Chapter 147 The Financial Sponsor
The lights come on and night falls. The Devil City is already empty, but the real nightlife of the Sky City has just begun.
Luoyang had a dinner today, and the location was on the top floor of the Starry Sky Building, which is the center of the entire city. The luxurious 180-degree floor-to-ceiling windows and glass dome overlook all the night scenes far above the clouds, and it is known as the beating "heart" of angels.
Luo Yang held a bottle of red wine in his hand as a microphone, stepped forward with his long legs, and stepped directly onto the leather sofa. He pretended to clear his throat before saying, "To celebrate my official divorce from singles, everyone can eat and drink as much as they want. The wine is free, and the meal is all included. We won't leave until we are drunk!!"
He was a person who liked to go crazy when he was alone. Yu Ji was the first to applaud himself. The friends who were invited also gave him face and cheered in unison: "Master Luo is so generous!!"
Because it rained frequently during this period, Xing Yuan seldom went out, so naturally he didn't know what had happened. He picked up a bottle of champagne from the bar, shook it twice, twisted the seal wire, and with a "bang" sound, the cork and the wine spurted out instantly. If Luoyang hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been sprayed all over.
Luo Yang fumbled to steady himself: "Fuck, you want to kill me!"
Xing Yuan slightly curled his lips, inadvertently revealing the evil in his bones: "Single? When did you get rid of the one who was making trouble for your family?"
Luo Yang tugged at his coat proudly: "Of course it's solved. I've been through a thousand flowers without getting a single leaf on me. How could he possibly take me down?"
Someone nearby said, "Master Luo, you can get rid of such a troublesome burden. Tell me and teach your brothers."
Luo Yang threw up his hands and said, "I didn't dump him. He dumped me on his own initiative. I took Bobo to a dinner party that day, and he hooked up with a rich second-generation real estate developer. The developer said he would buy him a house in Sky City, and he dumped me right away."
Luo Yangyu felt so amused that he laughed so hard that he fell on the sofa and couldn't get up.
Xing Yuan asked calmly: "Why didn't you kill him?"
Although he seemed to be asking casually, he inadvertently revealed his true thoughts. If Xing Yuan encountered such a thing, he would definitely swallow that person into his stomach and chew him to pieces.
Only Yan Feng was an honest man, and said to Xing Yuan: "Don't believe his nonsense, that rich second generation guy is Luoyang's cousin."
Just one simple sentence contains so much information.
Among this group of people who hang out together, Xing Yuan is ruthless on the surface, while Luo Yang is mean to the core. They even play tricks on each other before breaking up, which really makes people hate them.
Xing Yuan lost interest instantly after hearing that and sat on the sofa drinking alone. However, he did not expect Luo Yang to become more and more excited. After three rounds of drinking, he suddenly proposed to play truth or dare: "The weather has been bad recently, and night hunting is boring. How about this, let's play a more exciting game today."
Xing Yuan knew Luo Yang was up to no good when he heard this. He lifted his eyelids and looked over, and saw that the other party was urging them to exchange their phones: "Come on, I have a set of love test questions here. Send them to your partners now. If your partner answers incorrectly, you will have to drink a glass of wine as punishment. How about that?"
Who?
Xing Yuan's eyelids jumped when he heard that, and he had an inexplicable ominous premonition. Apart from Luo Yang, the scumbag who had just gotten married, the only one without a target at today's drinking party was Xing Yuan. It was obvious that he was being targeted.
Xing Yuan said indifferently: "You guys can have fun by yourselves. I'm not interested."
Luo Yang looked over at him and asked in surprise, "Xing Yuan, you don't have a partner yet, do you?"
Xing Yuan: “……?”
Doesn't Luoyang know whether he has a girlfriend or not? Why did the other party ask in such a pretentious tone?
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Luo Yang slapped his head heavily, and finally reacted and said: "I almost forgot that you don't have anyone you like. You really have to be careful in choosing things like this. Ordinary people are not worthy of you."
Xing Yuan's expression eased a little after hearing this, but before he could say anything, Luo Yang suddenly changed the subject: "If you don't have a partner, you can send it to your suitors. You must have a few suitors, right?"
Xing Yuan: “…”
Damn, he really didn't.
Xing Yuan finally realized that Luo Yang was deliberately taking revenge for the champagne he had just thrown away. Facing the gazes of dozens of eyes around him, he sneered and said, "Do you think I have no suitors?"
Luo Yang smiled and stretched out his hand: "I know you have it, take out your phone, play games to have some fun, and by the way, I can help you test whether this suitor is qualified."
If there were no other people here today, Xing Yuan would have probably turned into his true form and started a killing spree, chewing up Luo Yang, the idiot, until not even a bone would be left.
Seeing that everyone else had already switched their phones to the chat interface with their targets, Xing Yuan could only grit his teeth and took out his phone expressionlessly. He pretended to search through the chat interface, trying to find someone to save the situation. However, the friends on the list were all people who hunted together at night in his usual circle. Luoyang knew them all, except...
Xiao Lu is a handsome guy with a height of 187cm, enthusiastic, cheerful and eight-pack abs.
Xing Yuan's eyes went dark, and he felt that God was going to kill him.
Luoyang has already started to urge them: "Hurry up, hurry up, you are the only ones left. Normally, I would ask you to try less. At the critical moment, you will have difficulty in choosing someone to send a message to."
Xing Yuan didn't have indecision-making difficulty, he simply had no choice. He deleted all the chat records between him and Lu Yan, leaving only the photo of him making a heart with his hands, and then changed the other party's note to an ambiguous red heart.
Xing Yuan originally wanted to talk to Lu Yan privately, but before he could type, his phone was snatched away by Luo Yang. He glanced at the screen, unable to hide his surprise, and accidentally said the truth: "You really have a suitor?"
Xing Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked dangerously, "What do you mean?"
Luo Yang took three steps back, smiled awkwardly and shook his head to avoid getting beaten: "It's meaningless, the two of you look quite compatible in your profile pictures."
Lu Yan's avatar is a red fox, and Xing Yuan's avatar is a black fox. At first glance, they really look similar.
Luo Yang has a goldfish brain and a memory of only seven seconds. He would forget about his lover the next day after having sex with him yesterday. Although he had chatted with Lu Yan in the group before, he had no recollection of it after a while and did not suspect anything when he saw this.
"The game begins. Next, I will send the following message to your partners and suitors. Everyone, listen carefully."
"First question: I ran into an old classmate when I went to the hospital to change my medicine today. I found out that he has become a chief physician. However, we didn't have a good relationship when we were in school. He pursued me but was rejected. He asked me to have dinner with him in the evening. Do you think I should go?"
Luo Yang finished reading this incomprehensible question, and then began to enthusiastically control the dozen or so mobile phones on the table to send messages, leaving the rest of the people confused.
Xing Yuan smiled with a fake smile: "Is this the question you came up with?"
Luo Yang smiled and snapped his fingers: "One minute, let's see who replies the fastest."
Yan Feng asked curiously, "What if there is no reply?"
Luo Yang looked at him like a fool and said, "If he doesn't even reply to your message, then it can only mean that he doesn't love you. There's no need to compete. Just kick him out of the finals."
Yan Feng: “…”Okay, that makes sense.
So Lu Yanren lay at home, with questions coming to him from the sky. When he opened the chat history on his mobile phone, he saw this inexplicable message. He couldn't help but frown and fell into deep thought.
It's no wonder Lu Yan was confused. It was because Phantom had been too aloof before, so it was inevitable that people would be confused when he suddenly sent such a message.
Lu Yan finally tapped the keyboard and sent a message back. After all, the other party had transferred 3,000 hours to him last time, so it was more than enough for them to chat all night.
Xing Yuan seemed to be indifferent, but he was actually staring at his mobile phone secretly. When he saw the screen light up for a moment, his fingertips tightened and he almost crushed the wine glass. At the same time, replies popped up on the phones of other people one after another, and the message alert sound continued to ring in his ears.
Luoyang was enjoying the excitement and read out the answers one by one. There were all kinds of answers, some pretended to be generous and agreed to go, some were jealous and refused to let him go, and there was even someone who wrote a short essay analyzing the pros and cons, which made him laugh so hard that tears almost came out.
Everyone else was laughing, but Xing Yuan couldn't laugh, because he had no idea what Lu Yan had brought back. He could only sit on the sofa pretending to be calm, waiting for the answer to be revealed.
Luo Yang picked up Xing Yuan's phone when he read the fifth one. When he saw the message on it, he exclaimed in surprise.
[Why did you go to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell? ]
The message above is Lu Yan’s reply.
Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao started out as internet scammers. If they can't figure out such a common couple's tricks, then all their years of work have been in vain.
So for the next half hour, Lu Yan answered a bunch of random and nonsensical questions.
Phantom: [If you go out drinking with a handsome guy at night, it's already late, and he's drunk and unconscious, will you take him home? ]
Lu Yan: [I don’t drink with others at night.]
Even three-year-old children know that they should hurry home when it gets dark, otherwise they might run into vagrants. Who would be stupid enough to run outside?
Phantom: [If you go to a nightclub and a handsome guy sits in your arms and says bad things about me, would you believe it or not? ]
Lu Yan: [Why should I let him sit in my arms? ]
In the end, Lu Yan relied on his many years of experience in cheating... oh no, life experience, and his perfect answers to successfully make it to the final round and won the first prize.
Xing Yuan's mood also gradually changed from nervousness and uneasiness at the beginning to subtle pride. He sat lazily on the sofa with his legs crossed, unable to suppress the curled corners of his mouth, and the toes of his shoes swayed slightly, like an arrogant and elegant cat: "I said it a long time ago, this kind of game is not fun, there is no difficulty at all."
Yan Feng glanced at him with resentment: "Are you sure this is a suitor and not a dating partner?"
It’s no wonder Yan Feng was so resentful, because his target never replied to his message and was kicked out of the finals from the beginning.
Xing Yuan looked disgusted, as if he had gotten something for nothing: "I have no interest in dating. It's boring."
Luo Yang smiled and threw the phone to Xing Yuan, saying something meaningful: "I'll return the phone to you. This suitor is quite smart. Be careful when you are dating him. It's not a good thing if he is too good at tricking people."
It would certainly not be good to answer these questions incorrectly, but answering all of them correctly would be a bit suspicious. It can only mean that the other party is a playboy who is well versed in the routine and is comparable to Luoyang. It is really not a good thing to fall in love with such a person.
"Eat radishes and worry less."
Xing Yuan is not a fool, of course he knows that the other party is a playboy, otherwise he would not have answered so many tricky questions so perfectly. But as I said before, he is not in love, he just needs to know that he won the game today.
"You guys drink, I'm going home first."
These rich kids have been at the top of the pyramid since they were born. The extravagance that ordinary people dare not even think about is just commonplace for them. After a long time of such a life of reveling every night, they will get bored, even tired and numb, so they do things more and more wildly and unrestrainedly, trying to find novelty and excitement from extreme things.
Xing Yuan hadn't gone hunting at night for a long time. Every cell in his body was clamoring with hunger and longing to devour. That feeling was far from being satisfied by alcohol.
But unfortunately, it has been cloudy and rainy at night recently, which is the weather he hates the most.
Xing Yuan took the elevator directly to the 30th floor of the building, where there was a winding glass walkway that connected directly to the building opposite. After passing through a wind and rain corridor, he arrived at his residence. The life of rich people is always so convenient, and everything is within reach.
Xing Yuan put his coat on his shoulders and looked down at his phone. He actually had no interest in online chatting, but Lu Yan had just helped him out in a game, so for some reason, he sent a message to the other party:
[Don’t you think the questions I asked just now are weird? ]
Of course it's strange, not only strange, but also somewhat inexplicable.
Lu Yan had calmed down by now. He opened the window and sat by the window sill to reply to the letter. The sound of the rain outside calmed his heart.
【A little bit.】
Xing Yuan was very concerned about his reputation. He didn't want to be mistaken for a psychopath, so he typed out a line of words in displeasure: [I was just playing truth or dare.]
Lu Yan lit a cigarette, read the message, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and then replied slowly: [Yes, I know. ]
Xing Yuan paused when he saw this, his eyelids twitching non-stop. He simply stopped and leaned against the corridor to reply: [How did you know? ]
For the first time, Lu Yan realized that the person in front of him might not be aloof, but stupid and rich. He lazily held a cigarette in his mouth and squinted his eyes in the smoke: [These are all couple routine questions on the Internet, you can find out with a simple search. ]
Xing Yuan thought this guy was quite honest, so he asked a question that made no sense: [Don’t you find it strange?]
Lu Yan: [Questions related to couples are always somewhat strange.]
Because love itself is a strange thing.
Lu Yan suddenly remembered something and asked again: [The story about you going to the hospital to change the medicine was also fake? ]
Xing Yuan also felt that Lu Yan was quite considerate. Even though he didn't know whether this concern was genuine or fake, it was still not annoying: [It's fake.]
Lu Yan: [That's fine.]
After Lu Yan sent this message, he got up to do other things. At that time, Lu Xiaozhao was steaming buns in the kitchen. When he opened the lid, he got burned by the steam. He screamed in pain and jumped up and down like a monkey.
So Xing Yuan waited there for one minute, two minutes, three minutes, until the fourth minute when he finally realized that Lu Yan seemed to have ended the topic, and for the first time ever, he took the initiative to send a message: [It’s raining in Sky City. ]
Lu Yan had just come out of the kitchen carrying steamed buns when he saw his cell phone screen light up. He casually sent a message: [It’s raining in Devil City too.]
This was the first time they exchanged coordinate information, but neither of them was surprised.
Lu Yan thought that the other party could easily get three thousand hours with a wave of his hand, so it would be strange if he didn't live in the Sky City; Xing Yuan thought that Lu Yan was so poor that he only had 16 hours left last time, and he had never seen such a poor life value in his life. It was simply unfair for such a poor guy not to live in the Devil City.
Xing Yuan saw Lu Yan's reply, typing away, with a sense of settling accounts. No one had ever dared to make him wait so long. Even the top leaders of Sky City had to be polite to him. His dissatisfaction almost came through the screen: [Is your job to chat with people?]
Lu Yan: [Yes.]
Xing Yuan: [Were you chatting with someone just now? ]
Lu Yan sensed that he was not getting along well with him from his aggressive tone, and thought that it would be a real pain for anyone to fall in love with such a person. He deliberately sent a pitiful puppy emoticon: [No way, you can't support yourself by picking up garbage.]
Xing Yuan sneered, wondering how much he could earn by chatting with those poor guys: [You have a lot of clients? ]
Lu Yan told the truth: [Not much.]
It's hard to find fools these days.
He was still trying to figure out what Xing Yuan meant by that. He felt like he heard a hint of disdain and contempt. But before he could figure it out, his phone suddenly vibrated and a message popped up.
[From now on, I will be there whenever you call me. Do you understand? ]
If Lu Yan only read this message, he would feel that the other party was insulting him. However, when he saw Xing Yuan immediately sent a transfer record of 10,000 hours and minutes, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
Fuck! Ten thousand hours!! That’s a lot more than a year, is this the work of the boss? ! !
Lu Yan trembled as he typed out a line of words, feeling that the surprise came too quickly, making him feel dizzy:
[Do you want to support me? ]
He sells his art but not his body.
Keeper?
When Xing Yuan saw the news, he squinted in the dark and almost laughed out loud. To be honest, he didn't even look down on those superpowers in Sky City, so how could he possibly look down on the civilians living in Devil City.
[I won’t fall in love with someone from Devil City.]
oh.
Lu Yan wasn't too sad: [Is it just for chatting? ]
Xing Yuan only replied with one word, seeming a little aloof: [Yeah.]
Lu Yan was almost moved to tears. Sure enough, the sponsor was helping him make money. The salary was high and the work was easy. This kind of job would be hard to find in Sky City. He typed out a line of words seriously. Even the college entrance examination was not so solemn:
【Call me anytime if you need anything, I'll be online 24 hours a day!!】
Xing Yuan sent another message: [Delete all those customers. ]
Lu Yan immediately deleted the list until only his name was left, took a screenshot and sent it over: [Only you!!]
Xing Yuan turned off his phone with satisfaction after seeing this. He walked back slowly along the glass plank road. He always felt that he was a little impulsive in doing so. It would be troublesome if he met a "Bobo No. 2" like that idiot in Luoyang.
But he changed his mind and realized that he was just hiring someone to chat with, and it was neither an online romance nor a face-to-face meeting. Even if the other party wanted to get close to the powerful in the future, they would have no way to get close to him, so it was still quite safe.
After Lu Yan sent the screenshot, he waited for a few minutes to make sure Xing Yuan would not send any more messages, and then he took his phone to the living room to eat. He sat at the table with a steamed bun in his mouth and set Phantom to the top and paid special attention to it. He had to check every once in a while to see if Xing Yuan had sent any messages. How abnormal it was.
Lu Xiaozhao had a lot of things to ask Lu Yan, but he didn't dare to ask. He was eating a small pickled vegetable with a white flour bun, sitting opposite him and looking at Lu Yan cautiously. He couldn't help but say, "Brother, can I ask you something?"
Lu Yan didn't even raise his head: "Speak."
He thought that Lu Xiaozhao was most likely going to ask him about his superpowers and health points, so it didn't matter if he told him. After all, they lived under the same roof and it was impossible to keep it a secret forever.
Lu Xiaozhao mustered up his courage and said, "Why did you delete my friend?"
Lu Yan: “…”
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