After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 213 Xu Lin Surrounded by Stars

"Who were those people just now?"

After chatting with the three women for two minutes, Chi Linyue said she needed to use the restroom.

Xu Lin understood immediately and went to the restroom with Chi Linyue.

In fact, Chi Linyue simply didn't want to continue talking to these women.

"We knew each other before, but we weren't very close. We were just nodding acquaintances."

Xu Lin immediately understood.

Chi Linyue added, "I don't have many friends right now, but I do have a lot of business associates. I just don't know if you can understand, but these kinds of friends are all based on mutual benefit, so they can't really be called true friends. You never know when you might get ripped off by them."

"I can roughly understand that."

Xu Lin didn't say anything.

Chi Linyue: "Pure friendships are usually only available when you are penniless. The higher you go, the fewer friends you have. True friendship is like water, pure and simple. As you rise in the ranks, it becomes difficult to make friends in a purely virtuous way. There must be mutual benefit involved. You use me, I use you; you help me, I help you. It's called reciprocity."

The two quickly arrived at the restroom.

After using the restroom, the two walked up to the third floor.

They didn't take the elevator; instead, they took the stairs.

The staircase is a spiral staircase, and the floor is covered with red carpet; it's beautiful and quite elegant.
Before long, the two arrived at the third floor.

The banquet hall was filled with people, including women in various formal attire, while the men were more uniformly dressed in suits, though the styles and colors varied.

Xu Lin was undoubtedly the most dazzling.

He was only eighteen, at the age when he was most spirited and passionate about writing. Looking at the other men here, the youngest of them were already thirty.

A man's career develops normally, and very few can achieve great things at a young age, unless they rely on their family.

Men who achieve something generally start in their thirties. At this age, they begin to gain a foothold in this bloody and cutthroat society, begin to understand the rules of how this world works, and glimpse a small part of the unchanging iceberg of this world.

The martial arts world is a place where fighting and killing coexist with human relationships and social interactions.

Who is that young man?

As soon as Xu Lin entered, many people immediately noticed this tall and handsome young man.

Of course, physical appearance is secondary. Who hasn't been eighteen? Who hasn't had those spirited, high-spirited days of youth?

But Xu Lin was different; his temperament and demeanor were too unique, standing out from the crowd and attracting attention.

"He looks quite unique. Whose son is this?"

"His name is Xu Lin, and he is Chi Linyue's fiancé!"

"That's what a woman who was chatting with Xu Lin and the others said."

"Miss Chi's fiancé? I've never heard of her having a fiancé."

"How would you know when someone is getting engaged?"

"That too."

"What a perfect couple!"

Everyone's eyes flickered, their attention falling on the two of them, but even more attention was drawn to Xu Lin.

This is the most unique young man in the entire venue.

Of course, many men were heartbroken, after all, Chi Linyue was a great beauty, and even the most beautiful and outstanding woman in the city.

There are plenty of beautiful women in the world, and with a little money, you can find them everywhere. Under the influence of power, money is equivalent to everything; it can buy people's time, and naturally, it can also buy their freedom and loyalty. Therefore, for a man, having money is equivalent to having countless women.

However, those women who stand at the top have outstanding physical attributes, intelligence, and ability. They have your money too, but they won't fall for your tricks.

Chi Linyue is that kind of woman.

Many men were surprised to learn that Chi Linyue already had a fiancé, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Looking at this young man, he is indeed an undisputed outstanding individual.

"What's your name? My name is Zhao Ping!"

A man approached Xu Lin and reached out to shake his hand.

Xu Lin smiled and shook hands with the other person. "My surname is Xu, and my given name is Lin. I am handsome and dashing."

"Haha, Mr. Xu truly lives up to his name, so handsome and dashing!"

Zhao Ping took out a business card and handed it to Xu Lin. Xu Lin took the card and knew that the other party was the chairman of a company.

I've never heard of XXX Technology Co., Ltd.? You can't tell what a company does just from its name. As for technology companies, as we all know, in China, a technology company doesn't necessarily deal in technology; it could be a game company or something else entirely.

But Xu Lin didn't care. They were just nodding acquaintances, and it was still necessary to maintain appearances.

Next, many people came over to shake hands with Xu Lin.

This was not because of Chi Linyue's influence.

In reality, Chi Linyue's influence here isn't that significant.

Moreover, there are quite a few impressive people here. Although it is a gathering of young entrepreneurs, that is, successful entrepreneurs under the age of 45, there are actually people over 50 years old present.

A few of them are indeed very powerful people in Jiangdu. Xu Lin has seen them in the news. To exaggerate a bit, he heard that their assets are valued at several hundred billion.

Chi Linyue is far from being that rich.

The eldest sister's business is small-scale. Her father is a high-ranking official in the capital. It would be easy for his daughter to get into trouble if she were too successful in business. Moreover, Chi Linyue didn't intend to go too big, so she had to avoid suspicion and didn't tell outsiders what her family did.

So compared to these big shots, Chi Linyue is nothing. In this land, those who can achieve great things all have powerful backgrounds, and you never know who the people behind them are. So they really don't fear you, Chi Linyue.

But these big shots all took the initiative to come over and shake hands with Xu Lin.

The reason is actually quite simple: Xu Lin's aura is too special. He has two buffs activated, and standing there is like a true dragon manifesting. If this happened in ancient times during a chaotic period, Xu Lin could probably gather hundreds of thousands of people to fight for the world with him. After all, people in ancient times believed in destiny, and whoever looked right in terms of appearance and aura was qualified to compete on that stage.

"Lin Yue, her fiancé?"

A middle-aged man in his fifties came over. He clearly knew Chi Linyue and was of a higher generation, so he called Chi Linyue "Linyue".

He looked at Xu Lin with great curiosity, and from the conversation among these people, he learned that this young man was Chi Linyue's fiancé.

The man's gaze was piercing, as if he could see right through Xu Lin.

"Uncle Qian, his name is Xu Lin, and he is my fiancé."

Chi Linyue remained unfazed, wondering what kind of fiancé this was. However, given their relationship had progressed to this point, it was practically the same thing.

"This guy doesn't look like someone who's destined for the pond!"

Qian Mingyue continued to scrutinize Xu Lin, and couldn't help but utter a word of praise.

When Chi Linyue saw the other person praising Xu Lin, she smiled slightly and didn't say anything, but was happy for Xu Lin.

When Xu Lin saw that the other party called Chi Linyue "Linyue", he assumed that they were acquaintances, so he took the initiative to extend his hand and shake hands with the other party.

Qian Mingyue shook hands with Xu Lin and asked with slight curiosity, "Young man, which family's son are you?"

Xu Lin smiled and said, "My family is small and humble, certainly not a wealthy family."

Qian Mingyue thought that Xu Lin was reluctant to say this, but he really misunderstood. Qian Mingyue also laughed and said, "A hero's origins are not important. Even if you come from a humble family, your extraordinary bearing makes your future unimaginable!"

"you flatter me."

We should be humble towards our elders.

The two chatted for a while, and then Qian Mingyue went on stage to speak.

It turns out that he was the one who hosted the banquet.

"Who was that person just now?"

"He's a high-ranking official from Jiangdu, and my family knows him."

The two sat together, and Chi Linyue leaned over and said, "His name is Qian Mingyue, and his surname is Qian. He comes from the famous Qian family in history."

"Then I understand."

The Qian family is a true family with a history spanning thousands of years, and they have made great contributions to the country.

Chi Linyue laughed and said, "Look, so many people here think highly of you. You're practically the center of attention!"

She was genuinely happy for Xu Lin.

"Actually, I'm not as great as they think. Look at me, I'm just a nobody in the online novel circle and the entertainment industry. To ordinary people, I seem awesome, but right now, I'm still not good enough to play cards. I'm not even good at small-scale games."

Xu Lin waved his hand and drank the cola that Chi Linyue poured for him.

If you're going to drive, you obviously can't drink and drive.

Chi Linyue rested her chin on her hand, looked at the other person and smiled, "Even if you don't have it now, you will in the future. You're only eighteen years old. Look, when I first met you, where were you? Now, half a year has passed, where have you flown to?"

"I don't know what my future holds yet."

Xu Lin looked at Qian Mingyue on the stage; he was an official. Xu Lin then thought about himself; he had over 100 million yuan in cash flow.

For ordinary people, this amount of money is more than they could earn in ten lifetimes; it's an astronomical figure. To give an inappropriate example, many people don't even burn this much money for their ancestors during the Qingming Festival.

But in this context, a hundred million is not much.

Anyone who can attend this kind of event must be worth over 100 million.

Of course, there is another problem: money is not invincible in modern society. Scholars, merchants, workers, and farmers, with scholars and officials standing ahead of merchants.

No matter how rich or successful you are, a single sentence from someone can bring you back to reality.

Will I offend people in the future?

Thinking about this, Xu Lin realized that in the world of martial arts, there are always times when one is not in control of one's own destiny, and it is impossible not to offend people. Besides, he was not a shrewd and tactful person.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Xu Lin hadn't spoken for several minutes, Chi Linyue couldn't help but ask.

"I'm thinking about when I can sleep with you."

"Pah! Stop thinking about that!"

"I was just kidding. Actually, I was thinking about climbing the ladder."

"Climb up?"

"Ah."

"If you want to climb higher, I'll support you!" the older sister said.

In fact, there are several types of excellent wives, and the well-known virtuous wife and loving mother is one of them.

But there is another type: they will resolutely support you on the right things and resolutely stop you on the wrong things.

However, this kind of woman needs to be very capable, intelligent, and insightful; she is not an ordinary man.

Chi Linyue is one of those women, the kind of woman behind a successful man.

But eighteen-year-old Xu Lin was unaware of these concepts.

The banquet lasted for two hours, and the atmosphere was joyous, with toasts being exchanged and the atmosphere very lively.

Of course, it was also inevitable that they indulged in sensual pleasures, flattered each other, spoke sweet words but harbored daggers in their hearts, and engaged in open and covert struggles.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Three people can put on four shows, let alone more than a hundred people here. Heaven knows who are friends and who are enemies.
Xu Lin and Chi Linyue left after they had eaten and drunk their fill, and returned to their car.

Are you staying here again tonight?

"I'll stay here next time. I have class tomorrow, a trip to the film set the day after, and then more work. Yeah, I'm pretty busy."

"Oh."

Chi Linyue felt a little disappointed; she seemed to have gotten used to Xu Lin being around.

As Xu Lin drove, he chuckled and said, "Next time we meet, I'll celebrate your birthday. Where would you like to go?"

"You decide, I'll listen to you."

Chi Linyue was deeply moved when Xu Lin mentioned her birthday, thinking he hadn't taken it to heart.

One of the biggest psychological differences between men and women is that men are relatively rational, while women are more easily controlled by their emotions.

In this world, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or race, those who control a large amount of global resources are mostly men. One of the reasons for this is the difference in psychology between men and women.

Simply put, women's minds are less rational and more easily controlled by emotions, while doing business or wielding power requires sufficient rationality, even cold-bloodedness. Men, on the other hand, are inherently rational.

Chi Linyue is still deeply moved, and she'll probably be very happy tonight and for the next few days.

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully when the time comes."

"Uh-huh."

Chi Linyue is already looking forward to her birthday.

But it's still more than a month away, which is quite a long time.

Around 10 p.m., Xu Lin drove his car into the underground parking garage, where his No. 9 electric scooter was parked in the next spot.

"I'm ready to go."

Xu Lin parked the car and prepared to get out and leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Chi Linyue stopped him.

"what happened?"

"Of course, I'll give you a little reward!"

Chi Linyue's eyes were alluring and captivating.

Xu Lin was somewhat dazed. How beautiful was this woman?

He began to understand Emperor Xuanzong of Tang a little, and also a little of those heroic figures who were ruined by the allure of women.

Even Xiang Yu had Yu Ji.

With a beauty in your arms, who could resist?

As Chi Linyue leaned over, Xu Lin, looking down at her, could see her stunningly beautiful and alluring figure outlined by her cheongsam, a sight so captivating it was almost tempting.

Xu Lin suddenly felt that if Chi Linyue were in ancient times, she would be considered a femme fatale, a woman who brought ruin to the country and its people; she had to be labeled with that title.

This process lasted for more than half an hour before Chi Linyue finally finished her work.

Gulu...

"Alright, that's the end of the reward. Let's go. Remember to let me know you got home safely!" Chi Linyue instructed.

When Xu Lin left, he felt completely relaxed.

The feeling of being refreshed and invigorated was indescribable.

He suddenly needed to pee halfway through the journey; he had drunk too many beverages that evening.

Xu Lin had no choice but to find a public toilet to relieve himself.

However, right above the urinal where he urinated, Xu Lin noticed a piece of paper stuck there.

Public toilets have the most of these things.

"Of all evils, lust is the worst!"

"A beautiful woman of sixteen, her body like soft butter, a sword at her waist to slay mortals. Though no heads fall, she secretly drains your marrow..."

This poem is the work of the famous Lü Dongbin; I never expected it to be posted here.

Of course, Lü Dongbin is not the one from mythology; there was indeed a historical figure named Lü Dongbin.

"Lu Dongbin must have never seen any stunning beauties, otherwise, how could he talk about it so easily?"

"Those who are trying to quit pornography are actually posting this stuff everywhere."

Xu Lin felt that the more lustful a person was, the more they liked to discuss the issue of abstaining from lust.

Chiang Kai-shek often wrote a diary to abstain from pornography while engaging in prostitution. Which of these people who claim to abstain from pornography aren't doing lewd things every day while claiming to abstain?
Around 11 o'clock, Xu Lin finally got home and sent a message to Chi Linyue to let her know he was safe.

Chi Linyue: "It's good that we're home."

The older sister also sent Xu Lin a side-view photo of herself taking a shower. Because it was a hot shower, the bathroom was steamy and the view was hazy, making her even more alluring than if she were naked.

This older sister is so talented!

"Does it look good?"

"nice."

"anything else?"

My older sister sent another message, but this time it wasn't text, it was a voice message, a seductive voice message.

"No, maybe next time, it's too hot for me."

Xu Lin said he couldn't take it anymore. He was in a duplex apartment all by himself, and Rong Xiyan was at school. What would he do if he got angry?

Chi Linyue sent a smirking emoji.

Xu Lin chatted with her for a while longer before ending the conversation.

He was home alone tonight, and Xu Lin wanted to focus on his work.

For the next week or two, Xu Lin will focus on his work.

(End of this chapter)