Starting Off By Confessing To My Classmate's Mother

"No, I won't let you go. Please stay in Wan City and work, and just be here with me."

Li Zhiyan's voice was resolute. After thirteen long years, he'd finally felt the warmth of a mother's love again.

He couldn't allow his mom to face even the slightest possibility of danger.

"But Xiaoyan, you'll need money when you want to get married."

"No, Mom, I'm not letting you go."

Clinging to her like a child, Li Zhiyan buried himself in Zhou Rongrong's comforting embrace, the warmth he'd missed for so long.

She could only pat his shoulder helplessly.

It seemed her plan to work in Shanghai wasn't going to happen after all.

"But if I don't go, what about getting you a place of your own? You can't live in this old apartment forever."

"No girl would want to marry you like this."

"Don't worry about that, Mom. I've found a way to make money."

He had the system now, and he could earn money through its tasks.

And if that didn't work out, he'd invest in virtual currency. Even if it took years, within a decade, he'd be a billionaire.

Getting a second chance at life, living close to his mom—this was more than enough for him.

Seeing her son acting like a seven-year-old again, Zhou Rongrong felt a touch of helplessness.

As for him making money, she didn't put much stock in it. Looks like she'd need to find ways to work more overtime herself.

…

That evening, back in her room, Zhou Rongrong looked at herself in the mirror.

Her son's compliment was like honey, sweetening her heart.

Did he really think she was beautiful?

In the small bedroom next door, a fan whirred, blowing cool air onto Li Zhiyan.

At this age, he was young and strong—catching a cold was the last of his worries!

He opened up his system, planning to take a closer look.

But aside from reminding him to pick up his 50,000-yuan reward at Xinyuan Grand Hotel the next evening and a notice about his "Computer Programming Skills in Progress," there was nothing else.

"I'll call this the 'Lazy System,'" he decided.

Just as he was settling in for the night, a notification popped up.

"Programming skills have been fully acquired."

Suddenly, a wealth of knowledge filled his mind.

It was as if he had mastered programming in an instant. Feeling restless, he booted up his old computer and coded a small auto-farming program with ease.

"This is awesome. I take it back, system—I underestimated you."

He realized his system wasn't entirely lazy. Now, he had a valuable skill. At this time, programmers weren't as common as they would later become, and his skill level seemed quite advanced. He could make a decent amount doing freelance work.

An invisible asset!

And who knew, maybe the system would grant him other benefits in the future, like enhanced strength or endurance.

These things were far more meaningful than money.

After programming a few more little applications to test his skills, he unwound by watching the first season of iPartment, which had just aired last year.

Around 11 p.m., he finally drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, he awoke to see his mom waiting at the door, as if she'd been there for a while.

"It's already past eight, Xiaoyan. Come have breakfast."

"Alright, Mom."

He leapt up and headed to the bathroom to wash up. Every pore of his body seemed to hum with excitement—he had fully re-immersed himself in the year 2010.

"Son, I don't know what's gotten into you these last few days. You seem so cheerful today."

"Just seeing you makes me happy. All I want is to stay by your side, to be your mama's boy for life."

Zhou Rongrong patted his cheek.

"Silly boy, you really have no ambition."

"Mom can't follow you forever. Now eat your breakfast; I need to go to work."

"Oh, and here's two hundred yuan for your pocket money."

"Spend it wisely."

In the past, such reminders would have annoyed him.

But now, they only filled his heart with warmth, reminding him how blessed he was to have a mother who cared.

"Mom, I'll make money. Keep your money for yourself."

She didn't think much of it and left the cash on the table before putting on her heels and heading out the door.

That afternoon, Li Zhiyan dropped by an internet café on his way out.

Sure enough, there was Li Shiyu, blasting away at New Year Plaza.

"Hey! Come online, let's play a few rounds! I just learned a new glitch for the defenders!"

"Nah, I've got a few errands to run this afternoon."

"Want me to come with you?"

"No need, just enjoy your game. I'm just setting up online banking."

As he turned to leave, he added, "Oh, and I don't think you should keep chasing after Wang Xinyue. She's not a good person."

Li Shiyu had a similar experience to his own, though even worse. He'd chased Wang Xinyue from high school through his third year of college, for six long years.

In the end, he'd been treated like a fool. Green tea types like her seemed to be everywhere in this day and age.

"I get it. I'll give it one last try, and if things don't work out by the start of school, I'll let her go."

Although he didn't know why Li Zhiyan suddenly brought up Wang Xinyue, he could tell that his friend wasn't the same as before. He trusted him completely.

"Alright, in a few days, I'll take you to a bathhouse. After that, you won't even remember Wang Xinyue's name."

Li Shiyu glitched through a wall and shot down an enemy, confused. "What's so fun about a bathhouse? I've been to one before."

…

That evening, Li Zhiyan checked his system's reminder and headed to Xinyuan Grand Hotel.

"Fifty thousand yuan… that's a fortune."

He'd once thought fifty thousand yuan was pocket change, but later learned that anyone willing to lend you that amount, aside from family, was a friend for life.

Nothing tested a person's character like money.

Thinking of the reward, a silly grin crept onto his face.

As he arrived at the hotel entrance, he saw a Mercedes E-Class pull up.

A woman dressed in a black business suit with beige stockings and high heels stepped out from the driver's side—Gu Wanzhou.

When she spotted him waiting at the door, she was momentarily taken aback.

Suddenly, she recalled his words to her:

"I just have a feeling, Aunt Gu, that we'll be meeting again soon."

She hadn't expected it to be so soon.

The boy who'd dared to confess to her publicly stood before her once again.

From the passenger side, Yu Sisi stepped out, haughty as ever, like a princess.

"Li Zhiyan?"

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