[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-2000-starting-from-pursuing-the-pure-h":3,"chapter-reborn-in-2000-starting-from-pursuing-the-pure-h-reborn-in-2000-starting-from-pursuing-the-pure-h-chapter-462":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn in 2000: Starting from Pursuing the Pure High School Beauty Desk Mate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1239377,1666,"Chapter 462 : Caged Bird and Petrel","reborn-in-2000-starting-from-pursuing-the-pure-h-chapter-462",462,"\u003Cp>Chapter 462: Caged Bird and Petrel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ultimately didn't make it to the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Su Ruochu's insistence, the two of them set out early on their return journey by car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan knew Su Ruochu liked visiting temples, so he joked in the car:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I make big money in the future, we can donate in our names to renovate that temple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Ruochu softly replied, \"Everything should follow one's heart. Doing things deliberately loses their beauty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back, Chen Fan told Su Ruochu that he actually planned to open a real estate company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call just now was from Guo Wendong, saying he unexpectedly learned about a small real estate company that was about to go bankrupt and was being sold as a package.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also something Chen Fan had instructed him to keep an eye out for earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could acquire a real estate company, they would directly obtain real estate qualifications, greatly reducing the time cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already found an office building for the new company. Want to go check it out tomorrow? I can give you, the boss's wife, a tour while we're at it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ruochu smiled and shook her head, \"I don't understand your work stuff. I'd just be in the way if I went.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's less than a month until the civil service exam preliminary test. I should stay home and review.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan knew Su Ruochu wasn't very interested in business matters, so he didn't try to persuade her further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, taking advantage of her good mood today, Chen Fan wanted to share some thoughts with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really want to take the civil service exam or pursue graduate studies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ruochu turned to look at him, \"Why do you ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan grinned, \"I just want to know your true thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ruochu thought for a moment before answering, \"I'm not sure myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that after studying for so many years, I don't really want to start working too early. Seeing the senior students around me all preparing for civil service exams or graduate school, I just followed the crowd.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And my mom at home has always wanted me to take the civil service exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan asked, \"What about you? What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me?\" Su Ruochu revealed a slight smile, \"I suppose I want to take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, besides studying and taking exams, I don't know what else I could do in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan laughed, \"There are many things you could do, like being a beautiful wife, a child's mother, a virtuous wife and loving mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ruochu glanced at Chen Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have something you want to tell me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan smiled sheepishly, \"Actually, I wanted to say... there's not much meaning in taking this exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you pass, what then? You'd get a pitiful salary each month, and still be busy with this and that every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if you don't have connections, there's actually limited room for advancement as a civil servant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think there's much point in a job where you can see the end from the beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan carefully glanced at Su Ruochu and said with a smile, \"Actually... you don't need to do any of this after graduation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, although I'm not some big shot, I've accumulated some savings. In the future after we get married, even if you don't do anything, I have the ability to let you live an easy, happy life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan was stunned, not expecting Su Ruochu to reject his suggestion so directly and firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan and explained very seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Fan. I know you love me and want what's best for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I also have my own thoughts and life plans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, when I first met you, I felt we were equals. I had some confidence in my figure and looks, and even felt I could proudly hold my head high in front of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But after starting university, you became more and more outstanding. You're moving forward faster and faster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid... I'm afraid I'm not excellent enough, that I won't be able to keep up with you in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don't want others to see me as just a trophy by your side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rather than being a caged bird, I prefer to be a petrel, battling the waves together with you, never parting till our hair turns white.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan stared at Su Ruochu in a daze, his mouth slightly agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time he had heard such words from Su Ruochu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan had never thought before that he had actually put so much pressure on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is... is that really how you feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan promptly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry. I was being presumptuous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I take back what I said earlier. How about this: whatever decision you make in the future, I'll firmly stand behind you and support you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ruochu revealed a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan felt somewhat frustrated and even deeply remorseful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only considered his own thoughts, completely forgetting to consider Su Ruochu's feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a person too, with her own self-esteem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Su Ruochu was like those girls who just wanted to marry a rich man and live a good life, that would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Ruochu happened to be a sensitive girl with extremely strong self-esteem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She worked hard desperately, just to stand equally by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had completely overlooked this point before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deserved to be scolded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan harshly criticized himself internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have gotten a bit carried away after his rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only acted according to his own wishes, completely ignoring that Su Ruochu was a person too, not a pet canary he kept in a cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must remember this point in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same mistake absolutely cannot be made again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real estate company Guo Wendong found turned out to be one Ding Dian had told him about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the manager of the club, Ding Dian accidentally heard this news a few days ago while attending an internal event for diamond members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the value of Medal Club's VIP members finally showed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some internal information that was very private and even inaccessible in the eyes of ordinary people was casually mentioned here as gossip from the mouths of those big bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these, for the club, were the real intangible assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The company about to go bankrupt was called Jinchuan Construction. It used to be a notable real estate company in Yunhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after the company was passed on to the young son, this son happened to be a gambler who knew nothing about business and liked to appoint people based on favoritism, giving orders recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short years, Jinchuan Construction was on the brink of bankruptcy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning the detailed information, Chen Fan couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current domestic real estate market that was gradually heating up, they could actually run the company into such a state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All one could say was, if you don't go bankrupt, who will?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, they must seize it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resolutely had Guo Wendong represent the company to start negotiations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the first meeting, the other side opened with a demand for 150 million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this price, Chen Fan laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to outside valuations of Jinchuan Construction, the company's current fixed assets were worth just 100 million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was a high estimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This boss actually opened by asking for 150 million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must think we're completely clueless newcomers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fan called Guo Wendong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep negotiating with them, but don't be too eager.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them that we're currently the only ones interested in acquiring Jinchuan Construction. If they miss this chance, it could very well lead to the company's bankruptcy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they really push me too far, they won't even be able to repay their bank loans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that point, I'd rather participate in the bank's auction. We'll see who suffers then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, after Guo Wendong negotiated according to Chen Fan's instructions, he quickly got back to Chen Fan with a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, Jinchuan Construction's owner wants to meet with you in person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1392,"2026-06-05T15:06:40.703Z",1,"novelbin.me","90b130f61e2d826c9d82fd731c4b832ac60ade83935ff2dc225bd302c7a18cda","reborn-in-2000-starting-from-pursuing-the-pure-h-chapter-463","reborn-in-2000-starting-from-pursuing-the-pure-h-chapter-461",761,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2000-starting-from-pursuing-the-pure-h-cover.jpg"]