There was no reply from the other end; instead, an eerie silence descended.

A moment later, a muffled "thump" sound came from the other end of the phone.

It seemed as if something heavy had crashed onto the floor.

Xiao Zhang's expression changed, and he shouted into the phone, "Hello? Is this Manager Jason? Why is there no sound?"

"Hello? Are you still listening?"

"Are you alright?"

A commotion of exclamations and footsteps came from the other end of the phone, followed by someone shouting:

"Feed?! Manager Jason! What's wrong with you?! Someone come here!"

The manager suddenly fainted! He's foaming at the mouth! Oh my god, call 120 right away!

……

Cao Kun ultimately failed to attend the charity auction.

Just as he left the Song family manor, before he could even tell Wang Meng to drive, his cell phone rang abruptly.

He picked it up and saw that it was a call from his mother.

Cao Kun didn't dare to delay and quickly answered the phone: "Mom, why are you calling me at this hour? What happened?"

On the other end of the phone, Valen Hsu's voice sounded quite strong.

However, instead of getting straight to the point, he started rambling on and on:

"Son, how have you been lately?"

Are you tired from work? Have you been eating on time?

The weather is getting cooler in Nagato, remember to wear more clothes...

Listening to his mother's endless concern and care, Cao Kun felt a warm glow in his heart.

But if you don't interrupt her, she can ramble on for half an hour.

He could only helplessly say, "Mom, I'm in great health and have a great appetite."

Please stop beating around the bush and tell me exactly what the instructions are.

"You little brat, you think you're all grown up now? You don't even listen to your mother anymore?" Xu Ruyun said, feigning anger on the other end of the phone.

Cao Kun was speechless.

As the old saying goes: everyone cares about how high you fly, but only your own mother cares about how strong your wings are.

After disciplining her son, Valen Hsu sighed and got to the point:

"Actually, it's nothing major, it's just about your uncle Xu Guohua."

Upon hearing his uncle's name, Cao Kun immediately became serious.

Xu Ruyun and her brother lost their parents at a young age and relied on each other since childhood, forming a very deep bond.

Back when Cao Kun's family was so poor they couldn't even afford to eat.

It was my uncle who tightened his belt and saved his meager salary to help my sister's family.

They helped Cao Kun's family through the most difficult years.

Even a large portion of Cao Kun's childhood tuition fees were paid by his uncle.

Cao Kun has always kept this kindness in his heart.

"What happened at my uncle's house?"

Cao Kun asked with concern.

"Are you short of money? Just tell me how much you need, and I'll have someone transfer the money to you right away."

"It's not about the money, it's about your cousin Xu Yuanqing."

Xu Ruyun's tone was somewhat helpless.

"Your uncle came to me the day before yesterday, sighing and looking very worried. His hair had turned mostly white, all because of Xiaoqing."

"Xiaoqing? What happened to him?"

The image of his cousin, who was a few years younger than him, came to Cao Kun's mind.

In my memory, Xu Yuanqing was a typical "dead fat otaku".

He was short, round-figured, unkempt, and extremely introverted and shy.

When I was a child, I would always hide behind the adults when they came to visit, too afraid to speak.

Because of my timid personality, I was often bullied when I was in school.

Valen Hsu complained on the phone:

"Xiaoqing is thirty years old this year, he's not young anymore."

But he's the opposite; he doesn't even have a girlfriend yet.

"All I do all day is work and then hole up in my room looking at my phone."

"Your uncle was so anxious that he asked someone to arrange a blind date for him."

As a result, when the girl arrived, he remained completely silent, like a mute.

He just kept looking down at his phone and made the girl so angry that she turned around and left.

Your uncle is so worried about this that he's almost sick.

What should we do now?

Upon hearing this, Cao Kun not only didn't think it was a big deal, but instead laughed easily:

"Mom, I thought it was some kind of earth-shattering event."

Isn't that simple?

You can put your mind at ease, Uncle. I'll take care of this.

"Hand over Xiaoqing to me, and I guarantee I'll give him a complete transformation."

Let him reach the pinnacle of his life, and then he can bring back a beautiful wife for his uncle.

Upon hearing this, Valen Hsu was overjoyed.

She knew that her son was now successful and had extraordinary abilities.

If they dare to make such a guarantee, then they must have a way.

"Okay, okay, I'm relieved to hear you say that."

After all, this is the only son in the Xu family, so you'll have to put in a lot of effort.

Cao Kun readily agreed: "No problem."

Where is Xiaoqing now?

"Is he still at his hometown? I'll send someone to pick him up right away."

"Not in my hometown."

"That's what Xu Ruyun said."

"I asked your uncle. Xiaoqing said a while ago that he wanted to go out and make his way in the world. He's working in Shanghai now."

I heard it's a residential complex called "Blue Bay Garden," and he works as a security guard there.

"Cough cough cough..." Cao Kun couldn't catch his breath and almost choked.

This kid is actually in Shanghai?

This is like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly.

"He's in Shanghai? That makes things even easier!"

Cao Kun laughed and said, "Mom, I'm in Shanghai right now."

Now that I know where he is, I'll go pick him up now.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Kun was in a great mood.

He turned to Wang Meng in the driver's seat and said, "Let's not go to the auction for now. Let's change our route and go to Lanwan Mingyuan residential area."

"Okay, boss." Wang Meng immediately turned the car around and sped off in the direction indicated by the navigation.

……

The underground staff dormitory of Lanwan Mingyuan residential community.

The room was dimly lit and damp, filled with the scent of photinia flowers.

A crumpled security guard uniform hung on the chair, and wads of toilet paper lay on the floor.

On a creaky single bed, a short, chubby young man was nestled under the covers.

He grinned foolishly, looking like a pervert, using the faint blue light emitted from his phone screen.

Xu Yuanqing was holding his phone, engrossed in watching clips of the recently popular live streamer "Peipei".

Looking at the smiling goddess on the screen, he felt as if his barren life had been illuminated.

At this moment, he has transformed into a keyboard warrior, engaging in a fierce "battle to protect his parents" with several professional trolls in the comments section.

"Dare to call my Peipei a pretty face? I think your whole family are pretty faces! Do you know how hard she works?"

Xu Yuanqing gritted his teeth and tapped the screen rapidly, his fingers flying across the keyboard as he got into a tirade.

Just then, the incandescent light in the room was suddenly switched on with a "snap," and the blinding light instantly dispelled the darkness.

Xu Yuanqing subconsciously raised his hand to cover his eyes.

Before my eyes could adjust to the light, an annoying sound came from beside me.

"Xu Yuanqing, still playing on your phone?"

Stop playing around and get up! Remember to cover my night shift tonight.

Xu Yuanqing squinted at him.

That man's name is Zhang Qiang; he's also a security guard here.

He stood at the door, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, with an expression of utter nonchalance.

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