Reborn and awakened, this time I won't be a love-struck fool.

Why did you ask that on a whim?

Lin Wu quickly tore open the straw, scooped out the milk tea, stuck it in, and took two sips.

The cool milk tea slid down my throat, and it even made my mind clear.

Shen Mingluo, sitting opposite her, was completely dumbfounded. She bit her straw and slowly asked, "Lin Wu, are you possessed?"

"I think I'm possessed." Lin Wu shook his head and took another deep breath.

Shen Mingluo: "..."

She lowered her head and ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice. "Do you need someone to exorcise the evil spirits from you?"

Lin Wu was taken aback. "You really have these connections?"

"I don't, but my dad does," Shen Mingluo said, swallowing the rice in her mouth. "My dad is quite superstitious about this. He prays before every investment he makes, and he usually makes a lot of money."

Lin Wu was silent for a moment, then said, "That's pretty impressive."

Although she didn't understand business matters, she had heard Shen Mingluo's father's nickname at various banquets.

Investing in "Little Koi" (a type of investment product) will almost always result in a large sum of money, no matter what you invest in.

Shen Minglu chuckled twice: "Then do you need it?"

Lin Wu quickly waved his hand: "Not for now."

She thought for a moment, then asked, "Do you have connections in that area?"

"I don't have it, but my dad does."

"Could you give me a push?"

Shen Mingluo didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded: "Okay, I'll go find my dad when I get home tonight."

Lin Wu smiled and said, "Thank you."

……

On Friday afternoon, during the last class, as school was about to end and tomorrow was National Day, with a full seven-day holiday, the atmosphere in Class 23 of Senior High School was quite restless.

Few people were paying attention in class.

Lin Si's seat was in the last row, and his deskmate was Fang Cong. This area was a typical gathering place for underachievers. The female students were either putting on makeup with their heads down in small mirrors, or secretly painting their nails, or secretly reading romance novels.

The male students would secretly play on their phones or glance at the girls they had crushes on.

Lin Si openly slept on his desk for an entire class period, his sleeping posture particularly arrogant, one hand resting on the back of his neck.

When get out of class ended, the teacher hurriedly left the classroom with her textbook and lesson plan.

Most of the students in the class picked up their bags and prepared to leave, but He Wensi tossed her hair, stood up from her seat, and said, "Everyone, don't go yet."

She was the class's arts and literature clerk, and also a blogger with 300,000 followers on the internet. She was generous and extravagant, and had a lot of prestige in the class.

Everyone sat down without prior arrangement.

"Here's the thing, my boyfriend is treating everyone to lunch at Wanshun Restaurant the day after tomorrow, around noon. If you'd like to come, just mention my name." He Wensi smiled gently.

A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.

"Wanshun Restaurant? Is that the Wanshun Restaurant from the short video?"

"Wow, Sisi, your boyfriend is so generous!"

"I heard that a single dish can cost four figures. There are fifty people in a class, how much money would that cost?"

He Wensi said arrogantly, "My boyfriend said he'll cover all the expenses, so I don't need to worry about it."

Wow, so manly!

"Sisi, you are so lucky."

The girls he knew well all complimented him.

Fang Cong glanced at Lin Si with sympathy.

Lin Si had just woken up, his eyelids drooping. He glanced at Fang Cong and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Fang Cong said sincerely, "Brother Si, if you want to cry, then cry. I won't laugh at you. You can lean on my shoulder."

"..." Lin Si slapped him away indifferently. "Thank you, but it's not necessary."

He carried his empty backpack, tossed his phone inside, slung the backpack over his shoulder, and went out the back door.

He Wensi noticed his back and naturally assumed he was jealous. Feeling uncomfortable, she smiled wryly.

She thought viciously, "Lin Si, when you ran away with your sister at the billiards hall, leaving me all alone, you should have known this day would come."

Lin Si took a taxi straight home.

When he got home, Lin Wu had just arrived as well, sitting on the sofa in the living room drinking yogurt.

Lin Si changed his shoes and was about to go upstairs.

Lin Wu glanced at him twice. "What's wrong with you?"

Lin Si: "Sleepy."

He usually feels so sleepy, tired, or annoyed when he's feeling down.

Lin Wu drawled an "Oh," slowly finished her yogurt, and then went upstairs.

Her room and Lin Si's room were both on the second floor, separated by an empty room.

She stopped in front of Lin Si's bedroom door and knocked.

It was very quiet inside, and no one came to open the door.

So Lin Wu knocked again.

About half a minute later, Lin Si slowly opened the door, looking somewhat annoyed: "What... why is it you?"

Lin Wu raised an eyebrow. "Surprised?"

Lin Si answered irrelevantly, "Did you need something from me?"

"Yes." Lin Wu nodded.

Lin Si opened the door, crossed his arms, and leaned against the threshold: "What is it?"

Lin Wu, munching on an apple, said, "I'm concerned about you."

Lin Si was taken aback. "Just for this?"

"Isn't this a big deal?" Lin Wu raised her eyebrows.

Lin Si moved aside a little.

Lin Wu hadn't been to his room for a long time.

Lin Si's bedroom was about the same size as Lin Wu's bedroom, but Lin Wu's bedroom was cluttered with many things, while Lin Si's bedroom was very empty.

He lay down on the sofa, grabbed his phone, and continued playing games.

Lin Wu patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Ah Si, if you have anything to say, just tell your sister. I can be your mentor."

Lin Si was playing his game with his head down. "Nothing's wrong, I'm just a little depressed."

"Depressed?" Lin Wu asked in surprise. "Aren't you sad?"

Lin Si was silent for a moment. He was playing a parkour game, and his fingers were sliding across the screen very quickly. "I thought I would be very sad, but it wasn't as sad as I imagined."

Lin Wu pondered for a moment, "How did you two meet?"

Lin Si: "Just one Friday afternoon..."

In short, Lin Si's encounter with He Wensi was because Lin Si was too pretentious at school, which made others dislike him, and they cornered him in an alley, ready to beat him up.

Although Lin Si was relatively strong, the enemy was using a human wave tactic. No matter how good he was at fighting, he couldn't defeat so many people.

In any case, both sides ended up with injuries.

After the group of people slunk away, Lin Si sat on the ground, his black T-shirt stained with blood and dirt, and his arm was cut open, bleeding profusely.

He rested for a while and was planning to find a small clinic to get his wound bandaged when He Wensi happened to pass by with her schoolbag on her back.

She was wearing a white dress that day, with her long hair hanging down her back, and her features looked quite gentle.

The girl squatted down next to Lin Si and asked cautiously, "Excuse me, what's wrong?"

At that moment, Lin Si was in a bad mood and said coldly, "Stay away from me."

He Wensi bit her lip, not scared away, and asked earnestly, "Excuse me, do you need any help?"

Lin Si stared at her with his dark eyes for two seconds, then turned his head away. "No need."