The car arrived at the restaurant Wang Peng had mentioned, keeping a low profile.
Su Mu had just gotten out of the car when he saw the message Qingfeng had sent him.
" Mr. Su, do you have time? There's a dinner party we'd like to invite Mr. Su to the day after tomorrow."
Dinner party?
Su Mu frowned upon seeing the message. "I'm afraid there won't be time."
Su Mu replied tactfully that he was too busy with other things to attend any dinner parties or similar gatherings.
As Su Mu was replying to the message, she also noticed Wang Peng's location.
"What's wrong? Why do you suddenly want me to go out for dinner today?"
Su Mu walked over and sat down directly, her eyes looking somewhat strange.
He looked at Wang Peng's complexion and noticed that something seemed off.
Wang Peng raised his head, about to say something, when he suddenly paused slightly in surprise.
Why do you look so different? You seem like a completely different person.
As he spoke, Wang Peng looked Su Mu up and down, scrutinized him closely, and then shook his head repeatedly.
"That's strange. His face hasn't changed much, but he seems much more handsome, and he looks very pleasant to be around."
"This outfit is still as tasteless as ever."
Su Mu's lips twitched as he heard this, "Get lost!"
Wang Peng didn't care about what he said, picked up the wine next to him and poured Su Mu a full glass.
"Come on, let's drink."
Su Mu took the wine glass, clinked it with Wang Peng's, and then downed it in one gulp.
"Judging from your expression, you haven't broken up with your boyfriend, have you?"
"Yes, I'm heartbroken."
Wang Peng nodded, a bitter look on his face, his expression turning dejected.
Su Mu was stunned for a moment. He had only said it casually, and he hadn't expected that it was actually a real breakup.
Hearing this, Su Mu was momentarily at a loss for words. She wanted to comfort the other person, but felt that comforting them would be useless.
He's been through it all before; outsiders can't comfort you when you're heartbroken. You can only get through it on your own.
"Dude, I've been there, so I won't try to comfort you. If you want to get a hangover, I'll keep you company."
Su Mu raised his glass and said something to Wang Peng.
Wang Peng nodded slightly, looking dejected.
"By the way, I always thought you two had a great relationship, how did you suddenly break up?"
Seeing the other person's appearance, Su Mu couldn't help but ask a question.
"It's all because of the house. She wants to stay in this city, but you know how expensive the houses are here. How can I afford it with my meager salary? And after we get the house, what about the renovations? That all costs money!"
Su Mu listened to the other person's complaints in silence.
Money is indeed hard to earn, and buying a house is even harder.
Even now, Su Mu's parents are still working hard to earn money, hoping to buy him a house in the small county town so that he can get married.
Su Mu kept telling his family that he wasn't capable of earning more money, so it was better not to get married. They said life was already so hard, why did he have to get married?
However, Su's parents were worried about what would happen to Su Mu if they were gone and left all alone.
Su Mu will grow old eventually, and when he does, he won't have anyone to accompany him, and when he gets sick, there will be no one to take care of him.
This is a situation where neither side can persuade the other.
"Don't worry, when Dad becomes successful, he'll give you a few houses."
Su Mu snapped out of his daze, looked at Wang Peng still looked dejected, and patted him on the shoulder, saying something to Wang Peng.
Wang Peng forced a smile, "That's great! I've always hoped you'd make it big so I could latch onto your coattails."
"But before you say that, shouldn't you find a job?"
At this point, Wang Peng was speechless. He knew that Su Mu hadn't looked for a job since resigning.
Just as Su Mu was about to answer, her phone rang.
He picked up his phone and saw that it was Qingfeng calling him.
Su Mu felt awkward about hanging up, so she answered the call to see what the other person wanted.
" Mr. Su?"
Qingfeng's tone was both respectful and somewhat apprehensive.
"Okay, just say what's on your mind."
Su Mu gave a casual reply.
"It's like this, a friend's child has contracted a strange illness. Could you please take a look, Mr. Su? Don't worry, Mr. Su, the reward will definitely be substantial!"
Hearing Su Mu say this, Qingfeng felt that Su Mu's time must be very precious, so he quickly got to the point.
see a doctor?
Su Mu frowned. "It's not that I don't want to help, I just don't know how."
"It's alright, as long as Mr. Su is willing to come and take a look, even if he doesn't come up with any results, there will still be tea money provided."
Su Mu wanted to refuse, but then she thought about it and realized that she did need the money.
If I buy a house and a car in Xiang City when I go back this year, my parents probably won't have to work so hard.
If I were to pass away someday, the house would still belong to my parents.
With that thought in mind, Su Mu immediately agreed.
"Okay, the day after tomorrow, right?"
"Yes, yes, I'll send the address to Mr. Su's phone, how about that?"
When Qingfeng and Su Mu chatted, they spoke entirely in a consultative tone.
Seeing that the other party had hung up, Su Mu put her phone aside as well.
"What's going on? Someone else wants to see you for medical treatment?"
Wang Peng gave Su Mu a suspicious look. "You haven't been working as a charlatan these past few days, have you?"
Wang Peng's words were rather tactful; he didn't directly say whether Su Mu had gone to become a swindler.
"Get lost, how could I possibly do something like that?"
Su Mu immediately denied it. How could someone as upright as him do something so outrageous?
Wang Peng thought about it and realized he was right. He knew his good friend very well; the other person would never do something like that.
Wang Peng didn't intend to get a hangover after they went out. After drinking for an hour, Wang Peng prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Su Mu went to the cashier to pay first.
The cashier was a young woman with a ponytail, a slightly round face, and fair skin; she was quite attractive.
The girl glanced at Su Mu first, then lowered her head. After that, she seemed to remember something and looked up at Su Mu a few more times.
Su Mu looked at him with some odd curiosity.
After Su Mu paid the bill and left, the girl secretly watched Su Mu's back for several seconds, then quietly took out her phone and sent a text message to her best friend.
"Wow, that guy who just came in to eat was so handsome! Super good-looking!"
My best friend said, "Do you have any photos? Send them to me quickly! I'm so drooling!"
"No, I don't dare to take a picture, but it's really super beautiful!!!" the girl texted frantically.
And then I was filled with regret, hating myself for not daring to ask for their contact information.