The Weird Life Game: Starting as a Department Head

Chapter 10 The Cursed One, 5 Strings

"So your idea is to treat me to dinner before going back to the company?"

"Yes, it's lunchtime, and I'll just order takeout when I get back to the office."

Shen Yao led Xu Hang into a small restaurant, complaining about the food at the Warm Winter Bank as they walked:

"I was unlucky too. I heard from my seniors that there used to be a cafeteria, and it was a buffet style, no worse than some restaurants."

As a result, the contractor went bankrupt last year due to cryptocurrency trading, and they haven't found a replacement yet.

"What would you two like to eat?"

As soon as the two sat down, a young man came up to them. When he and Xu Hang met eyes, they both froze.

"Cheng Yu, what are you doing here?"

"This is my home. If I'm not here, where am I? What are you doing here?"

The young man who appeared in front of Xu Hang was a classmate.

At the same time, he is also a member of the Black and White Group.

"Let's go outside and talk."

Xu Hang gestured towards the door, and Cheng Yu understood, turning around and calling out to the kitchen:

"Mom, a friend has come over. Could you please greet the guest for me?"

"Okay."

With a response, a middle-aged woman wearing a dirty apron came out of the kitchen. By then, Xu Hang and Cheng Yu were already outside the door.

As Xu Hang stepped out of the small restaurant, he looked up at the restaurant's sign: Cheng Family Local Cuisine Restaurant.

"Want one?"

At this moment, Cheng Yu offered him a cigarette.

"Don't you know whether I smoke or not? Wait, when did you learn to smoke?"

Faced with Xu Hang's suspicious gaze, Cheng Yu put the cigarette away.

"Things are different now; we have to adapt and grow up."

He then asked:

"What are you doing here?"

"That girl was my assistant. She insisted on dragging me to dinner, saying your food is delicious."

"She has good taste."

Then came a brief silence of a few seconds.

"What are you doing here?"

Xu Hang asked another question, this time not looking at Cheng Yu, but at the street outside where people were coming and going.

"Where else would it be?"

Cheng Yu's tone was somewhat dejected:

"Not everyone's background is that of a successful person. In my background, I didn't get into university and started helping my family after graduating from high school."

"...What should I do about the curse?"

"It's not as terrible for us as it is for Luo Yingchen; it's more like having another chronic illness."

As he said this, Cheng Yu had a cigarette in his mouth and patted his entire body with both hands.

Finally, as if confirming something, he exhaled the smoke from his mouth onto the ground, stepped on it, and crushed it.

"I'm having bad luck every now and then. Like right now, the lighter I just bought yesterday is gone again."

"This level of severity sounds acceptable."

"There are disgusting ones too, they just don't come very often, but as long as it doesn't involve family members, it's fine."

At this point, Cheng Yu seemed to have resigned herself to her fate:

"Many people in the Black and White groups are like me. We don't want to harm others, so we just treat it as a chronic illness and live our lives as usual."

We're in the same class but have different fates; I guess I'll be stuck here for the rest of my life.

Unlike you, young and promising, married such a beautiful woman as Su Wanqing, and with a young and pretty assistant by your side.

"Everyone has their own troubles. Because of Luo Yingchen's matter, I'm still under investigation after being suspended from my duties."

Seeing Cheng Yu, Xu Hang felt a little more at ease.

The game didn't turn the Black and White teams into madmen; everyone was just an ordinary person who wouldn't easily harm others.

This made him even more disgusted with the forty-ninth person who had killed Luo Yingchen.

"Let's go back, my mom has a bad back."

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Cheng Yu turned to leave, but suddenly he stopped in his tracks:

"By the way, Cheng Shuo is currently drafting an agreement and hopes that your side can also send a representative."

"What agreement?"

"No matter what happens to everyone in the future, repay kindness with kindness and settle scores with scores, but only against individuals and not involving family members."

"That's great, I definitely support it."

When Xu Hang returned to the restaurant, the dishes were already on the table, and Shen Yao was waving at him.

"Manager, I didn't know what you liked to eat, so I ordered two of your signature dishes."

As soon as Xu Hang sat down, two loud slapping sounds came from the table.

Cheng Yu placed two bottles of cola on the table:

"It's on me."

"Thanks, bro."

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Shen Yao paid the bill and took Xu Hang back to the company.

Xu Hang first reported to the vice president, telling him that everything was progressing smoothly, and also asked about Shen Yao's situation.

"Your department's intern just happens to be someone you need to help out with. She's a recent graduate and doesn't have any ulterior motives."

After listening to the leader's explanation, Xu Hang pondered for a moment and asked curiously:

"So, who is her boss, me or the person currently in charge of the credit department?"

"According to the company structure, her department head is naturally Ye Chu, since you are currently suspended from your duties."

Upon hearing this, Xu Hang suddenly understood.

"Bank manager, I'm currently suspended from my duties. The work I'm officially doing is being done by Shen Yao; I'm just a bystander who happens to be near her?"

The vice president nodded and smiled:

"That's right, otherwise do you really think you could continue to be in charge of the project while you're suspended from duty and under investigation?"

There always has to be a reason, right? If things go well, the credit is still yours; if they go wrong, this girl will take the blame.

Interns are just there to be used as consumables.

Xu Hang nodded silently, exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and left the office.

That afternoon, he received a text message on his phone from He Xiyan, who did indeed have his contact information.

The content includes the address and time.

Xu Hang scrolled up through the chat history, trying to determine what kind of relationship he had with the other person.

The most recent message posted today was by He Xiyan:

"I won't bother you anymore, don't worry. If you miss me, you can come find me anytime."

He was a little hesitant to scroll up.

Who wrote the background setting for this Gouba game?

He wanted to punch it through the screen.

To maintain his composure, Xu Hang did not continue to review the chat history, fearing he might learn about his awe-inspiring past.

That evening, Shen Yao drove him to the location of the thank-you event.

A secluded clubhouse with a perpetually full parking lot, and a very classical name:

Fifty strings.

After Shen Yao drove her car in, a tall security guard guided her to her parking spot.

Looking through the car window, Xu Hang felt that the other person looked somewhat familiar.

After getting off the bus, Shen Yao thanked the security guard.

"You're welcome."

The security guard lifted his hat up slightly, revealing his entire face, which surprised Xu Hang.

"Liu Xuan?"

The tall security guard was none other than Liu Xuan, Xu Hang's classmate.

"Shh, keep your voice down."

Liu Xuan approached Xu Hang and whispered:

"I'm here for the same reason you are."

"But, my profession isn't..."

Xu Hang remembered that among the rules revealed by Song Qingyang, one's profession was a talisman that could not be changed.

If Liu Xuan wasn't originally a security guard here, there's no reason why he would be here.

"I own a security company. Why don't I just send myself here as a security guard?"

Liu Xuan chuckled and pointed in the direction of the clubhouse:

"The customs chief and Zhang Yi are both here. I want to see which bastard will cause trouble tonight."