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The Jade Association, despite being called an association, is essentially just a middleman among the jade tycoons in City A's Jade Industry. They organize events, but in terms of prestige, this association is even less respected than some second-rate jade families, let alone the colossal Wu Family in the Jade Industry.
So when Miss Wu Yanran from the Wu Family came over to invite Lin Feng, the president of the Jade Association hurriedly made a call to Lin Feng without delay.
However, the president of the Jade Association was surprised to find that Lin Feng, the person whom Wu Yanran specifically wanted to invite, had no idea who the Wu Family's Old Master was. This truly astonished the president.
Nevertheless, surprise aside, there were still matters to attend to. After adjusting his emotions quickly, the president continued speaking to Lin Feng: "Mr. Wu is the Old Master of the Wu Family, a leading figure in the Jade Industry. Mr. Lin, I hope you can attend on time."
"Well... I don't know anything about it, and I haven't prepared anything else. It wouldn't be good to go without any preparation," Lin Feng expressed his doubts about whether the person on the other end was really from City A's Jade Association and was hesitant to agree.
Lin Feng knew that there were many scams involving such invitations.
Typically, scams involve telling you to go somewhere and then offering to book tickets for you, only to ask you to transfer money. The planners of these scams usually do their homework and have done some investigation on their targets. So even if it turned out to be a scam, Lin Feng wouldn’t be surprised that they knew about his recent experiences with gambling stones in City A. Nowadays, scammers often do their homework more diligently than some students do in their studies.
Of course, since he suspected that they might be trying to scam him out of money, Lin Feng made those remarks.
His meaning was clear: he wanted to go but didn't have any money. Since they said it was an invitation, would they provide travel expenses?
From experience, Lin Feng knew that if he mentioned needing money for travel, a genuine scammer would quickly find an excuse to refuse. Scammers have principles too; it's nearly impossible to get money from them.
However, contrary to Lin Feng's expectations, upon hearing that he was willing to come, the person on the other end eagerly responded: "I'm so glad that Mr. Lin can come! On behalf of the Jade Association, I welcome you! Could you please give me your account number? I'll transfer your travel expenses as soon as I hang up."
The president of the Jade Association was thrilled that Lin Feng had no issues and seemed willing to come. He knew that when Wu Yanran approached him, she had given strict orders to ensure Lin Feng's attendance. Now that he only needed to provide some travel expenses, he believed that the Wu Family wouldn’t fuss over such a small amount of money.
"Ah?" Lin Feng was waiting for an excuse for refusal from the other side when he heard their straightforward response and felt a bit dumbfounded. It seemed like they weren't scammers after all.
"What's wrong?" The President of the Jade Association cautiously asked upon hearing Lin Feng's surprised voice on the other end of the phone.
"Nothing, heh heh... Since you are so warmly inviting me, I will go to City A myself. I'll contact you when I arrive in City A, and I'll take care of my travel expenses," Lin Feng said. Now that he was sure the other party wasn't a scammer, he naturally wouldn't let them pay for him. Although Lin Feng wasn't wealthy, he still had several million, and this small amount for travel wasn't worth making the other party pay; otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.
"Oh, that's fine. Just contact me at this number when you arrive in City A; I’ll be available 24/7, heh heh... It's settled then; we won't miss each other when the time comes." The President of the Jade Association agreed readily to Lin Feng's request. Since Lin Feng was someone specifically invited by the Wu Family, he would personally go to pick him up.
"Okay. See you later." With the arrangements made, Lin Feng felt no need to continue chatting. He would just call when he got to City A. Besides, Lin Feng already had a shop in City A, so even if Chen Sheng went to pick him up, it would be fine.
After hanging up, Lin Feng finished his coffee. Thinking about Liu Jing no longer made sense; it was better to do something else.
After leaving the café, the President of the Jade Association in City A began calling Wu Yanran to report that he had successfully invited Lin Feng.
Wu Yanran praised the President of the Jade Association for completing her request and then went to inform her grandpa.
After leaving the café, Liu Jing forced herself not to cry as she ran back to her parking spot at school.
Getting into her favorite red Ferrari, Liu Jing looked at the luxurious and comfortable interior but still felt negative. She really wasn't in the mood to enjoy any of it.
Finally, Liu Jing couldn't help but lean on the steering wheel. She knew she could have lingered a bit longer before leaving, but when she turned back, she realized that Lin Feng had no intention of following her.
From Lin Feng's behavior, Liu Jing was certain that he was distancing himself from her for some reason. Liu Jing wasn't foolish; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to lead an intelligence team in Qian Bang. At this moment, she felt sad because she understood why Lin Feng was acting this way.
After crying for a while, Liu Jing gradually stopped; crying was exhausting.
Wiping her tears with a tissue, Liu Jing took out her pink phone and began dialing a number.
"Immediately investigate whether Lin Feng has had any contact with my brother recently." Liu Jing wasn't stupid; while feeling heartbroken earlier, she vaguely sensed why Lin Feng was distancing himself from her. She believed that his actions might be related to her brother.
She knew what kind of personality her brother had; last time he even used her, his own biological sister. She understood that Lin Feng must not have a good impression of her brother either.
After giving the instructions, Liu Jing hung up the phone decisively. She knew that any news from the investigation would be reported to her immediately.
Wiping her nose with a tissue due to crying, Liu Jing drove away from the school.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Lin Feng walked back to his dormitory. It had been a while since he last saw his dorm mates. Besides the chubby guy, who was very close to him, the other two had a decent relationship with him as well, just slightly less than with the chubby guy.
As soon as he entered the room, Lin Feng noticed that the other two were already in the dorm, with only the chubby guy absent.
"Hey... brothers, I'm back!" Lin Feng said when he saw the two wearing headphones and playing on their computers.
The two turned their eyes towards Lin Feng. At first, they were stunned upon seeing him, then they simultaneously dropped their mice and walked over to him.
"Ah..." Halfway there, they suddenly remembered they hadn't taken off their earbuds and tripped over each other, falling to the side.
Next came two howls of pain, "Ouch, ouch..." echoing in the room.
Seeing them sprawled on the floor, Lin Feng felt warmth in his heart; he still had people who cared about him. He quickly smiled and went to help them up.
Sitting on his bed, Lin Feng noticed that even though he hadn't been at school or stayed in the dorm for a few days, his bed was still clean. It showed that the chubby guy was treating him well.
"Hey guys, what have you been busy with lately?" Lin Feng asked since there was nothing else to do.
"Right! We've been researching what projects we can undertake. We're in our second year now and need to plan for our future," one of them replied after turning around and slapping his forehead.
"Oh, so you mean starting a business?" Lin Feng understood what he meant and asked again.
"Yes, that's the idea, but we don't have any funds, connections, or special skills. So what we mean is that the four of us can team up to do some small business and gradually expand." It was still the second guy speaking, but what he said was probably agreed upon by the other two.
Naturally, Lin Feng had no reason to oppose their idea and felt pleased that they could think of this at such an early stage. Lin Feng was also starting his own venture, so he wasn't worried about finding a job after graduation. However, his friends were typical students with nothing to their names, so it was good for them to seek opportunities to start small.
"Okay, I understand. I have no objections. Have you thought about what industry you want to enter?" Lin Feng asked.
"We've done some research. There are indeed some industries with high profits, but we have nothing to start with, so those aren't feasible for us. We think it's better to start in the service industry, keeping it small—just enough to earn some living expenses and gain some experience," the second guy replied. He was quite articulate.
Lin Feng understood their intentions and asked again, "So what exactly do you plan to do? Also, how small do you mean by 'small'?"
"Something similar to Sister Dong's place—just a small shop—but we mainly want to market digital products and not compete with Sister Dong," the second guy explained. He knew about Lin Feng's relationship with Dong Jie.
Lin Feng didn't mind this; he actually planned to let Dong Jie stop running her shop anyway, but he wouldn't tell his roommates that now. He thought their idea was good; understanding how to market digital products in this era was quite valuable. Their approach was realistic as well—they weren't trying to bite off more than they could chew, which was commendable.
It's worth noting that many students starting businesses often aim too high and end up failing because they can't make even a small profit. Such outcomes are undoubtedly tragic.
"Let's wait for Fatty to come back before we discuss this in detail. We should all sit down together and share our thoughts. I'm very interested in what you have proposed," Lin Feng replied affirmatively. At the same time, he suddenly had another idea in mind, but he decided to keep it to himself for now.
Just as Lin Feng finished speaking, the other two brothers hadn't responded yet when Fatty's voice came before he did: "Brothers, I have good news—Lin Feng is back!"
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