Of the four roommates, Tong Muxuan and Zhao Wei both worked at major companies. Their luck had been good too, and both had landed solid projects. Though Lu Zheng was unemployed, everyone knew he was doing the best of them all. The things he made connected directly with companies, and his income was very high.
As for Lei Zhiyun, he was a technical heavyweight who had just earned his doctorate. While staying on at the university to teach, he also took on all sorts of projects through the school, grabbing both private-sector and state-owned enterprise work with both hands. His income was no less than anyone else's, and his standing was extremely high. Whoever met him had to call him Teacher Lei.
"When you travel abroad, you have to pay out of pocket. We've always traveled on the public dime. Other than half a day of meetings, the rest is play, play, play," Lei Zhiyun said arrogantly.
Tong Muxuan and Zhao Wei were speechless. That really was something they could not compete with.
"Speaking of which..."
At this point, Lei Zhiyun grew secretive and lowered his voice. "At the end of September, I was attending a conference in Los Angeles."
The instant those words came out, Tong Muxuan and Zhao Wei's eyes lit up.
What had been the hottest topic lately? Even though countless other trending events had occurred over the past three months, the Los Angeles mass spontaneous combustion incident remained unforgettable to countless people. Though it was no longer on the trending lists, all kinds of conspiracy theories were still circulating online.
Su Mengmeng and Zhao Wei's girlfriend were naturally just as curious. Hearing that Lei Zhiyun had been at the scene, they hurriedly asked, "Do you have any news?"
Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow. He had not