ofo’s little yellow bikes, as the weather gradually warms up, have seen their market share in the Capital City slowly being devoured.

Hellobike Electric Vehicles just launched less than a month ago and have already taken over the entire market.

Whether in terms of travel costs or efficiency, they completely crush ofo’s bikes.

Of course, Li Yang is definitely losing money on this. The 200 million he invested, plus more than 100 million from three other companies, were all burned in less than a month.

They were about to start Series A fundraising, to see how much each company was willing to put out.

This time, all four companies were in equal positions, having already exchanged resources at the start.

Series A might also introduce other investors.

David got in touch with Li Yang.

In a café, after Li Yang arrived, David went straight to the point: "Junior, there’s no grudge between us, just cut your senior brother some slack, I’m willing to sell my shares in ofo’s little yellow bikes at a low price."

"Senior brother, this matter has nothing to do with me, I’m just an investor. The project was initiated by another senior brother."

David: "I know, it was my fault for not giving you a chance during both rounds of funding, and now I’m regretting it deeply."

"Senior brother, why don’t you contact Shunwei Capital? They should be interested. The funds I have on hand are really not enough. Of course, if you’re willing to sell it to me for tens of millions, I’ll definitely take it."

Li Yang was sure that David wouldn’t be content with cashing out just tens of millions.

Even though tens of millions might be a big sum, for David, it’s not enough to support his next venture.

In the end, David left disappointed, not even paying for the coffee.

"Damn, I didn’t even drink it!"

Ultimately, Li Yang unwillingly paid the tens of bucks.

Targeting ofo’s little yellow bikes didn’t do him any good.

But it was considered a good deed.

After all, David later lost the deposits of millions of users, reaching a scale of tens of billions.

And he himself fled abroad with billions, living who knows how lavishly.

Now ofo’s little yellow bikes might only have a million deposit users, and many might be refunding their deposits these days, it’s still uncertain how much David can take away.

It’s likely that ofo’s accounts are already out of money, and even if he wanted to embezzle, he couldn’t.

...

"Sister Song, long time no see, I’ve missed you so much..."

Three weeks into the semester, Li Yang visited Starry Escape Room for the first time.

Song Yu seemed to be in increasingly better spirits, her skin was very elastic.

Seeing Li Yang, she complained, "I heard you impulsively bought things worth tens of millions before the new year, I thought you’d give something to big sis, but it seems it was all my wishful thinking."

Li Yang quickly put on a serious face and said, "What are you saying, Sister Song? It’s just that I find those things too cheap, unworthy of your status. When I come across jewelry worth tens of billions, I’ll definitely buy it for you."

"You’re not talking about Netherworld Currency, are you?"

"No no no, I’m talking about the Heirloom Seal of the Realm!"

"Oh? If you have the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, are you willing to give it to me?"

"Of course, I’d be willing!"

...

In the lounge, Song Yu poured Li Yang a cup of tea and asked, "Your Majesty, how do you have time to come to the Cold Palace today?"

"Of course, I wanted to try Sister Song’s food, I’ve been eating at the cafeteria for half a month, and I’ve lost weight."

"Why not go to Ruyi Hall?"

"It’s not my own place, eating there costs money, and I have no money in my pocket."

Song Yu handed over a sign with a QR code on it, "Here, you can scan to pay."

QR code payments had started becoming popular, with most businesses around the university town adopting them last year, and even more this year.

"Didn’t bring my phone..."

"Oh, get out of here... I have something to do, need to get busy, can’t entertain you anymore."

"Alright, alright."

After Song Yu left, Li Yang ordered a meal, which was delivered to the lounge.

Half an hour later, after finishing his meal, he didn’t see Song Yu and decided to leave.

Only at the entrance did he see Song Yu standing with someone.

Song Yu had no patience for Xiang Baitao, "Xiang Baitao, I don’t want to hear your nonsense, hurry up and return the 25 million you owe me."

Xiang Baitao had a shameless grin on his face, "Hey, little Yu, if you come home with me once, you’ll have it, won’t you? When my parents see you, they wouldn’t just give you 25 million, even a hundred million they’d give you, for sure."

Song Yu sneered, "Go to your house? Just to be insulted by your family again?"

Xiang Baitao hurriedly said, "No, never."

"Ha, who’s being stupid here, you or me? No money? Then get lost! I’ll give you three more months; if you don’t pay me then, I’ll sue you!"

After saying this, Song Yu turned to walk back inside.

Turning her head, she saw Li Yang standing at the door.

She immediately switched to a smiling face and softly asked, "Finished eating? Why not stay a bit longer?"

Li Yang glanced at Xiang Baitao and asked, "Sister Song, does the Xiang Family owe you money? Tell me, I’m good at debt collection. Just wait—after the Cen Family falls, I’ll make the Xiang Family crumble too!"

Xiang Baitao, who had originally wanted to avoid Li Yang, shivered upon hearing this and quickly left.

Song Yu smiled sweetly at Li Yang, thinking about some recent family instructions.

She’s been gaining more importance in the family recently.

The family’s instruction was simple: avoid continuing contact with Li Yang as much as possible.

It wasn’t just her; it was the same for those in the group.

But, of course... nobody was listening.

When Li Yang wasn’t around, who cared about them? Back then, when she went to Xiang Baitao’s house, being called a slut by his parents, not a word of defense came from the Song Family.

Because in the eyes of the Song Family, apart from some familial bloodline, she was just a slut.

This time, Li Yang did something a bit out of line, which scared them, so naturally, they wanted her to steer clear of him, to avoid being implicated in the future.

Song Yu didn’t care. If they were afraid, they could kick her out; she never begged to stay there.

Would they dare?

Song Yu handed over hundreds of thousands to the family every month.

Although this money wasn’t small for her either, she felt it was necessary.

After this incident, Li Yang would surely be isolated, and if something happened to him in the future, it would certainly be a case of everyone hitting him while he’s down.

Then she could rely on her contributions to the Song Family to get them to at least lend some support, or at the very least, give Li Yang a buffer.

Of course, she believed that someone as capable as Li Yang would have no problems his whole life.

But she just wanted to be prepared, just in case.

This little brother was truly endearing.

"Do you know why Xiang Baitao owes me 25 million?"

"How did that happen?"

"Well... Shuhui said that you helped her earn it, the Xiang Family didn’t acknowledge it, so I took over the debt, responsible for collecting the money."

While saying this, Song Yu kept her eyes on Li Yang, because she wasn’t really sure either.

Anyway, the Xiang Family acknowledged it but didn’t pay up.

"I didn’t do it! It wasn’t me who earned it, Shuhui and I hardly spoke a few words from beginning to end."

Li Yang firmly denied it.

Who knows how that account was calculated? He wasn’t familiar with Chou Shuhui, and his messages were mostly group-sent.

In the whole group, aside from chatting a bit more with Song Yu and Xiangnu, he hardly talked with Xiumu privately, except for once discussing buying jewelry before the New Year, otherwise they were practically non-communicative.

But would Song Yu believe that?

She pulled Li Yang into a corner at the entrance and whispered, "Li Yang, be honest, what has Shuhui offered you to let you secretly earn her money? Whatever she can offer, I can too, right? You don’t have to doubt, even if I can’t now, I’ll learn for you as long as you help me make money."

"Umm... Sister Song, you’re too close."

"Isn’t Shuhui close to you? Probably much closer than I am, right? I just bought a house in the Capital City, perfect for us to discuss money-making projects, hmm?"

"Sister Song, why do I feel like you aren’t acting?"

...

Song Yu fled in panic.

Because she felt Li Yang wasn’t acting either.

She was just joking, didn’t dare take it seriously.

To belittle herself, she felt unworthy.

If she were Xiangnu, she would’ve already consumed Li Yang, this brother, not letting him benefit others.

Li Yang felt slightly disappointed when he left.

Song Yu has a great figure, and her looks are flawless.

It’s just that her education level is a bit low, not even finishing middle school, considered an elementary school graduate at best.

Li Yang just wanted to check if Song Yu’s elementary school diploma was legitimate...