Who goes to work if they're a decent person?

"Alright, we've obtained the plan and authorization, and we've also finished communicating with Shen Yue."

In the conference room, Su Ming closed his laptop and spoke to Chen Hao and Lin Yiyi, who were looking at him expectantly.

"I'll wait a week and then give these people a good slap in the face!" Chen Hao said excitedly.

It's easy to imagine the stunned expressions on the faces of everyone in the business department when the contract is placed on the business manager's desk.

A task that everyone thought was impossible to complete and was purely meant to make them scapegoats was actually accomplished by these three newcomers.

As for whether the company will lose money in facilitating this "almost free" collaboration.

That's none of their business!

After all, the contract terms were authorized by the company, so the headache should be for the business department manager who approved the authorization to explain to the higher-ups why all the commissions were given away.

They can't get the blame back on themselves.

Moreover, if the live stream goes well, the company won't really suffer a loss; we need to take a long-term view.

That's what Su Ming was thinking anyway.

"Let's cut to the chase." Su Ming glanced at the time; it was 3 PM. "Yiyi, this afternoon you take the authorization documents and go to Chen Lu's place to sign the formal contract."

The details have all been finalized beforehand; this is just a formality to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"Huh? What?!" Lin Yiyi was a little surprised and nervous, as this was a contract with Chen Lu's team.

"Yiyi, don't worry, go ahead!" Su Ming encouraged Lin Yiyi and Chen Hao, urging them to set off quickly.

Watching the two pack up and leave, Su Ming leaned back in his chair, bored, pondering how to rent out his building.

Gold coins aren't important; what he really wants are the attribute points for completing the task.

He was very curious about how each attribute point would change him after being added.

After thinking about it for a while, Su Ming decided that he should focus on increasing the building's occupancy rate first.

It seems I need to go talk to Mr. Liu on the sixth floor again. After all, I am his real boss, and this kind of problem needs to be solved by him.

What kind of boss solves problems on their own?

That makes perfect sense!

Su Ming turned off his computer and prepared to go downstairs.

His phone rang immediately, and Su Ming quickly silenced it before leaving the office.

The caller was Uncle Zhang.

"Xiao Ming!" Uncle Zhang's cheerful voice rang out, "How have you been lately? Are you settling in well at the company?"

"It's great! I just eat and sleep all day, and I feel like I've even gained a few pounds since I was at home."

"That's good, then eat...eat...eat and then sleep?" Uncle Zhang stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, his tone filled with astonishment.

"Oh, sometimes I can sleep even without eating," Su Ming added without changing his expression, as if stating something perfectly ordinary.

You're fucking raising pigs for me?!

There was a few seconds of silence on the phone, as he suppressed his inner agitation, before his voice came through again: "Ha, ha... young man, you should maintain a more regular schedule."

Um... Xiaoming, your dad and I are old friends. Uncle Zhang is very happy that you've come here to work.

I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had a chance to have a meal with you.

I happen to have some time today. Are you free tonight?

Uncle Zhang invited you and also introduced you to a friend who should be helpful for your future development.

"Uncle Zhang, you're free. Feel free to choose any place and any dishes you like. I'll be there on time," Su Ming readily agreed.

"Okay! Then it'll be 7 PM tonight, room 888 at Yatingju, don't forget."

"Okay, I'll definitely be there."

Su Ming hung up the phone and sighed at how much had happened these past few days.

Living room on the second floor of Jiangting Villa District.

Chen Lu sat cross-legged at one end of the sofa, holding a corner of a cushion in her hand, her eyes occasionally glancing at the person diagonally opposite her.

Shen Yue sat on a single sofa with a laptop on her lap, the light from the screen illuminating her expressionless profile.

A finger slides across the touchpad, making a slight sound.

Three hours have passed since Chen Lu got up at noon.

Shen Yue didn't scold her or even look at her; she was just dealing with her work, as if she were the only person in the living room.

This silence was more painful for Chen Lu than direct anger.

She knew Shen Yue was truly angry.

I'm angry that she disregarded safety, and even angrier that she betrayed that unconditional trust and concern.

"Yueyue..." Chen Lu tried to speak, her voice a little soft and sweet.

Shen Yue's fingers never stopped typing, and she didn't even lift her eyelids.

Chen Lu bit her lower lip, hugged a cushion, and shuffled off the sofa. Barefoot, she stepped onto the carpet and slowly moved to the armrest of the sofa where Shen Yue was sitting.

Like a kitten that has done something wrong, it cautiously approaches its owner.

Seeing this, Shen Yue also shifted her body to the other side.

"I know I was wrong."

Chen Lu squatted down, looking up at Shen Yue's tense jaw. "I shouldn't have gone out without telling you, I shouldn't have drunk alcohol, and I shouldn't have told you who I was with..."

Shen Yue paused for a moment while scrolling through the webpage, but still didn't speak or look at her.

"You know... I haven't been back to Jingcheng in a long time, so... I just wanted to let loose a little..." Chen Lu said slowly, her fingers gradually moving towards Shen Yue's arm...

"But I really didn't think that much about it, I didn't consider the danger... I was too willful."

I've forgotten how many people are watching me right now, and I've forgotten... if something happens to me, the person who will suffer the most is actually you.

As she uttered those last words, Shen Yue's usually straight back seemed to relax slightly.

She finally closed her laptop, put it aside, turned her head, and her gaze fell on Chen Lu's face.

"Chen Lu, I'm not your nanny, and I'm not here to meddle in your friendships," Shen Yue said, her voice a little hoarse.

"But you are Chen Lu now, Chen Lu watched by tens of millions of fans, Chen Lu who just lost 30 million and countless people are waiting to see you make a fool of yourself."

You're drunk and with a man. What if... I mean, what if something happens, or if any ambiguous photos are taken of you? Have you thought about the consequences?

We've only just escaped; what if they find something wrong with us and keep harping on it? And that's not even the worst of it.

She took a breath and looked into Chen Lu's eyes: "The worst thing is that you might get hurt."

And if I couldn't get there in time because you didn't tell me, I'll never forgive myself for the rest of my life, do you understand?

Chen Lu's eyes instantly reddened; it wasn't that she didn't understand these principles.

It was only when Shen Yue spoke in such a direct and heavy tone that she truly realized how much pressure her momentary relaxation had put on the other person.

"I understand, Yueyue, I really understand." Chen Lu leaned forward and rested her chin on Shen Yue's knee, like a puppy admitting its mistake.

Seeing her like this, Shen Yue's anger had already subsided considerably.

She sighed and reached out to ruffle Chen Lu's hair: "You'd better..."

"But Su Ming isn't that bad..." Chen Lu muttered to herself, "He's... a little bit bad."

At 7 p.m., Su Ming appeared at the door of private room 888 at Yatingju.

As he pushed open the door, he saw an old acquaintance—General Manager Liu of Dingsheng Asset Management.

He's here too? Could he be the friend Uncle Zhang was going to introduce?

"Xiao Su, you're here! Come in, come in!" Uncle Zhang inside greeted Su Ming as soon as he saw him.