“Qin Lang!”
After parting ways with Chen Xiyuan, Qin Yunxuan heard a familiar voice calling from behind.
Turning around, she saw Xiao Ruolin in a striking red dress, smiling as she stood not far away.
“Wow, that woman is so beautiful!”
“Yeah, that mature, elegant aura… but why is she looking for Qin Lang? Could they be connected somehow?”
“Damn, if this beauty is also involved with Qin Lang… then there’s no justice in this world!”
…
The male students passing by were practically dazzled at the sight of a mature beauty like Xiao Ruolin.
“Miss Xiao!”
Qin Yunxuan’s eyes lit up. “I was actually planning to look for you today, Miss Xiao. I never expected to run into you here. What brings you to Yunjing University?”
“Two reasons,” Xiao Ruolin said with a smile. “One, I was feeling nostalgic for campus life, so I came back for a visit. The other reason… was to see if I might run into you!”
Run into me? A flicker of surprise passed through Qin Yunxuan’s eyes, but she quickly understood Xiao Ruolin’s intention.
‘Feeling nostalgic for campus’? That was clearly just a pretext. What she really wanted was her antivirus software.
“Well, it seems fate is on our side then,” Qin Yunxuan said. “Shall we go get something to drink?”
“Sure! I’ve been missing the bubble tea shop on the corner of the campus pedestrian street! But fair warning, I didn’t bring any money today—you’re treating!”
Qin Yunxuan chuckled. “No problem, let’s go!”
The campus pedestrian street was the busiest thoroughfare at Yunjing University and the favorite hangout spot for its students.
After all, the goods were affordable and of good quality. Since most college students were on tight budgets, the campus street was the perfect place to stroll.
“I’ll have a mango pomelo sago, please. What about you?”
Xiao Ruolin asked with a smile.
Qin Yunxuan shook her head. “I’ll pass. That stuff has way too much sugar—it’ll make you gain weight. I need to watch my figure.”
Xiao Ruolin: …
What do you, a grown man, need to watch your figure for? Or…
Are you implying something? Saying I’m fat?
Xiao Ruolin glanced down at herself. Long legs, slim waist. Even though she was busy in the corporate world, she took great care of her physique.
But… Qin Lang did have a point.
A cup of bubble tea was half sugar… maybe she should skip it after all?
Qin Yunxuan never imagined that her offhand comment would make Xiao Ruolin lose her appetite for the bubble tea in her hand.
“By the way, have you given any more thought to selling that antivirus software of yours?”
Xiao Ruolin looked Qin Yunxuan directly in the eyes, her expression serious. “The CEOs of many cybersecurity companies are looking for you right now. And what do you do? Bury yourself on campus and don’t come out, even setting your phone to block calls. You’re something else!”
Qin Yunxuan smiled. “I just wanted some quiet time to think things over. If you want to buy my software, the price you mentioned before isn’t enough.”
Hearing Qin Yunxuan get down to business, Xiao Ruolin’s expression turned serious as well.
“Qin Lang, you might not be fully aware of the market price for antivirus software. The offer I gave you is already very generous. I guarantee no other company will give you a price as high as mine.”
Qin Yunxuan gave a slight smile. “I may not know the market price that well, but you all equally fail to understand the technological value within my software. To put it plainly, my antivirus software is at least two generations ahead of anything else on the market.”
“And the value contained within those two generations of technology… I don’t think I need to spell it out for you, do I?”
What?
A look of shock flashed across Xiao Ruolin’s face.
Two generations ahead? That’s impossible!
Seeing the doubt in her eyes, Qin Yunxuan continued calmly, “Don’t question my words. The person who can crack my antivirus software hasn’t been born yet.”
Xiao Ruolin studied Qin Yunxuan closely.
For some reason, after just a few days, it felt like Qin Lang had become a different person—brimming with confidence!
This was the kind of pride a true genius should have.
Recalling Qin Yunxuan’s first visit to her company, Xiao Ruolin hesitated for a moment.
“Qin Lang, what price did you have in mind? As long as it’s something I can meet, I’ll do my best to fulfill your request.”
Qin Yunxuan looked at Xiao Ruolin in surprise. Her attitude had shifted quite significantly.
After a moment’s thought, Qin Yunxuan held up one finger.
“One hundred million?”
Xiao Ruolin’s brow furrowed. “That price… is a bit beyond what I expected.”
Qin Yunxuan’s eyes widened. What she had meant was…
Ten million. That was all she was going to ask for to sell the software. She never expected Xiao Ruolin to jump straight to one hundred million!
This left Qin Yunxuan stunned. There really were a lot of wealthy people in this world!
Although Qin Lang had explained everything that happened over the past five days in detail, there was simply too much that occurred. Regarding Xiao Ruolin’s offer, Qin Lang hadn’t been specific.
So, Qin Yunxuan actually didn’t know exactly what price Xiao Ruolin had offered before!
“For one hundred million, I can grant your company exclusive rights to the technical patent for ten years. I believe that’s a condition you can accept, right?”
Xiao Ruolin’s frown deepened. “That’s a huge sum. I’ll need to go back and discuss it with the board. I’ll call you this afternoon.”
Qin Yunxuan nodded. “I’ll be waiting for your call.”
Xiao Ruolin stood up, ready to leave.
“Oh, and one more thing—please don’t have my call blocked this time! Whatever the outcome this afternoon, I will call you back.”
No one would have guessed that in a small, corner bubble tea shop, a young man and woman had just tentatively agreed on a project worth over a hundred million with just a few words.
…
Stepping out of the tea shop, Qin Yunxuan stretched.
To her, this world was a clean canvas, and she was here to unleash her talents freely.
But only being able to swap bodies once every five days left Qin Yunxuan feeling incredibly frustrated!
“If only we could swap anytime, anywhere… Hmm… and communicating through phone messages is too slow. If we could transmit information in real time, it would solve so many problems!”
But figuring out how to achieve real-time communication between parallel worlds stumped Qin Yunxuan.
After all, the complexities involved were immense.
The technical hurdles to overcome were beyond ordinary imagination.
“Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time. Since Qin Lang and I can swap bodies, it means these two worlds are connected somehow. As for how they’re linked… I’ll just have to explore that gradually.”
Suddenly, Qin Yunxuan’s phone rang.
The screen showed it was her academic advisor calling.
“Qin Lang, where are you? Get to the dean’s office, now!”
“What’s going on?” Qin Yunxuan frowned.
“TV station reporters want to interview you! This is huge! You should see our dean—he’s grinning from ear to ear like a blooming flower!”
