Chapter 13: Prison, University, and Women

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Afterwards, Cao Kun and Liu Yuling discussed some minor details regarding the house purchase. Once there were no more questions, the two parted ways right then and there. It wasn’t that Liu Yuling’s condition prevented a deeper conversation, nor was Cao Kun disinterested. Rather, Liu Yuling had far too many pressing matters to attend to.

First, she needed to quickly return and select a property—houses with mortgages were out, and those reserved for locals were off-limits. Then, after identifying suitable options, she had to call around to arrange meetings between both parties. Lastly, she had to prepare the necessary documents for the property transfer, which was no small task.

In short, she definitely wouldn’t be able to talk with Cao Kun any further that day. In fact, if she managed to go to bed at midnight, that would be a blessing.

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5:30 p.m.

In the suburbs of Haicheng, a taxi pulled up in front of a sprawling, somber building. The door opened, and Cao Kun stepped out. Gazing at the cold, imposing structure before him, he took a slow, deep breath, then lit a cigarette, leaning against the taxi and smoking quietly.

This was the place where he had been imprisoned for ten years in his previous life: Haicheng Second Prison.

Inside, many familiar faces were already present. For instance: Lei Laosan, who had hidden 54.7 kilograms of gold and never confessed; Sun Mad Dog, who witnessed his mother’s murder as a child and later exterminated the entire family responsible; Liu Daju, imprisoned for raping multiple young girls but forced to serve as the prison’s “bus”; and the hyper-masculine Li Biao, born with an extra Y chromosome—he had raped his mother, crippled his father, and thrown a neighbor down the stairs, leaving the latter paralyzed.

Violent and volatile, Li Biao was either fighting or on his way to fight every day. Eventually, Cao Kun had gouged out his two eyeballs to keep him quiet.

But this time, Cao Kun was destined never to enter that prison again, and he wondered who would ultimately subdue the furious Li Biao.

As scenes from his past life played over in his mind, he continued smoking until he finished three cigarettes. Then Cao Kun straightened up, took one last look at Haicheng Second Prison, as if bidding farewell, and got back into the taxi.

“Driver, please take me to Haicheng University.”

In his former life, Cao Kun had three great regrets.

The first was being wrongfully imprisoned without ever clearing his name.

The second was failing to exact revenge on Wang Shanshan and her family of three.

The third was never attending university.

For Cao Kun, going to college was not only about acquiring knowledge and a degree, but also fulfilling a lifelong wish of his grandfather.

Orphaned from childhood, Cao Kun was raised by his grandfather.

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In the eyes of the older generation, attending university seemed to stabilize one’s entire life.

Thus, sending Cao Kun to college had always been his grandfather’s dream. Even up until two years ago, when Cao Kun was just a sophomore in high school, the grandfather’s final concern was whether Cao Kun would get into university.

However, that year Cao Kun was still in high school and had yet to take the college entrance exam.

Although he eventually passed the exam and was admitted, he was falsely accused by Wang Shanshan’s family and ended up in prison.

Therefore, he had never fulfilled his grandfather’s hope that he would attend university.

Now, in this life, he finally had the chance to complete his grandfather’s wish.

Coincidentally, the university he applied to was Haicheng University.

So, since he was here, he naturally wanted to visit the place he had never had the chance to attend before.

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6:00 p.m.

At the entrance to Haicheng University, Cao Kun stepped out of the taxi.

Because it was summer vacation, most students had already gone home, leaving only a small fraction still on campus.

Thus, the university felt somewhat desolate.

Perhaps due to lax security or the university not restricting outsiders, Cao Kun walked into the campus without issue.

Indeed, it was beautiful!

There was a lush green soccer field, rows upon rows of basketball courts—dozens of them side by side—and clusters of bamboo groves and phoenix trees.

Of course, there were also artificial hills, man-made lakes, and numerous academic buildings.

Far better than Haicheng Second Prison, by a long shot.

Strolling through the sparsely populated campus, just as Cao Kun was enjoying the tranquility, he suddenly stopped as if noticing something.

Next to a dense bamboo grove stood a woman who was the epitome of perfection in both figure and beauty, holding a bottle of Jiangxiaobai liquor and drinking, tears streaming down her face.

Wow!

What a goddess!

Cao Kun rarely used the word “goddess” to describe a woman, because to him, anyone deserving that title had to possess an extraordinary, unmatched aura.

Even the cheongsam-clad beauty he had met before was only a remarkable woman in his eyes.

But this woman, at first glance, was nothing less than a goddess.

She was far more stunning and had a far more captivating figure than the cheongsam lady.

In fact, Cao Kun couldn’t help but think of a humorous phrase:

Some girls are born wealthy, with “airports” to their faces.

But this girl was a little less privileged—she only had two Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons!

Noticing Cao Kun staring at her, the woman wiped her reddened eyes and snapped sharply, “What are you looking at? Never seen a woman cry before?”

Huh?

Startled by her sharp tone, Cao Kun froze.

Was she scolding him?

So cute!

Are girls always this adorable when they’re angry?

Cao Kun smiled and, instead of walking away, he approached her.

“Did someone dump you?”

Drinking alone and crying with tear-streaked cheeks, Cao Kun could think of no other reason besides heartbreak.

The woman wiped her eyes and replied in a sobbing voice, “Do you even know how to talk? If anyone dumped anyone, it was me dumping them. With my looks and figure, who would dare dump me?”

Cao Kun thought for a moment and nodded.

True enough!

With her appearance and figure, she was undoubtedly a rare beauty.

He didn’t know about others, but if it were him, as long as she didn’t cross his boundaries, there was no way he’d let her go.

Just those two G-Wagons alone were worth a lifetime of driving—no way he’d dump her!

“So why are you crying so bitterly?” Cao Kun asked.

This time, the woman ignored him and took another swig of Jiangxiaobai.

Seeing this, Cao Kun nodded slightly and turned to leave.

Having been a pushover for three years in his past life, which ultimately landed him in prison, he was done being a doormat.

So, if she didn’t want to talk, fine.

Don’t think that just because you’re beautiful and have an incredible figure, everyone has to indulge you.

Suddenly, just a few steps away, the woman’s voice called out behind him:

“Hey, you wanna do it?”

Cao Kun paused and turned around to look at her. “Do what?”

“Just take a look at the scenery deep in the bamboo grove.”

“Uh… what scenery?”

“Why are you so slow, like a girl? Come on in if you want, if not, then forget it.”

With that, the woman stood up and entered the bamboo grove.

Watching her retreating figure, Cao Kun innocently rubbed his nose.

“Wow, this girl is fierce. Why do I suddenly feel like I have to go in there and reason with her?”

Saying that, Cao Kun strode after her.

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