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The days quietly slipped by in a busy and fulfilling rhythm. I steadily improved my GPA to prepare for applying to better schools while utilizing every available moment to gather information about the deadly Investment Project. Hard work pays off; with the fragmented memories of my past life and publicly available information online, I gradually pieced together the true nature of the project—a meticulously packaged Ponzi scheme.
The core evidence was still insufficient, but I had already grasped some key clues that were enough to raise my father's alarm. One weekend, I returned home with the preliminary materials I had organized and had a serious conversation with my father.
At first, he seemed unconcerned. After all, the Lu Family and the Lin Family were old acquaintances in the business world, and Lu Ze's father, Uncle Lu, had been on friendly terms with him for many years.
"Yan Yan, have you heard some rumors?" my father frowned. "The project introduced by Uncle Lu should be fine."
"Dad, you can know a person’s face but not their heart." I pushed the printed materials in front of him. "Look at this; the funding flow of this project is very unclear, and the registration information of several related companies is suspicious. Plus, this so-called overseas technology authorization has no records whatsoever."
I patiently analyzed each point for him, amplifying the doubts based on snippets of insider information I had heard in my Last Life.
The ease on my father's face gradually faded. He was a seasoned player in the business world; many loopholes had previously gone unexamined due to personal feelings and trust. Now that I had pointed them out, he naturally sensed something was off.
"Where did you get this information?" My father looked at me in surprise.
"I found it in the library, searched online, and checked some financial forums," I replied vaguely; I couldn't exactly say that I knew because I had died once.
After a long silence, my father finally nodded. "Alright, I understand. I'll have someone thoroughly investigate this project. Until we get results, our Gu Family won't invest a single cent."
I breathed a sigh of relief. The most crucial step had been temporarily secured. As long as my father stayed out of it, even if the Lu Family and Lin Family wanted to deceive us, they wouldn't find an opportunity.
Meanwhile, discord began to surface between Lu Ze and Lin Weiwei as well. The catalyst was an important Academic Competition.
This competition was hosted annually by the school's top program; winners not only received generous prizes but also gained priority qualifications for graduate school recommendations—its prestige was immense.
In my Last Life, Lu Ze won first prize thanks to his excellent speaking skills and a Planning Proposal that I had revised countless times; it became a significant stepping stone for him to smoothly enter a top investment bank later on.
However, in This Life, without my assistance, Lu Ze's Planning Proposal turned out terribly.
Coincidentally, I was also one of the contestants. With forward-thinking insights and rigorous logic, my Planning Proposal received unanimous praise from the judges.
On the day results were announced, I won the special prize while Lu Ze only received an inconsequential Excellent Award.
For someone like Lu Ze, who had always sailed smoothly and held himself in high regard, this was undoubtedly a huge blow.
I saw him standing under the award stage with a terrifyingly dark expression, his gaze fixed on me as if he wanted to pierce me with his eyes. Lin Weiwei tried to comfort him from the side but was impatiently brushed off by him.
"It must be Gu Yan's doing!" Later, I heard someone relay Lu Ze's private words. "She must be jealous of me and deliberately stealing my thunder!"
"Exactly, that Planning Proposal might just be something she plagiarized!" Lin Weiwei immediately chimed in, doing her best to tarnish my reputation.
These words quickly reached my ears. This time, I chose not to remain silent. I went directly to the Competition Organizing Committee and requested the public disclosure of all submitted works and evaluation records to clear my name.
The committee naturally agreed. In the face of transparent evidence, the rumors of plagiarism fell apart. Instead, Lu Ze's flawed Planning Proposal became a laughingstock among everyone.
"That's hilarious! Can't even do it themselves, yet they blame others for being too talented?"
"Exactly! I used to think he was quite impressive, but now it seems he's just mediocre."
"Isn't it just because he’s been blinded by Lin Weiwei, with his mind not focused on the right path?"
These discussions pierced through Lu Ze's already fragile self-esteem like invisible needles. He began to grow increasingly irritable and agitated, often arriving late or leaving early from class, and his arguments with Lin Weiwei became more frequent.
Due to my rebirth and his own choices, Lu Ze's life trajectory had started to deviate from the smooth path of his Last Life, slowly sliding towards a direction I was more than happy to see.
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