School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Chapter 186 Generate Your Own Qi

"I heard they are about to set up an even fancier restaurant downtown!"

"Really?"

"Yeah, it's said to cost several million!"

"Tsk tsk, it's good to be rich; you can use money to make money. The poor work themselves to death just to secure food and clothing."

The crowd of onlookers let out a series of sighs. To them, perhaps a lifetime of hard work wouldn't even match the monthly turnover of this restaurant.

Xiao Han was quite pleased with the current situation. Last month's income for Hanmen had reached a peak, just barely nine hundred thousand. After his share, he had three hundred thousand. This was already considered the Peak Period. He estimated that this month's income would slide down quite a bit.

Not only because Hanmen Catering's business had seen a periodic downturn, but also because after that incident, Hanmen Catering hadn't been as booming as before. Although it was a frame-up, public opinion always tends to veer off course. The restaurant's business had declined by at least twenty percent.

Now, Xiao Han's card contained over five million in personal assets. To the wealthy, this sum might not amount to much. But for any high school student, this was absolutely an astronomical figure, an astounding one at that.

However, these three hundred thousand meant little to Xiao Han. The five million in assets couldn't be exposed for the time being, because once revealed, he would be in a very dangerous position. No one knew what others might plot against him.

Especially his Eldest Uncle and uncles.

They had always looked down on his family, and they didn't know he could make money now. Once they found out, given their nature, they would definitely come wagging their tails, asking to borrow money. And that kind of borrowing was sure to be the kind with no return.

So, Xiao Han was even more determined to keep this a secret, not even telling his mother. He was very clear about what kind of person Mother Xiao was. No one knows a mother better than her son; Xiao Han was her son, so he clearly understood. If someone in the Xiao family was in trouble, she would definitely try to lend a helping hand.

If she knew how much money Xiao Han could make, she would certainly ask Xiao Han to help.

Xiao Han truly despised his brothers Xiao Minghua and Xiao Mingguo. And his aunt, that snob of a woman, was always finding fault with his mother. Xiao Han had no desire to get too close to them.

The college entrance exams were tomorrow, and Xiao Han had a lot on his mind, attending with an ambition yet to be fulfilled. He had to perform to the best of his abilities in tomorrow's exams and bring out all the strength he had been hiding. Only then could he feel he would have no regrets about everything he had done.

Whether he would be the top scholar of the city or the province didn't matter to him. As long as he demonstrated his strongest strength and lived a life without regrets, that would be enough.

Beep beep beep...

His phone rang, displaying Big Fatty's avatar, a spoofed image that Big Fatty himself had set using Xiao Han's phone.

"Big Fatty, what's up?" Xiao Han asked.

"Heh heh, the exams are tomorrow, feeling nervous?" Big Fatty curiously asked.

"There's nothing to be nervous about." Xiao Han shook his head, saying, "I'm fully prepared. How about you, kid, nervous?"

"I'm not nervous at all." Big Fatty shook his head, saying, "If I could, I wouldn't even want to take the exams. Besides, I can make money anyway. And even if I did take them, I wouldn't get into a good university. As for those Junk Universities, I'd rather not go. I might as well stay in the city and look after this industry. I plan to start buying cars and houses in a year or so."

"Look at your ambitions." Xiao Han replied unimpressed.

Big Fatty chuckled, "Anyway, I'll drive over to pick you up tomorrow. It's the exams, don't be late."

"Okay." Xiao Han nodded.

......

Night time.

Even though he said he wasn't nervous, Xiao Han still felt somewhat restless and had trouble sleeping. After all, tomorrow was a crucial crossroads in life. Any small mistake might cause a tremendous change in his life's trajectory, a change that was unpredictable.

It wasn't until eleven-thirty at night that Xiao Han finally managed to fall asleep gradually.

This sleep was not a peaceful one, as he dreamt a lot. He dreamed that Chen Zihan had left him, dreamt she had gone abroad, dreamt of them being separated by distance. Until morning, when Xiao Han awoke from his dreams with a start.

Ding dong...

Suddenly, his phone received a text message. Xiao Han wiped the sweat from his forehead, unlocked his phone, and clicked on the message: "Xiao Han, get up quickly, it's time to prepare for the exams. I'm about to leave, what about you?"

The text message from Chen Zihan came just in time.

Receiving the text, Xiao Han's heart raced, but the anxious feeling was swept away instantly. His mood also improved immediately. Xiao Han quickly replied to Chen Zihan: "I'm up already, about to leave the house. Good luck with the exam."

After getting out of bed, Xiao Han hurried to get ready.

Just as he finished washing up, a horn sounded outside the door. Not long after, Big Fatty's roar erupted: "Xiao Han, are you ready yet? Hurry up, we need to get going!"

Xiao Han hurriedly grabbed two steamed buns and ran out, shouting as he ran, "I'm coming, I'm coming!"

"Good." Li Dapang sat in the driver's seat, and Yang Xiaoyan was in the passenger seat. Li Dapang, with a cigarette in his mouth, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and laughing heartily, said, "Damn, you're too slow, kid. Why the red eyes? Didn't sleep well last night?"

"Let's go quickly!" Xiao Han replied irritably.

"Heh heh, let's go." Li Dapang nodded hastily.

Yang Xiaoyan sat in the passenger seat and turned her head to look at Xiao Han. She asked, "Xiao Han, are you confident about the exam this time?"

Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire

"Shouldn't be a big problem!" Xiao Han nodded.

"Can you secure the top score in LJ City?" Yang Xiaoyan asked.

"I'll try my best," Xiao Han replied.

A slight smile played on Yang Xiaoyan's lips as she said, "If you don't perform well this time, you'd really be letting down all of Chen Zihan's hard work."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Han looked puzzled.

"Nothing!" Yang Xiaoyan shook her head, "You'll understand later."

"This makes no sense!" Xiao Han was utterly bewildered. He had even received a text from Chen Zihan that morning. If not for that message, Xiao Han might have called her to ask about the situation. But having received the text that morning, he definitely wouldn't ask.

His mind was at ease, calm as still water.

Only in such a state could he achieve the best results in the exam.

"Why would this make no sense?" Yang Xiaoyan suddenly felt a bit angry.

"Isn't it?" Xiao Han chuckled: "Why speak in half-truths? If you have something to say, just say it."

"You really are...!" Yang Xiaoyan was so annoyed she felt like vomiting blood. Indeed, these past days had been hard on her. She wanted to speak, but dared not. Clenching her teeth, she finally burst out, "Do you have any idea of the pressure Chen Zihan has been bearing for you, the pain she's endured? Do you know that her ID and exam admission ticket have been taken away by her mom?

Do you know she's not going to take the college entrance exam today?"

"What?" Not only Xiao Han but even Li Dapang was shocked.

Screech...

Li Dapang slammed on the brakes and hastily asked, "Yanzi, you can't just say things like that."

"I'm not just saying it!" Yang Xiaoyan scoffed, "Let me tell you, Chen Zihan and her mom flew to SH last night. Today, she's taking the SAT. Her mother wants her to get into Harvard University instead of a domestic one. She doesn't want her to be with you!"

"What?!" Xiao Han's eyes bulged as his face darkened immediately, "Why? What right does she have to do that?!"

"Because she thinks you're poor, that your family is impoverished!" Yang Xiaoyan scoffed, "But indeed, even with your current achievements, you're nothing in her mom's eyes. Her mom is set on Jiang Xiaoliang, whose Meida Group has a market capitalization of several billion. How could you possibly shake that?"

Xiao Han was completely stunned.

"No! I have to find her!" Xiao Han's tone was firm.

"Forget it, she's already in SH," Yang Xiaoyan said, pulling at Xiao Han's arm, "Xiao Han, if you really want to be with her, then don't disturb her. Let her take the SAT quietly and get into Harvard University. You're both young, and besides, you have potential. I believe your future won't be gloomy. If it's meant to be, time will tell. The future is still long, right?"

Xiao Han fell silent.

Yang Xiaoyan had said a lot. If he called her to question the situation, it would only distract her, make her emotions fluctuate. Today was an extremely important day for both him and Chen Zihan; neither could afford any mistakes. Even a slight error could bring a huge change to the course of their lives.

"Xiao Han, you mustn't be angry with Yanzi," Li Dapang said hastily, "Yanzi didn't tell you probably because she promised Chen Zihan to keep it a secret."

"No, I'm not angry with her!" Xiao Han shook his head, his face filled with sorrow, "I'm angry with myself. Why didn't I realize it earlier? Now I think about it, her promise not to meet me, all she has said to me, all of this had a reason."

"Xiao Han, if you want to be with Chen Zihan, then take the exam seriously," Yang Xiaoyan said loudly as she looked at Xiao Han, "If you do well this time, then it'll prove that Chen Zihan was right about you, and she'll have something to show her mother, won't she?"

"Exactly!" Li Dapang nodded rapidly, "Xiao Han, you have to work hard."

"I know!" Xiao Han nodded. But deep inside, he felt as if a heavy lead weight were pressing down on him. This weight lay heavy on his heart, making it impossible for a trace of a smile to cross his face.