America and her friends audition for a nationally renowned performance performed by a large group of high schoolers coming in from every state in the US. Little did she know that this performance would test every relationship she has ever known.

His parents calmly sat down in their chairs and let Kyle continue. Kyle opened his book and placed it on the table for them to see. Noah and I both took a peek, unable to read the writing, but could tell it was a calendar with notes on it. 
Kyle started to flip the pages. "For the month of June, Dave and I want to visit these two colleges which will still be in session and their baseball team might even still be playing in the College World Series. That would be best case scenario. If not, we'll still be able to do tryouts with their teams." He flipped the page again. "July will be about the camps. We'll go to the same two as we always do, but I'm adding the Texas one. Dave doesn't want to."

All eyes went to Dave. He swallowed what was in his mouth before speaking up. "What? I already said I don't see the need to go."

"He rather go to this camp instead." Kyle pointed at his planner. It must have had all the information written down, because his parents were studying it closely. "Slightly cheaper which can balance out my more expensive camp. Then in August, we'll meet up for another college visit which is also an ID camp for notable prospects. Mid-August is the high school camp so we'll come back for that. The last couple of weeks will be spent here preparing for senior year."

Mr. and Mrs. Atkins didn't say anything right away. They looked over the planner, flipping back and forth between the pages. 
Mrs. Atkins was the first to sigh. "You wrote out a budget, and I'm happy about that, but you can obviously tell that you and Dave are going over your given amount for the summer. Even if we add extra for your college visits...this is a bit too much."

"I've thought about that." Kyle glanced at me and Noah. "Noah isn't going to be allowed on the travel team. So that should save a little more money."

"So you're dipping into my summer money?" Noah asked, bewildered. 
"Technically it's not yours. It's Mom's and Dad's." Kyle shot back. He beamed at his parents. "So what do you think?"

"I think it would be perfect if you sacrifice this Texas camp." Mr. Atkins tapped the book. "That's what making you go over the budget we had set. Do you really need this particular camp? You and Dave liked the other one last year."

"I need something different, Dad!" Kyle said, exasperated. 
He sounded desperate. I cleared my throat. "I don't really need summer camp money, do I?"

"You don't want to go to any baseball camps with Noah?" Mrs. Atkins asked. 
I glanced at Noah. "I...I actually don't want to leave. Or go anywhere too far."

Noah sighed. "I guess we'll stay home for the summer, Mom. Jake probably isn't ready for any sleepaway camp. But! We're definitely going to do the high school camp! Coach will definitely get mad at us if we don't go."

Kyle was excited. "See?! Consent! They can share a part of their budget money."

"I don't know." Mrs. Atkins hesitated. "Noah and Jake can't just stay home all summer."

"Why not?" Kyle asked. "Zeke will be here. He doesn't have to report to college until early September. He's practically a live-in babysitter. Which will allow you two to come to these colleges with us." 
"I don't mind." Zeke surprised the room by speaking up. He looked at me and Noah. "Stanford is having a summer camp for high schoolers if you guys want to do that. It's the last week of July."

"During my birthday..?" Noah didn't look excited about baseball for once. 
"What else would you do for your birthday?" Dave asked. "Your only friend right now is Jake."

"I have other friends." He pouted. He looked at me. "Do you want to go?"

"Will you be there?" I asked. 
Noah sighed. "Of course we'll go together!" He looked back at Zeke. "What kind of camp is this? Are we going to stay at the dorms in school? Will you be going too?"

"Yes, you'll have to stay in dorms, but I can tell Coach Leroy that you two need to be in the same room." Zeke gave a small smile. "I'll actually be one of the counselors. Some of the local guys on the team help the coaches run it. Counts as community service."

"How much is this going to cost?" Kyle asked. "Will I still be able to do my trips?"

Zeke lost his smile. "I can talk to Coach Leroy. Maybe get it discounted. Maybe free. Not sure yet."

"Can you call him today?"

"On a Sunday?" Zeke frowned. "You'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Kyle was about to object, but Mr. Atkins cut him off. "Okay then. So most of your summer is planned out. We can start booking the flights and paying for the other camps besides the Texas one." Kyle opened his mouth. "We're not saying no. Let Zeke speak to his new coach tomorrow."

Mrs. Atkins looked at me and Noah again. "Are you two sure you don't want to do anything else? There might be some local camps we can do."

Noah glanced at me before replying. "I think the Stanford camp is good enough for us for now. Maybe next year, we'll do more."

"You can't just laze around all summer." Mr. Atkins frowned. 
"We won't! We'll play baseball with Zeke. Go to The Cages. Maybe get some of the guys from the team to play too. We can do beach days! We can..." He trailed off, unable to name another summer activity. 
"Maybe we should sign you two up for some summer classes?" Mrs. Atkins suggested. 
"Nooo." Noah wailed. The twins started to laugh. "That's not fair. Dave and Kyle get to travel all over the country all summer while you want us to do extra schooling? The injustice!"

"It's just an idea." Mrs. Atkins laughed. "So far all you two have is a summer camp at the end of July and then your high school camp right before school starts. Your whole first month is empty. Either find something to do or I'll find something for you."

Noah pouted. 
I was fine with it though. I never liked breaks from school to begin with. Spring break was the first time I had any fun. Before....

I looked at Mrs. Atkins. "I don't mind taking a summer class."

The boys stopped their jeering and laughing. Mrs. Atkins was surprised, but still smiled. "Oh? Do you have anything in mind?"

I shrugged. "I'm good with whatever."

"Don't pick math!" The twins said simultaneously. 
Mrs. Atkins was thrown off by their yelling. "Why can't he take a math?"

"Because..." Kyle frowned. 
"He'll get too far ahead!" Dave exclaimed. "We won't be in the same class next year, and instead he'll have to try some college math at the local community college. It would really mess up everything."

"Yea...mess up their cheating..." Noah said under his breath. 
I held back a smile as I watched the twins try to convince Mrs. Atkins that no matter what, I shouldn't get too far ahead in math. Mr. Atkins got up and returned his chair to his spot while Zeke stood up from the table, done with brunch. 


Jake has it rough: a missing dad, an abusive mother and a hidden talent for baseball which sends his mother off the deep end. Sent to live with a foster family, his love for baseball is revived, and with their help, will Jake start to shine like the future superstar he is?
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Thursday
09:00am
Narrator's POV
"Geneva, Geneva!!! Wake up, he gave his consent."
That alone was able to wake me up, "He what?" I asked and immediately sat up on my bed as my mother walked into my room with a smile.
"He finally agreed for you to go to the summer camp." She said coming to sit on my bed next to me and wrapping her arms around me.
Please pardon me for being so rude, my name is Geneva Stanford and I'm the only child of my parents Mr and Mrs Stanford. We live in the peaceful town of Starshine, well at least it used to be peaceful, now our beautiful and once peaceful town is torn apart by war.
Eight years ago, a group came into existence, they called themselves the revolutionary, their sole motive; to bring about equality. They believed that the law makers and more privileged people or the upper-class of society were hoarding all the wealth and living good lives while them, the not-so-privileged were suffering on a daily basis.
They claimed that their various communities were not doing very well while those from the upper-class were living like royalty and so they petitioned for the equal distribution of resources, however, when they got no response from the council for about three years, they became more antagonistic, so to speak. They held riots, destroyed public property, robbed the rich and even went as far as to harass council members. In order to protect themselves from this hostile group, the council officially split our town into two parts; the upper-class and the lower class. Unfortunately, this didn't sit well with the revolutionary and recently they got even more hostile, lynching countless members of the upper-class. It was evident that they were getting bolder and more ruthless and so therefore the council took some security measures and even issued out a curfew for the lower-class, anyone fond outside after the said time would be taken into custody and the person wold be labelled as a member of the revolutionary.
Now how does my family come into this equation, my father-Mr Anderson Stanford is a very important member of the council and as a result of this he and his family-my mother and I- are targets of the revolutionary and this puts me in a very uncomfortable position as his one and only daughter.
I attend Starshine community high school. Starshine community high school is open to people from both divisions of our society so it doesn't really get extra security guards from the government as it's not exclusive to upper-class children. My dad being his very paranoid self, pulled me out of the school when the revolutionary started destroying public property and arranged for me to be home-schooled and that was just the beginning.
He also issued out a curfew for everyone in our hose including the servants and instructed that no one ever goes out alone. He rarely allowed me to leave the house and whenever I did it was either with him to his council meeting or with the caretaker to visit my only friend Amelie, I wasn't allowed to go anywhere else. 
On one of my visit to Amelie's house, she informed me that there was going to be an all-girls summer camp coming up soon and that it was going to be really fun. While I wasn't a big fan of camps or the great outdoors, I figured that I needed to get out of the house even though it was to go for a camping trip so immediately I got home that day I told my father about it, I think the conversation went like this... 
***** 
Tuesday
7:43pm
"Dad, I'm back!!" I said walking to his study with a glass of milk in my hands. 
He looked up from the mountain of documents on his desk and gave me a weak smile, he looked really tired.
"You shouldn't over work yourself." I said, shifting his documents to one side and placing the glass of milk in front of him.
He gave his usual reply of "I'm okay." and downed the glass of milk. "How is Amelie and her family?" He asked putting the now empty glass aside and going back to his documents. 
I leisurely walked around his study and said monotonously, "They're fine." He replied with a grunt and then I continued. "Amelie told me something interesting today." Another grunt and I snuck a peak at him and then continued, "She said that there's an all-girls summer camp coming up."
I looked at him again and saw his expression go from tired to irritated and that didn't look like a good sign. "It's going to be really fun and educational....."
"No." He said without letting me finish.
"But dad it's going to be really educational, I'll get to associate with my peers." I said and walked over to his table.
"No, you already know why you can't go, it isn't safe!"
"But..."
"No!" He said in a tone that left no room for argument and started coughing intensely.
"Dad are you okay?" I asked gently patting his back but that didn't seem to work as he started coughing blood.
I ran out of the study and all the way to the kitchen, screaming for my mum, when I found her I hurriedly blurted out what happened and dragged her all the way to the study. When we got back my dad was on the floor holding his chest in anguish. My mother gasped and ran to his side. "Geneva go call the doctor." She instructed me but I just stood there transfixed, unable to move a muscle in my body as I watched my father spit out more blood. She called for me again and I didn't still hear her, her voice seemed so far away and then I slumped, the last thing I remember was hearing my mother shout my name and the maids rushing over and then I was enveloped in nothingness.

"Cheol-yong, move!"
"Watch out!"

Hyung-geun intercepted the ball easily enough and passed it to someone else before receiving it once again a moment later. All the other children circled around him, determined to steal the ball back for themselves, but Hyung-geun skillfully maneuvered around them all, dribbling all the way to the goalpost. He looked up to find his aim, but was thrown off by what he saw.

"Huh?"

Or rather, by what he didn't see. The goalkeeper was nowhere to be seen.

"Stop him!"
"Get him! No!!"

Hyung-geun kicked the ball into the goal with little effort and, surely enough, scored a point for his team.

"Where did plaster face go?" Myeong-su asked, but no one had an answer for him.

Unseen by the other children, Lucid had snuck away from the field and climbed the mountain behind the institute for the first time in a rather long time. It had been an impulsive decision on his part, but he had also hoped that coming back would somehow transport him to the other world again, as it had before.

This mountain, unlike the forest in the other world, was mainly comprised of bamboo and oak trees. With both being evergreens, the mountain was a lovely shade of green all year round, and even now, it looked like a piece of summer stranded in a winter land. Only the harsh wind broke the illusion. Still, as with most other mountains, the ground was covered with a decent amount of fallen leaves, but they posed no problem for Lucid as he climbed higher and higher, especially since he had cast magic to increase the friction on the bottom of his shoes. For him, climbing up the mountain was no different from walking down the street, and he reached the peak in no time. Breathing heavily to regain control, he noticed that his physical strength and stamina had both deteriorated over the past year. Before, he hadn't even broken a sweat climbing this same mountain, yet here he was now, huffing and puffing. All that sitting and reading must have taken a toll on him after all.

The sky he saw down at the courtyard and the sky he was now looking at, from high in the mountain, were one and the same, as clear and blue as ever, but the air felt different. It was clearer, crisper, and he took deep breaths to fill his lungs with it. He closed his eyes and felt the wind on his skin, canceling all the magic he had cast before. As the warming magic left him, a sharp chill ran down his spine.

"Mom." he called, his voice low. He hadn't spoken that word out loud in a long time, and he choked on it.

****

Dong-in had been looking out the window, watching some middle schoolers running around with some elementary schoolers.

"God dammit." he muttered under his breath.

He had been cursing quite a lot recently, and most times, he didn't even realize. The words left his lips whenever he felt even a little miffed, whether he was alone or not, prompted or not. Right now, he cursed watching the children playing in the field.

He hadn't known this when he himself was a young child, but now that he was in middle school, playing outside and kicking a ball around were no longer entertaining, and he had no wish to participate. It was easy enough for elementary schoolers to run around chasing a ball, but the middle schoolers with them were a bit different. They would run just enough to reach the ball and kick it just enough to get the children to run to the other side. In other words, they weren't playing. They were just taking care of the younger children. When Dong-in was younger, the middle schoolers (now high schoolers) took care of him in the same way, and now, his peers took care of the elementary schoolers. High schoolers then avoided the courtyard altogether, choosing to let the younger kids run free and instead studying to achieve their goals for the future, once they left the institute. Such were the rules of the Anes Institute, a sort of tradition to allow all the children to come together and fraternize, growing closer together as real siblings would. Or was it?

"In the same boat, so row together." Dong-in grumbled.

Once he had realized that this was the true intention of the rules, Dong-in had lost all interest in playing. It disgusted him to know that he was expected to go out and mingle with the rest of the children, so that they may all be pitied together. He didn't want to be considered pitiful, and he didn't want to consider the other children as such either. So, he simply grew to dislike their soccer games. That was why he was currently holed up in his room, avoiding all the volunteers crawling about the institute and watching the children play outside, as much as he hated it. That's when he noticed one of the goalkeepers turn around and sneak off somewhere.

He gnawed on his lips as he watched the boy's retreating figure, feeling all sorts of emotions bubbling inside, emotions that stung his eyes with unshed tears, emotions that made him want to scream until his throat bled, that burst the blood vessels in his eyes and made his breath uneven. Hatred, disgust, resentment, contempt. No matter how many words he used to describe his emotions, they weren't enough to properly convey everything he felt. Part of him felt frustrated. Why should he have to feel this way? He didn't deserve this. He had lived his whole life being well-liked as a good student, a good child, a kind person who always smiled, until that boy came along and pushed him straight to the depths of hell. He couldn't ever forgive him. He wouldn't ever forgive him.

Dong-in turned around and left his room.

****

Yun-jeong had made her way to the cafeteria quite early in the morning, which was unusual for her. After helping out with serving breakfast, she gleefully went in the kitchens to practice her own cooking. With the recent boom of cooking programs on TV, Yun-jeong was more than ecstatic, and she made up her mind to be like all those famous chefs and master their fancy skills. As such, she had grabbed the kitchen wok and was now furiously shaking it about. It was no easy feat, as slender as her arms were, but she persevered, passionately practicing the movement. She rolled the wok around to evenly coat it in oil before dumping in the spring onions she had chopped up. Then, she added a splash of soy sauce, to both flavor and impart some aroma to the oil. As she shook the wok around, the fresh scent of spring onion oil wafted through the air.

"Yun-jeong! Are you into Chinese food now?"
"What are you making? You've made such a mess!"
"Fried rice!" Yun-jeong answered cheerfully, smiling at the cooks who had gathered around to watch.

Focusing once more on the wok in her hands, she added ground pork and various vegetables, stir frying as needed before reducing the heat to add the rice. She would be sharing with all the cooks, so she would have to make plenty. However, that meant more of everything, and the considerable weight of all the ingredients as well as of the wok put quite a strain on her wrists. The only thing pushing her forward was her love for cooking, and she continued to shake the wok around. After what seemed like a lifetime, she finally set it down and turned the heat off, dividing the fried rice evenly on three plates.

"It's done!" She said. She was covered in sweat, but she knew that it was a result of her hard work. She was proud of herself and of what she achieved. "Come have a taste!"
"Are you done?" asked one of the cooks.
"Nope! I'm making crab soup next!"

Yun-jeong wiped the sweat from her eyes and set to preparing for her next dish.

****

Ki-woong had been reading, the door to his room firmly shut. Outside, a sign hung from it, reading "Currently studying, do not disturb." Normally, most institutes housing high school students didn't receive high school volunteers, to avoid the awkward, if not downright patronizing, situation of being taken care of by a peer. Even if high school volunteers were accepted, measures were taked to prevent them from meeting the resident high schoolers, such as sending the latter outside. The Anes Institute was no different, and with the influx of high school volunteers (it was the weekend, after all), most of the high schoolers had gone out. All, actually, except for Ki-woong.

Ki-woong had chosen to stay, mainly because he had nothing better to do outside, and he didn't quite care about the volunteers wandering about the institute. As long as he didn't run into them, then everything was fine. And so, he had kept reading, until he heard a knock at the door.

"Ki-woong," a voice called from outside. "Are you free?"

Recognizing the voice as one of the teachers, Ki-woong opened the door.

"How can I help you?"
"The administrative office asked if you could help them out. They're a little flooded, I think."

This was a rather common occurrence in the institute. If the office was behind in its work, Ki-woong would often go down to lend a hand. This was partly because he was the smartest high schooler in the institute, and he had actually proven himself to be quite adept at getting things done. The biggest reason, however, was that he hardly complained, to the point that the director of administration had actually suggested that Ki-woong work at the office after graduating high school. This wasn't well-received at all, since Ki-woong had his sights set on medical school, but he had still smiled and laughed it off, showing remarkable self-control and patience.

"Yes, of course. Should I go down right away?"
"Yes, please. Thank you so much, and I'm so sorry to ask you every time."

The teacher smiled bitterly and pat Ki-woong's arm in an attempt to comfort him. The boy wasn't getting paid at all, simply giving out his time for the sake of the institute, and this made the teacher feel all kinds of terrible. He was proud of him, yes, but it was still a very regrettable situation. Ki-woong was, the teacher thought, the very definition of a volunteer.

****

Jiwon had walked back (though "escaped" would be more accurate) to the institute from the courtyard, and she was hardly in the mood to talk to anyone. But with nowhere to go, she was forced to go inside and join the rest of the volunteers.

"Jiwon," one of them called out. "What are you doing?"
"Oh... Um... I was just wondering if there's anything I can do to help."
"You're really red, did you know that?" the volunteer asked, cupping Jiwon's cheeks in her hands. "How long were you outside? Goodness. Stay inside, and go check the kitchens. They'll be getting food ready soon, so go see if there are any dishes that need to be done."

The volunteer had assumed that Jiwon had gone out to play, and Jiwon was much too high strung to explain herself. She couldn't even find the proper words for it, and she simply nodded, making her way towards the kitchens as she had been instructed.

In her head, she kept replaying the conversation she had with that boy. Why had she said that? She had no idea, and she was embarrassed beyond words. She had volunteered at the institute before, but back then, she had to do so much work that there simply hadn't been enough time for her to talk to any of the residing children. That was why she had made up her mind to spend some time with them this time around. She had a lot of work today as well, but she had managed to sneak out to the courtyard somehow. But after all her efforts, she had been attacked when she had least expected it.

To Jiwon, volunteering at an institute meant playing with the children, holding their hands and talking to them as a way to make them feel loved. That's what heroines did, wasn't it? Still, when she had seen the children running around in the dirt, she had felt a bit put off, which is why she had decided to talk to the child farthest away from all the mess. That turned out to be her worst decision yet, as she had gotten quite hurt from their conversation.

"Why would talking to us be work?" the boy had asked.

She had immediately felt in the wrong. Perhaps she had been so flustered, so scared by the boy's piercing gaze because she felt guilty. No, she knew that was the reason. She had known it as soon as she heard the boy's words, and that was why she had practically run away from him.

She felt bad. Instead of making him feel loved, she had hurt his feelings, and she felt terrible about it.  But she also had no excuse, no good reason to go back so soon, so she simply went to the kitchens. Maybe distracting herself with work would help calm her down and get her thoughts back in order. Then, she decided, she would go back and apologize.

When Jiwon turned the corner to get to the back of the building, where the cafeteria was, she saw a boy climb the fence and go into the mountain. He had short hair, and he was shorter than her. A middle schooler, most likely. As she watched, he walked calmly, but with determination, towards the mountain, and his figure was soon hidden by the trees.

With a mountain so close to the institute, perhaps it acted like a natural playground for the children here. Did they usually go out into the mountain? Probably, Jiwon thought. Dismissing it at that, she opened the door to the cafeteria.


<Lucid Dream (1)> End.

A boy who was living an ordinary life in another world suddenly came to the present world.

Social systems, way of life and morals... They have all changed.

How will the boy try to survive?

What kind of life will the boy live?

Although they weren't very close, they were still relatives after all. After chatting for a while, they began to get familiar with each other. Shui Shui watched. It was easy for boys to get familiar with each other, but it was difficult for girls. Everyone had the heart to compare. Moreover, she wasn't a person who took the initiative. When her father saw her like this, he very considerately walked over. "Shui Shui, why are you here alone? "
Shui Shui smiled awkwardly. "Dad, I'm fine. "
He Patted Shui Shui's head. "relax. My daughter is definitely the most outstanding. "
"Dad, then I'll go to the company when I'm free to help you, " she suggested.
She had not been able to find an opportunity before, but now that she opened her mouth, she did not know how her father would reply.
"You, your task is to study. Don't think too much about other things. " Qian an did not want his child to get involved in the company. This was what he had thought before, so he rejected it seriously.
Shui Shui knew that a person like her father did not like his children to get involved in the company too early. Although she had gotten involved with some things before, they were all harmless matters. When it came to important matters, they could not get involved However, she was actually not very familiar with the internal affairs of the business, but her father had already taken precautions against the Li family. That was good, because her father would definitely think more than she thought.
He was a professional, and she was just an amateur. Moreover, given her age, she did not know the specific situation, so she did not say much.
She was a very self-aware person. Business was indeed not her strong point. Moreover, when she did not know the specific situation, she would still point fingers. It was indeed quite annoying. Moreover, even if she knew, what could she do This was the most important question.
In an instant, she understood a lot. Even if she knew that the other party had bad intentions, her father also knew. Her intervention might bring help, but it might also bring trouble.
After thinking it through, she was ready to fully support her father.
Qian an knew that Shui Shui was very worried, but she was still too young. He did not want her to come into contact with the scheming and scheming in the business world too early. Moreover, there were already problems in the company itself. There were too many worms left. It was not an easy thing to clean up now. Perhaps it was fate. One wrong step, one wrong step. The softheartedness of the past had caused the current problem.
Shui Shui didn't miss the regret in Qian An's eyes. Why should she regret it? Why should she regret it She hoped that she could help, but it seemed like she wanted to help, but she couldn't do much. She was too young, and the complicated family relationships made it difficult for her to get involved.
Qian Zhian leaned over. "Sis, you were too direct just now. "
"really? " She didn't think that she was direct. It wasn't good to beat around the Bush when talking to her father. Wasn't it better to say whatever was on the table between family members?
Qian Zhian preferred to be tactful. However, after spending a lot of time with Shui Shui, he realized that most of the time, she was very direct. When she spoke, he could understand it immediately. Sometimes, he was in a bad mood. His second sister was still the same. Sigh, it would be great if she could be gentler. If his sister was gentler, more people would like her.
Thinking that she already had a boyfriend, he didn't let his imagination run wild. "sister, are you going on a long trip tomorrow? What are you going to do? "
"I don't know how teacher Li arranged it. He wants me to go exercise, so go ahead. " It was all because of him that she agreed. In the end, this guy didn't persist, but she didn't force him. This kind of thing was hard to say because interest was the most important thing. She didn't have much interest, but at least she still had this idea to learn well, so she would work hard. She was different from him. She knew that she was truly powerful when she was strong. There were many things that she wouldn't be able to learn in time in the future, so she was working hard now.
"Oh, is that so? It's only the new year, and you're leaving already. There's only one person in the apartment, but can I call my friends over to play? " He looked at Shui Shui Shui expectantly. "Also, that money, I'll return it to you after I take the red packet. "
"No need, you can take the red packet money and spend it. I took a lot of red packets in the capital, it's fine. " She smiled faintly. Moreover, she was going to teacher Li's house tomorrow afternoon. "In the morning, you'll accompany me to the department store and buy some things to go home. "
"Okay, SIS, you're so nice. " He was quite happy in his heart. Moreover, now that he was getting closer and closer to his second sister, he felt that his eldest sister was too evil.
It was different to have a good sister. If he didn't have money, he could still ask his sister for it. Moreover, he found that his sister was really rich. His father seemed to only give a few thousand a month. Electricity, water, management fees, and Internet fees were quite a lot. He also needed money for food and drink. He didn't give a single cent. It was all given by his sister.
Shui Shui Patted Qian Zhian's head. She realized that her father loved to touch her head. She loved to touch other people's heads. Haha, it was a vicious cycle. "You're my only younger brother. "
"You, don't think so much. Study hard. " She was also working hard. On her father's side, she would observe and occasionally accompany her father. There was nothing wrong with having a meal together.
"In the future, we'll often go for a meal with father and spend more time with him, " she told Qian Zhian as well as herself.
Qian an had already gone to his father's side. His father wanted him to arrange for a few of the men in the family to stay in the company. Qian an agreed and did not refuse. Everyone felt that it was strange that Qian an was so easy to talk to.
"Qian An, what position are you planning to arrange? " Qian Lin asked. This was the main point.
"start from the bottom. I've said the same thing to Mo Mo. if you want to work in the company, start from the bottom. " He was also direct. He treated his own daughter like this, not to mention to others. This company was under his own control. Moreover, although he was the majority shareholder, there were still other shareholders with foreign surnames. Therefore, this company did not completely belong to him. He had a bottom line when he arranged for people. This was because the big job was not something that he could decide on his own. If he arranged for a high position, he had to discuss it with the other shareholders. At the same time, he had to test whether this person was qualified for this position.
The old man was dissatisfied. He knocked on his crutch. "What? The grassroots? No Way! "
Qian an shook his head. "I can't do anything about this. Although I'm the company's largest shareholder, I can't directly arrange for any high-level positions. If they have the confidence to participate in the company's assessment, as long as they pass, they can still be in the position they want to be. "
"Why go through so much trouble? You can just give out a portion of the shares. " The old man read the shares of Qian an company and the annual dividends.
Qian an's face turned ashen. What a good plan "I now control 40% of the shares, the second shareholder is 33% , and the other shareholder is 27% . Once my shares are exclusive, the risk is very high. Moreover, even if I want to transfer the shares, it will be to my children and not to outsiders. Dad, don't you agree? "
"Bang! They are your nephews, not outsiders, " the old man said angrily "Moreover, your children are still young. What's there to be anxious about? Are you still worried about your own family? Do you still believe in those real outsiders? Let's just say it. "
Qian an insisted on his principles. "Dad, there's really nothing we can do about this. "
Suddenly, the other brothers and sisters quieted down. They didn't understand why Qian an was like this.
Shui Shui stood up and quickly walked to her father's side. She held a cup of tea and said, "Dad, I've brought you a cup of tea. "
"Okay, Dad will drink it later. " Qian an nodded. "Go and sit down. Dad Wants to talk to your grandfather and your uncle on the phone. "
Shui Shui understood what he meant. She didn't want her to sit there and listen, so she could only sit back down. She looked at the group of people and Casually said, "Dad, I'm going to buy some things tomorrow. You have to sponsor me. I'll calculate it later. "
"okay, okay, okay. You've done your calculations. Tell Dad how much you need. " He knew that his daughter knew how to use money well and wasn't worried that she would spend it recklessly. Besides, his daughter was already pampered to begin with. He could buy whatever she wanted if he had the ability. It was the same for Qian Momo, but the things she wanted, she liked to ask for too much. She didn't know how to control herself at all. On this point, it was his fault. In the past, he had spoiled her too much. He had spoiled her so much that she didn't know the immensity of Heaven and earth.
The old man called out to Shui Shui, "Shui Shui, which high school are you in now? Your aunt recently organized high school students to go to summer camps and participate in these kinds of activities more often. "
Shui Shui Chuckled, "GRANDPA, I'm in the third high school now. I might not have time to attend summer camps. I usually have to go to the teachers' place to learn my interests. "
She deliberately said that because she wanted to give her father face. Did this group of people think that her results had always been bad Hehe.
Her aunt walked out at this time, "the third high school. You must have spent a lot of money. "
This sentence made Qian an's expression turn even uglier, but Qian an still explained gently "Shui Shui passed the exam on her own. She got 700 points in the Middle School exam. She was originally admitted by the first high school. Later, because her friend only passed the third high school exam, she went to the third high school. Not long ago, she even got first place in the city's mathematics competition. Aiya, this child is giving me more face. "
Shui Shui's aunt's expression changed. She knew that the first place in the mathematics competition was familiar. She thought that it was impossible for her niece to win first place, so she did not pay attention to it. So it was true. "Shui Shui is so amazing now. "
"Yes, this child is promising. She doesn't need me to worry about her studies. She has outstanding performance in all aspects. " Qian an was very gratified. Whether it was the mathematics competition or the English debate competition, she had performed very well. Moreover, she had taken on several excellent teachers. He didn't need to worry about her future anymore.
He was proud that his daughter was so outstanding, but at the same time, he was relieved.
His grandfather looked at Shui Shui. This was the first time he was looking at his granddaughter, a rebellious granddaughter. Previously, whenever he said something, Shui Shui would reply back ten times.
"Not bad. Your aunt is now working at the education bureau. When you're in your third year of high school, you can chat with your aunt more and see what university is suitable for you to enter. It's a holiday. If you have any activities, try to participate. Your aunt has arranged to go to summer camps in America or Europe. You can learn a lot."His grandfather spoke to Shui Shui gently, which was rare.
Shui Shui nodded. "thank you, Grandfather. "
She did not reject him. As for whether she would look for an aunt, that was a matter for the future.
Qian an looked at his daughter gently. "Shui Shui, you can also go abroad to study in university. You can consider it. "
He had not thought about it before, but when he mentioned summer camps today, he felt that his daughter's spoken language was so good that she would definitely be able to adapt easily to going abroad. Open-ended study abroad was also good for his daughter, right.
The others looked over enviously. Studying abroad for a year would cost an unknown amount of money.
"Dad, I don't have such thoughts for the time being, but there's a type of exchange student in university now. If I can exchange with a foreign university for a semester, I can consider it. " She had thought about it for a long time and decided to stay here. She hoped that when the time came, dad would give up the company's power Then, they could go traveling together during the holidays. It wouldn't be a bad idea.
Thinking about it, she felt that she could do a lot of things in the future.
Qian an rubbed Shui Shui's head "You child, you've already thought about everything, but it won't be good if things change. Dad, I have three children. Each child will leave 10% of the shares. If Xiao Shan and the others come in and do a good job, I'll give each of them 2% of the shares. "
This amount of shares was already considered a lot. After all, they would have shares after working in the company for a period of time. Although it wasn't much, the annual dividends were still not bad.
His way of doing things was already very generous. He treated his own nephew very well.
Shui Shui listened. Although she understood, she didn't understand why he would do this. However, she didn't raise her own questions at this time. Because of her grandfather's interruption just now, she naturally sat down here.
"Qian An, give me 5% . This has to be fair. " The old man sighed and said. This company was written in Qian An's name. Although he was Qian An's father, at this moment, he was weak.
Qian an shook his head. "There's nothing I can do. After all, I'm a father. I naturally have to give more protection to my children. Dad, I'm me, and my brothers are still here. "
"Uh. "
So that's how it is. Wanting shares.. "GRANDPA, DAD's business isn't a family business. Dad started it from scratch. Besides, cousins have parents, and their parents will definitely leave something for them. Why do I have to give everything that belongs to us to someone else? "
Shui Shui pretended to be a naive and curious little girl and asked curiously.
In a word, why did they have parents and asked her father to give them the same share of the property? Why Why did they get the shares without paying any labor or anything else?
The grandfather didn't know what to say. It wasn't that he didn't know this logic, but he had to think about his other grandchildren. Qian an was the most promising one now, while the others were holding their iron rice bowls. After retirement, with the little pension, the children had to get married, buy a house, and a car. How could they afford it?
Qian an insisted on his bottom line. Moreover, he could not take out his shares at this time. He could not talk about the company's matters here, which made him a little frustrated.
"Dad, let's talk about this in the future. " He did not know if the company would be able to tide over the difficulties. Even if they could not, he would not let others take advantage of them. At the very least, the funds he left for his children would be enough for their future lives.
Shui Shui felt that her grandfather was being too biased. "GRANDPA, recently, Dad has been very tired because of the company's matters. Don't force dad anymore. "


She was a combination of a high iq scholar and a black-bellied prince charming. She was a one-on-one, two-on-one, two-on-one, absolutely refreshing, and she was welcome to jump into the pit.
She was a young and famous physicist from a future world.
He was the eldest son of a modern wealthy family.
When she was in a plane crash and became a modern-day second-generation girl, she was proficient in drinking. She was also ranked last in her studies. At home, her elder sister did not love her, her younger brother hated her, and her parents did not care.
In the circle of Friends of the rich second generation, they also looked down on this idiot.
He was noble and elegant, the idol of all women.
It was said that Qian Shuishui was a bad student, and her mind was empty every day.
It was said that Qian Shuishui was a bad girl, playing with boys'emotions
It was said that Qian Shuishui was a bad girl, and she was good at eating, drinking, and playing.
Then please tell me, who is this woman in front of me, leisurely drinking coffee, and reading the physics report in a foreign language with great interest?

But that didn't matter. The purpose of Xia Ling's exam was to be high-profile but low-key, low-key and luxurious... ...
Obviously, she could be very luxurious with a score of more than 700 in the college entrance exam.
The third high school was decorated with lanterns and banners.
[ congratulations to Tang Mohan for becoming the top scorer in 201 * With a total score of 733! ]
[ congratulations to Su Xia for becoming the second place in the province with a total score of 728! ]
...
Principal Li was very happy. He directly gave Tang Mohan a red packet of 10,000 yuan and another 8,000 yuan to Xia Ling.
Because of Tang Mohan and Xia Ling, the reputation of No. 3 High School had soared in the entire country.
People were like that. He didn't care about the process, as long as he knew that the final result was that Tang Mohan and Su Xia had both walked out of No. 3 High School.
Then, No. 3 High School was a place suitable for learning and could cultivate talents!
The results had just been announced, and the city's education bureau had already passed a message to Principal Li. Next, city B was going to focus on supporting No. 3 high school so that he could be prepared.
This was simply like sitting at home and being happy from the heavens!
At the beginning, Principal Li only felt that Tang Mohan being able to come to the third high school was already a big Pie for the third high school.
Su Xia... ... As long as she was well-behaved, she could do anything ...
But he didn't expect that even in the end, Tang Mohan was still outstanding, but the one who gave him the biggest surprise was Su Xia!
Thinking of the principal of the first high school and the dark face he had at the City Education Bureau's meeting, Principal Li was secretly delighted.
* 
Summer vacation arrived day by day.
Tang Mohan and Xia Ling began to pack their luggage.
And during this summer vacation, something that shocked the entire city happened in city B.
Because they were grateful to the teacher, the students'parents held a banquet and invited the form teacher
As a result --
The parents were drunk and their car was knocked away by a passing truck.
The drunk driving itself bore all the responsibility, and even the Insurance Company did not pay for it... ...
The parents lost their loved ones and sued the teacher.
They originally did not want to invite the form teacher to dinner, but the form teacher had hinted many times, and in the end, they could only invite him to dinner.
Moreover, when their students were studying with the teacher, the teacher had repeatedly suggested that the students were disobedient and disrupted discipline, hinting that they should invite him for a meal to solve the problem... ...
The child had been admitted to a textbook. It was originally a joyous matter, but in the end, it turned from joy to sorrow, becoming a huge funeral!
...
This family member was obviously stirring up trouble.
That parent drank wine and still insisted on driving. It was originally the parents'fault.
However, by suing that teacher like this, the entire B city, this teacher was famous.
* 
Xia Ling and Tang Mohan knew this teacher.
It was Yao Lei, the third-year class teacher of grade one high school.
Tang Mohan and Xia Ling had scored so high in the previous exams. Now, when people in the educational circle mentioned this year's college entrance exam, they would always talk about Yao Lei and the third-year teacher.
"What a pity. If this were in their class, wouldn't the grade of grade one high school be the same? "
Now, when everyone talked about Yao Lei drinking with the parents of the students, their parents getting into a car accident, and Yao Lei being sued... ...
They linked the expulsion of Tang Mohan and Xia Ling to how Yao Lei liked to let the parents treat him and give him gifts.
"Yao Lei, I've long heard that his reputation at No. 1 High School is very bad. He likes to accept gifts from others and let them treat him to a meal. Now, something has happened! How can you not get your shoes wet if you often walk by the river? "
When Xia Ling and Tang Mohan were about to leave the country, Yao Lei had said those words in class before:
What do you mean it's useless even if you work hard? What do you mean you can be the king of the class if you're good at your studies... ...
These classic quotations, have been posted on the Internet, once again caused a huge storm of public opinion.
Honestly, Xia Ling 'really' does not know who sent this... ...
It's just, you know, the plane takes off, and you're wearing your seat belt.
Tang Mohan took her hand.
And looked at him, Xia Ling curved her lips.
She's... ... Fell in love with a vengeful, petty boy . .
Very happy!
Have been wronged, someone to help remember, will also add insult to injury to help you vent... ...
Ding-ding
"congratulations, host. Mission Accomplished. "
"leave the house? Or spend the rest of your life with the devil? Choose. "
"Stay with him. "
Hai Hai Hai's voice rang in my mind.
Xia Ling closed her eyes.
As the plane took off, she leaned her face against the boy's.
The future... ...
With him, even though he gave up his claim to the down group, but --
He and she have a bright future!

Xia Ling wanted to run, but no matter where she went, she could always see the devil king with a gentle and malicious look in his eyes.
"Xia Xia, where are you running to? "

[1v1, sweeter than ever ]
"..."
Text: Yan Luo Bai, "fast wear, flirt: Plan to save the fallen boss"

Although Wang Nuan was still an embryo that had yet to fully develop, Wang Ling already knew from the blast wave that had come out of the belly that this kid wasn't destined to be ordinary… 
This realization also terrified Father and Mother Wang a little; this scene was too similar to when Wang Ling had broken that precious sword.
A Body Refinement couple giving birth to two fiends one after another… Father and Mother Wang felt that if this matter was exposed, it wouldn't be their two kids who were dragged onto Approaching Science[1], but themselves… 
Because of the sea village's wonderful packaging, practically all the family's acquaintances found out about Mother Wang's second pregnancy. The express deliveries didn't stop arriving at the Wang family's small villa for two days, all of which were gifts for Mother Wang and Wang Nuan.
Mother Wang was popular to begin with. Even though she lived in the outskirts and it wasn't especially convenient for her to meet up with friends, distance couldn't block out the sincere well wishes of a true friend!
Not even mountains and rivers could stop a true friend from sending well wishes; this was something fairweather friends couldn't compare with.
"Ai, I never thought everyone would be so kind." Gazing at the express deliveries, Mother Wang felt both warm and depressed. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have gone shopping at the cultivation department store… Her friends were very thoughtful. And who knew whether they had discussed it among themselves, but they had all sent different things.
All kinds of magic artifacts for prenatal education, baby products, tonics for pregnant women… Most excessive of all, someone had even sent a topped-up membership card for supplementary courses. Written on the card was a wise saying that Wang Ling had heard in all kinds of educational ads since young: Don't shortchange your children at the starting line!
These words made a lot of sense, but when it came to the Wang family's children, it was a load of bull! After all, by the time they were born, they had already reached the finish line… 
... 
At noon on September 16th, Wang Ling received the first message in a while in No. 60 High's Grade One, Class Three small squad chat. Wang Ling had always felt that basically no one posted in a class chat without an ulterior motive. On the whole, if something really did happen after graduation, some chose to DM other classmates about it, while others were more likely to show off in the group – there were too many cases nowadays of success stories after graduation who showed off in the group, thus inciting resentment.
Group chats while still at school were still pure for the most part.
Like now… 
Super Chen first posted several picturesque photos.
One could tell that his temporary disappearance had to do with traveling. The summer break was long, so going out to expand his horizons was understandable. The cultivation world was so big, and it was far from enough to only experience it through travel during the high school break.
But the travel experience was necessary: five percent of the college entrance exam had to do with the development of extracurricular knowledge. Students who wanted to get into a famous university would never give up that five percent. Additionally, there had never been a fixed criterion for this part of the assessment; it was completely up to the teacher who set the question. If you didn't know anything about the topic, your head would explode when you read the test question.
"Look… how beautiful is the scenery?" Super Chen posted several pictures one after another.
"The scenery where I am isn't bad either…" Following Super Chen's lead, Dopey Guo also posted several pictures.
"…" Wang Ling was silent and didn't respond.
Little Peanut was smart. As No. 60 High's Grade One, Class Three's most excellent commissary in charge of studies, he straightaway read between the lines of these pictures. "Let's hear it: how much more homework do you still have to finish…"
Super Chen was so moved that he wanted to cry. "Little Peanut, you understand me! Actually, it isn't very much. In addition to not finishing maths, physics and chemistry, I haven't done the rest yet either."
Wang Ling: "…"
Little Peanut: "Why not just say that you haven't done any of it?"
Super Chen chuckled. "Doesn't this make it sound more intellectual?"
Master of Dopey added, "The world is so big, we want to go out and take a look around. There's nothing wrong with that! In any case, as long as we have our brethren, there will always be a way to deal with homework! Expanding our extracurricular knowledge is also very important!"
"Then why don't you go and borrow Lotus Sun's homework?" The corners of Little Peanut's mouth twitched as he sent a message in the group somewhat resentfully.
"Classmate Lotus Sun… The way she solves problems is too advanced. Most likely, her family hired her some private tutor. If we copy off her, Old Pan will be able to tell with one glance." Dopey Guo directly sent a voice message to the group. "I've already discussed it with Super Chen: as long as you and Wang Ling lend us your homework to copy, we can deal with this matter. First of all, the way you solve problems is within what we've learned and what was taught in class; this is something Super and I have come to understand after copying your homework multiple times before."
Little Peanut and Wang Ling were both stupefied. "…"
These sly foxes were now so experienced in copying… 
Dopey Guo: "It's like this: I'll copy 70% of Little Peanut's homework, then 30% of Wang Ling's. Super Chen will do the opposite. Old Pan absolutely won't be able to tell."
Little Peanut chuckled. "You really think Old Pan is stupid…" 
"Don't worry, we won't copy everything; we'll definitely deliberately copy some of it wrong."
"…"
"Of course, Super Chen and I wouldn't be bothering to spend so much effort on homework if not for the assignment credits. The teachers gave us so much homework for the summer vacation. When they collect the homework at school, the piles will be as tall as mountains. The semester will have just begun and they'll be busy with lessons. If they already don't have enough time to prepare for class, how can they be in the mood to mark the summer homework?" Dopey Guo's analysis was clear and logical.
In fact, the phenomenon he was talking about wasn't limited to high schools; even in junior high, teachers dealt with the winter and summer homework in the following three ways:
The first way: Classify and count. Put simply, the homework was collected first, and the number of students who did or did not hand in the work was counted. Teachers called the parents of students who didn't hand in the homework, while the students who submitted the work were divided into groups to mark each other's homework; the teachers just needed to give them the answers at the front of the classroom.
The second way: Deferred punishment. The teachers in this category were more benevolent. They knew that a lot of students were procrastinators who tended to do their homework in the last few days of the summer vacation, so the teachers deliberately set a later submission deadline. It didn't have anything to do with whether the homework was done well or not; instead, completing the homework was a matter of attitude. So usually, teachers like these didn't care whether or not you finished your homework; as long as you handed it in by the deadline, you were safe… If you didn't hand it in, you would be straightaway sentenced to death…
The third way: Save energy and protect the environment. This was a simpler and more crude method, which relied mostly on bluffs. The truth was that these teachers didn't care if students finished their holiday homework or not. It was the holidays, and was originally a time to relax and have fun; there was no need for teachers to be so disobliging. Thus, after gathering the holiday homework, these teachers would outright cast the "Notes Removal Spell" and leave this holiday homework for next year's batch of juniors… Recycle and never waste… 
[1] A Chinese documentary film program.


As a cultivation genius who has achieved a new realm every two years since he was a year old, Wang Ling is a near-invincible existence with prowess far beyond his control. But now that he’s sixteen, he faces his greatest battle yet - Senior High School. With one challenge after another popping up, his plans for a low-key high school life seem further and further away...
Wang Ling: I just want to eat my crispy noodle snacks in peace...
Father Wang: If you're careless enough to destroy the country, it’s coming out of your pocket money. 
Wang Ling: It’s not my fault that the backlash from punching me kills you.
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After Short Road, there were a few more interviewees. Although they still had potential, none of them had as much as Short Road. 
 Lu Li was already extremely happy with the first week of the training camp. He brought 14 trainees to complete the introductory ceremony. The youngest was 11 years old, meaning that he would have just started junior high school. The oldest was Short Road, who was 20. If he was a student, he would have been in university. 
 Short Road was already quite skilled. With a little more training, he would be able to enter a minor competition. 
 The younger ones on the other hand were nowhere near good enough to enter competitions unless they trained for another 3-5 years. This was the biggest risk and investment of the training camp, as they could not see the results in the short-term. 
 Some organisations didn't even have training camps. 
 For example, the Gangnam Royals claimed that they invested millions into their camp, but this was all fake. The purpose of saying this was to receive more money from the investors. Now that they have fallen far below the other guilds, the main players requested to transfer. Because of this, they were unable to bring out replacements. 
 In terms of preparation, Glory Capital were the best. Even if their main players all left, they still could recover a major part of their team in a short period of time. 
 "Perhaps everyone already knows me. We met before. Allow me to introduce myself again. I am Lu Li, one of the founders of Ruling Sword. I did not attend university…" 
 "You didn't attend high school either, did you?" Wandering added. 
 Lu Li paused for a bit, then continued to say, "I didn't attend high school or junior high school. I only attended a few days of primary school…" 
 "Wow…" Most of them were clearly excited. 
 "However, I read a lot. I used all of my spare time to read. Don't think that school is useless. I envy you guys. It's not that I didn't want to study, but that I had no money to. In the future, the grading in the camp will be extremely strict. Furthermore, the grades that you get in school will determine 50% of your total grade."
 "…" 
 A few of them gasped in surprise. Some were academically capable, so they had no problem, but the others were not, so they felt quite disappointed. They thought that they wouldn't need to study any more after joining the training camp. 
 "I will let you know of the punishments shortly. Don't think for a second that I'm joking. I won't hesitate when it comes to sending people home," Lu Li said with a cold and cruel voice. His expression immediately lightened as he continued, "Of course, if you guys do well, then I will do my best to accommodate your needs, such as allowances. If you guys want to compete, then I will do what I can do fulfil your requests."
 In Dawn, under-16-year-old players were restricted from choosing combat-classes. 
 However, clubs were allowed to apply for a permit for their competing members, which when granted, would allow the player to bypass the restriction. This was rare for many clubs however, as many decided to focus on the basics. 
 Lu Li himself came from the streets, which meant that his ideas and views were a little more unorthodox. Therefore, he was willing to send primary schoolers into the battlefield. 
 After hearing Lu Li speak for a few minutes, these kids were now members of Ruling Sword.
 Short Road went to the bank to deal with the money that Lu Li promised him, then visited the hospital that Lu Li mentioned previously. As for the rest of the members, they were welcomed into the elite squads. 
 A few hundred people decided to celebrate that night. 
 The little ones went crazy, but their parents were okay with it. Firstly, this was because Lu Li had high expectations of their studies, and secondly, the environment was good. 
 A university was right next to the organisation, and there were multiple high schools in the area as well. 
 It was hard to imagine that an organisation like Ruling Sword, with no external funds, was able to be become what it was today. 
 The accommodation was all apartments. Two people would live in one apartment which was quite spacious. 
 The saddest thing was that the parents of these players weren't permitted to stay with them, since they were expected to be independent. However, they were permitted to go home for a month in total every year. They could choose to use it together or split up the time. If they exceeded the limit of a month, then their grade points would be reduced as a result. 
 Lu Li required these kids to be independent as soon as possible. 
 His values and personality had been shaped by his living conditions while growing up. It was because of his background that he was able to go from rags to riches, as well as his personality and determination to forge onwards and constantly improve. This was because he did not want to let the poverty consume him again. 
 After the creation of the training camp, a few people in the inner circle of Ruling Sword realised Lu Li's ambition. 
 Soon after, everyone began to recruit new members. Glory Capital also recruited a lot of potential players. Under normal conditions, they only recruited once a year, but this time, it seemed like they were afraid that Ruling Sword had taken all the players with strong potential away.
 Furthermore, someone even tried to find out Ruling Sword's future plans to recruit. 
 Lu Li smiled, though bitterly. After all, Ruling Sword already spent a great amount of money on this round of recruiting alone. If he chose to recruit multiple times during the year, the other departments of the organisation wouldn't even need to lift a finger and Ruling Sword would definitely be bankrupt. 
 As he returned to the game, Lu Li was summoned to his mentor's side. 
 Water Fairy was also summoned. When Lu Li rushed to where Garona was, he saw that Water Fairy and Garona was sitting closely together, as if they were holding hands. 
 "…I don't know what it is, but I thought that it wouldn't get worse, so I kept going until I met Gul'dan. Don't get me wrong – he's still utterly evil, but he had his own warmth, you know?" 
 Lu Li thought that this was absurd. Throughout the entire continent of Azeroth, including Gul'dan's own race, no one saw any form of kindness or warmth from him. 
 He was one of the most prominent characters in the history of Dawn. He was the founder of the Shadow Council and was the most hated traitor of the Horde. He was one of the main characters behind the troubles that Azeroth had faced. At the same time, it was he who sold the Horde out to the Scourge and demonic forces.
 "We must strive towards creating a glorious path full of darkness!" 
 These were his words. Lu Li could not imagine any form of warmth from hi, unless it was because he had saved a little girl back then? However, Lu Li didn't want to refute Garona's words. After all, Garona had been through her own share of unfortunate events in life. 
 "Ah, you're here. How are you going with controlling poison?" Garona asked. 
 "I've been a little lazy lately, so I haven't improved that much." 
 Lu Li's expression was one of guilt. As he spoke, he took out a bottle that was filled with light red fluid. 
 Garona took it, opened the lid, and took a whiff. 
 It was a rich and heavy fragrance, with a hint of sweetness. Garona couldn't stand this smell, so she distanced herself from the bottle.


He had never invested in shares or bought a lottery ticket, and neither did he have any experience in the general business industry. Lu Li found that the only thing he could do was play games. 

Luckily he had experienced rebirth, and was one step ahead of everyone else. Luckily, games had been developing extremely quickly, and there were many people who had become rich through playing games. 

In his ‘past life’, he had spent countless nights awake, in grief and anguish. However, although all of this had been washed away, so what…? This life, he was determined make a fierce counterattack against fate and stand at the very top!

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Summer break has ended. 
Really don't know what I'm doing w my life.
I had planned to start working out during vacay but that didn't work out lmao.
I had also planned a fixed vegan diet.
That didn't work either.
Ok.
So life's good.
Not great.
And school has started today.
Great. what could be more ridiculous?
Anyways.
At normal mornings I would go extra early so I could get to my seat and arrange my stuff.
So I decided to come earlier than I normally would. I had my mum drop me and I entered the building.
However, This morning when I was climbing up the steps to our class I heard a guys voice. But surprisingly it wasn't familiar at all.
Our schools pretty small so it's pretty easy to know every student in middle school and high school. However this time the voice wasn't of anyone I knew.
Nor was it the funny immature girl who thinks her voice is like Beyoncé ( her voice actually sounded like a cat who's skin got ripped off )
And nor was it the nerd who would go bragging abt that one science project which wasn't even completed yet.
This voice was different.
It sounded mature but still had the aegyo that was needed in every cute high schoolers voice. 
His voice was very deep.
An Aussie accent I see there!
I decide to stop paying attention to the voice and decide to go in class to see whose voice it actually was.
As I step in I was still dazed however one thing really caught my eye.
It was...

I opened my eyes, groaning from the cool wind I felt on my skin with no blanket on my bed. Luke threw the blanket onto the floor as he pulled me up into a sitting position. My uniform was placed beside me as part of our familiar daily routine, all ironed and free from any wrinkles while someone was already brushing my unruly hair.


"Luke?" I rubbed my eyes.


"We have to go to the classroom early today. Our homeroom teacher will be making an announcement about how many points we'll get based on our results in the third district." Luke immediately replied as if he already knew what I was going to ask.


The screen lit up to project our results. I was thankful that I didn't overspend when I was rich with points. I did kind of expect this, but it was worse than I thought when the dean had clearly stated we wouldn't be getting any punishments from what happened in the third district.


The projection glowed to show:
[Ellen and Allan: 50,000 points]
[Shelly and Alex: 60,000 points]
[Rika and Luke: 0 points].


I knew that next time someone asked me to help find their family heirloom, I would decline under all circumstances. I dropped my head onto my desk, depressed that we had failed to gain any points from such an easy mission.


"Rika, you know it wasn't your fault..." Shelly rubbed my back.


"We heard what happened from the rumours that came from the dean's office," Ellen added.


Maybe even Alex felt bad for me as he mentioned, "It's a pretty rare event that something like this happens."


Well at least I knew we would have to spend the remaining 100,000 points very wisely. This was how I came to study in the library with Luke non-stop for over twelve hours. Unfortunately, since this month was not over yet, I could not use the dimensional library.


Whatever suspicions Luke had about how I was able to gain a lot of points last time, he didn't ask. All he did was to drag me into the library as soon as class was over to make up for the points that we did not get from the practical assignment.


I didn't dare to complain to Luke since it was mostly my fault with going along with the prank which got us in this mess in the first place. Whatever that girl's true identity was from the fake one in the third district was deemed to be scary.


She reminded me of a term called 'Yandere' in my past life with her destructive nature, even though I didn't exactly remember what that term meant. As the years went on in this reincarnation, I felt I was losing more and more memories of my past life.


At first, my memories from my past life freshly came back to me like it was yesterday. But as the years went by, only tiny pieces of the whole puzzle of memories flashed back to me whenever I encountered something familiar from my past life.


I was almost disappointed with myself when I almost forgot that vending machines even existed until I came to the third district. However, I always remembered something like my light novels and junk food because I was always with them.


Maybe I was always nervous about fancy food and stuff in my past life that I had always innately disliked it in my current life. It must be because I was getting tired from cramming all this useless information lately.


I flipped another page in the book before detecting that Luke noticed I was blanking out again as he stopped reading his own notes. Unfortunately, this routine continued for the next eight months. Thanks to the constant torture of the never-ending studying, Luke and I earned a stable amount of 30,000 points each month


At this point, there was nothing different from elementary school except that the content of the class had risen in difficulty as you would expect from elsewhere. I sat in the café with Ellen and Shelly as we were taking a break from all that studying.


"I wish we could go outside the school again," Ellen muttered.


"Yea, it was nice in the third district," Shelly stopped when noticing I was here with them.


"No, it's ok. It was somewhat better in the third district if not for the incident," I told them.


Ellen and Shelly looked somewhat relieved before continuing to talk about other topics while enjoying their tea.


"My older brother had told me that middle school students have practical exams twice a year," Shelly told us.


"The third district only?" I asked in curiosity.


"The first three districts for middle schoolers," Shelly explained to me.


"If you think about it, it's about time for our practical exam since they only have it twice a year," Ellen hinted.


Ellen's prediction came true on a Friday evening where class got extended.


"You will be having another practical exam this year before we let you go for summer vacation," Daniel announced.


Summer vacation? The summer vacation that I thought didn't exist in the first district!?! I wondered how long it would be and blanked out until Luke lightly pinched my arm to get me to pay attention to the teacher again.


"You will be staying inside the first district and this time each pair will be working in a shop for one week. The amount of points you receive will depend on the results from your performance of your employer." Daniel switched into a serious tone.


When we left the classroom, Ellen whispered in my ear, "I guess we're not going to other districts this time."


I sighed when I knew what she meant. Ever since the last incident, the school was afraid of more unexpected situations that may occur in the other districts. This was probably why they had our practical assignment in the first district this round.


This was like a part-time job. I was pretty confident that I could do well on this assignment because I was accustomed to receiving customer service in the third district (which seemed pretty easy to reciprocate).


When Luke and I arrived at our dorm, there was a special message that popped up from the marble which projected news about our assignment.


New Message:
[Rika and Luke is to report to the ABC International Corp. of the First District by 1PM].


ABC International Corp. of the First District? That was a pretty long name for a company. I had never heard of that company before within my stay in the first district.


Since I didn't know what it meant, I asked Luke, "Have you ever heard of the ABC International Corp. of the First District?"


Luke sighed before answering, "It's one of the companies that the Monete family owns that does business in high end accessories and clothing."


Wait. The Monete family? Why did that name sound very familiar?


"What do you mean by the Monete family? Who is the Monete family?" I tried to confirm my suspicions.


Luke started to frown as he stared at me like I was a hopeless person.


"Did you forget the name of your classmate that you see almost every day? It's Alex. Alex of the Monete family." Luke seemed disappointed in me.


Ahhh. No wonder that name seemed really familiar. This brought back memories when we were partnered together. Alex did bring up his family name many times on the first day while trying to drag me into studying.


If this company was owned by Alex's family, I could not imagine the many strict protocols that would follow, knowing Alex's personality.


I hoped this field assignment would not be as unfortunate as last time while I anticipated it would resemble something like a part-time job in my past life.

I was captured and put onto a stake to be lit on fire as part of the ongoing witch hunt conducted throughout the land. I had to do something. But, this life really sucked. 

This all started when I was accidentally killed by God. 

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to kill you. It was just that I was overworked lately by my superior and I just wanted some time to relax and vent my stress out," he confessed.

"So, while I was snacking, I accidently dropped one potato chip into the human realm where the child tripped over the potato chip onto a den of steep stairs." God guilty admitted.

So I reincarnated into the most adorable girl with the largest orange-speckled eyes that contrasted her pale white skin void of any imperfections.

'How could someone look this pretty?' I thought as I admired my new appearance.

I was nowhere close to this pretty in my previous life. Did God put me into this new vessel as an apology?

But some things were too good to be true.
***
"We can do this the nice way or the hard way," My fiancé’s brother started off.
"The nice way is where you willingly come with us back to the first district and the hard way is where we forcibly take you back, which would be hard for all of us," Lucius gave me a warning.
Why was my life so depressing? He practically meant I didn’t have a choice! 
***
Few months later, I was at a party that I planned to escape from my fiancé’s family.
"I still get to continue with my naps on the weekends?" I tried to confirm with them.
No one answered as I almost cried from giving up my rare nap times from the mess I got involved with. This life was too bothersome!

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