Transmigrated & Triumphant: Defying Destiny's Chosen One
Chapter 26: Following Chu Fa Da

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Following Chu Fa Da

To be honest, Chu River really put in a lot of effort to earn that 2 million.

During this time, she climbed out every night to go online, and returned to the classroom to sleep during the day, making Old Chen suddenly feel a spike in pressure, watching his sparse hair fall at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Upon waking up in the morning, he couldn’t help but reflect on himself—

What’s going on this year?

In principle, teachers should reject superstitions, but he still felt something was off and took a special morning trip to a famous temple in Tianshui City to pray.

Upon leaving the temple, he touched his cool and chilly forehead, then looked at the bright sunny sky, finally feeling at ease.

Turns out, a bit of praying does help.

Otherwise, how would everything have gone smoothly in the sophomore and junior years, yet there’d be a snag right at the critical point of senior year?

The class has already lost four students. If the star student encounters any issues, he’d truly cry his eyes out by the Tianshui River.

Whether it’s superstition giving him courage or something else, after watching more carefully, Old Chen discovered a week later—

Chu River, this kid, no problem!

Isn’t she just sleeping during the day?

Surely it was because she was too tightly wound in the previous years, and as exams approached, she finally eased up a bit.

And even if she was sleeping, her scores remained solid as a rock, whether it’s in-class quizzes or the daily routine papers.

Old Chen finally managed to get a good night’s sleep at home.

Meanwhile, Chu River had her sights set solely on her money-making plan. As a woman without a heart, before making it big, where would she find the energy to look at her poor, worn-out bald potato homeroom teacher?

Alas!

Poor bald people around the world.

...

Chu River didn’t intentionally drag this deal to this time — mainly it’s because An Xiaoxue and Zhao An, those two, although they did some troubling things in the previous years, most were petty scams.

The amounts varied, but adding them all up wasn’t enough to justify a sentence of eight to ten years.

Besides, when they set up that con at the university, Zhou Bai wasn’t their initial target but rather another rich kid.

Unexpectedly, through a series of accidents, Zhou Bai ended up being caught in their trap, and they found out he actually had more assets than the original target, so they decided to take advantage of it.

These inexperience with relationships showed as An Xiaoxue, barely needing to do anything, had money handed to her just by creating a persona.

After a while, with several tens of thousands charged to Zhou Bai’s sub-card, he hadn’t scrutinized the details.

This behavior bolstered their appetite, as they were unwilling to settle for just a small gain after a year or two and wanted a big hit.

For instance — how about marrying into a wealthy family directly?

As the saying goes, with great audacity comes great fortune.

It’s hard to believe that anyone involved in scams wouldn’t want to make more money!

The catch was that the duo got too complacent. Over time, seeing how naive Zhou Bai was, they got involved more deeply.

Just imagining how the rich kid was kept in the dark the whole time—

Hey, wasn’t that exciting!

...

Now wasn’t it exhilarating, their dream of marrying into wealth vanished, neither houses nor cars were obtained.

That’s why Brother An was so furious, claiming to pull off a big job.

He simply couldn’t accept the psychological gap!

As a true-blue rich kid, Zhou Bai, of course, remained cautious. Having seen evidence, he wasn’t going to let them off easily.

But after all, he was young and inexperienced. Plus, with the follow-up information from Chu River, the two sides kept hemming and hawing, boasting a lot but never doing anything substantial...

With time, he gradually let his guard down.

Zhou Bai even began planning a big curtain drama in his head!

He decided, once he fully flipped the one insider who didn’t share their views and often leaked information to him (Chu River), and when everything was ready, he’d call the authorities and nab them in one go!

After all, doesn’t everyone have a little dream of ’Ultraman’ (crossed out) upholding justice?

And Chu River, having obtained the other party’s promise of 2 million, was also brimming with confidence.

Seeing Zhou Bai not making any moves, she was quite satisfied — truly a person with money is so classy!

He said he’d leave the matter for her to handle, and he really didn’t make any moves!

Such magnanimity!

She reflected on herself, realizing she was far behind in this aspect.

With her General Chu’s temperament, knowing someone had such ideas against her, whether there was evidence or not, she’d ram the Floating Shuttle straight into their house without a second thought!

As for the aftermath...

The aftermath wasn’t her business, that’s Chang Geng’s issue!

In conclusion, she sat again at her familiar spot by the computer, and as always, a familiar young face was by her side.

After so many days of sitting next to each other, the young guy couldn’t help but muster up the courage to ask:

"Sis, isn’t the college entrance exam around the corner? Why are you still coming to the internet café?"

He himself was a slacker in studies, so he could come here to rank up during the exam break.

But the person next to him was a genius!

Every night during this period, he’d see her, or else their seats wouldn’t always be assigned together—

It was mainly because this slacker had spent an extra 50 bucks with the internet café attendant to save this seat for her!

Chu River was oblivious to this, and couldn’t comprehend that this nearby slacker somewhat hoped to bask in her glory.

Thinking her money-making methods aren’t quite legitimate, she found an excuse:

"I’m just..." She tried to contort her features into a worrying expression:

"I’m anxious! My Chinese scores have been getting deducted, and I didn’t do well in the mock exams, so I came here to unwind!"

The school slacker let out a gasp!

Looking at Chu River again, his eyes were full of awe—

What was that saying again?

When a genius scores 150, it’s because the test is only worth 150!

Don’t mind the Scholar Sister claiming point deductions in Chinese, her score of 741 in the third mock exam caused a city-wide sensation!

How did that count as not doing well? How was that anxious? And why would she need to unwind?!

Today’s geniuses, their self-expectations are way too strict.

Meanwhile, Chu River scanned through the collected real-time information once more, memorizing the target’s movement patterns, pondering with a sigh—

"Not having a phone is really troublesome!"

Also, earning that 2 million isn’t easy.

Chu River contemplated secretly, planning that once she had the money, she’d treat herself to a good meal!

And of course, she’d invite her fellow slacker sisters!

Everyone together discussing big plans—like how to use that 2 million to earn even more!

She, Chu Fa Da, if she said she wouldn’t forget her sisters, she definitely wouldn’t!

The future is too bright, causing Chu River to internally curse at the two good-for-nothings again—

Such losers.

No wonder they can’t get rich.

Even dragging out a kidnapping this long.

And then, the young fellow beside her nudged over again:

"Sis, are you sure it’s okay to still be surfing here? I heard the parents picking up students are all at the school gate now."

Suddenly, Chu River snapped to—

Right.

The major task at hand isn’t just making money; she needs to clear things up at home first.

She cast an appreciative glance at the young fellow beside her:

"You’re good! After exams, do you have plans? Want to follow me?"

Young fellow: ...

He looked at Chu River, whose face still glowed whitely in the dim light of the internet café, with a vibrant expression, suddenly blushing.

His voice lowered, a bit of shyness seeping through:

"Sis..."

"How exactly do I follow you..."