand-new sneakers Ding Yao had given her, and sat on the living room sofa in a daze.

She was thinking that when Tang Song came out, they could go for a run and chat together.

She liked sharing her work and street vending with him, and she also liked asking him about professional technical knowledge.

"Of course you can, let's go!" Tang Song revealed a gentle smile on his face and waved at her.

"Alright!" Qian Lele immediately beamed with joy.

Immediately following, a crisp system notification sound rang in Tang Song's ears.

"Ding! Congratulations to the player, the aura effect has taken effect, you have triggered an extra critical hit reward."

"Ding! You have obtained the special item 【God's Hair Conditioner】."

Hearing the two consecutive system notification sounds, Tang Song's eyes shifted, and his mood became even more pleasant.

The 【Badge - Scholar God (Aura)】 came with a hidden "Luck +2" attribute, which also slightly increased the critical hit rate.

Besides that, his encounter with Qian Lele, the refreshing of wild monsters, and Bei Yuwei's surprise appearance were likely all related to the "Luck" attribute.

It had to be said, luck really was a good thing.

While in the elevator, Tang Song took the opportunity to open the system warehouse to check the reward details.

【God's Hair Conditioner】: After use, it can gradually improve hair aesthetics, regulate the scalp environment, maintain scalp water-oil balance, repair damaged hair quality, enhance hair luster, and improve hair flexibility.

For him, this hair conditioner was even better than the previous hand cream; it could be considered truly making up for a shortcoming.

The only pity was that it didn't have the effect of increasing hair volume.

However, after the hair quality improved, it would also be fluffier and more natural, and he wouldn't have to painstakingly use hair gel and hair wax to style his hair every day.

Beside him, Qian Lele looked at Tang Song, who had the corners of his mouth raised and surprise in his eyes, and couldn't help but ask softly, "Brother Song, what's making you so happy?"

Tang Song turned his head, looked at her bright face, and couldn't help but make a small joke, "Running with a beautiful girl, of course I'm happy."

"Ah…" Qian Lele opened her mouth, her face instantly turning red, and she lowered her head, stammering.

Having been in contact for so long, Tang Song had always given her the impression of a gentle, steady, and focused top student.

The sudden teasing made her heart skip a beat.

…

The sky outside had already turned slightly white.

In the quiet campus, there were only a few crisp bird chirps heard occasionally.

The two passed through the South Gate, following the concrete road, passing through dormitory buildings, teaching buildings, the cafeteria…

A breeze with a hint of coolness brushed across their cheeks, and Qian Lele looked at Tang Song from the corner of her eye.

She kept introducing the Normal University campus to him, talking about some interesting things she knew.

On the clean plastic track.

The sound of the soles of their shoes making contact with the track seemed exceptionally clear on the silent playground.

Qian Lele initially had the leisure to chat with him, but as the exercise progressed, her hot breathing, rapid heartbeat, and pouring sweat gradually engulfed her entire being.

After persisting for twenty minutes, she could only apologize to Tang Song, helplessly slowing her pace and sitting down on the steps.

Her stamina was actually quite good, but it was completely insufficient, and she felt like she was holding him back.

The morning sunlight gradually spilled down, draping the playground in a layer of golden radiance.

Watching Tang Song's back as he flew past time and again, her heart also seemed to be injected with infinite vitality.

…

Back in the apartment.

After letting Qian Lele go take a shower first, Tang Song walked into the bedroom and sat down on the office chair.

He opened the system interface, selected 【God's Hair Conditioner】, and used it immediately.

Tang Song shuddered violently, and his scalp instantly became cool and refreshing.

A sense of comfort from head to toe came in waves, as if he were enjoying a top-tier scalp massage service.

Just leaning on the chair like that, he waited for about half an hour, and the cool sensation gradually faded.

Tang Song quickly went to the mirror to check, and carefully touched it.

His hair color had become blacker and brighter, and its elasticity and toughness had also improved.

But it didn't happen all at once; it seemed it would take effect slowly.

After all, hair has a significant impact on a person's image; if a huge change occurred suddenly, Qian Lele would probably notice the abnormality.

"Dong dong dong—" A knock on the door sounded.

"Brother Song, I've fried some bread slices and made oatmeal milk, come eat together!"

"Alright, coming."

Touching his hair again, Tang Song walked out of the bedroom in a pleasant mood and stepped into the dining room.

Just as he sat down, he noticed something unusual and looked at Qian Lele opposite him with surprise.

Since they had been in contact for so long, this was the first time he had seen her wearing makeup.

Of course, this makeup was merely applying a bit of lipstick.

Besides that, there was an extra beautiful necklace around her neck.

However, according to the prompt from "Special Vision," this was a cheap alloy necklace that had a problem with fading.

Sensing Tang Song's gaze, Qian Lele lowered her head unnaturally, silently gnawing on the sweet bread slice.

She didn't know why, but after showering, she couldn't help but take out that Chanel lipstick from her bag that she had been reluctant to use, and applied it clumsily.

She had only ever used lip balm, and this was her first time truly applying lipstick, so she was very unskilled.

After applying the lipstick, she couldn't help but take out a necklace she had bought previously.

Thinking of this, she timidly raised her head, glanced at Tang Song, who was eating seriously, and her heartbeat accelerated slightly.

Everyone loves beauty, and she was naturally no exception.

It was probably because she wanted to make her image in his eyes look better.

……

11:30 AM.

Tang Song put down the book in his hand and closed his eyes to rest for a while.

He simply washed his face, took his campus card, got up, went downstairs, and walked toward the school cafeteria.

In the past few days, the dungeon had also refreshed several times, with both location enhancements and NPC births.

For example, the enhanced location "Library" could speed up reading and improve learning efficiency.

For example, the NPC "Cafeteria Auntie Zhang"; after communicating with her for ten minutes, he gained a buff that could quickly restore stamina and energy.

It was worth mentioning that the taste of the boxed lunch at the window was also quite good.

Because it was summer vacation, even at noon, there were only sparse people in the cafeteria.

The entire cafeteria only had a few windows on the 2nd floor still operating.

After chatting with Auntie Zhang for a few words, Tang Song ordered two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, accompanied by a bowl of corn porridge.

He sat down in the corner of the cafeteria, lowered his head, and ate silently.

As the time approached 12:00.

The people around gradually increased, in groups of three or five, talking and laughing, many of whom were preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam in the second half of the year.

Listening to their discussions, Tang Song's eyes were full of nostalgia.

This Scholar God dungeon had actually helped him regain many feelings of campus life.

Once upon a time at Yannan University of Science and Technology, he had also taken the postgraduate entrance exam as his only goal.

Fantasizing that one day, he could appear by his white moonlight's side as a postgraduate student of Imperial Capital University.

If his family hadn't had an accident, he would have likely succeeded; after all, he had started preparing since his freshman year.

Throughout his university years, he had devoted himself wholeheartedly, even more diligently and harder than the current "Scholar God" state.

Just as he was deep in thought, someone suddenly sat down in the seat opposite him.

Staring at him for a glance, he shouted in surprise, "Tang Song! It really is you! You looked familiar just now, I didn't dare to recognize you, didn't expect it to really be you! Damn! Haven't seen each other for so many years, and actually ran into you here! Fate!"

"Han Xiaoyang?" Tang Song raised his head and looked at the boy opposite him in surprise.

Although he hadn't seen him for a long time, the highly recognizable voice, plus his appearance, allowed him to recall him quickly.

Han Xiaoyang was his high school classmate; although they weren't in the same class, they were in the same dormitory.

Their relationship was quite good.

However, like most classmates, as they entered university, their contact slowly decreased.

Especially since they weren't in the same class, they hadn't met for 5 or 6 years.

Compared to before, he had matured quite a bit, his figure was still on the thin side, and he had much less hair.

Wearing glasses, he looked scholarly.

"It's me!" Han Xiaoyang responded, moved to sit opposite Tang Song, and examined him with surprise.

He exclaimed with a tsk, "You've actually grown more handsome, and this build, one look and I know you've been working out."

In high school, Tang Song was sunny and cheerful, tall and thin, and quite handsome.

Compared to before, he now looked much more robust, and his temperament was very good.

"By the way, how did you end up in the Normal University cafeteria? Are you still working in the Imperial Capital?"

He still knew some of Tang Song's situation.

He had read at Yancheng University of Science and Technology, and after graduation, he heard he had entered a big internet company in the Imperial Capital to reunite with Liu Qingning.

Tang Song smiled and said, "I returned to Yancheng to work last November, and recently I just happened to be free, so I came to the school to look around. How about you? Working in Yancheng now?"

"Me?" Han Xiaoyang shrugged, sighing, "I'm currently looking for an internship unit."

Mentioning these, Han Xiaoyang seemed to have opened a chatterbox, eating while complaining frantically.

He had read at a junior college, and because it was hard to find employment, he upgraded to a bachelor's degree, and last year he was admitted as a postgraduate student at Yancheng Normal University, a professional master's degree.

There were no course arrangements in the second year of his master's, and his main task was internships and job hunting.

So he stayed at school during the summer vacation.

Because his basic academic qualifications weren't good, plus his postgraduate degree was from a double-non first-tier university, suitable jobs were hard to find.

When he stopped.

Tang Song looked at him and said, "You studied biology and medicine, job opportunities in Yancheng are indeed very few, you can consider trying the Imperial Capital; there are many high-tech enterprises there, and more opportunities."

Han Xiaoyang paused and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I know all this, but… that… Li Ping is working in Yancheng now, so…"

He didn't continue, just smiled sheepishly.

"Li Ping?" Tang Song pondered for a moment; fortunately, he was in an "overpowered" state and immediately recalled, "Is it that Li Ping from your class? Good guy, you are really persistent! Did you succeed?"

Chasing from high school to postgraduate, it had been almost 10 years.

"Isn't this still trying hard." Han Xiaoyang shook his head with a bitter smile, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. What about Liu Qingning? Did she return to Yancheng with you?"

Tang Song said calmly, "She is currently starting a business in Shencheng."

"Ah? You two aren't together?"

"No."

Han Xiaoyang opened his mouth in surprise, put down his chopsticks, and shook hands with him forcefully, "Alright, we are truly brothers in misfortune!"

In high school, the whole school knew that the relationship between Tang Song and Liu Qingning was very ambiguous.

However, they couldn't achieve a positive result, which was expected; after all, Liu Qingning was truly too excellent and too dazzling.

Such a woman, ordinary people truly couldn't grasp.

He comforted Tang Song in a low voice for a few words.

Han Xiaoyang thought of something and suddenly said, "Eh, that's not right, I heard Li Ping say that around the New Year, Liu Qingning had contacted several female classmates developing in Yancheng.

Letting them help keep an eye out for any suitable housing sources.

And she had quite a few requirements: school district housing, close to the subway and hospitals, with a total price not exceeding 2 million; it should be that she wanted to buy a house here.

Now that you are in Yancheng, isn't it that she wants to buy it with you?"

Hearing Han Xiaoyang's words, Tang Song's brain "buzzed," and his gaze became dazed.

He knew white moonlight's personality very well.

She had a clear and explicit life plan for herself, was mature in thought, and rational.

Things she decided on were definitely after careful consideration, and she would go all out to do them.

So when she said she was going to Shencheng, Tang Song didn't stop her, but left calmly.

This naturally had the influence of Liu Qingning's mother.

But it was also because he felt that in Liu Qingning's subsequent life plan, she had also abandoned him.

That was why he left the Imperial Capital, completely let go of this relationship, no longer obsessed with the past, and started a new life.

Now looking back, during the period before she moved to Shencheng, she had indeed asked many times about his plans in Yancheng, and also asked his opinion on Yancheng's housing prices and future development.

In that case, she had likely planned everything long ago, just didn't tell him.

"Tang Song, Tang Song!" Han Xiaoyang waved his hand, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Tang Song's voice was a bit dry; he gently put down his chopsticks, took out his phone, and said, "Xiaoyang, let's add each other on WeChat, you help me ask Li Ping about Qingning buying a house in Yancheng."

In the few years since graduation, he had already lost contact with most of his high school classmates.

"Oh oh, no problem." Han Xiaoyang hurriedly scanned the code to add him as a friend.

Tang Song exhaled, only feeling that his brain was a mess.

If it was really as he guessed, then he… truly didn't know how to face Liu Qingning's feelings.

Initially, when the game descended into reality and life reversed, he felt more surging emotions and was unrestrained, plus he had detached from white moonlight's feelings, so he was exceptionally indulgent.

The current him was not that pure Tang Song, but a scumbag with a pile of girlfriends and friends-with-benefits.

It was hard to imagine what kind of mood Liu Qingning would be in when she found out about these things.

……

Lanfeng International Apartment.

"Ding ling ling—" The phone rang suddenly.

It was an unfamiliar landline number.

Lin Mu Xue hurriedly stopped her work and answered the phone, "Hello."

A gentle and pleasant female voice came from the receiver: "Hello, are you Ms. Lin Mu Xue? This is the Yancheng Porsche Sales Center, I am sales consultant Zhang Yujie."

Lin Mu Xue's heartbeat accelerated suddenly, an excited expression appeared on her face, and she tried hard to remain calm, saying, "Yes, it's me."

"It's like this, your 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.0T has arrived at the store. When do you have time? You can come over to inspect and pick up the car at any time. It's best if you can come today; the Vehicle Management Office can also handle new car registration on Saturday, and they will be closed tomorrow."

"OK, then I'll go over in a while."

"Alright, then I'll wait for your arrival at the store, wish you a pleasant life, goodbye."

"Goodbye!"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Mu Xue could no longer pretend.

A harsh "ah ah ah" sound rang out in the apartment, comparable to the commotion when playing ball.

She threw herself onto the bed and rolled several times, and kissed the pillow several times.

Only then did she trot into the walk-in closet.

After picking and choosing for a while, she selected a casual outfit and paired it with a beautiful and cool pair of casual shoes.

After all, she was going to pick up a car, so for safety, she definitely had to wear flat shoes.

Standing in front of the mirror, Lin Mu Xue felt surging emotions, and her excitement could not be calmed for a long time.

She began to outline the appearance of that car in her mind, imagining herself sitting in the driver's seat, feeling the pleasure of the wind whistling past the car window.

It was a pity that Tang Song was still busy; otherwise, she would have had to go eat a few bites of him even if she had to be shameless.

Looking at the time, it was just noon.

No, it was her first car in life, and it was a Porsche 911 gifted by Tang Song; if no one witnessed this historic moment, she wouldn't feel right in her heart.

But Qian Qian had guessed her relationship with Tang Song, and Lin Mu Xue really didn't dare to bring her over; after all, she hadn't received a car gifted by Tang Song.

As for He Liting, that lucky girl hadn't slept all night last night and was currently in a deep sleep.

Regarding the appearance of Bei Yuwei, she wasn't surprised at all.

After all, Su Yu was Tang Song's woman, just a traffic star, not worth mentioning.

After pondering for a while, Lin Mu Xue's eyes lit up, she opened WeChat, found a contact, and sent a video invitation directly.

"Deng deng deng—deng deng deng—"

The notification sound rang for a while before it was finally answered.

A beautiful face appeared on the screen, "Hello, Little Xue, what's wrong? Are you not busy lately?"

Lin Mu Xue tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth that were rising, and said lightly, "Xixi, are you free this afternoon?"

"Hmm, just finished lunch with Jiao Sect, planning to go for a beauty SPA."

"Oh? Jiao Sect is there too." Lin Mu Xue's eyebrows curved, "That's perfect, I'm going to a 4S store to pick up a new car in a while, you two accompany me. We haven't gathered for a long time, after picking up the car, I'll treat you to a SPA, and tonight we'll go to Lanfeng International Hotel to be happy."

Truly heaven helps me, Emperor Empress Mu Xue! This act of showing off must be done!

Zhao Yaqian's cooperation with Yisha Beauty Industry had been initially finalized and was currently undergoing asset evaluation.

Her membership card had become a shareholder membership of Yisha Beauty Industry.

Besides that, she started helping Tang Song organize the information of the Lanfeng International Five-Star Hotel yesterday and became familiar with the big and small leaders inside.

It was time to let you re-recognize me!

She, Little Xue, had been mixing in society for many years and also knew a few true rich beauties.

For example, Li Yujiao and Zhang Xi.

They met because of wearing the same clothes at a high-end banquet.

These two people had okay personalities, chatted for a few words, and were quite compatible, so they added each other on WeChat and would occasionally make an appointment for a meal together.

Her first encounter with Tang Song was when she was eating at Shengwenge with these two rich beauties.

Zhang Xi's car was a red Porsche 718.

At that time, watching them drive over, she felt guilty and could only lie that she had a suitor driving a Mercedes G-Wagon to pick her up.

In her heart, she was actually very uneasy, wanting to integrate into their circle but afraid of having her true identity revealed.

Now, happily picking up a Porsche 911 was a milestone for her.

Owning a luxury car of her own brought her social confidence to its peak.

She would break away from the original "fake socialite" circle and start truly integrating into the world of "rich beauties."

Now, two months later, she, Little Xue, had completely evolved.

Not only did she become a financial executive, but she also became a shareholder member of Yisha Beauty Industry and an executive assistant to the Lanfeng International Hotel.

Lin Mu Xue took a deep breath, stood in front of the mirror, flicked her long hair, and her gaze was cold and confident.

Very chuunibyou, she muttered to herself, "July 22, 2023, I, Emperor Empress Mu Xue, have reached the Great Completion of the Sacred Body, happily picking up the Imperial Weapon, the world shakes, and all living beings in the world are trembling in fear, hahaha!" ===== CHAPTER 323 =====