Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 335 - 137: Paying Back with Interest, Nanaz Is Stunned_3
"Third Brother, thanks a lot! I’ll have them prepare their notebooks another day and bring them over for your autograph!"
Hu Xu was over the moon.
Overall, even though Su Zelin had become a campus celebrity, to the Five Jesters, he was still their Third Brother—easygoing and down-to-earth. He didn’t develop an ego because of his popularity. In fact, his fame benefitted everyone a little, so their relationship hadn’t suffered but had grown even more harmonious.
They chatted as they headed to the classroom, and the girls from Room 501 were all thrilled to see the "rascal," chattering excitedly, fluttering like orioles just released from their cages.
That "Oh, you mean that person? They’re actually my friend, and we’re pretty close" mindset is particularly evident among girls. It’s a variation of the celebrity circle effect, which greatly satisfies the vanity of friends within that circle.
The thing Room 501 girls bragged most about lately was, "Su Zelin is from our partner dorm; we’re very close. We often sit in the front or back rows during public courses, and we frequently have meals together," all while basking in the envious glances of others.
After two classes, as they were leaving the classroom, Su Zelin turned to Ding Linna and said, "Nanaz, let’s have a chat, shall we?"
Everyone from both dorms knew the "rascal" was about to do a private deal with Nanaz.
He often did this with Luo Xi and Ding Linna.
He’d finish with Luo Xi and then do something with Nanaz, finish with Nanaz and then with Luo Xi again.
It was just back and forth, and everyone was used to it, so they left first.
"What’s up?"
Nanaz and Su Zelin walked out of the classroom, and being involved in a private deal with the "rascal" felt different now. Su Zelin was in the spotlight, and being seen with him might invite speculation about her as well.
People won’t mistake me for the class president’s girlfriend, will they? That would be embarrassing...
Nanaz daydreamed and instinctively straightened up a bit.
"Nanaz, the money I borrowed from you during the winter break, I transferred it back yesterday."
Su Zelin smiled.
His dad, though unwilling to part with 30%, acted quickly. The next day, he sold off several B shares, and after deducting the fees, transferred the agreed-on amount per their speculative agreement.
Along with Su Zelin’s own earnings, there was nearly half a million in his account.
So the rascal immediately repaid the money. He already transferred to Ding Linna and Huang Panpan, but back then mobile phones weren’t linked to bank accounts for balance updates, so Nanaz probably wasn’t aware yet.
Nanaz just remembered lending Su Zelin eight thousand yuan a few months ago; she had almost forgotten.
"What, did Mr. Su’s investment make a fortune?"
She joked halfway.
"Haha, not exactly a fortune, but the returns weren’t bad, so I also sent you a bit of interest!"
"Gosh, what’s the point of giving me interest? We’re close!"
Nanaz thought that they’d taken certain pictures together; could she charge him more?
"It’s nothing, just a tiny bit of interest, not much at all."
"Alright then, thank you, Mr. Su!"
Nanaz was quick to thank, thinking the rascal might have added a couple of hundred to the transfer.
Anyway, this guy’s rich, this amount is nothing to him; I’ll just treat him to a few meals later.
They chatted until they reached the fork between the boys’ and girls’ dormitories and then went their separate ways.
Just as Nanaz’s wallet was short on cash, she decided to grab some at the ATM below the dorm.
She casually checked the balance during the withdrawal process—and Ding Linna’s eyes widened in surprise at what she saw.
It was a whopping sixteen thousand more!
That’s twice what she lent Su Zelin!
During winter break, when the rascal borrowed the money, he’d mentioned returning twice the amount.
But Nanaz hadn’t taken it seriously, assuming he was just joking.
The class president really transferred double the amount!
Nanaz was dumbstruck and took a while to snap out of it.
After retrieving her card from the ATM, she immediately dialed Su Zelin’s number.
"Hello, Nanaz."
"President, did you transfer sixteen thousand to me?"
"Yep, wasn’t that the deal?"
"Whoa, I didn’t take it seriously, thought you were joking! No way, President, I can’t keep the extra money; I’ll transfer it back to you later!"
Nanaz was firm in her decision; she wasn’t the type to take advantage.
"No, no, no, please don’t! I, Su, treat my words as gold, and if I don’t keep them, how will I be a man of my word?"
Su Zelin hurriedly stopped her.
"How can this be okay? It’s only been a few months, returning double is too much, or I’ll seem like a loan shark!"
"How about this: let’s not call it interest. Consider it a return for being my investment agent. Is that fair enough?"
Su Zelin proposed a different perspective.
"Besides, I made more than just double using the eight thousand. I earned quite well myself, so there’s no need for me to pay up. So, please accept it with ease, Nanaz, and definitely don’t transfer it back; you wouldn’t want me to be someone who breaks promises, right?"
He was a wealthy dog with fifty grand, not one to go back on his word, and especially when with Nanaz, it was like earning from borrowed resources.
The rascal was verbose, and after a long speech, he finally convinced Nanaz.
"Alright, President, then thank you!"
Ding Linna curiously asked, "By the way, what did you invest in to have such amazing returns in a few months?"
"Haha, don’t ask—just know it was a legitimate business, definitely not illegal, so don’t worry, Nanaz!"
"Okay!" Nanaz didn’t probe further and joked, "Wow, Mr. Su, you’re so impressive. Looks like I’ll have to cling to you, the big spender, and seek sponsorship!"
"I have high standards; do you have any special skills?"
"Does flexibility from yoga count as a special skill? Hehe..."
"Oh wow, Nanaz, that’s an ultimate killer move!"
"..."
