Chapter 76: Mengmeng’s Distress Call

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Mengmeng’s Distress Call

"Blue Whale Mall. It’s right near where I live. You can go now, or you can go after work."

"The timing is up to you. Also, once her proposal is submitted, you can consider what to do with it."

Li Muwan said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay."

"But where do I sit? I can’t just sit in your office all day, can I?"

"Sit where you sat before. I’ll call you if I need you."

"One more thing. You are not allowed to hit on the girls in the company!"

"If I find out, I’ll cut it off!"

Jiang Fan subconsciously clamped his legs together.

’To think something so aggressive would come out of Li Muwan’s mouth.’

"I won’t hit on them, but what if they hit on me?" ℯℯ𝘭.

Jiang Fan muttered under his breath, head lowered.

"What did you say?"

Li Muwan shot him a dangerous glare.

"Nothing, nothing. I’ll head out now."

"Tell Liu Huan to give the proposal directly to you when it’s done."

"Oh, oh, okay."

Jiang Fan quickly left her office.

’It’s too scary being around Li Muwan. That woman is so capricious.’

When the girls he was friendly with saw Jiang Fan emerge from the office and sit back down at his old desk, their eyes widened in surprise.

Everything seemed calm on the surface, but they all found excuses to coordinate their work right near Jiang Fan’s desk.

"Why are you back? Weren’t you acting all tough the other day?"

Yu Xiaoyu asked quietly, her head lowered.

She bent down to pick up a pen as she spoke, as furtive as a thief.

"She’s just offering too much."

"Besides, you’re so concerned about me. Got a crush on me?"

Seeing the teasing look on Jiang Fan’s face, Yu Xiaoyu blushed. "Jerk! Who would ever have a crush on you!?"

She picked up the pen from the floor and hurried away.

"Hey, Team Leader Liu Huan, once you’re done with the proposal, you can just leave it with me."

Jiang Fan said with a wave of his hand.

"Okay."

Liu Huan nodded listlessly, her hair a mess like a bird’s nest from her constant scratching, her face a mask of despair.

It was easy to see how much pressure she was under.

"Well, well, ordering our team leader around now, are we? Did you get a promotion while you were away?"

Two huge watermelons pressed down on Jiang Fan’s head.

He didn’t even have to turn his head to know it was Sun Yanzi.

"Sun, your watermelons are nice and springy."

"But if you keep putting them on my head, won’t they break?"

Jiang Fan nudged his head upward, and the two watermelons rippled in waves.

"Oh, you!"

Sun Yanzi lightly slapped Jiang Fan’s shoulder, her face slightly flushed.

"Couldn’t be helped. She really offered too much, so I couldn’t refuse. She made me some kind of Special Envoy. If you guys have any tough problems you can’t solve, just bring them to me."

"Also, Sun, my massage techniques are top-notch. I can help them go up another size."

Jiang Fan said seriously, gently moving his head.

"If they get any bigger, I’ll really have to chop them off."

Sun Yanzi said, a little troubled.

"Sun, if other women heard you say that, they’d probably rush over to challenge you to a duel."

"Go on, you just love teasing me."

"Since you’re back, just settle in. I’m going to get back to work. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask."

"If you have any problems you can’t solve, you can also ask me. I’ll see if I can help."

At that moment, Sun Yanzi was just like a caring, big-sister-next-door.

"You got it."

Jiang Fan agreed, but by the time quitting time came and everyone clocked out, Liu Huan’s proposal still wasn’t finished.

Jiang Fan didn’t worry about it. Without the proposal, he had no reason to go check on the mall.

He scanned a shared bike and leisurely rode home.

But as soon as he got back, he found Wu Qiang packing his things, a lewd smile appearing on his face from time to time.

"Dude, what’s wrong with you? I don’t care who you are, get out of my buddy’s body!"

Jiang Fan was on high alert, pointing a finger at Wu Qiang.

"Get lost! I’m in love, man!"

"She asked me to move in with her!!"

"From now on, no more manual transmission—it’s all automatic! My spring has finally arrived! AWOOOO! AWOOOO!"

Getting excited, Wu Qiang couldn’t help but howl like a wolf a couple of times.

"What girl is blind enough to fall for you? What’s she after?"

"The fact that you have no car, no house, and no savings? Or your greasy hair, stinky feet, and the fact that you don’t shower?"

Jiang Fan felt something was off about the whole thing.

But he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

"Get lost! You’re just jealous of me!"

"Just because you got dumped by a rich woman, you can’t stand to see me doing well, is that it!?"

"Alright, alright, I won’t say any more. But don’t come crying to me when you get scammed. Where are you moving to?"

Jiang Fan asked.

"Hehe, it’s not far, actually. Just in the apartment complex across the street, Building 8, Apartment 802."

"The girl’s actually really nice. I’ve been delivering takeout to her every day for a while now."

"We got to know each other over time. She lives here all by herself, with no family or friends. It’s pretty pitiful."

Speaking of the girl, Wu Qiang scratched his head, a simple, honest smile on his face.

"Want me to go over with you and check it out?"

"No, no. Once I’m settled in, I’ll treat you to a meal. I’ll bring her along."

"Fine, fine."

"When you’re free, give me a call, and I’ll treat you guys to dinner."

Jiang Fan couldn’t be bothered to say more to the lovesick fool.

But the next second, he suddenly realized something.

"Doesn’t that mean I’ll be living here alone? I’ll have to pay rent for two people by myself?"

This shabby little place might not look like much, but the rent was 1,500 a month.

’Forget it. I’ll just find a single room tomorrow. My situation’s better now, no need to rent a dump like this anymore.’

Just as he made up his mind, Jiang Fan noticed Wu Qiang had finished packing.

In truth, they were both bachelors and didn’t have many belongings—just toiletries and a couple of changes of clothes.

Moving out was ridiculously fast.

After Wu Qiang left, Jiang Fan sat alone on his bed.

’What the hell? I’m actually a bit lonely?’

He gave a wry smile, shook his head, and lay down on the bed, starting to empty his mind.

The sudden lack of anything to do felt a little strange to him.

He didn’t know how long he’d been lying there before he groggily drifted off to sleep.

When he next awoke, it was to his phone ringing.

"Daddy, can you come pick Mengmeng up? Mengmeng doesn’t want to stay at home."

Hearing the tearful voice on the other end of the line, the last remnants of Jiang Fan’s sleepiness vanished instantly!

"What’s wrong?"