Chapter 90: You're asking me to go

Gu Jinghan moved fast. He Huanhuan hadn't even finished typing in her ID number before he'd already bought tickets for the underground performances.

"We'll go see the human drumming first, then the ladyboy show, and after that..."

This was going to be his and Huanhuan's first sibling trip together, and he wished he could just wrap up the whole country of Sawa and hand it to her as a gift.

Truth be told, when it came to financial resources, he couldn't compete with their eldest brother.

And when it came to generosity, he couldn't outdo Han Mo either.

So he had to play to his strengths. He'd show Huanhuan what it meant to have top-tier taste in fun.

Seeing that he'd already made all the arrangements, He Huanhuan opened the prize redemption page to book their tickets.

She was just about to type in her ID number when her phone suddenly buzzed. Liang Ye, persistent as a ghost, was calling.

"Huanhuan, it's Friday~ I'm off work~ Can I come over to your place and hang out?"

He Huanhuan declined: "No."

"Aw~ How did you know I'm already at your doorstep? Hehe... We're so in sync!"

He Huanhuan: ......

Five minutes later, sure enough, Liang Ye's voice rang out from downstairs: "Huanhuan, can I come up to your floor? Would that be too intimate?"

Before he even finished speaking, heavy footsteps were already thundering up the stairs.

The footsteps reached the third floor, and Liang Ye's voice was brimming with excitement: "Huanhuan! I'm here!"

Liang Ye stood at the third-floor landing, his heart racing. Once he walked through that door, he'd officially belong to Huanhuan!

"Hey! Ugly bastard, we're on the fourth floor!"

Qi Meili stood on the fourth floor, leaning over the railing to shout down at him.

Liang Ye was annoyed: "Can you stop calling me ugly bastard? I'm not even ugly."

He just wasn't handsome in an obvious way.

Qi Meili beamed: "Sure thing, ugly bastard."

......

This Qi Meili! What a mouth on her!

He trudged up to the fourth floor feeling all wronged, ready to tattle to He Huanhuan. But instead, he saw He Huanhuan and Gu Jinghan sitting together looking at a phone, which was playing some saucy exotic dance.

He leaned in and asked, "Huanhuan, you like this kind of thing?"

He Huanhuan waved a hand: "It's alright, but it'd be worth checking out when we go to Sawa."

"Sawa? You guys are going on a trip?"

Gu Jinghan nodded: "Yeah, Huanhuan won a two-person trip to Sawa. I'm tagging along to keep them company for a couple of days."

"A prize? A two-person trip to Sawa?"

Liang Ye's eyes lit up instantly. He looked at He Huanhuan with hopeful, pleading eyes: "Huanhuan, are you going to take me?"

"Smack!"

A solid slap landed right on top of his head. Qi Meili glared at him in exasperation: "Are you asking to die?"

Her and Huanhuan's overseas trip, and this guy had the nerve to want in?

Liang Ye rubbed his head, annoyed: "You hit me again! Fine, you hit me. But... you'll give me your spot, right?"

Qi Meili was speechless: "Do you have no shame? You're a rich kid! Why are you fighting me for this? Just pay for your own trip!"

His family was loaded, so why was he being so cheap about everything?

Liang Ye shook his head: "The plane tickets are so expensive. I can't bear to spend it."

When something free was on the table, who wanted to pay?

He was about to keep begging Qi Meili when Gu Jinghan couldn't take it anymore: "Shut up! Stop bothering her! Go buy your own ticket and send me the payment request. I'll cover it."

Liang Ye was thrilled: "Second Brother, you already approve of me as your brother-in-law this quickly? You're so good to me!"

......

Gu Jinghan looked up at Qi Meili: "Go on! Smack him one!"

"Smack!"

Meili, the queen of indulging requests, didn't hesitate for a second and rewarded him with another slap.

He wasn't even mad. He just thought happily to himself: Second Brother only told Meili to hit me, but he didn't deny it~

That's basically approval!

He grinned and pulled out his phone to check flights: "Aw man, weekend flights to Sawa are so expensive, 1300! Weekdays are only 1100!"

He Huanhuan: "Then buy the 1100 one. We'll leave Monday and come back on Sunday."

"What?"

Liang Ye was shocked: "Isn't it just two days?"

Gu Jinghan had said he'd join Huanhuan and the others for two days, so he'd assumed it was go tomorrow, come back the day after!

Gu Jinghan shot him a glance: "What I meant was, we'll casually play for a couple of days within the trip. Not that the whole trip is only two days."

"Why didn't you say that clearly? What's wrong with you?"

Gu Jinghan was confused: "Monday tickets are even cheaper, so that works in your favor, doesn't it? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Liang Ye whined: "I have to work on Monday. I can't go."

Ah right. He'd forgotten that this guy was a dedicated workhorse.

Qi Meili pushed him: "Then don't go! We never wanted to bring you anyway!"

"But I want to go..."

"Then take a day off."

"I can't! If I take a day off, I won't be able to get the Outstanding Employee award!"

"Then don't go."

"But I want to go..."

"Go die, then!"

Qi Meili was losing her temper. Was this guy sick? Seriously sick!

After leaving the Gu residence, Liang Ye felt so miserable that he pulled out his phone and called Liang Zheng: "Bro, I'm so upset..."

On the other end of the line, his brother was swamped with work: "Didn't they all move out days ago? Why are you still upset?"

Liang Ye sniffled: "Huanhuan won a seven-day two-person trip to Sawa in a lottery draw. She's going with Qi Meili, and I want to go too. Second Brother said he'd reimburse my tickets, wuwuwu..."

Liang Zheng's eyes paused for a moment: "They're going to Sawa?"

Liang Ye nodded: "Yeah. I thought it was tomorrow, but Huanhuan said they're leaving next Monday, wuwuwu... I can't go because I have work, wuwuwu... Bro, I'm so upset..."

"Don't be upset."

Liang Ye sniffled: "Okay, Bro."

"Do your job well tomorrow. Work hard to earn that Outstanding Employee award."

Liang Ye said with determination: "Bro, I definitely will!"

"Talk later."

"Okay!"

Say what you will, but they were brothers after all. The older one knew exactly how to handle the younger one.

Back in the office, Liang Zheng glanced at the report submitted by the marketing department.

It was an application for market development targeting Sawa.

He hesitated for a moment. Three seconds later, the marketing manager's phone rang: "Next Monday, I'll personally go to Sawa to assess the situation."

The marketing manager was stunned: "For such a small project, you're going personally, sir?"

Liang Zheng said coldly: "You think this is a small project?"

"N-No, no..."

The marketing manager quickly shook his head: "There's no such thing as a small project. As long as we put our hearts into it, every project is a big project!"

"Good. See you next Monday."

The call ended, and the marketing manager's head was spinning.

There went his fun little Sawa getaway! Gone!

Meanwhile, Liang Zheng's brow still hadn't relaxed.

He thought back to what Liang Ye had said. Gu Jinghan was going too?

The image of Qi Meili shouting "baby" at Gu Jinghan flashed through his mind, and before he knew it, his hand had dialed another number: "Hey? Didn't you mention once that your younger brother runs a hotel? Is that right?"

Gu Jingchen checked the time, then glanced at his phone.

At this hour, Liang Zheng was calling him to ask about this?

He nodded: "That's right. Do you have friends you need to host? I can have Jinghan arrange something for you."

"No, just asking."