"Huh? I'm not dead...'
Lin Yun opened his eyes and all he could see was a white blur. A white figure was bustling around him, and he couldn't help but murmur.
'Brother, you're awake?'
Hearing Lin Yun's voice, the white figure immediately stopped what it was doing and walked quickly over to Lin Yun, beaming.
At this time, Lin Yun's vision began to clear, and he saw a girl wearing a white down jacket grasping his arm and looking at him with joy.
Although she was wearing a thick down jacket, it could not hide the girl's excellent figure at all. On the contrary, the white colour set off the girl's temperament even more, and coupled with her delicate face, she looked like a pure white lotus that had emerged from the mud unstained.
Beautiful, noble, and refined.
'Qingqing, why are you here...'
Lin Yun said in a daze as he looked at the girl.
'Lin Yun! Why do you think Qingqing is here? You know you're not dead? Drinking three bottles of white wine in one go, you're really something! Do you know that if Qingqing hadn't looked for you like crazy and found you in time, you might have died by the roadside! The doctor said that you had alcohol poisoning, and when you were lying on the cold road, if it had been a little longer, you might not have made it...'
'It's just bankruptcy, isn't it? A small workshop, if it goes bankrupt, it goes bankrupt. Are you still a man if you're looking for death like this? I really don't know why Qingqing likes you...'
Not far away, a girl wearing a black down jacket was walking over. Hearing Lin Yun's words, she immediately pointed at Lin Yun and said in a bad mood.
'Yao Yao, what are you saying?' Hearing her best friend Zhang Yao Yao's unreserved tirade, Xia Qingqing blushed with shame and pushed Zhang Yao Yao's arm, exasperated and angry.
'Did I say the wrong thing? So many rich and handsome guys are after you, but you don't even care, and you just set your sights on him. But he doesn't have any responsibility at all, and he keeps dragging his feet about accepting you. Now, just because a small workshop has gone bankrupt, he's looking for trouble and saying he wants to die. He...' Zhang Yaoyao didn't listen, and continued to rant.
'Okay, Yaoyao, don't say anymore. Didn't Zhang Xuan just call you? Hurry up and go over there...' Without waiting for her best friend to finish talking, Xia Qingqing pushed her best friend out the door.
After seeing off Zhang Yaoyao, Xia Qingqing walked back and looked at Lin Yun, a worried look on her face. 'Brother, don't take what Yaoyao said to heart. She's a softie with a sharp tongue. You didn't know, but yesterday, she and I searched for you together, running for a long time. She was the one who found you first...'
'Qingqing, you don't need to say anymore. I know. I'm sorry for the trouble you've gone through this time,'
Lin Yun shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Zhang Yaoyao, Xia Qingqing's best friend, he had not met her many times, but had heard Xia Qingqing talk about her many times. He knew that her personality was indeed as Xia Qingqing had described, but the blow he had received this time, although not small, had not reached the point of making him seek death and find trouble. Obviously, Zhang Yaoyao had misunderstood.
However, he did not explain.
What could an explanation do when things had already turned out like this, not to mention that he and Zhang Yaoyao were not familiar with each other.
Xia Qingqing was a girl he met in his third year in Shenzhen. At the time, the girl had come to Shenzhen to go to university and lost her wallet at the train station, which not only contained her living expenses but also her tuition fees.
She was carrying a lot of luggage and was crying in a hurry at the train station. That day, he happened to come to the train station to deliver goods.
Seeing this girl, he thought of his younger sister at home, and a trace of compassion arose in his heart. On impulse, he gave the girl all the money he had received that time, more than 10,000 yuan.
Just as he was about to leave, Xia Qingqing wouldn't let him go, and in the end, Xia Qingqing decided to go work in his small workshop.
Xia Qingqing's family situation was not good. It was already very difficult for her family to support her through college. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so anxious and crying after losing her wallet that time. She came to Shenzhen to go to college, and in fact, she came a month early, planning to work part-time in Shenzhen to earn some living expenses.
During the time she worked in his small workshop, Lin Yun got to know the girl better. Kind, considerate, beautiful, kind – all the good adjectives could be used to describe her. The two got along very well. After Xia Qingqing found out the reason why Lin Yun helped her that day, she asked Lin Yun to agree to be her brother, and the two became even closer.
After Xia Qingqing started school, she still came back to help often. Over the course of two years, Lin Yun's small workshop had many workers come and go.
Many people who didn't know the truth thought that the two were really brother and sister. Some customers thought that the two were a couple and often called Xia Qingqing 'Boss'.
Lin Yun could vaguely sense Xia Qingqing's feelings for him.
He also had many good impressions of this gentle, beautiful, and kind girl.
However, although he seems to have backbone in giving up his studies, in fact, he is still influenced by traditional thinking.
Xia Qingqing is a university student from a prestigious university and is very beautiful, while he is just an ordinary boy who did not go to university. He has a little bit of assets because of his cleverness and hard work, but this is nothing in Shenzhen, where there are rich people everywhere.
The value of a random house in Shenzhen for an ordinary citizen is far more than what he has earned over the years.
Once, when he went to Shenzhen University to see Xia Qingqing, he saw a boy in a luxury car holding a big bouquet of flowers to woo Xia Qingqing, and that luxury car was more than he could afford.
His inferiority complex made it impossible for him to accept Xia Qingqing's feelings.
In fact, was his recent eagerness not related to this relationship with Xia Qingqing?
He was so eager to succeed.
However, reality dealt him a heavy blow.
'Brother, I'm sorry. I went to pick you up that day, but I didn't expect there to be traffic. By the time I got there, you were already gone, and I couldn't get through on your phone...' Seeing the bitterness in Lin Yun's forced smile, Xia Qingqing couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain in her heart. She walked up to him and hugged him, feeling guilty.
'Silly girl, I'm the one who should be saying sorry. I worried you yesterday...' Lin Yun reached down and touched Xia Qingqing's little head, sighing.
Zhang Yaoyao's earlier words allowed him to roughly imagine Xia Qingqing frantically searching for him on the streets. He was very moved. After five years of hard work in this strange city, he had ultimately not gained nothing. This silly girl...is probably his greatest gain!
"Host has woken up...universal trading system activated...beginning transmission of information...'
At this moment, an electronic voice suddenly sounded in Lin Yun's mind.
Upon hearing this voice, Lin Yun's hand paused.
Universal trading system?
Lin Yun suspected that he was hallucinating.
Wasn't this the name of the magical system in his dream?
Could it be that... he was still dreaming? Had he not woken up? Or perhaps...
A large amount of information was transmitted into his mind in an instant. This method of information transmission was very special, allowing him to immediately understand the content of the information without the slightest discomfort.
However, the content of this information shocked Lin Yun.
The Universal Trading System was actually real, and he had really obtained a powerful system.
'Brother, what's wrong?'
Xia Qingqing was warmly feeling Lin Yun's embrace, but suddenly she felt something different about Lin Yun and immediately left Lin Yun's embrace. She looked up at Lin Yun and asked with a nervous face.
Zhang Yaoyao didn't know the significance of that small workshop to Lin Yun, and she didn't know how much Lin Yun had paid for that small workshop over the past few years. She knew exactly, and she was very worried that Lin Yun couldn't withstand this blow. This was the reason why she couldn't find Lin Yun yesterday and was so worried.
'Qingqing, you underestimate your brother too much. Your brother has experienced countless storms and tempests over the past few years. How could he be defeated by this blow? Don't worry, your brother hasn't been idle over the past few years. I will stand up again very soon!'
Lin Yun saw Xia Qingqing's worries in his heart. He was moved, and a slight smile curled the corners of his mouth.
God, after all, is not blind. He has actually gained such great luck. This time, he is going to get rich.
The transmission of information from the Universal Trading System has allowed him to understand the origin and usage of this system. A moment ago, he mentally scanned the system and discovered that many civilizations similar to the Blue Star Technology civilization, but with a higher level of development, were selling all kinds of high-tech products.
With such a powerful system, it would be unnatural if he didn't become rich.
At the moment, Lin Yun was very excited, but the hardships he had endured over the years made him suppress these feelings.
'Well, I believe in you, brother!'
Hearing Lin Yun's confident words, Xia Qingqing felt as if she was seeing the usual Lin Yun. Her starry eyes lit up as she nodded seriously.
'By the way, brother, you must be hungry, right? Here's the porridge I made earlier, drink some!'
Then, Xia Qingqing thought of something and quickly turned around, picked up the small bowl on the table not far away, and handed it to Lin Yun, beaming.
'Well, it's been a long time since I last had porridge cooked by Qingqing...'
Lin Yun smiled.