He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

In broad daylight, under the sky and over the earth, Lu Chenbi arranged to meet Shu You at a high-end coffee shop in the city center.

Shu You pushed the door and walked in, carrying a bag with the logo of a two-yuan store and a cute pink bunny with a heart on it.

Lu Chenbi had been waiting impatiently. As soon as Shu You sat down, Lu Chenbi angrily asked him, “Why did you come so late?”

Shu You was surprised, “Didn’t we agree to meet at 10:30?”

He had timed his bus journey and even lingered at the entrance for five minutes to ensure that he arrived on time.

Lu Chenbi’s anger shot out of his eyes, “I said from 10 o’clock onwards, but no later than half an hour!”

Shu You understood, “Okay, but I didn’t exceed half an hour.” It was just in time.

Lu Chenbi nearly crushed the cup in his hand. Remembering the purpose of his visit, he forcibly suppressed the urge to blow up and heard Shu You say, “I brought you a gift.”

“Oh?” Lu Chenbi wondered if it was bad news about Lin Mingxu.

Shu You took out a lunch box from the bag and smiled, “Are you hungry? Eat it while it’s still hot.”

Lu Chenbi: ???

He opened the lunch box and saw noodles with a few slices of meat and vegetables on top. The soup was still warm, and it looked pretty tasty.

Lu Chenbi didn’t eat much in the morning, and now he was actually a little hungry. But he glanced around the environment – eating beef noodles in a coffee shop?

“Go ahead and eat,” Shu You said kindly. “The noodles will clump up when they get cold.”

Lu Chenbi was a little confused, “Did you drug the noodles?”

“Why did I drug you?” Shu You urged, “I made the noodles myself. Don’t waste food, consider it as compensation for you.”

Lu Chenbi hesitated, but inexplicably took a bite and found it really delicious.

As the saying goes, good food calms tempers, and his anger dissipated in an instant. “Even so, you still need to explain yourself,” he coughed.

Unexpectedly, Shu You questioned him, “Explain what?”

“You…” Lu Chenbi slurped his noodles and said angrily, “Don’t you want to break up with Lin Mingxu?”

“At the bar, you complained to me about how Lin Mingxu is now a poor guy who can’t even buy you a purse… slurp… You have no feelings for him anymore and just want to leave him as soon as possible… slurp… Is it all fake?”

“I already found a place for you to live, and now you’re saying you won’t break up with him? What’s going on? Are you playing with me?”

As a spoiled rich second-generation who wasn’t particularly favored by his own father, Lu Chenbi’s credit card limit was also limited. He had spent all his pocket money this month and had even borrowed money to help Shu You rent a place.

After going home yesterday, Lu Chenbi became more and more angry and felt that something was not right, so he had to confront Shu You today.

“Oh, that one,” Shu You suddenly realized, “Those were just angry words said when couples fight. How can you take them seriously?”

“Really? Don’t tell me there are single dogs who don’t understand this?”

Lu Chenbi:…

After finishing the beef noodles, there was a strange taste of dog food in his mouth.

With a sound of “pa,” he put down his chopsticks on the table and angrily said, “So you were lying to me all this time?”

“Well, not exactly,” she replied.

Shu You seized the opportunity and asked in a serious tone, “More importantly, why do you hate Lin Mingxu so much?”

“Why? Do I need to explain?”

Lu Chenbi began to recall his miserable experiences. He had tried hard to rank in the top ten of his class, but Lin Mingxu was always the first in his grade. In the school relay race, he won the bronze medal, but Lin Mingxu won the long-distance race. He finally had a crush on a girl, but she said Lin Mingxu was the most handsome boy in the school…

Even when he returned home, he could hear his parents praising Lin Mingxu from time to time!

In short, Lin Mingxu was his lifelong enemy! Lu Chenbi was overcome with sorrow, his eyes becoming moist. “In this lifetime, there’s either him or me. If he exists, I can’t; and if I exist, he can’t!”

“Mmm-hmm,” Shu You listened with relish, and then asked, “So, how long have you had these symptoms?”

Lu Chenbi replied without thinking, “About ten years or so.” Wait, what? He wasn’t sick!

He glared at Shu You, who suddenly became serious and asked, “Lu Chenbi, have you ever felt that something is not quite right with you?”

“What’s wrong with me?” Lu Chenbi asked.

“Have you ever felt that you’re overly obsessed with Lin Mingxu?”

“Well, maybe a little bit,” Lu Chenbi admitted.

“You pay special attention to him, want to know everything about him, and are even aware of his movements.”

“Yeah, that’s true,” Lu Chenbi agreed.

“You’re planning to be with him for the rest of your life and even want to steal his boyfriend,” Shu You continued.

“So what?” Lu Chenbi asked.

Shu You slapped his thigh and made a passionate conclusion, “Lu Chenbi, you’re clearly in love with him!”

Lu Chenbi became angry and stood up, shouting, “You’re talking nonsense!”

Everyone in the coffee shop looked over, and he immediately turned red, quickly sitting back down and angrily asking, “What do you mean, Shu You?”

“You should think about it,” Shu You confidently said, “You care about everything that Lin Mingxu does, you try to break him up with anyone he’s with, you think about him every day, and consider only him…what else could that be but love?”

“And you’re still so stubborn and difficult, clearly liking him but not realizing it,” Shu You continued.

Lu Chenbi thought to himself, why does that sound somewhat reasonable?

He gradually showed a bit of fear, thinking to himself, “Oh no, could it be that I really like Lin Mingxu and I don’t even know it?”

Shu You delivered the final blow, “You hate me now, don’t you? You want me gone? You’re just treating me as a rival.”

“You’re jealous of me, jealous that I can be with Lin Mingxu!” Shu You exclaimed.

“Bang!”

Lu Chenbi stood up abruptly, knocking over his chair. He opened his mouth to speak but couldn’t say a word, and his hands waved around in panic as he looked like he’d been bitten by a zombie and was going through a grotesque mutation.

The coffee shop’s server couldn’t resist reminding him, “Sir, could you please sit down first?”

“I can’t!” Lu Chenbi shouted.

“Lu Chenbi’s worldview has been shattered into pieces and can never be put back together again,” said Shu You with a sigh, shaking his head and lamenting, “Ah, relationships, tsk tsk.”

“Money is still the most practical,” he continued.

After speaking, he picked up the empty lunch box on the table, satisfied with his meal, and asked the waiter, “Did he pay?”

The waiter’s mouth twitched, “We don’t allow outside food in the restaurant… and you haven’t ordered anything.”

“Well, that’s good,” Shu You thought. The original owner spent money recklessly and didn’t have any savings. Now, Shu You only had a few hundred yuan in his pocket, and the fridge at home was still empty.

Since he didn’t have to pay, Shu You left quickly before Lu Chenbi could rebuild himself.

Outside was the bustling city center. Shu You had nothing to do, so he strolled around, trying to find a way to make money.

There were always few vacancies in the busy area, and any available positions would be filled quickly. As Shu You walked and looked, he found that there were no suitable jobs for him.

He had some skills, but the original owner had no education and couldn’t even pass an interview.

The original owner could only rely on his good looks to make money on the street… Wait, hold on.

Shu You dug up a name from the original owner’s memory, pulled out his phone, opened the contacts, and found the person he was looking for. He was still working as a broker for a small company, recruiting people on the street.

“Shu You” had met this person before and was impressed by his appearance and demeanor, so he tried to recruit him with various promises and benefits.

The original owner signed a contract at the time. However, after a few live broadcasts that didn’t make much money, he forgot about the contract and left it behind.

So for a moment, Shu You forgot that he had this “part-time job.”

He couldn’t reach the broker by phone, but the company wasn’t far from where he was. Since he had nothing else to do, Shu You decided to go and check it out.

He followed the map navigation and walked for about ten minutes to arrive at a very tall office building. Everyone coming in and out looked dressed up and professional, except for Shu You who was wearing a white t-shirt and jeans from the previous owner’s luggage and carrying a plastic bag from a two-yuan store.

He walked to the lobby on the first floor, where a security guard approached him, “Hey, what’s your business here? Please register as a visitor.”

Shu You quickly wrote his name down and the guard scrutinized him for a moment, frowning and sizing him up. Suddenly, the guard saw the name of the company Shu You was visiting and nodded knowingly, “I see, you’re a host for this company, right?”

Shu You was stunned for a moment, “You have a sharp eye and are very wise!”

The guard proudly waved his phone, “I follow many hosts like you who dress up like this for the experience. I’ve seen a lot of them… I even have a slow-footed account.”

Shu You searched for his account and followed him on the spot to show his support. After that, he turned around to look for the elevator and met Lin Mingxu’s gaze.

Among all the handsome men and beautiful women around him, Lin Mingxu was still the most outstanding, with a tall figure and a remarkable temperament.

Lin Mingxu: …

Shu You: ???

Unexpectedly, they met here in life. Shu You’s thin body shook, unable to resist saying, “Lin Mingxu, I didn’t expect you to be here too…” to understand how to play to your strengths?

Lin Mingxu’s face darkened, and he didn’t need to ask to know that Shu You’s thoughts were wandering off again. He gritted his teeth and said, “You’re overthinking things.”

“I understand, I get it,” Shu You said in a world-weary tone, “We’re all doing it for our lives.”

Lin Mingxu took a deep breath and decided to take the initiative, “Why are you here?”

“Same reason as you,” Shu You replied truthfully.

Lin Mingxu’s face twitched, “I’m here to do something.”

Shu You nodded, “Yes, I’m here to do something too.”

Lin Mingxu suppressed a cold laugh that was about to come out, “What are you here to do?”

Shu You was confused, “The same thing as you.”

Lin Mingxu took a deep breath and forcibly ended this pointless conversation, “Are you here to apply for a job as a livestreamer?”

The old “Shu You” had mentioned becoming a livestreamer to Lin Mingxu before, and he had some impression of it. Moreover, this building was almost all M Company, so it was unlikely that Shu You was here for something else.

Lin Mingxu didn’t comment on Shu You’s plan to become a livestreamer, he had heard it before and didn’t care now. He just thought of something else and asked Shu You, “Is the company you’re going to in this building?”

“I signed a contract here before.” Shu You explained the situation and added, “I need money now, so I came to take a look.”

“Also, I have a bunch of second-hand goods that I haven’t sold yet.”

“Let’s do it together.”

Lin Mingxu frowned.

He looked at Shu You with a scrutinizing gaze, thinking about whether this was a coincidence or intentional. Shu You was nervous under his gaze, trying to recall if he had done anything to offend Lin Mingxu.

Could it be…

As he thought about it, a bell rang in his mind, and he suddenly made a face of confession and repentance, “Honey, I’m sorry.”

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Lin Mingxu froze, “What did you just call me?”