“Clatter—”
The bottle of mineral water the hotel staff had given Lin Mi suddenly slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.
How much?
She couldn’t even see the earlier messages anymore.
Her mind was filled with only one thing—a long string of astronomical numbers.
Was she seeing this right?
Eighteen million?!
Yes, yes—yesterday her system wallet still had a bit over one million eight hundred thousand. After a night of automatic tenfold interest, of course it became eighteen million.
“What’s wrong? Are you alright?”
Wei Xun, sitting beside her, sensed something off. He bent down to pick up the bottle and handed it back to her, asking with concern.
“Oh, nothing. I just spaced out thinking about something.”
Lin Mi snapped back to reality and took the bottle, placing it on the small stool beside her.
She tightened her trembling hands—hands that were shaking only because she was far too excited. Thank goodness she didn’t drop her phone.
She had more than eighteen million?!
What kind of concept was that?
A few days ago, she was still an oppressed intern, yet now she had suddenly become a multimillionaire?
Lin Mi felt dazed—everything felt unreal.
Was this really not a dream?
Not some kind of hallucination?
“President! I finally found you—are you alright?!”
Han Lin rushed toward them anxiously, his face completely blackened with soot. He had been shoved along by the crowd the entire way during the escape.
The moment he got out, he began searching frantically for his boss, terrified something had happened to him.
Especially because he still had the boss’s phone—he couldn’t contact him at all.
But what confused him the most was— how did his boss end up following that woman?
His boss could take down five men alone with ease. How could he possibly be “taken away” by a woman?
Besides, he normally forbade strange women from getting close to him.
What was going on?
He finally spotted his boss in a quiet corner—after nearly giving himself a heart attack.
“You look like the one who needs help more,” Wei Xun said bluntly after seeing his soot-covered assistant.
Han Lin froze.
Yep, his boss’s sharp tongue was still the same. He must be fine then.
“Give me my phone. Go get yourself checked—and maybe clean up your face.”
“Oh… okay.”
Han Lin obediently handed over the phone. As he walked away, he couldn’t resist glancing curiously at Lin Mi.
What was going on between these two?
Now that they’d escaped safely, why were they still sitting here?!
When did his boss ever have time for this kind of leisure?
“So strange…” Han Lin muttered, scratching his head as he left.
Meanwhile, Lin Mi had paid zero attention to any of that.
She was still holding her phone, overflowing with joy.
She’d done it!
She had truly changed the course of fate.
Seeing her energy points skyrocket, Lin Mi felt a rush of triumph and fulfillment.
She wasn’t just someone who could foresee the future— she could change it.
Her gaze shifted back toward the hotel, where firefighters were still battling the flames.
Though the fire was fierce, her early warning and emergency call had allowed the authorities to control the situation quickly.
From what she could see, there had been no severe casualties.
She refreshed the trending topics.
There was no longer any headline about a “major explosion.”
The only fire-related trending topic had changed from “multiple casualties” to “no deaths reported.”
Of course, in such a sudden evacuation with so many people rushing out, minor injuries and scrapes were inevitable.
But those were nothing compared to lives saved.
Her two days of effort hadn’t been in vain.
Taking a deep breath, she calmed her excitement.
The increase in “energy points” and “system wallet balance” was the best confirmation of her success.
Just as she was absorbing all of it, noise rose around her.
More and more people gathered at the hotel entrance—not only evacuees but also reporters rushing in, their cameras and flashes firing nonstop as they tried to capture breaking news.
Outside the police line, anxious families were shouting and searching for loved ones.
“What’s got you smiling like that?”
Wei Xun had turned back with his phone and saw Lin Mi staring at hers with a delighted grin.
Who was she chatting with?
“Of course I’m happy—I made money~”
Lin Mi replied cheerfully.
She couldn’t reveal the specifics of her mission reward, but she could share her good mood.
If the situation were different, she would have jumped up and done a victory dance.
With over ten million, she could do so many things now.
Her parents could finally live comfortably.
“Made money?” Wei Xun was stunned. He didn’t expect that to be the reason.
He had thought—
“How much money does it take to make you that happy?”
He teased lightly.
To him, money was just rows of numbers.
No amount could stir any emotion in him.
He hadn’t expected her to be such a little money fanatic.
Perhaps he should consider expressing his gratitude in a… financial way?
“Of course it’s nothing compared to someone like you. To big bosses, this probably counts as pocket change.”
The moment she said it, she remembered the difference in their social standing.
Her joy and pride instantly dimmed by half.
Right. She was still too naïve.
She had gotten carried away.
What was a few million to someone like him?
Nothing.
Against powerful people, she was still just an ant.
Her smile faded, and she suppressed her earlier excitement.
“No matter how much—or how little—it is, if you earned it through your own ability, it’s something worth being proud of.”
Wei Xun said this with genuine approval.
Money earned through one’s own skills was never something to be mocked—far better than those parasites leeching off others.
He then opened the Melody app.
“Let’s add each other.”
“Okay.”
Lin Mi quickly pulled up her QR code.
Soon, a minimally decorated account with a discreet profile picture appeared.
Wei Xun followed her and sent a private message:
Wei Xun.
Seeing his message, Lin Mi finally relaxed.
She had successfully secured contact with a major figure.
As for how to use her “golden finger” to make money later—she would need a solid plan.
“Well then, nothing else is going on here. I’ll head out first.”
Putting away her phone, she stood up.
Everything was resolved—she could leave without worry.
“I’ll send you off,” Wei Xun offered.
“No need! I still have things to do later. Bye~”
Lin Mi quickly declined and dashed off before he could say another word.
(End of this chapter)