159: Chapter 159 Reunion with Old Bear

"Teacher, I still cannot clear my mind and enter a state of Meditation."

"Have you encountered any unsolvable difficulties recently?"

"I... I suppose so."

"Believe in your future self; things will always take a turn for the better. When you reach the mountain, there will be a way through. Just let them go for today. I'll guide you through it one more time in a moment; try your best again. I can tell that your mental state is very poor right now."

"Thank you, Teacher, but I can't do it today. I have to go back. I will definitely come again in a few days."

"Child, you must believe in yourself. There is no hurdle you cannot overcome. You are such an outstanding young woman; fate will favor you, and everything will get better."

Zou Luyao just gave a bitter smile. "I have already been waiting for over a decade... Thank you, Teacher. I will definitely come again in a few days."

'If you encounter difficulties, come find me. I love helping others!'

Zhao Xiaoshuai wanted to go up and strike up a conversation again, but the girl seemed to be in a rush and left in a hurry. He had no choice but to drive and follow her quietly.

She was likely a university student, but she didn't live in the school dorms; instead, she ended up entering an old residential building.

Unable to follow any further, he could only mark the location, intending to create more "chance encounters" in the future.

After wasting quite a bit of time, he was already too late for the martial arts Sanda class he had scheduled for today. However, that unknown course was obviously not as important as this stunningly beautiful university student he had just encountered.

He parked by the roadside to enjoy the snowy scenery for a while, then pulled up the system and opened all the recent favorability treasure chests at once.

First were the Level 1 chests from the many strangers he had recently met and become acquainted with. There was basically nothing special, just ordinary cards. Because the levels were very low, no skill cards dropped, only some skill points were gained.

Next were Jia Youran's 201 (favorability) and Sun Yingxue's 244 (favorability), yielding a total of 4 silver cards and 20 attribute points.

Little Angel Jia Yiling's 329 (affection) yielded 3 silver cards and 20 attribute points.

Finally, Bai Feng's 311 (affection):

[Obtained multiplier silver card (permanent), attribute points * 4]

[Obtained multiplier silver card (permanent), attribute points * 6]

[Obtained multiplier silver card (permanent), attribute points * 10, high-level skill card (Patrol)]

"Oh? The probability of getting a high-level skill card from a Level 3 chest is very low. My luck is not bad."

[Learned high-level skill: Patrol]

["Wait a second, where is my husband?" This is the obsession born from the nightmares of a certain resentful wife who is left alone in her empty boudoir.]

"What kind of ghostly skill description is this..."

[From now on, you can sense the location of people with whom you have had an intimate relationship and whose favorability is greater than 200.]

As the skill took effect, a map of Chuncheng appeared in Zhao Xiaoshuai's mind. There were many light spots on the map, with names flickering above them.

Xu Yuyan, Guan Xiaosu, Bai Feng, Ling Rui, Meng Yawen.

"It seems that one must be intimately acquainted to count as having an intimate relationship."

At this moment, through the system, he could clearly see:

Xu Yuyan was in a hospital, likely accompanying her mother for dialysis.

Guan Xiaosu was at home, likely accompanying her daughter.

Bai Feng and Ling Rui were both at the company, together in his CEO office.

Meng Yawen was at the top floor of iSport, likely working hard to learn business management.

"Overall, it's still a pretty good skill."

Opening all the rewards together gives such a satisfying feeling of a bountiful harvest.

With this, his silver card reserves were back up to 16, and he could go wild again.

"It's time to get a business that truly belongs to me."

He took out his phone, pulled up his contacts, and found a person named Xiong Xiqu.

This person was someone he had chanced upon when he was helping Meng Yawen's mother after she accidentally fell on the road; a man who was deeply in debt but extremely capable.

"Hey, Old Xiong, it's me, Zhao Xiaoshuai. Are you busy? Do you have time to come out for a drink? Your brother has a money-making business opportunity I want to collaborate with you on."

Zhao Xiaoshuai followed the location Xiong Xiqu sent and found a small roadside shop.

At this moment, a customer frowned and flared up: "Didn't I say not to add cilantro?"

Xiong Xiqu, who was bringing dishes to the table, was stunned. "Um, you probably didn't say that when you ordered just now."

"Who says I didn't say it? You misremembered it yourself, and you're saying I didn't say it? Is this how you provide service?"

Xiong Xiqu was very confident in his memory; he would never have misremembered.

Furthermore, even if he had misremembered, it would be the problem of the young girl responsible for taking the customers' orders. He was just a waiter who washed dishes, served plates, and ran the floor; he really shouldn't have to bear this anger.

However, he silently endured it. "Don't be angry, customer. It must be that I misremembered. How about I help you pick the cilantro out of the dish?"

"It's already tainted with the flavor, how can I eat it? Return it for me!"

"Then I'll go consult with the boss, but I can't decide whether the boss will agree to that."

"Then you'd better hurry, I'm still waiting to eat!"

Just then, Zhao Xiaoshuai slammed his hand on the table.

"Buddy, I find you a bit unpleasant to look at. If I give you one hundred yuan, can you get away from me?"

The customer's eyes widened. "Who are you? Where did you come from? Are you trying to insult me with money?"

"One thousand."

The man hesitated for a moment. "Are you really giving it?"

Beep! Paid 1000 yuan to the other party.

"Hey, ran into a rich idiot. I'm going to go eat something good. Bye-bye to you all."

The man felt he had picked up a bargain, and Zhao Xiaoshuai had gotten the peace and quiet he wanted. Both sides had given up something insignificant to them; it was a win-win.

"Old Xiong, how much longer do you have?"

"Five minutes and 32 seconds left. I promised the boss I'd work until five, so it has to be five. I can't shortchange it by a single second."

"Alright, I'll just sit and wait for a while."

Although he was just doing odd jobs, Xiong Xiqu didn't slack off at all. He carried plates steadily and quickly, not at all like a former big entrepreneur with a net worth of over 100 million.

When the time came, Old Xiong finished the last task in his hands before notifying the boss and collecting his daily wage of 80 yuan.

"Brother Zhao, what made you suddenly think of me?"

"Let's go, get in the car and we'll talk. Come to my place today for a couple of drinks."

"Alright."

The two went outside and unexpectedly saw that annoying customer from earlier again. He was holding a phone, seemingly on a video call with someone.

"Did you see that? I didn't lie to you, right? Is that a maybach!"

"Holy shit, brother, how could you run into such a luxury car in that back alley of yours?"

"Just good luck, just good luck! How much money must one have to afford to drive that? You'd need a family fortune of over ten million, right?"

"You'd dare to drive a four-million car with a fortune of over ten million? How bold are you! You can't drive that without fifty million."

"Don't know where this big brother came from. If only I had a chance to get to know him."

Zhao Xiaoshuai walked behind the man who was standing in the way around his car and tapped him on the shoulder.

"Holy shit, who is it? You scared the hell out of me! It's you? Did you chase me out because you regret it? Let me tell you, once money is in my pocket, even the King of Heaven can't take it back!"

"Don't worry. Even if I were keeping a dog, it would cost more than a thousand yuan a day. However, could you please move away from my car? I'm afraid you might accidentally scratch the paint, and you wouldn't be able to afford the compensation."

As he said this, he took out his key and unlocked the car. The black maybach flashed its lights.