"Next stop, Renmin Road."
"Please exit through the doors on the right."
"Beep, beep, beep-"
The subway doors opened.
Shen Ye flowed off the platform with the crowd and headed for the stairs.
He was a little short on time.
He quickened his pace, hurrying through the passageway.
Once he left the subway station and crossed the road, he would reach the office building.
His company was on the twenty-first floor.
It was Monday, and there was a morning meeting.
He couldn't be late.
Being late to a morning meeting meant a deduction of... 100 yuan?
Right, 100 yuan.
What a killer.
At the twenty-four-hour convenience store downstairs, it cost only a dozen yuan or so to microwave a ready-made meal.
If he ate frugally, 100 yuan could feed him for two whole days, with some left over.
If he spent it on noodles, 100 yuan could buy five boxes of egg noodles.
He could cook noodles at home and eat for a month!
Shen Ye broke into a jog.
He absolutely couldn't lose that 100 yuan!
He reached the company on time.
Clocked in on time.
Sat down at his workstation on time.
Before long.
The morning meeting began.
A junior manager stood at the front and began talking loudly about various things.
Shen Ye listened distractedly.
This was how he spent every day.
Compared with the first half of his life, this was already an excellent way to live.
His memories had begun at a very young age. Even now, he clearly remembered that distant afternoon when he had been abandoned at the orphanage entrance.
He had been about... two?
Not quite two, probably.
He had been so sick he was nearly dead, but who would have thought that after entering the orphanage and running a fever for