Yu Wanlai came out of the break room and looked at Yu Qingyue, who was already sitting in his chair, accusing him, “Wow, you have such a nice place and didn’t tell me? I’m always lying on the desk, getting a sore neck and stiff legs.”

As he sat back in his chair, he mumbled, “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were hiding gold in there. Why hide the door…”

Yu Qingyue looked up and gave him a disapproving glance. Although he didn’t want this person to disturb his nap, he hadn’t deliberately kept it a secret; it was just that… “With such a big door, are you blind that you couldn’t see it? Should I be blamed for that?”

Yu Wanlai, not satisfied, raised his head again to look at the door. He was about to say, “With such a hidden design, aren’t you just trying to avoid people seeing it? It’s perfectly normal if I didn’t notice,” but for some reason, when he looked again, it was very easy to see the outline of the door. Looking at the narrow cracks forming a rectangle on the wall, he fell silent for a moment. He had thought the lines were purposely carved into the wall… Also, he didn’t often go into Yu Qingyue’s office and rarely passed by the bookshelf area, so it wasn’t strange that he hadn’t noticed it!

After thinking it over, he became more confident in his reasoning. He looked at Yu Qingyue and asked, “So, does this mean I can go in there and sleep now?”

Yu Qingyue was somewhat unwilling, but since there was no other place to rest, and now that everyone in the company knew about Yu Wanlai’s identity, it didn’t seem appropriate for him to continue lying on the desk and have people see. He reluctantly nodded, “Do whatever you want.”

He opened his computer to check the message sent by Xu Ran, frowning more and more as he read it. After a while, he turned his chair to look at Yu Wanlai and said, “I heard you were ‘messing around’ with a woman in the men’s bathroom at noon?”

The lower-level employees didn’t know Yu Wanlai well, but the mid and high-level employees paid close attention to changes in the leadership, and this kind of incident wasn’t something to be proud of, especially happening in the company building.

Yu Wanlai had just taken a sip of water when Yu Qingyue’s words shocked him, causing him to choke. He grabbed a tissue, wiped his chin, and scooted his chair back to avoid water dripping on the keyboard and mouse. “Cough, cough, cough—what did you just say?” That sounded so inappropriate.

Yu Qingyue didn’t repeat himself but continued, “What you do privately is none of my business, but now that you’re part of the company’s upper management, everything you do reflects the company’s image. At least within the company—that is, in this building—you need to watch your actions and behavior.”

Yu Wanlai listened to this long speech, rolled his eyes, and reluctantly retorted, “What do you mean I was ‘messing around’? How does that affect the company’s image?”

Yu Qingyue rolled his eyes, unsure whether he was really this clueless or pretending, and decided to be more direct. “The other person was a woman, and you were in the men’s bathroom. She was cornered by you and crying. Is that the truth?”

Yu Wanlai choked on his words. He almost wanted to laugh in anger. Yu Qingyue’s words seemed to make sense, but this still seriously misrepresented the facts!!! He was innocent! How could he explain himself? He was afraid if he said the person was actually a man, but just looked like a woman, or if he said this was like a book and everyone was a bunch of words, it wouldn’t matter what he said, because after explaining, Yu Qingyue would just call the mental hospital.

Yu Wanlai struggled for a while but couldn’t find a suitable explanation. He waved his hand, slouched on the desk, and nodded repeatedly. “Fine, fine… it’s true.”

Yu Qingyue saw that he understood the severity of the situation and didn’t plan to add more reproach. However, after thinking for a moment, he turned back in his chair, still a bit concerned, and added, “…It’s better if you don’t do such things in the company… Just remember, our family values don’t tolerate illegal activities. You’d better tone it down.”

Yu Wanlai: ……… I’m really not a pervert! I’m a good person!!!

For no apparent reason, Yu Wanlai had been scolded and was now unjustly carrying this accusation. He couldn’t help but feel more irritated with Jiang Xiaotian, as both old and new grudges piled up. He wished he could immediately slap that dog.

In the afternoon, after work, Yu Wanlai had originally planned to go home directly with Yu Qingyue, but just as he was about to get in the car, his phone rang—it was Jiang Xiaotian. For some reason, he felt a bit guilty, pulling his legs back and glancing at Yu Qingyue. “Uh, little brother~ I won’t be going home with you today. I still have some things to do…”

Yu Qingyue didn’t think Yu Wanlai would suddenly have any serious business, but whatever Yu Wanlai wanted to do was none of his concern. He had already prepared to close the door and let the driver drive, but then he suddenly remembered what had happened at noon. He paused for a second, thinking that Yu Wanlai hadn’t taken his words seriously, so he emphasized again, “… Don’t do anything bad!”

Yu Wanlai, now tired of it, looked at Yu Qingyue’s warning eyes and helplessly agreed, “Got it. I’m from the Yu family. I won’t embarrass the company or the family…”

The car door closed, Yu Qingyue’s figure disappeared, and Yu Wanlai’s reflection appeared on the black glass. As the car drove away, the wind from the car caused his hair to sway. It turned out his hair had already grown this long. Yu Wanlai redialed the phone.

“Hello, boss, are you still coming to find me today? My shift’s almost over!”

“Sure, just wait for me.”

In the end, they found a hot pot restaurant. Since the matter they had to discuss was rather strange, Yu Wanlai asked for a private room. Steam rose from the table, and the cold weather definitely made hot pot a good choice. While waiting for the water to boil, Yu Wanlai’s thoughts were in a mess. He didn’t know why Jiang Xiaotian had come over or what it meant. His mind was filled with questions, and he could only say whatever came to mind, “Do you know what happened to the ‘me’ from the original world… died…”

Jiang Cheng glanced at Yu Wanlai a few times, unsure whether he should say anything. He thought it was somewhat cruel. Yu Wanlai noticed Jiang Cheng’s hesitation and said, “It’s fine, if you know anything, just say it.”

Jiang Cheng pursed his lips, sighed, and said, “Okay… I was notified by the police. When I got there… you had already been confirmed… well, you should’ve expected it!”

Yu Wanlai nodded, “What about my parents…” Even though he used to argue with them a lot and had moved out to live on his own, there was still affection. When Jiang Cheng arrived after the police notification, he saw Yu Wanlai’s parents, who were crying uncontrollably while holding his body. The white cloth was soaked with tears. However, Jiang Cheng didn’t elaborate and only told Yu Wanlai, “Your mother seems to be pregnant. She looks pretty healthy.”

Yu Wanlai thought about how his parents would be heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do to change anything from the original world. However, hearing that his mother was going to have another child, he felt a little better inside. At least they would have someone with them in the future. He grabbed some fatty beef slices, dipped them in sauce, and ate them, not remembering that he had put a lot of chili in the sauce, but now his eyes were stinging from the heat. The bright red broth wrapped around the tender slices of meat, bubbling in the pot—it should have been delicious, but it felt hard to swallow at that moment.

“So, what’s going on with you?” Jiang Cheng’s eyes turned red as soon as he heard this. He lowered his head, his voice choked with emotion, “Boss, I’m sorry… If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t…”

Yu Wanlai was already emotionally overloaded and didn’t want to see Jiang Cheng crying. He interrupted, “Hurry up and scoop the meat out. It’s going to be overcooked. Didn’t you always love stealing meat from me before?”

“And I’m asking you… how did you end up coming here too?”

Jiang Cheng rubbed his eyes, picked up his chopsticks, and put a few slices of meat into his bowl, his cheeks puffed up with food, “Mmm—so hot, I watched the surveillance footage of that road section, and then I waited for them to come out to settle the score… But… But I couldn’t beat that many people, so…”

Yu Wanlai took a deep breath, reaching out to stop Jiang Cheng from saying more. He was afraid he would lose his temper! He knew this fool would waste his good intentions. “You really are something! I’ve never seen anyone so determined to die.”

Jiang Cheng swallowed the food in his mouth and chuckled, “Anyway, I’ve been an orphan since I was a kid. Whether I live here or somewhere else, it’s the same. Even though I died, those people will be locked up for a long time. And now that I’ve seen you again, I feel like I’ve made a profit!”

Yu Wanlai knocked on Jiang Cheng’s head in the air, shaking his head helplessly. This guy’s mood changed fast. “So when did you come over?”

He added another plate of meat into the pot. Most of the previous meat had been eaten by Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng, busy eating, only slowly responded after Yu Wanlai asked again, “Boss, you should eat too!”

If you ignore the fact that Jiang Cheng’s plate was already piled high with cooked meat, it would seem like a sincere suggestion. As the new meat cooked, Yu Wanlai scooped a few more slices into his own plate. It had been a while since they ate together, and he had forgotten how possessive Jiang Cheng could be about food.

Once Jiang Cheng finished the meat on his plate, he began to repeat what he had said earlier. “I’ve been here for almost a month. You don’t know, when I first woke up, I felt dizzy, my limbs were cold, and I thought I’d ended up in hell.”

“But when I lifted my hand, I saw this long cut on my wrist, and blood was gushing out!” He recalled the scene, still feeling a bit shaken. He patted his chest, “I don’t know why this girl wanted to die. Her family wasn’t even in bad shape, at least it seemed better than the life I had before.”

Yu Wanlai listened while eating, occasionally lifting his head to respond, indicating he was paying attention. Jiang Cheng fished around in the pot for a while but didn’t manage to get many slices of meat, finally realizing something was wrong. He’d been so hungry earlier that he had eaten a lot at once, so now he didn’t care. He wrapped a slice of meat in sauce and put it in his mouth.

“Boss, I was going to ask at lunch, but I feel like… you look the same as before?”

Yu Wanlai was speechless, wondering what kind of question that was. “… It’s not a feeling, it’s obvious I look the same.”

Jiang Cheng immediately started whining, “Waa—It’s not fair! Why do I have to come over as a girl? I’ve never even been in a relationship yet!!!”

Yu Wanlai covered his ears. It was so loud. Seeing no one was paying attention to him, Jiang Cheng put his hands down from his face, looked at Yu Wanlai, and asked, “Then why did someone call you ‘Mr. Yu’ today?”

Yu Wanlai picked up a piece of gluten, which had soaked up the broth. The chewy texture paired perfectly with the hot pot. Jiang Cheng had eaten his fill, but Yu Wanlai hadn’t, so he casually replied, “Because my last name is Yu.”

Jiang Cheng: ……… Of course!

“You wait, let me think… I remember the male protagonist’s last name is Yu, you’re the male protagonist!” He slammed the table excitedly, his eyes shining as he looked at Yu Wanlai.