Half a Month

"Impossible."

The middle-aged female counselor looked through the proof of internship once more.

Everyone knew that not many third-year students managed to find internships in the second semester. All paid internships were basically from small companies and accounting firms.

The better the internship opportunity, the smaller the salary was.

In fact, it was already lucky if one managed to snag an internship opportunity.

Firstly, one had to exercise their own ability and familiarize themselves with the work in advance. The other reason was that a good internship could increase one's worth, making them more desirable to employers.

But there were too few internships that could play that role.

"These classes…"

The middle-aged female counselor looked through the entire document twice.

She singled out four possible candidates.

After thinking hard for a long time, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"This student Tang Hong is very interesting. He's at the age when spirits are high and he is about to enter a society where others are eager to prove themselves. But on the other hand, he is so low-key. He even altered his proof of internship document with a carbon pen."

"Did he have something to hide?"

"Forget it."

The middle-aged female counselor kept the information.

Since Tang Hong didn't want to tell people about it, she would help Tang Hong conceal it.

Anyway, when Tang Hong graduated, he wouldn't be able to hide it anymore.

Good things shouldn't be complicated. The middle-aged female counselor picked up her phone and saw multiple text messages. That included messages from the Student Union Public Relations Department and the Student Editor of the school's official social media account.

Many people wanted more information.

Some wanted to ask for insights.

Others wanted to conduct an interview.

For a variety of reasons, the middle-aged female counselor refused all of them.

She directly sent Tang Hong an inquiry.

Within ten minutes, Tang Hong replied, "Actually, it's not that high. It's exaggerated. I don't know who spread the false news.'

It was really ridiculously high.

Tang Hong knew how much he was worth.

Where did the 30,000 Hua dollars come from?

There were obviously only 20,000+ Hua dollars left after tax was deducted.

"Not that high? Okay."

The middle-aged female counselor wasn't a loose tongue.

She was more curious as to who leaked the news.

"Was it one of the class monitress or a member of the committee?"

When she opened the QQ chat group, hundreds of messages flooded out.

With a large number of emoticons and emojis, the students expressed their mixed feelings.

"God, that's ridiculous."

"Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ノノ Fake. It must be a fake."

"If a fresh graduate earns more than 10,000 Hua dollars a month, it's already considered a lot. Who is that godly person? It's just an internship and he's already paid so high. After he formally joins the company, wouldn't his pay be much higher?"

"Could it be that he managed to join a Fortune 500 company?"

"Jealousy is distorting my face."

"Ermmm… I don't know what you guys are so excited about. It's just an internship…"

"Remember Jiao Xiaoyu? She's in a truly different league than ours. She has already gone to one of the Fortune 500 companies for an internship. She definitely has a higher chance of being an official employee of that company, so if we were to compare the two—she is more amazing."

Within two seconds, the long paragraph of text was submerged in the ocean of messages.

After a long time, the class QQ group chat finally regained its usual silence.

The furor in the school forums, the school message board, and in the QQ group chats within the students' own circle of friends gradually quietened down.

Yunhai University of Finance and Economics was a top university with many legendary graduates.

Many successful entrepreneurs had graduated from there.

Furthermore, it was the era of the Internet.

A hot topic—from birth to death—would probably last no more than two days.

…

Dong Dong~

A WeChat message flashed and appeared on the top of Tang Hong's phone screen.

"Congratulations. That's awesome!"

The sender's WeChat name was Shao Shao Yu.

It was Jiao Xiaoyu.

The corner of Tang Hong's mouth twitched. He was no longer so eager to prove anything.

"How did you find out?"

He replied calmly and sent Jiao Xiaoyu's favorite budding pop emoji.

Jiao Xiaoyu replied, "You suddenly sent me that message last month. I felt that something was wrong. In addition, the class is correct and the timing is just right. I should not be wrong in guessing that it's you, right?"

"En."

Tang Hong sent a one-word reply.

After thinking about it, he added. "It's just a small thing, nothing important. I wish you well."

——

Time flew quickly. June was almost over in the blink of an eye.

The weather was getting hotter and moist.

This top international city had become similar to a big steamer after it experienced no rain for a week.

Jiang Lulu—who liked to go out—had no choice but to hide at home since they had an air conditioner.

Hurhur~

The air from the central air-conditioning was gentle and cold.

The hall decorated in light colors was felt very cool to the skin.

She laid on the sofa and stared at the phone. Suddenly, she felt a little cold. She kicked up the blanket with her white and tender heels, draping it over her lower body.

As of now, the WeChat group with the name 'June Meeting in the Capital, Compiling the Canon of Supreme Mystery Till Heads Are White' had exactly 16 people.

Excluding Fan Yu, a total of fifteen people were going to the special training camp in the Imperial Capital.

"@Tang Sen"

"Today is the 27th. When are you leaving for the Imperial Capital?"

Jiang Lulu did not chat with Tang Hong privately but tagged him in the group.

Like a rock sinking into the sea.

There was no reply.

With great leadership qualities, Guo Bojun eased her embarrassment. First, he tagged everyone by saying, "My uncle has a small private plane. We can fly there together but we have to confirm the flight time today. Finding out the best route to use is a very troublesome process."

Actually, Guo Bojun did not want to go anymore.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling about the entire training camp.

Jiang Lulu was ecstatic.

She shouted and sent the following message.

"I'm going to bring my cat there and post it to my WeChat moments to show off! Hehehe!"

Except for Tang Hong, everyone agreed and expressed their interest in this trip.

"What does boss @Tang Sen think?" Guo Bojun asked.

He had been tagged twice.

Tang Hong, who was busy buying everything in sight at a shopping mall at Yunhai City, replied, "Don't worry about me. See you all in the Imperial Capital."

Guo Bojun said, "Okay."

But Jiang Lulu was unhappy.

She opened Tang Hong's chat interface and sent her a voice message.

"Why don't you come with us? It's dangerous to come alone!"

Tang Hong was speechless.

'Where's the danger of going to the mall alone?'

"Huh?"

Jiang Lulu heard the sound of a card being swiped from Tang Hong's side.

Her eyes lit up. "Are you shopping? Address!"

"Don't mess around. Be good and rest at home."

Tang Hong coaxed her.

He had learned from Fan Yu that Jiang Lulu injured her head when she was in elementary school. Her EQ and IQ were lower than average.

This was the best that her parents could do with the technology at that time despite spending huge amounts of money on medical expenses.

He wondered if Jiang Lulu's parents sent her to the special training camp to help her become normal or had they given up on her?

Tang Hong preferred the former.

After all—regardless of how fierce a tiger was—it would not eat its cubs.

"No!"

Jiang Lulu yelled at his refusal. She even jumped up and down on the sofa.

"I want to go shopping too! If you won't bring me with you, you'll be a bad person!"

"Bye-bye."

Tang Hong decided to just ignore her.

He couldn't afford to offend her but he could simply avoid her. He continued to shop.

There was still more than 23,000 dollars on his bank card.

Tang Hong intended to spend it all. "The reason why I cannot trigger the increase in Individual Value when I visited the supermarket or shopping mall alone might be because I didn't buy anything or I didn't spend enough money."

This was a desperate move on his part.

The trip to the Imperial Capital was approaching.

Tang Hong couldn't find any more first-time events.

He had already tried everything he could think of.

He had many other conjectures that had yet to be verified. Those conjectures were either extremely complicated and required him to leave Yunhai City, or they were particularly difficult to verify. Either way, the conditions for testing them out could not be met at this time.

The only thing that he could do was to shop alone.

That—he should be able to do.

Tang Hong experienced the joy of being a tycoon who could indiscriminately spend his money.

At the same time, he painstakingly endured the pain of his bleeding heart.

'My hard-earned money…'

Tang Hong carried more than a dozen bags with an expressionless look on his face.

Under the curious eyes of the two young ladies at the cash register of the shopping mall, he swiped his card again. It seemed that he had bought quite a lot of things. In fact, with just over 20,000 Hua dollars, one could be deemed a tycoon in a small town.

But this was Yunhai City, an international city.

"Mr. Tang, please enter your password." One of the salesgirls stood up and smiled.

It was obvious that since Tang Hong had already swiped his card more than ten times in such a short period of time. He had already left a deep impression on the woman.

After he placed his signature on the receipts more than ten times, she already knew Tang Hong's name.

Right now, this was his 15th time signing the receipts.

It might be because he spent enough money which made the system think that he had already become a tycoon and that was why his Individual Value finally increased. In an instant, he saw, heard, and felt the system prompt right before his eyes.

'Individual Value has increased by 1.'

'Why was it so low? It should at least be two points!'

'Forget it.'

'Finally, I managed to gain a point…'

Tang Hong put his bank card away.

He picked up a bunch of bags and ran out of the shopping mall.

He didn't want to visit the mall in the future anymore!

The young lady at the cashier opened her tiny cherry-like mouth.

She wanted to get to know him.

What a pity…