"Huh? I'm not dead...?"
The moment Lin Yun opened his eyes, he felt that everything around him was white, and a white figure was busy around him. He couldn't help but murmur.
"Brother, you're awake?"
Upon hearing Lin Yun's voice, the white-clad figure immediately stopped what he was doing, quickly walked to Lin Yun's side, and said with great joy.
At this moment, Lin Yun's vision began to clear, and he saw a girl wearing a white down jacket holding his arm, looking at him with a joyful expression.
Although she was wearing a thick down jacket, it couldn't hide the girl's excellent figure at all. On the contrary, the white color made her temperament stand out even more. Coupled with her delicate face, she looked like a pure white lotus flower that rose from the mud unsullied.
Beautiful, noble, and elegant.
"Qingqing, what are you doing here..."
Looking at the girl, Lin Yun was stunned.
"Lin Yun! What are you doing here, Qingqing! You still know you're not dead? Drinking three bottles of baijiu in one go, you're really something! Do you know that if Qingqing hadn't frantically searched for you and found you in time, you might be dead on the roadside! The doctor said you had alcohol poisoning, and lying on the cold road, if you had been any later, you might be dead..."
"So what if it goes bankrupt? It's just a small workshop, bankruptcy is bankruptcy. Why are you acting like this, trying to kill yourself? Are you even a man? I really don't know what Qingqing saw in you..."
Not far away, a girl in a black down jacket was walking over. Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, she immediately pointed at Lin Yun and said irritably.
"Yaoyao, what are you saying?" Xia Qingqing blushed with embarrassment as she listened to her best friend Zhang Yaoyao's unfiltered remarks. She pushed Zhang Yaoyao's arm, both angry and anxious.
“Did I say something wrong? So many rich and handsome men pursued you, but you ignored them all and only fell for him. He has no sense of responsibility and kept dragging his feet on accepting you. Now, just because a small workshop went bankrupt, he’s threatening to kill himself. He…” Zhang Yaoyao ignored her and continued angrily.
"Okay, Yao Yao, stop talking. Didn't Zhang Xuan just call you? You should go over there..." Before her best friend could finish speaking, Xia Qingqing pushed her out.
After seeing Zhang Yaoyao off, Xia Qingqing returned and looked at Lin Yun with a nervous expression. "Brother, don't take Yaoyao's words to heart. She's all bark and no bite. You don't know, yesterday, she and I searched for you together, running all over the place. She was the one who found you first..."
"Qingqing, you don't need to say anything. I know you've all worked hard this time."
Lin Yun shook his head and smiled wryly.
Zhang Yaoyao, Xia Qingqing's best friend, was someone he hadn't met many times, but he had heard Xia Qingqing talk about her many times. He knew that her personality was indeed as Xia Qingqing described. However, although the blow he suffered this time was significant, it hadn't reached the point where he would contemplate suicide. Clearly, Zhang Yaoyao had misunderstood.
However, he did not explain.
What's the point of explaining now that things have come to this? Besides, he and Zhang Yaoyao aren't even that familiar.
Xia Qingqing was the girl he met in his third year in Shenzhen. At that time, she had come to Shenzhen to attend university and lost her wallet at the train station. The wallet contained not only her living expenses but also her tuition fees. She was carrying large bags and small bags and was crying anxiously at the train station.
That day, he happened to be at the train station to ship goods.
Upon seeing the girl, he thought of his younger sister at home, and a pang of pity welled up in his heart. On impulse, he gave her all the more than 10,000 yuan he had received from the previous transaction.
Just as he was about to leave, Xia Qingqing stopped him. In the end, Xia Qingqing decided to work in his small workshop.
Xia Qingqing's family was not well-off. It was already a great effort for them to send her to university. Otherwise, she wouldn't have cried so frantically after losing her wallet. She actually came to Shenzhen a month in advance to study, intending to work there for a while to earn some living expenses.
During his time working in his small workshop, Lin Yun got to know the girl better. Gentle, considerate, beautiful, kind—all sorts of wonderful words were used to describe her without exaggeration. The two got along very well. After Xia Qingqing learned why Lin Yun had helped her that day, she got his permission and started calling him "brother Lin Yun," and their relationship became even closer.
After Xia Qingqing started school, she still often came back to help. In two years, many of the workers in Lin Yun's small workshop changed.
Many unsuspecting people thought the two were really siblings, while some customers thought they were a couple and often called Xia Qingqing "boss lady".
Lin Yun could vaguely sense Xia Qingqing's feelings for him.
He also had a lot of affection for this gentle, beautiful, and kind girl.
However, although he gave up his studies and seemed to have great integrity, he was still influenced by traditional ideas deep down.
Xia Qingqing is a college student at a prestigious university and is very beautiful, while he is just an ordinary boy who did not go to university. Because of his cleverness and hard work, he has accumulated a little bit of assets, but these assets are insignificant in Shenzhen, a city full of wealthy people.
The value of a single apartment owned by an ordinary citizen in Shenzhen far exceeds what he could earn through years of hard work.
Once, when he went to Shenzhen University to see Xia Qingqing, he saw a boy driving a luxury car pursuing Xia Qingqing with a large bouquet of flowers. That luxury car was something he couldn't afford even with several times his assets.
His inferiority complex made it impossible for him to accept Xia Qingqing's feelings.
In fact, his recent anxiety is also related to his feelings for 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 got stuck in traffic. By the time I got there, you were already gone, and I couldn’t reach you by phone…” Seeing the bitterness in Lin Yun’s forced smile, Xia Qingqing couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache. She stepped forward and hugged Lin Yun, feeling guilty.
"Silly girl, I'm the one who should apologize. I made you worry yesterday..." Lin Yun reached out and patted Xia Qingqing's head, sighing.
Zhang Yaoyao's previous words allowed him to roughly imagine Xia Qingqing frantically searching for him on the streets. He was deeply moved. After five years of hard work in this unfamiliar city, he had not come away empty-handed. This silly girl... was probably his greatest gain!
"Host is awake... Cosmic Trading System activated... Initiating information transmission..."
Just then, an electronic voice suddenly rang in Lin Yun's mind.
Upon hearing this voice, Lin Yun paused.
Cosmic Trading System?
Lin Yun wondered if he was hallucinating.
Isn't that the name of the magical system from his dream?
Could it be... he's still dreaming? Hasn't woken up? Or perhaps...
A large amount of information entered his mind in an instant. This method of information transmission was very special, allowing him to immediately understand the content of the information without feeling any discomfort.
However, the content of this information deeply shocked Lin Yun.
The Cosmic Trading System was actually real; he had indeed obtained a powerful system.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Xia Qingqing was enjoying Lin Yun's warm embrace when she suddenly sensed something was wrong with him. She immediately left his embrace, looked up at him, and asked nervously.
Zhang Yaoyao didn't know the significance of that small workshop to Lin Yun, nor how much Lin Yun had devoted to it over the years. However, she was very clear about it. She was worried that Lin Yun wouldn't be able to withstand this blow, which was why she couldn't find Lin Yun yesterday and was so worried.
"Qingqing, you underestimate your brother too much. I've been through countless storms these past few years. How could I be defeated by this one setback? Don't worry, I haven't been wasting my time these past few years. I'll be back on my feet soon!"
Lin Yun saw Xia Qingqing's worry and was touched. He smiled slightly and said.
Heaven wasn't blind after all; he actually received such great luck, and now he's going to be rich.
The information transmission from the Cosmic Trading System allowed him to understand its origin and usage. With a slight mental scan, he discovered that many civilizations similar to Earth's technological civilizations, but with a higher level of development, were selling all sorts of high-tech products on the Cosmic Trading System.
With such a powerful system, it would be an injustice if he didn't succeed.
At this moment, Lin Yun was extremely excited, but his years of training made him suppress these feelings.
"Yes, I believe in my brother!"
Hearing Lin Yun's confident words, Xia Qingqing seemed to see the Lin Yun as usual. Her starry eyes lit up, and she nodded seriously.
"By the way, brother, are you hungry? This is the porridge I just made, have some!"
Then, Xia Qingqing thought of something, quickly turned around, picked up a small bowl from the table not far away, handed it to Lin Yun, and said happily.
"Mmm, it's been so long since I've had Qingqing's porridge..."
Lin Yun smiled.
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