Insufficient balance

  Although summer is the season that men yearn for, Ye Jun spent an entire morning strolling around the city, but still didn't catch a glimpse of the vibrant and alluring scene he had imagined. The women he passed by on the way lacked the boldness to show off their faces, legs, and chests, and it was clear that their mindset couldn't be compared to that of ten years later. But as soon as Ye Jun thought of this, he involuntarily spat on the ground, thinking to himself that even in ten years, men might not necessarily have a feast for their eyes, at least those women with stunning figures wouldn't be strolling around on the streets to attract attention, but would rather be enjoying themselves in luxury cars.

  Around 11 o'clock, Hu Youcai called Ye Jun and roughly said that Wu Yi didn't play tricks, and Liang Hao was already handling the release procedures. He would probably be able to return to the city with Liang Tao around 12 o'clock.

  I took a look at the watch and found that there was still more than half an hour to stroll around, so I turned into a Jiang Shidanton specialty store, with the intention of selecting a fashionable women's watch for Su Wenyu.

  I remember in my past life, after breaking through Su Wen Yu's stronghold of the Holy Maiden Territory that she had defended for over 20 years, the first gift I gave to Su Wen Yu was a watch. This has something to do with the mysterious watch, because Ye Jun always thought that his ability to ascend to the throne of the Nine States in his past life had an intricate relationship with the mysterious watch. Of course, Su Wen Yu never had the habit of wearing watches since she was young. In her words, she hoped that it would be the person she loved who would put it on for her personally, which was a childhood dream of hers.

  Furthermore, now that he has this kind of relationship with Guo Xiaoyu, Ye Jun naturally doesn't have the idea of being thick-skinned and thin-skinned, so he also wants to help her choose a suitable watch. As for Yang Jing, Ye Jun is too lazy to think about it, which isn't because he dislikes her or holds a grudge, but rather because he doesn't want to look for trouble and give Yang Jing an excuse to pick on him.

  "Welcome, sir. How can I assist you?"

  As soon as he entered, a female manager came over with a smile and first gave Yu Jun's outfit a once-over with an almost imperceptible scrutinizing gaze before smiling and saying: "Sir, our store has just launched a new batch of men's watches, would you like me to introduce them to you?"

  "I have a watch, but this one was chosen by someone else."

  Ye Jun smiled and raised his hand, pointing to the mysterious watch on his wrist. However, the female manager looked puzzled and scrutinized Ye Jun with a wary gaze, which made Ye Jun's smile falter as he couldn't understand why her attitude had changed so quickly.

  "Excuse me for asking bluntly, sir, but are you just waking up? That's why you forgot to wear your watch?"

  It seems that the female manager also sensed her own loss of composure, and she once again returned to her previous warm and friendly demeanor, but Ye Jun always felt that this female manager was intentionally or unintentionally keeping a distance from him.

  Neurosis?

  Ye Jun seemed to have understood the female manager's gaze, and couldn't help but look at his wrist in confusion, wondering if it was because of the mysterious watch that made the female manager in front of him so tense? No, according to reason, the mysterious watch looked ordinary, and to outsiders, it was just a street vendor's goods. However, if an insider saw it, they could tell at a glance that the workmanship of the mysterious watch was exquisite, not inferior to the purely handmade mechanical watches of Rolex in the 50s and 60s.

  Isn't the female manager in front of him an outsider? But even if you can't understand the craftsmanship of this watch, you shouldn't show people with this attitude. After all, the female manager's disguise is not clever, and at least she can't deceive Ye Jun, who has already grasped human nature.

  "It's actually laughable, sorry about that."

  Reason told Ye Jun that at this moment, he should not continue to delve deeper into the topic and quickly shifted the female manager's attention, smiling: "First take me to see the latest ladies' watches for this year. To meet the aesthetic standards of women under 30 years old, it is best to wear them after giving others a noble and elegant feeling."

  As expected, the female manager's vigilant gaze relaxed a bit, and she smiled: "It's okay, actually I've met many gentlemen who forgot to wear their watches before. You're not the first one either. Please follow me, sir. We just launched two new couple watches that might interest you."

  Ye Jun followed the female manager to a counter, and his rationality told him that there was no disdain in the female manager's gaze just now, but rather deep puzzlement and vigilance. So, could it be that this female manager was someone who saw through things?

  However, this idea was quickly erased by Ye Jun's traceless wipe, because he saw the female manager talking to the female service staff at the counter, apparently taking samples of goods. With nothing better to do, he looked around and happened to glance at a mirror not far away. It wasn't until he looked that he almost got a fright, only to find that there was no sign of the mysterious watch on his wrist in the mirror. At first, Ye Jun thought it was just his eyes playing tricks on him, but as he walked closer, he confirmed that the reflection of himself in the mirror had no mysterious watch on his wrist. Suddenly, he recalled the female manager's scrutinizing and vigilant gaze earlier, and in an instant, all the doubts in Ye Jun's mind vanished into thin air.

  What followed was another layer of confusion, to the point where I didn't even have the mood to listen to the female manager's detailed explanation. It was as if in a trance, I took out my credit card gleaming with gold light and calmly said: "Alright, put me down for two of those ladies' watches on the left."

  "Sir, this is a pair of lovers' watches, the store has rules that they cannot be sold separately."

  The female manager's eyes lit up when she saw Ye Jun's gold card, but upon hearing that he was only making a single purchase, she felt a bit troubled. To be honest, there were customers who came to buy watches, but the number of purchases compared to the number of browsers was disproportionate. Sometimes, not a single deal could be made in an entire day. Even when a wealthy customer was willing to splurge, they had to be treated with utmost respect and humility, explaining every detail thoroughly, like a slave. People like Ye Jun, who were generous with their spending and bought two watches at once, were rare. The most important thing was that he didn't need to waste his breath trying to please others or read people's faces like an insurance salesperson would.

  After all, business is directly linked to the end-of-month salary, and the female manager doesn't want the meat that's about to be eaten to fly away. She said nervously: "Sir, how about this, let's change to another one."

  "I want this one!"

  Ye Jun didn't have the mood to drag things out, so he stood up immediately and was about to slip away. The female manager saw that something was off, gritted her teeth, and forced a smile: "Alright, sir, I'll take care of the procedures for you right now."

  With a casual nod, he handed the gold card to the female manager. Before long, the female manager walked over with a smile, holding a commodity bag. First, she returned the gold card to Ye Jun, and then she handed the commodity bag hanging from her wrist to Ye Jun's side, looking extremely respectful.

  Ye Jun didn't want to waste time with the female manager, so he put away his gold card, took the shopping bag and quickly left the Jiang Shi Dan Tong specialty store.

  As soon as they stepped out, Ye Jun couldn't help but ask anxiously: "Why can't others see this watch? And why can't it be reflected in the mirror?"

  It seems to have received a signal from Ye Jun, and soon the magical watch responded: "Mr. Ye, the system is processing your doubts, please wait."

  "Bang... Bang... Bang..."

  "Fingerprint recognition, start!"

  "Identification successful!"

  "Iris recognition, start!"

  "Identification successful!"

  "Mr. Ye, regarding your confusion, the system has come to a conclusion that this watch was actually born next March. Due to the time tunnel effect, it theoretically does not exist in the current era. Moreover, since you have traveled through the time tunnel, the system has determined that even if it were next March, this watch would not appear in the same location, so it is non-existent."

  The system passed over and Yu Jun was shocked, nervously saying: "Does that mean the system will disappear? This watch too?"

  "Sorry, Mr. Ye, you don't have enough authority to access this information."

  It seems that he had anticipated the system's infuriating response, and Ye Jun couldn't help but smile wryly: "Pick out what can be said, this matter is very important to me."

  The system first fell into a long silence, and just as Ye Jun was getting anxious, a message suddenly came through: "After analysis, the system theoretically does not exist in this era, but due to Mr. Ye's relationship, the system exists again. Therefore, the system, as well as the watch worn by Mr. Ye, only exist within Mr. Ye's world and will never be eliminated. As for more detailed theoretical analysis, I apologize, Mr. Ye, your permissions are not sufficient, and you cannot access this information."

  "Good!"

  Although he still didn't understand what the mysterious watch was trying to say, as long as it proved one thing, Ye Jun would be satisfied. That is, this watch wouldn't disappear. Counting from before crossing the time tunnel, whether it was the mysterious watch or the system, they had accompanied him for a very long time and had already become a part of his life. In the past, he had always worried that one day the watch would suddenly disappear or be snatched away by someone. Now, however, except for him, no one else could take away this watch, which was actually a relief from Ye Jun's years-long worry.

  Looked at the time and found it was almost 12 o'clock, so hailed a taxi and rushed to the dinner gathering spot agreed with Guo Tao last night. Of course, on the way, Hu Youcai also called to urge and remind, when he heard that he was already on his way, Hu Youcai hung up the phone with a smile, seemingly in a good mood, which made Ye Jun somewhat puzzled.

  However, as soon as Ye Jun got off the car, he immediately understood why Hu Youcai was so happy. It turned out that Han Qiansheng and Han Kuangqing had also come together. At this moment, several people were gathered together, seemingly discussing some unknown major events.

  "Xiao Jun, come over quickly!"

  Hu Youcai had sharp eyes and saw Ye Jun looking around from a distance. Ye Jun walked over with a smile, but then a shocking scene appeared. Suddenly, Liang Hao broke free from Liang Tao's grasp and unexpectedly knelt down in front of Ye Jun in the middle of the crowd, saying gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Ye! If it weren't for you, I might have been stuck with the identity of a prisoner for my whole life."

  "Get up, don't be like this."

  For a moment, including Han Qiansheng, they all rushed to get up and tried to pull up Liang Hao who was kneeling on the ground.

  However, what surprised Ye Jun was that three or four big men, with all their might, couldn't budge Liang Hao half an inch. At this moment, he couldn't help but recall a vivid memory from his past life, as well as the deepest and most profound figure in that scene. Suddenly, he felt inspired to say: "I remember someone once told me, 'A man's knees are made of gold, kneel to heaven and earth, not to people.' Liang Hao, if you really want to thank me, then punish yourself with three cups at the dinner table, because I consider you a friend, a brother, but you don't see me that way."

  "No, Mr. Ye... I..." Liang Hao's words were stuck in his throat, seemingly wanting to explain, but he couldn't find the right words.

  "Aren't you getting up yet? Do I have to kneel down too and beg you to get up?"

  Ye Jun's face was icy cold as he calmly said: "Since we're friends, since we're brothers, don't you think your current behavior is too excessive?"

  Seeing Liang Hao still stunned on the spot, Ye Jun suddenly roared: "Treat me as a brother, then get up for me!"

  "Yes!"

  Obviously startled, Liang Hao hastily jumped up and then blushed as he said: "Mr. Ye... I..."

  "Don't call me Mr. Ye, just call me Ye Jun or Xiao Jun, either is fine." Seeing Liang Hao stand up, Ye Jun's expression eased slightly.

  "Xiao Jun, aren't you angry anymore?" asked Liang Hao tentatively.

  "I'm angry, very angry! I came with great enthusiasm, but seeing you so distant, my good mood is all gone." Ye Jun said calmly.

  "What's to be done? Xiao Jun, you say, as long as you don't blame me, I'm willing to do anything!"

  Liang Hao was anxious, but didn't notice Ye Jun's pretentiousness. As for the Han family father and son, as well as the God of Wealth, they all saw some signs and stood aside with a smile, playing the role of loyal listeners. As for Liang Tao, he had a lot to say but didn't dare speak up, he really wanted to plead for his younger brother, but was afraid that the more he helped, the more trouble he would cause, so he could only hold back and remain silent.

  Looking at Liang Hao's disheveled appearance, Ye Jun suddenly burst out laughing and hugged Liang Hao tightly, saying: "Hao Ge, this way, as long as you're willing to punish yourself with three bottles of beer, we'll call it quits, how about that?"

  "Good!"

  Liang Hao heard this and was overjoyed, laughing loudly: "I love hearing that! Not just three bottles, even if it's thirty bottles, I'll drink them all!"