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The next day, around 9 a.m.

Chen Lu sat on the sofa, looking at the plane tickets he had already booked, a faint sadness in his eyes.

The good news is that Tencent is still interested in negotiating and welcomes him to come and make contact. They even offered him a one-way ticket.

The bad news is that the flight is at 1 PM.

After much thought, his fingertips remained on Liang Zhirou's phone number, like the two poles of a magnet, unable to press it down no matter what.

Let's talk about it in person.

Just as Chen Lu stood up, he heard the sound of a key turning on the door lock.

"I'll take the afternoon off from my part-time job, then let's go to the amusement park," Liang Zhirou said with a smile. "I drew a portrait for someone and earned some money for the tickets."

She proudly approached Chen Lu, looked up at him, and said, "Your girlfriend is treating you."

Chen Lu's expression was somewhat bitter.

This unusual liveliness in her usually goofy self shows she's genuinely happy. Whether it's earning money or going out to play, it must make her happy for a long time.

He suddenly noticed the dark circles under Liang Zhirou's eyes again, and guessed that this silly girl was probably excited about going out to play and hadn't slept much yesterday.

"I...I have to go on a business trip." Chen Lu managed to squeeze out these words with difficulty. He wasn't a sentimental person, but he was genuinely upset right now.

Liang Zhirou was taken aback for a moment, then simply asked, "Where to?"

"Fukagawa, go discuss a collaboration. It might take a few days."

Liang Zhirou nodded, as if she hadn't said anything before, and began to instruct people to eat on time and drink less alcohol.

Of course, he didn't mention his upcoming birthday.

“This isn’t something that can be easily negotiated. I’ll try my best to come back on your birthday.” Chen Lu gave a wry smile, his right hand clenched together. “If they really wanted to help, they would have done so already. Right now, they’re just waiting to see what happens and see if I can add more to the deal.”

Chen Lu thought Liang Zhirou would never throw a tantrum at him, but he didn't expect her to hug him directly.

The girl immediately sensed his distress, hugged him tightly, and whispered words of comfort:

"That's because they're blind. Don't be angry with them. If it were me, I would definitely help you and even marry you!"