The two assistants accompanying them couldn’t help but recall the days when they were studying. They felt that there wasn’t enough time every day and were tortured by various subjects.

They could only sigh silently. Academic achievers were just built different.

After arriving at the agreed location, Chacha met the people in charge on Taobao’s side. In this cooperation, Chacha’s company had the advantage and the other party was very polite towards them.

In fact, Liao Boyi not only had connections with Taobao, but also with several other newly established online shopping platforms.

The other side’s executives were all there, but for some unknown reason, the chief executive couldn’t make it.

Chacha only came as a show of respect and Liao Boyi was the one talking the whole time.

The conditions given by the other side were very good, not only on the aspects of rebates, but also free push to the homepage and so on.

Chacha nodded from time to time while Liao Boyi acted as the speaker.

The negotiation process went smoothly and everyone shook hands and parted ways in a friendly manner.

On the way back, Liao Boyi said, “It’s basically confirmed that we will open a store on Taobao. For other companies, Xiao Wang, you can go and refuse politely.”

Xiao Wang was driving and answered in affirmative.

Chacha asked, “How is the live stream platform going?”

Liao Boyi said, “It’s still under development. Various functions need to be improved.”

Chacha nodded.

It started to rain outside.

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Ding Puyu quickly found a school for her to learn self-defense.

He said it was opened by a relative of his after retiring from the army. He has good skills but did no publicity so he wasn’t famous.

Chacha just wanted to learn self-defense techniques, so she wasn’t picky and let Ding Puyu arrange time.

The class was set in the evening and unless she has school, she basically went there to learn from 6 to 8 pm.

Ding Puyu’s relative was also surnamed Ding. He’s a tall man with tanned skin. He looked like he had experienced wind and rain and was about forty years old. His muscles were very prominent and appear like they would burst through his clothes.

Chacha calls him Master Ding. Almost no one comes at the place at night, so it’s a bit like one-to-one training.

She has good physical fitness and Master Ding praised her for it.

On weekends, Chacha would stay at Master Ding’s school all day long. Her rapid progress and perfect application of techniques could make up for her lack of physical strength.

In half a month, preliminary preparations for the Taobao store have been completed, including the opening, management, and personnel recruitment. The customizations of the products and the likes were all also done. They would take photos and upload them later on.

Once all these things were in place, the major marketing accounts under the company uploaded photos one after another, accompanied by taglines and link addresses.

Chacha, on the other hand, picked a few key developments and forwarded them. Her tagline was much simpler, just one word—— promoting.

The comment section was unified.

【I haven’t seen you for half a month, and when you show up, it’s just for advertisement. Chacha, are you short of money? [Covers face and laughs]】

【Chacha, you’ve degenerated.】

【Buy, buy, buy. Chacha, it doesn’t matter if you post adverts, the point is how you keep disappearing!!!】

【Really, it’s okay to post adverts every day, don’t just disappear all the time~】

Chacha read the comments and silently reflected on herself. This account with tens of millions of followers was almost abandoned by her. If nothing happens, she basically wouldn’t open it and take a look.

Chacha made another post, 【I’ve been immersed in studies recently and have no intention of checking Weibo, I apologize. In addition to school curriculum, I’m also learning other things, so my time is quite tight.

Also, isn’t it common for most people to be short of money?

Some people have gold mines at home while some only have…… bottled waters.】

【Hahahaha, dang, it’s true!】

【Whenever Chacha talks about serious things, it’s always the piercing truth!】

【Silently hugging my poor self.】

【People often ask me if I’m happy and I have always answered that I’m not. Now I’ve found the reason. It’s because my family has no mines!】

Chacha closed Weibo and looked at the time. It was nine o’clock in the evening and it was pouring outside again.

It’s been raining a lot lately.

She went to drink a glass of milk, washed up, and then went to the study.

The place she rented now had two rooms and one living room. In addition, there was a relatively small study room and a complete kitchen and bathroom.

She planned to do the schoolwork given by the teacher. Since her mind was still alert, she estimated to finish it within an hour.

That week’s assignment was an analysis of consciousness and self. An essay of 8,000 words was inevitable.

Chacha’s typing speed was pretty decent as she does it daily, not to mention the time she spent gathering information and such. If she couldn’t finish it right now, she could just continue tomorrow night.

She had just opened her laptop when the doorbell rang. The residential building was quite new and there’s a camera attached on the doorbell. She first looked at the situation outside, and when she saw it was Jiao Yushi, she decided to open the door.

Jiao Yushi looked a bit dishevelled. His wet hair was sticking to his face and his short sleeve shirt sticking to his skin. Chacha could see the muscles underneath his clothes, toned and impressive. She’s just not sure if they’re useful or not.

“Did you get caught in the rain?” Chacha blocked the door and didn’t invite him in.

Jiao Yushi didn’t answer her question and said, “I’m cold, I want to drink ginger tea.”

Chacha saw that he ignored her question and told him, “I suggest you go back, take a shower, blow dry your hair, and order takeout. Some shops can make ginger tea for you.”

Jiao Yushi said, “That kind of ginger tea has no soul.”

Chacha: “……” A living soul-eating monster.

She asked, “What do you want?”

“I’ll invest another 10 million. Provide me with a place to bathe and wash my hair, and make ginger tea for me.”

Chacha thought that the live stream platform had been burning money and there’s a need to attract more investment. Jiao Yushi was probably aware of the situation as he was also one of the people in charge, which was why he made such a request.

Investing 10 million for a bath and ginger tea was willful enough.

Chacha was shamefully defeated by the money. She stepped aside to let him in and said, “Fine. But I don’t have ginger at home, only sugar. You can drink brown sugar tea.”

Jiao Yushi nodded. “That’s fine.”

“The bathroom is over there. You can use my shower gel and such if you don’t mind a stronger fragrance.” After letting him into the house, Chacha continued, “Wash your face first and I’ll get you a spare towel. As for clothes, what are you going to do?”

Jiao Yushi also remembered this issue and said, “You go get the towel first. Don’t close the door, I’ll go over and get a change of clothes.”

He lived across from her, which was very convenient. It was so convenient that Chacha was confused. Wouldn’t it be better if he washed at his own place?

Making trouble out of nothing, he must have other purpose.

However, Chacha didn’t voice her inner thoughts. She just nodded and went to get a spare clean towel from the room where miscellaneous items were kept.

She took two, one was a towel and the other was a washcloth.

This preparation was already sufficient.

By the time she came out, Jiao Yushi had already brought over a change of clothes and entered the bathroom to hang them up.

It’s an attitude that’s as natural as if this was his own house.

Chacha handed him the towels and said, “Go wash up. I’ll make brown sugar tea for you, Young Master.”

Jiao Yushi looked back at Chen Cha with a gloomy look on his face as he was hanging up the towel. “Don’t call me that.”

Chacha froze, feeling that something was off with him today.

She nodded and did as he said, “Student Jiao Yushi.”

Only then did Jiao Yushi withdraw his gaze.

When Chacha went out, she closed the door for him and made sure it was properly closed.

She said she would make brown sugar tea, in fact, it was only boiling hot water, adding a few spoonfuls of brown sugar, and stirring it a few times. When the color was almost right, she took it out and placed it on the coffee table in the living room.

She doesn’t often drink brown sugar tea, and she didn’t buy brown sugar for her great aunt^[1]menstrual period either. When she saw it at the store, she thought the packaging looked pretty, so she bought it.

It was the first time the packaging has been opened and Jiao Yushi had the honor to be the first person to taste ‘Miss Brown Sugar’.

Chacha waited for Jiao Yushi to finish taking shower. She originally planned to make a cup of black tea for herself, but remembered that she had already brushed her teeth, so she gave up and just drank plain water.

About fifteen minutes later, Jiao Yushi opened the door and walked towards the sofa while wiping his hair. After sitting down, he glanced at the brown sugar tea but didn’t touch it.

Chacha repeated her earlier question, “Did you get caught in the rain?”

Jiao Yushi lowered his eyes and nodded, looking as if there was something in his mind.

She continued asking, “You don’t have money to buy an umbrella? Or take a taxi?”

Jiao Yushi remained silent and clenched his teeth, looking more like something’s bothering him.

Chacha shut her mouth and stopped asking.

Jiao Yushi waited for a while, but the sound of Chen Cha’s voice didn’t come. He silently raised his eyes and glanced at her. The girl was sitting in a relaxed posture, drinking the water in her hand and taking in small sips, as if she was tasting some fine wine.

Jiao Yushi withdrew his gaze, let the wet towel drape over his shoulders and took a sip of the brown sugar tea Chen Cha made.

It has cooled down a bit and the temperature was just right.

However, it was sweet.

Sweet things always overwhelmed him.

Jiao Yushi’s words didn’t matched his thoughts, “It’s good.”

Chacha then spoke and asked, “Does it have a soul?”

Jiao Yushi: “……” 🙂

What else could Jiao Yushi say? He could only nod his head.

Chacha smiled. “You have such a unique requirement.”

He glanced at her with a hint of melancholy in his eyes, making Chacha shocked.

It would have been normal if he taunted her, but today it was as if he had taken the wrong medicine. He was so quiet and showed what she suspected was his ‘vulnerable’ side.

So suspicious.

Although doubtful, Chacha didn’t want to go along and was dead set on not asking him what was wrong. Instead, she looked his body up and down and said, “I just saw your muscles. Not bad. It seems like you work out regularly.”

Jiao Yushi was stunned for a moment, turned his face away, and said in a somewhat arrogant tone, “Humph, of course.”

Chacha: “……” Can you be more normal?

She was on the verge of vomiting last night’s meal, but she had great endurance. She took a deep breath and said, “You’re so humble.”

Jiao Yushi glanced at her and asked, “Really?”

Chacha: “……” Can’t you hear such obvious irony? Are you purposefully playing dumb?

The corners of Jiao Yushi’s mouth curled up in a somewhat artless sort of smile.

Chacha looked at his face and admitted that he was the only person in this world who was better-looking than her.

Being stared at closely by her, Jiao Yushi’s ears suddenly reddened. He turned his head away and said, “Stop staring at me, or I’ll suspect that you’re secretly in love with me.”

Chacha told him, “Don’t worry, such a thing is impossible.”

Jiao Yushi immediately turned his head back with a bit of irritation in his eyes. “Why not? What’s wrong with me?”

Chacha answered, “Having money in hand but letting yourself turn into a drowned rat, I think people like that have something wrong with their heads. I sympathize with the brainless, but I will never fall in love with them.”