I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 25 Upright and Honorable
We've been classmates for four years, so the people in the group aren't strangers. Therefore, we're all pretty much aware of some of the inside stories and conflicts.

In Class One, there are two goddess-level figures: Ji Yuwei and Chen Yutong.

Unlike Ji Yuwei, who is cold and aloof, Chen Yutong is warm, cheerful, and generous. She actively participates in various activities and quickly gains considerable fame. In addition, her good looks and figure make her popular with many people at school.

Naturally, there were also boys in her class who pursued her, including Zhang Chu, who came from a wealthy family and was known as "Number One in the East Gate," and Qi Xuan, a fellow townsman from Jiangcheng.

Yes, Chen Yutong is also from Jiangcheng, but she graduated from Jiangcheng No. 2 Middle School, not Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School where Qi Xuan is. However, they are from the same hometown, so they naturally seem closer.

However, things got a bit dramatic afterward. No matter how much Qi Xuan pursued her, Chen Yutong remained ambiguous, neither accepting nor rejecting him, keeping him hanging on.

After three years of this, Qi Xuan got tired and decided to give up and stop pursuing her.

Seeing this, Zhang Chu was overjoyed and intensified his pursuit, but until now, there has been no news of the two of them getting together.

Even to many, Chen Yutong seemed to have been much closer to Qi Xuan than to Zhang Chu over the years, suggesting a certain distance between them.

Regardless, Qi Xuan did give up on Chen Yutong and later focused on developing games, and there was no further news of any romantic involvement.

Just moments ago, everyone was talking about Qi Xuan, but Chen Yutong suddenly appeared, so it's no wonder they were speechless for a moment.

"What, is there an awkward silence as soon as I came out? Are you guys discussing some game that's not suitable for children?"

[Chrysanthemum's subtle sweetness] To smooth things over:
"Haha, we're all adults, what could be inappropriate for children? It's just that you suddenly appeared and startled everyone. We didn't expect our goddess Chen to be in the group too."

"The way you're talking makes it sound like I have to sit on the toilet myself when I go to the bathroom. Do you think I'm that detached from worldly affairs?"

"Haha, still so indiscriminate in your tastes, Yutong, do your suitors know you're like this?"

"Even if they knew, they probably wouldn't dare to believe it."

"That means the love wasn't deep enough."

……

In just a few words, the atmosphere in the group was stirred up.

After a brief chat, [First in the East Gate] suddenly appeared and asked:

"Yutong, how did the client I introduced you to last time go?"

"It's all taken care of. I really have to thank you for your help."

"It's nothing. What kind of relationship do we have? Why do we need to say such things?"

[First at the East Gate] said calmly and casually:

"You can come to me if you encounter any problems next time. My family knows quite a few people in Shanghai."

"Does she know as many people as Goddess Ji?"

Xue Cheng asked abruptly.

Zhang Chu was speechless.

Everyone knows that Ji Yuwei comes from an extremely wealthy family and was Chen Yutong's roommate in college; the two had a very good relationship.

Even without Zhang Chu's help, Chen Yutong wouldn't have any problems at work with Ji Yuwei's care.

Seeing this, Chen Yutong quickly tried to smooth things over:

"Hey, we're all classmates, I welcome anyone who helps me. Chengzi, if I ever need your help, please don't refuse."

"Ha, so many people are helping you, it's not my turn."

"What if?"

"If that happens, I'll ask Xuanzi. If he says he'll help, then I'll help. If he says he won't help, then there's nothing I can do."

"Xue Cheng, what do you mean?" Zhang Chu questioned.

What I mean is none of your business. Why do you have to show your face?

"Make your point clear!"

"Fine, you simp."

"Who are you calling a simp?!"

"If you don't like it, use another word: turtle man."

"You fucking want to get beaten up, don't you?"

"Heh, Xuanzi's not here, and you still dare to talk to me like that? Come on, let's draw up a line and see how tough you are, you second-generation rich kid from Shanghai! Is it someone even a country bumpkin can't break?!"

The two argued incessantly, while a group of people tried to break them up.

……

A coffee shop. A seat towards the back.

Chen Yutong stared at her phone, looking dejected.

After taking a sip of her coffee, Ji Yuwei, sitting opposite her, suddenly asked:

"Do you regret it?"

Chen Yutong snapped out of her daze and asked curiously:
"What do you regret?"

"nothing."

Chen Yutong glanced at her phone and said helplessly:

"They've been working for so long, but they're still acting like they've never grown up, arguing so fiercely in the group chat. I'm really fed up with them."

"Aren't you going to try to persuade them?"

"The core of the conflict is me; asking me to persuade him would only add fuel to the fire."

She casually scrolled up through the messages and quickly saw a series of screenshots posted by 【Chrysanthemum Sweetness】, and immediately laughed:
"Look, that game they made seems to be a hit. It's sold almost 300,000 copies in the blink of an eye. Weiwei, do you want to download it and play it on your computer?"

"You know, I never play games."

"Alright then, I'll take the next one myself later."

Chen Yutong said helplessly:

"This game will definitely trend on social media, and the number of players will increase. If I don't play it, I won't be able to connect with my classmates in the group chat, and I won't even be able to keep up with the topics my colleagues at work bring up. That won't do; it would be too embarrassing for me."

"You just take your pride too seriously,"

Ji Yuwei said calmly,
"If you had just put your mind at ease, you wouldn't have fallen out with Qi Xuan in the first place."

"What can we do? Isn't the point of living a lifetime to save face?"
I did like Qi Xuan, but his circumstances were truly inadequate. If he had Zhang Chu's qualities, we wouldn't have parted ways.

"But now that they have these conditions, do you think it's still possible to salvage the situation?"

Chen Yutong remained silent.

He then forced a smile and said:
"Don't talk about me, what about you? It's been two years since you left school. Have you found a promising young talent?"

Ji Yuwei stroked the coffee cup:
“You know, in a family like mine, I never have the final say on these kinds of things.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yutong couldn't help but sigh:
"That's why no one in your class pursued you back then, because you knew all of this."

……

After chatting for a while, Chen Yutong glanced at her watch and hurriedly said:

"I have to go to work now, I'm leaving first. Weiwei, enjoy your drink. I've already paid, I'll contact you later."

Watching her leave in a hurry, Ji Yuwei slowly finished her coffee before getting up and leaving the coffee shop.

The driver proactively stepped forward and opened the car door for her.

After settling into the spacious back seat of the Rolls-Royce and waiting for the car to start smoothly, she thought for a moment and then took out a heavy gaming laptop that she had recently bought.

Upon logging onto the gaming platform, there was only one game in the personal game list, the one developed by Qi Xuan and others. The playtime had reached 500 hours, all achievements had been obtained, and a review with the maximum word count had been written, garnering countless likes.

Ji Yuwei clicked into the game page and saw that the game's sales were still rising rapidly. She was overjoyed and couldn't help but show a faint smile that was rarely seen by outsiders.

At this moment, huge screens of light reappeared in the sky.

Ji Yuwei quickly called out:
"Uncle Xu, stop for a second, I want to watch the live stream!"

"You can watch this at home too."

"No, I want to see it now!"

"But Master..."

"I want it now!"

The driver glanced at the stubborn look on Ji Yuwei's face, which she had never shown before, and slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

The car window was rolled down.

A gentle breeze caressed her hair.

Ji Yuwei leaned against the window, quietly gazing at the curtain of light in the sky.

After being classmates for so many years, this is probably the only time we can openly look at each other like this.

(End of this chapter)