Chapter 13 : Chapter 13
Chapter 13. It Is Just Repaying a Debt. Do You Really Need to Be This Shocked?
Looking at the options floating before him, a faint smile appeared on Jiang Yichen’s lips.
He had not even been at school for long, yet he had already triggered two laid-back choices. This place was practically a paradise.
Jiang Yichen considered the options for a moment and immediately ruled out the first one. As for the second and third...
He really could have used his status as the Jiang family’s young master to pressure them. After all, the Jiang family was the number one great family in Huaxia, wielding overwhelming power and influence.
Even if he refused to repay the money, nothing much would happen. None of them would dare do anything to him.
But...
If he did that, he would still feel uneasy inside. The anxiety of owing others would continue to hang over him.
He had chosen to take it easy because he wanted to enjoy a beautiful life.
Only by keeping himself in a good mood and enjoying the bonds between classmates could his laid-back life become even better.
Jiang Yichen did not agree with the kind of “taking it easy” that meant simply giving up and sinking into degeneracy. His way of taking it easy was being able to do what he wanted, see the scenery he wanted to see, enjoy life, and love life.
In any case, the system had rewarded him with so much money that he could squander it however he pleased. There was no need for him to worry about money every single day like he had in his previous life while building up the team.
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Yichen chose the third option.
Meanwhile, when the students and teachers saw Jiang Yichen go silent and stand there in a daze the moment he heard the words “pay back the money,” they all looked at one another.
“It is over. We are definitely not getting that money back. Jiang Yichen is probably already thinking of an excuse to wriggle out of it.”
“That was the pocket money I saved up over ten years, and I lent all of it to him. Now I do not even dare ask for it back. Where is the justice in that?”
Disappointment flashed through the eyes of Chu Xingchen and Tang Long. It was not the first time they had come to Jiang Yichen asking him to repay his debts, but every single time, he had always had some excuse.
This time was probably going to be the same...
“Do not make things difficult for Brother Yichen. I will repay the money he owes you!”
At that moment, Su Linyu, still holding the camera, stepped in front of Jiang Yichen and pulled out her phone. “I will pay you right now. Do not make things difficult for my Brother Yichen anymore.”
She knew very well that Brother Yichen needed money to build his team. He had only given her funds for managing the team that very morning, so he definitely had no money left on him at all.
Even if she did not have enough money herself, even if she had to ask her parents and her older brother for it, she would still help Brother Yichen pay it back.
Was it not just a scolding after she got home? As long as Brother Yichen was happy, she was willing to do anything.
“Miss Su, why are you helping him? What does the money he borrowed have to do with you?”
“Wait, Brother Yichen? Miss Su, what exactly is your relationship with Jiang Yichen?”
For a moment, all the students’ attention shifted to the way Su Linyu addressed Jiang Yichen.
Jiang Yichen rarely came to school for class. Even when he did, he always deliberately avoided Su Linyu. In their eyes, the two of them should not have had much interaction at all.
Now she was calling him that so intimately that it immediately made these children of great families think of the marriage arrangement between Miss Su and a direct descendant of the Jiang family.
Could Jiang Yichen actually be... the son of the Martial God?
Good grief!
The expressions on everyone’s faces changed at once. They had long suspected that Jiang Yichen might be a member of the Jiang family, but they had never imagined his identity would be this explosive.
“Ahem... well, how about we just go take the graduation photos? Jiang Yichen is probably having some difficulties. Let us not push him too hard.”
Cold sweat beaded on Advisor Li’s forehead as he hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
The students and subject teachers nodded as well, preparing to leave.
“Jiang Yichen, you coward! You borrowed the money, yet you are making a woman repay it for you. Are you even a man?!”
But the moment Hero Chu saw that Su Linyu was about to repay Jiang Yichen’s debts for him, he exploded in fury. He stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Yichen by the collar, and roared at him.
Jiang Yichen was jolted out of his system choice and was momentarily confused.
“Chu Xingchen, let go of Brother Yichen.” Su Linyu pried Chu Xingchen away, vermilion flames igniting in her palm as she said coldly, “If any of you dare lay a hand on Brother Yichen again, do not blame me for being ruthless.”
Chu Xingchen gritted his teeth, his gaze looking as though he wanted nothing more than to properly teach Jiang Yichen a lesson.
“...” Jiang Yichen was speechless. He had only paused to think for a moment, yet somehow the situation had escalated into open conflict.
He stepped forward and tugged at Su Linyu. “It is just repaying a debt. There is no need for this.”
After saying that, he walked up to Chu Xingchen and took out his phone. “Hero Chu, your card number.”
???
What?
Jiang Yichen was actually repaying the money!
The moment those words came out, the teachers and students all froze in place, staring at Jiang Yichen in shock.
A puzzled look appeared on Chu Xingchen’s face. Something was seriously off with this guy today.
He pulled up the account number. “You borrowed three...”
“Thirty million? Small change.” Jiang Yichen waved to Uncle Feng. “Uncle Feng, transfer the money.”
“Young Master, this...”
“Transfer it.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Using the young master’s account, Uncle Feng transferred thirty million to Chu Xingchen.
The latter was completely stunned. “Jiang Yichen, you only borrowed three million from me. There is no need...”
“It is fine. If you borrow money, then naturally there should be interest. Uncle Feng, continue,” Jiang Yichen said, pointing at the teachers and students with grand extravagance.
Everyone was completely dumbfounded by what they were seeing, but then, when they thought of the possibility that he was the Jiang family’s young master, it suddenly made sense.
“Young Master, you cannot repay it like this. The family has already stopped favoring you with resources. If you keep wasting money like this, then when it comes to choosing the heir...”
“Uncle Feng, do not worry. Just do as I say.” Jiang Yichen smiled and patted Uncle Feng on the shoulder.
What a joke. Even a single Intermediate Gift Pack had given him 1 billion in funds. Why would he be afraid of not having money?
But when Uncle Feng heard that, his face filled with anxiety. In the end, he could only sigh and go repay everyone one by one.
As for Jiang Yichen, he sat down on the photo stand nearby and watched quietly, immediately feeling his spirits lift.
In his previous life, in order to support the team and fulfill Lin Wan’s dream, he had worried about money every single day. On top of that, his classmates had constantly hounded him for repayment. Not once had he truly felt at ease.
Now that the debts had been repaid, it felt as though the mountain pressing on his heart had vanished in an instant. Even the air tasted sweet.
He felt hopeful about his laid-back life all over again.
“Brother Yichen, how about I help repay some of it too? I know you need a lot of money to build your team. I have saved up quite a bit of pocket money over the past four years, and I can give it all to you.”
At that moment, Su Linyu walked over and placed a card in his hand, her eyes full of sincerity.
Jiang Yichen was just about to refuse, but Su Linyu seemed to have read his mind in advance. She immediately ran off, then turned back, stuck out her tongue, pulled down one eyelid playfully, and widened the distance between them.
“Brother Yichen, once I have given something away, do not even think about returning it.”
Holding the still-warm black card in his hand, he smiled faintly.
Being doted on by someone felt... rather nice.
It was as though, the moment he chose to take it easy, the doors to an entirely new world had opened in his life.
In his previous life, all he had known was rushing nonstop for Lin Wan’s dream. Only now, after suddenly stopping and moving forward at a slower pace, could he finally see the colors of life clearly.
Jiang Yichen leaned back against the stand, tilted his head up toward the azure sky, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curled into a smile.
A laid-back life really was comfortable.
【Ding! Congratulations, Host, on making a laid-back choice. You have been awarded an ‘Advanced Laid-Back Gift Pack.’ Would you like to open it?】
Hearing the system prompt, Jiang Yichen withdrew his gaze. More benefits again. This was great.
“Open it!”
【Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: ...】