Chapter 118: I

The dorm door creaked open, and Li Wei walked in, a popsicle dangling from his lips.

"Lu Na? ~Wang Chuan~? What are you two doing in the dorm? ~"

Li Wei, eyes narrowed with suspicion, scanned Lu Na.

Lu Na's tear tracks had faded, but a faint blush still lingered on her cheeks.

Lu Na, seated on the chair, suddenly stood up, said nothing, picked up the Olay face mask Wang Chuan had just given her, and walked out the door.

"Nothing much. Lu Na's mom needs a part-time cashier. My company's about to launch anyway, so I agreed to hire her."

Wang Chuan remained calm—he wasn't even in bed doing double-roll rehabilitation therapy.

Li Wei carefully inspected the three dorm beds for any traces, then glanced into the trash bin.

"Alright, Wang Chuan, I believe you." Li Wei suddenly pulled out a bank card from his pocket. "Here, there's forty thousand in this card. Take it."

Wang Chuan froze—he'd assumed Li Wei was checking for traces to confirm whether he and Lu Na had done an in-depth review of Chapter Five of Medical System Anatomy.

He glared. "Li Wei, what the hell are you doing?"

"Chuanzi, back at Lin Weiwei's bar in Jiangcheng, you saved me. Even though we still ended up hospitalized, I've been thinking hard about how to repay you for saving my life."

"Take the money. You know after that bar fight, my dad cut my allowance by a zero—I've been saving every month."

"I planned to give you fifty thousand after the Graduation Exam, as a token of gratitude for saving me."

Li Wei clapped Wang Chuan on the shoulder, a faint smile in his eyes.

【In his past life, when his father had the accident, the money meant to be delivered on Graduation Exam day was probably used for bribes. Later, things changed, and this never happened.】

【This kid, when he rose again later, never mentioned this? Looks like he doesn't want to remember the bad past.】

After a moment of reflection, Wang Chuan's "good brother" score shot up. He teased, "Li Wei, you think I'll starve to death as a doctor after graduation?"

Li Wei quickly denied it: "Pfft~pfft, this is real thanks for saving my life!"

Since you planned to give me the money on the 2005 Graduation Exam day, why give it early? Wang Chuan pressed: "Why give it early? Are you withholding the last ten thousand? Speak up—what's your scheme?"

"Forget it! I'll tell you now."

Li Wei, when it came to friendship, couldn't keep secrets—he blurted out the reason after being pressed: he'd learned from Lin Weiwei that Wang Chuan wasn't just the bar's Deputy General Manager, but had also borrowed one hundred thousand to invest as a Shareholder.

Lin Weiwei said if you want to make money, you must share the risk—being a Shareholder was perfect.

"This forty thousand? It's to repay Lin Weiwei for the equity loan." Li Wei replied.

"So you're saying I should repay Lin Weiwei's loan early—by giving me the money ahead of time?" Wang Chuan asked.

Li Wei nodded.

"If I can't pay back, I'll just return the bar's equity to Lin Weiwei—we have a written agreement."

Li Wei shook his head. "Chuanzi, your brother Li Wei is a Second Generation—he won't let you owe a woman money. A real man stands tall under heaven and earth—how could he let a woman hound him for repayment?"

Wang Chuan thought: 【Good brother, this forty thousand isn't enough—I owe Lin Weiwei one hundred thousand for equity, and ninety-nine thousand to Xin Chanxi for Registered Capital. Lin Weiwei's fifty thousand is manageable—I can offset it with ten months' salary.】

He said slowly: "If I spend all fifty thousand after graduation and go broke again, will you keep giving me money?"

"No problem!" Li Wei actually puffed out his chest.

"Fuck, Li Wei, you're trying to keep me as a kept man!" Wang Chuan punched him.

"If being a doctor really doesn't work out, come work at my family's construction materials company—I'm General Manager, you be Deputy General Manager."

Wang Chuan looked into Li Wei's sincere eyes—he'd shown his heart fully. Wang Chuan would take his goodwill.

He handed Li Wei the discharge record Shen Mianshuang had given him. "Come on, let me show you your brother's assets."

Wang Chuan led Li Wei to the hospital's ATM. "Look—I really don't lack money. The new company hasn't even gotten its business license yet, but I've already earned part of the revenue."

"One hundred ninety-nine thousand!" Li Wei stared in shock. "Chuanzi, what business are you in that makes this much?"

Wang Chuan didn't explain that of the one hundred ninety-nine thousand, ninety-nine thousand came from Xin Chanxi as Registered Capital, and only ten thousand came from the valve company's intermediary fees.

He replied: "The intermediary service industry has naturally high gross margins."

"You still take this forty thousand—I saved it for four years, even skipped buying gear in games." Li Wei couldn't believe how drastically Wang Chuan had changed since fifth year.

Wang Chuan decided to accept the sentiment: "Fine. When I start trading stocks, this forty thousand counts as your principal."

"Whatever, just take it."

Wang Chuan didn't want to dwell on it. He changed the subject: "By the way, what were you snooping around in the dorm for just now?"

Li Wei rubbed his head and laughed. "I was worried I'd find something. I'm saving up to give you and Lu Na a big wedding red envelope."

Give you a big thumbs-up, o(￣▽￣)ｄ.

"You care about my love life now?" Wang Chuan checked the time—he still had time to return to the dorm and take a shower before heading to the Emergency Department.

"Forget Pei Nanli. Even though her parents would help your career a lot, she's too cold—she sleeps hugging ice cubes. Can you handle that?"

Wang Chuan didn't slow his pace. "What else? I'm all ears."

"Ten Yuan Sister—a rich girl. You'd probably have to move in with her. Can you handle that? She's got an uncle, Xin Yisheng, from the underworld. One wrong move, and she might have you castrated."

"What about Lin Weiwei? I've got the right to speak—she's gorgeous and sexy, ruthless in business, and probably an expert in love too. Can you handle that?"

Wang Chuan stopped, gave Li Wei a withering look. "I'm just a loser. Tell me—which one can I handle? You're hinting at Lu Na, aren't you?"

"Chuanzi, you're smart—you knew I was about to say Lu Na."

Wang Chuan suddenly said: "I think Shen Mianshuang, Doctor Shen, is beautiful and gentle!"

Li Wei's eyes bulged. "Holy shit, Chuanzi, you don't play by the rules, do you? You like women older than you?!"

Wang Chuan ignored Li Wei, opened the dorm door, grabbed his toiletries, and walked out: "I also think Wang Jia's charming, affectionate peach eyes are pretty nice!"

Behind him, Li Wei panicked: "Chuanzi, be reasonable—Wang Jia shares your surname! She might be your relative within the Five Degrees of Mourning!"

"Five Degrees of Mourning? You really studied ancient texts for the Gaokao. Tell me—what are the Five Degrees?"

Li Wei followed him into the Bathroom. "Wang Jia is mine!"

Wang Chuan waved his hand. "I know—your whole analysis came from Wang Jia. Keep yapping, and I'll really go after her."

"I'm taking a shower—I don't like a man standing behind me. Get the hell out!"

Li Wei was still a bit uneasy. "Chuanzi, really don't pursue Wang Jia; I'll leave right away!"

"Got it, got it. Damn it, just scram out already."