"I can write a promissory note, and I can leave my ID with you. For the first six months, I won't take anything for myself; every penny I earn will go to paying you back with interest."
Based on what I had seen in my past life, I laid out my business ideas and plans for her.
After a long pause, she agreed.
With that first loan, I secured a five-year lease on a shop at the lowest price.
By the end of that first five years, not only had I repaid the loan, but I also purchased that shop and opened two more branches.
That's when I saw Sophie.
4
Seeing each other here surprised us both.
Indeed, she was now a freshman.
This time, she was attending an ordinary university rather than the prestigious Aldoria University, as she had in my previous life.
It seemed my departure had quietly changed some things.
It was nothing like what she had claimed. "I got into Aldoria University solely through my own efforts; it has nothing to do with you! Don't try to take credit!"