Reborn in 2000: I just want to love a few people properly.

"That's truly a blessing!"

The hot pot restaurant was bustling with activity. Around lunchtime, people from the surrounding residential area came over for a meal.

"Yeah! That's what I meant too. I don't even know how I got into that badminton club, it's all so confusing!"

"Wait a minute! Is someone after your beauty?"

Xu Bo suddenly realized that he had said "good fortune" a little too soon.

He Yimei's school just announced its club recruitment a few days ago.

He Yimei and Zheng Wan'er were just passing by and casually picked up a flyer when He Yimei was immediately announced as a successful recruit by a sophomore.

The four people sat in their seats, eating and chatting.

"Hmph~ Maybe they see I have a special physique and are a potential badminton player. Anyway, I'm going. I've loved playing badminton since I was a child."

He Yimei playfully punched Xu Bo in the chest. Back in high school, she was in the badminton club, and Xu Bo would eagerly bring her water and hold an umbrella for her every day, afraid that his beloved would get tired.

"Don't worry, Wan'er went in with me too. It'll just be the two of us fighting, we won't play with the other boys." He Yimei saw Xu Bo's chopsticks stop in mid-air and thought he was angry, so she quickly said.

"If there's anything wrong with this club, Wan'er and I won't go."

Xu Bo had just eaten a small piece of crispy pork, and a peppercorn shell got stuck in his throat, making him very uncomfortable, which is why his chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

"It's okay, I'm pretty sure about it."

Xu Bo finally managed to get the peppercorn shell out with his tongue, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, saying it with satisfaction.

"By the way, your sports meet is the day after tomorrow, what are you going to do there?"

As Zheng Wan'er spoke, she kicked Du Qinglong's leg hard.

Feeling the pressure coming from below, Du Qinglong stopped eating with his chopsticks and looked up at the girl next to him.

His eyes held a warning, signaling him to be quiet.

Du Qinglong understood immediately, but he was not afraid at all.

The two girls assumed that Xu Bo was busy shuttling between school and the shop every day, little did they know that his most frequented place was actually the internet cafe, and he must have read those messages in the group chat eight hundred times already.

The beef in the pot was ready, and Du Qinglong quickly picked up a piece with his chopsticks.

"You think doing business is easy, like attracting investment and negotiating deals, where money just falls from the sky while you're sitting at home?"

Xu Bo made a small show of bravado, and was just about to take out a cigarette from his pocket for a puff.

It was snatched away by He Yimei in an instant.

"Look up and take a closer look at what's posted up there!"

"Smoking is prohibited! You're the boss, and you don't even follow the rules!"

"It's all Yang Xun's fault! You didn't smoke before! He's the one who corrupted you!"

With a chuckle, Xu Bo put the cigarette back in his pocket and silently apologized to Yang Xun once again.

I wish him to find his muse soon!

The alarm has been temporarily lifted; he has successfully navigated this hurdle.

He glanced at Zheng Wan'er and felt that this girl was in great danger. Then he looked at Du Qinglong and knew he had to help his roommate win her over as soon as possible.

That way, I won't constantly doubt myself.

The emperor wasn't worried, but the eunuchs were.

The meal was quickly finished. Wang Yan said goodbye but didn't join in the eating; the shop's accounts were almost too complicated to keep track of.

After grabbing their clothes, the four of them tidied themselves up and left their seats, heading towards the door.

As the door closed, Xiaoling, who worked part-time as a cashier at the front desk, asked curiously.

"Yan-ge, who are those two girls? They're so pretty!"

Wang Yan had something to hide, so he stammered out his answer.

"Is that Du Qinglong's girlfriend in shorts? She's not his girlfriend yet, but it looks like it'll be soon."

"As for the girl next to her, she must be her roommate."

Xiaoling glanced at their backs with envy and then continued.

"How did he even grow up to be so incredibly handsome?!"

Looking at her face in the mirror, Xiaoling continued, "I wish I were still this pretty."

After glancing at the girl's profile, Wang Yan said, "Actually, you're very pretty too, at least in my eyes."

Xiaoling paused for a moment as she touched her face. She saw Wang Yan's gaze in the mirror, and a blush instantly rose to her cheeks.

"Our boss is really amazing; he can even chat with such a beautiful girl."

To change the subject, Xiaoling steered the conversation back to Xu Bo.

"I wish I were as tactful as my boss, able to talk to anyone."

Wang Yan thought for a moment while looking in the mirror and then said.

"Actually, you have a pretty good personality, at least that's how I see it."

The red mist could no longer be concealed, and Xiaoling threw the calculator into Wang Yan's arms and ran outside to calm down.

……

"Okay, that's enough for now. The shop is very busy, so go back now."

He Yimei stopped and spoke to Xu Bo.

"It's alright, it's alright, I'll take you a little further, it's not far now."

Xu Bo will definitely be sent back to school this time; the worst-case scenario is that he might return unexpectedly.

"No, that's enough. Go back now, you still need to see Uncle Guo later, I'll be angry if you don't go back!"

He Yimei pretended to be angry and said.

Xu Bo then pretended to be somewhat dissatisfied and went back with Du Qinglong.

"I'm going to the bank in a bit. If Bai Feifei comes back later, just say I had dinner with a classmate."

Upon entering the store and going up to the second floor, Xu Bo found the store's financial records and documents.

Once on the street, Xu Bo hailed a taxi, gave the address, rolled down the window, lit a cigarette, and as the smoke dissipated, began to ponder the events of the afternoon.

……

"The purchase order is fine, but the menu will need to be adjusted the day after tomorrow."

At the farmers' market, Zhong Qiangguo finally considered the girl's feelings and stopped smoking.

"Okay, Mr. Chung, thank you for your help."

The purchasing list is only changed every three months, and it's not time yet, which is definitely causing trouble for Chung Chiang-kuo.

"Oh, we all know each other, it's nothing to worry about." Zhong Qiangguo waved his hand dismissively.

"Xu Bo said he wants to have a meal these days, so let's get together properly then."

The phone rang, and Zhong Qiangguo greeted the caller before answering.

Yu Haoqi and Bai Feifei were also very perceptive and quickly excused themselves and left.

After leaving the farmers' market, the two took a taxi back to the store.

"Tell Xu Bo not to drink too much," Bai Feifei said, worried that Xu Bo might drink too much at the party.

"Don't worry, that kid probably drank some. At least none of us in the dorm can outdrink him."

Half an hour later, the vehicle arrived at the hot pot restaurant. Bai Feifei saw that the entrance was bustling with people and Xiao Ling was too busy to handle everything. She quickly dodged the customers and ran towards the cashier inside the restaurant.

"Nothing happened, right?"

"No, but something did happen."

After thinking for a moment, Xiaoling spoke.

"Du Qinglong just brought his girlfriend over, and her roommate is extremely beautiful, like an angel."

"The boss kept eating with them, that's something."