Pedestrians came and went across the arched stone bridge, while the clear river beneath reflected the orange glow of the streetlights.
Lights had also been installed beneath the bridge and along the banks to keep boats traveling on the river at night from crashing into the bridge piers.
Yan Wen leaned forward to look down at the river. With the lights illuminating the water, he could clearly see his own reflection. He rested both arms on the railing and hummed a tune, looking quite cheerful.
The assistant beside them watched the faint, almost-smile on his boss's face and swallowed nervously.
That expression on Mr. Mo's face was frightening.
Mo Chengzhou seemed to have only just noticed the assistant's presence. "Don't you have anything else to do?"
"Huh? Oh!" The assistant immediately caught on and said with a perfectly straight face, "Mr. Mo, I just remembered I still have some unfinished work."
Mo Chengzhou nodded, and the assistant walked away, his steps a little hurried.
Yan Wen marveled, It's already eleven, and he still hasn't finished his work. You really do have to earn every penny.
Xiao Qi chimed in, He does make five million a year, after all.
The old me wouldn't have minded getting off work late. I'd have been willing to work twenty-four hours a day.
Why aren't you willing now?
Are you stupid? I get ten million in pocket money alone now.
Oh~ Host, is this what you humans call forgetting your roots?
Don't learn so much about things you don't need to know.
All right. So you and Mo Chengzhou drove an hour to get here just to look at the river?
Yan Wen stole a glance at Mo Chengzhou. *I don't know either. He said he wanted to see Weicheng at night, so I brought