CHAPTER 21: 21. UNIVERSITY PARK

"Riki!!"

As soon as Riki sat down on a bench in the university park, someone called his name.

That day, Riki was very nervous because he had to present a group assignment, while Liz had... well, you know.

Riki was afraid of having to go up alone because he was only in a group with Liz.

"Hey, Riki!" Evan patted his shoulder and sat down next to him.

"Why do you look so tense? Oh, I have some good news!" Evan pulled his smartphone out of the pocket of his jacket and showed something to Riki.

"What’s the good news?" Riki asked.

"First, I bought an apartment in the same building as you! But it’s the cheapest unit because I can’t afford to spend too much money. But then I heard that the price of Vircoin has gone up! I have 1,000 coins there. Do you think I should invest my money there, or not? Or should I sell those 1,000 coins now, since the price is already $60?" Evan said enthusiastically, his big eyes growing even bigger as he spoke at length to Riki.

"In my opinion, collect as many coins as possible first, because the price will keep rising, then at the end of the year, you can sell them. I also made a profit from there, but I sold some of my coins and felt like I did something stupid." Riki said, still upset about having to part with those coins.

But he wasn’t too regretful, because he gained business skills.

"Oh, you sold some of your coins? How many did you sell?" Evan asked.

"30,000 coins."

Evan’s eyes widened in disbelief, "You sold that many?"

Riki nodded, "Yeah... but I still have 70,000 coins there, don’t worry."

Evan was even more shocked by Riki’s words, "Seventy... thousand?"

Riki nodded, "I used to think I was so stupid for buying those coins, but it turns out there’s an expert who said Vircoin’s price will keep rising until next year."

Evan grabbed Riki’s shoulders, "Can you introduce me to that expert?"

Riki brushed Evan’s hands off his shoulders, "Well, no... he’s not here right now."

How could Riki possibly say that the expert he was referring to was the strange hologram screen in front of him? People might think he was crazy.

"Ah, that’s too bad. Oh, by the way, Little Heaven has officially become ours, and you’ll be the main shareholder—"

"Huh? Why me?"

Evan furrowed his brow, "Of course, because you contributed the most money."

"Oh, that’s true. Should we start looking for employees now?"

Evan nodded, "We can hire additional employees, but we still have the old ones. I don’t want the employees who’ve been working there for a long time to lose their jobs, so we’ll keep them on. What we need to find is a manager, but we can still add employees if we face difficulties later. And I’ve already submitted a request to Jobvac; they said they’ll find good candidates." Evan said.

Riki nodded happily, "You’re always reliable, buddy... oh yeah, I have some rose seeds; maybe you can try growing them later. A gift for you; I want you to try growing them."

Riki pulled out a pink box containing some of smaller boxes. Each small box contained one type of rose seed, with the name of the variety labeled on each box.

Riki obtained the seeds from the system store after scrolling the system store before bed. Riki was annoyed because many items were still locked; the system said they needed to be unlocked with a level upgrade.

But the seeds could be quite useful if they lived up to their claim—that they wouldn’t fail to grow.

Riki could sell the seeds later at the store, as there were many types of flower seeds he could buy at the system store.

"Wow! Why is the seed container so cute? I’ll try planting it tomorrow, okay? These days, growing roses from seeds is very rare. Usually people do cuttings or something like that. But I’ve grown roses from seeds before, so don’t worry." Evan said, looking happy just because of the seed gift. Look at his big hands carefully holding the box.

"Keep it, it’s the only one right now, but if you succeed, I can sell it at the store. That’s a shrub rose box. There are still climbing rose boxes and hybrid tea rose boxes... I don’t understand."

Hearing that, Evan carefully placed the pink box into his backpack.

"Then, why did you only give me one box?"

"Why don’t you just buy it, Evan? One box costs $200."

Evan stared in disbelief, "$200?? Are you crazy?"

"You know there are many small boxes inside one box, right, Evan? I plan to sell them for $500 to the store’s customers."

Evan couldn’t believe what his friend was saying.

"That’s way too expensive! Oh my gosh..."

"I only sell premium goods, Evan, so of course they have to be expensive. Do you know of any famous fashion brands that sell cheap goods for more than $1,000? They’re much crazier than me."

Their argument was interrupted when suddenly there was a commotion in front of them.

At that moment, they were sitting in a park in front of the university’s main road. Of course, there were many people passing by in front of them.

However, this time they suddenly became excited as if a celebrity had visited.

"Is there a celebrity visiting our campus?" Evan asked.

Riki shrugged, unaware of what was happening.

Evan, curious, finally approached the crowd. He dragged Riki along with him.

Since Evan and Riki were handsome, people easily made way for them to see what they were looking at.

"Liz!"

The girl at the center of attention, Liz, turned toward the voice calling her.

She smiled upon seeing Riki and Evan there.

She approached the two and returned to the garden.

People were still gathered there, amazed by the changes in Liz.

The slightly big girl was often the subject of jokes because of her handsome twin brother and her beautiful cousin, Angeline. Liz was always the ugly one between the two.

But now, she suddenly appeared with a fresh new look.

Her body had become slightly more toned, with healthy, glowing skin, enhanced by makeup that added a fresher touch. A lilac-colored dress paired with jeans made her appearance even more extraordinary.

"What happened? Why did you lose weight overnight?" Evan asked, surprised when Riki suddenly called the beautiful girl by the name Liz. After Evan looked again, it was indeed Liz.

"My weight has dropped a bit, and my skin isn’t dull anymore—all thanks to Riki!" Liz said.

Riki nodded, "Do you like the product? I might sell it if it’s good."

"You’ll sell it? What if you sell it to my company?" Liz asked.

Riki shook his head, "No, Liz, I’ll start my own company."

Both were quite surprised to hear that. Starting a business was common among young people, but starting your own company?

"Are you sure, buddy?" Evan asked.

Riki nodded confidently, "Yup! I’ve already bought Little Heaven and a men’s clothing store. Why not create my own brand? Everything will be under that company—isn’t that cool?" Riki asked.

"I’ll support you, Riki!" Liz said.

"You’ll be my model to promote the product I give you, Liz... the product’s name is Blue Rose."

Riki had thought it through carefully. He would start his own company. And that was the mission of the system.

[Your main mission is to start your own company]

[You have one month from now]

[The reward you will receive is one important piece of information about the person who accused your father in the past]

[There will be no punishment if you refuse this mission]

Riki wouldn’t let this golden opportunity slip away to obtain information about the person who had made his life miserable.

But for now, he just needed to find the right people to help him run the company.

Someone he could trust.

"Unbelievable, did you get plastic surgery to catch Riki’s attention?"

Riki turned to the sudden voice of the woman.

Hannah, along with her friends Dania and Stella, approached them. The one who just spoke wasn’t Hannah, but Dania.

The three girls were the same—sometimes pretending to be nice, sometimes openly causing trouble.

"Hey, don’t you know that plastic surgery can’t be done in just one day? There’s also a recovery period." Evan replied.

Dania glared at Evan angrily, "Don’t act so smart! It’s obvious she had plastic surgery! Look at her nose—when did her nose get so high?"

"You must be upset about what I said yesterday, Liz? I’m sorry, okay? I didn’t mean to be like that... will you accept my apology? And Dania, don’t say that to her, I feel even more guilty." Hannah said, acting convincingly. Her eyes even welled up with tears at that moment, feigning sympathy for Liz.

[Your first mission today is to kiss Liz in front of Hannah]

[If you succeed, you will receive —]

Riki suddenly grabbed Liz’s waist, his other hand reaching for the back of her neck, then kissed her lips.

Everyone was shocked to see it, including Liz.

[I’m not finished yet, master, but never mind]

[You have obtained a list of trustworthy people to build a company with you]