Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

In the small park square next door.

Lu Hao opened a beer, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. He then casually crushed the beer can, made a shooting gesture with his backhand, and the beer can flew out of his hand and accurately threw into the trash can next to him.

"Wuhu is awesome! Lu Hao, your touch is still as good as ever." Su Yu clapped and cheered.

"It's been a long time since I played ball. I thought I'd gotten rusty." Lu Hao ignored Su Yu beside him, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes.

During college, when Qin Shou and I were playing basketball, Su Yu would always watch quietly from the sidelines. Whenever Lu Hao made a shot, she would clap enthusiastically and cheer loudly.

There's no going back, nothing is ever the same again.

Lu Hao reached out, picked up a piece of pig's head meat, threw it into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and looked at Su Yu, asking, "Your company is planning to open a physical store?"

"Yes, I just had that idea." Su Yu put her hand down, her tone indifferent.

Lu Hao didn't say anything more. Su Yu's company makes cosmetics. If she wanted to open a physical store, she should have chosen a shopping mall. Why would she choose this godforsaken urban village?

He shook his head, not thinking much about it. Right now, all he wanted was to fill his stomach, finish his drink, and then go home for a good night's sleep.

"Lu Hao, have you been staying up late these past few days working on your proposal?" Su Yu looked at the tired Lu Hao, whose dark circles under his eyes made her feel sorry for him.

"It's all because of your plan, otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep well," Lu Hao said irritably.

"I gave you half a month, you don't need to push yourself so hard." Su Yu's tone was low, and her eyes welled up with tears as if she had thought of something.

"I just don't like procrastination. I like to get things done early so I can rest early."

Lu Hao didn't notice Su Yu's condition and continued to drink his wine and eat braised meat.

Especially pig ears, which make a squeaking sound when chewed.

"Lu Hao, I'm really curious, you work so hard, how come you're still just an ordinary employee?" Su Yu asked, voicing her doubts.

Lu Hao was taken aback, then laughed self-deprecatingly, "In this society, if hard work were enough, everyone would be financially independent."

Su Yu fell silent; she didn't know how to refute Lu Hao's words.

After a long pause, Su Yu finally spoke, "Why don't you come work for my company? I'll offer you a marketing team leader position. With your talent and hard work, plus my..."

"No need!" Lu Hao refused without hesitation.

Hilarious! I'm about to become a kept man. Following Xiao Xiyue, I can earn ten thousand yuan a month without even going to work. What more could I ask for?

A marketing team leader earns at most seven or eight thousand. Even with commissions and performance bonuses, they can still make over ten thousand a month, but it's exhausting.

Every day at 8 a.m. is a huge challenge.

Su Yu didn't say anything more after that, and the two parted ways after finishing their meal.

When Lu Hao returned home, he found Ning Shu curled up on the sofa, watching a drama on Zhou Mengmeng's tablet.

The loose, mint-colored loungewear clung tightly to her shapely curves, creating a striking visual impact even without any explicit exposure.

"What are you looking at so intently?" Lu Hao walked over and sat down next to her, craning his neck to get closer.

Ning Shu frowned and subconsciously moved her body to the side a couple of times. "Lu Hao, why are you drinking in broad daylight? Aren't you afraid of being seen by your boss and getting scolded?"

"I'm already home, why would I be afraid of my boss scolding me?" Lu Hao laughed, then straightened up and distanced himself from Ning Shu. "You're off today?"

"I've switched shifts; I'm working the night shift now."

"What's so good about working the night shift? It's bad for your health."

"That's an extra twenty yuan a day!"

Lu Hao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to begin.

He really didn't know what Ning Shu did, and he hadn't had a proper conversation with her.

But the night shift pays 20 yuan more per day than the day shift, so it doesn't seem like a very good job.

It's just hard-earned money.

Lu Hao shook his head slightly, got up and went into the bathroom to wash up.

Hearing the sound of water coming from the bathroom, Ning Shu's eyes were filled with complicated emotions. She twitched her nose slightly, got up, grabbed her tablet, put on her slippers, and ran into the room, closing the door behind her.

……

On the other side, there's the cloud travel company.

Lin Ran carefully reviewed the proposal written by Lu Hao, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

This kid's talent is truly being wasted as a mere ordinary employee.

Lin Ran copied Lu Hao's proposal, then deleted the files from the email, took the USB drive in her hand, and went to the planning department manager's office.

At this time, the position of manager was still being managed by Wang Ba.

He sat on the sofa, sipping his tea, with Zhang Xiang sitting opposite him.

"Mr. Wang, this is a small token of my appreciation. Look..." Zhang Xiang took out a gift box, placed it on the coffee table, and gently pushed it in front of Wang Ba.

Wang Ba didn't even raise his eyes, his tone as calm as still water, "Zhang Xiang, things don't happen more than three times. I already rejected you last time, this is the second time, understand?"

"Mr. Wang, this is just me, as your subordinate, thanking you for your care during this time. There is no other meaning behind it."

"Doing your job well is the greatest reward you can give me." Wang Ba put his teacup on the coffee table, frowned, and spoke in a firm tone.

Zhang Xiang wanted to say something more, but seeing Wang Ba's stern gaze, he obediently shut his mouth, got up, and left.

"Mr. Wang, I'll be going now."

Zhang Xiang got up and opened the door, only to see Lin Ran standing there, making a knocking gesture.

This surprised Zhang Xiang. What was Lin Ran doing here? Had she already finished her plan?

Thinking of this, a dark glint flashed in Zhang Xiang's eyes.

Lin Ran's gaze was fixed on the gift box in Zhang Xiang's hand, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

She didn't say anything, but silently stepped aside to let Zhang Xiang leave.

Having worked in the planning department for two years, Lin Ran had never seen Wang Ba accept any gifts. His impartial attitude applied the same to everyone.

Sometimes Lin Ran felt that Wang Ba was just a heartless work machine, without any emotions.

She walked into the office, and just as she was about to speak, Wang Ba clutched his stomach and stood up. "We'll talk later, I'm going to the restroom."

Lin Ran was speechless. Watching Wang Ba rush away, she shrugged and casually placed the USB drive on the coffee table.

Just as she was about to sit down, her phone suddenly rang. She took it out and saw that it was her mother calling.

Lin Ran frowned, his face extremely pale, but he still got up and walked out of the office to a quiet corridor to press the answer button.

The office was empty, but the door was opened.

Zhang Xiang returned, placing the gift box next to the sofa, intending to force Wang Ba to accept it.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of a USB drive on the coffee table out of the corner of his eye.

Is it Lin Ran's? Or Wang Ba's?

Just a few seconds later, beads of sweat appeared on Zhang Xiang's forehead.

A desperate glint flashed in Zhang Xiang's eyes, and he immediately pulled out his phone and called Zhang Fei.

"Zhang Fei, hurry up and bring your draft proposal from Haoyu Company to the manager's office, quick!"