Chapter 116: A Glimpse of Hope

Early July, the sun was scorching, and it was already the hottest time of the year. The streets were sweltering, and there were fewer pedestrians than usual.

Chen Lu was sitting in his office, studying the perfection of the new version. It was almost time to test how much money this game could make, and everyone in the studio was working hard.

There was a gentle knock on the door.

“Come in,” Chen Lu said softly.

Lin Miaomiao closed the door quietly and sat down in front of Chen Lu with a dead look on her face.

“What’s up?” he asked curiously. The art team’s work was almost finished, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

Lin Miaomiao cleared her throat and asked softly, “Well… I have a friend, he transferred 500 yuan to Qin Shihuang, and then he was deleted. Can he get the money back?”

Chen Lu showed a look of disgust as if he had just eaten a lemon, “What are you talking about? Qin Shihuang died thousands of years ago.”

“Oh, right, it wasn’t Qin Shihuang, it was a scammer!” Lin Miaomiao quickly changed her words, “So… can my friend get the money back?”

“It’s not enough to file a case, give it up.”

Seeing Lin Miaomiao sigh deeply for her friend, he said, “There’s another way.”

“What way?” Lin Miaomiao looked at him with shining eyes.

Chen Lu smirked, “You transfer another 2,500 yuan to the scammer, make it 3,000 yuan, and you can file a case.”

Lin Miaomiao saw that Chen Lu was joking, and she slumped in her chair.

She lost 648 yuan.

“You, no, how did your friend get scammed?”

“He said he was the reincarnation of Qin Shihuang, he made it sound so real.” Lin Miaomiao looked at the ceiling with vacant eyes, “At first, I didn’t believe it, but then he asked me if I believed him or love…”

Chen Lu put his index finger to his lips and whispered, “Actually, I’m Emperor Wu of Han, really.”

“Get out! I’ll believe in love from now on, okay?”

“Actually, strictly speaking, you’ll be scammed more if you believe in love. Scum men will not only cheat you out of your money, but also your body. At least Qin Shihuang only cheated you out of 500 yuan.”

As he said this, Chen Lu had completely lost his composure, he was clutching his stomach and leaning on the table, his head was a little dizzy, and he was almost out of breath.

Seeing Lin Miaomiao storm out of the door, Chen Lu almost laughed until his stomach hurt again, and he quickly leaned back to catch his breath.

“Dare to give the boss a dirty look, I’ll deduct your salary when I get the chance.”

As soon as he said this, Chen Lu’s phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID – Uncle Mo.

“Hello, Uncle Mo.” Chen Lu said softly, then waited quietly for the other party to speak.

Mo Wenbin chuckled, “Little Lu, you started your own company without telling me? I really watched you grow up for nothing.”

“I’m just messing around, there are less than twenty people in the whole company.”

“It’s okay, who didn’t start small. When you develop further, I’ll take you to a few dinners, it will be helpful for your company’s future operations.”

“You’re really my uncle.” Chen Lu said with a smile, he knew the other party was not being polite, Mo Wenbin had always been very kind to him.

But whether he would go or not was another matter, he didn’t want to rely on Mo Wenbin’s connections to develop himself.

And he didn’t need it for now.

After chatting for a few minutes, Mo Wenbin suddenly asked, “What kind of conflict did you have with Yuqing? Can you tell your uncle?”

Chen Lu hesitated, “I’ve always wanted to tell you in person, but I was afraid you wouldn’t have time to see me.”

“You want to meet and talk…” Mo Wenbin thought for a moment, “Do you have time now? I’ll have the driver pick you up, and we’ll have dinner with your dad tonight.”

Chen Lu looked at the report Peng Leyun had summarized, and was about to speak, but Mo Wenbin’s firm voice came from the phone again, “I’ll tell you later, I have a meeting right now.”

“Okay, you go ahead. You want to have dinner with me, I’ll definitely find time, you just call me when you’re not busy tonight.”

Chen Lu waited silently for the other side to end the call, and when he heard the beeping sound, he put the phone flat on the table.

His index finger tapped the table continuously, looking thoughtful.

Something felt wrong, what did Uncle Mo want to say?

…

Mo Wenbin saw the long-haired girl who had just entered the door and quickly hung up the phone, his expression inevitably showing a hint of embarrassment.

This expression rarely appeared on his face. The reason he showed it this time was perhaps because he was also a father while playing other roles.

Mo Yuqing bit her lower lip lightly and asked in a low voice, “Why did you call him?”

“I just wanted to ask Xiao Lu something.”

Mo Wenbin was a little helpless, “You keep refusing to tell me why you suddenly want to go abroad, so I had to ask Xiao Lu.”

If he really wanted to find out, he could definitely do it, but it would take time. By the time his daughter left, what would be the point of knowing the truth?

“Hmm.” Mo Yuqing softly hummed and sat on the sofa next to him, her arms tightly wrapped around her knees.

After a while, she finally said weakly, “I like him.”

Mo Wenbin was stunned. Perhaps it was because he hadn’t communicated with his daughter for too long, he kept making mistakes one after another.

When someone reported that there was someone outside claiming to be his daughter, he almost choked.

Then, when he heard Mo Yuqing suddenly say she was leaving soon, he almost couldn’t sit still.

All these years, he hadn’t remarried and only had Mo Yuqing, his daughter, so naturally, he had feelings for her.

Even though Mo Yuqing had always misunderstood that he was the one who initiated the divorce and refused to see him.

“You like Xiao Lu? Isn’t that a good thing?!” Mo Wenbin walked in front of her and said with a smile, “You two have grown up together since childhood, and your Uncle Chen and I have been playing together since we were in diapers.”

“Xiao Lu is a kid I’ve watched grow up. He’s far more capable than most of his peers, and he’s definitely very dedicated. In the future, I don’t know how many people will envy your love story.”

As he spoke, the smile on his face suddenly froze and gradually faded.

Because his daughter’s expression didn’t seem right.

“He has a girlfriend.” Mo Yuqing rested her chin on her arm, and after a while, she buried her face deeply into it.

After realizing that the situation was not simply a matter of childish squabbling, Mo Wenbin became serious, and his demeanor returned to his usual composure.

When Mo Yuqing was in elementary school, she also cried and complained that Chen Lu was playing with other girls.

But this time was different, the situation was much worse, after all, they had grown up…

“That shouldn’t be the case.” Mo Wenbin frowned slightly, thinking it was strange, “I feel like Xiao Lu has always liked you.”

Mo Yuqing lifted her head again, and two lines of clear tears appeared on her delicate face at some point.

“But I once made him wait for me at the restaurant for three hours.”

“But I would often be indifferent to him, and even when he looked so dejected, I never comforted him…”

“Later, I wouldn’t even bother to reply to his messages, and only when I wanted to find him would I chat with him…”

“He’s always been someone who holds grudges, but only when I was mean to him did he never retort.”

“I made him chase me for seven whole years in vain! I tortured him to the point where he had no confidence and couldn’t even hold his head up!”

How could he still like me?

As if venting her dissatisfaction with herself, her voice, rarely so loud, approached a shout, but it was also so powerless.

Then Mo Yuqing mumbled softly:

“He’s been by my side since childhood, it’s been too long, I’m really used to it.

I got used to him being good to me, and I started to take him for granted.

I always thought that maintaining the status quo was good enough, and I was always afraid to take that step.

I was just thinking, since Chen Lu has always been by my side, why bother taking on new risks together?

In case it ends up like you two…”

She stopped halfway through.

It’s meaningless, it’s all excuses.

Mo Wenbin wanted to reach out and touch his daughter’s head, but halfway through, he stopped in mid-air, quietly retracted his hand, and simply sat next to Mo Yuqing, not daring to sit too close.

“Can I hug you?” Mo Yuqing asked softly in a trembling voice, with a hint of crying.