Chapter 263: Chapter 269: A New Investment Target

Wu Xu, standing to the side, had completely broken down mentally.

"With a valuation of a hundred million, what was there to be ashamed of just now?"

"Shouldn’t I be the one who’s ashamed?"

Wu Xu took a deep breath and said, "Teacher, I want to withdraw my application."

He was already speechless.

What the hell was the point of competing anymore!

He was simply being crushed into the ground by the other party.

Sun Qian’s expression was also quite a sight.

"Wu Xu, actually, there’s no need to be too discouraged. Your project does have a chance; at the very least, it has its own advantages."

Hearing Sun Qian’s words, Wu Xu’s eyes lit up. "Teacher, what advantages does my project have?"

"Um..."

Sun Qian felt a bit awkward.

She had actually just been trying to comfort him, fearing that Wu Xu would fall into a depression.

Sun Qian thought for a long time before saying, "For example... it has potential?"

Wu Xu: "..."

Fine, you’ve already shown me respect by not saying my project is just poor.

In truth, Sun Qian was also very embarrassed.

After all, she really couldn’t think of any area where Wu Xu could compete with Xia Yingluo.

Fortunately, Wu Xu quickly came to terms with it.

"Forget it. Even if I submit it, it won’t be approved. I might as well not join the fray."

Sun Qian stopped trying to persuade him.

After all, the school’s money didn’t just blow in with the wind.

Xia Yingluo’s shop was already established and making a stable profit.

Wu Xu’s project had just started and was still very unstable.

Its future development prospects were unclear.

Therefore, investing in Wu Xu’s project would be a gamble.

Although the idea for the project—second-hand trading—was fresh, from a profit perspective, anyone would choose Xia Yingluo’s project.

So, from a market perspective, Wu Xu was bound to lose... Wu Xu asked somewhat dejectedly, "Student Xia Yingluo, can I ask you a question?"

Regarding the beautiful girl in front of him, even though she had snatched away his project’s chance, he didn’t hate Xia Yingluo at all; instead, he felt a bit of admiration.

Wu Xu said, "Could you share how you managed to make the Hot Pot Restaurant so big?"

Although the investment application failed, gaining some successful experience from Xia Yingluo might be even more useful than the investment itself.

Xia Yingluo didn’t hide anything at all.

"Actually, at the time, I just wanted to open a Hot Pot Restaurant. The money was invested by my Boyfriend, about three hundred thousand or so."

Wu Xu listened very seriously; after all, this was a secret recipe for business success.

Sun Qian, standing nearby, also listened very intently.

Who wouldn’t want to make money? This experience was also very useful for her.

"After our first Hot Pot Restaurant became a hit, my Boyfriend opened another one in Jiang Province, and it became a hit too. Then we opened one in Kyoto, and unexpectedly, it became a hit as well."

"Later, my Boyfriend said we should give the employees a better rest environment, so he bought a ninety-million-yuan dormitory building."

Xia Yingluo explained the process of building the business in great detail.

Wu Xu finally understood.

It turned out that the secret to Xia Yingluo’s success was Ye Chen.

And this Ye Chen was also a Top Student who was frequently interviewed by the media, bringing in traffic.

"So, you’re saying the reason your Hot Pot Restaurant is successful is your Boyfriend?"

Xia Yingluo nodded.

The creative ideas for the Hot Pot Restaurant were all Ye Chen’s; she was actually just responsible for the operations.

So, her success really was mainly due to Ye Chen.

Beside them, Wu Xu became depressed once again.

How was he supposed to learn from that?

By finding a girlfriend who was frequently interviewed by the media and was also exceptionally wealthy?

Wu Xu fell into deep thought.

Actually, if it meant success, finding a Boyfriend wouldn’t be out of the question either.

But Wu Xu knew that was too difficult.

He had thought about asking his old man for help, but his father ran a pig farm. Every time he opened his mouth, his father would tell him to go back home and inherit the pig farm.

But Wu Xu didn’t want to raise pigs; he had his own dreams.

Not only did his father not support him, but he even hoped every day that Wu Xu’s company would go bankrupt.

Sigh, why can’t I have such a great girlfriend or Boyfriend?

Wu Xu felt a bit depressed, like he wanted to cry.

Sun Qian also let out a sigh.

Why were other people’s Boyfriends so good?

Thinking about her own Boyfriend at home, who spent all day clutching his phone playing Honor of Kings, Sun Qian felt an urge to return the goods.

She was quite speechless.

This student of hers was good in every way—clever and kind—but why did being with her always feel like a stab to the heart?

"Alright, you two head out first."

Sun Qian had also taken a hit and wanted some peace and quiet.

Wu Xu and Xia Yingluo walked out of the Office building together.

Ye Chen was waiting for Xia Yingluo downstairs.

He had gone to the dormitory to find her, and Zhao Wenchao told him that Xia Yingluo had gone to the Office with the counselor.

So, he simply came to the Office building to wait for her.

Seeing Xia Yingluo, Ye Chen walked over with a smile.

Suddenly, the system’s voice echoed in Ye Chen’s mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host. An A-rank investment target has been detected for the Host.]

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment. An A-rank investment target sounded like something quite impressive.

He looked around; there was no one else besides Xia Yingluo and Wu Xu.

And on Wu Xu’s body, a line of small text appeared.

[Investment Target: Wu Xu. Possesses a top-tier programming design team from Kyoto University. Potential Index: S-rank. Commercial Potential: B-rank. Comprehensive Evaluation: A-rank.]

Ye Chen understood. The investment target given by the system wasn’t Wu Xu personally, but the team behind him.

Judging by the system’s assessment, the investment target the system chose for Ye Chen seemed quite formidable.

At the very least, it would become a top-tier company in the future.

The only drawback of this investment target was that the team’s commercial potential wasn’t very high.

Seeing Ye Chen, Xia Yingluo also showed a sweet smile.

However, what confused her was that Ye Chen seemed to be smiling at the man beside her.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene became a bit strange.

Ye Chen was looking at Wu Xu with an expression of someone thirsting for talent.

But in Wu Xu’s eyes, Ye Chen’s gaze seemed very... thirsty.

Xia Yingluo’s heart sank.

The way Ye Chen was looking at Wu Xu seemed exactly the same as how he looked at her in the beginning.

Wu Xu panicked a bit. Although he had secretly prayed just now for a Boyfriend like Xia Yingluo’s to be sent his way...

...it was just a thought.

As it turned out, the dream had actually come true.

But he really didn’t want to play for the other team!

Xia Yingluo’s heart panicked even more.

Could it be that Ye Chen didn’t like girls, but boys?

Ye Chen was looking at Wu Xu excitedly, but suddenly he felt a surge of killing intent.

Xia Yingluo was staring at him fiercely, looking completely jealous.

In fact, Ye Chen didn’t know that Xia Yingluo already believed he had that kind of preference.

It wasn’t Xia Yingluo’s fault for overthinking; in Ye Chen’s eyes right now, Wu Xu wasn’t a man, but an investment target.

So, Ye Chen’s current expression while looking at Wu Xu really was very similar to when he looked at Xia Yingluo.

This was why Xia Yingluo had misunderstood.

However, the two of them just brushed past each other without speaking.

After all, they weren’t familiar with each other before.

Wu Xu walked very quickly, as if he were escaping.

Ye Chen looked at Wu Xu’s departing back, somewhat bewildered.

This guy seems to be avoiding me.