"I'm not judging you, liking men is fine. I know I lean more towards men than women." Especially since he went on a date with his sister once and it still stayed with him to this day. Never again. He didn't want to even think about her. "Trafficking is... complicated. Some think it's fine, some don't and it's quite the hotly debated issue." Good money, bad morals.
Very dodgy subject. He doubted the boy could handle it. "You have money, yes. It's a trust fund so you can't access it without your guardians. Though your grandfather wants to appoint you a guardian."
"...would that be you?" Because, so far? Kind of a mixed bag, as far as his opinion on Meng Yao was concerned. He was positive the guy didn't like him and he assumed he wanted to kill him? Maybe he had watched too many gangster movies, but he definitely didn't trust the guy. "I just-- I dunno, my parents have debts and all."
So he supposed he should help with that. Even if they had screwed him over. "I've got a part-time job, but that doesn't make a lot."
Huh. "I guess heirs don't usually have part-time jobs?"
"I don't know." Meng Yao had no idea what the old man was plotting but he had hinted and Meng Yao was feeling very uneasy. He didn't want to. On top of not wanting to be around kids, he also had the issue of power and how it made him change. He didn't want to lose himself, he was fighting every day to not do that. "You can pay off your parents debts if you really want to but you may have to negotiate that with your guardian, whoever it ends up being. I'm sure he will chose well."
He smiled at Chenglei, actually quite amused by the idea.
"No, it's not common. It's probably good for you though." Maybe he could teach those brats what the real world was like.
"Mostly it's a great way to get screwed over." At least in Chenglei's humble experience, although he could imagine that at least in this, Meng Yao might have similar experiences. He just figured bosses were usually all the same, had been true everywhere he lived so far.
For a while, he stayed silent, looking out the window and not even questioning how Meng Yao knew where he lived. Of course. Pervert stalker. At least he hadn't been paranoid, he'd been right. "Why did I stop living there? You said I was there until I was four."
"I don't know. I wasn't around. I wasn't involved in the gang world back then, not properly. I wasn't told the whole story but perhaps someone else could shed some light. I can point you in the right direction. Or, of course, you could ask your parents." All better options than Meng Yao. The kid was around 17 now so that was a long time ago, before he was even old enough to understand why he was excluded from that world.
Meng Yao knew as much as Chenglei. "I know some things but I don't want to confuse you." He didn't want to be accused of lying either. "Soon, I'm sure, all will become clear."
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Very dodgy subject. He doubted the boy could handle it. "You have money, yes. It's a trust fund so you can't access it without your guardians. Though your grandfather wants to appoint you a guardian."
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So he supposed he should help with that. Even if they had screwed him over. "I've got a part-time job, but that doesn't make a lot."
Huh. "I guess heirs don't usually have part-time jobs?"
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He smiled at Chenglei, actually quite amused by the idea.
"No, it's not common. It's probably good for you though." Maybe he could teach those brats what the real world was like.
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For a while, he stayed silent, looking out the window and not even questioning how Meng Yao knew where he lived. Of course. Pervert stalker. At least he hadn't been paranoid, he'd been right. "Why did I stop living there? You said I was there until I was four."
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Meng Yao knew as much as Chenglei. "I know some things but I don't want to confuse you." He didn't want to be accused of lying either. "Soon, I'm sure, all will become clear."