Chapter 16: Lively (Begging for Monthly Passes)

Lin Manzhi's best friend's WeChat profile picture showed a woman wearing a long trench coat, sunglasses, and holding a bouquet of flowers in her arms.

The artistic composition seemed very high; she looked both cool and beautiful, with a distinct vibe.

"Her name is Jiang Tingyu, she's the same age as you, currently working at an aquarium, dated a boyfriend in college but they broke up long ago, and is now in a gap period..."

Lin Manzhi sent the other party's information over again, very detailed, not even hiding the fact that she had dated a boyfriend.

Shen Siyuan didn't mind that the other party had dated a boyfriend; after all, a twenty-six-year-old girl who was so beautiful, how could she lack suitors? Having an emotional history was not surprising.

Besides, Shen Siyuan was just meeting the other party; whether it would succeed or not was another matter, so there was no need to overthink it.

"Thank you, Sister Manzhi," Shen Siyuan said politely.

"I won't handle the rest; you two talk, you take the initiative," Lin Manzhi added another reminder.

Shen Siyuan replied to her with an "OK" sticker.

Then he put down his phone, lay his head on the desk, and prepared to take a short nap.

He always had a habit of napping during the day; if he didn't sleep at noon, he turned into a dead dog in the afternoon.

As for contacting Jiang Tingyu, that definitely had to wait until working hours; personal matters should naturally be handled during work.

However, as Shen Siyuan lay on the desk, he discovered he had no sleepiness at all; his spirit was exceptionally good.

Shen Siyuan had actually discovered this problem last night; since devouring the soul of the Nine Youmingjun and obtaining divine sense, his spirit naturally became exceptionally vigorous, and his eyes became even more spirited, as if they could captivate the soul.

So last night, Shen Siyuan had used meditation to replace sleep; it seemed noon would have to be the same.

Thinking of this, Shen Siyuan felt his whole body falling downward from the void; this process was very slow, his whole body felt light and floating, as if it had no weight.

Finally, he landed in a lake, yet like a fallen leaf, he landed on the water surface, stirring up slight ripples; his mind trembled with it, but soon, as the ripples dispersed, the lake surface returned to calm again, and his mind entered a state of no thought and no idea.

Ordinary people have too many distracting thoughts and find it hard to enter such a state, but for Shen Siyuan, who possessed the memories of the Nine Youmingjun, entering such a state was as simple as eating and drinking water.

In this state, not only could the spirit achieve extreme relaxation, but the body could as well; even bodily functions slowed down accordingly, as if entering hibernation.

But soon, he was woken up by a ringtone from a mobile phone.

Shen Siyuan hurriedly opened his eyes; it seemed he had just closed them, and it was already time to go to work.

Actually, this was the result of people not feeling the passage of time after entering a meditative state.

Although slacking off at work was no one's business, blatantly lying there sleeping was definitely not allowed; one had to at least put on a show.

At this moment, those who were sleeping all got up; some stretched, some got up to pour water, some prepared to go to the restroom to wash their faces... the entire office instantly came alive.

Shen Siyuan also got up to pour himself a glass of water; seeing the cola on the desk, people rushed to transfer money to him.

"I sent the red packet to the group chat."

The red packet group was an internal WeChat group for the operations department; everyone was in it. The reason for this name was that this group was truly only used for claiming red packets and was never used for communication in daily life.

Shen Siyuan didn't stand on ceremony, directly claiming the red packet; although a bottle of cola was only three yuan, one thing was one thing.

Besides that, Li Wenjuan's cold skin noodle money was naturally not shorted either.

If he were a simp pursuing her, he would definitely refuse her money, but obviously Shen Siyuan was not, so he accepted it with a clear conscience.

The noise in the office soon quieted down; everyone returned to slacking off mode and got on with their own tasks.

Only then did Shen Siyuan pick up his phone, add Jiang Tingyu, and the other party passed the request very quickly.

So Shen Siyuan directly sent the other party a very classic chat opening.

"Hello, are you available?"

"?"

Jiang Tingyu's reply was equally classic.

"I am Shen Siyuan, Lin Manzhi's colleague; did she tell you?"

"Oh, I know, the fresh young man she spoke of."

"Uh~, did Sister Manzhi describe me like that?"

Shen Siyuan turned his head to look at Lin Manzhi; she was focused on her work and did not notice Shen Siyuan's gaze.

However, her describing Shen Siyuan this way seemed not wrong, because although Shen Siyuan was already twenty-six this year, he actually looked far younger than his actual age; his skin was Bai Xi, his brows and eyes were clear, giving a feeling of being inexperienced and clean and fresh, which is usually called a youthful vibe.

Perhaps because of this, he was especially liked by older sisters.

"Yes, she kept praising you in front of me; are you really that good? But why block your Moments?"

"I didn't block my Moments; I just rarely post on Moments."

Her words actually reminded Shen Siyuan; he clicked on the other party's Moments to browse.

Her Moments were very clean; either food or various animals in the aquarium; the only few self-portraits were all wearing diving suits or mermaid performance costumes, appearing extremely gorgeous and captivating.

Such a beautiful Miss surely lacked no suitors; Shen Siyuan didn't know why the other party had fallen to the point of blind dating.

However, they had just met, so he wasn't good at asking the other party.

Seeing that the food the other party posted was mostly Sichuan cuisine, he followed this topic and started chatting with the other party.

Then he learned the other party was a Sichuan girl.

"You are from Chongqing, so how did you come to Binhai?" Shen Siyuan was somewhat surprised.

"Because I love the sea; are you a local of Binhai?"

"You could say so?"

"What do you mean 'you could say so'?"

"I was born in Binhai, but my parents are not, so I count as half a Binhai person..."

The two chatted like this; this girl seemed very talkative and was not a pretentious person; they chatted for over half an hour, agreed on the time and place to meet on Friday evening, and only then ended the chat.

However, from the chat just now, both sides had a preliminary understanding and a vague impression of each other; as for whether they were suitable, that would have to wait until they met.

However, soon, Lin Manzhi lifted her head and said with slight excitement: "Shen Siyuan, Tingyu has a good impression of you; keep it up."

Obviously, Jiang Tingyu reported the situation to Lin Manzhi immediately; it seemed the relationship between the two was very good.

Her words were like throwing a stone into a calm water surface; the office instantly became lively.

First, Chen Hao, sitting opposite her, stretched his neck.

"What's going on? Lin Jie, did you set him up with someone? Do you know that's discrimination? Why didn't you set me up? It doesn't matter if she's pretty; the key is, is she a rich woman? If she's a rich woman, I'll really be angry."

"The good-looking ones hang out with the good-looking ones; Sister Manzhi's friends must be good-looking too."

That flattery was delivered with class.

"Damn it, Sister Zhang Zhijie, I'm angry. Why won't you set me up? You're my own sister."

"Damn, you have a girlfriend; why are you butting in?"

"I've been thinking of changing recently."

"Alright, I've recorded this. If you don't treat me to a week's worth of meals, I'll send it to your girlfriend."

"Spit! You scoundrel, you're playing dirty..."

"Brother Shen, do you have a photo? Let me see..."

"Don't show it to him, or before you even meet her, he'll already start rushing..."

For a moment, the office was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.