Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 216 Xiao Bei, you're so good to Zhao Yihang

That's Lu Xiaobei for you; he insulted me indirectly.

However, she didn't seem to have any desire to get angry, so she replied with a smile: "The little dog knows, so how's the production of your and Milo's single coming along?"

"It's great!"

Lu Xiaobei said, "Milo said he'll finish writing the melody in the next few days, and then we can do a test recording. I estimate that the song and the music video will be released soon after the Lunar New Year."

"Not bad!"

I sent a thumbs-up emoji.

After a while, Lu Xiaobei replied, "Ding Han, I'll be arriving in Huaining City tomorrow afternoon. Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

"tomorrow?"

I was surprised: "You come so often?"

"Yes, I have something to take care of."

"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow night."

"Then it's settled."

She sent a fairy-like emoji, then floated away without saying another word.

……

The days in the city passed quickly and peacefully, and before they knew it, it was evening the next day.

I clocked out early, told Fatty, and hailed a taxi to head straight to Feiyang Internet Cafe. It was rush hour, and the traffic was terrible. It took me almost half an hour to get there.

On the roadside, Lu Xiaobei, dressed in a white dress, stood frantically tapping her phone screen.

"Buzz buzz~~~"

My phone started vibrating, and then I saw that she had sent me dozens of bombs on WeChat.

"Lu Xiaobei!"

After paying and getting out of the car, I yelled, "Stop sending any more messages! My phone is about to shatter!"

"Why did you take so long to walk such a short distance, even though you knew I was waiting for you?"

"It's rush hour now, can't you see how congested it is all over the place? A pampered young lady like you has no idea how troublesome our commute is for us working dogs!"

"Hmph, since you treated me to dinner, I won't hold it against you!"

She put her hands on her hips and said, "There will be one more person eating with us later."

"Oh, who is it?"

"Open your eyes and look."

Lu Xiaobei turned around, raised his palm and patted it lightly. Immediately, a person walked out from behind the pillar at the entrance of the internet cafe. He was wearing a jacket and had a worn-out backpack on his back.

"Holy crap, Zhao Yihang?!"

My eyes widened; I almost didn't recognize the kid. He looked even weaker.

"Ding Han!"

Zhao Yihang forced a confident smile and said, "Long time no see!"

"It really has been a long time!"

I went up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You look so weak. Is your appendix still not healed?"

"Damn it... after so long, can't we just bring up the appendix thing as soon as we meet?" Zhao Yihang said helplessly.

"do not talk."

Lu Xiaobei said, "Ding Han, I'm a little hungry. Shall we go eat? We can chat while we eat."

"Yes, boss is right, I'm hungry too!"

Zhao Yihang nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, let's go."

I looked at Lu Xiaobei: "The usual place?"

"Uh-huh!"

Lu Xiaobei nodded quickly, clearly enjoying the dry pot restaurant.

In reality, Lu Xiaobei, a rich young lady, has eaten all sorts of delicious food over the years. The reason she lingers at that dry pot restaurant is simply because we eat there often, giving her a positive impression.

A few minutes later, the three arrived at the Chicken and Frog Hot Pot restaurant.

We ordered a large pot of dry pot, along with a plate of egg fried rice and some drinks. Soon, a plate of dry pot was placed in front of us, and the aroma was irresistible.

"Boss, Ding Han..."

Zhao Yihang opened a can of Sprite and said with a smile, "To be honest, I'm really happy to see you all again."

Lu Xiaobei looked delighted; no further explanation needed.

I grinned and said, "Come on, let's go, one by one!"

The three of them took a big sip of their beverage instead of alcohol.

"Zhao Yihang".

I pulled out a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Lu Xiaobei next to me, saying, "Aren't you studying at university in Xicheng? It's not winter break yet, so why are you in Huaining?"

"This one……"

Zhao Yihang looked embarrassed and said, "Well... I'm a senior this year, which is graduation season. Recently, it's been said that the Dark Tide Organization is still eyeing Xicheng covetously, and is determined to take Xicheng as an outpost to counter the Red Dragon Kingdom. So Xicheng is not peaceful. Our principal decided to let our class graduate early, so the graduation certificates were issued ahead of schedule."

He took his graduation certificate out of his backpack as proof.

"Holy crap, graduating early..." I was stunned.

Beside him, Lu Xiaobei lowered his voice and said, "Actually, their school is going out of business, and the principal issued graduation certificates ahead of schedule, planning to run away at any time!"

"Nima..."

I was shocked. I was right. Zhao Yihang's school was indeed a diploma mill.

"fine."

I raised my Coke and said, "This kind of irresponsible university is better off not attending!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Lu Xiaobei nodded with a smile. Zhao Yihang was much more relieved. He clinked glasses with me and said, "I arrived at noon today and have been staying in the internet cafe ever since. This internet cafe is much more competitive than the Feiyang Internet Cafe in Xicheng. The owner is a completely different person now..."

"You don't need to say anything more."

Lu Xiaobei said, "I flew here from BH City specifically to see the puppy and to settle your matter. Zhao Yihang, now that you've graduated, I wonder if you'd be interested in staying at Feiyang Chain Internet Cafe Huaining Flagship Store? If you're willing, I can offer you a top-notch internet cafe manager job with five social insurances and one housing fund, and a pre-tax salary of 8000. What's your opinion?"

Zhao Yihang's eyes lit up instantly!
These days, wages are generally low. Even in a first-tier city like Huaining, the average wage for urban employees is only around 4000 yuan. Zhao Yihang, a mere recent graduate from a second-rate university, could probably only dream of getting a job with a salary of 8000 yuan plus social insurance and housing fund!
It can only be said that Lu Xiaobei is indeed different now than before, much more extravagant than when he was in Xicheng.

"Boss, you're so kind..." Zhao Yihang said affectionately.

"You're really gross."

Lu Xiaobei continued eating the dry pot, then glanced at me and laughed, "How about that? I'm pretty good to you, aren't I? I found you an acquaintance to help you out. I know that even though Sister Xiaoman is the manager, you probably wouldn't dare to boss her around, but Zhao Yihang is different. You can treat him like an animal from now on!"

"Nima..."

I said speechlessly, "Xiao Bei, you're so good to Zhao Yihang..."

Zhao Yihang grinned foolishly, forgetting even to eat the meat he was holding with his chopsticks.

……

After finishing their meal, the three of them went to Feiyang Internet Cafe.

"Xiao Bei, here's the contract you wanted."

The rather plump Chen Xiaoman, dressed in a business suit, swayed her hips as she walked over, handing three copies of the contract to Lu Xiaobei for him to sign and stamp on the spot. She then handed the contract to Zhao Yihang, who signed it without even looking at it and left a copy of his ID card.

"It's done."

Lu Xiaobei clapped his hands: "Sister Xiaoman, Zhao Yihang was one of my old employees when I was in Xicheng. He is very capable. You can arrange his work directly from now on, don't be shy."

"Ok."

Chen Xiaoman smiled and nodded, then glanced at me as if I were a rare guest.

This made me feel a little ashamed. As the real manager of this flagship store, I almost never came unless Lu Xiaobei came. All the management and operational burdens fell on Chen Xiaoman's shoulders.

As for Old K... forget about him. He's a complete hands-off manager who doesn't participate in management at all. Before, he only had one thing to do every day, which was to play Legend of Mir. Now he has one more thing to do: spend time with his girlfriend, Xiao Mei.

The life of a rich kid is indeed enviable. Whenever I think of Old K's life, it diminishes my own ambition!
"boss."

Zhao Yihang was a little embarrassed: "Does our company provide room and board?"

"what?"

Lu Xiaobei was a little surprised.

I said, "There's Huaining University right behind the internet cafe. A lot of students rent apartments there. The houses in the area are very cheap to rent, you can usually find one for two or three hundred yuan. If you take your bag and walk around there, you're sure to find a place to rent."

"That...it's mainly..."

Zhao Yihang was a little embarrassed: "I'm a bit short on cash right now..."

"Sister Xiaoman".

Lu Xiaobei immediately said, "Give Zhao Yihang an advance of one month's salary."

"Ah."

Chen Xiaoman nodded, and soon after, she took out a thick wad of hundred-yuan bills and handed them to Zhao Yihang.

"What about yourself?"

I looked at Lu Xiaobei: "Where are you staying tonight?"

"I'll check into the airport hotel later, and I'm flying to Beihai early tomorrow morning, so don't worry about me."

"Then you have to be careful."

"rest assured."

Lu Xiaobei checked the time and said, "Ding Han, it's still early. Let's grab Lao K and Xiao Mei and go find a private server for Legend of Mir to play for a while?"

"no problem!"

They quickly turned on two computers and placed them next to Lao K and Xiao Mei. The four of them hit it off immediately. Lao K logged into the official account and found a newly opened private server for the game. Then the four of them started creating accounts.

Old K created a male character's character named "K is very domineering," while Xiao Mei created a female character's character named "Xiao Mei can't wake up."

Lu Xiaobei created a female mage character with long flowing hair, named "Invincible Lu Xiaobei," while I created a bald male warrior character, named "Filth Sea Mad Maggot."

"Ding Han..."

Lu Xiaobei tilted his head and glanced at my game ID, then immediately showed a look of disgust.

"Xiao Bei, you don't understand..."

I advised them, "You can't reason with these bastards who play private servers of Legend of Mir. They'll just kill anyone they see. So you have to be serious when playing private servers of Legend of Mir. The more twisted they are, the more fun they'll have. Don't even think about being a good guy here. When I'm killing someone, you just keep shooting them from behind and that's it!"

"All right……"

Before long, everyone had reached level 40, learned all the skills, and started venturing into the seventh level of the Pig Cave. They quickly engaged in battle with another group. Immediately, I and the two dogs took the lead and hacked away. The four of us relied on our numbers to fight anyone we saw. Even Lu Xiaobei, who was not usually willing to PK, went on a killing spree and even interacted wildly with the enemy in private chat.

Around 11 a.m., the two finally left the internet cafe.

“Ding Han, I feel like I’m going to be corrupted by you…” she said seriously.

"Really? What I'm teaching you are valuable social experiences. People are often bullied because they are kind, and they are often ridden because they are good. Xiao Bei, you need to study hard. These are valuable pieces of knowledge that money can't buy."

"Oh!"

She nodded, and I hailed a taxi.

"Do you need me to send you off?"

"do not want!"

Lu Xiaobei got into the car, rolled down the window, waved at me, and then disappeared into the howling night.

……

When they returned home, it was pitch black, and Lin Qingying was already asleep.

So I washed up a little, then went to bed and tried to fall asleep.

At exactly twelve o'clock, a bell rang in my ear, instantly shattering all sleepiness—

[Attention all players! The regional quest "Final Battle: Fire Knights!" (S-rank main quest) has officially refreshed. Quest location: Xicheng - Tidal Coast. Quest giver: Guide! The Dark Tide Organization is stirring; they have finally dispatched the infamous Fire Knights to the vicinity of Xicheng, where they have officially engaged in combat with the 99th Division of the Crimson Dragon Legion. Nearby players are requested to provide support! This quest will officially begin in 12 hours. Enter the designated map and defeat Fire Knights units to earn quest points. The higher the final accumulated points, the greater the quest reward!]

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(End of this chapter)