At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

Hu Xiaoya rolled her eyes dramatically, while gazing longingly at the Xiangjiang scenery in the video.

Originally, she and Lin Xinyue had planned for a long time to take a graduation trip to Xiangjiang.

But now, she was confined at home, only able to watch her best friend go and have fun.

"Okay, Ms. Hu Xiaoya! Lin will definitely provide you with the best service!"

Lin Xinyue nodded vigorously, then seriously promised.

Hu Xiaoya laughed at her expression, and both of them giggled while staring at the screen.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Hu Xiaoya hastily asked, "Yueyue, you're not going to Xiangjiang alone, are you? Where's Gu Yu?"

She knew her best friend well; Lin Xinyue would definitely not travel so far alone.

There must be someone accompanying her, and that person, undoubtedly...

"Hey, Ya, long time no see!"

Gu Yu, hearing Hu Xiaoya mention his name, leaned into Lin Xinyue's frame, appearing on screen with her.

"Ahhh!" Hu Xiaoya suddenly screamed, then said with a face full of envy, "You guys are on a honeymoon!!!"

"Mmm-hmm." Both Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue shrugged in unison.

"You two... are really made for each other." Watching their almost synchronized movements, Hu Xiaoya facepalmed, not knowing what else to say about them.

"Then I wish you a pleasant trip!" Hu Xiaoya said cheerfully.

However, the observant Lin Xinyue noticed the loneliness in her eyes.

"Ya, what's going on with you now? Are your parents still not letting you out?"

Lin Xinyue asked.

"Ugh, don't even mention it. I don't know what's gotten into my parents; they're constantly pushing me to go on arranged dates at home."

"From the looks of it, they won't rest until they marry me off," Hu Xiaoya heaved a deep sigh, her words filled with trouble.

She knew her parents had always favored sons over daughters, and their purpose in marrying her off was also for money.

They intended to use the money from her marriage to help her brother get a wife and didn't want her to marry far because then they couldn't continue to benefit from her.

But their demands were just too outrageous: a savings of millions before 25 and owning a house.

Even Pu Tongren was stumped by these ridiculous conditions.

"Tongren... you must come and save me…" Hu Xiaoya muttered to herself, laying her head on the desk.

Lin Xinyue, seeing her best friend's haggard face, felt very upset.

Being burdened with such parents was really terrible luck.

"Ya... you don't have to be afraid, I…" She was about to offer some comfort to her best friend when suddenly, the video cut off before she could finish her sentence.

"What's happening?" She looked at her phone bewildered, noting it still had 90% battery.

She tapped her phone, but it didn't respond. Then she refreshed her chat app.

New messages weren't updating either, as if the entire world had quieted down significantly.

She was disconnected!

The next second, a message came through: "[Huaxia Unicom] Dear user ending in 5353, your mobile phone has accrued charges, please make a payment promptly! Click—link—recharge!"

"[Huaxia Unicom] Dear user ending in 5353, the 300MB roaming data we gifted you has been used up, please click—link—purchase more."

"Ah, overcharges, but I clearly paid two hundred at the beginning of the month!" Lin Xinyue looked at the texts, puzzled.

She normally didn't make many calls and basically used Wi-Fi at school and at work, so logically she should still have at least a hundred yuan in her account.

But now, she was overcharged! That was too quick.

"Roaming without a plan probably directly deducted from your balance," Gu Yu suggested a possibility.

Lin Xinyue nodded, clicked on the green-channels link, and topped up another two hundred, and immediately after the balance was credited, she signed up for a roaming package.

Although it was only 2GB, the price wasn't cheap at all, 30 yuan for that little data.

"Do you still want to continue chatting with Hu Xiaoya?" Gu Yu asked.

He urgently needed to contact the company to know its current situation.

"No need, it's too data-consuming!" Lin Xinyue shook her head; just chatting with Ya for ten minutes had led to her phone accruing charges.
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"Then lend me your phone for a bit, I need to make a voice call to the company."

Gu Yu stated.

"Here, take this, let's find a place for breakfast first! It's almost nine, and I haven't had my egg waffles and curry fish balls yet!"

Lin Xinyue stuffed the phone into Gu Yu's hand and then, holding onto him while he was on a call, squeezed into the bustling crowd on the street.

Actually, there was a Hong Kong-style restaurant right across from the subway station, and its posters at the entrance advertised curry fish balls.

But Lin Xinyue, being very frugal, never went to restaurants right at the subway entrance.

Firstly, the prices would definitely be expensive; secondly, she guessed the taste wouldn't be good, especially since from a distance, there were hardly any customers in the restaurant.

While Lin Xinyue was pulling him along, Gu Yu's thoughts were all on the group call.

He had just initiated a group voice call in the Ideal Paradise executive group.

Soon, everyone started joining the call one by one.

"Morning, Manager Lin."

"Yawn, it's just past eight, is there something urgent?"

"Who's still in bed with that yawn? It's almost working hours; surely you aren't still asleep?"

"Haha, Brother Shutong has gone to the office already and there's still someone not up yet in the group."

"Hey, that's Xiao Chuan speaking, right? Bring me a couple of buns on your way! Those beef buns last time were super tasty!"

"Got it!"

"..."

The group voice chat was exceptionally lively, and everyone sounded very close and cheerful.

"What's up, bro, are we starting an online meeting?" Yu Shutong was the last to join and asked straightforwardly.

"It's me, Gu Yu." Gu Yu spoke up as he saw everyone had joined the call.

"Whoa, frick, Yu!"

"Damn, Chairman!"

"Yu?"

"..."

The chat channel went quiet for a while, and then everyone incredulously asked.

They had thought they wouldn't hear Gu Yu's voice for the next month or two!

Unexpectedly, it had only been three or four days, and Gu Yu had already gotten in touch with them.

"Yeah, it's me. I have some time today to chat with everyone. If you have any questions, ask soon because after today, I might really have to wait a month or two to speak with you all again."

Gu Yu started a group video and after recording for about four or five seconds, hurriedly turned it off.

Audio was okay, but the moment he started video, the roaming data consumption sped up like it was sucking money!

"It really is Yu!"

"Chairman! I miss you so much! Please come back, boo hoo hoo~"

"Boo hoo hoo, I miss..."

Suddenly, the group voice chat turned into a cry-fest.

Gu Yu was speechless; even without seeing their faces, he could guess they were fake crying.

Gu Yu: "Actually, there's nothing important, just wanted to check on everyone and see how the company is doing."

So far, what he was most worried about was his buddies at Ideal Paradise.

"We're all pretty good, hey! You've only been gone for three or four days. If we can't keep it together for even that long, we'd be pretty pathetic and Ideal Paradise might as well shut down."

Qin Shan's voice came through on the call.

"Yeah, haha, the company is very stable right now. We are moving steadily and surely! When you guys come back, you'll see a different Ideal Paradise!" Pu Tongren echoed.

Hearing his two buddies affirm that all was well, a big weight lifted off Gu Yu's heart.

"Our company's 3D game is now in the final testing stage, and it'll be on the game market next week." Yu Shutong said, "It's a pity Laosi isn't here to see how awesome our game really is."

"Haha, I'm actually looking forward to it!" Gu Yu laughed; he knew Brother Shutong's tech team was extremely strong, having almost "borrowed" half the tech from Mihayou.

"And we've even got tech experts from Shengda Group coming over to help often," Yu Shutong added.

"Shengda... Experts?"

A chill went down Gu Yu's spine as a bad premonition surfaced.