"Get there in fifteen minutes? How is that possible? I'm in the city center, there are a lot of people trying to get a taxi, and it takes at least ten minutes to wait for one. The journey itself will take fifteen minutes. Wait for me for half an hour, and I'll be back as soon as possible."

Bian Yujing's tone was somewhat urgent, and her voice unconsciously rose. Gongsun Lin and Tiya were not far away and heard her clearly. They had originally planned to go eat something, but stopped when they heard Bian Yujing's phone call.

"You're being unreasonable. I can't fly, so there's absolutely no way I can get there in fifteen minutes. Even if you withdraw your investment, it won't make a difference." Bian Yujing's tone became more urgent, and somewhat helpless.

Gongsun Lin and Tiya exchanged glances, it sounded like someone very important, and someone who was making things difficult for them.

“I said no, and that’s final. If you want to withdraw your investment, then so be it. I definitely won’t make it in time.”

Bian Yujing said something in a huff and hung up the phone. He gripped the phone tightly for a while, his profile showing that he was holding back something. After a long while, he sighed softly and reluctantly put the phone away. His once handsome back suddenly became somewhat hunched, and he looked rather sad.

Both Gongsun Lin and Tiya felt a sense of tragic irony, as if "a penny could drive even the bravest to their doom."

“We drove here, why don’t we help him out?” Tia whispered.

Gongsun Lin had the same idea. She liked to drive herself when she went out, so she would drive whenever there was a spare car at home. Today, she happened to have a spare car, so she parked it in the mall parking lot.

"I have a car, can I help?"

Bian Yujing stood there stunned for a moment, then lifted his foot to leave, when Gongsun Lin called him back.

With her back to Bian Yujing, a smug smile played on her lips.

Every move Gongsun Lin and Tiya made, even what they were thinking, was perfectly planned by him.

"I'm so sorry... you still have to go eat..." Bian Yujing said, feeling very embarrassed.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? It's only been a dozen minutes. You won't starve if you don't eat. We'll take you there first, and then you can go eat later. Let's go." Gongsun Lin said with great enthusiasm.

"Then I'll gladly accept your offer. Thank you so much. My experiment is almost finished, and if you suddenly withdraw your funding, I won't be able to get back the money I invested upfront, which would be a huge loss..."

Bian Yujing helplessly explained the reason for the incident. The person who called was the investor of the experiment, who promised to fund his research on products that would preserve youth and also promised to promote them worldwide. Now is a critical moment, and if the investor suddenly backs out, his three years of hard work will be wasted.

"You should have signed a contract, right? Everything should be done according to the contract, and anyone who violates the contract should pay compensation." Although Gongsun Lin was a poor student, she was born into a family of merchants and had been exposed to business since childhood, so she still had some understanding of business.

Bian Yujing lowered her head in embarrassment, and after a long while, she looked up and said, "No... I didn't sign a contract. The investor approached me, and I thought he was a decent person, so I didn't sign a contract..."

"You didn't sign a contract for such a big thing, you're really careless... You have no legal awareness at all... No wonder that person had you wrapped around their little finger. You'd better learn from this and not do anything stupid like this again."

Gongsun Lin gave him a lecture, but suddenly felt that the top student was nothing special. He didn't even know such basic common sense. He must have become stupid from studying too much.

The three walked towards the elevator. Gongsun Lin's phone rang. She gestured to Bian Yujing and Tiya, then went to the side to answer the call. It was Ye Qingqing calling.