“Good, then let me know when you find a better place. I’ll come follow you. I don’t think I can stay long in this suffocating company anyway.”
“Alright! No problem!”
Hearing her friend, an idea suddenly flashed through Lin Mi’s mind—something promising.
But it wasn’t urgent. It could wait.
After ending the call, she continued studying the Riches Burst Edition system on her phone.
The moment she opened the system, she saw the [Friends] section, and immediately thought of Yuan Yuan. Now that she’d left Huanyu, none of the chaos or filth there would involve her anymore.
But she couldn’t help wondering whether Huang Wei and Wu Qian would give Yuan Yuan trouble. After all, that girl’s temper was even more straightforward and explosive than her own.
She was terrible at hiding things.
So Lin Mi added Yuan Yuan as a system friend right away. As soon as she did, Yuan Yuan’s activity for the next 24 hours appeared on the screen.
[At 8 PM, tried on a beautiful dress at the mall and quarreled with the sales clerk.]
The corner of Lin Mi’s mouth twitched.
That was… truly a very down-to-earth update.
So the system only recorded “interactive” future events? Ordinary daily routines weren’t shown?
Actually… that wasn’t bad.
This way, she could check on her family and friends in time.
Especially her parents back home in the county—they always hid their worries from her, only telling good news. And since she wasn’t by their side, there were many things she couldn’t learn in time.
So one by one, she added all the important contacts from her phone into the system’s friend list.
Once she finished, she checked everyone’s future activity. Seeing no major issues, she finally felt relieved.
With all that done, it was nearly dinner time.
Humming softly, Lin Mi began preparing dinner.
Just a simple two-dish-one-soup meal, but her good mood made everything taste extra delicious.
After eating, she didn’t read documents or watch videos like usual. Instead, she made a cup of floral tea, sat on the sofa, and opened the Riches Burst Edition system again.
She wanted to study the future trending topics more carefully, to see if anything else might be useful.
【#Serious accident on South City Overpass during this morning’s rush hour# Time: Sept 17】
Her heart tightened.
Tomorrow’s morning rush? South City Overpass?
She wondered—could she do something?
But she immediately remembered the system rule: changing a negative trending event without authorization could worsen consequences, resulting in energy deduction.
She barely had any energy now. And traffic accidents were complex; she was just a normal person. Interfering recklessly was too risky.
“Forget it, better not overreach.”
She had barely begun using the wealth system. She didn’t understand all its rules or features yet—and some weren’t even confirmed to function.
It wasn’t the time to act rashly.
She could only silently pray and scroll to the next trending topic.
【#Rong City to experience three days of high temperatures starting Sept 18#】
This didn’t affect her much, but maybe it could be used as a small “positive guidance” task?
For example, posting a friendly reminder on the regular app for people to stay cool and hydrated.
Maybe the energy awarded would be small, but better than nothing.
As for the celebrity gossip—
【#Lin Ying’s husband revealed! Third-tier actor Zhou Mingxuan# Time: Sept 19】
That was just entertainment. She couldn’t see any way to use it.
Time passed slowly…
Lin Mi researched the system while occasionally checking the time on her phone.
Finally—midnight arrived.
She immediately opened the system wallet.
The number blurred for a moment—
Then refreshed instantly.
The original 16,275.00 became—
162,750!
“Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands…”
She counted digit by digit, making sure she wasn’t hallucinating.
It was real.
A hundred and sixty thousand!
Her money jumped from a little over ten thousand to 160,000 overnight!
A tidal wave of joy and disbelief surged over her. She jumped up from the sofa, spun around twice in her tiny living room, then flopped back onto the couch, hugging her big teddy bear while laughing like an idiot.
“I’m rich—I’m actually rich!”
Watching the numbers climb like a rocket was intoxicating.
She took several deep breaths before she managed to calm down even slightly.
“Calm down, calm down, Lin Mi. This is only the beginning.”
Tomorrow morning, she would transfer all the money in the system wallet to her bank card, then invest the entire amount into Fenghua Technology.
Once it hit limit-up tomorrow night, she’d withdraw the money and move it back into the system wallet. Then the day after tomorrow, her balance would skyrocket again.
With wealth in her heart, Lin Mi drifted into a blissful sleep.
The next day, September 17, Tuesday.
Lin Mi woke up early, refreshed. Even though she was excited last night, she slept remarkably well.
She did her daily sign-in:
【Ding! Sign-in successful! You have received 2000 yuan, deposited to your system wallet! Energy +10 points!】
Wallet balance:
162,750 + 2,000 = 164,750 yuan
Energy:
45 + 10 = 55 points
“Nice, very nice! Doing nothing and getting 2,000 a day—this system is heaven!”
After washing up and eating breakfast, she turned on her computer and logged into her securities account.
She was nervous—this was the first time she’d ever made such a large stock purchase, and it was all based on a magical cheat skill.
A-shares opened at 9:30 AM.
At 9:15, the pre-market auction began.
She found Fenghua Technology (XXXXX). Yesterday’s closing price was 12.5 yuan.
She calculated:
164,750 ÷ 12.5 ≈ 13,180 shares
She decided to go all in!
At 9:25, the auction ended. Fenghua Technology opened at 12.6 yuan, slightly higher.
At 9:30—market open!
Lin Mi stared at the screen. When the price dipped to 12.58, she placed a market buy order.
Moments later—trade successful.
She had bought 13,180 shares of Fenghua Technology, emptying her system funds completely.
“Alright… now we wait.”
She exhaled. Her palms were slightly sweaty.
She closed the trading software and opened a regular news app.
Soon, a breaking news alert popped up:
【Breaking: Multi-car collision at South City Overpass during this morning’s rush hour. Injuries unknown. Police on site. Drivers advised to take alternate routes.】
Her heart sank.
It really happened.
(End of Chapter)