Chapter 333 - 237: We’re All Brothers Here

Chapter 333: Chapter 237: We’re All Brothers Here

My old room was always kept for me, too.

"Are you coming back to the hotel tonight?"

"I have something I want to talk to you about."

"I was watching your stream just now. You’re done, right? You must be tired."

On the way back, Lin Chu received a message from Liao Meili.

Their last chat hadn’t exactly been pleasant, but Lin Chu had been focused on making a name for himself these past few days and hadn’t paid much mind to her feelings.

"Get to the point. What is it? I’m pretty tired."

Lin Chu replied casually, his tone detached.

"It’s nothing major. I just missed you. I know you’ve been tired from talking so much these past couple of days, so I made you some soup—with my own two hands."

Liao Meili replied in a very sweet and accommodating manner.

However, this attitude made Lin Chu a little wary.

’Being this attentive for no reason means you’re either a cheat or a thief.’

’Definitely.’

As a seasoned old cynic, Lin Chu felt he had a pretty accurate read on her mindset.

Her personality wasn’t actually bad, but there was nothing particularly special about it either—other than being exceptionally beautiful, having a fantastic body, and incredibly long legs. And, of course, the fact that she’d never dated anyone before him; he was her first.

Of course, she also had the gentleness and cuteness you’d expect from a girl.

But she also possessed every weakness common to women.

Strictly speaking, to many people, she was an absolute goddess.

However...

’The main thing is, my own mindset really has changed.’

’Take the simplest example.’

’In the past, if a girlfriend cried in front of me, my heart would just ache. I’d be all, *Fuck, this hurts so much, baby, don’t cry, I’ll agree to anything, I’ll buy you anything.*’

’But now, if a girlfriend cries in front of me, all I think is, *Fuck, she’s trying to trick me. Or she’s about to make a demand. Or she knows she’s in the wrong, can’t win the argument, but doesn’t want to be on the losing side, so she’s pulling the emotional blackmail card.*’

’The moment they start crying, all logic goes out the window, right?’

"Sure, why don’t you wait for me in the hotel lobby? I’ll be back in about ten minutes."

He sent a casual reply, then sniffled and lit a cigarette.

"Okay!"

"I’ll wait for you then."

"Mwah."

...

Ending the chat, Lin Chu glanced at Zhang Peng beside him.

Brother Peng’s eyes were narrowed to slits; he clearly couldn’t stay awake any longer. He had been the busiest one of all these past few days.

All Lin Chu had to do was stream.

As for Brother Peng, on top of company business, he was in charge of all the preparations and logistics.

’What a good brother.’

When they reached the garage and the car stopped, Zhang Peng woke up instantly.

"We’re here?"

"Yeah. You go on upstairs. I’m heading to the lobby for a bit. Liao Meili made me some soup."

Lin Chu said with a nonchalant smile.

Zhang Peng couldn’t help but laugh. "Alright, well, be safe. I’m jealous, you know. Getting soup delivered this late at night... I just don’t know if you’ll be drinking her soup, or if she’ll be drinking yours."

Lin Chu feigned a kick and cursed with a laugh, "Get lost. As President Zhang, are you really short on women? You have to be all salty with me? How come you got rich and suddenly became celibate?"

"Heh, let’s not get into that. We’ll talk later. I’m heading up."

He got on the elevator.

While Lin Chu went to the lobby, Zhang Peng didn’t linger and went straight up to his room.

Liao Meili was waiting in the hotel lobby’s lounge area, a thermos in her hand. She was playing a puzzle game on her phone to pass the time.

Lin Chu tapped her on the shoulder, and she snapped out of her daze, instinctively yawning.

"Oh, you’re back."

She broke into a smile and glanced around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she pursed her lips for a kiss.

’She’s still very conscious of her image in public.’

Lin Chu took the cue, sitting down beside her and giving her a quick kiss. "What’s up? You can tell me."

"It’s nothing, really. I just wanted to bring you some soup..."

"Also, I have good news! I got promoted and transferred. I’m the new manager of the hotel’s Asset Management Department."

Lin Chu smiled and nodded. "Congratulations! I’ll have to hang a huge banner for you: ’Congratulations to Classmate Liao on Her Promotion to Manager! All Hotel Employees Get a Year-Long Vacation!’"

’Such a smooth talker. It’s practically an instinct by now.’

’Even when I’m this tired and my brain has almost shut down.’

’The words still just roll off the tongue.’

"Oh, stop it!"

Liao Meili playfully slapped his arm. "Here, your soup..."

As if remembering something, she blushed faintly and became a little hesitant.

Lin Chu glanced at her expression and immediately knew what she was thinking.

’All in all, we just haven’t slept together enough.’

’We haven’t spent much time together, either.’

’It’s almost like... we don’t know each other that well.’

’That’s why she seems so shy right now.’

"Hey, I got a present for you. I bought it a while back and completely forgot to give it to you. Come on, let’s go up to my room so I can get it for you."

Lin Chu stood up with a grin, picked up the thermos, and took her by the hand, leading her toward the elevator.

’It was an excuse for her, but of course, it was also part of my usual routine.’

She pressed her lips together gently and, naturally, didn’t refuse, obediently following along.

With his arm around her shoulder, inhaling her pleasant scent, Lin Chu knew exactly what was going on. ’The Asset Management Department is obviously tied to performance quotas. This promotion is definitely connected to the hotel room services for the golf club. She’s just laying the groundwork.’

’When the time comes, she’ll say she’s not meeting her quota and ask her dear boyfriend for support. How could I possibly refuse?’

’Doesn’t matter who I give the business to, right?’

’I get it, I get it.’

’Men are driven by lust, women are driven by money.’

’Neither one should judge the other.’

Lin Chu was in a very zen, ’lie flat’ state of mind these days. ’As long as she doesn’t cause a scene and doesn’t cheat on me, everything else is negotiable. Spending a little money is nothing. I’m rich, anyway—I have more money than I can spend.’

’Besides, expecting a woman to love you one hundred percent is unrealistic. It’s not even scientific. The key is, I couldn’t handle that kind of one-hundred-percent love either. I’d just be on edge all the time, terrified of another Chaotic Scene. It would even give me a moral complex about being a scumbag.’

’So what’s the point?’

’It’s better if she’s after something.’

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