In fact, for most people who have been reborn, the things they pursue after being reborn are nothing more than a few things: money, women, power, and the eternal needs.
But for Xu Ke, there is one thing that is more important to him than all these.
In his previous life, compared to most of his peers, Xu Ke actually had a very good start. Whether in terms of appearance or family conditions, he was much better than ordinary people.
Although her parents divorced when she was very young, Jiang Min and Xu Shijie did not stop communicating with each other like most divorced couples. They would still come to see their child from time to time. Although Xu Nuo was awarded to Jiang Min and her name was changed, Xu Shijie was still very generous with his daughter's living expenses and support, even giving more than Xu Ke. After all, girls should be raised in wealth.
One of the main reasons for their divorce was that Xu Shijie was not satisfied with the stable job in the state-owned enterprise, so he resigned and went to Kunming alone to start a business. At that time, Xu Ke's home was in Liangcheng, an inconspicuous agricultural county. The couple only saw each other a few times a month. The siblings went to school in Liangcheng from kindergarten to middle school.
Xu Shijie had a good business acumen. In the past few years, the domestic stock market had been bullish for years. After he made his first fortune in the stock market, he went to Kunming to do micro-loan business. The business was doing well, and he soon bought a house and drove a BMW.
Xu Shijie's mother, Xu Ke's grandmother, was not well educated, but she had the typical feudal patriarchal thinking. She felt that since Xu Shijie had achieved success in his career, Jiang Min, as his wife, should quit her job, leave Liangcheng with the children, and follow Xu Shijie wholeheartedly to serve him.
Jiang Min's family are all people within the system. They look down on those who do business outside. The same is true for the education of their two children. They have been taught the idea that everything is inferior except for studying since they were young.
As a result, there will naturally be constant conflicts between the two sides, and they will eventually part ways unhappily.
In their previous life, after the two divorced, Xu Shijie originally wanted Xu Ke to follow him to Kunming. After all, the platform in the provincial capital was bigger. But at that time, Xu Ke was unwilling to leave his sister, and was unwilling to transfer schools. Xu Shijie had no choice but to let him do what he wanted. Therefore, until he graduated from high school, Xu Ke lived in Liangcheng with his sister and Jiang Min, and Xu Shijie would come back to see him every now and then.
Although Xu Ke developed an overly introverted personality due to his childhood experiences, at least at that time, he did not worry about the future.
Xu Shijie's loan business in Kunming was booming at the time. Xu Ke thought that after graduating from university, the worst that could happen was that he would return to inherit Xu Shijie's legacy. Xu Shijie also said that if Xu Ke didn't want to work in the future, he would go and follow him.
This was also the reason why Xu Ke had completely laid down and given up during college in his previous life. He didn't have to find a job anyway, his family had a business, and he was not sociable. So for Xu Ke, the four years of college were just like staying in the dormitory and the Internet cafe for four years. He learned nothing, had no friends, and never fell in love.
something unexpected may happen any time.
Xu Shijie started his business by speculating in stocks. After starting his own business and making money, he still kept a lot of money in the stock market. He was very confident in his stock trading skills and felt that he was different from other retail investors.
However, the stock market crash in 2015 proved that Xu Shijie was not as special as he thought.
The stock market crash led to a broken capital chain, but that was not all. In 2016, Xu Shijie was eager to make back his money through the loan business. He did not do a good risk assessment and ran into a deadbeat. He lent out a huge sum of money and was unable to get it back. Since then, the Xu family has completely collapsed.
In 2016, Xu Ke just graduated from university. Originally waiting to go home and become Xu Shao, Xu Ke suddenly found that his home was gone.
After four years of decadence in college, Xu Ke, who had no skills, how could he find a decent job after graduation? He wanted to stay in first-tier cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. When he just graduated, Xu Ke worked in sales, opened an online store, worked as a barista, a bartender, and even participated in a fighting competition in a bar, where he was beaten up.
At that time, Jiang Min advised her to go home and take the civil service exam. Xu Ke said that he didn't want to do the kind of job with a foreseeable end, but he knew in his heart that after four years of decadence, how could he be the kind of person who could calm down and read books and do exercises?
To make matters worse, Xu Shijie, the breadwinner of the family, suffered a breakdown in health after his career collapsed. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases almost took his life, and he had to borrow money from everywhere to pay for the high hospitalization and medical expenses.
During those tormenting days when everyone encountered setbacks, if it weren't for her sister, Xu Ke really wasn't sure if she would have the courage to continue living in this world.
After graduating from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Jiang Yunnuo returned to Kunming without any hesitation and successfully entered an accounting firm. He worked day and night and took on several jobs in his spare time. He has been a tutor, a salesman, and has also taken on jobs as a model at comic conventions and online stores, as long as he could make money.
"Keke, do whatever you want to do. If you have an ideal, pursue it freely. You don't have to worry about the things at home or your sister."
On countless nights of hunger and cold, countless times when the balance in his pocket was not enough for a meal, and countless times when he wanted to give up, his sister would always be the first to transfer money to Xu Ke, comforting him with a smile, saying that everything would be fine.
She is also the only person in the world who remembers Xu Ke's birthday and saves money to buy him a birthday cake and gifts.
Jiang Yunnuo was the only ray of hope that kept Xu alive in the endless darkness of his previous life.
Supported by this ray of light, he began to force himself to make changes, to cater to the topics of people he disliked, to try to improve his interpersonal relationships, and to force himself to become sociable.
Many years later, Xu Ke achieved some success in his career, but the price he paid was that his sister, who was unable to support herself, became physically exhausted.
Jiang Yunnuo did not escape the diseases caused by overwork, including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems, digestive system problems, and nervous system problems. Eventually, the illnesses became long-term diseases and eventually led to cancer.
For Xu Ke, the most important thing after being reborn is to protect his sister and never let her suffer the torture like in the previous life.
"Coco? Coco?"
Jiang Yunnuo's sweet voice in the phone receiver brought Xu Ke back to reality from the memories of his past life.
"Keke, have you been bullied at school?!"
There was some anxiety in her tone. In her memory, her introverted and shy brother would never express his emotions so directly.
"Huh? What a joke! Who dares to bully me?"
"Do you think that all the Sanda I learned when I was a kid was in vain?"
Xu Ke quickly changed his tone to a relaxed one.
"Tsk, what else did you say, Coco? You're going to be an adult soon. When you become an adult, you have to bear legal responsibilities. You have to get along well with others in college. If you are bullied, tell your counselor or the school. If you can't solve it, tell me. But no matter what, don't fight!"
"I know~ I'm not a child, why are you nagging like your mother now?"
"Hmph, little brat, don't think you'll be strong just because you've entered college!"
Jiang Yunuo paused and said:
"I'm sorry, Coco, I don't have time to see you off when you start college."
Jiang Yunnuo is a sophomore this year, so his school start time is naturally earlier than that of freshmen like Xu Ke.
"I've already said it, I'm not a child."
Xu Ke smiled and said:
"I'll come to Shanghai to visit you during the National Day holiday~"
"Okay, okay, it's National Day and I don't know where to go."
"By the way, Coco, if you have nothing to do, you should call your dad more often and ask about his recent situation."
"Yeah, I know."
After hanging up the phone with her sister, Xu Ke looked at Xu Shijie's number in her phone address book, hesitated for a long time, but still didn't call.
Xu Shijie is a typical taciturn father who only cares about making a living outside. His successful career in recent years has made him more and more confident in his abilities, even a little paranoid. He doesn't care much about family affairs. After the divorce, because he lives in different places, the communication between him and Xu Ke is even less.
Xu Ke certainly understood his father well. There was really not much to talk about with him. He just advised him to smoke and drink less and not be obsessed with stocks. But Xu Shijie was obviously not the kind of person who would listen to advice, otherwise he would not have been so miserable in his previous life.
Especially in recent years, he is in the rising period of his career. It would be strange if he would listen to the words of a little kid who is only a few months away from adulthood.
Back at the Internet cafe, He Jing asked curiously:
"Lao Xu, whose phone is this? Why is it so mysterious?"
"If I'm guessing correctly, it must be a girl's?"
Xu Ke did not hide it and said:
"My sister, the noise in the Internet cafe is too noisy. If she knew that I went to the Internet cafe right after school started, she would definitely scold me again."
He Jing became interested after hearing this and asked:
"Hey, is she your biological sister or your cousin? Lao Xu, you are so pretty, your sister must be very pretty, right?"
"Does she have a boyfriend? If not, do you think you need a brother-in-law?"
"Don't make some jokes carelessly. Come on, let's make another one."
On the other side, there is Building 3, Room 311, of the Normal University girls’ dormitory.
"I searched for a long time, but I couldn't find a song called "Confession Balloon" on the Internet."
"Wow, does that mean he really wrote this song himself?!"
"Isn't this too talented?!"
"And he's also very good-looking! Have you ever observed his eyes? They're big and bright, and his nose is high. He has the temperament of a mixed-blood nobleman in novels!"
The girls' dormitory was filled with fragrance. Three girls with graceful figures and wet hair were wearing their underwear and chattering about what happened during the military training in the day. Only Song Enyan had a gloomy face. She sat at the table with her hands folded, not participating in the discussion with her roommates.
"Tsk, so what if you have talent? You are stingy and mean, and look like a poor person!"
"I'm telling you, when looking for a boyfriend, the first and most important thing is that he can't be poor! He can't be stingy!"
Song Enyan had already changed her clothes. She wore a black, waist-revealing tight T-shirt on her upper body, which showed off her exquisite curves. She only wore a super short pleated skirt on her lower body, and most of her 172cm long legs were exposed. She wore black mid-calf cotton socks and Vans baseball shoes on her feet.
Obviously, she was still resentful that Bai Tian Xu Ke had completely disrespected her and snatched the watermelon from her hand in front of so many people.
The three roommates who were chatting animatedly were suddenly poured a bucket of cold water by Song Enyan. They looked at each other in embarrassment for a moment.
Song Enyan continued to say unhappily:
"Besides, he's not very tall, probably less than 1.8 meters tall? I say, you wouldn't be interested in a third-level disabled person who's less than 1.8 meters tall, right?"
Although she had just entered the school not long ago, her roommates knew how popular Song Enyan was in the school. During the few days of military training alone, there were no less than ten senior students who came to the dormitory building every day to bring her snacks, gifts, and invite her to dinner. Song Enyan's three roommates also benefited from this, and there was never a shortage of food and drink in their dormitory.
Therefore, the three people in the dormitory seemed to have tacitly acknowledged Song Enyan's leadership position in the dormitory.
"Well, indeed, it would be more perfect if he were a little taller."
A girl next to her immediately echoed.
"I also think that snatching watermelons from girls is too cheap."
Noticing Song Enyan's attitude towards Xu Ke, the two girls who were just discussing Xu Ke enthusiastically changed the subject immediately.
Only another girl named Huang Xiangyun said:
"However, it is inappropriate to make decisions on your own without the consent of the class."
"Enyan, I think Xu Ke's actions were not necessarily directed against you."
Seeing that someone was singing a different tune from her, Song Enyan felt even more upset.
"Huh? She snatched something from me in front of so many people. Wasn't she targeting me on purpose?!"
Song Enyan narrowed her eyes and looked at Huang Xiangyun.
"Xiangyun, you are not interested in this license, are you?"
Huang Xiangyun was stunned, then smiled and said:
"We were just discussing his talent. Why do you keep talking about finding a boyfriend? His song "Confession Balloon" is really well written. Appreciating his songs doesn't mean you have to date him. I don't care about height, appearance, etc."
"Besides, he's not short, and he's only a freshman. It's said that boys have to grow to maturity by the age of 25."
Among the four people in the dormitory, Huang Xiangyun's appearance is actually comparable to Song Enyan, except that she is a little shorter than Song Enyan, her legs are not as long, and her face is not as small as Song Enyan's.
As for appearance, as long as it reaches a certain level, there is actually no difference between high and low. Every beauty has her own beauty, and the public's aesthetic tastes are also different.
If Huang Xiangyun also loved dressing up, showing off, and was good at socializing like Song Enyan, then the popularity of her discussions in the forum would definitely not be much lower than Song Enyan's.
Normally, Huang Xiangyun didn't talk much, which was considered as tacitly acknowledging Song Enyan's leadership position in the dormitory. But today, she rarely challenged Song Enyan repeatedly, which made Song Enyan really unhappy.
Song Enyan originally wanted to continue arguing with Huang Xiangyun and continue to belittle Xu Ke, but after thinking about it, she felt that the school had just started and she shouldn't make the relationship with her roommate too awkward.
"Forget it, have you packed up? Let's go."
Song Enyan stood up and went downstairs with a few roommates.
The four of them had just enrolled and were not very familiar with the school. They wandered around, walked on the commercial street outside, had something to eat, and finally returned to the Normal University. During this time, a roommate suggested going to the basketball court. How could Song Enyan not know what the little girl was thinking? She didn't have much interest in the boys on the basketball court. After all, from junior high school to high school, in these six years, there were too many basketball players chasing her. But now there was nothing to do anyway, so she accompanied her roommate to go for a walk.
Sure enough, whenever Song Enyan passed by the court, the boys who looked normal in the last second would become like chicken blood in the next second, and they tried their best to play free throws in the first half of the court with the momentum of the NBA Finals.
"Be careful! What are you daydreaming about?!"
"Give me the ball! Give me the ball!"
"Will you fight?!"
A few boys with better skills simply turned on the captain mode and scolded their teammates in an attempt to attract the attention of the beautiful girl next to them.
The four girls found a piece of grass and sat down. Several roommates were talking about which boy on the court was the most handsome. They were no different from the other girls around the basketball court. This was a normal university, so the proportion of boys was not high. Every night, there would always be a large group of girls watching the game next to the basketball court, even though few of them could understand it.
But when Song Enyan looked at the group of boys in front of her who were trying hard to perform in front of her, she just wanted to laugh.
"Oh, you're really good at pretending!"
To be honest, if this group of boys played seriously, Song Eun-yeon might even glance at them a few more times.
But when Song Enyan saw the deliberate behavior of these people after she arrived, she instantly felt disgusted.
During this period, some people recognized Song Enyan and came over to offer her water, while some were shameless enough to ask her for her contact information directly.
And Song Enyan doesn't seem to mind giving it. As long as the appearance is acceptable, she is willing to give it.
"Wow, Yanyan, you added so many boys, are you going to open a pond to raise fish?"
A roommate next to me asked with a smile.
"Oh, fish farming, it's just an ATM."
Song Enyan sneered. Somehow, the scene in the daytime came back to her mind. Thinking of how Xu Ke completely ignored her gaze, she gritted her teeth secretly.
"Xu Ke, you wait for me!"
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