101: Chapter 101 Song Yuan disturbs the nest of wealth

Inside the bar, Song Yuan sat alone in a booth.

By the time Lu Chi arrived after getting the call, Song Yuan had already ordered drinks twice.

Lu Chi called a server and ordered the same drink Song Yuan had, then asked him,

"What's going on? Why did you suddenly think of calling me to drink? Could it be that Li Mingqi is up to something new again?"

Song Yuan shook his head, then after a long silence, he asked,

"Lu Chi, if one day you found out that someone close to you was a top-tier big shot, what would you think?"

Lu Chi's brow twitched.

"A top-tier big shot? That's unlikely. Most of the people I interact with, you pretty much know too. Which one of them looks like a big shot? None of them."

Song Yuan rubbed his head and asked him,

"Do you think my wife looks like a big shot? The kind with tons of money. Do you think she looks like it?"

Lu Chi pondered for a long time before giving his answer,

"No! Don't get mad at me for saying this, but your wife does have a certain noble aura about her, but it's probably something she was born with. If she were that kind of super-rich big shot, would she have a commoner's wedding with you?

These young ladies nowadays are hard to please, aren't they? Which woman doesn't have a bit of vanity and doesn't hope for a grand, luxurious wedding of the century?"

Song Yuan scoffed and asked him again,

"Then is there a possibility that she's so rich she doesn't need vanity at all, doesn't need a luxurious wedding to prove her happiness? Because what others pursue their entire lives is just her daily life?"

This time, Lu Chi was stunned. Looking at Song Yuan's state, he didn't seem to be joking.

"Holy cow, brother, this can't be true, can it?"

Song Yuan gulped down the rest of his drink, then pulled out his phone to show Lu Chi. The browser was open to Gu Shiyu's Baidu Baike page.

"Holy cow, holy cow, holy cow!!!"

Lu Chi almost choked on his drink. Baidu Baike wouldn't lie. The photo was of Gu Shiyu herself, and below it was her personal information.

Young female entrepreneur, current General Manager of Gus Group, twenty-six years old, graduated from London Business School...

Below that, there were also many posts about Gu Shiyu, with people estimating her net worth in the tens of billions.

Lu Chi was completely numb after reading it.

He looked at his phone, then at Song Yuan.

They had been poor together, struggling together from school to society, and now this brother of his, with whom he had shared hardships, was suddenly taking off.

During the toughest times of their internship, they rented a place outside the Fifth Ring Road just to save two thousand yuan in rent each month, ate from the same bowl of instant noodles, and took turns wearing the same jacket.

Now they were starting a business with a shared dream, but it seemed they were about to part ways.

Lu Chi's surprise was no less than Song Yuan's. It took him a long time to recover before he asked,

"Brother, you just found out too?"

Song Yuan rubbed his temples repeatedly.

"Otherwise, why would I come to drink with you today? My soul was scared out of me."

Lu Chi tentatively asked,

"So, are you still going to start a business with me? You... someone with a tens of billions net worth behind them, are you still willing to suffer with your brother?"

"Get lost!"

If it weren't for the table between them, Song Yuan would have kicked him.

Seeing him say that, Lu Chi understood: Song Yuan would not abandon their original dream.

He teased,

"Interview this brother: What's it like to be with a stunning rich woman?"

Song Yuan glared at him, rolling his eyes.

"You don't know how many lies she told me. You're asking me how I feel?"

"So, why are you upset? I think sister-in-law's character is good. Every time she meets us brothers, she laughs and jokes, and she doesn't look down on us poor guys.

Families like hers, from wealthy households, usually have arranged marriages, right? She chose you and isn't picky about anything, which means it's true love for you. Do you remember what Lin Xueyao was like when she met us? Her eyes were practically in the sky.

For this alone, I think she's great. Don't be foolish!"

Song Yuan was very troubled.

"What foolishness am I committing? Do I even have the right? My mind just can't process it for a moment. Most importantly, I've developed true feelings for her. You're talking about families like hers—what if her family looks down on me and forces us to divorce?

Then I'm on the verge of a breakup!"

Lu Chi sighed and called the server over to order two more drinks.

"Listen to me, don't avoid it. Interact with her the same way you always have. Gus Group has a good reputation, and I believe she's not that kind of person. Just with that handsome face of yours, you're qualified!"

Song Yuan remembered his past promises to her. He said he would let her live the life of a rich wife, buy her a villa like her friend's, and give her her favorite jewelry.

He used to be truly confident, but now he was genuinely insecure.

He didn't know how Gu Shiyu felt when she heard those words back then. Now, thinking about it, he felt a bit like laughing.

Would she laugh at him?

Would she despise him for being poor?

Song Yuan felt a little lost.

After finishing this drink, Song Yuan's ears were filled with Lu Chi's words of advice, but he couldn't hear a single word. His mind was filled with that bright, beautiful face and a string of numbers that were almost longer than his life—her tens of billions net worth.

He lay on the table, his head spinning, mumbling incoherently,

"Wife."

"Gu Shiyu..."

"General Manager Gu, the female devil..."

Song Yuan was drunk.

Lu Chi called him for a long time but couldn't wake him up, so he took it upon himself to call Gu Shiyu.

"General Manager Gu, Song Yuan is drunk. Do you still... want him? If so, could you come pick him up?"

At that moment, Gu Shiyu wasn't feeling too good either. She was drinking alone at home. The bottle of red wine Song Yuan bought last time was almost empty. The taste was nowhere near as good as the wine in her cellar, but it made her unable to stop drinking.

"Song Yuan is drunk? Send me the address."

Lu Chi sent her the address. Gu Shiyu looked at the familiar address, and her heart warmed inexplicably. It was where Song Yuan and Lu Chi often drank and chatted, and also where she and Song Yuan first met.

She changed her clothes and called her driver, driving her usual plain car to the bar to pick him up.

When Gu Shiyu arrived, Song Yuan was sprawled out there.

Gu Shiyu called him a few times but couldn't wake him.

Lu Chi and the driver each supported Song Yuan out. Song Yuan was still mumbling, and Lu Chi's scalp tingled as he heard him occasionally blurt out words like 'female devil,' 'wife,' and 'little fairy.'

After knowing Gu Shiyu's true identity, Lu Chi also became more reserved.

"General Manager Gu, Song Yuan drank too much. Please don't hold it against him..."

Gu Shiyu smiled faintly.

"Just call me sister-in-law as usual."

Lu Chi, "Alright, okay."

Song Yuan was tall, and even two big men struggled to carry him.

Finally, they got him to the car. Lu Chi watched as Song Yuan was helped into the car, and Gu Shiyu carefully cradled his head. At that moment, there was nothing but envy.

The gleaming Maybach drove away before his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Brothers, but different fates."

Looking at how carefully Gu Shiyu was taking care of Song Yuan, it didn't look like she was going to dump him at all. She clearly held him dear.

Song Yuan had really hit the jackpot.

Lu Chi decided that tomorrow, once Song Yuan sobered up, he would definitely make him buy him a set of gaming equipment. He was rich and powerful; he had to share some of the wealth with his brother, right?