Online Fortune Telling: Your Son Has Another Dad-Chapter 231 - 229: Zhao’s Story

"Daoist, Xiaomeng’s boyfriend isn’t like everyone says, right?"

Zhou tentatively asked.

"No!"

Lu Heng gently shook his head.

He sighed and said, "Zhao neither suffered misfortune, being dumped somewhere, nor did he quietly leave after being diagnosed with a terminal illness."

"That’s good! That’s good!"

Upon hearing Lu Heng’s words, Zhou immediately let out a sigh of relief.

And Xiaomeng, who was beside her, stopped crying as well.

She looked up, her tear-filled eyes gazing at the screen, making her look rather pitiable.

Something’s not right!

Zhou had just breathed a sigh of relief but soon sensed that something was amiss. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

If Xiaomeng’s boyfriend was all right, why did the Daoist sigh?

Then, the two of them heard Lu Heng continue, "But his current situation is not much better."

Ah?

Zhou and Xiaomeng were dumbfounded.

"Dao... Daoist, what’s going on with him?"

Xiaomeng asked in a tearful voice.

The viewers were equally curious, what exactly was Xiaomeng’s boyfriend going through?

Lu Heng slowly replied, "The story starts before Zhao quit his job..."

"Just two months ago, Zhao suddenly received a message from a high school classmate on WeChat."

"This high school classmate hadn’t been in touch for a long time, but back in high school, they were close friends."

"In the message, after catching up a bit, the classmate asked where Zhao was currently working."

"Without thinking much about it, Zhao told him about his current job."

"The classmate asked a few more questions about his work, left a message saying they should have a meal together sometime, and that was it."

"After that, the classmate frequently invited him to play games together and mailed him some specialties from back home."

"Zhao thought it was just a regular interaction between classmates and didn’t pay much attention to it."

"Half a month later, the classmate suddenly sent a message saying they were in Zhao’s city."

"To thank him for the specialties from before, Zhao invited this high school classmate for dinner."

"During the dinner, both Zhao and the classmate had a bit of drink, and they couldn’t help but reminisce about their high school days."

"Then, Zhao vented about his job, thinking he worked a lot but earned little."

"Also, his girlfriend at home was pregnant and needed to arrange a maternity ward, prepare baby supplies, plan the wedding, and prepare for a mortgage for a house."

"This series of events left him stressed and on the verge of depression..."

Here, Lu Heng paused slightly.

This Zhao really had a lot of pressure.

On one hand, he was busy with work, on the other, he had to care for his pregnant girlfriend and prepare a mess of things.

And he didn’t even know that his eight-month-pregnant girlfriend was secretly going out to nightclubs.

If he found out, that kid would probably be truly depressed.

Lu Heng continued, "At this time, the high school classmate told Zhao that he recently befriended a rich son who’s starting a business."

"The classmate explained the background of this rich young man, an heir of a big family in Nanyang, with a pocket money starting in the millions."

"This young man, due to his upbringing, was very fascinated by Dragon Country and brought a sum of pocket money intending to start a business in Dragon Country."

"Zhao asked the classmate how he got to know this Nanyang heir."

"The classmate replied that a relative of his worked for the heir’s family business and, upon learning of the heir’s arrival in Dragon Country, specifically asked him to handle reception and itinerary."

"Zhao recalled vaguely that during school, people had mentioned that the classmate had relatives overseas, often sending back strange things."

"Even with this impression, Zhao, not being a naive college student, didn’t fully believe it."

"After the meal, the classmate expressed he could introduce Zhao to the new company started by the Nanyang heir, with a salary at least triple his current one."

"Zhao just brushed it off at the time, not taking it seriously."

"A week later, the classmate said the Nanyang heir’s company had finished registration, asking if Zhao wanted to join."

"Not expecting him to tell the truth, Zhao checked online after asking for some company information, and indeed such a company existed, registered with five million in capital, with the legal person from a specified Southeast Asian country."

"At that moment, out of trust in his high school classmate, Zhao felt a stir of interest."

"But the business direction of this company had nothing to do with his current job. If he joined, he would have to learn everything from scratch."

"After detailed consideration, Zhao politely declined his classmate’s invitation."

"Some time later, Zhao’s company suddenly announced salary cuts for all employees due to poor performance."

"Colleagues voiced dissatisfaction, even some resigned, and Zhao, often working overtime, grew increasingly irritable."

"At this point, he remembered his high school classmate, recalling the frequent posts in the classmate’s circle celebrating business achievements."

"Unwilling to waste his life at a company with no future, Zhao shamelessly messaged his classmate."

"Zhao’s classmate was of course very welcoming and personally took him to see the company."

"Moreover, the classmate, following through on previous promises, prepared to offer him three times his current salary and even promised future shares if the business succeeded."

"Zhao happily agreed though he didn’t inform his pregnant girlfriend Xiaomeng of his job switch."

"He planned to accomplish something before surprising her."

"At the new company, Zhao worked very diligently and, along with his classmate, secured a significant business deal in Nanyang."

"To celebrate the company’s progress, the Nanyang young man announced a three-day trip for the whole company to his hometown."

"Zhao, because of his pregnant girlfriend, didn’t want to go, but under persuasion, reluctantly agreed."

"Organized by the Nanyang heir, Zhao traveled with the company team to a neighboring Southeast Asian country."

"Zhao found it odd why they didn’t fly directly to the heir’s hometown instead of detouring here."

"His classmate explained that direct flights were sold out, so they had to detour first."

"Zhao felt uneasy but trusted his classmate, so he didn’t say much."

"However, upon arriving at the transfer airport in the neighboring country, there was nothing next..."