In the interstellar age, people's social frequency has greatly decreased, and they mostly only contact each other when there is something important. Fu Bo made this call to invite Jiang Ran to visit him.
Jiang Ran thought that even if he wanted to ask the other person about the situation, there was no rush, so he might as well wait until he got to the door and ask in person.
Fu Bo's home is located in a famous wealthy area of the capital star. Jiang Ran was screened several times by security before he arrived at his door.
Young Master Fu Bo was not as polite and well-behaved as Aaron, so Jiang Ran didn't even go out to greet him. He had to wait until he entered his game room before he saw him.
When she entered the room, Fu Bo was excitedly staring at the little man on the ultra-clear large screen. He was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, holding the joystick tightly, and kept muttering things like "Go! Come on! I'll beat you to death!"
Jiang Ran tiptoed quietly to Fu Bo's back and patted his shoulder hard.
Fu Bo was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He turned his head suddenly and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that it was Jiang Ran. "What are you doing? You scared me to death!"
Jiang Ran tilted his head and said disdainfully, "How dare you say that? Who invited me here?"
"Tsk..." Fu Bo muttered softly, "If my brother hadn't suggested it, I wouldn't have invited you."
"Your brother?" Jiang Ran had good hearing and keenly grasped the key words. "Why did your brother invite me over?"
"He... Hey, hey, hey! Wait a minute! I'm dying! Let me finish this game!"
Jiang Ran: “…”
I really don’t know who the guest is.
Fortunately, within a few minutes, the word "failure" appeared on the screen.
Jiang Ran gave him a thumbs-up and praised him, "You played really well! You can tell you've been a professional for over twenty years!"
Fu Bo's face turned red with anger: "If you hadn't interfered with me, how could I have..."
"Okay, you should tell me what's going on with your brother inviting me to be his guest, right?"
Talking about this, Fu Bo didn't know what he remembered, and his expression suddenly brightened up again: "You don't have to worry about this, it's a good thing."
"Oh?" Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow. "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Do you remember when I was tied up by a giant snake in the Amazon? It was you and Ji Fang who rushed over to save me."
"I remember," Jiang Ran nodded, "but it's called an anaconda, not a giant snake."
"That's not important!" Fu Bo waved his hand dismissively. "My brother was watching my livestream at the time, so he saw the whole thing!"
"Oh," Jiang Ran asked, "and then?"
"I thought I was going to die, so I left a last message," Fu Bo said, scratching his head shyly. "That is, that is..."
Jiang Ran understood: "You asked me to tell you that you don't hate your brother, right?"
"Yes." Fu Bo nodded. "My brother was very touched when he heard it. As soon as I got home, he gave me one million yuan in pocket money!"
Jiang Ran said coldly: "Congratulations."
"One million federal coins!" Fu Bo's eyes sparkled like stars. "That's enough for me to buy twenty boxes of AAA games!"
"……oh."
"Why are you so indifferent? One million!"
Jiang Ran was still cold: "It's none of my business." Funny, it's not money given to her.
However, Fu Bo was not hurt at all by Jiang Ran's cold and ruthless attitude. He was still immersed in the joy of winning a million federal coins. He even wanted to introduce his game room to Jiang Ran and let this ignorant human understand his century-old collection of game world.
Jiang Ran looked at him speechlessly: "You haven't told me why your brother invited me."
"Oh, I was so happy that I almost forgot." Fu Bo slapped his head. "Although my 'last words' had a greater impact in this matter, and even if something happened, there was a life bag, but you still saved me. My brother said he would thank you in person... I think he will give you some money as a thank you, right? Although I don't know how much."
Jiang Ran: “…”
Why do good words become so unpleasant when they come out of Fu Bo's mouth?
Fu Bo didn't notice the dark lines on Jiang Ran's face at all. He was just excited. Not long after, he seemed to have thought of something and said with bright eyes: "I think we can discuss this matter in detail."
Jiang Ran: "What do you want to say?"
"Look, let me do the math for you," Fu Bo said. "You saved me, that's undeniable, but as the person being saved, I also contributed. If I hadn't behaved so well and aroused my brother's affection for me, how could I have gotten this unexpected fortune?"
Jiang Ran frowned painfully: "That's not how you use your love for your child."
"That's not important!" Fu Bo said, "So you see, shouldn't everyone get a share of the money we earn from our collaboration?"
Jiang Ran looked at his excited face and slowly forced a smile: "Dream."
Daytime dreams are always fragile. The delicate chandelier casts a dazzling line of light, making Fu Bo's lost expression even darker.
Fu Bo tried tirelessly to persuade Jiang Ran for a long time, but when he saw that Jiang Ran was not shaken at all, he finally gave up.
Fu Bo said angrily, "My brother is at the company during the day and won't be back until after dinner. You guys can talk to each other then. Don't call me. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist and rob you."
Jiang Ran smiled and made an "OK" gesture.
Fu Bo was a noisy young master with a bad temper. His emotions came and went quickly. He didn't stay angry for long. Soon he was chatting and laughing with Jiang Ran again, and even took her to see his collection that was tightly packed on top of his bookcase.
Fu Bo was introducing things enthusiastically, but Jiang Ran didn't understand any of the professional terms.
She looked at the game boxes stacked together to form a small hill, and remembered something.
"When you left your will, didn't you ask your brother to donate these games? Why are they still there?"
"Stop, stop, stop! Stop talking!" Fu Bo almost had a heart attack after hearing this. "Don't curse me in broad daylight! These are all my treasures. They will accompany me for a hundred years!"
Jiang Ran: "...Okay."
Jiang Ran and Fu Bo had dinner together. After a long time, Fu Bo's brother came back exhausted.
Fu Bo introduced the two of them to each other and then ran back to his game room as if escaping. He didn't want to listen to a word of the following conversation.
Fu Song glanced at his back, then turned around and said to Jiang Ran apologetically, "My brother is rather willful, so please bear with me."
Accustomed to Fu Bo's carefree attitude, Jiang Ran was not used to Fu Song's politeness and simply said, "You're welcome."
After a few more brief conversations, Fu Song got straight to the point and said, "You saved my brother in this competition. I'm very grateful. I've prepared a thank-you fee of five million federal coins in advance, and I hope you will accept it."
Jiang Ran was shocked by the number.
She helped Ailon build the tree house and received a salary far exceeding the market price, which was only five million. But Fu Song was promised the same salary without doing anything, which felt a bit unrealistic.
What's more, the amount Fu Song gave to Fu Bo was only one million, which was only one-fifth of what she had. Ordinary people say that relatives are closely related to each other, but for Fu Song, it is the other way around. Relatives gave less and outsiders gave more, which is not reasonable at all.
Jiang Ran refused immediately because she didn't want to receive anything without doing anything. However, she didn't expect Fu Song to be unexpectedly firm and insisted that she accept the money from the beginning to the end.
In the end, Fu Song even said: "If you still refuse to accept this thank you fee, I will feel embarrassed to owe you a favor and let my brother continue to be friends with you."
This means that if he doesn't accept the money, he will have to sever the friendship. Jiang Ran was very depressed, but finally chose to accept it.
When I returned to the game room, Fu Bo was playing games.
Jiang Ran endured it again and again, and finally told Fu Bo about it when the game ended.
Fu Bo's reaction was hardly surprising: "What! Five million!? This has to be a one-on-one deal, right?"
"Okay, okay, I'll give you one!" Jiang Ran didn't refuse him this time, but simply asked, "But why did he give so much? I originally thought it was just a token of appreciation."
"What's so hard to understand about this?" Fu Bo didn't understand what she was thinking. "My brother! He's stupid! He's rich!"
"..." Jiang Ran was silent for two seconds, "I'll go tell him this right now."
"Hey hey hey! Don't go! Please!"
Fu Bo was completely panicked. He had only said a few words, how could he dare to let his brother hear such words?
"What's your question?" Fu Bo asked. "Can't I just answer it properly?"
Seeing that he seemed to be getting serious, Jiang Ran pondered his own thoughts and told him, "I think your brother's attitude is a bit too polite."
Fu Bo scratched his head: "Wouldn't it be better to be polite?"
"Being too polite is alienating," Jiang Ran said. "His behavior gives me the feeling that... he wants to repay the favor and then draw a line between us."
"Is this true?" Fu Bo was completely confused. He didn't understand what Jiang Ran meant at all. "Why can't I see anything at all?"
Jiang Ran stared at his puzzled and curious expression for a long time before he was really sure that this man didn't feel anything at all. He was really naive. It seemed that he would not get anything out of him if he continued to ask.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this."
Jiang Ran thought about it, then changed the topic and said, "Actually, I came here today because I have something to ask you."
Fu Bo then became interested and said complacently, "What's the matter? Am I the only one who knows this?"
Jiang Ran: "...I successfully terminated my contract with the agency today."
"That's great, congratulations!" Fu Bo knew about the conflict between her and the agency and was happy for her, but after thinking about it, he was puzzled. "But what's your problem?"
Jiang Ran said, "I think the management company's attitude towards this matter is a bit problematic, so I wanted to ask you if you have heard any news that is unfavorable to me recently."
“I haven’t heard of it.”
Fu Bo scratched his head and said, "If I heard it, I would definitely tell you."
"Okay, I understand." Jiang Ran nodded and asked, "Then can you find a chance to ask your brother for me?"
"Of course!" Fu Bo agreed immediately, "But why look for an opportunity? Isn't this the opportunity?"
When Jiang Ran heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Then he saw Fu Bo rush out the door, lying on the second-floor fence and shouting at Fu Song downstairs: "Brother! Have you heard any bad rumors about Jiang Ran recently?"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Fu Song: “…”
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【Small Theater】
Jiang Ran: Did I have some misunderstanding about Fu Bo that made me ask him to help me?
Fu Bo: ???
Fu Song: I see you are doing well and lively, so I will deduct half of your pocket money from now on.
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