Chapter 515
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Chapter 515: Heartbreak to the Point of Suffocation
Were there any idle people in the incredibly busy Myriad World Civilization?
Of course, there were.
For example, Lu Yang, who had just been given a short holiday by Luo Ji.
Recently, Lu Yang had been quite idle.
For someone accustomed to constant work, suddenly finding themselves with nothing to do felt quite unsettling.
He truly felt restless from the idleness!
He just felt like he couldn’t settle down unless he had something to do.
Fortunately, he still had a jade pendant he could fiddle with.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t know what to do with his unoccupied hands.
With nothing else to do, Lu Yang, for the first time in a while, actively invited his friend Shen Jun out for drinks and dinner.
He had clearly arrived early, and Shen Jun was still nowhere in sight.
Just as he was thinking this, a voice drifted over.
“Yo, isn’t that our Lord Lu? What brings you here for drinks and dinner today?”
With these words, Shen Jun, who was fiddling with a red jadeite in his hand, swayed playfully into the private room.
Faced with his friend’s teasing, Lu Yang naturally just rolled his eyes.
Shen Jun clearly understood Lu Yang’s personality.
After a brief taunt, he casually sat down in the opposite seat.
After several rounds of wine and many dishes, Shen Jun wiped his mouth and chatted idly with Lu Yang about recent events.
“Oh, by the way, Lu Yang, do you know anything about that opera being advertised everywhere recently?”
Hearing this, Lu Yang opened his mouth but seemed a bit unsure how to respond.
He, as an assistant official, naturally knew about the opera performance that His Majesty the Emperor had put considerable effort into.
Its purpose was to promote the integration of beastman and human societies, resolve the estrangement between the two races, and deepen cultural exchange.
However, this deeper meaning involved significant political matters, making it inconvenient to disclose to Shen Jun.
As for talking about the opera performance purely from an artistic perspective, he was sorry, but he genuinely didn’t know the content of the opera.
After all, he wasn’t so idle as to have time to go watch the opera troupe rehearse.
Thinking this, Lu Yang simply replied casually.
“You’ll know when you go see it.”
“What’s wrong? You’ve been distracted ever since we started?”
Seeing Lu Yang’s distracted expression, Shen Jun couldn’t help but ask.
“Did you encounter some trouble?”
“No.”
Lu Yang shook his head in response to his friend’s concern.
“Perhaps it’s just that after the holiday, I suddenly became too idle and don’t know what to do.”
Speaking of which, Lu Yang seemed to remember something else and added.
“Oh right, also the work building I live in, the roof has been leaking recently, but the Architectural Engineering Department has been busy repairing the buildings and orphanages that collapsed in the snow disaster, so it hasn’t been my turn yet.”
As he spoke, Lu Yang couldn’t help but sigh wistfully.
Shen Jun, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Hah, the people in the Architectural Engineering Department aren’t even giving you, Lord Lu, any special treatment?”
Lu Yang could only shake his head and smile wryly.
Not to mention that he wasn’t someone who liked to take advantage of privileges, just consider the old head of the Armament Engineering Department, Director He.
He was someone who, when he started lamenting about hardships, even His Majesty himself had to pacify him!
There was no helping it; after all, the old minister had indeed made immense contributions through his hard work.
Lu Yang found it inconvenient to elaborate on the intricate relationships involved.
And Shen Jun also found it inappropriate to ask further.
His previous remark was merely a friendly jest between friends.
If it were a different official sitting there, Shen Jun would most likely have avoided the topic altogether.
However, after asking that question, Shen Jun, who was always shrewd in social situations, realized that the topic was not suitable for further discussion.
Casually discussing important officials of Myriad World Civilization in private?
That wasn’t a good habit.
At this thought, he quickly changed the subject.
“Speaking of which, why are you still living in the work building? What about your high-end apartment facing Mirror Lake?”
As he said this, Shen Jun’s expression suddenly turned subtly strange, as if he had just realized something.
“Uh, haven’t your parents returned to Great Zhou City yet?”
At this, a muscle visibly twitched at Lu Yang’s eye.
“At the beginning of the month, I just sold the old house in Great Zhou City.”
“Pfft—”
Hearing this, Shen Jun instantly spat out the hot tea he had just sipped.
“Are you… are you planning to live directly in Mirror City now?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Jun quickly reconsidered.
“Well, that makes sense. Your high-end apartment has such a great view, doesn’t it? You can see Mirror Lake as soon as you open the window. The environment is beautiful, and the scenery is pleasant. When you’re idle, going fishing on the lake and soaking up the sun would be excellent. Plus, Mirror City basically has everything; it’s much more comfortable than living in that old house in Great Zhou City.”
After speaking, Shen Jun glanced at the wistful Lu Yang again.
“It’s just tough on you, my friend. You bought the house on installment, haven’t paid off the mortgage, and haven’t even lived in it yet…”
“Don’t say another word…”
At this moment, Lu Yang looked utterly heartbroken, to the point of suffocation.
“More importantly, where are Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen? Have they returned to Great Zhou City?”
“No.”
Shen Jun shrugged indifferently.
“They’re still staying here. They don’t seem to have any plans to go back, but I don’t really mind.”
“Anyway, I’m constantly traveling for business, and when I occasionally return to Mirror City, I only stay for 10 days to half a month at most before having to travel to other cities. It basically has no impact on me.”
After speaking, Shen Jun looked at Lu Yang again.
“I think you should take this opportunity to buy another apartment and move out of that work building. As for the apartment by Mirror Lake, you should probably forget about it…”
Hearing this, Lu Yang nodded in agreement.
“I was thinking the same thing. His Majesty rewarded me with a lot of money recently, and I was planning to buy another apartment.”
Hearing this, Shen Jun’s interest was piqued.
“Then what are you waiting for? Let’s go. While I’m still in Mirror City, I’ll help you pick one out.”
The two set off immediately.
However, after leaving the restaurant and walking only a few steps, Lu Yang abruptly stopped when he passed a jade shop.
At this moment, a sign was displayed at the entrance of the jade shop, with two large words that read:
“NEW ARRIVALS!”
Shen Jun instinctively sensed something amiss.
“Hey, Lu Yang…”
“I’ll just look, just look…”
Lu Yang said, quickening his pace into the jade shop.
10 minutes later, accompanied by the enthusiastic “Welcome back!” from the shop assistant, Lu Yang emerged with a satisfied expression, holding a white jade pendant.
Then, with cheerful steps, he returned to his still-leaking work building…
