An Mu

By the time all the guests had left, it was already late at night.

In the hall, several housekeepers were clearing away the leftovers.

Su Ye, of course, had not gone to sleep. He was cultivating in the Immortal Spirit Space, holding a spirit stone in one hand.

The next day, it was already broad daylight by the time Su Ye got up. After washing up, he left his room.

When he reached the hall, Xiao Zhentong and the others were more or less all up. Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin were there too, and as soon as they saw Su Ye coming downstairs, Xiao Qiujun and the others greeted him.

After breakfast, Su Ye said goodbye to Xiao Qiujun and the others, then drove his sports car toward the city center!

Su Ye arrived downtown, parked his car in a square, and walked toward a cold drinks shop across the street.

Once inside, he looked around, then sat down opposite a young man whose face was hidden behind a newspaper.

"Damn! Weren't you afraid you'd get the wrong person?"

The young man swore and teased Su Ye.

"Look around. Is there anyone else sitting here alone?"

Su Ye asked the young man, somewhat amused.

The young man glanced around and saw that everyone else in the shop was sitting in pairs. His old face flushed red.

Damn it, I miscalculated!

The young man was named An Mu, the eldest of Su Ye's college roommates.

An Mu wasn't tall, barely around 1.7 meters. He wore a blue tracksuit and a black baseball cap.

"Don't you have to work today?"

Su Ye asked An Mu curiously. This was the guy who had kept messaging him last night, saying he would treat Su Ye to milk tea today.

"It's Saturday. Why would I be working?"

An Mu looked at Su Ye innocently as he spoke.

"Hang on, you didn't quit your job, did you? You don't even know what day it is."

As he spoke, he handed Su Ye a cup of pink milk tea. Seeing the confused look Su Ye gave him, An Mu grinned and said:

"The second cup was half price..."

Speechless, Su Ye took the milk tea and began sipping it.

"You didn't really quit, did you? Have you found a new job yet?"

An Mu pressed Su Ye. Back then, Su Ye had been the first of the four roommates to find a job. Although the pay during his probationary period was low, once he became a regular employee, he would take home over four thousand, plus various bonuses, and the company would pay into his five social insurances and housing fund. The whole dorm had been happy for him.

"Nope. I quit and went home to farm!"

Su Ye said to An Mu with a smile.

"Damn, you're kidding me, right? What kind of future is there in farming?"

An Mu looked at Su Ye disdainfully and took a sip of milk tea. Seeing Su Ye silently watching him with a "sincere" look, he added:

"Really?"

Su Ye nodded and said:

"Really. What would I gain by lying to you?"

At last, An Mu believed him.

"I thought that job of yours was pretty good. Why did you quit? Besides, if you didn't want to stay at that company, you could've switched to another one. What kind of future is there in going home to farm?"

An Mu said to Su Ye.

"There isn't much of a future in it. I've been home for a few months and only made less than a hundred million..."

Su Ye took a sip of milk tea and smiled at An Mu.

An Mu immediately burst into amusement. How could he not know that joke? He picked up right where Su Ye had left off:

"Less than a hundred million by over ninety-nine million, right..."

Su Ye looked at An Mu speechlessly. Who taught him that joke...

But Su Ye didn't explain.

The two fell silent for a while, then An Mu said to Su Ye:

"Is your family having some trouble? I think my company's hiring lately. I'll put in a word for you, and you're sure to get in. Want to come?"

"I appreciate the offer, but there's really no need!" Su Ye told An Mu.

An Mu looked at Su Ye suspiciously. Didn't he know Su Ye's family circumstances? Of the four roommates, aside from that guy Third Brother, the other three came from much the same sort of family.

An Mu looked Su Ye up and down for a while, then his curiosity got the better of him, and he asked:

"Why did you quit your job and go home to farm?"

"Just the usual workplace stuff!"

"What stuff? Come on, tell me properly!"

"It's a long story."

"That's fine. I don't have anything to do today anyway."

"..."

Su Ye looked at An Mu speechlessly, then said:

"I'd better make a long story short. I caught our department manager doing something naughty with a female intern."

When An Mu heard this, he immediately laughed and said:

"And then the next day, you got fired for stepping into the office with your left foot first?"

Su Ye lowered his head and took a sip of milk tea without a word, effectively admitting it.

"But you didn't have to sink so low as to go home and farm. Seriously, I'm not joking. I'll talk to my boss at my company, and you're sure to get in. Besides, you're an honest worker, right?"

An Mu said to Su Ye.

"There's really no need -_-||"

Su Ye turned him down again, speechless.

"Ah, it's up to you. If you change your mind, message me anytime!"

An Mu said helplessly.

"You didn't ask me here just to treat me to milk tea, did you?"

Su Ye asked An Mu.

"Can't we get together for a drink without a reason?"

An Mu asked in return.

Su Ye looked at An Mu suspiciously. After a while, An Mu finally gave in and said:

"Wu Zhaolong's planning to invite everyone to a class reunion. You know I don't get along with him. Before, I always put up with him for Third Brother's sake, but now Third Brother and Second Brother have both gone to other provinces, so I've dragged you along to take the fall with me today."

"Then why don't you just skip it? Why insist on locking horns with him?"

Su Ye asked An Mu.

"You think I want to? He picked the Honored Emperor Bar for the reunion this time. That's where I work. Where am I supposed to hide?"

An Mu said helplessly.

"What a coincidence. Could he have done it on purpose to embarrass you?"

Su Ye's expression turned cold, and he frowned as he spoke.

"No, he doesn't even know I work there. It's probably just a coincidence. Zunhuang Entertainment is pretty famous in Guanhai City, after all. Otherwise, Wu Zhaolong, who's always loved showing off, couldn't have picked that place."

An Mu explained.

Zunhuang Entertainment?

Su Ye thought to himself.

Finally, he remembered. Wasn't Zunhuang Entertainment's major shareholder the man Xiao Zhentong had introduced to him at Xiao Qiujun's birthday banquet that day?

He couldn't really be blamed for being forgetful. Far too many people had come to greet him over the past two days.

"You can't run off tonight. Actually, I've got some confidence too."

An Mu said to Su Ye.

"Confidence? What gives you confidence?"

Seeing Su Ye's puzzled look, An Mu mysteriously leaned over and whispered in his ear:

"Su Ye, do you believe there are people in this world who know martial arts?"

"Did some old beggar find you, sell you a manual for Buddha's Palm for ten yuan, and tell you to protect the world?"

Su Ye teased An Mu.