C17 The Award

In order to prevent any accidents from happening to the students, the school infirmary was located in the sports center.

Chu Yuyan took me to the school infirmary. Then, because of work, she hurriedly left after a few words of instructions. Before she left, I asked her to take a leave of absence and said that I had something to deal with in the afternoon and would go back at night. She also agreed.

When I came out of the infirmary, my face was smeared with medicine. I rushed straight to the school gate and waited for the bus at the bus stop.

"Huff, huff, huff ~" I quietly took out the winning ticket and glanced at it. My heart was filled with excitement, and my breathing was trembling.

This was two billion yuan, two billion yuan!

Even if I deducted the tax, I could still get more than a billion yuan. What kind of concept was this?

In other words, I was completely successful. With more than a billion yuan in my hands, I could do whatever I wanted.

Lan Boji, Bugatti Veyron, these were the super sports cars that I had fantasized about. Wouldn't I be able to buy them if I wanted to? This was simply too awesome.

The most important thing was that these more than a billion yuan of wealth were already considered to be among the rich in Dongling City. Compared to the Ling family, the Ling family's assets were like a drop in the ocean.

After taking a few more buses, I finally arrived at the Dongling City's lottery center. However, I was not in a hurry. Instead, I spent a few yuan nearby and bought a Sun Wukong mask. Then, I slowly stepped into the gate.

"Hello, may I ask if there's anything I can help you with?" The beautiful receptionist in the lobby was very polite. She did not feel strange at all about me wearing a mask. Instead, she was used to it.

After thinking for a moment, it was true that there were prizes being produced every day. It was not strange at all. I took out my ticket and said, "I am the winner of the two billion yuan prize."

"What? Someone from Dongling City actually won the prize?" The beautiful receptionist's eyes widened in disbelief. The moment she reacted, she was extremely respectful and quickly invited me inside.

I smiled deeply. Under the lead of the beautiful receptionist, I arrived at a luxurious lounge. She arranged for me to sit down and poured tea for me. Then, she immediately ran out. She was shocked beyond words.

Not long after, the door of the lounge was opened. Two middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes rushed in with fiery eyes.

The skinny man walked in front of me and bowed slightly. "Hello? My name is Wang Kang. Are you really the winner?"

Before I could speak, one of the fat men said with rapid breathing, "We will arrange for a press conference right away. This is the world's biggest prize, but before that, we need to check the tickets."

"Sure." I took out my phone and opened the page of the first prize. Then, I took out the ticket from my pocket. The number was exactly the same.

The two men looked at each other in dismay. However, the fat man turned around and said, "Sir, my name is Huang Bo. I am the person in charge here. May I know your name?"

"Mu Zi, Li." I put away the ticket and crossed my arms as I looked at Huang Bo leisurely.

Huang Bo took a deep breath and said in surprise and bewilderment, "Alright, Mr. Lee, I wonder if you are willing to announce the winner of this award? Don't worry, it's just a press conference. We won't reveal any information about you. You can wear a mask at the scene. As long as you agree, we will immediately hold a press conference."

"Right, right, right. This is a big promotion for our Dongling City." Wang Kang chimed in.

"There's no need." I shook my head and raised my hand. "As long as I win the prize, I'll leave immediately."

Huang Bo's expression changed. His tone suddenly became very heavy. "Could it be that you don't want to make a contribution to Dongling City? This is not something a citizen should do. Think about it, how many children who can't eat or wear new clothes are struggling? Don't you want to contribute to Dongling City?"

I immediately understood what was going on. I was very unhappy. Huang Bo wanted to force me to donate money in front of the reporters. The so-called benevolence and righteousness were just an excuse for these people to take advantage of me.

I dared to guarantee that more than half of the money I donated would be swallowed by these people.

Although Huang Bo did not say it clearly, his meaning was that if I didn't donate money, the prize would not be so easy to win.

I could not help but curse in my heart. This society was truly too dark. I had no choice but to stand up and nod, "Alright, then go and make the arrangements."

"Then I'll have to waste Mr. Lee's precious time. Please leave me your bank account number. I'll arrange for the people below to do it. After the reception ends, the money will naturally be in your account." Huang Bo immediately squeezed out a smile that made me want to slap him.

Unfortunately, the power was in someone else's hands. I could only accept it. However, I did not give him the ticket. I only left behind the bank account number. After Wang Kang and Huang Bo hurriedly ran away, I sat quietly in the lounge.

After more than half an hour, Huang Bo personally brought me to a venue. It was shockingly filled with reporters from various media outlets. The moment I appeared, countless cameras and flashes of lights flashed in front of my eyes until they were blinded.

"Please." Huang Bo invited me to a podium. The reporters below were desperately taking photos.

At this moment, Huang Bo stood beside me and smiled as he looked at the audience below. He then introduced, "This is the winner of the two billion yuan prize, Mr. Lee. However, Mr. Lee does not plan to reveal his true identity, so I can't tell you his name."

"Now, let's invite Mr. Lee to take out the winning lottery and give a speech. Finally, we will enter the question and answer segment."

This was a normal segment. I followed Huang Bo's instructions and took out the winning lottery ticket. The huge display screen behind me immediately displayed my winning number. The audience below broke into an uproar.

"Two billion yuan, this is two billion yuan!"

"Even if we deduct the rest, there are still a few hundred million yuan. What kind of concept is this? We have worked our entire lives, but we still can't earn that much money."

The reporters were shocked. All of them were stunned, and their eyes were filled with envy.

Huang Bo was still smiling, as if he was waiting for me to donate money to him.

I secretly cursed Huang Bo for being an old fox. Then, I coughed dryly and interrupted the discussions below the stage. I said, "Today is destined to be an unforgettable day. I never thought that I would actually win a super grand prize of two billion yuan. If I have to give a speech, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in a short while."

When I said this, I paused for a moment and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "However, I really have to thank someone. That is my wife. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here today. When I go back, I really have to thank her. I won't say anything else. If anyone has any questions, just ask."

As I spoke, the reporters below the stage started to ask questions.

"Mr. Lee, may I ask how are you going to spend this money?"

"Hello, Mr. Lee. Are you an internal staff?"

"Mr. Lee, can you tell me how you are going to thank your wife? You should buy a big house and give it to her, right?"

I answered all of these questions one by one, saying that I was not an internal staff, and that I had no plans to use the money.

However, when I asked about my ‘wife’, I smiled and looked at the camera. “If you see this news, I want to tell you that I… I will do what I say. I will make you and your mother like each other.”

I emphasized the word ‘like each other’.