A super-rich tycoon? No, just call me the gentlemanly gigolo.

After playing with tiles all night, Jiang Ye put down the mouse with satisfaction and rubbed his slightly sore wrists.

It was completely dark outside the window, and only a table lamp was lit inside, illuminating the teammates surrounding a cute female player who was calling her "Mom" on the computer screen.

He stretched comfortably, feeling that not having to go to work was just too awesome.

Once you relax, hunger creeps in.

Jiang Ye glanced at his phone; several unread messages were displayed on WeChat, all from "Yao Yao".

Yao Yao: [Brother Ye, are you busy? Have you eaten yet?]

Yao Yao: [It's so boring in the living room, I really want you to come and play~]

Yao Yao: [Hey Ye Ge, what are you doing? (Kitten peeking out.jpg)]

Yao Yao: [Waaah, there's an assessment in the hall tomorrow, everyone has to complete a set quota, I'm a little panicked...]

Yao Yao: [Brother Ye, are you free to come see me in the living room tomorrow?]

Yao Yao: [(Voice message 5″)]

Yao Yao: [Brother Ye...please pay attention to me...]

After reviewing the entire document, the keyword extraction results were zero.

There is no "milk tea", no "red envelopes", and no "takeout".

It was all empty greetings and routines; I didn't see any real "sincerity."

"Tsk."

Jiang Ye clicked his tongue in disappointment, then casually opened Meituan and began fishing for tonight's prey in a sea of ​​delicious food.

My finger traced a path through barbecue, fried chicken, spicy hot pot, foot massage parlors, ramen, milk tea...

Finally, we stopped at "Jiao Ai Boiled Fish" in Joy City.

The picture shows bubbling red oil, bright red chilies, and snow-white fish slices peeking out, accompanied by a variety of side dishes; just looking at it makes your mouth water.

In the dead of winter, a pot of steaming hot, spicy, and fragrant boiled fish, paired with two bowls of rice and an ice-cold cola, is perfect for watching a lighthearted variety show while you eat...

That's like living the life of a god.

Unfortunately, after adding it to the shopping cart, the price of 140 instantly extinguished the small flame in Jiang Ye's heart.

He glanced silently at the pitiful 780 yuan in his WeChat account, decisively exited the page, and re-entered "Lanzhou Ramen" into the search box.

Beef ramen, extra portion for NT$14, no extra portion for NT$10.

Without a second thought, Jiang Ye chose the basic 10-yuan model and skillfully typed a line in the order notes:

May the boss live a long and peaceful life. Extra noodles, please! Thank you!

This is the wisdom of life!

Based on his years of experience "mooching" food, this trick has a success rate of about 50/50, depending entirely on the boss's mood.

Um......

If this restaurant really does give me extra noodles, I'll definitely come back to repay their kindness once my gigolo business takes off!

I ordered 100 bowls of ramen at once, then boldly added the note: "No noodles, no meat, no soup! Just bring me the plastic bags, I'm out of trash bags."

Just imagining that scene gave Jiang Ye goosebumps.

After successfully placing the order, while waiting for his takeout, he opened JD.com and plunged headfirst into a sea of ​​stockings.

Twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the door; the takeout had arrived.

Jiang Ye took the bag and habitually weighed it in his hand.

Hmm... it feels a tiny bit heavier than usual?

Upon opening it, I found that the ratio of noodle soup to beef was quite generous, and the noodles were piled up much more than usual.

He immediately pulled out his phone, opened Meituan (a food delivery platform), and gave it a five-star review: "The noodles are chewy, the broth is delicious, and the beef is great! The owner is honest; I'll definitely come again!"

What a great business! Once your "gold digger" business is successful, you'll be richly rewarded!

Jiang Ye poured the noodles into his large bowl, set out the chopsticks, and while slurping the steaming noodles, he opened WeChat, found Ye Cheng's chat box, and sent her all the links to the stockings he had just picked out on JD.com that cost four or five hundred yuan each.

[JD.com link: XXXXX High-end open-dip lace...]

[JD.com Link: XXXXX Ultra-thin and Breathable...]

[JD.com link: XXXXX Stress-Induced Leg Slimming...]

He didn't add a single word, focusing on "silence speaks louder than words," letting Ye Cheng experience his "urgent" need for "warmth" and "quality" at that moment.

Sure enough, less than ten seconds after the message was sent, Ye Cheng's reply came like a storm, the screen filled with question marks and various emojis expressing shock and speechlessness.

A huge orange: [?]

A huge orange: [???]

A huge orange: [Jiang Ye, are you alright?]

A huge orange: [Why are you sending me so many links to stockings? Is this sexual harassment?]

A huge orange: [You've upgraded your perversion? From hinting to explicitly stating it?]

A huge orange: [Speak! Are you playing dead?]

Faced with Ye Cheng's barrage of questions, Jiang Ye calmly slurped his noodles without uttering a single word.

Of course, there's no way to reply.

Let her guess. Just like she said, this is already a clear indication. Let's see when she can't take it anymore and gives me a pair.

He swiped his finger and switched to Yao Yao's chat interface.

After sending the message to Ye Cheng, and then looking at the seven or eight messages Yao Yao had sent earlier, Jiang Ye suddenly realized something.

The messages this woman sent seem to be similar to what I just did.

They all want to make the other party feel their "urgent" need through a barrage of information.

The only difference was that he posted an abstract link to stockings, while Yao Yao posted specific textual emotions.

He thought for a moment and replied with a simple question mark.

Yao Yao: [Brother, you finally replied! Were you busy just now?]

Jiang Ye: [Yeah, I'm eating.]

Yao Yao: [Oh, what did you eat? I'm bored tonight, I don't have any games. How about we play games together? Or we can watch a movie together via live stream~]

Jiang Ye ignored her comment and instead scrolled through the chat history before making a voice call.

"Beep...beep..."

"Feed...feed? Brother~"

After ringing a few times, the phone was answered. Yao Yao's voice was a little breathless, sounding slightly more genuine than during the live stream.

"Su... cough, Yao Yao, what's that assessment you mentioned in your message? It sounds pretty serious?"

Yao Yao on the other end of the phone seemed surprised that he would ask this directly. She paused for a moment, then her tone became somewhat downcast and helpless:

"Sigh, our guild is newly opened, and the guild has performance targets for us. Tomorrow, Sunday, is the assessment day. Everyone has to complete their performance targets. If we don't... not only will we look bad, but it will also affect the entire guild's score, and other members won't get good recommendation resources either. But, but I don't have any regular male members right now, so..."

Her voice grew softer and softer, tinged with a cautiousness that made her sound pitiful and easily evoked a protective instinct in people.

But Jiang Ye's attention wasn't on the other person's emotions at all; instead, it strangely drifted off course...

He keenly caught the subtle rustling of clothes in the background of the phone call, as well as the faint, unnatural breathing sounds of Yao Yao as she spoke.

Holy crap?

Why is that woman panting?

The noise... the tone... could it be that he's "working" while on the phone?

Did I just passively experience a Minotaur storyline?

"Yaoyao, what are you doing? Why are you panting when you talk?"

"Huh? I'm going for a run, brother. I go for a run every night."

Jiang Ye's forehead immediately showed three black lines.

Damn! It was the same old story!

If it's just running or working out, and there's any more noise, it's likely that someone sprained their ankle or bumped their leg!

Can't these people have a bit of innovative spirit?