Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 115 Can I please, please don't take it from me?
"Sister Bing, have you eaten?"

"not yet."

"Then shall I treat you to a meal?"

"I haven't had much of an appetite these past few days. Come on, I'll make you something."

……

Shen An'an had absolutely no appetite while eating.

Fortunately, Yan Li arrived, and no one paid any attention to her.

After they had almost finished eating, while Yan Li was chatting with her parents, Shen An'an sneaked into her room.

Then, sitting on the bed, he couldn't help but call Bingning.

The call rang for a long time before it was finally answered.

"An...An'an...what's wrong?"

Bingning's voice came through the phone, somewhat intermittently.

Shen An'an said, "Sister Bing, do you know I have a cousin named Yan Li?"

"Ah...I know...I know...um..."

She said Lin Lang was her boyfriend.

"What? I...I didn't hear you quite clearly..."

"She said Lin Lang is her boyfriend! Sister Bing, what's wrong over there? Are you using an electric mosquito swatter?"

"Mmm...yes...I forgot to close the window today...and a lot of mosquitoes came in...so I...didn't hear you very clearly..."

"Oh, Sister Bing, do you think Lin Lang is really that good? Why does Yan Li like Lin Lang? I know she's always had high standards, it's so inexplicable..."

……

"Sister Bing, Sister Bing..."

"Ugh, I really don't want to stay home anymore, I'm going to find Sister Bing!"

Shen An'an was getting a little frantic. A voice quickly came from the other end of the phone: "An...I...something's come up at the bar...if you're coming...later..."

"But I don't want to stay at home anymore, Sister Bing. Let's go to a bar for a drink."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute... slow down..."

Shen An'an sensed that Bing Ning's voice sounded urgent.

"Sister Bing, what are you saying? Please stop using electric mosquito repellent, okay? Let's go out and have some fun, and sleep in a hotel tonight."

Just then, there was a knock on Shen An'an's door.

"An'an, are you inside? I'm coming in..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Li pushed open the door.

Seeing Shen An'an sitting on the edge of the bed holding her phone, she walked over and asked, "Why are you pouting? Who made you angry?"

From the moment she met Shen An'an, she noticed something was off about her.

I just don't understand what happened, so I'm going to come and ask about it.

She understood Shen An'an's personality; there weren't many things in the world that could make her unhappy for a long time.

"The dog made me angry!"

Shen An'an replied irritably.

Yan Li laughed. "How did I offend you?"

"Hey, hey, hey, you admit you're a dog?"

Yan Li sat down next to Shen An'an. "Who I am isn't important, but I know you're talking about me. I just don't understand, what did I do to offend you? It seems like it's been ages since we last contacted each other, hasn't it?"

"Never mind how you upset me, just know that I'm very angry right now, and I don't want to talk to you!"

"But I just told my uncle and aunt that I wanted to sleep with you tonight."

"Go to sleep if you want, everything in my room is yours, all of it is yours!"

Shen An'an spoke with emotion, grabbed a doll from the bed and tossed it to Yan Li, then moved to the corner, seemingly wanting to get away from Yan Li.

Yan Li realized that there was no hope of communicating properly with Shen An'an, so she yelled, "Shen An'an, what's wrong with you?"

"It was clearly you!" Shen An'an burst into tears.

"What's wrong with me?"

"I can tolerate you lecturing me every day, and all the relatives constantly comparing me to you and saying all sorts of things about me, but why do you even want to steal my only friend? I finally found her..."

Shen An'an felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke.

Yan Li realized the seriousness of the situation.

Why would she possibly steal Shen An'an's friend for no reason? She and Shen An'an don't have any overlapping social circles, do they?

The overlap is all in the family circle.

You mean Lin Lang?

"So you finally admit it, huh?"

"What did I admit?"

"You admitted that Lin Lang was the one who brought you back, and you yourself said that Lin Lang is your boyfriend!"

Yan Li asked in surprise, "Are these two things related? Even if I date Lin Lang, or even get married, it won't affect the fact that you two are friends, right?"

With just one sentence, he completely shut Shen An'an down.

Shen An'an grabbed her phone and walked outside, saying as she went, "Yes, yes, I congratulate you both and wish you a long and happy marriage, okay?"

"Shen An'an, you don't actually like Lin Lang, do you?"

Shen An'an, who had just reached the door, paused for a moment when she heard Yan Li say those words.

Yan Li smiled and pulled her to the bedside, making her sit down, and continued to ask, "Tell me why you like Lin Lang. If you tell me, I won't fight you for him."

"What do you mean?"

"There was never anything between Lin Lang and me."

"You're lying! You clearly told my dad..."

"That's because I couldn't find any other excuse. My parents were very angry when I came out this time, and my uncle was trying to find out about me. I couldn't very well say that we were just ordinary friends, could I?"

"What do you mean?"

"For example, when you were little, you accidentally broke your deskmate's pencil case, and your deskmate asked you to pay for it. But you didn't have any pocket money, so you had to ask your family for it. You were afraid that your parents would scold you if you told them, so you said that your best friend's birthday was coming up and you wanted to buy him a pencil case as a gift."

Shen An'an: "...You broke Lin Lang's pencil case?"

"No! It's because Lin Lang helped me write a lot of financial articles, and I owe him a favor. Then... his company encountered some problems recently, so I contacted my uncle and used some resources to help him resolve the issue. You don't need to worry about what those resources were; basically, I couldn't tell my parents that I used up such valuable family resources just for a classmate, so I had to attribute it to my boyfriend. Do you understand now?"

"Isn't that the same thing?"

Yan Li: "??????"

You can't blame Shen An'an; she really can't understand these things.

It's not a matter of whether she's stupid or not, but rather... she just doesn't have these concepts in her brain.

Of course, he wasn't very smart; he only scored 490 points on the college entrance exam and ended up in a very ordinary second-tier university.

"Tell me first why you like Lin Lang. If you tell me, I'll break up with Lin Lang right now and promise that I'll never like him again."

Yan Li decided to use the simplest method.

To guarantee, to swear.

Shen An'an was easily swayed by this. Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Shen An'an's mood instantly improved.

"I don't know if I like him now, but I feel that I will definitely like Lin Lang in the future because he was the first person to help me make money."

"make money?"

"Yes, but I don't know exactly how much I made."

"Then how do you know you've definitely made a profit?"

Yan Li guessed that Lin Lang might have taken Shen An'an to trade stocks?

After all, if someone can ensure that Shen An'an buys problematic tickets, they naturally have the ability to help Shen An'an make money.

Shen An'an said with great certainty, "They definitely made a profit. I've been keeping an eye on it, I just don't know how much they made."

"What did you buy? Let me see."

Shen An'an took out her phone and opened Binance.

Then he found a contract and pointed it out to Yan Li, saying, "This is it."

Actually, she didn't want to talk about it, but today's situation is special.

Bitcoin?

"Yes, I borrowed a million dollars from my aunt, made a little over a million dollars, and then lent the money to him. He said he would continue to buy this, and by the end of the year, no matter how much he made, it would all be considered a loan from me."

Yan Li said irritably, "So you lent him all your money? Even if you made money from it, he wouldn't tell you, would he?"

"Hey, do you think everyone is like you?"

Yan Li: "???"

It's good that everyone is like her; at least she never tries to take advantage of others.

Shen An'an asked, "You don't believe me? I'll go find him right now, he'll definitely buy it!"

"Then ask him to take a look at me..."

Although Yan Li knew that Lin Lang had refused the multi-million dollar gift from He Qiang, this time was different.

He was involved with Shen An'an in a lot of money.

More than two million US dollars?

Shen An'an immediately sent Lin Lang a message, saying she wanted to see how much money he had made from Bitcoin.

A short while later, Lin Lang sent over the screenshot and said, "I haven't calculated the exact amount I earned, but the account should have more than three million US dollars now."

Shen An'an took the screenshot and presented it to Yan Li, saying happily, "See, I told you he would definitely buy it! He never lies to me!"

"Oh, so you know he received twelve million from your dad?"

"I know, but my dad insisted on giving it to me. Besides, I haven't terminated my contract with Big Fish Media, so that money will have to be spent on me sooner or later."

Yan Li asked, "Have you agreed on a repayment date?"

"No, I never intended for him to pay me back."

"Then how do you know he's not lying to you?"

“If he were lying to me, he wouldn’t have sent me these screenshots! If he were lying to me, he wouldn’t be ignoring me now, knowing that I won’t lend him money again.”

"Is it possible that he's worried you have too much money and might turn on you, or that you'll report him to the police and try to get it back? After all, it's not just tens of thousands of yuan, so even if you were scammed, you wouldn't care?"

"Yes, you said it's only a possibility, but I can't doubt someone just because it's a possibility."

"Yes, that's true..."

This was the first time Yan Li had learned that Lin Lang was secretly trading Bitcoin and dared to use such high leverage.

This shows that they are very confident.

Most likely, he just wants to borrow Shen An'an's US dollars, since he can't get any himself.

Moreover... these US dollars cannot be brought back to China unless they are laundered.

And that demo disk from before... he also used a trick to save Shen An'an a lot of money.

They started preparing to save money even before buying in; Lin Lang's confidence was too strong.

Strong confidence must be built upon absolute ability.

Shen An'an said, "I've shown it to you too, so aren't you going to keep your word?"

"That doesn't prove anything; your reasoning is too far-fetched."

Yan Li suddenly said something.

Shen An'an's happy expression froze instantly. "You...you lied to me!"

Yan Li laughed and said, "Who lied to you? You simply had no way to prove it, and you didn't even ask Lin Lang for money..."

Shen An'an stared at Yan Li for a while, then said, "Do you like him?"

“Yes, he and I were classmates in college, and I had feelings for him back then. This time, it's kind of like we've turned a fake relationship into a real one, otherwise why would I help him?” Yan Li said very seriously.

"Oh... then I won't talk to you anymore."

Shen An'an immediately squatted down in the corner and buried her head in her knees.

Yan Li realized that Shen An'an was truly angry.

Even when she's angry, she won't easily give in.

After all... dating Lin Lang is just too much suffering.

Lin Lang is never short of beautiful women, and his various behaviors are enough to prove that he is definitely not a very loyal guy when it comes to relationships.

She couldn't say anything about other aspects, but in terms of feelings, he wasn't good enough for Shen An'an.

Given Shen An'an's personality, if she were to get together with Lin Lang and then discover that he was cheating on her, the blow she would suffer would be a hundred times greater than it is now, and she might even become suicidal.

She had a million ways to appease Shen An'an, such as continuing the previous topic, making vows, and giving guarantees.

However, she discovered that Shen An'an was already deeply poisoned.

She understood Shen An'an. After all, Shen An'an had repeatedly failed in her attempts to borrow money, but she had persevered and was now seeing a glimmer of hope for victory for the first time.

For Shen An'an, Lin Lang was someone who genuinely wanted to be her friend.

Then, she started overthinking.

Yan Li continued, "Actually, I came last Thursday and met Lin Lang in the city. At that time, the hotel didn't have any extra rooms, so Lin Lang and I shared a room."

"The next day, we went for a walk around the neighborhood and saw a lot of scenery..."

As Yan Li was speaking, she noticed that Shen An'an's body began to tremble and she was making whimpering sounds.

“There’s no use crying. I’ve already met Lin Lang’s parents at his house. They even gave me a gift.”

"If things go as soon as possible, it will be next year; if things go as slowly as possible, it will be within the next few years. Lin Lang and I will be getting married."

"In terms of when we met, I knew you longer; in terms of how far our relationship progressed, I was ahead of you. How can you compare to me?"

"Do you think Lin Lang's parents prefer someone like me who is sensible, considerate, and caring, or someone like you who is clumsy and can't do anything right?"

"Also, do you think your parents will agree? Your parents hate Lin Lang to the core right now. After all, in their eyes, Lin Lang cheated them out of twelve million."

"No matter how you look at it, I don't see the slightest chance between you and Lin Lang."

Shen An'an looked up at this moment, her cheeks already blurred with tears.

At this moment, Shen An'an said with a sob in her voice, "Yan Li, I know you and Lin Lang definitely don't have any relationship yet, you're not that kind of person at all. But you're right about one thing: I can't compare to you, but if you want to do something, you can definitely do it."

"So, you should find someone else."

Shen An'an shook her head, crying, "Please, please don't try to take me away from you! I'm just a useless piece of trash, I admit it. You can call me that anytime you want, please... You have so many good qualities, I have none of them. I'll never find a boyfriend, please..."

(End of this chapter)