Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

Meng Chuan stared at Alice in shock. This little girl was too smart!

She actually guessed what he was thinking right away.

"Are all foreigners this smart now?"

Meng Chuan smiled wryly.

I underestimated everyone. Alice is no easier to deal with than Shen Yue.

However, these two are also different.

Besides being intelligent and shrewd, Shen Yue is also very ambitious.

Alice is intelligent, yet her heart is relatively calm and detached.

The most fundamental difference is that when Meng Chuan is with Shen Yue, he unconsciously becomes wary.

Even when Alice schemes against him, Meng Chuan doesn't feel resentful.

What's wrong with foreigners?

Alice rolled her eyes at Meng Chuan, but wasn't angry.

Meng Chuan scratched his head awkwardly.

Yes, he was indeed very curious about Alice's identity.

Alice is beautiful, rich, and has bodyguards.

Having studied in Shanghai for so long, she must know the Sun family's background.

Yet she still dared to use herself as bait to lure Sun Yishan to a bar.

Therefore, Meng Chuan really wanted to find out what was going on with her.

Just how much does Alice rely on?

Therefore, Meng Chuan decided to play along and dragged Sun Dashan out to humiliate him.

Firstly, Sun Dashan was Liu Qian's first boyfriend.

His very identity is his original sin.

Why wouldn't Meng Chuan be happy to vent his anger at the same time?

Secondly, Meng Chuan wanted to draw out the powerful backer behind Alice.

So when Sun Dashan gave up and was about to leave, Meng Chuan smashed his head open with a wine bottle.

This thoroughly enraged Sun Dashan.

Of course, there's a third point that Alice never even considered.

That is, Meng Chuan wanted to tie himself and Alice together.

Let Alice help him share some of the Sun family's anger.

After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

However, Meng Chuan did not achieve his third objective.

The appearance of Fifth Master was something Meng Chuan had not expected.

With Fifth Master's authority, the Sun family would absolutely not dare to touch Alice.

Therefore, Meng Chuan had to bear the brunt of the Sun family's anger alone.

However, it's not entirely a bad thing.

Meng Chuan will inevitably clash with Si Du sooner or later, and the Sun family is an obstacle he cannot avoid.

A cheetah lying in the grass is more dangerous than a tiger baring its fangs.

It's better to lure out the hidden threat from the Sun family beforehand than to let them sneer from behind.

Why do you always say things I don't understand?

Sitting in the back seat, Jiang Zhenyu listened to Meng Chuan and Alice's conversation and asked with a mournful face.

He thought he was quite smart.

He was also a genius who scored over 700 in the college entrance examination.

He could understand every word Meng Chuan and Alice said.

But when put together, he didn't understand a single word.

However, to Jiang Zhenyu's embarrassment...

His sudden interruption brought the car to an abrupt silence.

Meng Chuan and Alice acted as if they hadn't heard him speak.

Natasha was a woman of few words to begin with.

"I'm just a nobody, so I won't say anything more."

Jiang Zhenyu was so embarrassed he wanted to jump out of the car immediately.

In this tranquil atmosphere, the car quickly returned to the school.

On the way, Meng Chuan and his companions took a break to have a late-night snack.

Back in the dormitory, Meng Chuan immediately reported to Liu Qian.

It's not bronchitis; it's called respect.

The only thing Meng Chuan regretted was...

Looking at Liu Qian in the video, wearing a silk nightgown.

Meng Chuan shamelessly begged Liu Qian to gently pull open the corner of her clothes so he could peek at her.

But Liu Qian absolutely refused.

For the next two days, Meng Chuan spent his nights in the library all night again.

I spend my days sleeping in the dormitory.

These past two days he has mainly been studying the material from the second semester of his freshman year.

The more I learn, the more I realize that finance is profound and unfathomable.

On Sunday evening, Meng Chuan, Jiang Zhenyu, and Dean Zuo Silan finally set off for Beijing.

The annual political economy conference officially starts at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, so they have to arrive early.

It was already past midnight when they arrived in the capital. Meng Chuan and Jiang Zhenyu shared a room.

"Look, Huo Wanxi is live streaming again."

Jiang Zhenyu lay on the bed, holding his phone, and spoke to Meng Chuan.

Although he unfollowed Huo Wanxi, he still keeps seeing her on Douyin (TikTok).

However, Jiang Zhenyu will never give her a reward again.

"What's so interesting about it?"

Meng Chuan replied listlessly.

"Hey! Meng Chuan, look, the video of Huo Wanxi's live stream that night has been made into a short video."

Jiang Zhenyu suddenly ran to Meng Chuan's side with his phone in hand.

The video includes scenes of Huo Wanxi confessing her feelings to Meng Chuan, as well as her complaining about being harassed by classmates wearing masks.

The video also mentioned the name of Meng Chuan's thesis.

At the end of the video, Huo Wanxi said to the camera:

"Hey you, the guy wearing the mask, I know you'll definitely see this video. Your methods for pursuing girls aren't very clever."

"Some people say I'm delusional. Do you dare to come out and confront me?"

It's obvious that Huo Wanxi still harbors resentment over Jiang Zhenyu's remarks to her during the live stream.

"Really boring."

Meng Chuan was speechless.

He just wanted to be a student quietly and finish his undergraduate studies as soon as possible to enter the doctoral stage.

After graduation, living happily ever after with Liu Qian is what Meng Chuan most wants to do.

But there were always people who came to cause him trouble.

Sun Yishan challenged him on the campus network, and Huo Wanxi challenged him to a duel on Douyin.

"Haha, bro, what do you think Huo Wanxi's expression will be when she finds out you're Meng Chuan?"

Jiang Zhenyu looked gloating.

"If you dare tell her, I'll break your legs."

Meng Chuan rolled his eyes at Jiang Zhenyu.

Do I need to tell her that?

Jiang Zhenyu, wearing only his underwear, lay back on his bed, legs crossed, and said:

"After this annual meeting, your paper will be published. It's a source of pride for our college, and the college will definitely promote it extensively. At that time, she'll know it's you just by looking at the title of the paper."

Meng Chuan frowned; that was indeed the case.

But if you know, you know!

Anyway, he couldn't be bothered with these things.

"Brother, to be honest, sometimes I'm a little jealous of you. We only differed by 20 or 30 points in the college entrance exam, how come the gap is so big?"

Jiang Zhenyu shook his head, looking frustrated.

Do I have one more nose or one more eye than you?

Meng Chuan said irritably.

He really didn't think he was anything special.

All of Meng Chuan's advantages stemmed from that dream; ten years later, all of his advantages would vanish.

"You may not have as many noses and eyes as me, but you have two more sisters-in-law than me! And you also have a school beauty like Huo Wanxi who confessed to you."

Jiang Zhenyu looked like a wilted eggplant, and said pitifully:

"It's pitiful that I'm still single! Sigh! Why can't any girl appreciate my good looks? Why can't any girl see my strengths? I really want to be in a relationship!"

"Get out of here."

Meng Chuan grabbed a pillow and threw it hard at Jiang Zhenyu.

This guy is a real character; he's definitely not easy to walk.

The next morning, under the guidance of Professor Zuo Silan.

Meng Chuan and his colleagues finally arrived at the Political Economy Annual Conference.

To Meng Chuan's surprise, the meeting was to be held at Peking University.

Stepping into the campus, one is greeted by elegant buildings and mottled walls.

The profound historical and cultural atmosphere of this century-old school is palpable.

Jiang Zhenyu gazed at his surroundings with fascination, exclaiming in amazement:

"This is the legendary Beijing University! I really want to have a passionate romance here!"