He finally remembered as well—
When old schoolmates reunite, emotions run high—like right now, Zhu Yuwen glanced at his uniform and smiled meaningfully, "Old buddy, long time no see. Never thought you’d be willing to endure this instead."
"Looks like your debt is cleared, congratulations, you finally made it back!"
Zhu Yuwen still had that annoying blabbermouth, opening with something Su Tiankuo didn’t want to hear.
Truth be told, he didn’t even want to see him.
Yet, there was no avoiding it now—
"Su Tiankuo, you should stay grounded from now on, right? Otherwise, if debt collectors call me again, won’t I be worrying?"
Su Tiankuo merely sneered—
"For old times’ sake, how about a good review?"
Zhu Yuwen immediately gave him five stars.
Seeing the review post, Su Tiankuo then slowly said, "Of course, after all, I’m not like you—I just took a wrong turn briefly, that’s all that delayed me."
"But hey, you’re 35 now, aren’t you? Still renting this kind of place? Don’t tell me you haven’t gotten a promotion, a raise, or bought a house, car, or found a partner yet!"
He shook his head, clicking his tongue, "Zhu Yuwen, it’s not easy for you either! Maybe you should just go back home, life in Beijing is too stressful."
Zhu Yuwen’s face darkened instantly.
Indeed, his life hadn’t been smooth.
Ten years ago, around when Su Tiankuo borrowed money, his company started spreading strange rumors about his character, and oddly enough, the company president, who only came to the office once every few weeks, even said at a company meeting—
"Some salespeople have the wrong mindset, even harming their friends. We may be a small company, but we still need integrity and reputation..."
Of course, since dismissals require severance pay, he wasn’t fired, but with such a hostile environment, there was no room for growth.
In the end, before any promotions or raises, he was forced to resign on his own.
After that, he changed companies and started from scratch...
A couple of years later, feeling there were no opportunities, he started over again...
His life, as Su Tiankuo said, hadn’t made much progress in ten years...
Guess that’s what being brothers means!
Su Tiankuo weaved through traffic on his electric bike, reaching the city plaza at the CBD, where a huge screen prominently displayed a composed, introverted and handsome man in a suit for a full thirty seconds.
Girls around stopped, captivated, chatting excitedly about his handsome charm, elegance, and his carefree choice to remain unmarried.
Meanwhile, Su Tiankuo stood there gazing up, realizing belatedly it was Chen Jingbai, pen name Bai Lu. The first work he plagiarized was this man’s.
Yet now, Chen Jingbai, despite publishing 6000 words daily like a leisurely fish, owned the pilipili video site, the year’s most popular video platform, whose exclusive library attracted floods of subscribers annually.
Another company, Feitian Production Company, having developed independent animation copyrights, collaborated with major film companies, wielding countless IP developments, already a reputed industry icon...
His own works had already been exported overseas, continually breaking box office records.
Now, he held shares in two companies and successfully acquired part ownership of Dream Weaving Literature Network. Fınd the newest release on novel⚑fire.net
Calling him a platinum master, he was actually a shareholder.
The ultimate winner in life, nothing more than that.
Now, the name Chen Jingbai represented immense capital and power, along with a keen sense of judgment.
Su Tiankuo lowered his head—between them, the gap was as vast as heaven and earth, it was pointless to look up.
—that was a life even in his dreams he couldn’t reach.
Even with a golden finger, he couldn’t touch it.