"Cough, two things. First... you know, Zhao Lei is going today — he's my big boss. What if while fishing he asks me, 'Young man, what do you do for a living?' How am I supposed to answer that..."
Seeing Ai Bai's expression, Xiang Ye couldn't help but smile. Yeah, skipping work to go fishing with the boss probably wasn't the best idea. It seemed that apart from official weekends like Saturday and Sunday, Ai Bai wouldn't be able to go fishing whenever Zhao Lei was around.
"Second... there's the matter of moving. Wang Fangfei has been pushing me for a while now. Since I'm free today, I'll go with her to look at places, buy some stuff, and get things ready."
After stating the main reasons, Ai Bai's eyes flickered a little. Xiang Ye knew Ai Bai and his girlfriend Wang Fangfei had been urging him to move for quite some time. But Ai Bai kept delaying, saying he was just too lazy or waiting for time — though Xiang Ye understood that Ai Bai was actually worried about himself.
One big issue was the rent. The two of them were renting this place for 4,000 yuan a month. If Ai Bai had to shoulder it all by himself, it would be tough. As a brother, Ai Bai was considerate of Xiang Ye's feelings. If the situation were reversed, Xiang Ye would probably be conflicted too.
On one side was a brother he'd known since high school, and on the other was a girl who truly cared for him.
"Don't worry. Just move out quickly. Don't show off your love in front of me anymore; I don't need you worrying about me," Xiang Ye said with a light tap on Ai Bai's shoulder and a smile.
"Huh? What's this? Got a new roommate lined up?" Ai Bai looked up puzzled.
"I thought about it — I might be staying here a long time, so I bought the place," Xiang Ye said, then walked back to his room and tossed the property deed onto Ai Bai.
Ai Bai was stunned as he opened the deed. "Wait, did your parents sell their house and give you the down payment?" Given their ten-plus years of friendship, Ai Bai knew Xiang Ye's family situation well. This house was worth over three million yuan, and the down payment alone would be more than a million. He couldn't imagine any other way.
"No way. I wouldn't let my parents sell their house. This is my money, all paid in full, no loans. I don't want to owe the bank anything," Xiang Ye said, giving Ai Bai a disdainful glance.
"Well, you're quite the rich guy..." Ai Bai chuckled, not pressing further. He knew if Xiang Ye wanted to tell him where the money came from, he would, and if not, there was no point in asking. He trusted Xiang Ye wasn't involved in anything illegal, though he was curious about where the millions came from. Maybe Xiang Ye's parents had been secretly testing him all along and only recently revealed that he was actually from a wealthy family, giving him five million to spend as he wished. And that's how he bought this house? Ai Bai was almost making excuses for him.
"Alright, don't worry about me. Just move out soon. Wang Fangfei might be short and thin, but she's a good girl — don't let her down."
"Geez, no need for you to say that." Ai Bai rolled his eyes and threw the deed back to Xiang Ye. Xiang Ye caught it and put it away, then went downstairs and drove Ai Bai's car to head out.
Before leaving, Xiang Ye suddenly remembered his daily mission yesterday rewarded him with a car worth over three million yuan. He hadn't had a chance to bring it up before, but today he could take care of it, like arranging a parking space, since he now had a car. But first, fishing.
Driving out of the neighborhood, he bought breakfast and soon arrived at YueJing Lake. Huang Kai, Zhao Lei, and a man who looked not much older than them were already at the parking lot.
"Sorry I'm late!" Xiang Ye apologized after parking.
"No worries, we just got here too. Let me introduce: Zhao Lei — you met him last night and toasted a few times — and this is Zhang Tianyu." Huang Kai introduced them.
"I saw the chat group yesterday. You're the expert. We're counting on you today. My mom's waiting to eat fish; if I don't bring some back, she'll roast me," Zhang Tianyu joked, shaking Xiang Ye's hand.
Despite Zhang Tianyu's trendy look and cool demeanor, his personality was decent, and Xiang Ye modestly brushed off the compliment, uncertain how he'd perform today.
"Oh, and your buddy from yesterday?" Zhao Lei suddenly asked as they unpacked their fishing gear.
"He's working today," Xiang Ye replied on Ai Bai's behalf.
"Huh? He finally decided to go to work? I thought he'd been sidelined so badly he didn't care anymore," Zhao Lei laughed.
Hearing this, Xiang Ye was a bit stunned.
"Haha, I don't remember all my subordinates, but he's the son of a company shareholder. I approved his entry myself. How could I not know him? But I know the store he's at is run by local elders and factions, so as deputy manager, he probably can't get a word in," Zhao Lei said with a laugh.
Xiang Ye shrugged — it wasn't that he didn't want to help, but the situation was obvious. Still, Xiang Ye didn't comment much because Ai Bai didn't seem to be frustrated by it either. He seemed to enjoy this easy life and wasn't pushing himself. So as a brother, Xiang Ye didn't see the need to intervene.
The four finished packing and entered the YueJing Lake park. They found an electric cart and drove to the southeast corner. There, boats were waiting to take visitors. After paying the 500 yuan fishing fee each, the small boat set off toward a nearby island.
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