Peninsula: The young master is poor and doesn't want to date.

Chapter 84 A Glorious Resignation

Li Zhengyi stood at the entrance of the convenience store for a while.

A faded promotional poster was pasted on the glass door, and the oden pot was still bubbling and steaming.

He worked the night shift at this convenience store in Kowloon Village for more than two years.

It will be three years in a month, more than a thousand nights.

From 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.

Cashier duties, restocking, cleaning, dealing with drunkards who come to buy hangover soup in the early morning and stray cats that come to rummage through the trash cans in the early morning.

He knew every single shelf here so well that he could find it with his eyes closed.

Which brand of instant noodles sells best?

Which snack is the most popular?

He knew exactly which regular customers liked to run up their accounts.

But now he no longer needs this disguised identity.

After the funeral, he was completely out in the open.

Continuing to wear the convenience store green vest and hide behind this ten-square-meter cashier will only allow those people to continue to treat him as if he doesn't exist.

He wanted to make it impossible for them to ignore him.

No one would care what a convenience store night shift clerk says.

He pushed open the door.

The wind chimes on the door rang once.

Choi Ye-na was standing behind the cashier.

She was wearing that green work vest, her head down as she sorted through the coin box next to the cash register, not even looking up when she heard the wind chimes.

"Welcome, oh, it's you."

Her expression seamlessly switched between a professional fake smile and disgust.

She tilted her head and looked at him with a "you're definitely up to something again" look.

"It's not time for shift handover yet, what are you doing here?"

"I've come to say goodbye."

Choi Ye-na paused for a moment while sorting through the change, then continued.

"I'm not leaving, so why say goodbye?"

"I'm not saying goodbye to you. I'm saying goodbye to Uncle Cui."

"Then you wait here. My dad went to the warehouse to check the goods, he'll be back in a bit."

After she finished speaking, she continued to look down and fiddle with the coin box.

But after a few seconds, she couldn't resist.

Where are you going?

I changed jobs.

"Change to what?"

"It's definitely not a convenience store."

Choi Ye-na looked at him with an expression that seemed to say, "What kind of good job can you find?"

Just then, the back door of the convenience store was pushed open.

Uncle Cui walked in carrying a box of Shin Ramyun. When he saw Li Zhengyi standing next to the cashier, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

He put the instant noodle box on the ground and patted the dust off his hands.

"Zhengyi, you're here so early? It's not time for shift change yet."

"Uncle Cui, I have something to tell you."

Uncle Cui noticed that his expression was more serious than usual, so he stopped smiling, nodded, and pulled him to the rest area in the corner of the convenience store.

There was a plastic table with peeling paint and two chairs there, which was usually used by guests to eat instant noodles on short notice.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"I'm here to resign."

Uncle Cui paused for a moment, then laughed.

"I thought you'd gotten into some trouble. Did you find a new job?"

"Um."

"well!"

Uncle Cui slapped the table, his face full of satisfaction.

"I knew it! You're not the kind of guy who'd work at a convenience store his whole life. A real man should go out and explore the world. What's the point of staying cooped up in this little convenience store?"

"Thank you for taking care of me these past two and a half years. I bought you some things."

Uncle Cui waved his hand faster than turning the pages of a book, feigning displeasure.

"Whatever you buy, keep the money you earn for yourself. Your hard work is the greatest reward you can give me. No, since you're quitting anyway, then focus on your new job; that's better than anything else."

At that moment, Choi Ye-na's voice came from the cashier.

"What good job can he find?"

Before the words were even finished, a black Mercedes-Benz S-Class slowly pulled up in front of the convenience store.

The metallic paint reflected a heavy sheen in the afternoon sunlight.

Its long, sleek body contrasted sharply with the old Kias and rusty bicycles in the dilapidated alley of Kowloon Village.

Choi Ye-na's mouth was still open, but the second half of the phrase "good job" was stuck in her throat and couldn't come out.

Li Zheng glanced at the door and stood up.

"My car has arrived."

Uncle Cui and Cui Ruina both looked at the Mercedes at the same time.

The car windows are privacy-proof, so you can't see inside from the outside; you can only see the silver three-pointed star logo on the front of the car gleaming in the sunlight.

Choi Ye-na initially thought, "This person is definitely bragging."

Then it turned into "What's going on here?"

Li Zhengyi took a business card out of his pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Uncle Cui.

The business card is made of thick cardstock with a matte black background, silver foil stamping, and embossing.

The design is simple, but it feels substantial in your hand.

There was a line of text printed on it.

Li Zhengyi, Executive Director of Supernova Entertainment

Uncle Cui picked up the business card, looked at it from the front, and then looked at it again from the back.

"Zhengyi, this is...?"

"I made a little money from investing before and invested in a small company."

Before Uncle Cui could say anything more, Li Zhengyi spoke first.

"Uncle Cui, you've helped me a lot these past two years. When I was at my lowest point, you took me in and gave me this job."

"You also paid the first month's rent, and I said I would pay you back, but you still haven't accepted it."

"When I try to give you something, you always refuse it."

"I remember all of these things."

"Ye Na still wants to debut, right? Let her go to this company. I guarantee she can debut, and she won't be bullied or subjected to any unspoken rules."

Uncle Cui placed the business card on the table and looked intently into Li Zhengyi's eyes.

"Zhengyi, this promise is too heavy."

"Uncle Cui, if you can't even accept this, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."

Uncle Cui remained silent for a while.

Then he sighed, picked up the business card, and carefully put it into his breast pocket.

He straightened the corners of his pocket to make sure the business card wouldn't fall out.

"You rascal. Go on, do your best in your new business, I have high hopes for you. As for Ruina, she might have some misunderstandings about you, I'll talk to her about it later."

Lee Jung-il didn't look at Choi Ye-na again and walked straight out of the convenience store.

Behind her came Choi Ye-na's low-pitched question.

"Dad! What did he show you? Let me see! What entertainment company? It's not one of those scams, is it? Dad, don't be fooled..."

Then there was a silent pause, probably because Uncle Cui showed her his business card.

Then came a drawn-out "No way."

He opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

The Mercedes is the company's business vehicle, not his.

But there's nothing wrong with him using it.

The car drove away from Kowloon Village.

The old houses along the street flashed by outside the car window, getting further and further away.

He lived here for almost three years, and when he left, he only had a backpack.

The person sitting in this car is the same person who was standing in front of the convenience store earlier.

But everyone who sees this car will no longer look at him the same way.

Ding Lilan, who was driving, was wearing a well-fitting black suit, her hair was tied in a low ponytail, and she was wearing sunglasses.

He doesn't look like a convenience store clerk at all.

Of course, she wasn't originally either.

While continuing to work as his bodyguard, he also works part-time as his driver and assistant.