Did you steal today?

"Master, master... wait a moment... please wait a moment..." The number 8 bus had just started moving and hadn't gone far when a hurried voice carried through. Judging by the sound, it was a young man, probably stammering a bit because he was running too fast.

It was currently the rush hour, and the bus was packed with people, bodies pressed against each other, feet stepping on other feet. The driver, aware of the situation inside, didn't stop but continued driving forward, just not very fast. As a public bus, it is naturally a form of public transportation, so the concept of being overloaded doesn't really apply, but the driver still needs to consider the passengers' safety with the bus this crowded. Doing so isn't unreasonable.

Seeing that the bus wasn't moving fast, the young man didn't give up and kept running while shouting, "Master... master..."

The bus still showed no intention of stopping. At this moment, a young man wearing a tie and glasses, sitting by the window, leaned out and shouted to the runner: "Bajie, the master went ahead. You'll have to wait for the next one." After he said this, the people on the bus couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Huff, huff... damn it, I'm... I'm cursing you in circles, hope you get fired as soon as you reach the company. Damn it, I'm exhausted!" The young man, realizing the bus wouldn't stop, stopped his futile effort. Bent over, his hands on his knees, he panted heavily, yet still muttered curses under his breath at the guy who had played a joke on him. What? This isn't harsh enough? Don't get it wrong; this is the time of a financial crisis, and so many people were forced into layoffs! If you have a decent job, you should be grateful, not ungrateful.

Who is this young man? Naturally, our protagonist. Our protagonist is Hua Shaoqing, known as "Brother Hua." Actually, Brother Hua is quite good-looking, about 1.78 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure. As for his face... right, he looks a bit like the popular young actor Du Chun, who starred in "Eighteen Years in Enemy Camp."Brother Hua, because last night he went drinking at a bar with the webmaster, Chaoyun, and the housekeeper, got carried away and drank a bit too much, went home, and immediately fell asleep, sleeping until 7:30 in the morning. Since time was tight, he didn't even have breakfast and rushed downstairs to catch the bus, leading to the scene that just happened.

"Huff, huff… ah! Damn it! Late again!" Brother Hua took a few deep breaths, glanced at the time, and couldn't help but get angry again. Damn, it's 7:45, only fifteen minutes left. But from the word "again," it's not hard to see that this guy is a "repeat offender."

"Taxi, taxi." Having no other choice, Brother Hua gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, steeled himself, and decided to take a cab.

"Damn it, can't you be a few minutes slower, would you die?" Looking at the time on the punch clock, Brother Hua cursed again. It seemed that during the morning rush hour, even taking a taxi was useless; he would still be a few minutes late. Uh—no, not a few minutes, fifteen minutes. What a sin!

Brother Hua's workplace is on the fifteenth floor of the "7723 Building," and the company is called "Huangfu Trading Co., Ltd." It's not a big company; total assets are probably around several hundred billion.

"Hmm, this young guy is quite handsome." Brother Hua, while waiting for the elevator, took advantage of the moment to shamelessly compliment the handsome guy above the elevator door, striking a cheeky pose while adjusting his clothes as if with style. But there was really nothing to adjust—wearing a white T-shirt on top and faded jeans on the bottom, very simple and casual. Unlike other office workers in suits and ties, often with glasses to make sure everyone knows they are intellectuals, our "Brother Hua" sneered at them. But that's the nature of a handsome guy—he's always casual. At work, he's never been formally dressed and certainly never wore a tie. In his words to his boss, "If I wear a suit and tie and even put on glasses, then give me a raise!" A complete rogue attitude.“Shh…” After getting out of the elevator, Brother Hua was extremely cautious, crouching like a thief, sneaking toward his office. As he passed the reception, the receptionist wanted to greet him. Startled, Brother Hua quickly raised his index finger to make a shushing gesture, and kept waving his hand frantically.

The receptionist was a young girl around twenty-three or twenty-four, quite attractive, with a fair face. As the saying goes, "fairness covers a hundred flaws." Seeing Brother Hua's odd behavior, she was used to it and just smiled and nodded without saying anything. In her mind, this "Brother Hua" has never arrived early, and being late was a common occurrence. It was only 8:20 now; for this “Brother Hua,” the grapes were still not ripe—he was early!

Brother Hua worked in the company's planning department. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he darted like a rabbit to his desk and sat down.

But just when Hua Shaoqing thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief unnoticed, a beautiful woman appeared by his desk.

"Heh… hehe… Good morning, Director Ma." Damn, he had been discovered! Seeing the woman in front of him, Hua Shaoqing couldn't help feeling a little frustrated. Problems must be addressed, so he awkwardly greeted her.

This woman was none other than Hua Shaoqing's immediate superior, Ma Xiaoling. At that moment, Ma Xiaoling was wearing a sharp black-and-white professional outfit, a white blouse on top and a black skirt on the bottom, with a pair of black low-heeled shoes. With her beauty, neatly pinned long black hair, small expressive eyes, and a classic oval face with fine skin, she looked exactly like the typical office lady in a uniform temptation scene from a movie.

However, Brother Hua didn't feel that way at all; he just wished she would disappear from his sight as quickly and as far as possible. But reality rarely aligns with one's wishes. Ma Xiaoling didn't speak; she simply looked at Hua Shaoqing with a slight, unreadable smile, seemingly waiting for an excuse for his tardiness.

"Ahem… ahem… well… that… Director Ma, you know, I… hehe, you know this already, right?" Hua Shaoqing was miserable! He wanted to explain, but had no words.The reasons I can think of myself seem, seem to have been said before. I can't exactly say that my 'period' has come, right? Besides, who would believe such a reason! How can a grown man have a 'period'? Saying 'uncle period' would make more sense!

"Aren't you usually full of excuses? What's going on today? Even our Hua-ge doesn't have anything to say sometimes. Did the sun rise in the west today?" Cruel! Really cruel! Poisonous! Really poisonous! Looking at Zhang Yingxue's not-too-heavy, half-smiling, half-mocking expression, Hua Shaoqing really wanted to jump at her, but… sigh! Bear it! I have to endure it!

"Look at what Director Ma said, hehe… hehe… the weather is really nice today, quite sunny and breezy…" What else can one do? Being a man is hard, but being a man working under a woman is even harder!

"Be more careful next time…" Every time Hua Shaoqing was caught being late by her and had no way to respond, Ma Xiaoling couldn't help but smile and gave him a coquettish glance, "Tighten up that planning proposal, we'll need it next week."

After saying the last sentence, Ma Xiaoling walked toward her office, but no one noticed the slight upward curve of her lips.

"Rest assured, boss, I'll finish the task." Hehe, another close call. Seeing Ma Xiaoling let him off, Hua-ge immediately reverted to his slightly casual look and cheekily guaranteed it to her back. Actually, Hua-ge knew very well that his direct superior wouldn't actually do anything to him; it was just that since he was late first, he couldn't argue against that nonsense. This is the lesson learned by the king of being late. Otherwise, given that he's late about four days a week, who knows if he'd even have any salary left!

The previously quiet office became noisy again after such a director as Ma Xiaoling left.

"Hua-ge, where did you go last night?" Sitting across from Hua-ge, a girl named Sun Meimei, with big waves in her hair and a baby face, craned her neck and asked in a very inquisitive tone.

"Hehe, Mei MM, you want to know?" In the office, Hua Shaoqing enjoyed teasing this young, very cute female colleague.At this moment, looking at the other person's eyes was just like a big gray wolf seeing a little lamb, exuding an indescribable lechery. As the saying goes, 'a long illness makes a good doctor.' Having been with Brother Hua for so long, Sun Meimei naturally knew something about his temperament, and she turned a blind eye to Brother Hua's lecherous gaze. She couldn't help but act coy, 'Hehe, Brother Hua, why don't you say it out loud for me to hear...' Ugh~~~ damn it, that trick again! I have to say, the moment Sun Meimei spoke, her voice was extremely playful, with a bit of a Hong Kong-Taiwan accent, making one's bones melt. But the problem was that Brother Hua feared her acting cute the most! It must be said, Brother Hua was really casual and lazy at work. An entire morning was spent joking and laughing with Sun Meimei, and nothing else seemed to get done. But everyone was used to it, knowing that Brother Hua was a pillar in the planning department. Although he seemed lazy and casual most of the time, when it came to critical moments, people still needed to depend on him. Otherwise, the company wouldn't indulge him so much. 'Meimei, did you steal vegetables last night?' After lunch, everyone started chatting again. A girl wearing glasses, looking very refined, asked Sun Meimei. 'Aiya, last night was so unlucky, I almost got bitten by someone's dog.' Upon hearing this, Sun Meimei shook her head and sighed, looking very dejected. But soon, as if she thought of something, she brightened up. Women really are fickle, 'Hehe, but in the end, I still managed to steal thirty carrots.' 'Ah, you stole a few carrots, but I was really done for. Not only did I manage to steal nothing, I also forgot the time momentarily, and when I returned, my own vegetables had all been stolen by someone else. What terrible luck.' If Sun Meimei didn't mention her own achievements, she would have been fine. But once she brought this up, the girl with glasses became even more dejected than before, looking like she had lost two hundred yuan. However, women really cannot be understood by normal logic. Immediately, this girl overturned the refined, gentle image she had shown and clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, with an angrily fierce expression on her face. Looking at Sun Meimei, she said harshly, 'If I find out who stole my vegetables, I'll make my Xiao Hua tear them apart!! Hmph hmph...'These words made even Brother Hua, who wasn't far away, feel a chill, not to mention Sun Meimei. At the same time, she made a gesture of wiping her neck, which was startling as well. However, Brother Hua was also a bit puzzled. What exactly were they talking about? Something about stealing vegetables and carrots? It seemed to be some kind of game.

"Ahem, um, Miss Meimei, what are you talking about? Stealing vegetables?" Brother Hua came closer to the two of them, curiously asking Sun Meimei.

"Happy Farm. Uncle, don't tell me you don't know about it?"

Sun Meimei gave him a look as if she were staring at an idiot, her gaze fixed straight on Brother Hua.

"Ahem, um, well... uh..." Brother Hua felt so awkward. What kind of look was that! Brother Hua, who always thought of himself as thick-skinned, couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. Sun Meimei's gaze was really... really hard to describe.

"My Brother Hua, did you just come from Mars? You don't even know about Happy Farm. I'm L'd, YO!" Seeing Brother Hua's expression, Sun Meimei realized he truly didn't know, and she couldn't help but slap her forehead, puzzled. What on earth does this Brother Hua do every day?