When three people walk together, there must be one who doesn't fit in.
The colleagues' chat group instantly went off-topic.
...
Meanwhile, over here, Su Tiankuo, who hadn't received any message for a long time, couldn't help but feel puzzled.
What's going on? Is my income not shocking enough for him?
Even if I'm now mired in plagiarism rumors, as a good brother, shouldn't he trust me unconditionally? Why isn't he saying anything?
After thinking for a long time, Su Tiankuo couldn't make sense of it, feeling that in a month of not chatting, his relationship with his brother had grown distant, so he decided to be straightforward—
"Old Zhu, you've seen my income, this is my strength! But the manuscript fee hasn't arrived yet, I'm a bit short right now, can you lend me 3000 yuan first? I'll pay you back 4000 next month when the manuscript fee arrives."
...
Zhu Yuwen's face turned green.
