The signing process went very smoothly. Qin Yunxuan had also gone over the contract carefully and found no oversights or loopholes.
Although she didn’t have much of a singing talent, she was still the heiress of Starlight Entertainment after all. Having been exposed to this kind of thing her whole life, she had a solid understanding of contracts and the like.
There were no issues with the contract, so Qin Yunxuan readily signed Qin Lang’s name on it.
Soon enough, the fifty million yuan was credited to the account.
Looking at the notification text on her phone, a faint smile curled across Qin Yunxuan’s face.
After being broke for so long, she finally had some confidence to stand on.
“Qin Lang, I’m sure we’ll have plenty of opportunities to work together in the future, so… here’s to a fruitful partnership!”
Qin Yunxuan shook Xiao Ruolin’s hand in return. “You’re too kind, President Xiao! It’s my good fortune to be working with you as well.”
Now that the deal was done, a few kind words didn’t cost anything anyway.
It wasn’t like she had to pay for them.
Xiao Ruolin let out a wry smile. Feixing Network Security was a company she had built from the ground up, but now it had hit a bottleneck—a common hurdle for many small and medium-sized cybersecurity firms.
To break through that bottleneck, Xiao Ruolin knew she had to seize this opportunity. After two days of deliberation, she ultimately decided to purchase a ten-year usage license for the Yundun antivirus software at a price of one hundred million yuan.
With Yundun’s technology and Feixing Network’s standing and reputation in the industry, the combined strengths were bound to create something remarkable.
But right now, she only had fifty million in liquid cash. If she wanted to cover the remaining balance, she’d have to find another way.
“If all else fails, maybe I could borrow some from my family?”
Walking down the street with fifty million yuan in her pocket, Qin Yunxuan was in much better spirits.
She had countless ideas swirling in her mind, but Qin Lang’s financial situation had been so dire that most of them couldn’t be realized.
Now, things were different. Fifty million wasn’t an astronomical sum, but at least she had seed funding. That meant she could finally start making moves in this world.
“If I want to get anything done, the first thing I need is to build my own team and a proper lab,” Qin Yunxuan thought to herself. “The money is there, but people are another problem. The top talent in this world is either locked up by the big corporations, or what’s left is just a bunch of misfits. I really don’t want to have to train people from scratch—that would take forever!”
Lost in these thoughts, Qin Yunxuan made her way back to the rental apartment.
To her surprise, the three “animals” from her dorm were waiting for her right outside the door.
“These guys… did they find out I got the money and come to mooch off me?”
Sure, the three of them were total slackers, but they were still Qin Lang’s best friends in college—and the people she knew best in this world.
So she genuinely had a soft spot for them.
“What brings you guys here? Come on in!”
Qin Yunxuan smiled and unlocked the door.
Chen Quan and the others exchanged glances, then filed inside.
They noticed that Qin Lang’s room was very simple—almost spartan.
What shocked them was the bookshelf above the desk, which was packed with highly specialized books.
There were advanced computer science texts, books on artificial intelligence, and even works on astrophysics.
Was this really Qin Lang’s room? If they hadn’t seen him open the door, they would have sworn it belonged to a seasoned researcher!
“So this is why Qin Lang has changed so much—he’s been quietly putting in the work!”
“Yeah, we all agreed to be academic deadbeats together, but he secretly got ahead. What a schemer!”
“Looks like we need to step it up too, or Qin Lang’s going to look down on us for sure!”
“Absolutely—I’m heading to the library this afternoon!”
In just a split second, a flurry of unspoken understanding passed between the three of them through exchanged glances.
“Why are you all so serious? What’s with the long faces?”
It was only then that Qin Yunxuan noticed their uneasy expressions.
Chen Quan took a deep breath. “Qin Lang, did you and Chen Xiyuan have a falling out?”
“No, not at all—wait, how do you guys even know about that?”
Qin Yunxuan blinked. She was about to deny it, but then she remembered that Chen Xiyuan had seemed pretty upset when she left.
“Not to rag on you, Qin Lang, but don’t tell me you’re thinking of trading up just because you’re getting famous now? Do you really think there’s a better girl than Chen Xiyuan at Yunjing University?”
“Exactly! If you don’t appreciate someone like Chen Xiyuan, then you’re a total jerk!”
“Bro, get your head straight. A good girl doesn’t come around often. Don’t do something you’ll regret later!”
Seeing that Qin Lang had “admitted” it, the three brothers immediately launched into earnest advice.
Qin Yunxuan felt both amused and exasperated. “What are you guys even talking about? We just had a tiny misunderstanding—we didn’t even argue!”
“No way. I heard it directly from Xiaoying—Chen Xiyuan came back with red eyes and immediately buried herself under her blanket crying. That’s not just a little misunderstanding!”
Qin Yunxuan froze. “Chen Xiyuan was crying? What happened?”
Seeing that Qin Yunxuan’s reaction seemed genuine, Chen Quan and the others began to realize that maybe there really was some kind of misunderstanding here.
After all, they’d been brothers for three years—they knew what kind of person Qin Lang was.
If Qin Lang were the kind of two-faced, fickle jerk who ditched old flames for new ones, they wouldn’t have stayed friends with him all this time!
“Well, I’ve been keeping in touch with Xiaoying pretty often lately,” Chen Quan said, his face flushing slightly.
“But today, Xiaoying suddenly called me, and her tone was dead serious. She said you’d been mean to Chen Xiyuan. She didn’t go into detail, though, so we came rushing over…”
Qin Yunxuan furrowed her brow slightly. “We did have a bit of a misunderstanding, but honestly, I don’t think it’s that serious…”
With that, she recounted everything that had happened at the movie theater, leaving nothing out.
By the time Chen Quan and the others heard the full story, they were absolutely dumbfounded!
They had imagined all sorts of scenarios—maybe Qin Lang had been seduced by Leng Xiaoxiao and neglected Chen Xiyuan!
Maybe Qin Lang had gotten too rough with her!
Maybe Qin Lang had done something to look down on her…
But they never in a million years expected the truth to be this!
You’re a couple! Holding hands is the most natural thing in the world!
Besides, even if you did hold her hand, and she didn’t pull away, that means she’s into you! So why on earth would you yank your hand back in a panic—did you even think about how that would make her feel?
You’re always so full of theories, but when it comes to real action, you turn into a total coward!
“Did I do something wrong? Was my apology not sincere enough?”
Sensing the awkward shift in the atmosphere, Qin Yunxuan asked cautiously.
