I am not just a tycoon

Unfortunately, the guy wasn't a business prodigy, but rather a business "ghost genius."

Millions were thrown in without making a splash.

It's also fortunate that his dad's family assets are hefty, enough to withstand his wasteful ways.

Some people are born with a golden spoon in their mouth, and no matter what they do, they have their parents to fall back on; clearly, Li Yuhang is such a person.

Back when Old Shen's business was still doing well, Shen Yuan was also such a person.

But speaking of which, he just didn't know what Li Yuhang's business plan for the speakeasy was, and whether it would be profitable?

According to Shen Yuan's analysis, even if the speakeasy had slim profits or even losses, he could still make money.

As long as Young Master Li's side wasn't too outrageous.

And this kind of investment required Shen Yuan only to provide the capital, while the operation and management could be handed over to Li Yuhang.

Moreover, the System issued a time-limited task to quickly invest the money to obtain double revenue cashback.

Shen Yuan wanted to be an absentee landlord and also wanted to invest the exclusive gold quickly, so maybe investing in Li Yuhang's speakeasy was a good choice.

The two have been playing together since kindergarten, attended the same school during elementary and middle school, but starting from high school, a watershed, they went to different schools.

Although Shen Yuan's grades were average, he managed to keep up with his studies and performed quite well in the exams, barely getting into a key high school, and then Old Shen spent money to put him into the experimental class.

However, Li Yuhang was a complete mess, ended up in an ordinary high school, and then attended a bottom-tier university.

Now, he wasn't attending classes at the university, hanging out outside every day, claiming to be starting a business.

His dad, Old Li, didn't care about him much, and the school was even more helpless.

Mainly because the two have known each other since they were in open-crotch pants, and both sides knew each other's character thoroughly, his family was also wealthy, so there shouldn't be any disputes in the future.

Of course, the current key issue was whether his speakeasy was short on capital and whether he was hoping for a partner to start the business with him.

Anyway, the guy had just asked him to go out for a meal and hang out in a bar, so he might as well meet up with him tonight.

Thinking this, Shen Yuan replied with a WeChat message to Li Yuhang, "Send me your location; daddy will come to play hard with you tonight."

Not long after, Li Yuhang sent back a couple of voice messages. The first long series was clearly cursing, Shen Yuan knew him too well and simply didn't bother to listen.

The latter set was about the matter at hand, mentioning to be there at half-past six sharp.

Then he added a location "Nanjing Restaurant."

Nanjing in Star City also has a bit of fame for its restaurant, specializing in Hunan cuisine, costing around 300-500 per person not including drinks.

This guy, just going to such a nice restaurant for a casual meal, is still as extravagant as ever, Shen Yuan silently criticized in his heart.

Even though Shen Yuan himself had spent tens of thousands on women in the past two days, it seemed even more wasteful.

But Shen Yuan's main goal was the cashback, so essentially, he was out to make money.

At that moment, Shen Yuan and Huang Haibao were almost done eating, quietly waiting for the big-eater Cao Shunjin.

Finally, after Cao Shunjin devoured his meal like a whirlwind, he let out a loud, satisfied belch, "Let's go, back to the dorm."

Back in the dorm, after shooting the breeze with Old Huang and Old Cao for a bit, Shen Yuan started feeling sleepy and as soon as he touched the bed, he fell into a deep sleep.

But to his surprise, when he woke up, he was the only one left in the dorm, and outside it had already gotten dark!

Shen Yuan checked his phone; it was already six o'clock!

Shoot, he had promised Li Yuhang to go to dinner at six-thirty!

From the International campus to Nanjing Restaurant was at least ten kilometers, which usually took over half an hour without traffic, let alone that today was Saturday and the roads would definitely be congested.

Shen Yuan quickly got up from the bed, put on his shoes, and while running, used his phone to hail a DiDi.

Damn it, he usually only slept for an hour at noon, why did he sleep for so long today!

How much did he overexert himself last night to be so drained now?

Shen Yuan cursed himself and hurriedly ran towards the campus entrance.

...

Meanwhile, as Shen Yuan sprinted with all his might, Chen Ling and Fang Minhui were arm in arm, about to enter Jinfeng Hotel, not far from the International campus.

Jinfeng Hotel was one of the nicer choices around the International campus, both for its atmosphere and its food. It was the go-to place for students when they had class dinners.

"So, what did Shen Yuan say, is he coming or not?" Chen Ling asked on the side.

"He hasn't replied to my message yet."

Fang Minhui furrowed her brow slightly, feeling a bit displeased. Logically, after last night, things had progressed to a certain point between them. Shen Yuan should cherish her more, yet there had been no messages all afternoon!

Chen Ling tilted her head up thoughtfully before a possible explanation dawned on her. She smirked, "Don't tell me you drained him dry last night, and he's still catching up on sleep now?"

Fang Minhui's delicate face immediately blushed red as she whispered, "How could that be possible, don't talk nonsense!"

"Why couldn't it be possible, with your figure, even I couldn't withstand it!"

Chen Ling said with squinted eyes, as if she could see through one's heart, "And whether I'm talking nonsense or not, you know yourself."

Fang Minhui quickly avoided her gaze, and upon thinking about it carefully, it did seem like there might be some truth to what Chen Ling had said.

Last night, she had indeed been quite... demanding. He... might actually be sleeping.

As they spoke, they had reached the door of the reserved private dining room and pushed it open to enter.

Almost the entire class of International Trade Class 2 was there, filling the room.

The private dining rooms at Jinfeng were specially designed for the international institution, accommodating 4-5 tables each, with no problem seating about ten people at each table.

Li Zhanpeng, who had been restlessly standing and looking around inside the private dining room, saw Fang Minhui walk in. His eyes lit up and he immediately went up to show his attentiveness.

"Minhui, I saved a seat for you, sit here," he said.

Li Zhanpeng pulled out a chair at the main table for Fang Minhui, putting on a gentlemanly air.

"No need, we'll sit over here."

Fang Minhui didn't look at him and responded indifferently, choosing another table where more girls were sitting.

Chen Ling, who had been ignored since they entered, silently followed Fang Minhui to their seats, internally grumbling: You don't even see me, no wonder you can't win over Minhui, serves you right!

Coinciding with her impression of Li Zhanpeng's stinginess during movie watching and breakfasts, her opinion of him fell even further.

Li Zhanpeng's face showed a moment of embarrassment before he regained his composure, cleared his throat and announced, "Everyone's here, so we can start now!"

"Our lovely counselor couldn't make it today because she had other commitments, so she asked me, ahem, our class president, to apologize to everyone on her behalf."

"Shen Yuan hasn't come yet, has he?"

Someone from the crowd suddenly mentioned this.

As soon as the words were out, everyone instinctively started looking for him, only to realize that he indeed hadn't arrived yet.

Li Zhanpeng frowned and cursed inwardly, annoyed. Why bring up that guy out of the blue!

Yet he too subconsciously looked around for Shen Yuan and felt quite regretful when he found him absent.

This damn guy, he couldn't have known I was planning to show him up today and decided to skip on purpose, could he?

"Forget it, let's not wait for him. Class 2 won't have one more or one less with him," Li Zhanpeng said with a displeased face. Though inside he felt it was a pity, his monologue had to go on, so after a brief pause, he continued earnestly,

"The thing is, I proposed this gathering because next semester some of our classmates will start their internships and we will all head in different directions. Opportunities to meet will become scarcer, so I suggested we organize this get-together before this semester comes to an end..."

While Li Zhanpeng delivered his impassioned speech, Cao Shunjin and Huang Haibao sat in the corner of the private dining room, quietly watching his performance.

"How on earth can this guy talk so much, isn't this supposed to be the class president's speech? And yet he's said it all himself," Cao Shunjin couldn't help but mutter under his breath, not aware that the class president, Yan Song, was sitting right at the next table.

Their relationship was quite good, so with an awkward cough, Yan Song intervened, "He told me earlier that he'd like to give tonight's toast."

"Damn! Why are you sitting here, President? Shouldn't you be sitting at the main table?"

"Don't get me started. Li Zhanpeng showed up at the private dining room after 4 p.m., and he arranged for all the attractive girls and his buddies to sit at the main table with him."

Hearing Yan Song's explanation, Huang Haibao grew even more incensed, "This heartless creature! If someone didn't know better, they'd think he was the one treating everyone!"

"....."