The next day, Ou Yunchen arranged to meet A Cai.
A Cai: "Brother, over here."
Ou Yunchen: "Sorry, there was some traffic."
A Cai: "No problem, I was in the neighborhood anyway. Brother, what would you like to drink?"
Ou Yunchen: "Americano."
A Cai said to the waiter, "Two Americanos."
Ou Yunchen looked at A Cai's hairstyle, which seemed to have some gold powder on it, and his face was a bit oily.
Ou Yunchen: "Pulled an all-nighter?"
A Cai: "A friend came back from abroad, so we had a get-together."
Ou Yunchen: "If you had told me, I would have arranged to meet you in the afternoon."
A Cai: "They're all bad influences. If you hadn't contacted me, I would have been dragged along to keep partying. I've had enough of drinking from day to night, singing from night to morning, and then spending a day at an internet cafe..."
Ou Yunchen: "It's good to be young."
A Cai scratched his head. He was indeed much younger than Ou Yunchen, and his entire outfit of trendy brands clearly showed that A Cai and Ou Yunchen were from different worlds.
A Cai: "Brother, you said you needed my help with something, what is it?"
Ou Yunchen: "No rush to talk about it, let me give you something first."
Ou Yunchen handed A Cai a photo of Taozi abroad. A Cai initially looked very excited.
He hadn't seen Taozi for over a month, and even without her appearing in the online live streams, he didn't know who to send extra money to as tips.
Ou Yunchen: "Don't worry, she's doing well there. I've hired a nanny to take care of her."
A Cai: "But why isn't she replying to my messages?"
Ou Yunchen: "Focus on her pregnancy. After all, pregnant women's emotions are very unstable."
A Cai touched Taozi's face in the photo. She was smiling sweetly, and that was enough for A Cai.
Ou Yunchen: "Are you in contact with anyone from Xie's Media?"
A Cai shook his head and said, "Brother, do you want to meet them? I can help you find someone."
Ou Yunchen: "What about the education center?"
A Cai: "I know about that. They say the stock crash was man-made, and it wasn't... wasn't ATL who did it?"
"Brother, I absolutely don't believe it. ATL is becoming more and more well-known, and with great success comes great attention. They must be the target of jealousy."
Ou Yunchen: "The education center has become a subsidiary of Xie's Media."
A Cai's mouth hung open; he clearly didn't know.
A Cai: "Brother, are you trying to get me to use my connections to help you talk to the education center?"
Ou Yunchen: "No, I heard some news that the authorities are going to crack down on the education and training sector."
A Cai: "Oh? My friend who just returned from abroad said the same thing. His mother is in charge of that matter."
Ou Yunchen's guess was correct. Sister Lan's hint to find A Cai meant that the person who had dinner with Young Master Lan that day was A Cai's friend's mother!
Ou Yunchen: "Can you introduce me?"
A Cai: "My friend? Sure."
Ou Yunchen: "What does he like?"
A Cai: "Brother, you don't need to pander to him. He listens to me. He used to be my little follower. He was often bullied when we were in school, and I protected him!"
Ou Yunchen smiled. It turned out that interactions among young people were so simple. This reminded him of the pure brotherhood among his adopted sons back in the day; a single word could get things done!
In the blink of an eye, A Cai had made the arrangements, or rather, those people hadn't left the KTV at all...
When Ou Yunchen arrived at the KTV, more than half of the people in the private room were the rich second-generation heirs he had seen at Athena. They had filled the room with smoke, and some with girlfriends were whispering secrets while hugging.
As A Cai and Ou Yunchen entered, a chubby guy sitting in the center, singing a sad love song, immediately put down the microphone.
A Cai: "Fatty, this is my brother, Ou Yunchen. Call him Brother Chen."
Ruan Miaomiao: "Hello, hello, Brother Chen. My name is Ruan Miaomiao."
Ou Yunchen almost burst out laughing. This chubby guy, who was 1.9 meters tall and weighed about 190 jin, had such a small and tender name.
A Cai: "Fatty is my good buddy. He's been this fat since childhood."
Ou Yunchen completely believed A Cai when he said he used to protect Ruan Miaomiao. Anyone would look at this behemoth with such a cute name with "special consideration"!
Fatty handed the microphone to Ou Yunchen.
Fatty: "Brother, what song would you like to sing?"
Ou Yunchen quickly waved his hands. He didn't want to sing with a group of kids and felt a bit awkward.
Ou Yunchen sat among them, feeling out of place. Even some of the rich second-generation heirs curiously went to A Cai to ask a few questions.
Rich second-generation heirs: "A Cai, your brother doesn't really fit in with us either. He doesn't sing, he doesn't drink. Why did you call him here?"
A Cai: "Go away, go away. You guys have fun."
Fatty: "By the way, A Cai, when are we going to organize another game of laser tag?"
A Cai: "Haven't had enough of getting beaten? Aren't you always the first one to die?"
Fatty: "Let's go! I'm starting work next week, arranged by my mom. I won't have time to play after that."
A Cai: "Okay, I'll ask."
A Cai picked up the microphone and asked everyone, "Hey, I'm asking everyone, who wants to go play laser tag?"
Rich second-generation heirs: "Sure, it's been a while."
Rich second-generation heirs: "Let's go, I'm tired of singing."
Rich second-generation heirs: "Let's go."
A Cai counted the number of people.
A Cai: "Brother, will you come with us?"
Rich second-generation heir: "Your brother is so old, can he handle it? Don't slow us down."
A Cai: "Brother, please come along. I'll protect you!"
Ou Yunchen smiled. These kids really didn't know the immensity of the world. He had handled more real guns than they had fired bullets!
A Cai: "We don't have enough people."
Fatty: "Let's go on our way, I'll call people along the road."
A Cai stayed close to Ou Yunchen, as if afraid that his elder brother would slow them down. He meticulously taught him how to play, and they had even drawn diagrams before they even got there, indicating they had been there many times.
A Cai: "Brother, you've played CS before, right? It's just like that. If you can't handle it, just hide. You can still win by staying put till the end!"
Fatty: "Don't tell your brother too much, he won't remember. Brother, just listen to me and follow me."
A Cai: "Get lost. You're too big a target. Do you want my brother to die with you?"
When they arrived at the parking lot, Fatty followed Ou Yunchen all the way to his car.
A Cai: "Go away, go away. Didn't you drive here yourself?"
Fatty: "I've been drinking..."
A Cai: "Brother, why don't you give another person a ride?"
Ou Yunchen smiled. These kids were indeed interesting.
Ou Yunchen: "Get in."
As Ruan Miaomiao got into the car, the chassis of Ou Yunchen's car visibly lowered. This guy wasn't just 190 jin; he was probably over 200 jin...