Chapter 287: Afternoon Tea

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

On the surface, it was the s.h.i.+ family and the Jiang family who were opposing each other. The other major families were like va.s.sals of these two families.

However, now that the mastermind had suddenly revealed himself, he began to incorporate the families that werent firmly allied with anyone to begin with and gradually began to disintegrate the forces of the two families.

It was difficult for Yuan Shu to estimate how many families the mastermind controlled.

Even Yuan Shu admired him for being able to do so many things without being discovered by the Jiang family and the s.h.i.+ family.

s.h.i.+ Bin was in low spirits on the way out of the restaurant with Wei Ci. Sometimes, he didnt even hear Wei Ci talking to him.

s.h.i.+ Bin? This was the third time Wei Ci called out to s.h.i.+ Bin.

s.h.i.+ Bin came back to his senses and apologized to Wei Ci in embarra.s.sment.

Wei Ci smiled and said, Its okay. Are you too tired from work? You seem very tired today.

s.h.i.+ Bin let out a long sigh and said, 1 guess.

The two of them were silent for a while before s.h.i.+ Bin suddenly asked, Wei Ci, do you think Im a good-for-nothing?

Wei Ci asked him why he suddenly thought that way.

s.h.i.+ Bin said, It wasnt easy for Sister-in-law to arrange an interns.h.i.+p for me, but 1 caused Sister-in-law to be investigated and Brother and Sister-in-law to quarrel. Their relations.h.i.+p has deteriorated. Im really worried that the two of them will get a divorce.

s.h.i.+ Bin had his head lowered, so he didnt see the probing look in Wei Cis eyes when she heard the news.

Wei Ci pretended to be surprised and asked, So its true that your brother and sister-in-law are in a strained relations.h.i.+p? But they used to be so close. They wouldnt fall out over such a small matter, right?

s.h.i.+ Bin sighed again and said, The two of them even sleep in separate rooms. Now, Sister-in-law has even moved out.

Its that serious? Wei Ci said, but her thoughts had already wandered.

The two of them ate in silence. After the meal, s.h.i.+ Bin was in a better mood and wanted to ask Wei Ci to stay for a while longer, but Wei Ci declined politely and left in a hurry.

s.h.i.+ Bin was walking back to the company alone when he was suddenly stopped.

He looked around but couldnt find the person who called out to him, so he thought that he was hallucinating, but then he heard a voice saying, In a car by the roadside.

Only then did s.h.i.+ Bin look at a white Land Rover by the roadside. The drivers window rolled down, and he saw that the person sitting inside was actually his mentor, Xiao Sheng.

s.h.i.+ Bins mentor coming to see s.h.i.+ Bin was probably the best thing that happened to him recently.

He hurriedly ran over and shouted happily, Mentor, why are you here?

After Xiao Sheng and s.h.i.+ Bin got into the car, the driver stepped on the accelerator. As the car sped on the road, the wind blew their hair.

Xiao Sheng replied, I heard that my disciple has been in some trouble recently. If I dont come now, Im worried that my disciple will get some sort of mental illness from keeping everything bottled up.

s.h.i.+ Bin scratched his head awkwardly and said, Its not that serious.

However, when Xiao Sheng saw s.h.i.+ Bins condition, he knew that he had been very dispirited recently. He didnt say much to him and only brought s.h.i.+ Bin to a cafe for afternoon tea.

The strong aroma of coffee with milk spread in s.h.i.+ Bins mouth. As s.h.i.+ Bin held the cup tightly, he said sadly, Mentor, why dont you take me in and let me continue working in your company? I can do anything, even run errands.

Xiao Sheng smiled and said, Isnt it a waste of your talent to come to my company to run errands? Do you think the s.h.i.+ Corporation will let you suffer?

s.h.i.+ Bin lowered his head even more as he said, Its precisely because they dont dare to let me suffer that 1 feel terrible. 1 dont have anything to do in the company. Whenever I want to do anything, Ill be stopped by others. How will 1 learn?! This job is meaningless!

Xiao Sheng teased him, Isnt it good to be able to slack off? Youre really discontent.

s.h.i.+ Bin and Xiao Sheng had a good relations.h.i.+p. Although the two of them addressed each other as mentor and disciple, the way they interacted was more like buddies.

s.h.i.+ Bin couldnt help but complain, Mentor, if you really think that slacking off is better, why dont we exchange places? Ill help you manage the company and you can work my job instead.

Xiao Sheng hurriedly rejected, In that case, forget it. Its not like you dont know that 1 cant stay idle.

s.h.i.+ Bin sighed. He was a devil incarnate to begin with and didnt have any ambitions. With Yuan Shus help, he finally found some meaning in his life, but in the end, he was beaten back to his original state by s.h.i.+ Xiao..