469: This task is way too difficult to complete!

On the morning of Wednesday, July 2nd, Chen Xinyi still left the house at eight o'clock. She was going to slack off at the company for the day, chat with Lin Zhishan and her other work buddies, and then go through the resignation procedures.

Before leaving, Chen Xinyi also told Ye Su and Yan Ran that after she officially resigned in the evening, she was going to have a farewell dinner with her work buddies, so she wouldn't be coming back for dinner tonight.

"OK."

"Got it. Have fun with your colleagues."

After seeing Chen Xinyi off, Yan Ran clung to Ye Su affectionately for a while longer before heading out to attend to her own business.

Once they both left, Ye Su took out the [Book of Wealth], opened the cover, and happily put the two gold bars that appeared out of thin air, along with the [Book of Wealth], back into his system space.

[storage space 2: Book of Wealth (1), Gold (540g)]

"Now this is the right speed for hoarding gold."

After fantasizing about the [Book of Wealth] upgrading further and producing four gold bars a day, Ye Su finally closed the system interface.

"Nothing much to do today. Why don't I head over and see how those three bastards are doing?"

Besides himself and Lin Jingjie, Fang Zewei and Jiang Zhibin also had no classes or exams today.

Taking advantage of their free time, the three of them went over to the apartment Ye Su provided for them to set up the furniture he had bought in advance.

No sooner said than done. Ye Su grabbed his car keys and drove straight to Xingyue Community.

Since buying this apartment, Ye Su hadn't visited it many times.

Fortunately, he had to come over two days ago to sign for the computers; otherwise, he was genuinely worried he wouldn't even find his own door.

As soon as he pushed the door open, Ye Su first heard the noisy banter of the three inside, and then saw them cleaning up with a division of labor.

"My sons, your strictest father has arrived."

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the three stopped what they were doing and looked toward the door in unison:

"Boss Ye, perfect timing! Give us a hand and help us clean."

"Farewell!" Hearing this, Ye Su cupped his hands and prepared to slip away.

"Don't go, Boss Ye!"

"Look at you. Now that you're here, why don't you join us in becoming glorious members of the working class?"

Fang Zewei, the most honest of the three, stood there like Zhang Fei, clutching a mop and nodding repeatedly:

"What my two older brothers say makes sense."

Ye Su didn't actually run off. He just turned around and cursed at them:

"I really must owe you guys in a past life! I give you a place to stay, and I still have to clean up with you!"

Jiang Zhibin grinned cheekily as always. "You're the godfather of our Dorm 305. Why are you sweating the small stuff with us?"

Fang Zewei and Lin Jingjie also nodded in agreement beside him. "Exactly, exactly."

"I'm seriously speechless!"

Left with no choice, Ye Su picked up a rag and joined them in the big clean-up, just like they used to do in their dorm.

While wiping the tables, Ye Su opened the system and used the [friendship value] appraisal function on the three of them.

[Your friendship value with Jiang Zhibin is 89 points, rating: Friend!]

[Your friendship value with Lin Jingjie is 89 points, rating: Friend!]

[Your friendship value with Fang Zewei is 89 points, rating: Friend!]

"Holy crap, not even one reached 90!"

Ye Su had originally held onto a sliver of hope, wondering if he could complete the [hidden task - A Crowd of Good Friends] at least once through his three roommates.

Before coming, Ye Su had even fantasized a little that their two and a half years of roommate bonding would push their friendship values with him above 90.

Once the system opened, he would be able to complete [hidden task - A Crowd of Good Friends] three times in one go, easily pocketing three million, plus a 60-point attribute reward and three storage spaces.

He didn't expect his hopes to be dashed so quickly.

Let alone completing the hidden task three times, he couldn't even complete it once now.

The trio's friendship values with him were all consistently stuck at the 89-point threshold.

"Seriously? Not even one reached 90. Is our bond really that shallow?!"

Ye Su grumbled inwardly, but there was nothing he could do.

Although his three roommates couldn't help him complete [hidden task - A Crowd of Good Friends], three 89s were already the highest [friendship values] he had encountered since activating the task.

"If this hidden task is so hard to complete, and I need to do it ten times to trigger the [hidden achievement - A Crowd of Good Friends] and get the mysterious surprise reward, just how amazing will that surprise be?"

After realizing how high the requirement for a 90-point [friendship value] was from his three roommates, Ye Su could only comfort himself that good things take time.

Who knew, maybe after completing the task ten times, the triggered [hidden achievement - A Crowd of Good Friends] really would bring him a massive surprise.

*Buzz, buzz—*

Just as Ye Su was spacing out over the hidden task, his phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket, pulling him back to reality.

Closing the system screen, he pulled out his phone and saw that it was a message from Li Mengyao.

"What does the eldest young lady of the Li family want now?"

Unlocking his phone and opening WeChat, he saw that Li Mengyao's message was as direct as always.

[Mengyao: Are you free tonight?]

"Tonight?"

Since Chen Xinyi wasn't coming home for dinner tonight, Ye Su had planned to see what time Yan Ran would finish her work.

If she got home early, they could have a candlelit dinner.

Since Li Mengyao was asking, Ye Su had no choice but to cancel tonight's plan and postpone the candlelit dinner to tomorrow.

[I'm free, what's up?]

[Li Mengyao: Didn't you say school is almost out for summer break and you're heading back to your hometown in a few days?]

[Li Mengyao: If you're free tonight, come over to my house for dinner. It'll save Old Li and his wife from constantly nagging about you.]

"Dinner at her place? Perfect timing."

Ye Su had originally planned to find an excuse to visit Li Mengyao's company this afternoon to complete the [hidden task - Insomnia Terminator].

Now that Li Mengyao was inviting him to dinner at her place tonight, he had to cancel his afternoon plans as well.

"If I go to her house, completing the task seems like it'll be harder than in the office..."

If he went to Li Mengyao's house, he would likely have to go to her room to use the massage excuse to treat her sleep issues.

But with Li Shanhai and Wang Lijuan at home, how was he supposed to find an excuse to take Li Mengyao into her room right in front of them?

Just thinking about it made Ye Su feel like he was stealing someone's daughter right under her parents' noses.

"Whatever, I'll agree first. If it's inconvenient tonight, I'll just find another excuse to visit her office tomorrow at noon."

Ye Su, who always believed in crossing that bridge when he got to it, immediately decided to go to Li Mengyao's house first.

[Sure. What time are you heading home this afternoon? I'll head over then.]

[Li Mengyao: I'll head home early. You can just come over around the usual time.]

[[OK][OK]]

After replying with two emoji hand gestures and seeing that Li Mengyao didn't send any more messages, Ye Su slipped his phone back into his pocket and went back to being the benevolent godfather to his three roommates.