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Chapter 1137 The Conflict Begins

'Splashing'

The sound of water came from the bathroom, where Zhang Wei was washing up, while Lin Mo and Miss Yuan sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Zhang Wei's place is small, with only one bedroom and one living room, and the kitchen and living room are combined.

The room was a bit messy, which was typical of a single man living alone. There were empty takeout wrappers on the table and cigarette butts in the ashtray on the coffee table. Fortunately, the windows were open in the summer, so there was no smell of smoke in the room.

The two didn't go into the bedroom, but you could imagine that their clothes were scattered everywhere and their socks weren't washed.

"Brother Wei, you should find a girlfriend!" Lin Mo couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing this.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei, who was washing up, replied, "Do you think I don't want to look? It's just that I can't find it!"

"I just think your room is a bit messy. It would be better if you had a girlfriend," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei quickly dried his wet hair with a towel and couldn't help but laugh, "Oh? You mean, find a girlfriend to help me clean the house?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo rolled his eyes and spat, "You're dreaming. What I meant was, now that you have a girlfriend, you've started paying attention to hygiene."

You want someone to clean your house? Unless you can support them and they don't need to go to work and stay home all day, why should they come back to serve you when they have a job?

Of course, having a girlfriend means your combined salaries will be higher. She also needs to rent a place, and since you'll be living together, the combined rent will allow you to have a better living environment.

Although Miss Yuan had never experienced renting such a poor-quality house, she knew that not everyone could easily live in a luxurious house like her.

After all, class monitor He Xiaoyue and others were nearby, and she could provide accommodation, but Zhang Wei was here, so they couldn't just offer him money directly, could they?

"You're dreaming! These days, what girlfriend would be willing to share the rent with me?" Zhang Wei sighed.

He knew perfectly well that if he added his future girlfriend's rent to his monthly rent, the two of them could rent a better place. But the question was, would they even be able to? He certainly hadn't dared to dream of it.

"There are still good girls out there. Don't be so hasty. If you want to find a partner, don't listen to Sister Yuan. She's a staunch non-marriage advocate who has never dated and is only good at flirting with girls. If you listen to her, it would be strange if you could find a partner."

"You should know He Xiaoyue, right? If you're looking for a partner, you can talk to her privately," Lin Mo said.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan immediately snapped to attention: "Pah! What do you mean? What's wrong with listening to me? All I'm doing is telling him to find a beautiful woman. Even if he's hooking up with some buddies, would I harm him?"

"You want him to find beautiful women, but you have to convince them to agree first. How about you give him ten million and make him a diamond bachelor? That way he can find beautiful women," Lin Mo said, spreading his hands.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wei grasped Lin Mo's hand: "You're too kind, brother. It doesn't need to be ten million, five hundred thousand will do. With another five hundred thousand, I'll dare to go back to my hometown and look at all those beautiful women!"

"You're so useless, you piece of trash!" Miss Yuan said disdainfully.

Zhang Wei ignored this and continued, looking at Lin Mo, "I do know He Xiaoyue, your classmate, but it's not appropriate for me to talk to her. We're friends. If things work out, great; if not, we won't even be friends anymore!"

Lin Mo:

"Get out of my way. I asked you to talk to her about your criteria for choosing a partner, not to start a relationship with her."

She was scammed by a jerk last year, and now all she can think about is making money. You really have a knack for that!

"Oh, that's good. I'll ask around when I have time. I can't help it, I'm getting old now, I need to start looking for a partner. I can't stay single forever," Zhang Wei said with a simple smile.

Unlike others who dislike blind dates and don't want to be in a relationship, Zhang Wei is not averse to them at all; in fact, he really wants to be in a relationship and start a family.

"Alright, stop babbling and hurry up and change your clothes. It'll be dark by the time you finish," Miss Yuan complained.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei hurriedly went to his bedroom. Two minutes later, he had changed his clothes, and the three of them went downstairs together, ready to go out and have some fun. The Eternal Trident, after many days, had reunited.

Meanwhile, just as the class monitor and the others returned to the studio and turned on their computers to start editing footage, He Xiaoyue suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh my God!"

"What's wrong?" the squad leader asked, peeking over.

He Xiaoyue handed over her phone: "The news from last night is all over the internet now, I just found it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several people gathered around him, and sure enough, someone had already posted a video.

The video shows the scene in the hotel lobby last night, including four middle-aged men with blood all over their faces, police officers, medical staff, and of course Lin Mo, Li Shiya, and others.

The title is also quite straightforward: "[An assault occurred at the hotel recommended by Li Shiya; police have intervened]"

I only found out after browsing the comments section that this person was actually a fan of Li Shiya, and came here after watching the video recommended by Li Shiya.

[Oh my god, something happened at Brother Shou's hotel?]

[Li Shiya and Shou Ge are both here, did they get into a fight?]

[I don't think so. This hotel belongs to Brother Shou. As the owner, it's perfectly normal for him to come to the scene when something happens at the hotel.]

Does anyone have inside information? I'm really interested in this gossip.

[I have a friend who was there; it seems like it was Brother Shou who got into a fight!]

[Is this for real? The boss hit a customer? That can't be!]

[What's impossible? Lots of big businesses bully their customers. You actually believe what internet celebrities say? Hilarious!]

【What do you know? This hotel of mine, all the other hotels raised their prices during the entire May Day holiday, except his. What more do you want?!】

Moreover, there was more than one such video; at least three different perspectives were circulating online, and the online sentiment began to shift.

It's not that anyone wants to target Lin Mo, but since Li Shiya became famous, her life has been almost smooth sailing. She usually doesn't have any scandals, but now the hotel she strongly recommends is suspected of backfiring right after the advertisement was finished. This immediately made some people smell the scent of traffic.

It's not that I have a grudge against you, but attacking you will generate buzz and traffic. I didn't touch you before because I didn't have any leverage against you, but now that I do, I'll naturally give it a try. Even if things turn out differently in the end, at worst I'll just apologize and grab the traffic.

"Alright everyone, things are starting to look bad now, we need to take action quickly."

"This time, we don't need to be meticulous with the details. Let's clarify things first. We'll all work a little harder today and try to update tonight. Any questions?" Chuanmei asked.

Everyone nodded, indicating that there was no problem. Although the police had intervened, it did not mean that the matter was over.

In other words, conflict has begun!

(End of this chapter)