Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 411 - 410: Burning Pain

"Who is the richest person in Huadong City?"

With a spirit of dogged inquiry, the other members of the basketball team expressed that they honestly had no idea who was the wealthiest in Huadong City.

These were all university students, yet to enter society.

Besides, none of them was a local from Huadong City.

Given that Z University was located in Wudong City, it really had nothing to do with Huadong City.

Not knowing the state of affairs in Huadong City was understandable, right?

Zhou Haoming’s head hung low, and his face was equally bewildered.

The richest person in Huadong City?

The richest person with the surname Su in Huadong City?

Zhou Haoming really hadn’t looked into it.

"You guys really are ignorant."

"The richest person in Huadong City is not only famous there, but also in Wudong City, and even a well-known figure nationally."

"Forget it, I might as well just tell you group of naives straight out."

"Su Mu is the scion of the Su Family Corporation in Huadong City."

"How about that? Were you terribly shocked?"

The loudmouth, having revealed Su Mu’s identity, wore a look on his face that begged for praise.

After sharing such explosive news with everyone, shouldn’t they all be showering him with compliments?

This was a secret that hadn’t spread beyond Z University yet, and the loudmouth felt like he was giving his teammates a peek into this insider news ahead of time.

The loudmouth felt like this was the moment when everyone should be giving him a round of applause or something, right?

Silence.

Utter silence.

The applause the loudmouth had been waiting for just didn’t come.

"Damn! No wonder the watch Su Mu wore on his wrist looked so familiar; it turns out to be Patek Philippe’s diamond-encrusted sports series, which I remember costs over two million."

An excited voice shattered the silence.

"Really? How come I never noticed?"

"Even if you did see it, would you recognize it? I only know about it because I like watches and saw it while browsing online—I’ve never had the chance to see one in person."

"Right, I wouldn’t have recognized it even if I had."

"Do you think we are just too lucky to have ended up as schoolmates with the young master of the Su Family Corporation?"

"I’ve heard about the Su Family Corporation before, they just went public not long ago, it was all over the news."

"Yeah, the first time I saw Su Mu, I thought he had a remarkable presence, but little did I know his worth was so high."

"Me too, I also always felt that Su Mu carried an air of nobility."

"Before, I couldn’t understand why, as young people, Su Mu seemed so different from the rest, but now everything makes sense."

...

The excited discussions began again, and the members of the basketball team felt that the trip to Huadong City had indeed been very fruitful.

Of course, Zhou Haoming was also one of the members of the basketball team.

Unlike the others, Zhou Haoming’s gains were full of "hurt."

But these were all problems Zhou Haoming had brought on himself.

Now, Zhou Haoming truly felt the urge to bang his head against the wall.

Zhou Haoming couldn’t understand why he had heatedly provoked Su Mu, someone who was clearly out of his league.

In terms of looks, Zhou Haoming was decisively beaten.

In terms of basketball skills, Zhou Haoming had long been defeated.

In terms of skateboarding ability, Zhou Haoming was just asking for humiliation.

And now, when it came to family background, Zhou Haoming couldn’t even compare to a single little finger of Su Mu’s.

Zhou Haoming thought it was better to just sit on the ground for a while longer.

Now, Zhou Haoming was so scared that his legs had no strength at all.

But no one would stop Zhou Haoming from continuing to squat on the ground.

Everyone had no spare attention to give Zhou Haoming at the moment, let alone care whether he was still sitting on the ground.

"Did you hear that? The handsome guy just now is the young master of the Su Family Group from Huadong City?"

"Heard it, heard it. The guy was so loud just now, how could we not hear?"

"I had never heard before that the chairman of the Su Family Group had a child or anything. I thought my friend was talking nonsense a few days ago, but I didn’t expect that the young master has grown so much."

"That’s how they protect the child, how could they let ordinary people know so easily?"

"I think so too. It must be that the young master has grown up and that’s why they are making the news public now."

"I heard that Chairman Su of the Su Family Group has only this son, and in the future, the whole Su Family Group will be handed over to the young master."

"What’s the use of talking so much? I saw Young Master Su walking that way. Let’s hurry over and take a few more looks."

"Right, right, it’s not easy to see Young Master Su in person unless you get lucky."

As soon as someone mentioned it, the crowd that had wanted to see how the person on the ground would finally get up suddenly dispersed.

Regarding the outcome of these unimportant people, everyone suddenly felt it was not important whether they watched or not.

It would be more substantial to take this chance to look at Young Master Su a bit more.

The hurried footsteps were certainly felt by Zhou Haoming, who was still sitting on the ground.

Zhou Haoming noticed that it had become much quieter around him.

Without raising his face, Zhou Haoming just lowered his head and swept a glance around.

The surrounding crowd seemed to have dispersed.

Although those from Huadong City who loved to watch the spectacle had dispersed, Zhou Haoming’s teammates were still immersed in the shock brought by Su Mu.

Everyone was excitedly expressing their feelings at the moment.

Zhou Haoming really wanted to say, Su Mu has already left, is there any need to discuss it so incessantly?

To know, every time these teammates mentioned Su Mu, it was like rubbing salt into Zhou Haoming’s wounds.

Zhou Haoming didn’t even know if he would have the courage to go to school next semester.

Let alone now that Su Mu’s name seemed to ring constantly in Zhou Haoming’s ears like a curse.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Zhou Haoming wasn’t even clear how long he had been sitting on the ground.

After all, the topic surrounding Su Mu always echoed in his ears.

"Hey, Haoming, why are you still sitting on the ground? Can’t you stand up?"

It seemed like a member of the basketball team finally "discovered" Zhou Haoming’s awkward situation with a conscience.

A shout of surprise brought everyone’s attention back to him.

And, it was about time the discussion about Su Mu had gone on long enough.

Everyone didn’t really know much about Su Mu anyway, and they had said all they could.

They really didn’t know what else there was to talk about.

So, someone was distracted enough to notice Zhou Haoming still sitting on the ground.

Zhou Haoming wanted to curse: It’s because you scared me.

To know, Zhou Haoming had actually stood up on his own at the beginning.

It was only after hearing that Su Mu would be a new student at Z University that he was scared enough to sit back down again.

Zhou Haoming didn’t speak, and couldn’t say anything.

Everyone had seen what happened today with their own eyes.

Zhou Haoming had been the one insisting on Su Mu, getting him to agree to the competition.

Zhou Haoming knew that Su Mu’s agreement must be related to the bet he had offered.

At that time, Zhou Haoming didn’t know if there would be any chance to meet Su Mu in the future.

But Su Mu definitely knew.

Su Mu was personally recruited by the head of the admissions office at Z University.

Of course, Su Mu didn’t have to wait for the university to announce the admission scores to know which university he would attend.

It could be said that he was different from other students.

It wasn’t a case of the university choosing Su Mu; rather, Su Mu chose the university.

No matter which university, they would probably be eager for Su Mu to choose them.

With this realization, Zhou Haoming suddenly felt that Su Mu must have agreed to this competition because he didn’t want to see himself at Z University in the future.

So now, Zhou Haoming felt the bitter taste of Huanglian as if he was a mute who had eaten something bitter but couldn’t express his grievances.

The competition he had cleverly and calculatingly orchestrated.

He had also carefully chosen a project that he was very confident about.

Yet, the final result was still a crushing defeat.

What else could Zhou Haoming say?

He could only admit his skills were inferior and could hardly blame his teammates for the loss.

"Yeah, Haoming, why are you still sitting on the ground?"

"Even though it’s summer, sitting on the ground for so long is not very good, right?"

Because someone spoke up, the other teammates also noticed Zhou Haoming, who had not yet stood up.

Wang Yibo frowned, wondering if Zhou Haoming couldn’t stand up?

But Wang Yibo hadn’t heard Zhou Haoming groan, so he thought the fall couldn’t have been too severe.

For such a big guy to be sitting on the ground, it really didn’t look right.

"Zhou Haoming, did you hurt yourself? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Wang Yibo’s voice was calm, not showing any particular urgency.

Wang Yibo thought that if Zhou Haoming were injured, he and his teammates could just take him to the hospital.

This was because Zhou Haoming and Su Mu had already agreed before the competition.

Each side was responsible for their own safety during the competition.

So, even if Zhou Haoming were truly injured now, he would just have to accept his bad luck.

As Zhou Haoming’s teammate and captain, as well as today’s referee, the only thing Wang Yibo could do was take Zhou Haoming to the hospital.

Wang Yibo’s words were directed at Zhou Haoming, but unlike usual, he didn’t rush over to check on his injured teammate.

Wang Yibo was already quite unhappy about Zhou Haoming pestering Su Mu for a competition.

Now that Zhou Haoming was getting his just desserts, it certainly didn’t elicit Wang Yibo’s sympathy.

Seeing that the captain had no intention to help Zhou Haoming, the rest of the team naturally stood aside without any intention to offer assistance.

Possibly knowing that Su Mu would be their schoolmate in the future.

The team felt like they now had some connection with Su Mu.

Zhou Haoming’s only advantage seemed to have dissipated on its own.

Even Xiao Qin, who was always close to Zhou Haoming, did not step forward.

Xiao Qin no longer cared if Zhou Haoming would give him the phone number of the girl he liked.

Xiao Qin thought that after two months, when Su Mu became his schoolmate,

just by associating with Su Mu, he would surely gain more favor from the girls.

By then, the girl he liked might also see him in a different light.

"I’m fine."

Zhou Haoming could tell that nobody really intended to help him up.

Without anyone’s help, Zhou Haoming was too proud to ask for assistance.

Biting the bullet, Zhou Haoming propped himself up with his hands and forcefully stood up.

Truthfully, Zhou Haoming wasn’t really injured.

It was just that his legs were still a bit shaky after hearing about Su Mu.

Seeing Zhou Haoming stand, albeit with a slight wobble,

none of the teammates made a move to help him.

Since Zhou Haoming had already said he was fine, there was no need to assist him further.

Everyone shared the same sentiment toward Zhou Haoming’s actions today: He brought it upon himself.

"Let’s go, let’s head back, there’s another match to play tomorrow."

Wang Yibo was the first to turn around and walk ahead.

Zhou Haoming had gotten up on his own, which confirmed Wang Yibo’s guess.

Zhou Haoming wasn’t seriously injured.

Since that was the case, and Su Mu had left a while ago, Wang Yibo thought there was no reason for him and the teammates to stay there any longer.

It was best to go back early and rest up, replenishing their energy was the most important thing.

Wang Yibo had a premonition that their team was very likely to lose the next day.

Because, no matter what, Zhou Haoming was a key player on the basketball team.

But through today’s events, Wang Yibo felt Zhou Haoming’s state of mind probably wouldn’t be stable the next day.

As there were only a few players eligible to play, the basketball team had no other choice.

With a sigh, Wang Yibo resigned himself to the situation.

Who could blame the team for its scarcity of talent?

Otherwise, Wang Yibo would certainly bench Zhou Haoming the next day.

An out-of-form key player could affect the performance of the entire team.

But all of Wang Yibo’s thinking was to no avail.

The basketball team of Z University simply had no substitute that could give Wang Yibo the opportunity to make a change.

If only Su Mu were willing to join the basketball team.

Wang Yibo, leading the pack, had only this thought in his mind.

Unfortunately, it was just wishful thinking.

Wang Yibo had no means to persuade Su Mu.

Without even having Su Mu’s contact information, Wang Yibo had no chance to persuade him at all.

The group left just like that.

Without the excitement they had when they arrived at the pedestrian street.

As they left, they all became quiet instead.

The other players seemed to pick up on their captain’s unusual demeanor, not joking around as they usually would.

The team followed Wang Yibo silently, heading to the parking lot.

The last one, of course, was Zhou Haoming.

Although he wasn’t seriously hurt, the pain from the abrasions was still there.

Both from physical discomfort and embarrassment,

Zhou Haoming trailed behind the rest of the team at a considerable distance.

At this moment, Zhou Haoming just wanted to be quietly alone.

He feared his teammates were still endlessly discussing Su Mu.

Today’s events, coupled with a series of news about Su Mu,

made Zhou Haoming realize that Su Mu had now become everyone’s idol.