Is It True, Godfather?

Gu Sheng walked back to the dorm in high spirits.

The sky was so high, the clouds so distant.

The flowers were fragrant, the grass was fragrant, the air was fragrant, and so was Lu Bian's mouth—

"**You mother***er! This f***ing game is really pissing me the f*** off!"

"That goddamn designer is a straight-up psychopath! If I ever play this f***ing game again, I'm a total f***ing idiot!"

"AAAAAAAH—@￥%...&#%￥..."

Once people reached a certain age, they just loved listening to Cybertronian.

Gu Sheng pushed open the dorm door, listened to Lu Bian's Cybertronian rap, and nodded in satisfaction.

"I could hear the birds chirping and flowers blooming in our dorm from downstairs."

Gu Sheng laughed as he spoke, walking up behind Lu Bian.

"What stupid-ass game are you playing to get this mad—"

Damn.

Before Gu Sheng could finish, he saw Mario Bros. on Lu Bian's laptop screen.

...Suddenly, he wasn't quite so sure about recruiting Second Brother as the Lead Programmer.

Seeing Gu Sheng return, Lu Bian tossed aside the torturous bastard cat and greeted him.

"Old Gu, you're back early today. How'd the interview go? Any progress?"

Lu Bian knew that ever since internship season had begun, Gu Sheng, the eldest in their dorm, had been frantically going to interviews.

Three or four companies a day. It had been nearly a month now, and he left early and came back late every day.

Lu Bian had actually told him long ago that it was just an internship certificate. He could easily pull some strings through relatives and get one made for him.

After all, it was only an extra piece of paper.

But Old Gu had always been stubborn, insisting on finding an internship position himself.

After a while, Lu Bian stopped offering to help and instead checked on Gu Sheng's mental state every day.

Because as far as Lu Bian knew, Old Gu had been hustling for over a month, yet his interviews seemed to have made no progress at all.

He was honestly afraid that one day Old Gu might do something rash and gift him and Da Jiang guaranteed graduate admission spots.

"There's been... some progress, I guess."

Gu Sheng sat down, grabbed some water, and took a sip.

"Where's Da Jiang?"

"Oh, he went out to buy instant noodles for the road."

As Lu Bian spoke, he flicked a cigarette from the pack and tossed it to Gu Sheng.

"Da Jiang's leaving tomorrow. He said his family already arranged an internship for him."

"The two of us were just talking about calling you."

"Tonight, should we... go out for some drinks?"

As he said this, Lu Bian seemed a little downcast.

Friendships in college were actually fragile. Everyone came from all corners of the country, and once they went their separate ways, they might never meet again for the rest of their lives.

But friendships in college were also strong. After all, the first of life's three unbreakable bonds was "studying under the same roof."

Though there was no denying that college was a miniature society, and classmates inevitably schemed against one another when campaigning for student union positions or scholarships.

But for slackers like the three of them, scheming generally only involved minion waves, red and blue buffs, and kills.

Now, internship season was upon them.

If they went their separate ways this time, the next time they met might only be the brief moment they took graduation photos.

After that, getting together again would be incredibly difficult.

Glancing at Da Jiang's neatly packed bed, Gu Sheng slowly exhaled a stream of smoke.

After a moment of silence, Gu Sheng asked,

"Did Da Jiang say what job his family arranged for him?"

"Seems like some small advertising company in his hometown."

Lu Bian answered,

"He said he'd be doing advertising design, modeling, that sort of thing. If he can turn the internship into a full-time position, he'll probably just settle into a regular job."

"Oh."

Gu Sheng nodded.

"What about you?"

"Me?"

Lu Bian shrugged.

"I have no idea. My internship certificate is already taken care of anyway, so it doesn't matter where I go."

Hearing that, Gu Sheng nodded. After pondering for a moment, he looked up at Lu Bian.

"Bian, how about you don't leave?"

At those words, Lu Bian's expression froze.

Then he scooted his chair back half a step, looking wary as he tugged at his collar.

"Old Gu... I've always considered our relationship a pure comradeship. Besides, I have a girlfriend. I'm straight..."

Gu Sheng: ...

He genuinely wanted to punch this brain-dead idiot to death.

"I'm talking about work, you dumbass!!!"

Gu Sheng was truly speechless.

"Huh? Oh—"

Hearing that, Lu Bian let out a sigh of relief.

"You should've said so earlier. I thought our friendship had taken a weird turn."

"Your grandma took a weird turn, you little bastard."

Gu Sheng rolled his eyes irritably and got to the point.

"I passed an interview a couple of days ago. A newly established game company hired me, but they're short on manpower. Do you want to come work with me?"

The moment he heard that!

Lu Bian's eyes lit up!

He might usually be carefree and unserious.

But when it came to the gaming industry, Lu Bian possessed one hundred percent passion.

Otherwise, he would never have resolutely chosen a game-related major in the current domestic gaming environment, which was practically stagnant.

He desperately wanted to enter the gaming industry.

But unfortunately, the industry had become rigid. Even professionals with years of experience struggled to find work.

Much less students like them who had yet to graduate.

If he hadn't been utterly out of options, Lu Bian wouldn't have wanted to give up and let his family arrange an internship for him.

And now!

Old Gu was saying he had found an internship in the gaming industry and could even get Lu Bian hired?!

"Holy shit!"

Lu Bian exclaimed.

"Is it true, Godfather?!"

"You really have no shame..."

Gu Sheng was utterly amazed by how quickly Lu Bian had changed his tune.

Then he smiled helplessly and nodded.

"It's true. Do you want to come?"

"Yes! Of course I do!"

Lu Bian nodded furiously.

"Isn't this exactly why I studied this major? And I'd be working with you too. I'm willing!"

This time,

Gu Sheng tightened his collar. "Could you stop looking at me with such thirsty eyes? So you're switching to offense now?"

Lu Bian, meanwhile, coyly twisted his body and threw Gu Sheng a flirtatious look. "If it's Senior Gu Sheng, I wouldn't say no..."

Gu Sheng fell silent for two seconds.

Then he stood up and bent down to grab a chair.

"No, no, no, bro... I'm kidding, bro..."

Lu Bian immediately begged with a cheeky grin, telling Gu Sheng not to act rashly.

Though Lu Bian had a sharp tongue, there was no denying that he truly admired Gu Sheng's personal charisma.

As the eldest in the dorm, Gu Sheng had always been the most socially capable person among the three of them, and even among the students around them.

He seemed to possess maturity and experience far beyond his age, along with extraordinarily high emotional intelligence.

Lu Bian had once seen a saying—

If, when getting along with someone, you always felt incredibly relaxed and happy, and they could keep up with every topic you discussed, even offering guidance and corrections.

Then congratulations: your emotional intelligence and life experience had been completely crushed by that person.

This was how those with vast experience and high emotional intelligence accommodated those beneath them.

And such people usually had four traits—extensive knowledge, powerful empathy, the breadth of mind to embrace all things, and a perspective that overlooked the world.

Clearly, Gu Sheng was that kind of person.

Especially in the field of games.

He seemed to have a perspective and understanding from an entirely higher dimension. The grand blueprint for a gaming empire he had drawn while drunk was still unforgettable.

If someone like that wasn't worth following, Lu Bian truly didn't know how else he could enter the gaming world he had always longed for.

Thinking of this, Lu Bian turned serious. "Then I'll entrust my career to you, brother."

Then Lu Bian asked again,

"By the way, Old Gu, has this game company you joined released anything before? I'll look them up first and get familiar with their style."

Just as he spoke!

The dorm door opened, and Da Jiang's voice came from the doorway.

"What game company? Brother Sheng, did you find an internship?"