ISWTDB Ch49 [Arc 4]

Chapter 49: All My Money Is Yours (School Supernatural) (1,2)

This time, after the small world ended, Ying Zhao returned to the system space. Although completing tasks in each world accumulated power, continuous traversing still caused soul fatigue.

So Ying Zhao decided to rest in the system space before heading to the next world. This process didn’t take long.

When he finished resting and arrived in a new world, Ying Zhao couldn’t help but let out a comfortable sigh. Opening his eyes, he found himself lying on a very soft bed.

The cozy quilt seemed to have the scent of sunlight, making this the most comfortable awakening he’d had in any small world. Sunlight streamed through the curtains, illuminating the white walls of the room and bringing a sense of peace.

Looking around, it seemed like a place somewhat resembling an attic. The top floor was arched and very spacious. Ying Zhao sat up, got out of bed, and stepped on the wooden floor, which creaked with each step.

The room was filled with tall bookshelves, and there was a dining table with neatly arranged chairs. Everything was orderly and well-arranged.

Opening the window and looking outside, the sunlight was just right. Ying Zhao realized that he was now in a place resembling a small two-story tower. From the window, he could see a lot of lush trees in the distance.

Seeing the surrounding fences, flower beds, and a few students passing by with books in their hands, it seemed like the environment was within a campus.

Sighing, Ying Zhao picked up the water next to the table and drank it all. Then he comfortably sat down on a chair, feeling that life in this world seemed very peaceful and beautiful.

After enjoying the moment, he spoke to Xiao Bai in his sea of consciousness, “Xiao Bai, you can transmit the plot of this world to me now.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a long plot was transmitted to Ying Zhao’s mind.

Through this plot, Ying Zhao learned that he was now in a modern dimension, with the main story set in a campus.

The protagonist of this world was named Lei Che. Lei Che was born deaf and was a second-year student at Shenglin Academy. His grades were mediocre, and in the eyes of others, he was just a poor student.

Even though he had entered a nationally renowned institution, he barely passed every exam in this school, never scoring more than the passing line. He was considered a unique talent.

Moreover, he slept through classes every day and did not interact with those around him. He dressed very poorly, always wearing the school-issued uniform top and washed-out casual pants.

In others’ impressions, Lei Che was an unkempt otaku loser. However, in reality, Lei Che was a hidden rich man.

Despite being born deaf, he had a very sharp mind and exceptional intelligence. At a young age, he had already amassed a large fortune through his extraordinary talent.

The reason his exam scores were always just passing was that he did not want to waste his energy. He couldn’t hear the teachers in class, so he essentially self-studied all the courses.

For him, the only reason to continue studying here was to make his only sister, Lei Ting, happy.

Lei Ting was a teacher at Shenglin Academy and always felt that Lei Che, given his age, should not drop out but should enjoy a normal campus life. Lei Ting was Lei Che’s only relative in this world, so Lei Che would not defy his sister over such a small matter.

Thus, he spent his days idling at Shenglin Academy. However, Lei Che’s fake poor student, real rich man identity was unknown on campus, and almost everyone overlooked him.

Until one day, the female lead, Lan Lili, transferred to the school. Lei Che, who did not fit in with others, caught Lan Lili’s attention because Shenglin Academy was considered a semi-elite school.

Although excellent grades were required to get into this school, families with sufficient wealth could also donate to get their children admitted.

Thus, there were two types of students in Shenglin Academy: the poor students, who were mostly top achievers, and the wealthy students, who were selected for their high qualities from rich families.

Students from this academy, regardless of their family backgrounds, almost always became elites in the future.

Therefore, the students’ interactions during their school years would become future social connections.

But Lei Che was different. From his attire, it seemed his family was very poor. Yet, he was so unkempt and seemingly unambitious, so no one was willing to interact with him proactively.

In this story, the female lead Lan Lili was portrayed as a typical perfect woman. She was gentle, generous, kind, and loving, with a noble family background.

After meeting Lei Che, Lan Lili did not see him as unambitious but believed his deafness led to his academic difficulties.

So, the kind female lead took the initiative to approach and help Lei Che. She sat next to him, wanted to tutor him, and cared for him in small ways, which undoubtedly improved her reputation.

As she interacted with the deaf male lead Lei Che, they developed feelings for each other. The female lead did not despise Lei Che’s poverty and disability but even expressed her affection for him.

However, as a wealthy girl falling for a poor boy, Lan Lili’s parents naturally did not approve. They tried to break them up, but Lan Lili resolutely refused, which made her parents very angry.

Later, due to her family’s wealth, Lan Lili caught the attention of kidnappers. They intended to kidnap her and extort a large ransom from her family. Lei Che happened to encounter this and followed despite the danger.

With Lei Che’s help, Lan Lili escaped. The kidnappers were eventually brought to justice, and the two showed their true feelings in times of trouble. Moreover, Lei Che had already amassed a significant fortune due to his intelligence and self-reliance.

After revealing his true background, Lei Che shocked everyone around and Lan Lili’s parents.

After Lei Che saved their daughter and they discovered he was a self-made, hardworking young man, Lan Lili’s parents no longer opposed their relationship.

Thus, they started a sweet campus love life together.

Of course, seeing this, Ying Zhao knew in his heart that this was just a seemingly perfect plot given by the Heavenly Dao. The real plot often had another version.

Ying Zhao thought that since the world’s male lead, Lei Che, was congenitally deaf, it was very likely that this was his man.

He then remembered that according to the system’s Xiao Bai, he should continue upgrading worlds by traversing small worlds.

However, why did I come out from an ancient world into an ordinary modern one? Ying Zhao was puzzled and asked Xiao Bai in his sea of consciousness:

“Xiao Bai, didn’t you say the world’s levels would gradually increase? Why am I still in an ordinary modern campus world?”

Xiao Bai quickly shook his head upon hearing Ying Zhao’s question and explained:

“Host, it’s not like that. This isn’t just an ordinary campus world. The male lead in this world has superpowers. His ability is a super brain, which is why he could become a hidden tycoon in this world due to his extraordinary intelligence. Moreover, the system has just detected the target fragment’s location in this world, and it happens to be inside the male lead.”

Ying Zhao raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, although it was within his expectations. This was the first time his man had become the male lead in a small world, and he was even the official pairing for the female lead.

What was this inexplicable feeling of displeasure? And to what extent had his man and this Lan Lili developed?

If they had already established a romantic relationship and were deeply in love…

Ying Zhao pulled the corners of his mouth into a bright smile. However, his palm tightened suddenly, and the water cup in his hand shattered.

Ying Zhao clicked his tongue and looked helplessly at the pieces of the cup on the ground. Fortunately, he had already finished the water in the cup, otherwise, the water would have spilled everywhere.

Xiao Bai, in his sea of consciousness, didn’t understand why his host’s mood seemed to have suddenly turned bad. He couldn’t help but shiver and quickly continued:

“Host, please take a look at the hidden plot about this small world and the male lead!”

Hearing Xiao Bai’s words, Ying Zhao nodded, thinking that there was indeed a hidden plot. However, since his man was the protagonist in this world, there was no need for him to explore and uncover it himself.

So he closed his eyes and continued to view some of the real stories beneath the surface of this world.

It had to be said, even though his man was the male lead in this world, he still couldn’t escape the fate of being a little pitiful.

Lei Che originally grew up in an ordinary family environment. He had a sister, Lei Ting, who was five years older than him. When Lei Che was still an infant, his mother had already passed away.

After his wife’s death, his father began to live decadently, becoming addicted to gambling and drinking, and neglected Lei Che and his sister Lei Ting.

When Lei Che was three years old, a relative of his mother, who lived abroad, found them. This relative had no children, so they wanted to adopt one from another family to raise as their own.

They chose Lei Che’s sister, Lei Ting. Originally, they wanted to take Lei Che too, but when they came from abroad, they found out that Lei Che was deaf.

So they gave up on Lei Che and only took Lei Ting. Although Lei Ting was reluctant to leave her brother, she was only eight years old and couldn’t control her fate.

Their father, after receiving some compensation money from them, handed Lei Ting over without hesitation. Thus, Lei Che had to find ways to take care of himself from then on.

He had to manage everything by himself, but because of his father’s gambling addiction, the family was often destitute. They rarely had any food, and even when they did, it was just a little bit thrown at him when his father remembered.

So Lei Che was always hungry and grew slower than other children. Fortunately, he had the help of his super brain ability, so he started remembering things while still an infant.

And Lei Che’s intelligence was developing at an extraordinary rate. So, from the moment his sister Lei Ting was taken away, he knew that he had to take care of himself from then on.

To survive, Lei Che started scavenging for things in the junkyard at the age of five, trying to find some old items he could sell at the recycling station to get some money to buy food for himself.

However, because he was small and thin, he was often bullied by the children nearby. The money he earned was often snatched away by those bad kids.

In his hungriest moments, Lei Che even ate nearly moldy discarded food from the trash cans.

When Lei Che was nine, his father ran away because of gambling debts and never returned, leaving Lei Che alone. Little Lei Che would curl up in the room, unable to hear any sounds but seeing the door shaking from the banging of debt collectors outside.

At that time, there wasn’t a trace of fear on his small face, only dullness and darkness in his eyes.

To survive, Lei Che tried every means. The money from scavenging wasn’t enough, so he relied on his intelligence to gamble in game rooms for coins to exchange for money to buy food, living a tough life.

Until Lei Che was twelve, when his sister Lei Ting, now seventeen, returned from abroad to find him. Only then did he start living a relatively normal life.

Lei Ting had always been thinking about her brother, but she didn’t have the ability when she was young.

All these years, Lei Ting had been studying hard abroad, hoping to become the best in her family, as only excellent grades could give her a voice.

So, at seventeen, Lei Ting returned to the country early for her studies, determined to live with Lei Che.

Seeing her brother dirty and staying in a cramped house, Lei Ting hugged Lei Che and cried silently.

After that, Lei Ting insisted on studying in the country despite her adoptive parents’ objections. Her adoptive parents were furious and cut off her living expenses.

Fortunately, Lei Ting was excellent in her studies and received a scholarship from Shenglin Academy, which she used to rent a small place to live with Lei Che.

Lei Che, born deaf, couldn’t speak. Lei Ting tried every way to teach him, letting Lei Che’s hands rest on her throat and mouth to feel the vibrations and breath of her speech.

Due to his extraordinary brain, Lei Che really learned to speak quickly with his sister’s help. He could even control the volume of his speech normally because he had felt the vibrations of Lei Ting’s throat. However, because he couldn’t truly hear, his tone was still a bit strange.

After Lei Ting graduated, she was able to stay on as a teacher at Shenglin Academy due to her excellent grades. She hoped her brother could attend the same academy, and Lei Che naturally wanted to fulfill his sister’s wish.

So he got into Shenglin Academy. But for him, it didn’t matter where he went to school, or even if he went to school at all. The reason he stayed at Shenglin Academy was only to reassure Lei Ting.

The childhood memories of poverty and hunger were deeply imprinted in Lei Che’s mind, so he was very stingy and loved money, but he didn’t want to spend Lei Ting’s money.

Because of his super brain ability, he could remember almost everything and had an extraordinary sensitivity to numbers and finance.

After living with Lei Ting and getting access to a computer, he quickly learned all the basic programming skills. Through his own exploration and efforts, he became a top-notch internet expert.

Lei Che quickly rose to prominence on the internet. With his abilities, he could find any major website’s vulnerabilities and report them to the sites so they could be fixed, earning commissions for his efforts.

He then invested these commissions, accumulating a large amount of wealth. After earning his first significant sum, Lei Che used the money to buy a house for his sister.

However, he himself still lived in the cheapest rental house. No matter what Lei Ting said, she couldn’t change Lei Che’s mind. For Lei Che, Lei Ting had already given too much for him, and he didn’t want to disturb her life any more.

So now, although Lei Che appeared to be just a university student in his twenties, in reality, he had earned over a billion in wealth through the internet and investments over the years. From a long-term perspective, he would create even more wealth.

After understanding the real plot, Ying Zhao also confirmed that under such a heavenly path, there couldn’t really be such a naive, kind-hearted female lead.

To outsiders, Lan Lili appeared to be an oversized pure-hearted lotus flower, but in reality, she approached Lei Che initially just to show her compassion.

She hoped to build a good reputation by helping a disabled and poor student, so others would think she was generous and kind.

After all, in Shenglin Academy, everyone was an elite. Having a good reputation would help her build connections.

Lan Lili internally despised Lei Che for being poor while outwardly trying to show compassion. For a girl her age, Lan Lili had quite some cunning.

Later, when Lan Lili visited her cousin Gu Xiao, who worked in the internet industry, she saw Lei Che, still dressed shabbily, entering her cousin’s office and staying there for a long time.

This naturally aroused the female lead’s curiosity. After Lei Che left, Lan Lili asked her cousin Gu Xiao and learned that Lei Che was highly respected by numerous internet giants.

Lei Che was there to discuss some work-related matters with Gu Xiao, the head of the company.

Gu Xiao told Lan Lili that Lei Che was very talented, not only an exceptional internet expert but also someone who made millions annually just by identifying and blocking website vulnerabilities.

Furthermore, Lei Che was also very good at investing. Many new industry investors had Lei Che’s influence, making his actual net worth immeasurable.

The female lead was shocked to learn about Lei Che’s true situation. She never expected Lei Che to be so capable and believed that since Lei Che was already so powerful now, his future would be even more limitless. This prompted other thoughts in her mind.

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Author’s Note:

The part about the deaf child learning to speak is something I saw in a TV news report when I was young. A child was born deaf, and the family taught him to speak in this way. I was deeply moved by the report at that time.