After Lin Yan's family left the police station, it was too late to catch a ride.
However, they weren't in a hurry to go back and found a hotel nearby to stay in.
Upon arriving at the hotel, Lin Yan was lectured again by her parents. The main point was that Lin Yan could no longer do such dangerous things in the future.
Lin Yan understood her parents' worries, but she couldn't explain to them that she could actually handle those two human traffickers, or even a few more.
After all, she was considered a second-rate master in her previous life. In this world without martial arts, even without internal energy, she could still defeat five or six people.
But she couldn't say any of this. She could only listen intently to her parents' teachings and then apologize sincerely.
That evening, Lin Yan lay in bed playing with her phone. Due to today's events, she started paying attention to news about human traffickers and child abduction.
As she searched, she saw many missing person notices from families looking for their children, and many parents who had been searching for years.
From youth to old age, they had spent their entire lives searching for their children.
They didn't choose to have another child, fearing how sad their own child would be if they returned and saw another child occupying their place!
Some chose to have another child, but the lost child became a permanent pain for the family. Even worse, the subsequent child became a substitute for the previous one.
As she saw more and more news, Lin Yan's mood grew heavier. It turned out that so many families in this world were shattered by abduction.
She felt as if she knew what she needed to do and had found her future direction. But how should she do it?
Lin Yan fell into deep thought, determined to find a way to solve this problem.
When Lin Yan was in high school, Fu Yin had just entered ninth grade. Since this school was integrated, with both middle and high school sections, all she needed to do was pass the high school entrance exam. Therefore, she wasn't worried.
After all, in her previous life, she had already been accepted into a good university. Middle school knowledge was very simple for her. She focused more on foreign languages and private tutoring.
Fu Yin intended to study abroad. With a degree from a foreign university and her wealth, she would undoubtedly become a prominent figure. Why would she have to work so hard as she did in her previous life?
The projects she had invested in had recently started to turn a profit. She distributed a portion of the profits to her supportive classmates, promising that this was just the initial profit and more would come later.
Her classmates, seeing that Fu Yin was indeed making money, were convinced. Although the initial profit was less than their monthly allowance, it was undeniably money they had earned themselves.
Even though Fu Yin managed it, it was their investment. This made them trust Fu Yin even more, believing she was truly amazing, capable of making money at such a young age and even helping them make money.
This improved Fu Yin's popularity at school, and even more people took out their pocket money to invest with Fu Yin.
Fu Yin selected a few classmates from good families to participate. Her investments grew, and her returns became more substantial.
However, despite her busy schedule, she didn't neglect Meng Shuo Jing's presence. It was just that they were in different departments.
She was in the middle school section, and Meng Shuo Jing was in the high school section, so they didn't have many opportunities to run into each other.
But she still managed to obtain Meng Shuo Jing's class schedule and itinerary through many people, and she knew what he usually liked to do. She tried watching him play sports on the field and even attempted to bring him water.
However, Meng Shuo Jing's popularity was truly immense. There were so many girls at the court to see him that she was completely inconspicuous among them.
Moreover, she couldn't push her way through a crowd of high school girls to hand him her water. Furthermore, Meng Shuo Jing would never drink water handed to him by others.
So, she could only try to encounter him in various situations, hoping to leave an impression on him.
Especially for events he participated in, she attended every one she could. For those she couldn't attend, she applied to be a volunteer.
Yet, it seemed she still couldn't leave even the slightest trace in his mind. Fu Yin didn't get discouraged; instead, she became more determined. After all, anything easily obtained lacked challenge, and Meng Shuo Jing was worth her meticulous efforts.
However, Fu Yin's strategy did have some effect. At least, Meng Shuo Jing's classmates all knew that a junior from the middle school had a crush on him.
She even repeatedly made her presence known in front of him. But it was a case of the maiden's affection met with the prince's indifference.
"You really don't appreciate that junior! She's so devoted!" Meng Shuo Jing's deskmate nudged him with his elbow, who was reading a book.
"Stop gossiping!" Meng Shuo Jing shifted his body, avoiding his deskmate's disturbance.
"That junior is going to such lengths for you, and you're truly heartless!"
"I'm not interested in her!" Meng Shuo Jing was already somewhat annoyed by Fu Yin's actions.
She truly had no self-awareness. He had clearly shown that he didn't want to deal with her, yet Fu Yin still came every day.
She even tracked his whereabouts and had people report to her. It was as if she liked him immensely, but all he saw was calculation.
"Really no interest? That junior is quite cute, and she cares about you so much!"
"If you find her cute, you can go after her. Stop bothering me. I'm truly not interested in her." Meng Shuo Jing closed the book in his hands and turned to look at his deskmate.
"Alas! You know, she's not my type," his deskmate mumbled, then forced a smile. He realized he might have angered his deskmate.
"Tell me, how much did you get paid?"
"Wh...what money?"
"You didn't get paid, so why would you come to test my reaction? Risking offending me?" Meng Shuo Jing knew his deskmate was usually discreet, but he was excessively greedy.
In reality, his family wasn't poor; quite the opposite, they were very wealthy. However, his family always adhered to the custom of "raising sons frugally and daughters lavishly." Thus, he had very little pocket money growing up, leading to an overcorrection.
He was particularly greedy and loved doing business. Because he was gossipy, he often sold information. A lot of the information Fu Yin had about him was sold by this deskmate.
"Then... well, Meng Ge, Jing Ge, don't be angry! It was just... just a small sum of money!" He smiled ingratiatingly at Meng Shuo Jing.
"I can overlook your matter, but you need to help me get information about someone from that Fu Yin!"