Early the next morning, Qi Gu woke on an expensive mattress that was soft yet supportive, and his hatred of the rich reached its peak once again.
After a night like that, he felt as though all the sleep he had gotten over the past twenty-odd years had been wasted.
Qi Gu even felt an urgent desire to buy the same mattress. A mattress wasn't inlaid with gold or silver, so how expensive could it possibly be?
With that thought, he opened a search and was soon profoundly shaken by the long string of zeros that greeted him.
He had brought that humiliation on himself.
Qi Gu sorrowfully stroked the mattress he would soon be parting with, then entered the bathroom with a heavy heart to brush his teeth, wash his face, and get changed. Once he had finished getting ready, he sent Lin Hanzhi a WeChat message asking whether he was up yet.
Lin Hanzhi replied instantly: [I'm up. Let's have breakfast before heading to the airport. We have time.]
Qi Gu had thought they wouldn't have time for breakfast today. Hearing this from Lin Hanzhi immediately lifted his spirits, and even his dragging footsteps quickened.
Lin Hanzhi led Qi Gu through the winding covered walkways. They passed quite a few attendants busy at work, but saw no other members of the Lin family.
Although the other small buildings all had people cleaning them, they still seemed rather quiet and deserted.
It was summer vacation now. Had the whole family gone traveling together, leaving behind only the work-loving Lin Hanzhi?
They arrived at another small dining room, where the table was already laden with an exquisite, lavish breakfast. Beside it was a stack of food containers filled with assorted snacks and cut fruit, all equally exquisite and clearly the