Chapter 323 - 316: Gao Qiang is Lovelorn

They got into the two company cars arranged by Little Red Car and sped toward the Sichuan Normal University Chenglong Campus.

In the car, Wu Yun said to Wei Wu, who was in the passenger seat, "Wei Wu, I’m giving you four days off. Tomorrow, take your teammates to get your housing sorted out, and show them around a bit. There’s no rush for them to start working; I won’t be going anywhere for a while."

"Oh, right! Just report any expenses to Wang Hao for reimbursement. It’ll come out of the reserve fund."

This was exactly what Wei Wu wanted to hear. He had been thinking that with the expanded bodyguard team, he might be able to find time to take a couple of days off to visit home. He never expected Wu Yun to have already thought of everything.

’This is perfect.’ Da Xiong and the other three had just arrived in Huaxia. Wei Wu could take them on a tour of the Rongcheng area. Seeing the giant pandas and trying some hot pot would be a nice bonus.

After making arrangements for Wei Wu’s group, Wu Yun turned to Wang Hao beside him. "Don’t you be jealous. You get four days off too! Just find some time to compile the data reports and send them to me."

"Yes, President Wu!"

...

Returning to the love nest he shared with Wen Meng, which he hadn’t seen for almost a month, Wu Yun didn’t tell her he was back, wanting to give her a surprise.

He quickly punched in the code and opened the door. The first thing that met his eyes was two neatly arranged pairs of slippers—one for a man, one for a woman.

It looked like Wen Meng wasn’t back yet.

Wu Yun smacked his forehead. ’Ah! How could I forget it’s final exam week!’

So, after bringing his luggage into the living room, Wu Yun pulled out his phone and sent Wen Meng a message, asking if she was still taking her exams and letting her know he was home.

Without waiting for a reply, Wu Yun started unpacking.

He hadn’t done such a task himself in a long time, but he didn’t find it troublesome. It was actually quite interesting to do it himself for a change.

After he finished unpacking, Wu Yun took out a beautifully wrapped gift box and placed it on Wen Meng’s pillow. Only then did he head into the bathroom to relieve himself.

He glanced over and noticed the wrapper for a large bandage resting quietly in the otherwise empty wastebasket.

Wu Yun sighed with some regret. They say a reunion after a short separation is sweeter than a honeymoon. ’Looks like tonight’s activities are canceled!’

Just as Wu Yun was sighing, his phone rang.

Wu Yun took it out and saw it was Gao Qiang calling.

"Hey, Qiangzai! I just got back to Rongcheng and you’re already calling!"

"Ah Yun~ You free? Let’s go out for drinks tonight!" Gao Qiang’s voice sounded somewhat subdued, lacking its usual resonant quality.

Wu Yun was puzzled. "Didn’t you say you had something to ask me? Go ahead, what is it?"

"Talk about what?! We’ve already broken up, there’s no point in talking about it!" As he spoke, Gao Qiang’s emotions flared, and his tone sounded like he was ready to kill someone.

Wu Yun was stunned for a moment, but then it hit him. This was to be expected. The only difference from his past life was that Gao Qiang and Zhang Xiaojing had dated for an extra month this time around.

"Weren’t you two fine just a few days ago? I saw you posting on social media. How did you break up so suddenly?" Wu Yun had a pretty good idea of what had happened, but he wasn’t entirely certain.

"Sigh! It’s a long story! Are you free tonight or not?! Let’s go drinking. My treat!" Gao Qiang asked again.

"Alright! Send me the address. I’ll head over later." Wu Yun agreed after a moment’s hesitation.

"Deal! I’ll send you the location in a bit."

After hanging up on Gao Qiang, Wu Yun finally saw the message from Wen Meng.

So he gave her a call.

"Junior! You’re back!? How about coming to a get-together with my dorm mates and me tonight?" Wen Meng asked, laughing.

As soon as she said that, Wu Yun heard Lai Yi shout from beside her, "Hey, we agreed no plus-ones! Meng Meng, you’re cheating!~"

Wu Yun joked, "No plus-ones? What are you guys planning, a trip to see some male escorts?"

Of course, Wu Yun didn’t believe Wen Meng would actually do something like that. After all, her Affinity score of 98 was plain to see.

’If she could do something like that with a score so high, then this whole system must be a defective product!’

Wen Meng played along, "Ah~ Junior! How did you know? Did you plant a spy near me?"

’I did,’ Wu Yun thought. ’The system is my spy.’

Then, Wu Yun laughed. "I was actually going to have you meet my childhood friend. He just had his heart broken and is treating me to dinner tonight, so you guys go ahead and have fun. Just don’t stay out too late!"

"Don’t worry, we’re just having a farewell dinner for the end of the semester."

"I’m not worried at all! Oh, right! How about tomorrow night? Get your dorm mates, and I’ll get Yongheng and my guys, and we can all hang out together."

After hanging up, Wu Yun went straight to his dorm’s WeChat group chat and typed, "Alright, my minions, your big bro is treating you all to dinner tomorrow! Attendance is mandatory!"

Li Shiming: "I’m not coming unless it’s a gourmet feast!" followed by a smirking emoji.

Then, another message popped up.

"Tang Taizong wants to taste the farts from a gourmet meal. Too bad I’ve only been eating white radish with pig’s feet, so I don’t think he’ll like the flavor," Liu Yongheng replied.

Wu Yun chuckled and typed back, "I had seafood yesterday, so that covers the ’sea delicacies’! Oh, and for the ’mountain delicacies,’ I had some enoki mushrooms!"

"See, Tang Taizong? I treat you right! Yongheng only offers you farts, but I can give you the authentic flavor!"

A moment later, they saw Li Shiming post a frantic emoji with the message: "When a common man is enraged, blood will spill five paces!"

Just as he sent it, Pang Guang, who hadn’t said a word yet, piped up: "You’re wrong! It’s ’When a common man is enraged, he smashes his head on the ground’~"

Wu Yun replied, "I’ll send the address tomorrow. Don’t be late!"

After sending his reply, he ignored the rowdy dorm group chat.

After Wu Yun finished tidying up his own things, he checked the time. It was already 4:30 p.m.

He saw that Gao Qiang had sent the address to his phone, along with a message: "Ah Yun, head straight to this address. We’ll grab a bite to eat nearby first, then go drinking!"