The old lady said, "Your parents are looking forward to you making a name for yourself. If you don't study now, your life will be over. I won't be able to answer to them even if I die."
Jiang Kai's grades were not good to begin with. Coupled with the fact that he had been busy with his parents' funeral and taking care of his grandmother during that period of time, he did not even get into an ordinary high school after the middle school examination. In the end, he went to a vocational high school to muddle through. Later, Lu Qizhou found out that he was good at gaming, so he asked him mysteriously if he wanted to take on jobs playing for others. He thought that since he had nothing to do in school, and his grandmother's medical fees were about to run out, he agreed.
At first, it was Lu Qizhou who did the intermediary job and looked for people in school. Later on, as Jiang Kai became more famous, people took the initiative to come to him. The price of substitute playing also increased a lot.
When he accepted this order, Jiang Kai's grandmother had a relapse and was short of money. That person agreed to a higher sum of deposit, but the overall price was lower, so Jiang Kai agreed.
Around noon, after completing the mission, Jiang Kai took off his earphones and hung them around his neck. He turned his sore neck and took out his phone to send a message to that person. Not long after, he received the final payment.
Lu Qizhou had just finished his game. He took off his earphones and threw them on the table. He asked Jiang Kai, "Are you going to eat?"
"No, just bring some back for me." Jiang Kai logged into another account after saying that.
Lu Qizhou stretched his numb legs. "No way, Brother Kai, you're working so hard? Are you short of money again?"
"It's alright." Jiang Kai shook his head. The main reason was that his grandmother had to go to the hospital for a checkup next week. If the results were not good, she would have to change her medicine.
"Alright." Lu Qizhou picked up the cigarette box and put it in his pocket. "Same as before?"
Jiang Kai was about to nod when he saw Xu Li and the others walking out of the private room. He suddenly changed his words. "I'll go with you."
Lu Qizhou didn't know why Jiang Kai suddenly changed his mind, but he was quite happy. "Sure, let's go!"
Jiang Kai dawdled for a while and only got up slowly when Xu Li and the others were nearby.
Meng Qingqing held Xu Li's arm and walked forward. Xu Li was playing with her phone with her head lowered. Wen Heng and the other boys walked behind her with their arms around each other's shoulders. When they passed by, Wen Heng recognized Lu Qizhou. He stopped and greeted them, "Hey, you guys are playing here too? Should we together?"
"What the…" Before Lu Qizhou could finish cursing, he was kicked by Jiang Kai. He turned around in confusion. "Brother Kai?"
Jiang Kai's eyes were indifferent. "Then let's eat together."
Lu Qizhou's face was full of question marks. Wen Heng was also a little surprised. He only wanted to tease Lu Qizhou! However, Jiang Kai had already agreed. This was a real big shot. He did not dare to refuse. He was afraid that if he refused, Jiang Kai would punch him.
Wen Heng: "We're going to eat spicy hotpot, okay?"
Jiang Kai nodded.
After walking for a while, Meng Qingqing realized that Wen Heng and the others were not following her. She turned around and shouted, "What are you waiting for? I'm starving!"
"Coming, coming!" Wen Heng jogged over and patted Meng Qingqing's head. "All you do every day is eat and sleep. Are you a pig?"
Meng Qingqing was furious. She let go of Xu Li's arm and chased after Wen Heng.
Xu Li was playing a game. She put on her earphones and looked up. When she saw Wen Heng being chased around the hall by Meng Qingqing, she simply stood there and waited for them to finish.
At the end of the game, Xu Li took off her phone and put it in her pocket. She turned around and was about to tell Meng Qingqing to stop fooling around, but she almost bumped into someone.
Jiang Kai took a step back and felt a little awkward. "Um… your gaming skills are not bad."
"Your skills are pretty good too." Xu Li returned the compliment.
Lu Qizhou was speechless. He started to doubt his life. His gaze kept wandering between Jiang Kai and Xu Li.
Seeing that it was about time, Xu Li stopped Meng Qingqing, who was about to pounce on Wen Heng. "Aren't you hungry? Let's go eat."
Meng Qingqing finally calmed down. She glared at Wen Heng, held Xu Li's hand, and skipped around telling her about the content of the drama she was watching.
Wen Heng and Lu Qizhou were the kind of people who didn't have much of a temper. They were quite familiar with each other. Although they had just fought not long ago, they were now chatting like biological brothers. The spicy hotpot restaurant they were going to was on this street. It was just a short distance away.
The spicy hotpot restaurant was not very big. There were only ten small tables. Xu Li did not have much of an appetite. After asking Meng Qingqing to order food, she went to sit at a table.