Under the golden sunlight, Yuan Xudong walked back holding Ding Yixuan's hand. He smiled slightly and said:
"Tomorrow is Saturday, do you have time?"
"Yes, is there anything you can do for me?"
Ding Yixuan nodded and asked. Yuan Xudong shook his head. He looked at Ding Yixuan and smiled and invited him:
"You treated me to a meal today, so how about I treat you to a movie tomorrow?"
"OK!"
"What kind of movies do you like? Romance movies or action movies?"
"Anything is fine, let's just go with a romance movie. I just need some inspiration!"
"Okay, I'll buy the tickets when I get back. There's a movie about love coming out recently..."
Before Yuan Xudong could finish, his cell phone rang. He took out his phone from his pocket and took a look. The caller ID showed Liang Shuang. Yuan Xudong answered the call. Before he could say anything, Liang Shuang's hurried voice came from the other end of the line:
"Xudong, is Luo Yan with you?"
"No, she's not with you?"
"No, she shouted for help in the WeChat group, and then disappeared. When I called her, her phone was turned off. What should I do now?"
"Don't worry, she's still working in the company. I'll go to her company now and look for her separately!"
"She's not in the company. She's attending the full moon party for the son of her company's leader. It's at the Alice Hotel. Let's meet there!"
"Okay, I'll be there right away!"
"Hurry up!"
"Okay, right away!"
After hanging up the phone, Yuan Xudong looked at Ding Yixuan who was a little worried about him and said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, a good friend of mine has suddenly disappeared and I can't contact him by phone. I'm going to check on him now. You go home alone..."
"It's okay, go check it out!"
Before Yuan Xudong could finish, Ding Yixuan interrupted him and said:
"Do you need help?"
"No, not for now, it shouldn't be a big deal. I'll go over first, you go home quickly, bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
After parting with Ding Yixuan, Yuan Xudong hailed a taxi and headed for Alice Hotel. When he finally arrived at the hotel, Jiang Xiaoguo and the others had already arrived. When they saw him getting out of the taxi, Jiang Xiaoguo and Liang Shuang immediately surrounded him and said in unison:
"Xudong, you're here!"
"Shi Tou, will she be okay?"
"I called my aunt and she said she didn't come home..."
"Stone!"
Surrounded by Jiang Xiaoguo, Liang Shuang and others, Yuan Xudong suddenly saw Luo Yan walking towards him from a corner not far away. She was holding a box with both hands with great effort. She looked very tired, dejected, and had a sullen look on her face.
"Stone?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong calling Shitou, Jiang Xiaoguo and Liang Shuang followed his gaze and saw Luo Yan. They immediately left Yuan Xudong behind and ran to surround Luo Yan, saying with concern:
"Shitou, are you okay?"
"Shi Tou, what happened to you? We have been looking for you everywhere. Where have you been?"
"That's right, we couldn't get through on the phone. It kept saying it was turned off. We were so scared!"
"Why are you here?"
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo, Liang Shuang and the others, Luo Yan asked in surprise, and she put the box of red wine she was holding on the ground.
Jiang Xiaoguo explained:
"Did you send a distress signal in the group?"
"What distress signal? No?"
"It was sent, and then the phone was turned off. We couldn't find it even if we tried to find it. We were scared to death!"
Duan Jiabao added, Luo Yan recalled carefully and said:
"Oh, that distress signal. I was just about to message you guys, but my phone ran out of battery, so I only sent a message saying help!"
"That's it?"
"You scared us to death. We thought you met some bad guys!"
"That's right, why are you shouting for help?"
"Um, I'm lost and wanted to ask you for directions. Sorry!"
Luo Yan asked a little embarrassedly:
"What brought you here?"
"Your mother told us that the son of your company leader is having his full moon banquet here!"
"Aren't you all busy?"
"I may not be available for your birthday, but if something really happens, I must come!"
Liang Shuang rolled her eyes at Luo Yan and said, Hearing her say this, Luo Yan suddenly said a little arrogantly:
"Then you can't be unavailable for your birthday!"
"What did you move? Was it red wine?"
Yuan Xudong came over and asked. He reached out and touched Luo Yan's hair. Luo Yan lowered her head shyly. Perhaps because she had no father to accompany her since she was a child, Luo Yan obviously had some father complex. Although Yuan Xudong looked young, he was very mature and steady. He was like a safe haven. Luo Yan relied on him very much. Seeing Luo Yan blushing with shyness, Jiang Xiaoguo and Liang Shuang couldn't help but tease:
"Ouch, Stone's face is red!"
"Really? Let me see, let me see!"
"Oh, it's true, Stone actually blushed!"
"Hate it, you guys are making fun of me, I'm going to ignore you!"
Luo Yan said shyly. Suddenly, she remembered that Mr. Zhang was still waiting, so she looked at Jiang Xiaoguo and Liang Shuang and said:
"Oh, Mr. Zhang is still waiting for me. There are a few boxes of red wine in the back. Please help me move them!"
"You remember us now?"
"Come on, let's move the wine together!"
The most mischievous Jiang Xiaoguo patted Luo Yan's buttocks twice and said with a smile, then took Liang Shuang and Duan Jiabao to move the remaining boxes of red wine. Luo Yan covered her spanked buttocks with both hands, feeling embarrassed. Seeing her like this, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but smile. Compared with when she was in college, Luo Yan now not only has long hair and becomes more girlish, but also becomes shy very easily. With his back to Jiang Xiaoguo and Duan Jiabao, Yuan Xudong walked up to Luo Yan.
He reached out and grasped Luo Yan's hands. Looking at the red spots on the back of her hands, he gently rubbed them and said with concern, "I'm so happy. I ...
"Does it hurt?"
“It doesn’t hurt!”
Luo Yan shook her head gently. Yuan Xudong looked up at her and asked:
"How did you do this?"
"I was just moving some red wine and was hit by a box by accident. I'm fine now!"
"Why are you so careless?"
Yuan Xudong's voice was both reproachful and distressed. He rubbed the red spot for Luo Yan. Seeing her staring at him blankly, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but smile, then he gently kissed her forehead and said with a smile:
"You are mine, I won't allow you to hurt yourself, understand?"
"Yes, I know!"
Luo Yan nodded shyly and whispered:
"What are you doing? Why are you so busy today, even though it's my birthday?"
"Humph, this is all your fault!"
Yuan Xudong rolled his eyes and snorted:
"I was originally planning to give you a particularly memorable birthday party, but now, I haven't even prepared yet, and I heard Liang Shuang and the others say that you were missing, so I came running to look for you. What do you think I should do now?"
"ah?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say that he was busy preparing a birthday party for her and wanted to give her a surprise, Luo Yan couldn't help but feel shy and happy, but at the same time she pouted with a little regret and said aggrievedly:
"What do we do now?"
"Hmph, what do you say we should do?"
Yuan Xudong hummed deliberately, and just as he finished speaking, he changed the subject and said with a smile:
"Of course I did. Don't worry, I've arranged everything. It'll be tonight!"
"Humph, you're so annoying!"
"Have you two had enough of each other?"
Jiang Xiaoguo stood there holding a box of red wine and said speechlessly:
"I've been standing there for quite some time. I guess you two didn't see anything at all, did you?"
"That's right, what about the two of us? Show your affection and you'll die soon, you know that, both of you?"
Duan Jiabao rolled her eyes and complained. She and Liang Shuang were both holding a box of red wine and standing next to Jiang Xiaoguo. Yuan Xudong smiled and asked:
"Are there any more behind?"
"No more, I only bought four boxes of wine in total!"
Luo Yan answered, Yuan Xudong nodded, he picked up the box of red wine that Luo Yan had placed on the ground and said with a smile:
"Let's go, where are we moving to?"
…
“This way!”
Inside the Alice Hotel, Luo Yan walked in front to lead the way, while Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo followed behind carrying the red wine.
Walking into a banquet hall, Mr. Zhang from Karl Heavy Industry was waiting at the door of the banquet hall. When he saw Luo Yan, he angrily accused her:
"Why did you buy it just now? Why are you so unreliable when I ask you to do something?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang..."
"Move everything in, and remember to put it in the most conspicuous place!"
"OK!"
Without listening to what Luo Yan said, Mr. Zhang looked at the hotel staff next to him and gave instructions. After he finished giving instructions, he turned to look at Luo Yan and asked with a frown:
"How much did it cost in total?"
"One hundred and eighty-eight dollars a box, four boxes total seven hundred and fifty-two!"
Luo Yan handed the shopping receipt to Mr. Zhang and said, but Mr. Zhang glared at her and said angrily:
"You overpaid! Didn't you read the message I sent you? It's selling online for 148 yuan, but you bought it for 188 yuan. There's a difference of 40 yuan. Did you know that?"
Luo Yan was frightened by him. Just as Yuan Xudong was about to say something, Jiang Xiaoguo beside him reached out and pulled him back, shaking his head slightly. On the other side, Liang Shuang was hiding behind Duan Jiabao, secretly taking a photo of Mr. Zhang with his mobile phone. At this time, Mr. Zhang frowned tightly and said impatiently:
"Forget it, how much did it cost in total?"
"One hundred and eighty-eight times four equals seven hundred and fifty-two dollars!"
Luo Yan explained it to Mr. Zhang, who transferred the money to her using WeChat on his mobile phone. He showed Luo Yan the WeChat interface of the transferred money and said:
"Okay, I've transferred it to you. How did you do things when you spent so much money?"
"Seven hundred? There are still fifty-two..."
Seeing that Mr. Zhang had only transferred 700 yuan, the straightforward Luo Yan wanted to say something, but Mr. Zhang just pretended not to hear her and said:
"The feast is about to begin. Are these your friends?"
Before Luo Yan and Yuan Xudong could answer, Mr. Zhang pointed to the place at the entrance of the banquet hall where gifts were collected and said with a smile:
"Register first, then take your seat. I'm leaving now!"
Seeing Mr. Zhang leave, Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo were speechless. Jiang Xiaoguo complained:
"This zero erases fifty-two. How can this be called a stingy person? Isn't this just robbery?"
"That's right, a box of wine only cost over a hundred dollars, and he thinks it's too much?"
"Can the prices online be the same as those in offline stores? Who are these people?"
Liang Shuang and Duan Jiabao couldn't help but complain. At this time, a colleague of Luo Yan came over and asked:
"Luo Yan, have you paid your share of the money?"
"No!"
Luo Yan shook her head, and the colleague asked again:
“Do you have a red envelope?”
"No!"
Luo Yan shook her head again, and the colleague handed her a big red envelope and said:
"I'll give you a big one. We've already discussed it. Everyone will give a thousand, no more, no less. You should give a thousand too!"
After handing the red envelope to Luo Yan, he left. Luo Yan stared blankly at the large red envelope in her hand and murmured:
"I think……"
"How much do you want to follow?"
"I think……"
"I gave my master a thousand yuan before, but she is my master after all. What kind of leader are you?"
Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't help but say, Luo Yan pouted and said:
“I want to quit!”
"Resign?"
"I agree! You are such a bad leader. It's obvious that this company has no future. You might as well quit if you just to waste your time!"
Yuan Xudong agreed. He looked at Luo Yan and smiled:
"It doesn't matter if you don't work, you can draw comics at home . I will support you until you become famous!"
"Can you afford it?"
"That is, you are a failed writer, do you have a lot of money?"
"Luo Yan's mother is a famous lawyer. She has several houses. Does she really need you to support her?"
Jiang Xiaoguo and Duan Jiabao all mocked deliberately, but they didn't know that Yuan Xudong's face was three times thicker than the corner of the Great Wall. He laughed and said proudly:
"Then you can just support me. You are the number one anchor of Douyu Live, the daughter of a famous lawyer, and the investment manager of Lanhe Capital. You want to rely on your own strength and hard work to succeed, but I just want to win by relying on my looks!"
"Bah, Yuan Xudong, can you be more shameless?"
“Yes!”
Yuan Xudong nodded and said:
"I have three daughters, they are so cute and beautiful. When they grow up, the bride price must be... Ouch... Who hits me on the head?"
"Don't try to take advantage of my daughter!"
"That's right, you still want to rely on your daughter to collect the bride price. Is there any father like you?"
"But I am poor and have low aspirations. What can I do?"
"Bah, you are shameless. Not only do you not prepare a dowry for your daughter's marriage, but you also want to collect a sky-high price for the bride price?"
"That's right. Dowry and betrothal gifts are originally the support of two families to the new family. But when it comes to you, it becomes a one-sided demand?"
"Ouch, I'm wrong, I was just joking, don't hit me in the face, I still rely on this for a living!"
"Beat him, sisters!"
"Beat him!"
"Help!"
…
While playing and fighting, Yuan Xudong's hand accidentally touched Duan Jiabao's chest. Duan Jiabao's face turned red, but she didn't say anything, and Jiang Xiaoguo and the others didn't notice it. Yuan Xudong did feel a softness, but Duan Jiabao was a little fat. Yuan Xudong didn't like fat girls, so he didn't have any special feelings. Seeing him like this, Duan Jiabao couldn't help feeling a little unhappy. Is she so unattractive?
…
Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo were playing and joking in the corridor. Across the corner, the stingy Mr. Zhang was being scolded by his father-in-law:
"Xiao Zhang, you have a child in your old age, so this full-moon banquet must be held in a grand manner, right? But what kind of wine did you buy?"
"With so many friends and relatives, is this acceptable?"
"Dad, I wanted to buy some good wine. I had a good plan, but my subordinate was not helpful. She bought some cheap stuff instead!"
Mr. Zhang sighed and said:
"Why did I support this bunch of rubbish? Don't worry about this person, I will definitely have a good talk with her. What the hell is this!"
"I don't care. Change all the wine for me now. I can't afford to lose face like this!"
"Dad, where can I go to get you a replacement for your wine in this short period of time? Or forget it? I'll fire that employee and help you calm down, okay?"
"You, are you reluctant to part with the money?"
"Dad, how can you say that? I'm a senior executive at Carl's company. What does this little money mean to me?"
Mr. Zhang explained:
"I'm really not the kind of person you think. The last time I visited you, didn't I give you a bottle of Moutai? Did I stingy myself? Isn't the main problem now that there's no wine?"
"Hello, Mr. Zhang, I'm Luo Yan's boyfriend. I heard you want to buy some good wine?"
Yuan Xudong came over with Luo Yan and the others and interrupted. Although he was talking to Mr. Zhang, the person Yuan Xudong was looking at was Mr. Zhang's father-in-law. Mr. Zhang's father-in-law looked at Yuan Xudong and asked:
"We need it urgently, can you deliver it as soon as possible?"
"Of course you can. It only takes half an hour. I can bring you any good wine you can buy in the Demon Kingdom!"
Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"I recommend a red wine to you. It only costs 8,888 yuan. Its brand value and taste are..."
Before Yuan Xudong could finish, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but interrupt him and asked:
"8888 yuan a box?"
"Wrong, it's 8888 yuan per bottle, which is less than 10,000 yuan. The price should be quite reasonable, right?"
"Such an expensive wine, why don't you go and rob the money?"
Mr. Zhang couldn't help but said anxiously, he was reluctant to spend 888 yuan for a box, let alone 8888 yuan for a bottle?
Obviously, his father-in-law had a different opinion. The old man waved his hand and said:
"Money is not a problem. The key is to be presentable. Give me ten bottles of 8,888 yuan red wine, and a few boxes of cheaper ones!"
"Okay, you are still generous, old man!"
…
In less than half an hour, Yuan Xudong had someone deliver the red wine. Looking at Mr. Zhang who looked like a fool, Yuan Xudong opened the bill link and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhang, now that the goods have arrived, would you please pay? The total is 180,000, and the decimals have already been removed!"
"I'm telling you, 180,000 is nothing. I'm not the kind of person who cares about money. But how do I know if this wine is good?"
As soon as Mr. Zhang finished speaking, his father-in-law said with a smile on his face:
"Xiao Zhang, I know this brand, and this is the price. Please pay quickly. We are not a family that is short of money. I am not saying anything bad about you, but you are a grown man, and you are always stingy. Do you think you are interesting?"
"Dad, I'm not like what you think. I just think drinking is bad for your health, and this wine..."
"Are you going to pay or not? If you don't pay, I'll pay. Isn't that embarrassing?"
"I'll pay, I'll pay. Won't your money still be mine in the future?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I said pay, pay now!"
Under the pressure of his father-in-law, Mr. Zhang reluctantly paid the money. After the payment was made, Mr. Zhang emphasized with a distressed look on his face:
"I don't mind the money, really. I just think drinking is not good for the body. I have three highs, and people with three highs cannot drink alcohol, understand?"
"I know. It's okay that you can't drink alcohol because you have three highs. Can the guests drink?"
Yuan Xudong smiled. At this time, Luo Yan handed Mr. Zhang a red envelope and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhang, this is my share of money. I wish you and your family happiness and a happy life!"
"Thank you, thank you!"
Mr. Zhang took the red envelope and squeezed it. It was deflated and he knew there was not much money in it. He forced a smile and said:
"Come in and take your seat!"
"No, we have other things to do, so we won't join the table!"
Luo Yan smiled and said:
"Mr. Zhang, we'll leave first. You're busy. Bye!"
"Okay, bye!"
After Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo left the banquet hall, Mr. Zhang opened Luo Yan's red envelope. In addition to a few hundred yuan in share money, there was also a resignation letter she wrote:
"The world is so big, I want to see everywhere. Life is short and should not be wasted!"
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