Qin Ming carried the black plastic bag containing 88,000 back to school. He didn't want to attend the gathering Zhao Liniu spoke of. Those women may look pretty, but they had the personalities of vipers. They would completely look down on him, especially when he was all drenched now. Qin Ming wanted to return to the Yun Shan Villas, but he still had class to attend tomorrow, so he couldn't enjoy himself too much. “Oh? You're here, Ming?” At the school gate, Qin Ming bumped into Zhao Liniu, Liang Shaoyong and Sun Zhipeng. There were also four other women and a man there. Qin Ming's face darkened. For him to run into them just as they were heading to the Beth bar, he must have had the luck of the devil. Zhao Liniu happily walked up and placed his hand on Qin Ming's shoulder, “Hah, you're just in time. Huh? Why are you all soaked?” Everyone saw Qin Ming but also noticed he was completely drenched. One of the women laughed, “A thunderstorm had just passed. Maybe he rushed back here because he heard that Lingling was coming along and wanted to share a ride with her? Tsk tsk, Lingling, you sure have so much charm.” “Hahahaha!” Aside from Qin Ming's three hostel mates, everyone else burst into laughter. Liang Shaoyong's girlfriend joined in, saying, “Isn't this Qin Ming pathetic? Yong, I swallowed my pride to invite Lingling, but what is this guy worth?” Liang Shaoyong was also despondent, “Ming, what's up with you? So many people are after Chen Muling and she's also looking for a partner. Some second-generation rich kid had insisted on tagging along, but Chen Muling isn't really into him, so we thought we'd give you a chance to prove yourself.” Sun Zhipeng chimed in, “Ming, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Chen Muling is better than Li Meng in every aspect. If you can win her over, you don't have to deal with Li Meng at work anymore.” Qin Ming really wanted to say that he didn't give a damn about Chen Muling. But his three hostel mates had done so much for him and wanted him to stop being broken-hearted. So Qin Ming could only swallow his words and keep quiet. He couldn't let his mates down.A man strutted over in an arrogant manner and said, “Hey, you're Qin Ming? The toad who dreams of being with a swan? I heard you even steal Lingling's breakfast. You call yourself a man? And can't you dress better for a date?” A woman next to Chen Muling said, “Yeah, Luo, that's him. Really. How can Lingling ever be into him? Lingling is so gorgeous and comes from a rich family. Just a dress she wore is worth one month of his salary.” Zhao Liniu said unhappily, “Our Ming here has excellent grades. He'll earn big money after he graduates.” Luo laughed in disdain, “Really? So Mr. Qin here is a top student. How incredible. It's too bad that I'm just a good-for-nothing guy sitting around waiting to inherit his father's successful business. My dad's company happens to have a job vacancy that pays 28,000 a month. How about I introduce you as my buddy to my dad? He'll let you have the job immediately, and you'll have money then. Maybe you could even compete with me. I only spend about 50,000 a month anyway.” “Haha, aren't you being too kind, Mr. Luo? Giving him a 28,000-salary job before he even graduates is too generous. Either way, no matter how brilliant he is, he'd still end up working for you anyway.” “Wow, you're so rich. If only I were the subject of your affections. Lingling, you're so lucky that he likes you.” “Mr. Luo is the man of many women's dreams.” “That loser must have nothing to say now. Tsk, coming to Lingling while drenched like that? What an idiot.” “He can even still be so thick-skinned and show up here? How shameless.” The women next to Chen Muling hurled insults at Qin Ming. In actuality, they had been bought over by Mr. Luo and were here today to help the man win Chen Muling over. Seeing how pathetic Qin Ming looked, the women laughed on their own. They'd do it even if they hadn't been paid by Mr. Luo. Don't even mention winning Chen Muling over; if Qin Ming were to chase after them, even they wouldn't accept him. Zhao Liniu frantically asked, “Ming, how about you go back and get changed first?” Qin Ming shook his head, “Forget it, Niu. I understand your good intentions. But I know how embarrassing I look in this state, so I'll just go back. I won't bother you guys.” Hearing Qin Ming leave, Mr. Luo silently nodded, those who can take the hint are wise. He made the right decision not to fight with me over a girl.Qin Ming glanced at Chen Muling. He had no interest in her, nor did he want to cause her any trouble. If he were to reject her again, then Zhao Liniu and the others would never try to set the two up anymore. Chen Muling remained silent all this while. She actually wasn't interested in Qin Ming either, but she just couldn't stand her good friend Zhao Menghua constantly trying to introduce him to her. Moreover, Qin Ming was indeed a brilliant student, so who knew he could become very successful in the future. But no matter how good he became, could he ever compare to a second-gen rich kid like Mr. Luo? However, Mr. Luo was a well-known playboy. In his few years as a university student, he had ten different girlfriends, including girls from different universities. He would dump them after sleeping with them, and Chen Muling absolutely despised this. She had never dated anyone, so naturally she wanted a man of better character. Of course, he had to be handsome too. Zhao Menghua said, “Muling, say something. Qin Ming must have rushed back in the rain while at work because he heard you were going too. He probably wanted to come back to the hostel to get changed, but ran into us along the way. He's a little poorer and shabby, but surely he'll be nice to you.” Deep down, Zhao Menghua also despised Qin Ming, but she still had to side her boyfriend, Liang Shaoyong. Chen Muling nodded and think to herself, that's true. Plus, I don't want Luo Danan following me around like a fly all day. I'll use Qin Ming to get rid of Luo Danan first. Chen Muling said, “Qin Ming, I was the one who invited you. I know I went a bit too far with my words back then at Fortune Restaurant, so I wanted to treat you to drinks today. Will you not come?” Qin Ming froze. She's apologizing to me? In an instant, Qin Ming's impression of Chen Muling improved. This girl is really proud, but for her to be able to admit her wrongdoings in front of others and apologize with drinks, I suppose she isn't too bad. Qin Ming replied, “Well, if that's what the beautiful Ms. Chen says, then I graciously accept.” But, the women next to Chen Muling were not happy. “Lingling, why would you want to be with someone so pathetic? This loser is all drenched.” “Yeah, does he even deserve us? We're already out of his league, what more to say you, Lingling.” “He's too shameless. Even Mr. Luo has already given him face, but he can't take the hint.” Hearing their insults, Qin Ming was really furious. He had always been low-profile, but this incident made him feel that he had to flaunt his wealth in front of these gold diggers to shut them up. He lifted the black plastic bag in his hand and said angrily, “Who says I don't have money? I have 88,000 with me right now. I just earned it from the stock market.” One of the women scorned, “Oh? He made some money from the stock market? Those are probably just a few bricks.” Qin Ming immediately took out stack of money and asked, “You're saying these are bricks?” With one look, they burst into laughter. Qin Ming froze. What are they laughing about? He looked down at the cash he was holding. Sh*t! What's going on? The money in Qin Ming's hand wasn't real bank notes. Those were practice notes used by banks to train their staff to count money. He had forgot to double-check when retrieving the money, and now he had screwed up.