Why don't you believe I'm a reincarnated person?

Chapter 16.1 Accidentally Made a Big Deal Out of Nothing

Everyone thought that Chen Xiaoyu's admission to Tsinghua University was a sure thing, and even Chen Xiaoyu himself thought so.

Only Ye Kai knew that Chen Xiaoyu had failed the exam this time.

For some unknown reason, Chen Xiaoyu's Chinese score in the college entrance examination dropped significantly, causing her to miss out on Tsinghua University and forcing her to choose Fudan University in Shanghai. Although she also studied finance, she did not realize her dream of getting into one of the top two universities in China.

So much so that Chen Xiaoyu held a grudge about it and went abroad as an exchange student in his sophomore year. He eventually took the entrance exam for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and stayed in the United States to work. He did not return to China until Ye Kai was reborn, as if he had no face to face his hometown.

The only connection between Ye Kai and her was the exchange of greetings during holidays, which allowed him to learn about her recent situation.

As for most of the students in Xinghua City, most of them have forgotten that they once had an outstanding female classmate, Chen Xiaoyu.

"I can't possibly use the same prophetic magic on Chen Xiaoyu as I did on Shen Jiayi, can I?"

"Even if I had the ability to see the future, a top student like Chen Xiaoyu has a strong personality. To put it bluntly, she might not take my words seriously. It would be extremely difficult to persuade her. I can't just tell everyone that I'm a reincarnated person, can I? That would be even less credible than saying that I'm a charlatan."

"Ugh!"

"I have a feeling that if things continue like this, something bad is bound to happen!"

Ye Kai was indeed undecided about this and planned to wait and see.

Although he and Chen Xiaoyu were childhood friends, they had had very little contact in the past two years. Ye Kai couldn't guarantee that Chen Xiaoyu would be as obedient to him as Shen Jiayi, so the risk of this advance warning was quite high, and he had to act cautiously.

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Ye Kai slept until 10 o'clock before getting up, still looking like he hadn't woken up properly.

It wasn't because he was too sleepy at his age, but because he did too much and thought too much last night, and didn't fall asleep until after 5 a.m., so he inevitably woke up late.

Fortunately, the Ye family didn't have any relatives in Xinghua City to visit, so they were spared the need to pay New Year's visits to others.

Ye Kai couldn't help but check the Bitcoin price chart again and found that it had firmly stood above the $10 moving average and looked like it would continue to rise.

"In that case, the peak for this month should appear in the next few days!"

"Why not place a conditional order for $12 and see if it goes through? If it does, we can buy it back at a lower price before the holiday ends. That's a good strategy!"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Kai immediately cancelled the previous order, then modified the price of the conditional take-profit order and placed all 10000 Bitcoins on it.

Bitcoin transactions are similar to stock transactions. After the transaction price is reached, the specific quantities of supply and demand are considered to facilitate the transaction. Whether the transaction can be completed and how many quantities can be traded depends entirely on the trader's luck.

At noon, Ye Kai and his grandmother had a small drink and continued eating the dumplings and leftovers they had made the night before.

As a cultural figure who remains active even after retirement, Xu Jingyuan naturally enjoys privileges that ordinary people can only dream of.

Many people came to visit Professor Xu today, including some of her former students and representatives of municipal government officials. The person who visited and extended his regards to her this year was none other than Shen Mingsun, the deputy mayor of Xinghua City, who had just been featured on CCTV News.

When the deputy mayor travels, he is naturally followed by seven or eight attendants, which is quite a grand affair.

Happy New Year, Professor Xu!

On behalf of the city, I wish you a Happy New Year!

Accompanied by community officials, Shen Mingsun and his entourage visited and offered their condolences. They were followed by a cameraman from the TV station, who was filming and editing footage to be featured on today's Xinghua City news.

"The leaders are too kind."

Professor Xu was already used to being treated with respect in this setting. Moreover, the city needed to consult her from time to time on some issues, so she had a good impression of these leaders and knew that Shen Mingsun was the kind of cadre who was in his prime and had strong academic abilities.

"Where's Ye Kai?"

After exchanging a few polite words, Shen Mingsun changed the subject to Ye Kai.

"Does Mayor Shen know our Ye Kai?"

Professor Xu was somewhat surprised.

Shen Mingsun is currently the most talked-about leader in Xinghua City, while his grandson Ye Kai is just an ordinary high school student. What connection could the two possibly have?

"My daughter and Ye Kai are classmates and even sit at the same desk."

Shen Mingsun explained.

"So that's how it all started..."

Professor Xu suddenly realized what was happening, and then called Ye Kai upstairs to come down and meet the guest.

Ye Kai was doing biology problems upstairs when he received a call from his grandmother saying that Shen Mingsun had arrived.

His overall grades are quite good now, and given the current situation, a considerable number of 985 universities have opened their doors to him. However, if he wants to get into a good major at a top or even a mid-tier 985 university, he will need to continue to work hard.

Although Ye Kai had previously said that it would be a waste for a reborn person to take the college entrance examination, now that he has the ability to prove himself academically, it seems acceptable.

After all, the attitudes of academic underachievers and academic high achievers towards the college entrance examination are completely different.

Ye Kai suddenly became interested and wanted to take a closer look at the top 985 universities to see what was hidden inside that could drive so many people crazy with competition.

It's just a matter of suffering for four more months. For Ye Kai, who had endured so much hardship in starting a business before his rebirth, what's a problem?

"Uncle Shen, Happy New Year!"

"I was busy doing practice problems in my study upstairs and forgot to come down to greet my guests. How rude of me!"

After Ye Kai came down, he warmly apologized to Shen Mingsun and then offered him tea, snacks, and cigarettes.

"Ye Kai, you seem quite adept at offering cigarettes."

Vice Mayor Shen had a slightly different focus. He could tell at a glance that Ye Kai's movements were practiced and experienced; someone who had been a smoker for ten years would not have been able to do this.

Damn it!

They were discovered without even realizing it!

Ye Kai's fingers trembled slightly as he lit Shen Mingsun's cigarette. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that his grandmother Xu Jingyuan's face had fallen. He thought to himself, "Vice Mayor Shen, you're really repaying kindness with enmity. Is this something you can say to someone's face?"

However, Ye Kai had more than ten years of experience in society before his rebirth, and he had met leaders of higher rank than Shen Mingsun. He lit Shen Mingsun's cigarette, then calmly sat down on the sofa next to him, flicked on his lighter, and lit a cigarette for himself as well.

This action—

Everyone, including Shen Mingsun, was stunned. Shen Mingsun even forgot to smoke, thinking to himself, "Is Ye Kai always this brave?" He was even a little afraid to look at Professor Xu's reaction.

"Actually, I don't like smoking at all."

"But whenever I think about how our motherland is not yet unified, how we are surrounded by powerful enemies, how big the funding gap for our country's defense construction is, and how many other places need to spend money, I can't help but light a cigarette and think that even if it's just to add a few steel plates to build an aircraft carrier, sacrificing a little bit of my health would be worth it."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Kai took a drag of his cigarette, then frowned and exhaled a perfectly executed smoke ring.

Damn!

Having roamed the world for decades, I was actually outdone by my daughter's classmate right in front of me!

Shen Mingsun's eyes widened. He thought to himself, "This little blondie can actually justify his bad habit from the perspective of national needs and righteousness. I really underestimated him before."

"Good lad!"

"Remember to come to my house for lunch tomorrow! See you there!"

Before leaving, Vice Mayor Shen handed Ye Kai the Hong Kong Island Bank card he had previously helped him obtain, then patted Ye Kai on the shoulder forcefully and solemnly invited him to a banquet.

Seeing this scene, some people couldn't help but wonder who this young man was that made the usually refined, composed, and self-assured Deputy Mayor Shen personally visit him, giving him bank cards and inviting him to dinner.