Chapter Twenty-Seven: What Is Meant to Be Will Be, and What Is Fated Cannot Be Avoided

"Hey, Yan Peng, don't you have anything better to do at the crack of dawn?"

It was Saturday morning, and Zhou Chen was enjoying a rare chance to sleep in, only to have it ruined by Yan Peng. He asked the question with evident irritation.

On the other end of the line, Yan Peng didn't seem to care at all. Instead, he asked urgently, "Brother, I need to ask you something, it's very important: can Bitcoin keep rising?"

Zhou Chen pulled his right hand out from under Nan Li’s neck, laid her flat, and propped himself up against the pillows.

"You called me this early just to ask this?"

"Yeah, brother, does Bitcoin have more room to go up?"

"You want to increase your position?"

"That’s the idea, which is why I’m asking you."

Nan Li rolled over, grabbed Zhou Chen's arm again, and found a comfortable position.

Previously, when Yan Peng bought Bitcoin, Zhou Chen hadn't paid much attention to it. Now that Yan Peng wanted to add more, it made him suspicious. If Yan Peng had been thinking about this, he could have easily asked when they were playing ball on Thursday, rather than waiting until today.

"What made you think of increasing your position? This doesn't seem like your style."

"Brother, don't say that. It’s like you think I’m some immortal who doesn't eat earthly food or deal with human troubles. Everyone wants to make money, right? I happen to have some private savings and I want to make my money work for me. I don't understand anything else, but I trust you, so that's why I'm asking."

Zhou Chen didn't suspect anything else. Based on his understanding of Yan Peng, he wasn't the type to get addicted to buying Bitcoin.

"According to my estimates, Bitcoin should still have some room to grow, but I plan to sell it next month. There are risks involved in this stuff, so I advise you to buy a smaller amount."

"Still room to grow? Got it. Thanks, brother! Once I make some money, I'll take you out for a night of entertainment."

"Go to hell..."

"Hehe, hanging up now, brother."

Zhou Chen hung up the phone and looked down to see Nan Li had already opened her eyes, looking at him in a daze.

"Honey, I heard you mention Bitcoin. Who were you on the phone with?"

"It was Yan Peng. I mentioned it to him by chance when we were playing ball. I didn't expect him to actually buy some along with me, and now he wants to add more. I suppose even someone like him, who usually doesn't care about anything, is quite focused on making money."

Nan Li stretched and lazily hugged Zhou Chen. "Don't talk about him. Even those billionaires who aren't short on cash are still very focused on making money."

Watching Nan Li with her messy hair and lazy demeanor, Zhou Chen found her particularly charming.

"Li Li, it's a warm morning and we have nothing to do. How about we engage in some exercise that's good for our physical and mental health?"

"Don't..."

...

Zhou Chen hummed a tune while cooking breakfast. As for why he was the one cooking, it was because Nan Li was still recharging her energy.

After breakfast was ready, he woke up Nan Li and Huanhuan. The family of four enjoyed their meal happily.

Days passed by, one after another. Zhou Chen had completely adapted to his current life. Aside from making money, he cared most about his family, especially Huanhuan’s studies.

Although this world was beautiful, it didn't truly belong to him. Only by ensuring Huanhuan got into Hanlin Middle School during the junior high entrance exam in a little over a year could he leave this place. Otherwise, he would be trapped here forever.

If he had no family or friends in his own world, it wouldn't matter, but he had people waiting for him there; that was his primary world. Moreover, he possessed a system, so he was naturally unwilling to stay in this world forever, no matter how pleasant it was.

That day, while they were eating dinner, Huanhuan suddenly said, "Dad, Mom, Teacher Zhong was fired by the school."

"What?"

Zhou Chen and Nan Li were both shocked, especially Zhou Chen, who found it unbelievable.

What was going on? Hadn't Zhong Yi already buried the hatchet with Tian Yulan? How could he still be fired? Zhou Chen was full of questions.

"Huanhuan, do you know why Teacher Zhong was fired?" Nan Li asked.

Huanhuan thought for a moment and replied, "I heard it was because of the tutoring classes."

Even though Huanhuan was in elementary school, there was never a shortage of gossip. She had heard it from others.

Nan Li said to Zhou Chen, "Honey, I think you should call and ask about the situation."

Zhou Chen nodded. "Yeah, I'll call after dinner. This is indeed a bit strange. Zhong Yi has been running his tutoring classes for a while now. Why did things go wrong all of a sudden?"

In his view, even if Zhong Yi’s tutoring class had been reported, as long as the person wasn't as difficult as Tian Yulan, it could have been resolved—at most, he would have received a reprimand.

The fact that he was fired meant something must have happened that he didn't know about.

After dinner, he called Zhong Yi. Because they had been in frequent contact lately, their relationship had improved significantly. Zhong Yi told him the truth, complaining that he was just unlucky and had met the wrong people.

After understanding the situation, Zhou Chen's expression became very complicated.

Nan Li was right there, and after Zhou Chen hung up, she immediately asked, "Honey, what happened with Zhong Yi?"

Zhou Chen gave a bitter smile. "The problem lies with Tian Yulan."

"Tian Yulan?"

Nan Li asked, confused, "What does it have to do with her? Isn't Yan Ziyou taking classes with Zhong Yi? It couldn't possibly have been Tian Yulan who reported him."

"It wasn't Tian Yulan who reported him, but she is definitely involved."

As it turned out, the reason Zhong Yi was reported was indeed because of Tian Yulan.

It wasn't that she had reported him, but after Yan Ziyou scored first on his last exam, Tian Yulan had bragged about it in front of many other parents. Somehow, she ended up mentioning that Yan Ziyou was taking extra lessons with Zhong Yi.

Well, that did it. Many parents approached Zhong Yi, wanting to enroll their children in his classes.

Zhong Yi, however, had limited energy and didn't want to take on too many students, so he politely declined many of them.

The parents who were rejected felt unbalanced—why would he take other children but not theirs? They kept hounding Zhong Yi, demanding an explanation.

As a result, the situation escalated. Eventually, someone blew the whistle, writing a report to the school and even to the Education Bureau, causing quite a stir.

With things blown out of proportion, a simple reprimand was no longer enough. To appease the public, the school had no choice but to fire Zhong Yi.

As for how Zhong Yi knew it was related to Tian Yulan, it was because many parents had mentioned that they were referred by her.

And just like that, the two people Zhou Chen had mediated were back at each other's throats, and the conflict was even more intense than in the television show. After all, in the show, only Tian Yulan had reported him, but this time, many people had joined in, making the situation much larger.

Regarding this, Zhou Chen was truly powerless. He could only lament that fate had its own way.

Tian Yulan and Zhong Yi, those two adversaries, were ultimately destined for a showdown.