The unscrupulous system forced me to frantically test the small black room

Gong Cheng staggered a little when he got up from the ground, and Tao Zhi on the bed had already left.

Gong Cheng picked up his bathrobe, tied it up again and opened the door. Standing at the door was a butler in formal attire.

"Good morning, Mr. Gong."

Gong Cheng was stunned by his shout.

"Here are the clothes and shoes that the gentleman prepared for you. The gentleman has left and asked me to give you his business card."

"The gentleman said he was very happy with the cooperation last night and looks forward to working with you again."

After the butler finished speaking, he squatted down with an impeccable smile, placed the shoes in front of Gong Cheng, and then handed him the clothes.

There was a check on the clothes for fifty thousand dollars, which was more than what the manager had originally agreed.

There was also a simple black business card next to it, with Tao Zhihe's contact information on it.

Gong Cheng took the clothes, lowered his head and said "thank you".

The clothes fit him well and looked expensive. Gong Cheng couldn't tell the brand, but he had seen the trademark on the shoes on a classmate's feet. The classmate said at the time that a pair cost more than 5,000 yuan.

Gong Cheng went downstairs and met the housekeeper who was instructing the aunt to prepare breakfast.

"Mr. Gong, the master said that you should finish your breakfast before letting the driver take you away."

Gong Cheng held the check tightly in his pocket and walked towards the door in a hurry.

"No thanks."

Gong Cheng started walking restrainedly, then jogging, and when he was far away from the villa, he started running wildly.

It was not until the villa was out of sight that Gong Cheng supported himself on his knees and gasped for breath.

Gong Cheng took out the business card from his pocket and was about to throw it away, but he hesitated and finally put the business card back into his pocket.

Gong Cheng raised his head and suddenly felt dizzy. He was sweating profusely, and his neck and face were red. He reached out and touched his forehead and found that he had a fever.

I must have caught a cold from sleeping on the floor yesterday.

Gong Cheng didn't care about all this and just walked away.

I didn’t have a cell phone and no change to take the bus, so I walked for two hours to cash a check, buy some fruit, and then walked to my mother’s hospital to pay the bill.

Gong Cheng pushed the door open and saw his mother sitting on the bed looking at the locust tree outside the window. Clusters of locust flowers were blooming, and little sparrows were chirping and playing on the tree.

"Mom." Gong Cheng shouted.

Li Yunrong withdrew her thoughts and looked gently at Gong Cheng who was walking towards her, but her sunken cheeks revealed her illness.

"Why are you here so early today?"

Gong Cheng sat down beside Li Yunrong's bed and put down the fruit he bought on the way.

"The restaurant is reserved today and we don't need too many waiters, so the boss asked me to go back first and will still pay my salary," Gong Cheng explained.

Gong Cheng naturally did not tell his mother that he worked part-time in the club, but instead said that he worked in a restaurant.

"Your boss is such a nice guy."

"Why did you buy so many fruits again, kid? Don't waste the money." Li Yunrong said gently.

"The doctor said you can eat these fruits." Gong Cheng said as he peeled an apple.

"Xiaocheng, Mom wants to discuss something with you."

"Why not just leave it alone?"

"I don't want my little town to be so tired."

Gong Cheng paused while peeling the apple, but quickly adjusted his mood and continued peeling.

"Don't worry about the money. My boss just lent me 5 yuan today and said there's no rush to pay it back. Just let me work hard for him."

"The doctor said your disease can be cured."

"Mom, please don't say such things anymore."

Gong Cheng lowered his head to hide the moisture in his eyes and continued peeling the apple.

Li Yunrong smiled bitterly and touched Gong Cheng's head.

In the afternoon, Gong Cheng said goodbye to Li Yunrong. When he turned around to leave, Li Yunrong saw his shoes. She was a little stunned, but she didn't think much about it. She just watched Gong Cheng leave.

Li Yunrong looked towards the locust tree outside the window. Gong Cheng was walking under the tree. Li Yunrong lowered her eyes and watched him.

The next day, Monday, Gong Cheng rode his old bicycle and felt a little dizzy all the way.

When he arrived at the class, Gong Cheng sat down dazed and buried his head in his arms, trying to rest.

There was a sound of a slap on the table. Gong Cheng struggled to look up and saw Lin Xiaogong with swollen eyes.

Lin Xiaogong grabbed Gong Cheng's wrist and pulled him out, and Gong Cheng followed helplessly.

When the two of them reached the corner of the corridor stairs, Lin Xiaogong lifted Gong Cheng's sleeve with red eyes.

Gong Cheng let him open it.

Seeing that there was no injury on his arm, Lin Xiaogong tried to zip up Gong Cheng's coat again, but Gong Cheng grabbed his hand.

"Let me see where you are hurt." Lin Xiaogong choked.

Gong Cheng said weakly, "I'm not injured."

"Liar, everyone who followed him before came back either limping or lying down."

"Look at how pale you are now. There is no blood on your lips."

"Did he hit you?"

"Or did I use a knife to let your blood flow?"

Lin Xiaogong couldn't help but started crying.

Gong Cheng helplessly reached out to cover Lin Xiaogong's mouth as she cried louder and louder.

"No, nothing, he didn't touch me."

"I just caught a cold, that's all."

Lin Xiaogong stopped crying when she heard this, but there was still a look of disbelief in her eyes.

"I don't believe it. Let me see it." Lin Xiaogong said.

"It's not appropriate to lift up your clothes here. You can check it however you want when we get back tonight, okay?" Gong Cheng coaxed helplessly.

Lin Xiaogong is a friend who lives in the same community as Gong Cheng. The two of them have been playing together since childhood and go to and from school together, but she didn't wait for Gong Cheng this morning.

Lin Xiaogong sniffed.

"Xiao Gong, let's quit. I regret taking you on this part-time job."

"We can definitely find a better part-time job."

"I heard from others that I can work as a part-time tutor, giving extra lessons to elementary school students, and I can earn dozens of dollars an hour."

Gong Cheng said nothing, but just looked at Lin Xiaogong quietly.

Lin Xiaogong just felt frustrated. Gong Cheng would not be willing to give up this part-time job in the club.

Lin Xiaogong grabbed Gong Cheng's sleeve and pursed her lips.

"Then you have to promise me that you won't take any more orders from Boss Tao. We can just be sommeliers and make a lot of money."

Gong Cheng pursed his lips, then replied with an almost inaudible "Hmm."