Who goes to work if they're a decent person?

Chapter 11 New Industries

"Please sit down for a while."

Chen Lu pointed to the sofa in the living room, "I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes first. I feel so uncomfortable covered in sweat."

"When Shen Yue comes back, let's go out for dinner together later."

"Okay," Su Ming replied.

Chen Lu went into the bedroom, closed the door, and instantly became completely silent.

The sound insulation is really good.

Su Ming leaned back on the sofa, scrolling through his phone listlessly.

The current occupancy rate is 44.4%, just a little short of 60%...

Just as he was thinking about how to proceed, his phone received a message.

It was a WeChat message from Shen Yue.

Shen Yue: "Are you there?"

Shen Yue: "I'm downstairs, but I didn't bring my access card. Could you press the elevator button for me?"

Su Ming was taken aback.

This apartment building has a one-apartment-per-floor design, and you need to swipe a card to get in.

Su Ming: Okay! Stay here and don't move. Wait for your father to come and save you.

Shen Yue responded with an eye-rolling emoji.

Su Ming got up and walked to the entrance hall, then pushed open the front door and entered the private elevator lobby.

This design emphasizes privacy. The elevator leads directly to the entrance, with a separate transition space in between, about three square meters, which is almost full if you put a shoe cabinet in it.

Su Ming pressed the down arrow key.

Ding!

The elevator doors opened quickly, and Shen Yue stood inside, holding several bottles of drinks, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead.

"Thanks." Shen Yue stepped out of the elevator, her gaze lingering on Su Ming for a second before walking to the fingerprint lock.

He switched the drink to his left hand and pressed it with his right index finger.

"drop--"

An error message tone.

Shen Yue frowned, thinking that there was water in her hands, so she wiped her fingers on her clothes and pressed again.

"drop--"

It's still wrong.

"Strange..." Shen Yue looked down at her fingers. "Why can't my fingerprints be recognized?"

"Maybe... this isn't your home?" Su Ming blurted out abruptly.

The words had barely left his mouth when, seemingly to complement his "nonsense," he said this.

The motion-activated lights on the ceiling of the elevator lobby, because no one had made any loud noises for a long time, quietly went out.

Instantly, the entire small transition space was plunged into darkness.

Only the faint green light from the fingerprint lock on the door glowed like a will-o'-the-wisp, reflecting perfectly on Su Ming's face, making him appear like a ghost.

Shen Yue was fully focused on working with the fingerprint lock when suddenly everything went dark.

Turning around, I saw a face with a strange expression and an eerie green glow.

"ah--!"

A short scream escaped her lips.

Shen Yue was so startled that she almost dropped the plastic bag in her hand. She took a step back and her back slammed against the door with a "bang".

Almost at the same moment she screamed, the motion-activated lights were instantly activated by the high-decibel sound, and "whoosh" they lit up again, illuminating the small elevator lobby.

Su Ming's handsome face appeared clearly in Shen Yue's still-shaken vision.

Shen Yue: "..."

Su Ming: "..."

The air froze for two seconds.

Shen Yue's cheeks turned bright red at a visible speed, from pale with shock to flushed red all the way to the tips of her ears.

She quickly turned around, so embarrassed she wished she could carve a three-bedroom apartment out of the tiles with her toes and move in right then and there.

"Um... the light is a bit too sensitive." Su Ming touched his nose, breaking the awkward silence.

Shen Yue didn't reply, but unwilling to give up, she pressed her finger on the fingerprint lock again.

This time, she used all her strength, as if she had a grudge against this tiny electronic device.

Damn Su Ming!!

"drop--!"

[Too many incorrect fingerprint verification attempts; system locked. Please try again in 10 minutes.]

Shen Yue: "..."

Su Ming: "..."

The two looked at each other again, and under the excessively bright lights, the atmosphere was even more awkward than when the lights had been turned off.

Five seconds later, it was Su Ming who broke the awkward silence once again.

"Your makeup is caked up!"

He remembered an expert saying that when you're having an awkward silence with a woman, saying this can quickly break the ice.

The room seemed to be getting warmer, but he sensed that the woman's face seemed a little cold.

The space, which was quite stuffy, suddenly felt several degrees cooler.

Shen Yue took out a mirror from her bag and looked at herself carefully.

Her beautiful, fair face was still so pretty, with exquisite makeup and no signs of caking.

"I didn't have any makeup caked up," Shen Yue said coldly. "Stop talking nonsense."

"Oh, maybe I was just seeing things," Su Ming nodded seriously. "The light was so green just now, everything looked like a ghost, let alone pink."

Shen Yue: "..."

She decided to ignore this guy who couldn't say anything nice and turned to examine the frozen fingerprint lock.

After fiddling with it for a while and finding it was useless, Shen Yue had no choice but to give up.

Harmful!

The two stood in the cramped entrance room, less than half a meter apart, the atmosphere subtle and awkward.

Shen Yue crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, trying to create some distance. But the space was only so big, and no matter how much she pulled, she couldn't get much further away.

"Um..." Su Ming spoke up again, "How's the renovation going at your company?"

"It's alright, progress is on schedule." Shen Yue's tone softened a bit. "The construction team said they'll be finished next week."

"I've seen the design drawings, and they perfectly match your style."

Shen Yue's lips twitched, and she hurriedly explained, "That was... Chen Lu insisted on adding it."

She said... what kind of girlish heart is this! I told her it's a company, not kindergarten, but she wouldn't listen.

"Pink is great," Su Ming said seriously. "According to scientific research, pink can make people feel safe and improve their mood, which is suitable for high-pressure industries like live streaming."

Shen Yue looked at him suspiciously: "Really?"

"I made it up," Su Ming readily admitted, "but it sounds plausible, doesn't it?"

Shen Yue: "..."

She found herself gradually getting used to this guy's nonsense.

Time ticked by, and Chen Lu finally finished her shower. Footsteps sounded outside the door.

With a "click," the door opened.

Chen Lu stood at the door, dressed in simple casual clothes.

She glanced at Shen Yue, then at Su Ming, and suddenly teased, "What were you two doing in that dark room in broad daylight?"

Shen Yue glared at her: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Alright, alright, let's go eat first." Su Ming was really hungry.

The three entered the elevator, with Chen Lu standing in the middle, Shen Yue on the left, and Su Ming on the right.

"Just now..." Chen Lu leaned close to Su Ming's ear and whispered, "Did you two do something bad behind my back?"

The warm breath tickled Su Ming's ear.

"It's a secret," Su Ming whispered.

Chen Lu glared at him: "Fine, don't tell me then!"

Shen Yue looked at the two of them and rolled her eyes.

Time flies, and a new week has arrived. This week, Su Ming's team will face the company's judgment.

Su Ming has been rolling blank spaces all the time these past few days, which means he gets a gold coin reward.

They had a total of two hundred gold coins.

"It's Monday today, hoping for something different."

Su Ming began rolling the dice.

Ten seconds later, the dice showed a 1.

Move forward one space and land on a new building.

[Ding! Arrived at "Abandoned Factory". View property information?]