"Sister-in-law, why did you run back just now?"
Chen Mo put his hands in his pockets and asked with a curious look.
From the Lunar New Year until now, she feels that it has only been a semester, but her sister-in-law has changed more than she did when she was in her second year of high school.
She's much cuter now than before when she wouldn't say a word for half a day.
Except when I actively show concern for her studies.
Liang Zhirou reached into her pocket and hid the red gift ribbon inside, afraid that Chen Mo would see it.
"It's nothing, I just left something behind..." she muttered softly, looking away.
How could I tell Chen Mo the truth?
Chen Mo will definitely think her future sister-in-law is a pervert...
"How about we check out some other gift shops?" Chen Mo tossed her ponytail a couple of times. She wasn't in a hurry at all. Accompanying her sister-in-law around today was just a way to relax.
Oh right, she can't be fully considered my sister-in-law yet. Others would only be called that after they've officially married into the family.
The fact that she can call me "sister-in-law" now is simply because she never changed her ways, and Liang Zhirou finally compromised.
How can her brother be so useless?
How can you be so useless?!
Although Chen Guanglin and Wang Xiaoxia never said anything, Chen Mo had secretly looked through their graduation certificates before, and after figuring out Chen Lu's birthday, he was shocked to discover that his mother was already pregnant with Chen Lu before she even graduated from university.
Then look at Chen Xiaomeng's father; he also got married right after graduating from university.
There's not a single bad one in their family. Everyone knows what a little devil Chen Xiaomeng is at such a young age. In the entire Chen family, Chen Mo is the only honest person.
But his brother didn't make a move at all.
He's completely disgraced the Chen family!
Chen Mo gritted his teeth quietly, and when he looked up, he saw Liang Zhirou slowly shaking her head.
"No need, let's just buy it here... I suddenly remembered what I could give as a gift."
Liang Zhirou pursed her lips. Chen Lu had given her two birthday gifts before, so she wanted to put even more effort into preparing this one.
"Why don't you reconsider my suggestion? Compared to giving yourself a gift, everything else is too low-class..." Chen Mo hadn't given up and continued to whisper in Liang Zhirou's ear.
"No, you can't bully your sister-in-law!"
While the two girls were busy preparing for Chen Lu's birthday, Chen Lu, as usual, tried to sleep in as late as possible before rushing to the company.
Chen Lu didn't feel anything special; he'd never really cared about his birthday since he was little.
If you really delve into the reason, it might be because I've always thought cakes don't taste good.
He would only eat a small piece each time before getting tired of it, and then the rest of the cake would end up in Chen Mo's stomach.
So subconsciously, he always felt that birthdays were a day for Chen Mo to eat to his heart's content, and over time he naturally stopped looking forward to them as much.
As soon as he pushed open the door, a group of people suddenly shouted at him in unison:
Happy birthday, boss!
How did you know it was my birthday today?
Chen Lu was completely confused.
Sitting at her workstation, Xiaojie tilted her head. "Did you always think your ID number was a secret?"
Two seconds later, Chen Lu deliberately feigned surprise and urged, "Where's my gift?"
All employees: "??"
Is this something a normal person would say?
Shouldn't you be very touched? Why are you asking for a gift?
The company fell into a deathly silence, with only the sound of Peng Leyun typing on his keyboard echoing in everyone's ears.
Lin Miaomiao's first reaction was that something was amiss. She stared at Chen Lu silently without saying a word.
Xiao Jie, who was constantly 'bullied' by Lin Miaomiao, was more honest. With a blank look in her eyes, she said, "Sorry, boss, we weren't prepared..."
"Hey, it's okay." Chen Lu waved his hand generously. "Actually, you can work overtime for a day without pay as a gift to me."
After saying that, he smugly pushed open the office door and went in, leaving everyone at their workstations looking at each other in bewilderment.
Xiao Jie covered her head with both hands, while Lin Miaomiao poked her head angrily beside her.
"Quick! Call the landlady over here!"
After a while, someone suddenly shouted.
......
When Chen Lu pushed the door open, Jiang Chao was pulling his hair while looking at various reports in his hand.
Leading a game company is like this: in addition to managing the company, you also have to stay sensitive to the market at all times.
"Hey, is it your birthday today?" Jiang Chao looked up and saw Chen Lu, and slowly said.
Chen Lu nodded slightly and lazily sat down in front of him.
Jiang Chao waved his hand generously, "Let's do it the usual way. Go pick a skin on the mobile app, and your dad will give it to you."
Guys never carefully select gifts for each other. If a guy is willing to send a skin or a game on a Steam platform, he's already a godfather-level best friend.
"That was when you weren't working. Now that you're President Jiang, is it appropriate for you to keep gifting your brother skins for his birthday?"
"I'm fucking poorer now than when I was in college!"
I don't believe it.
Chen Lu didn't believe his nonsense. Although this guy had spent a lot on his wedding and buying a house, he definitely still had some money left.
Jiang Chao grinned and pulled Chen Lu to his side, whispering, "...I'm a married man now, so buying you skins will require me to use my own savings. Brother, you have no idea how much of a sacrifice this is."
He kept his voice very low, as if afraid it would be heard outside the office.
Since getting married, he has never had any financial freedom. If Chen Lu chooses a skincare product that's even slightly expensive, half of the money he's painstakingly saved up will be gone.
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