Shao Junjie was born into a tragic family.
His father suffered from mental illness and would often fly into a rage and beat people. His mother, unable to bear such a life, fled the family not long after Shao Junjie's birth.
From then on, Shao Junjie grew up with his grandparents.
However, his grandparents were also in poor health. Furthermore, when his father had an episode, he was completely unrecognizing of anyone, even beating Shao Junjie to the brink of death. Once, to protect him, his grandfather had several ribs broken by his father.
His grandmother would often hold Shao Junjie, crying, and seek help from neighbors.
Finally, one time, his father's madness escalated to the point where he beat his grandfather to death.
It was only then that the villagers sent his father to a mental hospital.
From then on, Shao Junjie could only rely on his grandmother.
The tuition fees for Shao Junjie's schooling were raised by the villagers.
Fortunately, Shao Junjie himself was remarkable. He consistently ranked first in his class every year. Later, when he attended middle and high school, the schools learned of his situation and waived all his tuition fees.
Thus, with his excellent academic performance, Shao Junjie was admitted to university.
Under normal circumstances, if nothing unexpected had happened, Shao Junjie, with his own efforts, would surely have found a good job after graduating from university.
However, things rarely go as planned. A wealthy second-generation heir in Shao Junjie's class took a dislike to him and constantly caused trouble.
Initially, Shao Junjie, knowing he lacked money and influence, could only avoid him.
But he did not expect the other party to escalate their harassment.
In the end, Shao Junjie could no longer tolerate it and punched the other party to the ground.
This incident caused a huge problem.
The wealthy second-generation heir's parents privately hired people to classify Shao Junjie's actions as malicious assault, demanding his arrest and imprisonment, and even expulsion from school.
Ultimately, Shao Junjie was sentenced to fifteen days of administrative detention, and the school expelled him.
For a moment, Shao Junjie was so filled with hatred that he wished to take the wealthy heir down with him.
But when he thought of his aging grandmother at home, he knew he could not do that.
Thus, Shao Junjie entered society early and began his working life.
During his time working, due to his lack of connections and his inability to flatter, Shao Junjie endured much hardship and performed countless unimaginable labors.
Fortunately, Shao Junjie was intelligent and resourceful, and coupled with his diligent work ethic, he gained the appreciation of the owner of a jewelry store.
From then on, Shao Junjie was the first to arrive and the last to leave every day. He devoted countless times more effort than ordinary people to research jewelry, and finally achieved his current success.
It is no exaggeration to say that everything Shao Junjie has today was earned through desperate effort and hard work.
Yet, it was almost enough for all of it to be scammed away.
His eyes bloodshot with anger, Shao Junjie roared, "I'll kill you!"
Huang Peter, startled, scrambled away, while Gong Chengbin quickly held him back, "AJie! AJie! Don't be impulsive, you'll regret it if you do this!"
Du Fei also stood up, preventing Gong Chengbin from being unable to restrain Shao Junjie, ready to intervene if necessary.
Fortunately, seeing the situation turning unfavorable, Huang Peter had already fled Chuanwazi first. Shao Junjie's fury gradually subsided under Gong Chengbin's persuasion.
Noticing the commotion attracting the attention of the other diners in Chuanwazi, Du Fei and Gong Chengbin settled the bill and took Shao Junjie outside.
"Damn it! Damn it! I'm such an idiot, I thought I was so capable, believing someone genuinely wanted to cooperate with me after seeing my talent, but it turns out he was a fraud!"
"I've worked so hard for so many years, and finally achieved what I have today, but just now, it almost all turned to nothing!"
"Ahhh!"
Shao Junjie, reaching a corner near Chuanwazi, punched the wall hard.
Then he shouted out loud.
Gong Chengbin intended to step forward and comfort him, but Du Fei pulled him back.
Seeing Gong Chengbin's confused look, Du Fei whispered, "At this moment, AJie needs to vent his emotions the most. No amount of comfort will work."
Hearing Du Fei's words, Gong Chengbin felt they made sense. He nodded and stepped aside.
So, Du Fei and Gong Chengbin stood silently not far away.
Shao Junjie stood by the wall alone. It took him a full half hour before he was tired of shouting. He then walked to a stone step and sat down.
Du Fei and Gong Chengbin exchanged a glance and then walked towards Shao Junjie together.
"Heh, sorry to have made you two laugh today. I thought my luck was finally turning. If you two hadn't intervened, I would have almost gone bankrupt. I'm a complete joke."
Seeing them approach, Shao Junjie let out a self-deprecating laugh.
Gong Chengbin put an arm around his shoulder and said excitedly, "Brother! In life, one encounters countless setbacks. Are you going to be scared off by them like this?"
"AJie, though I haven't known you for long, I don't think you're the type to give up on yourself."
Hearing their words of comfort, Shao Junjie let out a long sigh.
Thinking about it carefully, although he was almost deceived by Huang Peter, he now knew of his scheme in advance. When he considered it, he hadn't really lost anything.
Since he hadn't lost anything, why should he be dejected here?
He remembered how much more down and out he had been in the past, yet he had gritted his teeth and worked hard to achieve what he had today. Thinking of this, Shao Junjie's eyes regained their light and became resolute.
"That's right, this is the AJie I know. You truly are my good brother, possessing some of my spirit."
Gong Chengbin, seeing the change in Shao Junjie's expression, knew that Shao Junjie had thought things through. He also smiled and exclaimed excitedly.
Du Fei, hearing Gong Chengbin's words, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
At this moment, he looked at Shao Junjie and found that the other party had a similar reaction.
"ABin, your bragging needs to be somewhat grounded. Back then, when you were suppressed by your elder brother, you often came to me to complain and got drunk. Thinking back now, are you talking about what you were like then?"
Shao Junjie pretended to look at Gong Chengbin seriously.
Hearing this, Du Fei laughed and clapped his hands vigorously.
Gong Chengbin was thoroughly embarrassed, then reached out, wanting to grab Shao Junjie by the neck. However, the latter had anticipated his reaction and had already stood up and run away.
Unwilling to have his past embarrassments exposed, Gong Chengbin stood up and chased after him. Shao Junjie, while running, looked back provocatively.
Watching Shao Junjie regain his smile, Du Fei knew he no longer needed to worry about him.
Next, the concern would be how to deal with Huang Peter.