Rebirth: I have Monopoly System

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: New Usage of the Mid-Level Misfortune Talisman

While they were having hot pot, Wu Yun found himself explaining the morning’s events to Wen Meng’s roommates all over again. This led to them all cursing out Zhang Qiuyue, calling her a bitch and a green tea bitch!

Lai Yi’s unusual reaction, however, surprised her roommates. But after seeing the look in her eyes, they exchanged knowing glances.

Only the three rookies failed to notice any of this. Pang Guang was just quietly digging in, while Liu Yongheng and Li Shiming were busy bickering over trivial matters again.

Wu Yun decided to give Liu Yongheng a hand. In his opinion, although Lai Yi had had two serious boyfriends, she was a decent person. A relationship with her would definitely be a good way for Liu Yongheng to gain some romantic experience.

"Alright, everyone! Let’s raise a glass to Yongheng for buying a car today!" Wu Yun said, standing up with his drink.

Wen Meng smiled and added, "Thanks for treating us, Yongheng!"

...

Following Wu Yun’s lead, Wen Meng knowingly asked, "So, Yongheng, what kind of car did you buy today?"

The moment the conversation turned to his favorite topic, Liu Yongheng lit up. "It’s the same model as yours, Senior Sister," he said with a grin, "just a different color. I bought the Quicksand Gold!"

"It’s a pretty flashy color, hehe!"

Liu Yongheng chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.

Lai Yi had already found Liu Yongheng quite attractive, but now, hearing that he’d bought a G-Wagen, she instantly realized his family must be extremely wealthy.

Looking closer, she noticed that the understated T-shirt and pants he was wearing were actually from luxury brands.

Lai Yi felt a little conflicted. Her last two ex-boyfriends had also come from well-off families, and precisely because of that, they had faced a lot of temptation.

And that was why both relationships had ended for basically the same reason: they had been stolen away by someone else.

Today, she’d finally found a guy whose height and looks met her standards. Even though he was a junior, at a university where women far outnumbered men, this was a godsent opportunity.

’Sigh... I’ll ask them for their opinion when we get back.’

Having made her decision, Lai Yi put her worries aside and joined the conversation, though she was careful not to reveal her true colors.

After eating and drinking their fill, the four guys and four girls returned to their respective dorms. In contrast to the chaotic scene in the women’s dorm, the men’s dorm was much quieter, filled only with the sound of snores rising and falling.

When his afternoon nap was over, Wu Yun saw he had a lot of unread messages on his phone.

One was from Wen Meng, who said that Lai Yi had decided to pursue Liu Yongheng and asked Wu Yun to pass along his contact information.

There were also messages from Bai Yue and Qi Fei, though it was just their usual daily chit-chat.

After what Wu Yun had said, Zhang Qiuyue had gone quiet for now, replying with only a single word, "Okay," before disappearing.

However, a message from Luo Heng reminded Wu Yun of something. Last time at the bar, Luo Heng had invited him to hit the racetrack during the National Day holiday, but Wu Yun had never heard anything more about it.

He figured this must be the invitation.

And just as he thought, he opened Luo Heng’s voice message: "Hey man, you free this Saturday? We had to cancel going to the track over the holiday because there was a race that day, so we pushed it to this Saturday!"

Wu Yun thought for a moment. Tomorrow was Friday, and he didn’t have anything planned for the day after, so he agreed. "No problem," he replied to Luo Heng. "Should I just meet you at the entrance to the raceway?"

DING~

Luo Heng sent a map pin for a location in the Rongcheng International Raceway parking lot.

"Meet at 9:30 AM!!"

Coincidentally, Xu Chenxi had just asked him if he was free on Saturday. He had been trying to think of somewhere fun to take her, and a trip to the racetrack seemed like a great option.

...

His afternoon major-specific class made Wu Yun drowsy, and his mind began to wander.

But for someone like Wu Yun, who had a system, failing a class was impossible. In his case, money really could buy knowledge.

Come finals, he could just casually buy a few entry-level skills for the corresponding subjects and was guaranteed to get a passing grade of 60.

Once class was over, Wu Yun was gone in a flash. Liu Yongheng and the other two were already used to it.

「At Fuqi Malatang.」

"You’re saying someone was orchestrating this from behind the scenes?" Wen Meng exclaimed in surprise.

Just as Wu Yun had expected, Wen Meng wasn’t too bothered when they discussed the morning’s events. She was, however, surprised by his claim that someone had been fanning the flames.

After all, neither of them had offended anyone at school. Who would put so much effort into something like this?

When Wu Yun mentioned Li Yuantao’s name, it all clicked for Wen Meng. If it was a "smiling tiger" like Li Yuantao, then it was entirely possible he’d do something like this.

The rumors that had ruined the reputation of the other vice president competing with Li Yuantao for the Student Union presidency had also started on the school forums.

Only this time, Li Yuantao hadn’t done anything obvious; there was no direct evidence linking him to the stickied and featured posts.

"Come to think of it," Wen Meng said, "for the last song at the welcome gala, I had prepared a backing track. But afterward, they told me they’d never received it. I bet they were trying to make me look like a fool! Good thing I had a plan B."

"Forget it. Let’s not overthink it. We won’t have much to do with the Student Union from now on anyway. Let them fight it out on their own little patch of turf," Wu Yun said. But at the same time, he immediately purchased a Mid-Level Misfortune Talisman from the system’s store.

Wu Yun then discovered that as long as he was within the talisman’s effective range, he just had to input the target’s name and appearance for it to take effect immediately.

Mid-Level Misfortune Talisman: Effective radius of five kilometers.

This was the second time he’d been messed with, and Wu Yun wasn’t the type to just swallow his anger. He entered Li Yuantao’s name, generated a photo of him from memory, and tapped ’Use.’

Just then, Li Yuantao, who was giving a report in the university’s Youth League Committee office, suddenly shivered as a fleeting cold sensation washed over him.

Li Yuantao didn’t think much of it and continued with his report.

Half an hour later, just as Li Yuantao finished his report and walked out of the committee office, he was stopped by a petite and very pretty girl.

Li Yuantao frowned, his face a mask of impatience. "Deng Huan, what are you doing here? Didn’t we agree to a peaceful breakup? What do you want?"

Deng Huan caressed her stomach. Her expression was strange, and she looked unwell. "It’s nothing. I just came to tell you something. I’m pregnant. Two months. What do you think we should do?"

The pen in Li Yuantao’s hand clattered to the floor. His face was a mask of stunned disbelief. "What did you say? Say that again."

"I’m pregnant! And it’s yours!"

The news struck Li Yuantao like a bolt from the blue. If this got out, his chances of becoming Student Union President would be shot.

If he didn’t handle this right and it blew up into a scandal, he could even be expelled.

All sorts of thoughts and strategies raced through Li Yuantao’s mind, but he put on a gentle expression and said comfortingly, "Deng Huan, what are you thinking? Do you want to have an abortion, or keep the baby?"

Li Yuantao was acting as if he was seeking her opinion, but it was really just a delaying tactic. However, when he saw her expression darken, he started to panic.

’What do I do?’ he thought. ’Even if Deng Huan gets an abortion, the truth will eventually come out. Her parents might show up at the school and cause a scene!’

’If I just ignore it, things will be even worse!’

After weighing his options, Li Yuantao made a difficult decision.

He dropped to one knee and took Deng Huan’s hand. "Deng Huan, marry me!"