"Just because you’re a prestigious owner of Extreme Shadow Cars, I won’t let anything happen to you."

"I’m just afraid that your words won’t count!"

"Then why am I doing all this?"

...

If Li Yang were just a small-time figure, he couldn’t hold onto Jiang Banxia.

It’s not about the feelings, but more people would covet Jiang Banxia, and all sorts of schemes could appear.

In terms of feelings, he just has to accept that others leave on their own.

In just a few hours on the high-speed rail, he arrived in Capital City.

He hadn’t seen Jiang Banxia for almost two months, usually only through video calls.

The due date is still about four months away.

Well, it’s very safe.

"Boo hoo, I’ve missed you to death these two months."

"I’ve been watching your live streams."

"Really? You didn’t even tip me..."

"Hey, it’s all our money, how can we let others earn half of it for nothing?"

"Have you noticed you’ve changed..."

"This is what’s called couple resemblance, got it?"

Jiang Banxia was mimicking Li Yang, and she indeed found living this way made her a lot happier.

Her initially bad mood was instantly lifted by seeking a bit of humor from others.

.Nighttime.

Li Yang asked, "Who was crying last time?"

Jiang Banxia stubbornly said, "It was true; you almost didn’t want me. Luckily, you remembered the past, or I would be so aggrieved now."

"No, no, no! It’s just you overthinking."

"Then why did you give so much buildup before? When you first told me about Extreme Shadow Cars’ predicament, you never used to talk about those things. Wasn’t that all groundwork? Now tell me, what benefits did someone offer you? Can I compete?"

"There’s nothing like that; who in this world can compare to you? You’re number one in my heart. I just faced a tiny test; a very powerful rich lady wanted me to serve her, but I refused her without hesitation. I’m not someone who fears authority."

"Another rich lady? Hmm... One day, I’ll make sure there’s no rich lady more powerful than me!"

Jiang Banxia accepted this reason happily, regardless of its truth; at least Li Yang had an excuse.

"It’s like we’re acting in a spy drama; my gripe with Extreme Shadow Cars was purely because I was out of money and wanted an excuse to borrow some from you."

"Oh, then I won’t overthink in the future."

"I’ll give you a heads up, I can only stay here for about half a month, then I have to go lead a team in competition. You wouldn’t want me doing other things with the team, right?"

".Uh... I would..."

"Then all yours; no sleeping tonight!"

"Alright."

...

"Master Li, do you regret bringing me up? If not, perhaps you’d be much more relaxed now."

"What’s there to relax about? I’ve been longing for your body not just for a day or two. Do you think a pretty female college student is more enticing or a young, attractive eighteen-year-old rich lady or a beautiful female CEO of a listed company? Even massage parlors label themselves with college students or post-2000s tags."

"Hmm? You’ve been to massage parlors?"

"Of course, where else would I learn those techniques?"

"Then where did you learn these... um... from our first time together, I felt you were a bit too adept..."

"Fellow Daoist Wu is even more skilled than me; the first time he went traveling with someone, he got them sorted out. Us guys typically have multiple dedicated teachers instructing us tirelessly."

"Huh?"

"I just don’t know if that guy can walk away; that woman is too pretty and only cares about money."

Li Yang didn’t find Yang Shanshan particularly lacking, but standing from Wu Tianqi’s perspective, he felt a bit uncomfortable.

In fact, Wu Tianqi himself felt quite content.

"Only cares about money? That’s pretty straightforward."

"Well, the essence isn’t bad."

"Should we lend a hand? Otherwise, I feel Fellow Daoist Wu might find it difficult to meet someone so pure in the future."

Li Yang: "..."

Sounds quite reasonable.

To Jiang Banxia, if money could buy feelings, it would be the simplest thing in the world.

Li Yang decided to come up with a plan.

The move Xue Ning used on him seemed pretty good.

...

Li Yang was in his senior year.

Only the first two months had classes, and there weren’t many.

On average, there was just one class every two days.

There were many major courses in his sophomore and junior years; he was fine in his sophomore year, but he started skipping classes in his junior year. His grades weren’t stellar, but the university wouldn’t deny him his diploma as long as it wasn’t outrageous.

The teachers who let him fail courses in his freshman year were still there, but... most likely, in future evaluations and projects, they wouldn’t have a share.

It was all within the rules; no one broke them.

Li Yang chatted with his advisor Lei Yiming again about graduation project matters; regarding the dissertation, it had already begun. Once the November courses end, he’ll need to submit an opening report.

Jing University’s graduation dissertation is quite strict, but as for the graduation design, Li Yang didn’t worry; his marketing strategies were already used as teaching materials by the faculty.

Although no one could replicate them... it was enough to amaze everyone.

Other students have to think hard; to graduate, they must first come up with a feasible concept for validation, then submit it in the form of a dissertation.

For many, practice is still quite challenging.

On his first day back, Li Yang was stopped by classmates.

"Yang, emergency help, I have a project I can’t verify. Can I intern at your company?"

"No problem, let me know which company you want to go to; after all, you guys are cheap labor."

"Still need people in the Extreme Shadow Cars marketing department?"

"Emm... Extreme Shadow Cars doesn’t have a marketing department..."

"What? Really?"

"Really! Is your project on car marketing?"

"Yes, it’s investigating this market. If it’s impossible, I’ll have to change the project; there’s still time."

"No need to change, it’s not difficult. I’ll teach you a trick; there’s no need to rely on others’ resources..."