Chapter 41 - 3 Attribute Points, Teacher Yana In Trouble

The dorm lights were already out. The others were either sleeping or on their phones. Linda glanced around and slipped back under Tina’s blanket.

"Tina, let’s be real, you really need to think this through carefully."

"What do you mean?"

Tina asked in a daze.

Linda gave her a pat, sounding like she was disappointed in her: "Let’s get one thing straight first. Ryan’s not poor, he’s actually super rich, right?"

"Yeah."

Tina admitted it.

The shock from these past two days had been overwhelming.

Linda filled in the gaps in her own head and said, "Tina, stop being so stubborn. Honestly, there’s something you really need to think seriously about."

"What?"

Tina asked instinctively.

Linda felt utterly frustrated, like she wanted to hit her.

She’d looked through all those Moments posts and felt dizzy just reading them. What made it worse was that she hadn’t even seen the more outrageous ones herself.

"Are you dumb? First of all, let me ask you this, never mind the money, at least you should have some judgment by now."

"Look at how many posts Anna put up. Either it’s Louis XIII, or tonight’s car."

"Please, look closely, Ryan hasn’t posted a single thing."

"And from what I can see, they haven’t even gone public with their relationship yet."

Linda said earnestly, "I don’t know why, but he’s been keeping a low profile and hiding his wealth. But the fact that he’s willing to keep it from you means he still cares about you."

"Really??"

Tina lifted her head. Under the blanket, she’d already cried herself into a mess.

"Duh!"

Linda had a vivid imagination and immediately started analyzing for her: "Think about it, if his family’s that rich, why would he pretend to be poor?"

"He must be looking for a woman who’s not greedy or vain. That’s why he’s being so deliberate."

"Now that Ryan’s cover is blown, he still has feelings for you. You called him at noon and he still brought you food, didn’t he?"

"Don’t be so down."

Linda said seriously, "Pull yourself together and win Ryan back. You’re his destined one."

"Right. How am I worse than Anna?"

Tina wiped her tears through sobs and gritted her teeth. "That bag, that money, that Ferrari, they should be mine. How can I just give up?"

Linda grabbed some tissues and wiped her tears, saying with relief, "That’s the spirit. Fight her for it. Show her the power of a first love."

"Now that Ryan can’t hide it anymore, if you win him over, you’ll definitely be Mrs. Ryan in the future."

"Right..."

Tina’s proud fighting spirit gradually returned to her eyes.

---

Meanwhile, at the school gate, the two were walking hand in hand. It was almost time for the gate to close.

Ryan glanced over and saw a familiar figure rushing out in a hurry. By then, Anna’s face was already flushed with desire.

"Beep... Bound target Anna: Affection level 96."

"Beep... Reversal success. Reward host with 3 attribute points. Delivered to system inventory. Please check."

Before he could figure out how to use the attribute points, Ryan saw another bound target, Yana, running out looking panicked and pale. He realized something must have happened.

"Anna, go back and keep your sister company."

Ryan was decisive this time. He turned and said, "I’ve got some things to do tonight. Don’t wait up."

"Okay. I’ll be free in a couple of days, then I’ll take good care of Ryan."

Anna looked a bit disappointed, but as a gold digger, she knew the weight of a man saying he had things to do. Being too clingy wasn’t good either.

Ryan’s expression was unusually serious, and she realized now wasn’t the time to hold on too tightly.

Yana hurriedly hailed a taxi, and Ryan immediately hopped on his little e-scooter parked by the roadside and followed.

The busty older woman was wearing an elegant nightgown, she must have been getting ready for bed. But rushing out at closing time was unusual.

Yana went to a barbecue place not far away. Two thuggish-looking guys at the entrance eyed her maliciously. After exchanging a few words, she went into a private room.

Ryan parked his scooter. Looking around, he didn’t go inside. Instead, he crouched under the back window and peeked in.

"Hey, Teacher Yana, it sure wasn’t easy to get you to chat."

Inside the private room, a fat guy was chewing on a fragrant lamb and gulping down beer.

His flushed face was filled with lecherous looks, like any man, his focus was naturally on Yana’s chest.

At that moment, her prominent, round curves rose and fell with each breath. "Magnificent" wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Yana was so anxious her eyes were filled with tears. She gritted her teeth and said, "You bastard, what do you want?"

The fat guy burped, put down his skewer, wiped his hands, lit a cigarette, and looked her over with a grin.

"Teacher Yana, I can never reach you on weekdays, but tonight you sure came fast."

"If you’ve got a problem, come at me. Don’t harass my parents or my daughter."

Yana shouted almost hysterically.

"Oh? What happened to them??"

The fat guy asked as if he didn’t know.

Yana fumed, "Setting off firecrackers inside the house in the middle of the night, you dare say it wasn’t you? My father was so scared he ended up in the hospital."

The fat guy immediately shook his head. "Don’t go accusing people. We are a legitimate financial company. We wouldn’t do anything so low-class. You should go ahead and call the police."

"This time it was firecrackers. Next time, if we throw in snakes, that’d be a real problem."

His tone was clearly threatening. Yana came from a scholarly family and had never seen such a despicable side of people. She pointed at him, speechless with rage.

The fat guy said meaningfully, "Now that you’re here, let’s talk about that guarantee you signed."

"Your husband mortgaged the house and car and borrowed 500,000 from us. As for the interest, I’m calculating it at bank rates. If you don’t pay back a single cent, we’ve got a headache too."

Ryan had vaguely heard that Teacher Yana’s family was having troubles, this must be it.

"My house and car are only worth a little over a 100,000. How could I get a loan of 500,000? You’re clearly making false loans and taking illegal interest upfront."

Yana argued forcefully.

But it was clearly useless. The fat guy chuckled, "Teacher Yana, it was all in black and white back then. 100,000 was transferred, and 400,000 was in cash, you can’t deny that."

"And besides, when you signed the guarantee, you saw the contract too."

Yana’s face turned pale as she said, "He tricked me into signing it quickly, you... you..."

"Your husband played a game of multiple loans on one item. Now the car and the house have all been taken back by the bank. Our money has gone down the drain."

The fat man rubbed his chin and said, "Now we have no choice but to come to you, the guarantor."

"I don’t have any money!"

Yana looked ashen, gritted her teeth, and said, "You should go find him."

"Find him?"

The fat man’s expression was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.