Chapter 46. You Bought a Car?

Liu Pingping called Su Xiaoxiao.

But…

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t answer.

This left her feeling a little disheartened.

She knew her eldest daughter was a workaholic.

At this hour, she might have been so exhausted that she fell asleep.

“Forget it…”

“Better not disturb her.”

Liu Pingping gave up on calling Su Xiaoxiao.

Then…

She tried calling Su Qingyan instead, to see if she was still awake.

But…

The call went through…

And again, no response.

Tonight…

Because of her heavy academic workload…

Su Qingyan had decided to stay overnight in her school dormitory.

To avoid disturbing her roommates, she had turned off her phone early.

“It’s past midnight…”

“Should I just find a place nearby to stay?”

Liu Pingping considered it.

But…

When the eager hotel touts on the street started asking if she needed a room…

She felt a pang of fear.

“Maybe… I should try calling Li Mo. YanYan seems to stay at his place often.”

Remembering how warmly Li Mo had called her “Mom” last time…

She decided to give him a call.

Even if, career-wise…

She didn’t think much of him…

She knew what kind of person Li Mo was.

Reliable…

At 12:43 AM…

Li Mo had just dropped Teacher Ma off at the most luxurious hotel nearby.

Then, he had his driver take him home.

Once in the car…

He slumped into the back seat, drowsy.

Completing such a major investment today had left him in high spirits.

So…

He had really gone all out drinking with Teacher Ma.

“Xiao Liu, wake me up when we get home.”

“I’ll rest my eyes for a bit.”

The driver, Xiao Liu, acknowledged him.

Just as Li Mo closed his eyes…

Suddenly…

His phone rang.

He hadn’t expected…

Anyone to call him this late.

Could it be YanYan?

A flicker of worry crossed his mind—what if something had happened to her?

But then he saw the caller ID: Liu Pingping.

His former mother-in-law.

“Mom… what’s the matter?”

“Where are you right now?”

“I’m in the car.”

“You bought a car?”

Liu Pingping sounded genuinely surprised.

[Author’s Note: Time to Go Premium!]

This journey has been quite emotional.

The pacing of this book is slow, not quite fitting the usual fast-food style of Feilu’s mainstream.

By the time it goes premium, the story will have only just begun unfolding.

But I’ve stuck to my vision.

No matter how the numbers look, I won’t let down the readers who subscribe.

Because this is the book I wanted to write.

As a “middle-aged” man born in ’95, I have a special connection to the internet.

Back in my school days, I lost count of how many nights I spent in internet cafes.

Just like the protagonist’s attachment to the web, I love the internet deeply.

That’s why I wanted to write a complete story about the rise of an internet company.

This one.

Upcoming arcs include:

The 3Q War,

The eBay vs. Taobao showdown,

Lianzhong Games,

The West Lake Summit,

The Siege of Tencent,

The WeChat vs. Weibo battle,

The clash with Shanda Games…and many more.

I’ll do my best to make them all exciting.

Scheduled updates at midnight.

I’m not much of a mass-update guy, so let’s start with 5 chapters…

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