The next morning, as the sunlight streamed into the small house, Mike, who had woken up feeling refreshed, covered the woman beside him with a blanket before leaving the room.
In the living room, Jerry and Katie were already up and eating breakfast.
A bowl of oatmeal made with milk, plus an apple.
It's worth mentioning that these two little rascals also prepared a breakfast for Needy, who had stayed in the living room all night.
"Are you my sister's boyfriend?"
Seeing Mike come out, Katie, the younger of the two children, asked curiously.
At the same time, these two clever little rascals secretly glanced at Needy, who was eating breakfast with a blank expression.
Their small minds were a bit confused about Mike's relationship with this cold-faced older sister.
Children's intuition is very sensitive.
They could sense that Needy's gaze towards Mike was different from others.
"I guess I am your sister's boyfriend!" Mike explained with a smile to the two children.
If there were no surprises, Mike wouldn't mind having another beautiful girlfriend.
Moreover, Tina's performance last night made him very satisfied.
"You really are my sister's boyfriend!!!"
Hearing the affirmative answer, the two children exclaimed at the same time, their faces showing expressions as if they were happy for their sister to have found such an excellent boyfriend.
After all, whether from his appearance or his attire, Mike did not look like an ordinary person.
His temperament was even less comparable to ordinary people.
With the "brother-in-law" relationship, the two children's attitude towards Mike became much more affectionate.
Next, these two little rascals enthusiastically prepared a breakfast for Mike.
A super-sized bowl of oatmeal and a large apple.
"Are you also working? I mean, you don't look very old, you look a little younger than our sister..."
The dining table then turned into an "interrogation" session.
Jerry and Katie, these two little rascals, were really too curious about their sister's boyfriend.
...
In the small room, Tina, who had been exhausted all night, was woken up by the noise in the living room.
She lifted the blanket, quietly and carefully put away the blood-stained sheet below, and then walked into the living room, squinting her eyes.
"Alright, Jerry and Katie. You ask too many questions." Tina, who had walked out of the room, happened to see her younger siblings chasing Mike and asking him questions.
Seeing that Mike did not show any impatient expression, her expression softened slightly, and then she deliberately put on a stern face and said to her younger siblings: "Hurry up and eat, don't forget you still have weekend tutoring classes!"
Unlike public middle schools that advocate happy education, Tina sent her younger siblings to private middle schools that practice elite education in order to ensure their success.
At the same time, to improve the success rate, the teaching style of private middle schools is also stricter, which includes weekend tutoring.
Because Mike, an unexpected factor, was in the house today, Jerry and Katie wasted a lot of breakfast time.
They were about to miss the normal school time.
"Oh no!!!"
After being reminded, the two children, who also realized they were going to be late, exclaimed and quickly finished the oatmeal in front of them.
Then both of them simultaneously stuffed the apples from the table into their pockets, blinking their eyes at Tina, wanting her to take them to school.
The community private middle school that the two children attended was a considerable distance from here, and if they walked to school now, they would definitely be late.
Seeing that Tina was about to give in to her younger siblings' "pleading" and prepare to go out, Mike said, "You rest well, I'll take them to school!"
Tina, who had just been through an intense battle, still looked very tired.
Then, without waiting for the woman to answer, Mike first had Needy take the two children out the door.
"Regarding the details of your work, I'll tell you more later. Also, this is your advance salary for this month and next month..." After only the two of them were left in the room, Mike casually took out a stack of dollars.
Although this behavior was vulgar, for Tina, who was currently in need, she really needed this money.
Tina, who had given herself completely to the man in front of her, hesitated for a moment before taking the money from his hand.
Then, she gave him a big hug as an extra.
Here, after Mike went out, he saw the two children exclaiming around the Tesla luxury car at the entrance.
They looked very energetic!
Not long after, with a violent roar, at the entrance of the community-run William Private Middle School, Jerry and Katie got out of the Tesla luxury car amidst the surprised gazes of their young friends.
"Brother-in-law, goodbye~"
Jerry and Needy, who had gained some "face" at school, politely waved goodbye to Mike, who had brought them, and then happily ran into the school gate.
"Mike, Jordan, whom you asked me to keep an eye on, seems to be planning something big recently..." Mike, who was in the car preparing to return to his luxurious villa, unexpectedly received a call from Chris at the company.
Jordan Belfort! The Wolf of Wall Street—
This person possesses extraordinary eloquence, and also an extraordinary business acumen.
He can be used as a business indicator.
On the phone, Chris continued: "According to the information I've gathered, he seems to be no longer satisfied with being a stockbroker and is now preparing to push a small shoe company to go public..."
Go public? Issue shares? Cash out?
For Jordan, whose assets are less than ten million, the risk assessment for completing this set of procedures is very high.
"Organize the information about Jordan; I'll go to the company later, and we can discuss it then." The business world is like a battlefield where situations often change in an instant, and it's impossible to explain clearly over the phone in a short time, so Mike decided to go to the company and meet Collison.
Then again, after being a hands-off boss for so long, he really needed to visit his own company.
...
"Mike, this is Caroline. Do you remember we had a date yesterday?" Mike, who had just hung up with Chris, received a call from Channing Family's eldest daughter.
One could tell that this eldest daughter, who had been stood up, had a strong sense of "resentment" in her tone.
"Sorry, Caroline. I had an urgent matter last night and missed our date..."
Mike said insincerely: "How about we reschedule our date for today? I'll come find you after I'm done with what I'm doing?"
Caroline, who currently only possessed "vase" attributes, was not really worth Mike spending too much effort on.
Their interaction mode, guided by Caroline, also leaned more towards a "fairy tale" style.
It felt to Mike like he was playing house with a little princess in an ivory tower.
"Today?" On the phone, Caroline said with a hint of arrogance in her tone: "If you insist, then our date will be rescheduled for this afternoon..."
"By the way, did you encounter any trouble over there? Do you need help?"
In the wealthy area of New York, in a super luxurious detached private villa, Caroline, sitting in front of the mirror, "domineeringly" confirmed the date time, and a hint of secret joy unconsciously appeared on her face.
Then, the girl looked at herself in the mirror with faint dark circles under her eyes, and her expression became troubled again.
This was also Mike's fault.
Because of his no-show last night, Caroline, this rich young lady, didn't sleep well all night yesterday.
"It's settled then." Mike casually agreed: "I'm almost done with my business here, no need to worry. See you this afternoon~"