Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 643 - 636: Down and Out, The Gap Between People

Chapter 643: Chapter 636: Down and Out, The Gap Between People

Evening, economy cabin.

After strolling around the ship for a whole day, Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying finally dragged their exhausted bodies back to their room.

After a quick shower in the bathroom, they lay down to rest early.

Their room wasn’t very big; it consisted of two rows of bunk beds facing each other, and naturally, Tan Yingying and Xiao Baihe slept on one side.

"Baihe sister, isn’t this ship just too big? We walked all day until our feet were sore, and we still didn’t see it all."

Tan Yingying massaged her somewhat swollen feet and began to complain.

The Dongfang Star was too huge.

The lowest level held the ship’s storage for goods, along with the engine room, energy rooms, etc., places ordinary tourists couldn’t enter.

And above that were the sailors’ dormitories, all the way up to the top deck’s observation platform—there were about 20 floors up and down.

In an afternoon’s time, Tan Yingying and Xiao Baihe had only managed to explore three or four floors.

"Baihe sister, according to the Dongfang Star’s travel plan, on the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th days of the 15-day holiday, the ship will stop at certain coastal cities. Should we go down and look around?"

"Of course, don’t you get bored of staying on the ship every day?"

"Actually, I really don’t get bored~"

Tan Yingying said, thinking of the exquisite shops all over the ship, her eyes began to sparkle like little stars.

"Heh, do you have money to buy things?"

But Xiao Baihe’s comment instantly shattered the other’s daydreams.

That’s right, she had no money!

Though Tan Yingying was from Dongfang Capital, her parents were just ordinary salaried workers.

Her meager internship salary couldn’t even bear the expense of a cruise ticket, let alone support high-end consumption on board.

Tan Yingying and Xiao Baihe, the two of them might as well be dubbed broke!

Their pockets were truly empty.

Tan Yingying sighed deeply, patted her own pocket, and then lamented, "Ah, what can save you, my wallet... wuu wuu wuu..."

The thought of having no money to spend on board brought her to tears.

"Finally back!"

At that moment, their cabin mates returned.

Xiao Xie, a reporter from Dongfang Capital TV Station’s "Live Strike" program, and her colleague a junior editor, shared the room with Xiao Baihe.

After they came back, they quickly washed up and sat on their bunks to sort out their work.

Xiao Xie saved the videos she had shot onto a USB drive and handed it to the editor on the top bunk, who then started editing the footage.

"Wow, today was really an eye-opener!"

"Yeah, yeah, never imagined someone could win so much money in one night."

"That Lawyer Zhang, he’s really something!"

At the mention of "Lawyer Zhang," Xiao Baihe’s ears pricked up, hinting at a burgeoning interest.

"That, the Lawyer Zhang you’re talking about, couldn’t be..."

"Oh, it’s Lawyer Zhang Wei, he swept through the casino today, he was amazing!"

Xiao Xie didn’t hide anything and directly shared with Xiao Baihe what she had witnessed at the casino that day.

When hearing that Zhang Wei had won nearly 90 million from Lin Yufeng with just 10 million, both Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying were dumbfounded.

million?

million?

These numbers were beyond their wildest dreams.

"Baihe sister, should we quit our jobs and become lawyers together?"

"Yingying, what are you thinking, let me ask you—do you have the shamelessness of Zhang Wei?"

"Err, seems like I don’t..."

"Do you have his wretchedness?"

"Seems like I don’t either..."

"Do you have his beastliness?"

"..."

"Do you have his audacity?"

"..."

"Do you have his..."

Well, after a few short questions, Tan Yingying gave up on the idea of resigning.

Yes, compared to Zhang Wei, if he were a big bad wolf, then she was nothing but a docile little lamb.

The big bad wolf could survive in the wild because it had that wildness.

But if she left the safety of her enclosure, could she survive?

Tan Yingying suddenly felt that the Procuratorate Headquarters was not so bad after all.

...

Evening.

Zhang Wei had also returned to his own VIP suite.

After toiling away all night at the casino, his energy expenditure had indeed been quite significant.

Especially since he used a mere 10 million to win nearly a billion from Lin Yufeng, which really wore him out.

So, after washing up in the second-floor bathroom, he didn’t even greet Xia Qianyue and the other three women and immediately went back to his own room, unable to wait to fall asleep.

Before long, he entered dreamland.

Zhang Wei: "zzZ..."

However, what Zhang Wei never expected after falling asleep was that there was actually someone in his room.

In his drowsiness, he felt someone lie down next to him on the bed.

"Simple-minded person, Jessica?"

The first thought in his mind was of these two.

A smile appeared on Zhang Wei’s lips, and then he turned over and embraced the person next to him from behind.

He could clearly feel that the person next to him resisted at first, but then quickly dropped their guard.

In his deep sleep, Zhang Wei seemed to have touched two soft steamed buns.

"These are so big, it must be Jessica..."

With such a size, Zhang Wei could only think of one person.

Unfortunately, he really had no energy left today, and in his drowsiness, he just held the person next to him and fell back into a deep sleep.

The following day, morning.

When the first ray of sunlight from the window shone into the room, Zhang Wei awoke.

But what caught his eye was a head of black hair.

In his hands, he seemed to still be holding those two large steamed buns, but Zhang Wei knew that the person next to him wasn’t the one he had imagined.

"Classmate Mo?!"

Zhang Wei gasped.

Because among the women in the suite, the only one with such size and black hair was Mo Yuzhu!

It was only then that Zhang Wei remembered something.

Since Mo Yuzhu had become a third wheel, her parents Mo Juren and Yang Chunyuan, wanting some couple time, had sent their daughter away.

And since Zhang Wei and his group were also on the ship, and in VIP suites with plenty of rooms, Mo Yuzhu after informing her parents, stayed with Xia Qianyue.

There were four rooms in the suite, and with one for each of the four girls, Mo Yuzhu naturally took Zhang Wei’s original room.

"Hmm~"

Under Zhang Wei’s movements, Mo Yuzhu who he was embracing, seemed to have woken up as well.

"Zhang Wei, how long are you going to touch?"

"Ah, oh, sorry, it felt so good I forgot..."

"Also, you’re lying on my hair..."

"Sorry, sorry..."

The two of them got out of bed and dressed in the midst of the awkwardness, without speaking to one another the whole time.

Awkward...

Just extremely awkward...

"Should I go down and prepare breakfast?"

"Mm..."

Mo Yuzhu, with a flushed face, didn’t dare to respond verbally and could only give a slight nod.

Zhang Wei quickly opened the door to the room and then went downstairs.

Mo Yuzhu watched Zhang Wei leave the room, her hands unconsciously caressed her chest.

A smile faintly appeared at the corners of her mouth.

Downstairs.

Zhang Wei didn’t need to prepare breakfast himself, as room service would provide everything, and he only needed to press a button at the ordering window in the room, and soon a waiter would come with a cart.

There was no denying that the Dongfang Star’s service efficiency was quite high, and breakfast arrived quickly.

Black truffle scrambled eggs, top-quality bacon, pure natural vegetable salad, caviar toast - just breakfast alone made Zhang Wei feel the classiness.

The two young ladies, Jessica, Xia Qianyue, and Classmate Mo, soon also got up and came downstairs to have breakfast together.

"Speaking of which, Zhang Wei, did you sleep on the sofa last night?"

Xia Qianyue, with bleary eyes, asked curiously.

"Uh..."

Both Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu seemed a bit embarrassed to answer this question.

"I was so tired last night, I just lay down after coming back, and in my drowsiness, I’ve completely forgotten where I slept."

"Okay then, I’ll let you know, Zhuzhu is staying with us recently, she took your room," Xia Qianyue said, a bit sheepishly.

"Yeah, my parents actually found me irritating, they despised me...o(╥﹏╥)o..." Mo Yuzhu hung her head, a picture of unhappiness.

"Zhuzhu, don’t mind them. We have a great time playing together," Xia Qianyue hastily comforted.

"Mm-hmm, you’re the best, Silly," Mo Yuzhu said, quite moved.

"By the way, are we going out today?"

The second girl suddenly pointed outside.

"Oh right, today is the second day. We’ll dock in the morning, stopping at the first city..."

Zhang Wei remembered too. On the second day out at sea, the Dongfang Star would dock once, passing through the first city.

Tourists were allowed to disembark, play along the city’s coast for half a day, and then get back on the ship in the evening.

In other words, you could spend today’s afternoon and early evening on the ship or off it.

"Go out, why not?"

Zhang Wei was interested: "It would be nice to go out and broaden our horizons, wouldn’t it?"

Very soon, a group of five had their outing plan settled, ready to disembark as soon as the ship docked.

At the same time.

Inside a cabin, a simple breakfast stall.

"My god, a cup of soy milk and a stick of fried dough for 50 bucks?"

"Sister Baihe, let’s share a cup of soy milk, and we can split the fried dough stick in half too..."

"That’s the only choice we have..."

Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying were each nursing half a cup of soy milk and nibbling on half a fried dough stick, waiting on deck.

Since they could travel today, naturally they didn’t want to stay on board, instead planning to go out and have some fun.

After all, they really couldn’t afford the expenses on the ship, so going ashore seemed a better option—maybe the food would be cheaper.

Standing on the deck, they waited, the coast gradually approaching in the distance.

"Attention, all passengers, the Dongfang Star is about to dock. Please be mindful of your playtime. We will depart at 8 p.m. Please make sure to return between 7 and 7:30 p.m. We won’t wait past the departure time."

"If you encounter any emergencies during your outing, please call the cruise’s customer service center immediately. We will be dedicated to providing service and assistance. Lastly, we wish you an enjoyable time."

The cruise’s broadcast sounded right on cue.

The announcement reminded the tourists that they could disembark to play, but to be mindful of the time.

To put it bluntly, it was telling them not to get so wildly lost in fun that they couldn’t be found—as that would be an embarrassing situation for all.

Standing on deck, all the tourists quietly noted the time or set alarms on their phones, to ensure they wouldn’t forget.

Soon, the Dongfang Star docked. As the boarding staircase was set up, the tourists couldn’t wait to get off.

At the port, numerous vendors had taken their positions, starting to hawk their wares as they saw tourists disembarking.

Although this wasn’t Dragon Country, they all spoke the language of Dragon Country.

"Fresh fruit, fresh fruit teas, fruit beverages!"

"Come and look, seeds, cigarettes, drinks, mineral water—all at wholesale prices!"

"Need a taxi? We offer the fairest prices in the city with a 15-year veteran driver at your service for guided tours!"

"Come and watch, come and see, animal performances—here you’ll find the animals you like. Don’t miss it as you pass by..."

"Female masseuse service, the best parlor in the city, one hour for only xx yuan, mobile payment supported..."

Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying, hand in hand, pushed through the bustling crowd, dodging all the hawking vendors with great effort, finally making their way out of the port.

But just as they left, they faced another problem.

"What, the starting fare is 200 bucks?"

They tried to hail a taxi, but the driver’s asking price was more than they could accept.

"Come on, you can afford such a luxurious cruise, how could you not have money?"

The driver chuckled, pointing at the Dongfang Star as if it were obvious.

"We’re not riding!"

"Heh, going out with no money, what, you trying to freeload?"

The driver cursed and cast a disdainful glance at Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying, quickly driving off to pick up another group of tourists.

"You’re the one trying to freeload!" Xiao Baihe was livid and couldn’t help but curse back.

"Ying Ying, it looks like this place is just out to fleece us. Let’s walk to a closer spot and look around!"

"All right, we have no other choice..."

Due to some practical reasons, the two women could only wander nearby.

At the same time.

On the cruise deck.

"Mr. Zhang, are you planning to go out?"

"Yes, my four female companions and I are going to take a look around."

"Very well, sir. Do you plan on simply visiting the port, or shall you venture into the city?"

"Oh? Do you have transportation arrangements?"

"Yes, we at the Dongfang Star have a partnership with a car rental company in the city, and they will provide transportation for your outing today."

"So about the cost of this service..."

"Please rest assured, the fee has already been included in the cost of your boat ticket."

Hearing this from the staff, Zhang Wei was relieved.

Given that, if there’s a car available, why not take it?

He nodded and indicated that he needed the car rental service.

The staff member immediately contacted the rental company, which had already prepared a vehicle at the port.

Zhang Wei and his group were escorted by the staff, and after disembarking, they went straight to a stretched luxury car, avoiding all the street vendors along the way.

The luxury car’s driver could speak the language of Dragon Country, and he had quite a melodic accent, being a local.

According to him, most of their clients were from Dragon Country, and those who spoke the language well got more resources and made more money.

This made Zhang Wei chuckle.

With the driver’s recommendations, he introduced Zhang Wei and the others to a few nice spots.

These were said to be the places where one could truly experience the vibe of the city. As for the popularly recommended spots, they were all traps for fleecing foreign tourists – overpriced with many scam shops targeting foreigners.

Zhang Wei nodded, realizing that the ins and outs of tourist spots were the same everywhere.

Following the driver’s suggestions, he and his second daughter visited several decent spots, enjoying sightseeing and leisurely strolls, having a grand time.

Meanwhile, at another location.

"No way, octopus balls for 80, and there are only 6 pieces? In Dongfang Capital, 6 pieces don’t even cost 18, some conscientious shops sell them for just 8!"

"What about it, buy it or leave it!"

Confronted by Xiao Baihe’s questioning, the snack shop owner crossed her arms and responded rudely.

"You you you..."

Xiao Baihe had hoped to sample some cheap snacks with Tan Yingying after disembarking, but the first shop they encountered was a harsh letdown.

"If this were in Dragon Country, I’d bloody sue you for price gouging and distorting the market..."

"Sister Baihe, let’s go to another shop."

Seeing Xiao Baihe so upset that she cursed, Tan Yingying quickly held her back.

Xiao Baihe had no choice but to grit her teeth and bear it.

After all, this wasn’t Dragon Country, and she had no right to do this here.

The duo continued their stroll.

"50 for a normal fried rice?"

"60 for a milk tea, and it’s even more expensive than the fried rice?"

"Combo meals starting at 100?"

"My goodness, taking a photo here costs 10?"

After making a circuit, both Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying were thoroughly displeased.

In the end, they decided together to order a combo meal that cost exactly 100, and then the two of them had another meal together.

While eating, Tan Yingying couldn’t help but cry.

If they had known it would be like this, they wouldn’t have come. They had thought that Dongfang Star would truly let them relax and unwind, but instead, they faced nothing but hardships.

Indeed, the poor don’t deserve leisure.

Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying nearly finished their meal in tears.

Elsewhere.

After leaving a certain restaurant, Zhang Wei and his party patted their somewhat full stomachs, looking very satisfied.

"Man, seaside cities are so cheap, a king crab for just under 500."

"Yeah, that seafood platter had a great variety. I loved the cuttlefish, so crispy and satisfying to eat."

"That grilled eel was done really well too, so oily and delicious with every bite!"

"My favorite was the pomfret, prepared almost the same as by the great chefs in Dragon Country – such fresh, exquisite flavors, melting as soon as it hits your mouth, truly delicious!"

Having eaten their fill, Zhang Wei and his group toured several other nearby spots, purchasing quite a few reasonably priced souvenirs, and returned feeling very contented.

The luxury car driver accompanied them throughout, essentially serving as their personal chauffeur.

Of course, this was a privilege only available to VIP cabin passengers; those in the regular cabin didn’t receive such services.

As evening approached, Zhang Wei and his party returned to the port.

They stepped onto the deck, satisfied with their day.

A few minutes later, Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying, nearly frozen and starved, dragged their weary bodies back onto the deck with great difficulty.

"Sister Baihe, let’s not disembark next time, shall we? It’s too heartbreaking..."

"I feel the same, I really hope this trip ends soon. I don’t want to spend another moment in this place..."

At that moment, Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying looked utterly despondent.

Exhausted, let the world end, hurry up...

They really couldn’t comprehend, was there actually any joy to be found in such a journey?