Chapter 1

Geological Exploration Branch, in front of the office building.

Su Tianyu glanced at Da Bai: "Stop the nonsense, let's go."

Da Bai, watching An Qiqi and the tall man walking side by side, said in a sullen tone, "Hey, hey, look how close those two are, chatting and laughing. Buddy, in my experience, if you're not confident, it's best not to show your face right now. It's pretty awkward."

Su Tianyu didn't bother to pay attention to him.

"Oh my, they even bought breakfast together, a couple's portion." Da Bai continued to nag, "This relationship is obviously a little ambiguous...!"

"Can you stop yapping? What's wrong with normal colleagues buying breakfast together?" Su Tianyu quickened his pace.

Da Bai teased with a smile, "She's always right, isn't she?"

"Fuck you." Su Tianyu, annoyed by the nagging, cursed directly.

The two walked quickly along the edge of the wide road to the front of the office building and shouted, "Qiqi!"

On the steps, An Qiqi and the tall man turned around and looked at them.

At this time, Su Tianyu noticed that the tall man was not of Chinese descent, but he didn't seem to be purely European either. He was about 1.85 meters tall, with three-dimensional features, deep-set eyes, slicked-back hair, and a thick, well-groomed beard. He looked like an Arab.

"Damn, a green hat from a foreigner." Da Bai's words were very pleasant.

"Can you get lost?" Su Tianyu cursed irritably, "Did you eat shit first thing in the morning?!"

While the two were bickering, An Qiqi looked at Su Tianyu in surprise, then said a few words to the man, who nodded and quickly entered the building.

An Qiqi was dressed relatively professionally today, with her hair up, wearing a pure white, form-fitting suit, her energetic and full figure wrapped in a curvy silhouette.

In the bright sunlight, her fair skin was illuminated as if it were transparent, radiant and full of vigor.

An Qiqi, carrying breakfast, walked down quickly, blinking her big eyes and asking in surprise, "Why are you two here? Why didn't you call ahead?"

"He heard you were sick and flew over overnight." Da Bai's EQ was full at the crucial moment, and he replied with a smile, "We took the evening flight, and we took a taxi to your office as soon as we got off the plane."

An Qiqi looked at Su Tianyu with a smile: "Really? Are you here on a business trip?"

"Why would I lie to you? He heard that your stomach was acting up. Before leaving, he found a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Dragon City to get some medicine for you. He almost drank it himself to test it for poison." Da Bai portrayed Su Tianyu's simping persona very well.

Su Tianyu took out a tightly wrapped cardboard box from his bag and asked An Qiqi, "Are you feeling better?"

"I had a bit of a fever, so I went to the hospital. I'm much better now." An Qiqi looked at Su Tianyu with her bright eyes, without showing any surprise, and even asked in a somewhat flat tone, "Hey, what are you two doing later?"

"We... we don't have anything to do." Da Bai replied, "Waiting for you."

"I'm going to work soon. I have an internship class today, and I have to do a field survey. I don't know when I'll be back." An Qiqi looked down at her watch. "You two go have fun first, and we'll get together later."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu's originally excited mood seemed to be instantly dampened.

"No time in the evening either?" Da Bai asked.

"No time." An Qiqi smoothed her hair. "I took sick leave and missed two days. I have to finish the report. You guys go find Zhou Tonghui to play with first, and call later."

"...You...!" Da Bai wanted to say something else.

"Oh, it's really too late. Two good brothers, you go first, and I'll contact you later!" An Qiqi glanced at her watch again, turned around and was about to leave.

Da Bai, looking at her profile, frowned and shouted, "Hey, I brought the medicine, don't you want it?"

An Qiqi paused, turned back to take the medicine from Su Tianyu's hand, and said somewhat perfunctorily, "Thanks, I'll call you later."

After saying that, An Qiqi waved to the two and strode into the office building.

On the bustling street, Su Tianyu stood with his hands on his hips, Da Bai smoked a cigarette, and the two looked at each other, their faces not looking very good.

"Are you bragging?" Da Bai asked, squinting. "Didn't you say you were just one step away from her? Damn, which step? Just rape?"

Su Tianyu was also in a very bad mood. He had been tossing around all night to get to District One, but in the early morning he saw some bullshit couple's breakfast. And when the two met, An Qiqi didn't show much enthusiasm at all, just dealt with him simply and ran back to work.

A surge of enthusiasm was extinguished on the spot.

"Damn, even a turban-wearing guy stole your business, how frustrating." Da Bai wantonly sprinkled salt on Gou Liuzi's wound. He didn't mean to, he was just being a smartass.

Su Tianyu said with a gloomy face: "Stop talking nonsense, let's go!"

"Where to?" Da Bai asked.

"Where else can we go but find Zhou Tonghui." Su Tianyu, carrying his bag, walked away angrily.

...

Evening.

Inside a sauna, Su Tianyu lay on a sofa chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, drinking cola like a mentally challenged patient.

Next to him, Da Bai was flirting with a forty-year-old, well-preserved masseuse.

"Little Yu, my brother, I have to give you a few words of advice." Zhou Tonghui lay on the other side, pushing up his glasses in a refined manner, and said softly, "We are young, so we should focus on our careers first, and not waste time on women. Especially girls like An Qiqi who come from good families and are highly educated, they are very difficult to handle. Because most of their living needs do not require men to satisfy them, and they have very high requirements for spiritual life. Simply put, they require you to be good in bed and as romantic as a poet, which is very tiring."

"Oh." Su Tianyu nodded.

"In my opinion, whoring is much easier..." Zhou Tonghui was as wise as a professor: "If we focus our energy on making money, what kind of woman can't we find? Look how healthy I am now, on the one hand, I ask my family for money to do business, and on the other hand, I enrich my spare time. I'm not lying to you, I have a new love every night now..."

"Damn, you've really understood what I taught you?" Da Bai turned around and said, "Stop yapping, okay? My brother Xiao Yu is hurt, hurry up and find a place to treat him."

"It should be celebrated, after all, he's eating government rations." Zhou Tonghui picked up his phone: "I'll arrange it."

"No...!" Su Tianyu waved his hand.

"Hey, when you're here, listen to me, okay?" Zhou Tonghui thought he was going to refuse.

"Damn, tonight I'm going to find someone wearing a turban too." Su Tianyu looked at him and said, "It has to be the kind with a beard!"

Zhou Tonghui was stunned for a moment: "No problem."

After saying that, Zhou Tonghui picked up his phone and quickly sent a text message: "Arrangements have been made."