His coworkers' reactions were surprisingly unanimous. They all took what Li Xian said as a joke. Not a single one believed him.
These women typed incredibly fast. The group chat instantly went to 99+ messages, filled with all kinds of teasing, none of it repeated.
Where was the trust between people?
To be honest, was my life easy?
Sigh, you people...
Forget it. I'm not going to stoop to your level.
Li Xian rubbed his chubby face. He could actually understand their reaction. After all, the impression he had left on them was already deeply ingrained. Suddenly claiming to be a rich second-generation heir was such an earth-shattering change that who could believe it?
A rich heir hiding in a small educational institution, working in telephone sales for nearly two years, calling people every day to harass them and getting cursed out, all in the name of tempering himself... Even television dramas wouldn't dare film such an outrageous plot.
But that was the truth!
I'm really wronged here...
I'm confused too...
After being left to fend for himself by his system dad for twenty-four years, one day it suddenly told him that he was rich!
What did you think of that move... Wasn't it infuriating?
"Sigh, suddenly inheriting a fortune... I'm actually desperate too. Can you understand how I feel?" Li Xian sent the message, immediately drawing a wave of mockery. He had attracted the hatred perfectly.
"If you don't want to take your lunch break, go make calls. Stop making noise in the work group..." Team leader Guan Yuhan suddenly spoke up.
The group instantly quieted down when she appeared. It had to be said that this team leader's authority was quite impressive.
Li Xian left the group chat. Several private messages immediately came in. A few were from his coworkers, which he temporarily ignored as he opened Guan Yuhan's message.
"You've had enough sleep this morning, right? Come to the office this afternoon."
"..."
"What? You want to sleep all day?"
"Boss... You don't believe me either?"
"Believe what? That you're a rich heir?"
"Yes. I'm seriously coming clean."
"Stop fooling around, Li Xian. My period has started, and my patience is limited."
Uh... Period warning?
Why was telling the truth so difficult?
Li Xian was speechless. He had no choice but to pull out a trick. He raised his phone and took several pictures with a series of clicks, then sent them over. After that, he sent his location as well. "I'm in Presidential Suite 3908 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel right now. You can come find me."
"Boring!"
"..."
Li Xian couldn't understand it. Other people who suddenly became rich desperately tried to hide it, yet were still treated as tycoons. He, meanwhile, shamelessly tried to reveal it, but no one believed him.
What was wrong with this world? Had he opened it the wrong way?
Li Xian couldn't be bothered to explain anymore. Just then, his phone rang. It was Sister Gao, and he immediately answered.
The moment the call connected, Sister Gao's booming voice shook his ears numb. He moved the phone away slightly and waited until she finished shouting before beginning his explanation.
He had prepared his story long ago. It was much the same as what he had told Wang Meng: his father had put him under someone else's care for twenty years, then suddenly come back and told him to return home and inherit the family fortune.
Regardless of whether anyone else believed these lies, he had to believe them himself.
"So... you're definitely resigning?" Sister Gao asked after a brief silence.
"Mm... Sister Gao, you believe me?"
"Can I not?" Sister Gao suddenly raised her voice. "If I don't agree to your resignation, maybe tomorrow you'll tell me you're going home to inherit the throne!"
"Heh heh..." Li Xian gave two dry laughs. That really wasn't impossible. If he couldn't spend all the salary the system paid him, maybe he would buy an island and become its leader.
"Alright... Since you don't want to work anymore, I won't force you. Come by sometime to handle your resignation."
"Sure... In the next few days, then. I'll treat everyone to a good meal when the time comes."
After hanging up, Li Xian let out a long breath. His resignation was more or less settled, and his wonderful life was officially entering its next stage.
After sitting on the sofa for a while, Li Xian got up and went to the kitchen to grab a two-liter bottle of ice-cold cola. He twisted off the cap and took a huge gulp. The feeling of cold running from head to toe was unbelievably refreshing.
Carbonated drinks were the true source of happiness.
Eating, sleeping, gaming, ice-cold cola... None of them could be missing. Without any one of them, his whole body felt uncomfortable.
Carrying his happy drink, Li Xian went to the study and sat down in front of the computer.
While the computer booted up, Li Xian lit a 1916 cigarette and opened VX as well.
He had been so busy chatting in the group and making calls that he had almost forgotten the important matter.
[I think you want to ask me out:(2) Take the initiative and ask you to dinner—Incomplete. Countdown: 25 hours, 10 minutes, 20 seconds.]
A day had already passed since this mission began, yet Li Xian had made no progress at all.
He had sent plenty of messages teasing the mission target, but unfortunately, her reactions had been lukewarm.
To be honest, Li Xian no longer had much hope for this mission. However, since the time limit had not expired, he wouldn't give up just yet.
Li Xian found Dong Linlin on VX and typed a few lines to her.
"Have you had lunch?"
"I had a simple bowl of wontons at noon today. I don't feel full."
"Seafood soup with assorted fresh beef filling. It tasted pretty good..."
After sending the messages, he waited for a while, but she didn't reply. Li Xian sighed and exited VX.
Sigh, Miss Dong...
Don't blame me, okay?
This is all the system's fault.
It insisted on making you ask me out. Wasn't that asking the impossible?
There was nothing he could do. He could only resort to this.
Li Xian knew very well that even if he took the initiative to ask her out, she might not agree. Asking her to ask him out was even more absurd.
So he could only use these tricks. Maybe provoking her a little would produce an unexpected result.
Though, more likely, it would make her grind her teeth in hatred.
His estimate wasn't wrong. During her spare time, Dong Linlin glanced at VX and saw Li Xian's messages. Her expression immediately darkened.
If there hadn't been people around, she might have exploded on the spot.
That was too much. Nobody acted like this.
Li Xian had no idea how much Dong Linlin hated him. He was already happily farming monsters in the canyon.
Unfortunately, he was playing solo, with no one to team up with him.
Mengzi was away on a business trip and had no time to play with him. The other friends he usually teamed up with were all at work and had no time either.
After mindlessly playing a few ranked games, he browsed Bilibili for a while. In the blink of an eye, it was six or seven in the evening.
A light rain was still falling outside, and the sky was almost completely dark.
Li Xian stretched and stood up to move around. Just then, his phone suddenly chimed.
He picked it up and glanced at it. It was a VX message from Dong Linlin.
"I just got off work. I haven't eaten yet."
Oh? There might be a chance.
Li Xian's eyes lit up. He immediately typed a message, but suddenly felt it was inappropriate and deleted it to reconsider. In the end, he sent her four words.
"What do you want to eat?"
Dong Linlin: "Japanese food. I've put on a little weight recently, so I need to watch my diet."
Li Xian: "Oh~ Then are you coming to find me now?"
Dong Linlin: "Now? Better not. I'm really tired today and plan to go home and rest early."
Li Xian: "Uh... What about tomorrow?"
Dong Linlin: "Mm~ Tomorrow at noon. I have an hour for lunch."
Li Xian: "Okay, tomorrow at eleven-thirty. I'll drive over to pick you up. Choose a place..."
Dong Linlin: "Okay..."
Li Xian: "Oh, right. Remember to bring money! {smiley face}..."
Dong Linlin: "??????"
Dong Linlin stared blankly at the message. The other party had already stopped replying. What did he mean? He wants me to bring money?!
P.S. Please support me with investments! I'm begging everyone to invest.
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