"Liang! You... what did you say? You met the Second Boss?"
"That's right." Wang Xiaoliang repeated it calmly.
"Holy shit! Seriously? Liang, just tell me, is he handsome in person? Does he blow every male celebrity out of the water?"
His voice brimmed with irrepressible pride and excitement, as though he were showing off a treasure of his own.
Seeing him act like such a diehard fan, Wang Xiaoliang smiled. "He really is handsome. You weren't exaggerating at all."
"I knew it! Then... how did you two end up meeting?"
"I went to Fucheng for a classmate's wedding. Mr. An is a business partner of my classmate's company, so we met."
"What a coincidence! It's such a small world!" Luo Bisheng marveled, then immediately pressed on. "Then did he... did he say anything to you?"
Wang Xiaoliang picked up his glass, clinked it gently against Luo Bisheng's, and took a sip before speaking unhurriedly.
"He wanted me to join him."
"Liang! Then... did you say yes?!"
Wang Xiaoliang shook his head.
"Huh?" The wild delight on Luo Bisheng's face instantly froze, replaced by bewilderment and confusion. "Wait... Liang, are you nuts? An opportunity like that! And Mr. An asked you himself! You actually... turned him down?"
"Bisheng, I've opened three supermarkets with partners over by Jiang University. I really can't leave."
"If I said yes to Mr. An, I'd be breaking my word to my current partners. I can't do that."
Luo Bisheng set down his glass and gave him a thumbs-up.
As though something had suddenly dawned on him, he jerked his head up, his eyes widening again.
"Hold on! Liang, did you just say... you opened three supermarkets?!"
His voice was full of disbelief.
How long had it been? A little over a month at most, right? Three