Chapter 288 - 288 288 Unsettled Feelings

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288: Chapter 288: Unsettled Feelings 288: Chapter 288: Unsettled Feelings Su Mo’s mouth twitched as he was too lazy to criticize Han Na anymore. He took the envelope that Lin Zinuo handed over and casually opened it, pulling out a folded piece of paper—a very fair salary table appeared. Name: Su Mo Position: Member of the Elite Group, Twelfth Team, Tenth Legion, Dawn Guild Base Salary: 5000 Full Attendance Award: None Special Deductions: 0 Social Security and Housing Fund: Level 3, fully covered by the company. Combat Subsidy: 5000000 Investment Returns: 10000 Total: 5015000, taxes covered by the company. Seeing the final amount, Su Mo’s expression changed slightly. That much money? Under normal circumstances, it was not possible for him to receive this much. If he were just an ordinary person, this would be the largest income of his life and an opportunity to change his life. “Wow, my salary this time is actually 3500!” At that moment, Han Na screamed excitedly. The salary was much higher than usual. Zhang Wenjing also expressed her surprise, “Why is this salary higher than usual?” “Who cares, isn’t it good to have more?” What did you get, Su Mo? Han Na asked curiously. Su Mo simply tucked the salary slip back into his pocket. “Why hide it? Bring it out and let’s see together.” Seeing Su Mo’s reaction, Lin Zinuo immediately sensed something fishy. Could it be negative? She became even more interested and leaned in. “There’s nothing to see.” “Don’t be so stingy.” Lin Zinuo became even more incredulous. Han Na also chimed in playfully, “Let’s have a look.” “No need.” Su Mo declined again. Seeing that Su Mo wasn’t giving in, Lin Zinuo reached out smilingly to grab it, but Su Mo agilely dodged. “Stop it.” “I will mess around, I just refuse to believe we can’t see it.” “Sister Zinuo, I’ll help you!” Han Na, ever the instigator, said as they both reached for Su Mo’s pocket, leaving him speechless and forced to dodge. … Zhang Wenjing watched the three of them playing around and shook her head. Just then, the door was opened again, and Zi Qing and Zi Die walked in. They were a bit surprised to see Lin Zinuo and Han Na chasing Su Mo. “Sister Zinuo, what are you guys doing?” Upon seeing Zi Qing, Lin Zinuo quickly straightened up and coughed before speaking. “I came to deliver the salary letters; these two are yours.” “Thanks.” Zi Qing and Zi Die took them. “Well, if there’s nothing else, I should be going.” Lin Zinuo said, somewhat embarrassed, as she had already delivered the items and couldn’t just hang around indefinitely. “Since you’re here, why not stay for dinner?” “I wouldn’t impose.” Taking Zi Qing’s invitation seriously, Lin Zinuo readily agreed without any pretense! “Let’s cook together; it’s been a while since we last ate together.” Zi Qing, in a pleasant mood, took hold of Zinuo’s hand and headed to the kitchen. ….. At night, Su Mo and the others chatted casually as they drank and ate. “Time flies so fast.” Lin Zinuo remarked thoughtfully. “Indeed, from when Sister Xue brought us over for training to the start of the game, it’s been a few years, hasn’t it?” “Exactly three years.” Zi Qing calculated and replied. “Actually, playing this Star Ring Game is quite fun; it’s just somehow, as I play, I always feel uneasy. More people are leaving, and it feels like the group isn’t as lively anymore.” After downing a glass of red wine, Han Na exhaled deeply and spoke. “It’s coming soon, the Earth Cup is about to start. Once it starts, the decrease in personnel will definitely be off the charts. By then, we might really have to disband, which is probably why Sister Xue decided to pay us in advance.” Lin Zinuo’s face flushed as she spoke. Su Mo’s expression grew more somber, and he raised his glass towards Lin Zinuo and the others. “Let’s not talk about that, cheers!” “Wow, it’s rare for you to initiate a toast! I must drink to this!” Han Na found it unbelievable and also raised her glass. “Alright, let’s not talk about that, let’s focus on happy things today.” Zi Qing followed suit and lifted her glass. The group clinked their glasses together and downed their drinks in one go. “Since we’re talking about happy things, I’ve got a juicy piece of gossip to share with you!” Lin Zinuo seemed to think of something and excitedly said. “What juicy gossip?” Su Mo also showed a bit of interest. “Remember the Yuechuan Plain we lost?” “Yes, wasn’t it snatched back by the Wet God Guild? What’s the gossip there?” “Hehe, you guys would never guess, soon after the Wet God Guild reclaimed the Yuechuan Plain and began mining again, they dug up a ton of useless soil.” “Are you saying the mine is almost depleted?” Su Mo’s mouth twitched slightly after hearing this. If it was as Lin Zinuo said, those players from the Wet God Guild were really quite pitiful. “Exactly, they are probably crying their eyes out by now. Haha, especially the reinforcements from the legions, they are as devastated as if they’ve lost their own mothers. Only that guy Amocadi and the Ketuo Gold Mine have something left to dig to recoup some losses. I heard through the grapevine that the three legions are nearly coming to blows over it.” “Haha! But, that’s a bit exaggerated.” “Not exaggerated at all, I’m telling you, they underestimated the Independent Traveler’s mining abilities. Digging regardless of the cost, those regular mines could not withstand it.” “Speaking of which, have you heard? The gold points, which had severely dropped, suddenly spiked back up.” “How could I not have heard? I heard a lot of people who bet against it lost a fortune.” “A bunch of crooks, cost me a few hundreds of bucks, too.” Han Na joined in complaining. “I lost quite a bit too. I saw the prices were dropping, and couldn’t resist hanging on for a bit.” Zi Qing replied somewhat helplessly. “I lost a few thousand.” Zhang Wenjing, who usually spoke little, also couldn’t help but chime in. “No way, everyone lost money? Those people are really too much, better not let us find out who was behind this, we’ll beat them dead!” A somewhat drunk Lin Zinuo said indignantly. Su Mo, hearing them discuss the gold points, looked slightly awkward and felt slightly guilty inside. He can’t really tell them he was the one who harvested their “crops.” Although Su Mo understood that if he didn’t harvest it, someone else would have. But harvesting from his own people did feel a bit awkward. …… Two hours later, Su Mo was helping Lin Zinuo down the stairs. “I’ll hail you a cab. Don’t drive after drinking.” Lin Zinuo, her face still flushed, leaned on Su Mo, a faint scent of roses wafting towards him. “Are you worried about me?” “You’re drunk.” Sensing the scent of Lin Zinuo, Su Mo’s body felt inexplicably restless; he replied with a somewhat dry throat. “I’m not drunk. If you don’t believe me, let’s find a quiet place and drink alone.” Lin Zinuo pulled Su Mo toward the exit. “Stop it, let’s go home and rest, and drink next time,” Said Su Mo, spotting a passing taxi on the street and waving it down. “I’m not drunk…” Lin Zinuo cooed, holding tightly to Su Mo’s hand. At that moment, the taxi pulled over, and Su Mo helped Lin Zinuo into the car, then handed a bill to the driver. “Please take her to Peninsula Mansion.” “Okay, no problem.” The driver then drove off. Just after the taxi had gone a short distance, Lin Zinuo, previously pretending to be drunk, suddenly sat up straight and muttered under her breath, “What a fool.” …. Elsewhere, Su Mo watched the departing taxi, hands in his pockets, preparing to head home. Feeling a salary slip in his pocket, he paused then hesitantly reached out and hailed another taxi…. ps: Happy New Year everyone! Since I will be hosting the evening gala, I won’t post more updates tonight, please understand! Updates will resume tomorrow! Sёarᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Chapter 288 - 288 288 Unsettled Feelings

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