Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

"Hello... I... my name is Wang Meng."

The man in front of me stammered as he introduced himself.

Shen Mingchao laughed upon hearing this, and she became interested and started mimicking the other person's manner of speaking.

"Hello... I'm Shen... Mingchao. It's... nice to meet you, little stuttering... brother."

Knowing the girl was teasing him, Wang Meng awkwardly turned his head away, trying to keep his voice from trembling: "Don't call me that, I don't stutter, just call me Brother Meng."

Shen Mingchao thought Wu Xie was right; he really did blush when he got excited, which made her want to tease him.

But since Wang Meng was older than her, she suppressed her mischievousness and sweetly called him "Brother Meng".

The latter blinked frantically, his body trembled violently, and his face turned even redder, as if he had been steamed by the heat.

"Tsk."

Wu Xie, who was sitting to the side drinking tea, finally couldn't stand it anymore and gave Wang Meng a look that told him to figure it out himself.

That look was incredibly filthy.

including but not limited to--

Wang Meng, look at yourself, you're so utterly unpresentable.

He's over thirty years old, and he blushed just because a girl called his name. That's so pathetic!

Don't tell anyone I'm your subordinate when you go out; I'd be ashamed!

Wang Meng naturally understood what his boss meant, and he expressed his innocence. It really wasn't his fault for losing control.

In those inexplicable scenes, the other person kept calling him the same way over and over again. How could he not be agitated?

Besides, he's been helping Wu Xie run the shop for so many years, and he's never even held hands with anyone, let alone dated anyone. The only blind date he ever went on was ruined by Wu Xie and his friends.

He was given such a shock right from the start, what could he do? Why wouldn't he take advantage of such a stroke of good fortune?

Thinking about it this way, Wang Meng's resentment towards Wu Xie intensified. The conflict that had arisen after returning from Changbai Mountain hadn't subsided, and this incident only exacerbated the situation.

Mengmeng, now in his thirties, has finally reached his rebellious phase. He glared back at Wu Xie, then casually showed the cat in his arms to him.

Thanks to the misunderstanding at their first meeting, San San seemed to have remembered Wang Meng's scent while rubbing against him. She didn't resist Wang Meng at all and slept soundly in his arms.

Since his own cat had found itself a human-shaped cat bed, Shen Mingchao, as the cat's owner, naturally wanted to maintain a good relationship with Wang Meng.

Seeing the two of them go from talking about cat habits to computer games and even enthusiastically planning to play a match, Wu Xie almost choked on his tea.

Good, good, very good.

Wu Xie was furious. He rolled his eyes and walked out. This situation wouldn't be resolved without a couple of cigarettes.

After going outside, he discovered that he wasn't alone.

A young man sat deep in thought on the stone steps by the entrance, while a black bear leaned against the door, already smoking.

There were only the three of them. The fat man was sleeping on a recliner in the room, while Xie Yuchen had gone upstairs to handle some matters.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Hei Xiazi greeted him knowingly, "Oh~ isn't this my eldest apprentice?"

Wu Xie didn't reply. He sat down on the stone steps with the young man, bent his knees, and lit a cigarette for himself.

"Blind man, tell me, what's wrong with that kid?"

Black Bear chuckled: "What else could it be? He's been single for too long, and he's so infatuated with women that he's lost his bearings."

"After the mute man and I took him upstairs, we told him everything that had happened. After he froze for ten minutes, he suddenly slapped his forehead and told us that his luck with women had arrived."

"They say the trip to the Temple of the Matchmaker was worthwhile; he needs to seize this opportunity to find a partner, or he'll miss out on it."

"No offense to you, eldest apprentice, but it's one thing for you to be a repressed pervert, but how come the shop assistant you found is so clueless?"

"I heard he even hired someone to go to Changbai Mountain with him just to stop you from picking up the mute girl, only to be slapped back by you a few times?"

"Why don't you take him to the hospital for a check-up when you have some free time? You might have made him stupid. I feel like there's a lot of water in his brain."

Wu Xie listened to Black Glasses ramble on and on, including a sneaky insult directed at him, and immediately retorted, "You're the one who's secretly a pervert!"

"Heh, I thought you wouldn't understand after all that I said." Hei Xiazi said with some regret, regretting that he hadn't slipped in more of his own stuff or said a few more things to Wu Xie.

Wu Xie didn't reply. He was already annoyed. He hadn't figured out the White Snake yet, and had only managed to get rid of him temporarily. Now, Wang Meng had arrived.

Damn it, this ball of yarn feels like it's getting more and more tangled.

Zhang Qilan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up: "Wu Xie, I think the problem lies with you."

"Me?" Wu Xie's eyes widened. "It's not like I forced him to fall for me!"

"I think what the mute guy meant was that he willingly entered into this situation because he was angry with you, just wanting to see you suffer. And because of the Ming Dynasty, you can't do anything to him afterward."

Black Bear chuckled and continued, "His method of revenge is quite unique. I told you it would be addictive, yet he still fearlessly flies into the fire like a moth to a flame. I don't know whether to call him stupid or to say he hates you too much, Third Master."

"Damn it!" Wu Xie stubbed out his cigarette butt and asked the existential question, "Are there any normal people around us? Shouldn't a normal person be surprised, wary, and distanced from this kind of thing?"

Upon hearing this, Hei Xiazi paused in his smoking, his expression one of utter disgust: "Wu Xie, I think you've lost your mind too. You've insulted us all with just one sentence."

Wu Xie was about to retort when Zhang Qilan tugged at his clothes, and the words he was about to say died in his throat the moment he saw Shen Mingchao.

"Ming Dynasty, weren't you playing games with Wang Meng? Why are you out here?"

"I'm sleepy, so I came to ask where my room is? Fatty is sleeping, so Meng sent me to find you guys," Shen Mingchao said truthfully.

Wu Xie glanced at his watch; it was past ten o'clock at night, time to rest. He said directly, "Xiao Hua is on the second floor, her room should be lit up. Your room is right across the street. Get some rest, we'll go to Lou Wai Lou tomorrow."

This was one of the itineraries they had planned long ago.

"Okay, sure." Shen Mingchao yawned, turned around and looked at Wang Meng, who was carrying the cat and had followed her. She reached out and stroked the cat, asking, "San San, are you coming back to the room with me?"

"Meow~" The cat buried its head between Wang Meng's arms, clearly satisfied with this male mother.

Shen Mingchao sighed and said in a pleading tone, "Brother Meng, it seems like San San wants to sleep with you, could you..."

"able."

Wu Xie's face darkened: Wang Meng, look at your worthless appearance!

"That's great. Thank you for your help. Just take it back to your room and leave the window open. It's intelligent and won't poop in the room."

After saying this, Shen Mingchao yawned, said goodbye to everyone, and went upstairs.

Wu Xie, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, finally got his chance and prepared to carry out his plan to kill people under the cover of darkness. But as soon as he raised his hand, he was delighted to receive a three-ha cat.

Black Bear was gloating on the sidelines, amused that Wu Xie had also been attacked by the cat.

Wang Meng, emboldened by his position, retorted in a way that infuriated everyone: "First there was the mother who gained power through her son, now there's me who gains power through my cat. Boss, you can't touch me now."

Wu Xie sneered: "You're out of a month's salary!"

Wang Meng sneered, "Boss, don't you feel guilty saying that? When have you ever paid on time? Don't you even know how many months you've been in arrears?"