Until breakfast, Lin Tian looked at Xiao Manxuan and Xiao Manxue, who were eating in front of him, and still felt waves of unease in his heart. Although it was just a dream, that dream was terrifyingly vivid.
After he finished his own breakfast, he quietly prepared a portion for Zhang Lingyu in the bedroom, for she could only ask for leave these days and would definitely miss school. Just as he was about to leave, Zhang Lingyu suddenly called out to him, "Lin Tian, after school could you go to the market for me... and buy two sets of underwear and two sets of clothes? Here’s my bank card, the pin is 5201314."
"Oh, sure," Lin Tian agreed without much thought, taking the bank card. He wasn’t embarrassed about it. After all, the money in his own card had almost all been spent on medicine, and he was broke before he could get his hands on the ten million. However, as he went out, he realized he seemed to have forgotten to ask something important, so he went back and asked, "This... what size do you wear, Zhang Lingyu?"
"...34," her voice was so muffled that Lin Tian could barely hear her.
"How much?" Lin Tian asked again. Zhang Lingyu’s pretty face was already flushed red.
"34D!" She glared fiercely at Lin Tian, really suspecting that he was pretending not to hear her on purpose.
"Go to hell!" Zhang Lingyu picked up a pillow and threw it at Lin Tian, but unfortunately, she did not have her strength back yet and could only toss it onto the bed. Lin Tian had already run off without a trace.
He left for school a little early today, all thanks to Xiao Manxue. This older sister of his even managed the school timing. Lin Tian felt like she was targeting him, not being able to stand seeing others idle, or else why hadn’t she cared about these matters before.
When he arrived at the classroom around seven, his classmates should have been doing their morning reading, but instead, everyone was excitedly discussing something and no one was reading.
"Classmate Yao Yun, what are you all discussing?" Xiao Manxuan leaned in and asked the sports committee member.
Yao Yun glanced at Lin Tian who was beside her, a flash of inexplicable joy in her eyes, and said, "Didn’t our class win the basketball game? The school team has already entrusted someone to bring over the prize money of one hundred thousand yuan."
"Really?" Xiao Manxuan revealed a genuinely happy smile, which Lin Tian could tell came from her heart and was not feigned. As wealthy as her family was, one hundred thousand yuan truly meant nothing to her.
But it was a prize won by the collective efforts of Class 1 of Senior Year Three, a collective honor. The pride from this accomplishment could not be replaced by anything else.
"Lin Tian, what do you think we should do with the prize money?" Class Leader He looked at Lin Tian and asked. Although Lin Tian was not a class officer, the win in the basketball game had been under his leadership, a fact witnessed by everyone.
All his classmates were looking at him, waiting for him to speak. Although Lin Tian was currently penniless, ten million was about to be his, so one hundred thousand yuan was not a big deal to him.
He smiled and said, "How about this? I suggest we reward part of it to the basketball team and the cheerleading squad and give everyone a red envelope. The rest can go to students in the class who need it. Also, don’t count my share in it, is that okay?"
As for how to allocate the amounts, Lin Tian didn’t worry about it and left it to the class officers to think about. Then someone stood up and said, "Lin Tian, we only won the game under your leadership. You should receive the biggest reward."
His words made everyone nod in agreement, and Lin Tian added, "Classmates, what I want to say is that collective power is tremendous. What we won in this game is not just the prize money, but more importantly, the unity of our Senior Year Three class. I, Lin Tian, was just taking the lead."
"Classmates, let’s proceed as Lin Tian suggested," Yao Yun said, giving Lin Tian a look before standing up.
In the end, everyone agreed, and all received a red envelope. Their smiles were like during the New Year, each one beaming with happiness.
Xiao Manxuan moved closer to Lin Tian and whispered, "You bad guy, you really know what to do. The atmosphere in our class used to be so stifling, but ever since you came, our senior year life seems to have color."
"That’s to be expected. Who else am I, Lin Tian, the bodyguard to, right?" Lin Tian teased her by whispering in her ear, causing a ticklish feeling that made her cheeks turn slightly red.
However, she then muttered gloomily, "That won’t help, though. After the college entrance exams, you’ll be leaving, and I know my sister won’t change her decision."
"Heh, who knows, by then your sister might come asking me for a favor. As for the future, who can tell?" Lin Tian said nonchalantly.
"Really? What could possibly come up?" The little girl sat with her chin propped up, staring blankly, lost in thought about who knows what.
They had an English class in the morning, but Wu Li seemed to have forgotten those matters and was the same as before. Lin Tian didn’t care to pay him any mind. As long as Wu Li didn’t start trouble, he could do as he pleased.
At noon, remembering that Zhang Lingyu was still in the room, Lin Tian sneaked back and brought her lunch. The dream from last night made him feel somewhat guilty, wondering if it was because he stewed over matters during the day and dreamt about them at night.
Thinking about having to buy her lingerie after school, Lin Tian was quite perplexed. He had never entered a lingerie store before and was considering whether to buy anonymously behind a mask.
The ringing of the phone interrupted Lin Tian’s wild musings. Taking out his cell phone, he saw that it was Liu Wenxing calling. Could it be that he had received the ten million? He quickly answered the phone.
"Hello, Brother Tian, there’s some issue with the opening ceremony, I need to discuss it with you."
"Oh, don’t tell me Sun Decai and Bai Yufeng are trying to weasel out of paying up?" Lin Tian said, narrowing his eyes.
"It’s not that they dare to weasel out, but there is indeed a problem, and it might take some time before they can repay."
Those two should be rich enough, so why couldn’t they pay? Given their status, getting the money should not be difficult. Lin Tian asked doubtfully, "What’s the problem? Have you found out?"
"I heard that yesterday the Bai Family’s eldest young master, Bai Yuze, took family bodyguards to a club for eating, drinking, and gambling, and a Tribute of the Bai Family died in that club. Bai Yuze has been grounded, and the young members of the family have been chastised. Also, there was some mysterious fight in the suburbs, and now these wealthy families fear for their youngsters and have imposed economic restrictions on them, forbidding them from reckless actions, so they can’t get the money for now."
Lin Tian, of course, knew the truth about the incident, but hadn’t realized the repercussions would be this extensive, resulting in the young and rich being strictly controlled by their families. The mysterious fight in the suburbs likely had something to do with Zhang Lingyu.
After a moment of thought, he said, "If they don’t pay up, the other families’ youngsters will pressure them, let them take the lead. We don’t need to hurry. Wenxing, you just keep an eye on their movements in secret."
"Hehe, Brother Tian is right. Other family youngsters have already teamed up to pressure Sun Decai and Bai Yufeng. I reckon they aren’t having an easy time either."
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