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Chapter 1311 The Underpants Boy: A Wake-Up Call!
"That's it?"

He Chen frowned as he met Shi Xiaomeng's expectant gaze.

"Isn't this enough?" Shi Xiaomeng was dumbfounded.

In his view, aside from his personal conduct issues, Crazy was a really good friend. He was always very grateful to Crazy and wrote down all the kindness Crazy and Wu Di had shown him in his notebook, filling many pages.

It feels like I can never repay these debts of gratitude in my lifetime.

Isn't that good enough?

"Xiao Meng, may I ask a question?" He Chen glanced at Shi Xiao Meng with feigned hesitation, and after obtaining Shi Xiao Meng's consent, said something that made everyone present a little uncomfortable: "Xiao Meng, is your childhood sweetheart, Ya Tou, pretty?"

"What do you mean by that?" Compared to Shi Xiaomeng and the others' shock, Mi Lai was completely stunned and couldn't accept this topic.

It was because she dared to say anything that the adulterous couple were able to hook up with each other right in front of each other.

Although the girl is not here now, He Chen's question still stirred up unbearable memories for her.

Don't let your fears become your downfall.

"Don't misunderstand!" He Chen gave Mi Lai a reassuring look, then explained to the puzzled Shi Xiaomeng, "With your buddy's crazy personal style, it's hard not to have doubts about him! Even being a nodding acquaintance is a stretch!"

Let alone being close friends like family!

That's why I asked the first question: How did you two become good friends with him?

And then you tell me about his loyalty to you!

But after listening patiently, I couldn't understand how he could treat you well, how he could make you ignore the risks he posed, or how he could make you, who should have kept your distance from him, become close friends with him instead.

Xiao Meng, don't worry!
You said it once, and I'll remember all the good things he's done for you!
But in my opinion, do you really need this kind of "goodness"?

These words stunned Shi Xiaomeng, who was eager to defend his buddy Crazy, because he never expected He Chen to say such a thing, just as he never expected He Chen to ask him if his girlfriend was pretty.

Each of these questions was completely unexpected.

If anyone else said something like that, out of boundless gratitude to his crazy friend, he wouldn't even listen and would immediately deny it. If they insisted on continuing, he would get angry or even turn on them!

Because he felt these words were slander against the madman, and as someone who had received boundless kindness from the madman, he had to speak out and defend the madman!
But now it was He Chen who was saying this, a friend of a friend of his. Although he wanted to try to defend the madman, he was also willing to listen to what He Chen had to say.

It wasn't that he agreed with He Chen's words, but rather that he couldn't stop him and wanted to take this opportunity to listen carefully and then try to explain things to the madman.

“You’re from out of town, and your family might be struggling.” He Chen looked at Shi Xiaomeng: “But is it really that difficult?”
You'll need to spend four years of university and owe Cheng Feng several notebooks' worth of favors.

You were just a few points away from getting into Tsinghua or Peking University in the college entrance exam, and now you're in Beijing University of Economics and Business, where you're a top student who gets scholarships every year!
You're not someone who can't endure hardship; you must have worked part-time during your four years of university!
Whether it's a grant, scholarship, or part-time job, isn't that enough for your four years of university?
This isn't like going to university abroad where tuition is so low each year, how could it not be enough?

If you have high spending habits and need his help, I can understand that!
But do you spend a lot?
As Wu Di just said, you're the famous "underwear boy" of your school!
Wearing the same pair of underwear for four years!

With your thrifty and frugal lifestyle, how much money can you possibly spend?

How did you end up needing to constantly help yourself by your rich classmates, leaving you with countless favors? Do you really need that?

At this point, as Shi Xiaomeng seemed stunned by the resounding question, He Chen sneered, "Do you know what I thought of when I heard this?"

I thought of my college classmate, a top science student in the province, who didn't choose Tsinghua or Peking University but chose Shanghai University. However, he couldn't get through the green channel because he couldn't pay his tuition on time. He was called in by his counselor and had no choice but to think of crooked and illegal ways to earn tuition as soon as possible.

I had no money for food, so I could only eat plain rice in the cafeteria without any vegetables!
In the end, he almost had to rely on his rich classmate to take pity on him and humiliatingly arrange for him to take out a loan at a high interest rate, while also making him accept this favor!
Do you know what I did back then?

"How did he do that?" Shi Xiaomeng's attention was diverted by the even more astonishing story He Chen told him. He couldn't understand how He Chen could be short of money and need to suppress the fact that he kept owing favors to his classmates in college, so he blurted out.

"I went directly to the school and asked them to publish the list of students admitted through the green channel. How come even the top science student in the province couldn't get through? Who else got through?" He Chen sneered.

"And here comes the interesting part: the rich second-generation who I just mentioned sympathizing with this top science and engineering student, lending him money at exorbitant interest rates, and even making him owe a favor, also applied for a green channel!"

If I hadn't been so meticulous in checking, she, with her connections, would have actually passed!
The reason is that she felt that if she didn't take this interest-free loan, she would be a fool!

Not taking it would be a loss!

Using this interest-free loan, he could then lend money at exorbitant interest rates to poor science students who should have been top scorers, and even gain favors in return. It was a win-win situation!

"This, this can't be real, right..." Shi Xiaomeng was stunned, completely unable to believe it was true, and even more unable to believe that his rich second-generation classmate could be so bad.

This easily brings to mind his rich, privileged classmate, the seemingly invincible madman he considers to be endlessly grateful—that's the madman's greatest virtue, and if he loses that…

"You're talking nonsense!" Mi Lai didn't believe it: "A top science student in a province has made a fortune from prize money alone, from the school, from the local area, all kinds of prizes. Some people even make a fortune by taking the college entrance exam every year if they can't get into Tsinghua or Peking University. How could they be so short of money! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Shi Xiaomeng and the others also looked at He Chen with the same treacherous expression.

This is simply a fantasy, how could it be possible!
"It's a pity, it couldn't be more real!" He Chen looked at Shi Xiaomeng: "Just like if I told your college story, others might not believe it!"
Do you now understand why you need to spend so much money on college?
With your studies, part-time jobs, and spending habits, you should have only earned money during your four years of university. It's impossible for you to be so destitute that you need to borrow money and owe countless favors to this extent!

It couldn't have been from your relationship, could it?
Dating is expensive, and this amount of money isn't enough, I believe!

But you're not in a relationship!

You said you only started dating your childhood sweetheart when you went home during your senior year of college.

And to this day, your girlfriend has never even been to Beijing.

You're not even together, so it won't cost you much money!
Where did this money and these favors come from?

Have you figured it out?

Shi Xiaomeng: "..."

He kept a ledger, with every page and every entry meticulously recorded. He had just explained it to He Chen in detail, but after He Chen's sharp and insightful analysis, he suddenly felt that these accounts of favors were becoming somewhat hazy.

(End of this chapter)