Chapter 0368: The Candidate

Wen Yu never expected that Tan Kaixuan would use such a method to 'punish' him.

Although he really enjoyed the feeling of attending class with his girlfriend, it wouldn't be so pleasant if there were three extra chaperones around.

Looking helplessly at the three people beside him, Wen Yu smiled bitterly: 'Come on, why are you messing with me like this?'

'Heh, you're overthinking it. Why would we mess with you?'

Zhao Fusheng smiled meaningfully: 'We're just looking for the seeds of happiness.'

'Seeds your sister...'

Wen Yu was about to go crazy. He looked at them speechlessly: 'I was wrong. How about I treat you to a meal?'

Over the past two days, he had truly been driven crazy by these three guys. No matter what he did, at least two of them would be following him. Apart from handling his own affairs, Tan Kaixuan spent the rest of his time tailing Wen Yu. Zhao Fusheng and Wang Zhen, having nothing better to do, joined in the fun, taking turns shadowing Wen Yu.

Whether eating, in the library, or going out for a walk, they were like his shadow.

At first, Wen Yu didn't find anything wrong and even teased them about being too lonely. But later, he finally tasted the feeling of being dominated by fear.

What he was most grateful for now was that he and Han Meimei weren't married. If they were, imagine what it would be like to have someone following you everywhere?

'No need to treat us to a meal.' Wang Zhen blinked: 'Hey, about the socks in our dorm, don't you think...'

'A week's worth of breakfast.'

Wen Yu's face changed dramatically. He looked at Zhao Fusheng and Tan Kaixuan, pleading.

Tan Kaixuan was about to say something more when Zhao Fusheng nodded: 'Okay, a week's worth of breakfast, and then you arrange a nice meal for us sometime. Otherwise, you'll wash Old Wang's and Old Tan's socks, especially Old Wang's...'

Wen Yu felt as if he had been granted amnesty and quickly nodded in agreement.

Are you kidding? Wang Zhen was notorious for having sweaty feet. His socks stank terribly, and if they weren't washed for more than three days, they basically had to be thrown away.

Between washing Wang Zhen's socks and losing some money, Wen Yu would rather choose the latter.

At least when treating to a meal, he could eat some of it back. Washing socks, on the other hand, would likely make him pass out from the stench.

After extorting Wen Yu and letting him go find Han Meimei, Wang Zhen took out his phone and did something unknown. Soon, he got up and left the room.

'What's Old Wang been up to lately?' Tan Kaixuan looked at Wang Zhen's back and asked Zhao Fusheng curiously.

Zhao Fusheng shook his head: 'Not sure. He's been mysterious.'

'That guy seems to be having some online romance. Don't you think he's afraid Dong Chenxi will find out? With her temper, if she knew, she'd probably kill Wang Zhen.' Tan Kaixuan pursed his lips.

Although they had a good relationship with Wang Zhen, friends were friends. They wouldn't say much about personal feelings, but each had their own judgment.

Zhao Fusheng smiled bitterly. He was increasingly regretting that if he hadn't helped Wang Zhen pursue Dong Chenxi back then, but had simply saved her, maybe things wouldn't have turned out like this.

But if he hadn't done that at the time, Dong Chenxi might really have jumped from the library, because at that moment, she truly wanted to prove her innocence with her life.

So, many things in this world really cannot be judged in terms of gains and losses. A decision that seems right now might be seen as wrong ten years later. A choice that seems wrong now might yield a good result ten years later.

It is often said that time is a whetstone, and the principle is roughly that.

Right or wrong, good or bad, perhaps only time can tell.

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In matters of the heart, the one who leaves with great fanfare is usually testing the waters, because true departure never says goodbye. Those who shout loudly, 'Let's break up,' and are about to leave are actually the ones who bow their heads and pick up the shattered glass piece by piece.

But those who truly want to leave simply disappear from your life on a sunny afternoon, wearing their usual clothes, having packed everything, perhaps without even making a phone call.

Zhao Fusheng really didn't want Dong Chenxi and Wang Zhen to reach that point, but many things were beyond his control. He was just an ordinary reborn person, and moreover, reborn in a parallel world that was neither here nor there. Sometimes he couldn't even control what happened around him, let alone others' lives.

All he could do was try his best to make himself stronger.

"By the way, have you decided who will be in charge of this shop?" Tan Kaixuan asked Zhao Fusheng.

Both of them were still in school, so naturally they couldn't manage the restaurant all the time. Finding a manager was urgent.

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and nodded: "I do have someone in mind, but it depends on whether they are willing."

Tan Kaixuan waved his hand: "If you have someone in mind, go find them. If not, we can offer shares—five percent is not a small amount."

There was a reason for such generosity, because both Tan Kaixuan and Zhao Fusheng understood that the catering industry had great potential, and most importantly, it could provide cash flow for their future development.

In other words, if this model in Ninghai proved feasible, the two of them could open one restaurant after another.

If they really had dozens of stores, that would be a very considerable number.

Of course, this was just an idea from Zhao Fusheng and Tan Kaixuan; whether it could be realized depended on the specific implementation.

"How about this: I'll go home and talk to her," Zhao Fusheng said after thinking for a moment to Tan Kaixuan.

His intention was to discuss it with his mother and Li Yuan.

After all, the Wanda Mall was now clearly on track, and his father had hired a professional accountant to handle the finances, so his mother and Li Yuan couldn't really help much anymore.

Last time they went, his mother had complained to him that she and Li Yuan had nothing to do.

Since he had rejected Tan Kaixuan's parents' offer to join, Zhao Fusheng naturally couldn't let his mother get involved either, but Li Yuan could, and Zhao Fusheng also felt it was time for Li Yuan to do something on her own.

Having always been under the Zhao family's protection, even if she didn't say it, Li Yuan must have felt unwilling in her heart.

After all, the feeling of living under someone else's roof was uncomfortable; no matter how good the relationship, it wasn't her own home, and she would feel empty inside.

Although Li Yuan had shares in the Wanda Mall, Zhao Fusheng felt that if he proposed letting Li Yuan manage a KFC fast-food restaurant, perhaps her life wouldn't be so empty.