Xu Mu's eyes shifted, and he asked, "So your father's life isn't as glamorous as it looks?"
Liu Shuo nodded repeatedly.
He leaned in and said quietly, "Exactly. That's why my dad's so strict with me. He always hoped I'd become a powerful Trainer and make him proud."
"But I just don't have the talent for it. Or maybe I do and haven't discovered it yet..."
"Anyway, he's having a rough time. He has so much on his plate that he can't sleep."
Liu Shuo didn't say how important this gathering was to the Liu Family—or to Liu Tiezhu himself.
Xu Mu didn't ask.
Some things went without saying.
If Liu Tiezhu was having such a hard time, everyone could guess the rest.
"Okay, now I see why the reward's so generous!"
Xu Mu smiled. A Munchlax, plus the Liu Family's ancestral training regimen—those were things money couldn't buy.
Wasn't that an awfully steep price just to have Xu Mu fight for them?
"Well, Boss, I'm sure you know the reward isn't just payment. My dad mainly thinks highly of you."
Liu Shuo didn't try to hide it. He told Xu Mu the truth outright.
Someone from a wealthy family as straightforward as him was rare.
Xu Mu had met plenty of people from powerful families while traveling with Cynthia recently.
The Liu Family might not be as powerful as theirs, but when it came to dealing with people, Liu Shuo had them all beat by a mile.
"Fair enough. But there's still something I'm curious about. Given your family's circumstances, shouldn't you be living somewhere other than Fengcheng?"
Why did such a wealthy family live in a small city?
Liu Tiezhu owned property in Fengtian. He could have taken Liu Shuo there for school and given him a better