Lin Yuan’s income last month was approximately seven hundred thousand.

It should have been more, considering that besides commissions, Lin Yuan is now earning royalties from two songs.

In the second month after release, even without the boost from the Newcomer Chart, “Life Like Summer Flowers” still brought in a considerable amount of income.

The song’s downloads have currently reached seven hundred thousand, and breaking a million within a few months is certainly not a problem.

Moreover, there was the mid-month release of “Big Fish.”

However, the more money you earn, the more taxes you have to pay. The concept of paying a few thousand in taxes is vastly different from paying taxes on hundreds of thousands in income.

Fortunately, seven hundred thousand is enough to solve Lin Yuan’s current predicament.

At 9:30 PM.

Lin Yuan called his sister.

His sister, Lin Xuan, had just graduated not long ago and is still an intern at a company, so she usually gets off work late.

“Hello, Xiao Yuan.”

When the call connected, his sister Lin Xuan’s voice carried a hint of fatigue and hoarseness: “I just got home from work.”

Lin Yuan said, “Then you should eat first.”

Lin Xuan laughed, “I’m just boiling water, I’ll have some instant noodles in a bit. Mom told me a few days ago that you have a surprise for me?”

It seems Mom hasn’t told her yet.

Lin Yuan organized his words and said, “Sis, do you know Xian Yu?”

“Xian Yu?”

Lin Xuan was taken aback: “I know, I often listen to his songs. They’re quite good. Why, do you know him?”

Lin Yuan said, “I am Xian Yu.”

Lin Xuan instinctively raised her voice: “What kind of fish are you?”

“Xian Yu.”

“Envy what?”

“Xian Yu.”

“Wait… wait… let me process this…” Lin Xuan, being young, naturally had a better capacity for acceptance than Mom, but hearing this news suddenly still left her a bit stunned.

After a long while, Lin Xuan finally came around: “Xian… Yu?”

Lin Yuan said, “Yes.”

“Xian Yu!”

“Yes, yes.”

“Xian Yu!?”

His sister’s tone grew more intense with each repetition, and even Lin Yuan, with his calm nature, almost felt anxious: “Yes, Xian Yu is me, I am Xian Yu… But that’s not the point. The point is, I plan to buy you a phone.”

“You ungrateful brat!”

Lin Xuan was instantly angry: “Just a phone? How did I treat you before? Let’s not even talk about the past, but your school clothes and shoes were bought with my first month’s internship salary!”

Lin Yuan chuckled, “How much do you want?”

He had a great relationship with his sister and younger sister, so there was never any formality, and he quite enjoyed this mode of interaction.

“That’s more like it.”

His sister snorted coldly, “Don’t think I don’t know the industry. Composing is very lucrative, and your songs are so popular. A phone isn’t enough; you need to add five thousand more. I have to pay rent, so let’s round it up to ten thousand!”

Lin Yuan said, “I’ve transferred it to you.”

Lin Xuan laughed, “Okay, let me check…”

Suddenly, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

After a long while, Lin Xuan spoke again, her voice a bit panicked: “Did you add an extra zero?”

Lin Yuan laughed, “No mistake, it’s a hundred thousand, for you.”

Lin Xuan said sternly, “Lin Yuan! I know you’re good to your sister, but you need to be sensible. If you earn a lot, you should give it to Mom. She borrowed a lot from relatives and friends to treat your illness, and this money needs to be repaid. I’ll keep a few thousand and transfer the rest to her. Do you have any objections? Even if you do, it doesn’t matter. I make the decisions.”

“That’s how it is…”

Lin Yuan could only explain the situation to his sister.

Lin Xuan went from surprise to joy, then to jumping around in excitement: “You transferred it last month? And you earned so much this month? I don’t want to work anymore, dear brother. My goodness, I don’t want to try hard anymore!”

Lin Yuan: “…”

It seems his sister’s capacity for acceptance is even less than Mom’s.

After rambling for a while, Lin Xuan finally calmed down: “Then let’s go with your plan and pay off the family’s debts first. As for this money, don’t even think about getting it back. It’s mine, all one hundred thousand!”

“Yes, yes, it’s yours.”

Lin Yuan said, “If you don’t want to work hard, then don’t. Go back to university. You couldn’t pursue a master’s degree because of me, but you can still catch up now.”

“I won’t.”

Lin Xuan refused, “Are you really my brother? You don’t understand me at all. Do you really think I love studying that much? I’ve hated school since I was a kid! It’s Mom who kept saying that a good education is needed to find a good job. I thought that finding a good job would allow me to earn money for your treatment, so I forced myself to study, study, study… until my brain was about to explode! Now that you’re so good at making money, why should I keep studying? I’ll just focus on working. Besides, I quite like this job. In case you can’t write songs in the future, at least I can support us, so we won’t end up on the streets.”

“Alright.”

Lin Yuan said, “Then it’s up to you.”

Lin Xuan laughed, “I’ve always loved reading. Now I’m an intern editor at a publishing house and have met many famous authors. I’ve been working for a few months, and although my performance is average, I’ve collected a bunch of autographs from authors.”

“Are you an editor?”

“Yes, didn’t I mention it before? It seems you didn’t remember… Let me tell you again, I’m working at Lingchuan Publishing Company, and I’m in the early stages of my career. In a while, I should be able to become a full-time employee!”

“Okay, then make sure you eat well for dinner.”

Lin Yuan thought he might be able to write books at his sister’s place in the future.

The Supernova event is hosted by the Silver Blue Library, so he can’t go to his sister’s company for now.

“Absolutely!”

Lin Xuan said proudly, “With a hundred thousand, why not have a feast? Starting tomorrow, I’ll switch to eating cup noodles, with two sausages!”

Lin Yuan: “…”

Well done, sister, worthy of the Lin name.

The two chatted for a while longer before hanging up.

Lin Yuan looked at his card, with about six hundred thousand left. Without thinking, he directly transferred fifty-five thousand to his mom, along with a message:

“You can pay off the debt now.”

The family had over fifty thousand in debt, which could be cleared in one go.

Mom called back immediately, shocked: “You earned this much this month?”

“Got lucky and took a job.”

Lin Yuan briefly explained the situation.

Mom abruptly hung up the phone, then sent a message through the contact list: “The signal isn’t great. I’ll pay off the debt tomorrow.”

Lin Yuan replied with a smiley face.

He knew why Mom hung up; she probably wanted to have a good cry without letting her son hear, so she chose to avoid it, but he didn’t expose her.

With this matter resolved.

He lay flat on the school’s playground, gazing at the stars, feeling a warmth and peace inside, a sense of unprecedented contentment.

He recalled the day he first crossed over, lying on the playground looking at the stars.

But back then, there was the threat of life and death, the pressure of family, and none of the comfort and satisfaction of this moment—

It’s truly wonderful.