Rebirth at the Start: This Fate is Too Explosive!

Chapter 182 Boss, didn't you provoke Su Luming?

Not far from the dormitory building, I bumped into Liu Yunzhi, who was looking around.

As soon as Liu Yunzhi saw Ye Fan, he immediately came to greet him, his face showing a conflicted expression of wanting to say something but holding back.

"Brother Fan!" Liu Yunzhi called out to him, seemingly having made a great decision before speaking, "Um... Brother Fan, could you... please stop sending things to the ancestral spirits in the future?"

Ye Fan paused, her brow furrowing slightly as she looked at him, puzzled. "Huh? What do you mean?"

Liu Yunzhi scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed, but still forced himself to continue: "It's just... some classmates are saying... saying you like... uh... like ugly... ugly people..."

His voice grew softer and softer, the last two words barely audible, and his face turned red.

Ye Fan: "..."

He felt a vein throb on his temple and frowned, saying, "Damn it, which bastard is spreading rumors about me! Anyone else? Is anyone else saying anything?"

Liu Yunzhi quickly added, "And...and some people said that you sympathize with and pity the ancestral spirit...that the way her face looks is too pitiful..."

Ye Fan smiled, staring into Liu Yunzhi's eyes, and asked in return, "So what do you think? Do you think I like her, or do I pity her?"

Without a second thought, Liu Yunzhi immediately straightened his back, his face radiating an air of righteous indignation: "Of course we should sympathize with her and pity her! Isn't that obvious?"

His tone was absolutely certain, as if it were a universal truth.

Ye Fan rolled his eyes inwardly: Bro, you're really wrong about that, I just like her! But he couldn't explain it to this stubborn straight man.

Seeing that Ye Fan didn't refute, Liu Yunzhi assumed he had tacitly agreed and earnestly advised, "But boss, could you perhaps... be a little more mindful of your approach? Don't provoke Su Luming like that! Can't you just be nicer to her? I think you and Su Luming are a perfect match, a match made in heaven! By being nice to Xian Zuling just to provoke her, you're making Su Luming complain to everyone that you're provoking her... This... this isn't good!"

"Wait a minute!" Ye Fan keenly grasped the key information in his words, looking utterly astonished. "I provoked Su Luming? When did I provoke her? And you're saying I was nice to Xian Zuling only to provoke her? What kind of nonsense is that?"

Liu Yunzhi was also completely bewildered: "Huh? Boss, you didn't provoke her? But... Su Luming tells everyone that you deliberately provoked her! And many people in the class are analyzing it the same way... saying that you were deliberately nice to Xian Zuling just to get Su Luming's attention, to annoy her, to provoke her..."

"Holy crap!" Ye Fan was completely stunned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. In just a few days, the rumors had evolved into such an outrageous version.

This brain is wasted on being a screenwriter!

Is he trying to provoke Su Luming into being kind to the ancestral spirit?

This chain of logic is so unique it's astonishing!

Seeing Ye Fan's "Are you kidding me?" expression, Liu Yunzhi assumed he didn't believe him and quickly added, trying to analyze the situation with his simple, straightforward male thinking: "Brother Fan, I'm serious! If you really want to pursue Su Luming, you don't need to go through all this trouble! With your looks, just go for it openly! Why resort to this... this stupid, roundabout way? Seriously, fawning over the ancestral spirit is pointless; it'll only backfire..."

Ye Fan was speechless at this point.

Who the hell wants to pursue Su Luming?

What does this even mean?! It's completely baffling!

But he also knew that explaining things to a stubborn, single-minded person like Liu Yunzhi would be like casting pearls before swine, only making things worse.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the absurdity and a hint of irritation in his heart. In the end, he could only helplessly and heavily pat Liu Yunzhi's shoulder, his tone carrying a tired "whatever, as long as you're happy" vibe: "Okay, I understand."

After saying this, Ye Fan ignored Liu Yunzhi, who was still trying to organize his thoughts to continue "advising" him, turned around, and strode away from this "place of gossip" where rumors and slander bred.

The setting sun stretched his shadow long, and his back view exuded a faint sense of detachment, as if he were the only one sober in a world of drunks, and a desolate loneliness that left him speechless before the heavens.

......

the next morning.

Ye Fan got up early and ran more than a dozen laps around the track, sweating profusely but feeling refreshed.

After taking a shower and leisurely enjoying a hearty breakfast in the cafeteria, I finally returned to my dorm just in time.

At 9:50 a.m., he leisurely opened the stock trading software.

Just as he predicted, the "Yiniu Dairy" stock he bought yesterday immediately hit the daily limit up at the opening!

The bright red +10% was firmly pinned to the screen, so powerful it was astonishing, a stark contrast to yesterday's "Luyuan Fruit Industry" stock price surge, which sent chills down people's spines.

"Tsk, now that's what you call steady." Ye Fan took a satisfied sip of tea, watching the numbers in his account rise steadily without any ripples.

It was as if the constantly fluctuating amount wasn't real money, but just points in a game.

When the market opened in the afternoon, Ye Fan didn't hesitate at all. With a light tap of his finger, he cleared out his entire position in "Yiniu Dairy" and secured his profits.

Next, our attention turned to another target poised for action – Qihe Heavy Industry.

He completed the purchase quickly and smoothly.

After buying Qihe Heavy Industry, I turned off my computer and strolled over to the college's office building.

Knocking on the heavy wooden door of the dean's office, Du Jingxing was wearing reading glasses, bent over his desk reviewing documents, his expression focused and composed, a stark contrast to the enthusiastic "fan" he had been when they first met.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me?" Ye Fan's voice was clear and bright.

"Oh, Ye Fan is here!" Du Jingxing looked up at the sound, his face immediately spreading a familiar kind smile as he quickly took off his glasses.

He pointed to an exquisite bamboo basket on the coffee table next to him, which was filled with bright red, plump cherries.

"Wan'er just brought this over, and she insisted that I share half with you to try it out. Hurry up and bring it over, lest this old senile person forgets about it again."

"Okay!" Ye Fan didn't stand on ceremony. He smiled, picked up the basket, and casually picked up the biggest and reddest cherry, rubbed it in his hand, and popped it into his mouth. The juicy burst of flavor instantly filled his mouth, carrying a unique sweetness.

"Mmm! Sister Wan'er's cherries are absolutely amazing, so sweet!" he praised sincerely.

"Eat more if it's delicious."

Du Jingxing took off his reading glasses, looked at him with a smile, and then changed the subject, getting to the point: "Seriously, the school anniversary celebration is in a few days. The principal plans to combine it with the welcome party. You should prepare a performance to represent our School of Industrial Management on stage."

With a cherry pit still in his mouth, Ye Fan mumbled indistinctly, "Teacher... the principal called me personally a couple of days ago and has already arranged for me to give a student representative speech at the school anniversary celebration..."

The implication was that the work was already quite demanding.