A higher-dimensional incarnation, starting by leveraging the stars.

Inside the private room of Huanhua Xiaozhu, the atmosphere remained in a delicate balance after the initial greetings.

Hu Shenyan and Lin Boyuan chatted about the real estate market and design trends, while Niu Yafei warmly held the hand of her old classmate Zhao Wanru, reminiscing about their glorious past. The conversation naturally turned to the two students who had just taken the college entrance examination.

"Wanqing did really well on the exam this time. I heard she scored several tens of points above the cutoff for top universities!" Niu Yafei smiled broadly, looking at Lin Wanqing with loving eyes, increasingly satisfied with her. This girl was beautiful, had an outstanding temperament, and came from a good family; she was practically the ideal daughter-in-law.

Zhao Wanru smiled modestly, "Her performance was just average. But your Hu Biao, I heard his grades improved a lot this time, which was a pleasant surprise." She turned to Hu Biao, her eyes gentle, "You and Wanqing go to the same school, you've seen each other there before, haven't you?"

Hu Biao was idly tracing the dark patterns on the white porcelain cup with his fingernail when he heard this. He looked up and met Lin Wanqing's clear eyes, which held a hint of inquiry. He nodded and said succinctly, "Yes, I've met her before. We see each other all the time."

Seeing that her son didn't react much, Niu Yafei was immediately displeased. She changed the subject, "Wanqing? With such good grades, you must have already decided on your college application, right?"

Lin Wanqing raised her head, her gaze seemingly sweeping across Hu Biao's face imperceptibly, and said softly, "I want to apply to the Design Department of Jiang University. I plan to lay a solid foundation during my undergraduate studies, and if I have the opportunity, I would like to study abroad to learn their most cutting-edge architectural design concepts, so that I can bring back more designs that integrate humanistic care and artistic beauty in the future."

"Jiangda, Jiangda is great! My son Sanhu is also planning to apply to Jiangda, design?!" Niu Yafei's eyes lit up. "The same major as your father, that's like a daughter following in her father's footsteps. I'm optimistic about it. How about you design all the houses for Hongda in the future?"

Lin Wanqing blushed slightly upon hearing this.

Hu Biao, standing to the side, couldn't help but roll his eyes, looking impatient.

Hearing Niu Yafei praise her daughter, Zhao Wanru smiled and asked gently, "Hu Biao did well on the exam too, and he also applied to Jiangcheng University. You're a boy, so when you get to school, you have to take good care of our Wanqing and make sure she's not bullied!"

Hu Biao's face stiffened. After all, he was only eighteen years old and hadn't yet learned how to use sweet talk. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

"By the way, what major did you apply for?" Zhao Wanru, who studied psychology, could tell from Hu Biao's expression that he was embarrassed as a novice. She smiled slightly and changed the subject.

Hu Biao curled his lip. "It's bioinformatics!"

The Lin family was taken aback; this was indeed an unexpected choice!

Logically speaking, someone with Hu Biao's family background and academic achievements should have studied economics or management, then gone abroad for two years to further his education before returning to inherit the family business, right?

Bioinformatics?

What is that?

Hu Shenyan's face darkened visibly, and he let out a barely audible snort.

Niu Yafei's smile froze slightly as she complained, "I don't know what this kid was thinking. He clearly got good grades, but he insisted on choosing this major. It's so annoying."

Zhao Wanru looked at Hu Biao thoughtfully.

She studies psychology; her research is specifically on psychology.

After learning about Hu Biao's family background and some of his situation at school, she had a clear image of Hu Biao in her mind. However, upon meeting him today, Hu Biao's behavior shattered her mental image of him.

This kid seems a bit off!

Her daughter saw what was supposed to be a unique temperament, but as an associate professor of psychology, she saw it very clearly: this is not unique at all, please, this is depressing!

It's a complete loss of faith in the world!

He exuded an aura of despair, like "I'm tired, let's destroy it!"

What has this kid been through?

Have you broken up with your boyfriend?

Yes, teenagers with delusions of grandeur often feel desperate after a breakup!

But to be this desperate is a bit much, isn't it?

There was no way around it; Hu Biao's mental state had been torn apart and rebuilt by darkness, and after personally sending hundreds of people to a hellish environment and watching them being tortured to death by unknown alien creatures, his eyes were empty and almost devoid of any spirit, indifferent to everything.

This is even worse than many of the suicidal patients she has ever seen!

Such a person cannot be treated casually; she can only be gentle, and she felt an urge to study him.

Of course, such thoughts cannot be expressed in such a situation.

Lin Boyuan adjusted his glasses, trying to ease the tension: "Bioinformatics? This major... is quite unique, requiring immense patience and the ability to sit on the sidelines for long periods. Hu Biao has some great ideas."

"Forget it, Brother Lin, what kind of idea does he have? He just saw a giant beast in the sea, got a brain fart, and signed up. Daughters are better, what's the use of having a son? Running to study such a dead-end major, does he really want to be a scientist? Doesn't he even know if he's cut out for it?" Hu Shenyan belittled his son without any politeness.

Hu Biao glanced at his father and said, "The real estate industry is sluggish right now, it has no future. Here's a suggestion: turn all the land the company has hoarded into cemeteries. I've even thought of the lyrics: 'Hongda Group, a perfect resting place for the living, with excellent feng shui, where birds sing and flowers bloom for eternal rest!'"

puff! !

Lin Wanqing across from him couldn't help but burst into laughter. Hu Shenyan's face turned purple instantly, his hand already reaching for his belt, his eyes blazing as he stared intently at Hu Biao. It took a great deal of willpower for him to refrain from flipping the table.

"Don't look at me like that. You've been in business for so many years, can't you see the future of the real estate industry?"

Facing Hu Shenyan's murderous gaze, Hu Biao remained nonchalant, continuing, "We're already on a downward spiral, and the world's in such chaos right now. Giant monsters are appearing in the sea! Yes, they're in the sea now, so it doesn't affect the land. But why do you think they can appear in the sea but not on land? You're building houses, and houses are built on land. What if one or two monsters really appear and blow up your hard-earned houses with a single kick? What will you do then? Even if they don't touch your houses, do you think the real estate market will crash if such a thing appears? I'm doing this for your own good, and for the good of Hongda Group. Change course as soon as possible! Let me tell you, no matter how beautiful your houses are, it's useless. My 'Life's Backyard' project is the future trend. If such monsters really appear on land, won't business explode? This is a blue ocean market, do you understand? Take my advice and transform quickly!"

"you……"

After uttering his absurd argument, Hu Shenyan had to swallow back all the words he wanted to say.

Although it's a fallacy, listen to it, and there's actually a tiny bit of truth to it!

If something like that really happens...

No, how could such a thing happen? How could there be monsters on land?

But what if?

Considering the current downturn in the real estate market and the projects his company had developed, the CEO of Hongda was momentarily speechless.

Not to mention him, even the vice president of the design institute opposite him was stunned.

Zhao Wanru's eyes flickered slightly as she asked, "So, you're pessimistic about the future?"

"Hmm?" Hu Biao raised his head slightly, looking at Zhao Wanru's interested expression, then shook his head. "No, I'm optimistic about the future, very optimistic. I believe that even if monsters really do appear on land in the future, our country and government can handle it and ensure national order and security. That's why we can continue doing business. Besides, monsters are mindless; how can they possibly defeat cunning humans?"

"Uh..." Zhao Wanru was also taken aback. Yes, from this perspective, it is indeed optimistic, but why is there always a sense of melancholy in your optimism?

You have faith in the country and the government, but not in the future of humanity!

I couldn't help but ask again, "Are you really interested in biology?"

"Of course, we're all living things, aren't we?" Hu Biao said with a smile. "I just want to study it."

Zhao Wanru nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She seemed to believe Hu Biao's words, but she also felt that something was wrong. There seemed to be something strange in Hu Biao's gloomy smile.