Volume 1 Chapter 36: Appointment

  Xie Wenjing was anxious and dodged while quickly taking out a piece of paper, intending to stuff it into her own mouth. Destroy the evidence!

  Xu Yin made a sudden move, one hand pinched Xie Wenjing's chin, and the other hand reached into Xie Wenjing's mouth to snatch out that crucial piece of paper.

  Xie Wenjing was stunned! She was finished in front of Xu Yin, not only sneaking into a man's room at night, but also writing such ambiguous words. Who would normally know what would happen in the future? Unless she was a fairy!

  Xie Wenjing's face turned pale, and she desperately hugged her legs and squatted down, not daring to look at Xu Yin's eyes. She knew that in this life, she could only watch Xu Yin from afar, and wouldn't even have the chance to approach him and strike up a conversation again.

  But Xu Yin couldn't care about Xie Wenjing's despair and depression at this time, and hurriedly opened the paper strip snatched from Xie Wenjing's mouth. Upon seeing it, Xu Yin was stunned too.

  On this piece of paper was written: I am the god of wealth passing by, these four hundred taels of silver are sponsored for you to study, in the future when you become a top scholar, treat your people well and it will be considered repayment to me.

  Additionally, in the ten days leading up to Chinese New Year, you are not allowed to go out. If you must go out, be sure to bring an umbrella.

  Besides, in a couple of months, rice prices will rise sharply, so it's better to buy more and store them early.

  Just these few words, but in each sentence, Xu Yin felt the girl's care for herself. However, how did she know it would rain ten days before New Year's? And that he would go out?

  Xu Yin also learned from Xie Wenjing and squatted down: "How did you know it would rain ten days before the New Year?"

  "You think I'm a monster." Xie Wenjing lowered her head, not looking at Xu Yin, and replied softly in self-abandonment.

  "You? Is there a fairy as stupid as you? Not even a bit of magical power, and yet you're a fairy? If you were really a fairy, how could I catch you here and you can't escape?"

  Xu Yin irritably picked up Xie Wenjing, who was squatting down, and looked at Xie Wenjing's pale face, as well as her tear-stained face. Suddenly, his heart ached. From her attitude towards him, and from the words she wrote on the paper strip, he could tell that she must be extremely worried about him.

  Huh? What does it mean? Doesn't Xu Yin think of himself as a monster? Isn't he afraid of himself?

  Xie Wenjing stared at Xu Yin with a slightly dull expression, but her eyes suddenly sparkled with vitality.

  Xu Yin looked at Xie Wenjing's appearance, with a radiant glow in his eyes, and two corners of his eyes still hung with crystal tears, looking at himself in an unbelievable manner.

  Xu Yin wiped away Xie Wenjing's tears with his fingers, as if by divine intervention: "A demon shouldn't cry. Can you tell me the whole story of what happened?"

  Xie Wenjing's beautiful eyes blinked, and suddenly a multitude of thoughts arose.

  If I were to ask Xu Yin for help, he would definitely be humiliated and would rather throw away his own silver ticket.

  "It's like this, I see you studying hard every day, and in the future, you will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination with high honors. So, I plan to invest in you, support you when you are poor, and when you become a top scholar in the future, I'll say it out loud that I'm the one who invested in you, your patron."

  "In the future, you will repay my kindness, who knows, maybe you can return me 40,000 taels of silver, and I'll make a big profit."

  "How can you be so sure I'll pass the exam and become a top scholar? What if I don't make it, and end up being a nobody my whole life, wasting your 400 taels of silver?"

  Xu Yin's heart felt a bit sour and swollen. This young girl was so kind-hearted, yet in order to save face for herself, she had spoken of herself in such an unfavorable light.

  "What? Don't worry, you'll definitely pass the exam, I won't let my investment fail!" Xie Wenjing hastily said with certainty.

  "What if I fail? Won't you lose a lot of money? I won't have any money to pay you back then?" Xu Yin asked again.

  This girl may have had the illusion of being a high school champion, so she would care about herself like this. If she disappointed herself, how would she be? Would she despise and mock herself, or would she resent herself?

  "Well, then let's just fail! Not everyone who reads books can pass the exam, and no one in my family has ever passed as a top scholar!"

  "This is what I think, now that I have the ability to invest in students who I think are promising, and you're one of them. If I invest in a few more, some of them will eventually pass the exam, right? As long as one of them passes, won't I still make a profit? Hehe?"

  Xie Wenjing felt a little guilty, in order not to put any pressure on Xu Yin, even if she was seen as an opportunistic person in Xu Yin's eyes, she could only accept it, who let herself be caught by Xu Yin unintentionally?

  Xu Yin's face stiffened as he listened to Xie Wenjing's words, his heart suddenly feeling a sharp pang of sourness. The thought that she treated other students in the same way made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

  "Get out! Take your 400 taels of silver notes with you! I don't want your investment!"

  Xu Yin suddenly became angry and stuffed the four hundred taels of silver on the ground into Xie Wenjing's hands, then sat back to the edge of the bed in a huff, not looking at Xie Wenjing.

  Xie Wenjing was stunned. Xu Yin was fine just now, how did he suddenly get angry and drive himself away? Even if driving himself away, it's better to leave some silver tickets behind!

  Looking at Xu Yin with his back to her, Xie Wenjing couldn't understand that Xu Yin was jealous. In this life and the previous one, Xie Wenjing had never truly been in love before, so how would she know about these awkward feelings?

  Xie Wenjing cautiously approached Xu Yin: "Then what would it take for you to accept my investment silver ticket?"

  Xu Yin ignored Xie Wenjing, but he was moved for half a day. Was she one of the people he had taken a liking to?

  She doesn't usually fall for someone unless it's the only one. Xu Yin thought awkwardly.

  "You'd better speak up! Otherwise, it won't be considered as my investment in you. Even if I scared you to death tonight, I'll compensate you with a silver note."

  Xie Wenjing tried to persuade Xu Yin to accept her silver ticket.

  "You didn't scare me, you're the one who got scared and cried! Don't!" Xu Yin continued to pout.

  "Well, well, well, can you at least give me one sentence? Otherwise, I won't invest in anyone else, just looking out for you alone?"

  Xie Wenjing suddenly seemed to have an epiphany, thinking that if she said that investing in others could also make them a top scholar, wouldn't that be a blow to Xu Yin?

  Xu Yin finally turned around, looking at Xie Wenjing who was carefully trying to please him, the corners of his mouth had already risen uncontrollably. Did this girl finally understand his intentions?

  "Alright, let's settle on a contract then. I'll pay you back 40,000 silver notes in the future."

  Xu Yin slowly and calmly spoke out, while standing up, he found a white paper and started writing the contract.

  Received today as above.

  Xu Yin got stuck here and didn't know what her name was. So she pointed to the blank space where she wanted to write, asking Xie Wenjing what her name was.

  "My name is Xie Wenjing! Are you asking me to write?" Xie Wenjing suddenly became excited, as long as Xu Yin was willing to take his silver ticket, it was all good, and as for the repayment in the future, it was just a way to comfort Xu Yin, so that he wouldn't refuse this silver ticket again.

  "I know, I'll write it myself, just watch!" Xu Yin's heart thumped wildly as he wrote out Xie Wenjing's elegant and beautiful name for the first time.

  Xu Yin continued writing that when investing in silver tickets, he was short by half, only writing two hundred taels, and then hurriedly thanked Wen Jing.

  "No, it should be four hundred taels!"

  "What's wrong? Two hundred taels are enough. As for the remaining two hundred taels of silver notes, you'd better keep them to yourself and not invest in others again!" Xu Yin said with a sour tone.