The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 196 Do you believe in the existence of reborn individuals?

When Hao Yi left Fairfield Inn, he still had an expression of disbelief on his face.

In the past, I might not be able to get a job even if I drank myself into a stupor at a bar, but today I got it so easily?
If Hao Yi wasn't afraid that Gu Xiaobai would go too far, he would have wanted Gu Xiaobai to slap him across the face to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

After getting into the taxi, the doorman helped Hao Yi close the door.

"Please take care, sir. Welcome to visit us again!"

Hao Yi forced a smile and nodded to the other person, but his mind was on something else entirely.

When they first met, Yang Muye talked most about Geng Hao.

Could it be that I got the director's job for this short film because of Geng Hao?

No, we absolutely have to get to the bottom of this.

Hao Yi immediately took out his phone and dialed Geng Hao's number.

The call connected, and an impatient voice came from the other end.

"Spit it out, I'm busy!"

"What are you busy with? Your new album?"

Hao Yi's words were purely a joke.

Geng Hao on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds.

"Who told you I'm releasing a new album?"

Now it was Hao Yi's turn to be stunned.

No, I was just kidding, are you serious?

"Are you really going to release an album?"

"Yes, I met a music company director when I was singing at a bar a while ago. He thought my voice was quite unique, and after reading the songs I wrote, he decided to sign me and help me release an album to give it a try."

What the hell!

Hao Yi immediately swore.

Yang Muye's image in my mind suddenly became mysterious.

On the other end of the phone, Geng Hao said smugly, "Don't be jealous. When I become famous, I'll definitely remember you. As long as I have food to eat, you'll definitely be there to wash my dishes!"

Hao Yi was so angry he laughed on the spot.

He usually takes Geng Hao out for fun; otherwise, with Geng Hao's face, if he sat down in a bar, the area within three meters of him would become a no-go zone for girls.

Now look what's happened! He hasn't even become famous yet, and he's already swaggering.

“Okay, then we can have a competition. I also have a job shooting a short film. Let’s see if your album or my movie will be more popular.”

What the hell!

Geng Hao on the other end of the phone immediately swore.

"Did you step in dog poop on your way out?"

Hao Yi didn't refute, but thought to himself with a touch of smugness:

That's right, it's all thanks to you, you piece of dog shit!

"Why, are you scared now?"

"Let's compete, but you'd better hurry up. My album is almost finished recording, and the company's plans are to release it as early as November. When is your movie going to be released?"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely make it. This is a 50-minute short film, which will be finished in half a month. Once I become famous, you'll be in charge of buying umbrellas for me when I take girls to hotels. That way, you'll feel a bit involved. Don't say I didn't take you with me!"

"roll!"

Geng Hao cursed angrily and hung up the phone.

three days later.

When Yang Tao got home from get off work, she saw that her mother, Xue Sumei, had prepared a sumptuous dinner as soon as she entered the door.

My cousin Su Qing was also there, setting out the bowls and chopsticks.

As soon as Yang Tao entered the room, she exchanged a glance with Su Qing, silently asking what was going on.

Just as Su Qing was about to speak, Xue Sumei came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of food.

"Hey, Peach, you're back? Quickly wash your hands and sit down to eat."

Seeing that Su Qing had no chance to speak, Yang Tao thought of finding a breakthrough through Xue Sumei.

"Mom, what's the occasion today? Why did you make so much delicious food?"

"Isn't this your sister's first time back after her wedding? Xifeng will be here later too. I was thinking of having a big family gathering. I even called Muye to invite him to come over for dinner as well."

Upon hearing this, Yang Tao and Su Qing's expressions changed simultaneously.

After learning about Yang Muye's identity from Gu Xiaobai, Duan Xifeng immediately told Su Qing about it.

The next day, Su Qing found an excuse to lure Yang Tao to her home and forced her to reveal the truth.

Upon learning that Yang Muye was merely Yang Tao's imposter boyfriend, Su Qing felt the matter was extremely complicated.

Helping Yang Tao cover it up is a betrayal of Xue Sumei, who raised her like her own daughter.

But if Yang Tao's lie is exposed, it would be unfair to Yang Muye, who wrote the song and worked hard as a groomsman at the wedding.

In the end, Yang Tao made the decision herself.

Continuing to hide it wasn't a solution; she had to confront Xue Sumei.

Yang Tao's idea was simple: only by restoring her relationship with Yang Muye to normal could she truly understand their current situation.

And the day for the showdown is today.

This is also why Su Qing specifically chose today to go home for dinner with Duan Xifeng.

In case Xue Sumei is too traumatized, there will be someone by her side to comfort her.

Who would have thought that Xue Sumei would actually invite Yang Muyi to her home for dinner? Isn't that just blatantly blatant disrespect?

Su Qing looked at Yang Tao, her eyes asking what was going on.

Yang Tao didn't know either; Yang Muye had never told her about this.

At this moment, Xue Sumei suddenly sighed.

"Makino had agreed at first, but half an hour later he suddenly called me and said that there was a sudden situation at the company and he couldn't come."

Xue Sumei looked regretful.

Yang Tao and Su Qing breathed a long sigh of relief.

When all the food was served, Duan Xifeng arrived.

She was carrying large and small bags of nutritional supplements, as well as clothes and shoes that Su Qing had bought for Xue Sumei.

The family finished their meal in a lively and cheerful atmosphere.

Xue Sumei was about to wash the dishes, but Duan Xifeng stopped her.

"Auntie, you, Taozi, and Suqing sit and watch TV. I'll do the washing."

As she spoke, she tied on an apron and went into the kitchen.

Yang Tao and Su Qing, who were present, both knew perfectly well that this was to leave them room to talk.

As soon as the three of them sat down on the sofa, Yang Tao immediately offered to wash the grapes herself.

Xue Sumei took Su Qing's hand:
"Qing'er, let me tell you, Taozi has become exceptionally diligent these past few days, eagerly taking on many chores when she gets home." "Really?"

Su Qing forced a smile.

Others may not know, but Su Qing knows all too well why Yang Tao has become so diligent.

I wonder if Xue Sumei will be able to handle it when the truth comes out later.

After Yang Tao finished washing the grapes, Xue Sumei patted the spot next to her, inviting Yang Tao to sit closer and talk.

"Peach, when the relatives who came to your sister's wedding left, they all asked me when I was getting married. I told them that you just started working and Muye has just started his business, so there's no rush. But even so, what's the real situation between you and Muye, and when are you planning to get married?"

I'm really afraid of what's coming!
Yang Tao closed her eyes and went all out.

"Mom, let me tell you the truth, Yang Muyi and I—"

Before he could finish speaking, Duan Xifeng suddenly ran out of the kitchen with his phone in his hand.

"Peach, do you have your computer at home?"

"exist."

"Quick, take it out and let me borrow it for a moment."

Seeing Duan Xifeng's anxious expression, Yang Tao immediately got up and went to the bedroom to get her computer.

Su Qing then asked Duan Xifeng what had happened.

"Someone has dug up the whole story of how Muye made his fortune and posted it online. Xiaobai just called me and told me to go and read it right away."

Upon hearing this, Xue Sumei also became worried. She knew that nowadays, media outlets and newspapers liked to write nonsense in order to grab attention.

"West Wind, will that article have any impact on Muye?"

"Auntie, I haven't seen the article yet, so I don't know. But as long as the other party isn't making things up out of thin air, there shouldn't be a big problem. At most, he won't be able to go to school as discreetly as before."

"go to school?"

Xue Sumei frowned and asked, "Hasn't Mu Ye already graduated?"

what?
Duan Xifeng was stunned.

He glanced at Su Qing, who was frantically trying to wink at him.

So, after all this time, you still haven't confessed?

Xue Sumei had already noticed that something was wrong with Duan Xifeng and Su Qing, and immediately pressed them to tell her what was going on.

Su Qing and Duan Xifeng had no choice but to let Xue Sumei ask Yang Tao herself.

Just then, Yang Tao came out with her laptop and asked Duan Xifeng which website published the article that exposed Yang Muye's rise to wealth.

Duan Xifeng glanced furtively at Xue Sumei's cold and stern face, and answered honestly:
"The ends of the earth".

"peach--"

Su Qing was about to remind Yang Tao when Xue Sumei glared at her, silencing her.

Xue Sumei did not rush to "interrogate" Yang Tao.

People may lie, but the article on the website exposing Yang Muye is probably true.

Xue Sumei believed that she could find the answers to all her doubts in that article.

At this moment, Yang Tao had already opened the Tianya homepage using a web browser.

"Brother-in-law, what's the name of that article?"

"It turns out that there really are reincarnated individuals in reality: Unveiling the rise of the Chinese version of Zuckerberg."

Yang Tao, who was typing, and Xue Sumei and Su Qing, who were standing next to her, were all stunned.

Even reborn individuals have appeared?
Is this a novel or a news report?

Upon seeing this, Duan Xifeng hurriedly explained that when he first heard the title on the phone, he also thought Gu Xiaobai was joking with him.

Or perhaps this article was fabricated entirely, a jumble of nonsense, which is why it deliberately used such a sensational title.

If Yang Muye is a reincarnated person, why not say he's an alien?
However, Gu Xiaobai on the other end of the phone confidently claimed that this was the cover article of Computerworld magazine, which would not be officially published until Saturday, but for some reason it was released online in advance.

As an authoritative magazine in the industry, the articles published in Computerworld are highly credible.

The implication is that you can question the stance of this article, but you cannot question its authenticity.

Following the title given by Duan Xifeng, Yang Tao quickly found the post where the article was published.

The poster dropped a bombshell right off the bat.

The author of this article is Liu Ren, the editor-in-chief of DoNews, who is known as the number one media person on the Internet.

The article was originally submitted to Computerworld with the intention of being published as the cover story on Sunday.

However, today Computerworld magazine suddenly withdrew the publication of this article without giving any reason.

After making some inquiries, the poster learned that Liu Ren had gotten into trouble around noon today.

Police arrived at Liu Ren's home and took him away for investigation on charges of extortion and fraud.

The person who filed the report was Zhou Hongyi's 360 company.

Liu Ren is no nobody; the police arrested him because 360 ​​provided ample evidence.

Those familiar with the battle between 360 and a host of antivirus software vendors know that Zhou Hongyi has gone to extremes and is ready to sacrifice his "good brothers" as a sacrifice.

The fact that this matter has escalated to the level of a criminal case indicates that it is unlikely to be resolved peacefully.

In other words, Liu Ren's chances of survival this time are slim.

He'll have to work at least a few years operating a sewing machine.

After the key incident was exposed, 360 executives quickly came forward to claim responsibility, admitting that they had filed the report.

He also hypocritically claimed that as a friend, he felt sorry to see Liu Ren arrested and originally just wanted to report the case to teach Liu Ren a lesson and put him in jail for a few days. He did not expect that the Yanjing police would launch an in-depth investigation into the matter.

The implication is that Liu Ren brought all of this upon himself.

With Liu Ren arrested, Computerworld could no longer publish articles under his name.

After the article exposing Yang Muye's rise to wealth was taken down, the poster obtained the original article through special channels and then posted it directly online.

The original intention was probably just to capitalize on the buzz surrounding Liu Ren's arrest.

The result was that few people cared about Liu Ren's arrest, but the article itself suddenly became a hit.

At the beginning of the article, Liu Ren quoted an ancient poem:
"If the spring breeze has pity on flowers, will you allow me to be young again?"

Liu Ren then explained the reason for quoting this poem: "Anyone who has read online novels is certainly familiar with rebirth stories, in which a person is reborn and goes back to the past, using the information gap of being a prophet to make up for various regrets in life."

"Even people who aren't interested in online novels often hear the phrase 'If only I had known, if only I had known, if only I had known,' in their daily lives. But aside from the reborn characters mentioned earlier, who can truly say 'if only'?"

"As a staunch materialist, I certainly do not believe that there are reborn people in this world, but in reality there are indeed people who, like the reborn, can foresee the future, just like the protagonist in this article."

"Everyone might want to think back to what they were doing at eighteen. I think most people are like me, just starting out in college, feeling ignorant about the world yet full of curiosity and a desire to explore."

"The protagonist in this article has already reached a height that many people cannot reach in their entire lives at the age of eighteen."

"I wonder if anyone still remembers that during the Olympics in August, there was a lottery winning news story that briefly caused a sensation. A lucky lottery player from Yunnan Province guessed the results of an important Olympic event related to the national team and won more than three million yuan in prize money."

"Looking at the amount of the prize money alone, people might think it's just a normal lottery win, but if you look closely, you'll find a few interesting details."

"For example, this winner not only correctly predicted the results of every day's matches, but also ensured that the winning amount for each lottery ticket was precisely below the tax-free threshold. The relevant departments even revised the lottery prize claim rules specifically because of this."

"Most importantly, in the summer after you finished the college entrance exam at eighteen, you had a fortune of three million. What would you do next?"

(End of this chapter)