Jiang Mo sat on the bed hugging the quilt, lost in thought. Recalling the scenes from her dream, her body grew warm and restless again.
It's not like she was some kind of nymphomaniac.
Darn it, she must still be influenced by yesterday's movie.
She hurriedly got ready and went to work. Taking a breather during a break to slack off, she saw the "Want to Get Rich Every Day" group chat where a few people had already chatted hundreds of messages.
After catching up on the chat history, Jiang Mo chimed in, "So you two are coming to Jiangcheng? The weather's been pretty good lately, perfect for traveling. I'll host you."
Zhang Qingqing: "Wow, our big lawyer finally surfaces! Haven't seen you in the group lately."
Guo Yanni: "Great, great! Then I'm going to eat my heart out when I get there."
"I've been running around non-stop lately, the law firm is super busy," Jiang Mo said. "When are you planning to come?"
"Well, I'm currently unemployed, so anytime works for me. It's up to Yanni," Zhang Qingqing said. "By the way, are there any particularly auspicious or spiritual spots in Jiangcheng? I want to go pray, hoping for blessings to make my novel popular."
A while back, Zhang Qingqing couldn't take it anymore and finally quit her job, then she got hooked on reading novels.
After being obsessed for some time, she had a sudden realization—she could write one herself, why not pick up the pen?
So she started creating on Rotten Tomato. Jiang Mo had asked for the book title a few times, but Zhang Qingqing kept her lips tightly sealed.
"Then I want to go pray too," Guo Yanni followed suit, also starting to pray. "I need to work hard on my account."
Hard work pays off. After Guo Yanni consistently posted videos for so long, her traffic had improved, she had accumulated tens of thousands of followers, and could occasionally get some advertising deals now.
“Then hurry up and come! You've been talking about it for ages without moving. What, do you need the two of us to carry you here in a grand sedan chair?” Li Wan'er popped up, asserting herself right away.
Jiang Mo echoed: "Exactly, exactly! Hurry up and buy your tickets. It's been so long since we've seen each other."
The two of them acted quickly, immediately booking tickets for this Friday to come over, planning to play for three or four days, which coincided perfectly with Jiang Mo and Li Wan'er's weekend off.
So when Gu Ye discussed with her about going out over the weekend, Jiang Mo told her that her two days were already booked.
Her classmates were making the trip from far away with great difficulty, and it had been so long since they'd met, so Gu Ye could understand. "Alright, then you guys have fun."
"But... are you lacking a bag carrier and bill payer?"
Jiang Mo chuckled, "To be honest, I did save up some money during my time as a nanny at your place."
Now, being a struggling lawyer, the starting salary really isn't much, but fortunately it's enough for food, drink, and living at home.
"Then, is there any possibility of introducing me to your friends?" Gu Ye spoke up, finishing only to realize she seemed to be asking for recognition.
Hiding it from parents was one thing, but in front of close friends, could she give her a chance to pay the bill?
Jiang Mo thought about it. Before, because Gu Ye's identity was special, she hadn't even mentioned being in a relationship in the group chat.
But now...
"We'll see when the time comes."
Soon, Friday approached. Zhang Qingqing and Guo Yanni arrived in Jiangcheng in the afternoon.
They didn't book a hotel; it was arranged for them to stay at Jiang Mo's place.
The moment they met, they had endless things to talk about. The four of them gathered at a barbecue restaurant near Jiang Mo's home to eat.
Not sure who brought up the topic, but the conversation turned to blind dates.
On this, Zhang Qingqing couldn't wait to share, "Last time my relative set me up on a blind date, the guy brought his friend along. I ended up liking the friend."
“Then make a move! That friend might be single,” Li Wan'er said while playing with her skewers, especially fond of hearing gossip.
"I added the friend on social media, but he told me he doesn't like women," Zhang Qingqing said, shrugging her shoulders.
Guo Yanni shook her head: "I think blind dates aren't reliable. You have to find romance yourself."
Li Wan'er looked at her: "Yanni, are you in a relationship?"
"Nope. With our relationship, if I were, wouldn't I tell you?" Guo Yanni clicked her tongue. "What a pity. A table of four single dogs."
Jiang Mo listened silently, feeling guilty, not daring to join in.
Zhang Qingqing, gnawing on a chicken foot, glanced at Jiang Mo and said, "Four single dogs? Not necessarily. I bet Xiao Momo is probably seeing someone."
"Impossible. If she were seeing someone, I'd know," Li Wan'er said. "And wouldn't I have gotten a free meal out of it?"
Jiang Mo, eating a meat skewer, mumbled indistinctly, "Mmm, I do have a boyfriend."
