Shen Lang smiled faintly and said, "Let me introduce myself. I'm a businessman who sells dreams. I specialize in helping people realize their dreams. You can call me Boss Shen."

"Boss Shen?" Meng Xiaobai frowned.

He was filled with wariness and vigilance towards the enigmatic man before him.

Shen Lang nodded and said, "I can open up all the meridians in your body so that you can embark on the path of martial arts."

With that, Shen Lang grinned and asked, "Is Young Master Meng interested?"

Meng Xiaobai looked at Shen Lang, and then glanced at Shuang'er beside Shen Lang.

Born into nobility, he naturally understood that there is no such thing as a free lunch, especially since opening up one's meridians is a heaven-defying feat that even a master of the Heaven Rank cannot accomplish.

If someone else had said that, he might have thought they were joking or even crazy.

However, he personally witnessed a ridiculously young, powerful Heaven-rank expert sitting next to Shen Lang, whose strength far surpassed Meng Hu's, which made him have no choice but to believe Shen Lang's words.

If he were mentally ill, how could he possibly have a Heavenly Realm expert cooperating with him?

Although a voice inside him was telling him not to reach an agreement with this person, he still couldn't help but ask, "What price do I need to pay?"

Shen Lang's gaze swept over Meng Xiaobai for a moment before he said, "I want this stone ring on your hand."

Meng Xiaobai looked at the stone ring in her hand and asked, puzzled, "What do you want it for?"

This stone ring was found by Meng Xiaobai when he was a child, during a trip to the mountains with his brother. Because the stone ring was engraved with some messy and obscure inscriptions, which he found interesting, he has always worn it on his hand.

He didn't find anything special about the ring; it was just a simple ring made of stone. Meng Xiaobai couldn't understand what Shen Lang saw in the ring.

Shen Lang said casually, "It's nothing, I just thought it was fun. I wonder if Young Master Meng would be willing to part with it?"

Without hesitation, Meng Xiaobai took off the ring and handed it to Shen Lang, saying, "If you want this ring, you can take it anytime."

Seeing Meng Xiaobai's generosity, Shen Lang couldn't help but laugh and say, "If this ring represents a great opportunity, would Young Master Meng still be willing to part with it?"

Meng Xiaobai smiled wryly, "If it really is an opportunity, then it's not one that belongs to me. Otherwise, it wouldn't have remained unresponsive for over a decade. Perhaps it's waiting for you, who knows?"

"Such a temperament is rare," Shen Lang sighed inwardly.

He didn't stand on ceremony with Meng Xiaobai, put away the ring, stood up and said, "Come to Baiyun Manor tomorrow if you have time, and I'll fulfill your dream for you."

He then extended his hand and said, "Let's be friends. My name is Shen Lang."

Meng Xiaobai also stood up, extended her hand, and said, "Meng Xiaobai."

"See you tomorrow?"

"See you tomorrow!"

After saying goodbye, Shen Lang took Shuang'er and left the coffee shop first.

Outside the door, Meng Hu stood in the shade of a tree, while Dong Xue leaned against the wall, staring intently at him.

After leaving the coffee shop, Shen Lang called out to Dong Xue, and the three of them headed towards the park where Shen Lang and Lin Jiaxin had made their deal.

After arriving at the park, he dialed someone's number.

Shen Lang said, "Hello, classmate Gu!"

Gu Qingqing, who was pacing anxiously in her dormitory, received a phone call and pleaded, "Please, don't rush me. I'll definitely pay you back in the next few days."

This person was Gu Qingqing, one of the girlfriends of Lin Chen, the campus heartthrob from the ordinary school, whom Shen Lang discovered on his first visit to USTC, and also the most beautiful girl in the Fine Arts Department.

What Shen Lang didn't expect was that he would find Gu Qingqing again on this trip.

And her current situation seems to be very bad.

A month ago, in order to raise money to buy Lin Chen the latest iPhone, she borrowed more than 3,000 yuan from five roommates, and with her own living expenses, she only managed to scrape together more than 5,000 yuan.

She had originally intended to discuss with Lin Chen whether they could buy a standard version.

Lin Chen responded with a faint smile: "It's okay, you don't need to buy it for me. I'll figure it out myself."

Then Lin Chen suddenly left, leaving Gu Qingqing with a gaunt figure.

Having never experienced the harsh realities of love, Gu Qingqing couldn't bear this and immediately decided that she had to buy Lin Chen the latest and most advanced mobile phone, no matter what.

After returning to her dormitory, she saw an advertisement for an online loan app on a video app.

So Gu Qingqing gritted her teeth and used five online loan apps, withdrawing 3,000 yuan from each, totaling [amount missing].

The next day, he bought the latest iPhone and delivered it to Lin Chen's dormitory building.

Gu Qingqing originally planned to use a credit card to pay off her online loans. However, she didn't expect that college student credit cards could only be used for overdraft spending after graduation.

When the repayment date arrived, under pressure from her roommates, she first asked her family for 3,000 yuan under the pretext of needing study materials, and then used that money to pay off her roommates' debt.

However, she was already feeling helpless in the face of the online loan collectors. Her family was not well-off; her parents were ordinary workers, and their monthly earnings, after paying off the mortgage, were barely enough for their family to live on.

She dared not tell her family about this, otherwise her strict father would surely break her legs.

During this time, she also sought help from Lin Chen. However, when Lin Chen heard that she owed money to online loan companies, he first gave her a righteous lecture, and then made the excuse that he needed to study hard for his exams.

After that, I could no longer contact him.

During the countless times when Gu Qingqing felt lost and helpless, she longed for Lin Chen to reply to her WeChat messages, even just a word of comfort.

However, her messages to Lin Chen seemed to sink without a trace, receiving no response.

Today is the fourth day since my online loan payment was overdue.

The online lending platform told her explicitly that if she couldn't repay the money by the fifth day, they would call and text each person in Gu Qingqing's contact list.

Gu Qingqing was already in a panic. When she received a call from an unknown number, she assumed it was a loan collector calling.

“Gu, I’m not a loan collector,” Shen Lang said with a smile. “But I can help you with your online loan problem. If you have time, you can come to the park on the west side of the school. I’ll be waiting for you here.”

After saying that, Shen Lang hung up the phone.

Having seen Gu Qingqing's information, Shen Lang naturally knew what Gu Qingqing was thinking.

"Qingqing, is it another online loan company calling you?" Gu Qingqing's roommate on the upper bunk asked.

Gu Qingqing's five roommates all knew that she was being harassed by online loan collectors. However, art students don't usually gossip, so they didn't spread the word.

"Is your boyfriend even capable? You've been in trouble for days, and he hasn't even asked once. If he's no good, just break up with him," Gu Qingqing's roommate said angrily.

They knew Gu Qingqing wasn't a vain person; she had simply been deceived by Lin Chen, that scumbag. They felt quite sorry for her.