I am a Big Player
Chapter 633 - 624, Duan Xiaolou’s Life_1

Chapter 633: 624, Duan Xiaolou’s Life_1

Duan Xiaolou was the undisputed prettiest girl in the ninth grade, Class Two. Later on, Yang Xi emerged as an international superstar, which somewhat overshadowed Duan Xiaolou’s fame.

Back then, she was the object of Ren He’s secret crush, not just Ren He’s, in fact, probably half the young boys with springtime in their hearts in the class had a crush on her, good at academics, pretty, with a good figure, strong organizational abilities, and so on—she was always the brightest star among them.

But then Ren He changed, changed to the point where nobody recognized him anymore, from an unknown backbencher to the most famous Knight in the world, drifting further away on the path of pursuing extreme sports.

At that time, Duan Xiaolou’s life seemed to waver slightly, she nearly believed that her life plan might be mistaken, too mundane, lacking passion.

Back then, she felt Ren He’s pace was too fast for her to catch up with.

But in the end, her life got back on track, going to Australia for high school, and now that she was in her senior year, it was almost certain that she would head to Columbia University in the United States to study actuarial science, with a smooth path ahead of her.

Because of her family’s connections, she began to get involved in Australia’s new real estate industry while in high school, and she achieved tremendous success.

Going abroad was like a sharp knife, severing all ties with her past; the outside world was indeed splendid, making her past seem as if it had been covered in dust, including the recollection that she seemed to have liked Ren He as well.

She no longer listened to anything about Ren He, nor did she pay attention to Yang Xi, as if she had automatically blocked all this, as though that name represented the drabness of her past, and it was only occasionally that she overheard her cousin talking about how Knight did this or that but Duan Xiaolou always felt that playing extreme sports was just a youthful fad, and such things could at most be a hobby, shouldn’t there be a main occupation?

And how much money could singing really bring in? In Australia, investing in real estate had long made the Duan family’s overseas assets exceed 300 million, and that was probably more than what a superstar could earn.

So Duan Xiaolou always felt... that she was probably walking ahead of her peers.

She rarely contacted her junior high school classmates now, Duan Xiaolou didn’t think much of it; once someone reaches a certain level, they will have new circles, it’s all perfectly natural.

After all, she still thought that everything from her past, might just not be on the same level anymore.

Indeed, other than studying, what else do high school students in China have in their lives? Probably nothing, I guess.

Duan Xiaolou also didn’t quite understand why this group of study-abroad students, who had no worries about food and drink, were so keen on extreme sports, take for example the beauty in the red sports car, she was well-known in Hu City as a top-tier playgirl, it just seemed somewhat wasteful for her to engage in extreme sports.

At this moment, Huangfu Zhuri settled back into his car, ready to depart, and Duan Xiaolou asked, "How is the itinerary arranged?"

"First, I’ll take them for some of Luo City’s special lunch, then we’ll set off for Mount Laojun, probably arriving there around 2 p.m., just let them have fun and that’ll be it," Huangfu Zhuri said cheerfully, "This bunch is here just for Knight, saying they’re heading to Heavenly Gate Mountain together in a couple of days, this trip is just to follow the route that Knight has taken."

Knight, Ren He, Duan Xiaolou fell silent, she realized that after two years she could hardly remember what that young boy looked like. It was said Knight hadn’t released any new videos for almost a year, maybe this Knight had finally grown up, realizing that extreme sports shouldn’t be everything in life.

"What about Yuting? Haven’t you been in contact with her?" Duan Xiaolou asked curiously, she was very aware of how much her cousin liked Yuting, even though he was far away in Australia, Huangfu Zhuri never had a girlfriend.

Huangfu Zhuri’s mood suddenly dropped, "She has someone she likes, so I’m not hung up on her anymore. Let’s go, time to depart."

A few days ago, Huangfu Zhuri called Xia Yuting to tell her he was back and asked her to pick him up, but Xia Yuting bluntly said she had someone she liked over the phone and then hung up.

In fact, Huangfu Zhuri had long known Xia Yuting was aware; he never voiced his feelings, afraid of rejection, while she spared his face by not outright dismissing him. Xia Yuting’s attitude had always been clear, but since Huangfu Zhuri never confessed, she didn’t openly reject him to avoid appearing presumptuous. Yet, Huangfu Zhuri always felt there might still be hope.

In that phone call a few days ago, Huangfu Zhuri sensed some kind of change in her; he didn’t know what kind of change it was, as if it had happened all of a sudden, catching him off guard.

But now, it was too late to say anything.

A fleet of seven cars roared into Luo City, drawing much attention.

...

"Where should this camera be set up?" Ren He yelled on the winding road up Mount Laojun.

Liu Erbao looked back and shouted at him, "Don’t touch it, let me handle it later!"

Ridiculous, Ren He was speechless. Liu Erbao hadn’t even brought a walkie-talkie this time, and they were truly communicating by yelling!

Yang Xi was right next to Ren He, laughing his head off. Now on the mountain road, aside from Liu Erbao’s three men, there were only An Si, Ren He, and himself. Everyone suddenly realized that once Liu Erbao’s team was short-staffed, they all became a bit flustered. A professional team really made a difference...

When An Si was setting up a device just now, he couldn’t get the angle right. As a result, Liu Erbao yelled at him. In this field, Liu Erbao was intolerant of the slightest mistake. Now, An Si had gone aside, fuming and smoking...

However, An Si wouldn’t take it to heart; he knew Liu Erbao was just being serious.

The entire equipment setup took a whopping three-plus hours, with seven camera positions and two speed test points established along the winding road.

Given that this mission called for precise speed, the first speed test point was for Ren He to calibrate his own speed, to know roughly what it was and how much he needed to increase.

"Big sis, got anything to eat? I’m hungry!" Liu Erbao shouted to Yang Xi. They had set off early in the morning, and now it was 2 p.m., and they hadn’t eaten yet. Besides, there was really nowhere to get food on this mountain road.

"I brought some. Erbao, have something to eat first," Yang Xi said, taking out a large bag of food from Ren He’s car. There were sauce beef, sauce rabbit, sauce donkey meat, and some flatbreads - all prepared by Ren He in the morning. They made do with these for the time being.

An Si had now set aside his quarrel with Liu Erbao. While eating, he said with a full mouth, "There are benefits to closing the mountain too. At least when you complete the mission later, there won’t be other cars coming up, which will increase your safety factor. Now that we’re short-staffed and can’t keep an eye on the cameras, nobody can block the road, so this works out well."