Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

"Look, look! It's coming down!"

The goddess was catching up on her sleep, and Lu Yuan was bored anyway.

If you accidentally can't resist and disturb the goddess's rest again, then you'll be in big trouble.

So Lu Yuan decided to go downstairs for a walk and get some fresh air.

But as soon as he went downstairs, Lu Yuan immediately realized something was wrong.

Lu Yuan took out his phone and looked at it. It was only a little past 9 o'clock. Would there be so many people in the lobby at this hour?

What's wrong? Is everyone rushing to check in at 10 am today?

That seems impossible.

Moreover, many eyes casually glanced at Lu Yuan.

There was also someone who kept swinging the position of their handbag.

"Hey, at least be a little more professional! Your camera is reflecting light!"

Lu Yuan inwardly scoffed, knowing without a doubt that more than half of these people were entertainment reporters, or paparazzi.

The rest are probably just bystanders who are unaware of the facts.

No, you can just walk into the Peninsula Hotel like that?!

Lu Yuan greeted the lobby manager and learned that these people were all checking in.

It's important to know that the Peninsula Hotel is not a budget hotel; even the cheapest room costs around HK$3,000 per night.

These entertainment reporters really went to great lengths to photograph themselves and Zhou Mei.

However, since he couldn't get rid of them, Lu Yuan didn't care anymore and let them take pictures without any problem. In any case, this would be beneficial to his upcoming plans.

At least they've become famous, haven't they?

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan would occasionally, unintentionally, strike a few cool poses.

Oh dear, what a blunder. I should have changed into something more stylish and worn sunglasses.

As Lu Yuan was thinking, he noticed that two strange creatures had infiltrated the pack of dogs.

One was dressed in a suit and tie, clearly an elite individual, with his hair freshly styled, giving him a meticulous appearance.

It was Lin Shaoyang.

As Lin Shaoyang walked to the hotel, looking at the hotel not far from his company, his feelings were somewhat complicated.

So this person really was after me, wasn't he?

Meanwhile, another person lingering not far away, wearing a floral shirt and flip-flops, was Ah Biao, who this time was not chased away by the lobby.

Lu Yuan was puzzled.

Could this idiot have found out that he and his goddess spent the night at a hotel and is coming to beat him up?

"Why is Mr. Lin here?"

Lu Yuan first greeted Lin Shaoyang, then called out to Abiao, who jogged over.

Lu Yuan thought to himself, "With outsiders around, they probably won't make a move."

Seeing that Lu Yuan was not only greeting him, but also Ah Biao, a gangster, Lin Shaoyang's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Let's find a place to sit down and have a cup of tea. Mr. Lin also has something to discuss with me."

"By the way, have you guys had breakfast yet? How about we find a teahouse?"

Although Ah Biao was seething with hatred, he knew that Lu Yuan was obviously busy with important matters right now, and he could settle accounts with him anytime, so he decided to let the kid off the hook for the time being.

"Mr. Lu, have you ever tried Hong Kong-style dim sum? I'll take you to an old shop; it's a little different from the Cantonese dim sum in Guangzhou."

As Lin Shaoyang spoke, he made a phone call to his assistant.

Soon, the three of them left the Peninsula Hotel by car.

The paparazzi looked at each other, unsure whether to follow or not.

If we follow along, we'll be at a huge loss if Zhou Mei comes down later. Besides, splitting up the circuit is a common trick used by celebrities like them.

But if we don't follow her, what if Zhou Mei isn't upstairs at all, but has already disguised herself and slipped away beforehand? That would mean we've completely lost her.

But they didn't have much time to react; the car quickly turned onto the main road and disappeared around the corner.

The car quickly entered the undersea tunnel.

"We'll take the Cross-Harbour Tunnel to Central, where there are more teahouses."

"And there shouldn't be any paparazzi coming to bother us anytime soon, haha."

Lin Shaoyang explained while teasing Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan glanced at A Biao out of the corner of his eye, and felt that the air conditioning in the car had dropped two degrees.

"Oh, we're just good friends. Those reporters just find angles and make things up."

Lin Shaoyang just smiled. He was just saying that; even a child wouldn't believe it.

Since they are unwilling to admit it, they must have considered it carefully. Some things are better left unsaid; there's no need to dig deeper.

But there was also a devoted fan of the goddess on the bus, cough, a fanatical fan.

"You little brat, you want to deny everything after you've taken advantage of me? Believe me, even if Grandma tries to stop me, I'll still beat you up."

Lu Yuan inwardly groaned. How could he have forgotten about this blockhead? What excuse did he use before? Playing games, I think.

"I'm not lying to you, Ah Biao, we're good brothers. Do you think I'm the kind of person who starts something and then abandons it?"

Ah Biao gave a cold snort in annoyance.

"That's hard to say!"

"Hey, why don't you believe me?"

Why didn't you tell me? You lied to me!

"Hey, hey, hey, I swear to God, I never lied to you."

Ah Biao was furious to see Lu Yuan so calm and collected.

"Just yesterday morning, I asked you what you did the night before last, and what did you say? Playing video games?! Go to hell with playing video games!"

"I swear to God, how could I have believed you?"

Lu Yuan felt a little guilty, but still stubbornly replied.

"I actually played StarCraft with my friends all night."

"It's all in the newspapers; you and Goddess Zhou Mei were clearly at the hotel the whole time."

"Yes, I just didn't tell you that the good friend I made the date with was Zhou Mei."

"You mean you two spent the whole night playing games in the hotel?! Do you think I believe you?!"

"Seriously, we played four games in one night, it was really exciting."

"It's one thing for you to play video games, but Zhou Mei, a goddess, does she play video games like a child?"

"Who says adults and goddesses can't play video games? This game was incredibly popular a few years ago, and it's still very popular in South Korea."

"Does President Lin know about this?"

Lin Shaoyang was suddenly called out and hadn't even reacted yet, so he subconsciously replied...

"Huh? Oh, you mean StarCraft? The one with the humans, insectoids, and gods?"

"Yes, yes, it's made by Blizzard Entertainment, and it's called StarCraft in mainland China."

"I have indeed heard of it. This game company is really famous. I remember when the game was released, I had just graduated from university, and there were indeed many people playing it in internet cafes."

Lu Yuan seemed to have found the most compelling evidence.

"See? Lots of people play this game. Unlike you, who's been killing people around since you were 16."

"After dropping you off that day, we discovered that we were both loyal players of Star Chicken Battle, so we agreed to go back to the hotel and play a game together."

"The first game was incredibly close, and I only managed a narrow victory."

"Let me tell you, you have no idea how arrogant Zhou Mei was at the beginning."

"She used Zerg, and as soon as her Mutalisk army was formed, she attacked, saying something like, 'Mutalisks are on the front line.' Tell me how we can lose."

"She just didn't expect that when my machine gunner injected her with a stimulant, bullets flew up and hit Flying Dragon directly in the face."

"And then she was still unconvinced."

"In the end, we played for about four rounds and didn't go to sleep until it was almost dawn."

Looking at Lu Yuan's confident words, A Biao couldn't help but wonder if he had really misunderstood him.

Did he really go back to the hotel with his goddess just to play video games?