Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 684 - 685 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 17_1

Chapter 684: Chapter 685 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 17_1

Yang Xue noticed that Zhang Li seemed to be often distracted lately, as if she were preoccupied with something. "What’s wrong?"

She didn’t think it was the imminent start of the school year that was unsettling Zhang Li; she loved studying and had no aversion to the school starting.

"I just remembered about those who were inquiring about me. I’m wondering who they are—whether they could be my parents," Zhang Li felt that even if she studied in Harbor City, the Wei Family wouldn’t give up on her.

What? Parents? Yang Xue looked at Zhang Li in surprise. Weren’t her parents already deceased? Why would she bring them up?

Yang Xue really didn’t understand, could there be something she didn’t know about?

"Ever since I was a child, I haven’t resembled my parents, and based on their blood types, it’s impossible for them to have a child with my blood type."

Zhang Li certainly couldn’t say that she based this off the experiences of the body’s original owner; that would scare Yang Xue to death.

She started from these points. "That’s why I’ve been thinking this way, otherwise, why would they inquire about me?"

"Knowing my grades should suffice; there’s no need to delve into my personal situation."

"I see," Yang Xue nodded in understanding. "Then you, will you let them?"

"Impossible, I’m not familiar with them. I don’t know what their situation is."

"And they must have children as well, if it’s a case of the wrong child being taken."

"Whether they favor me or that girl more."

"Right now, I can do what I want. If I had parents, and they disagreed with me, interfered with my life, what could I do?"

If she were ever acknowledged by the Wei Family, with Wei Yan’an’s personality, he would surely boss her around, and he might even make her change majors.

Zhang Li wouldn’t listen to his manipulation, especially given how he treated the original owner.

Yang Xue thought it made sense. If it had been a baby mix-up, there would surely be a daughter on the other end as well—Zhang Li going there would indeed be at a disadvantage.

"Right, now that you’ve become successful, they come to recognize you. They might have ulterior motives."

Yang Xue remembered something she had once heard about parents who acknowledged their child only after realizing they had become successful.

"In any case, those people are really awful." Yang Xue didn’t want Zhang Li to go through that.

"Your life now isn’t bad at all." Yang Xue had found out only later that Zhang Li was actually trading stocks, which really amazed her.

There was also a stock market in China, and Yang Xue’s parents were involved in it. She always thought that trading stocks was something for adults, never considering that someone their age could trade stocks too.

Seeing the tense look on Yang Xue’s face, Zhang Li laughed. "Don’t worry, I’m not stupid."

"I’m living a life where I’m well-fed and the whole family is free from worries. Why would I foolishly look for trouble?"

Zhang Li knew that if the Wei Family insisted on acknowledging kinship, she really couldn’t ignore it.

She could acknowledge them, but if they thought they were her biological parents and wanted to boss her around, sorry, they should just stay where they are welcome. In any case, she definitely wouldn’t indulge them.

"Exactly, just like that." Yang Xue picked up a book and began reading. Although she kept in touch with her high school friends, they didn’t communicate much.

"Even though we’re both attending university, I feel like they’re having an easy time in college."

"I’m forever burdened with endless books and homework to complete."

She couldn’t help but recall her senior year. "I used to think that senior year was truly hard, but now I know that every day in university is like being in senior year."

"Who’d have thought our university studies would last only three years?" The current curriculum at Harbor City University, like in England, was only three years for undergraduate studies, hence the tighter schedule.

Of course, one could take it easy, earn enough credits, and then graduate; it might take longer, but since they were on scholarships, there definitely were requirements for their grades.

"That’s true," Yang Xue thought of the master’s degree in England, which would only take one year, and couldn’t help but smile.

"If we go to England for our master’s after graduating from college, wouldn’t we have our master’s degrees while our high school classmates have just finished their bachelor’s degrees?"

That’s the gap, the real gap. Yang Xue began to consider the feasibility of such a move.

Study for a master’s in England? Zhang Li had never considered it. Although it was a shorter time, what could one really learn?

Indeed, otherwise, there wouldn’t be a joke about ’water master’s degrees’ later on. Unfortunately, this kind of joke was something she could only process internally, not something to share with Yang Xue.

Nowadays, an overseas diploma is still highly valued, and England has many prestigious universities with good reputations.

"If you plan on going for a graduate degree, I think you should consider the three-year programs."

"What can you learn in one year? We spend three years learning content that others cover in four years, and you already feel pressed for time; if it’s one year..."

Yang Xue suddenly shuddered, "No way, no way, one year would definitely be too rushed."

"I’m really worried I wouldn’t even be able to graduate safely."

"I’d rather take it slow and steady, step by step." Yang Xue completely abandoned the idea of taking shortcuts.

"Are you planning to do further studies?" Yang Xue knew the mathematics major gave the impression of being useless.

But thanks to Zhang Li’s enlightenment, Yang Xue knew that the career prospects for this major were actually quite good, with various industries to enter, such as an actuary, for instance.

Glancing at the book in Zhang Yu’s hand, forget it, she really couldn’t understand, even though she thought her own math grades were pretty good.

But compared to Zhang Yu, there was still a bit of a gap. Forget it, better to stick to reading.

Before resting, Zhang Li checked the stock market’s performance for the day. While Yang Xue was drinking water, she casually asked, "How’s the stock market doing?"

"It’s doing okay; I’m working on long-term investments, which are steadily increasing every day." After all, she had earned thirty or forty percent since she started, which made her quite happy.

Yang Xue blushed slightly, "Do you think I could also trade stocks?"

Zhang Li wasn’t surprised by Yang Xue’s question; after all, who would mind having more money, "You could, but you need to know the stock market has risks."

"I know, I know," Yang Xue was certainly aware that the stock market had its ups and downs, "I haven’t told you, but my parents also trade stocks and then they lost a lot of money."

"I’ll just take some pocket money and slowly make a profit."

"I just want to earn enough for a plane ticket to go home over the New Year." After deducting tuition, rent, and living expenses from the scholarship, there was hardly any money left over.

If she wanted to go home, her family would have to send her money, and Yang Xue thought it would be better if she could earn it herself.

"It’s risky, you know," Zhang Li cautioned.

"I know, my parents said they would figure it out for the plane ticket, but that’s just how things are at home," Yang Xue replied.

"I also want to try harder to earn money." Yang Xue thought of the wealthy relative back home who had bought a big house and was probably showing off excessively.

"Don’t worry, our days of making money are ahead of us. After we graduate from college, we’ll go to America to study medicine." Yang Xue’s major was biology, so going to the United States to study medicine at the graduate level was quite appropriate.

Study medicine, Yang Xue had never imagined that one day she could become a doctor, "Can I really study medicine?"

"Why not? Good doctors make a lot of money over there."

After thinking it over, Yang Xue felt that this direction was truly one to consider.