Ning Zhuochuan was completely baffled, having no idea what Assistant Xue meant by the gift, but standing there awkwardly, he could only nod and agree.

Led by Assistant Xue, Ning Zhuochuan took the elevator from the 16th floor to his own office on the 21st floor.

It appeared that his company occupied a total of six floors in this office building. Ning Zhuochuan thought to himself, no wonder he lived in such a fancy house and drove such a fancy car. It seemed like the “me” in this world had really made a lot of money! Amazing! When would he get a chance to check his bank balance? Surely, his savings must be in the seven figures…

While Ning Zhuochuan was secretly delighted, fantasizing about that long string of zeros, Assistant Xue, who was walking ahead of him, stopped, opened the wooden door to Ning Zhuochuan’s office, and said with a smile, “President Ning, please come in.”

“Mm.”

The entire 21st floor had Ning Zhuochuan’s private office at the farthest end from the elevator. Xue Kai had a large desk to the right of the door. The remaining space was divided into several sections, which Ning Zhuochuan glanced at and found to be the human resources, general departments, and meeting rooms.

As for his own office, it was spacious and decorated with a strong sense of technology. It not only had a computer wall made up of dozens of screens but also a lot of the latest wearable gaming equipment, which was no less impressive than the president’s office at the game headquarters of the internet company Ning Zhuochuan used to work for.

So, from the moment he stepped into this office, the passionate gamer inside Ning Zhuochuan couldn’t help but get excited.

You see, he studied game-related majors in both his undergraduate and master’s programs, and he managed to enter the game department of the largest internet company in the country with his solid professional skills and degree. Game development and production were his favorite and most knowledgeable fields. Now, having transmigrated into another world and suddenly become the CEO of a gaming company, who could understand this sudden, overwhelming sense of happiness?

Ning Zhuochuan couldn’t help but rush to the front of the computer wall, eagerly checking each screen. He saw that all the displays were showing various games being tested and optimized, including competitive and shooting games for men, otome and pet games for women, and even educational games for children.

Looking at these familiar and friendly images, Ning Zhuochuan excitedly unbuttoned his suit, ready to sit down and study them carefully. In his excitement, he temporarily forgot that there was another person in the office.

Until that other person, standing behind him, spoke up in confusion.

“Uh, President Ning, the gift you asked me to prepare is right here…”

“………………” Only then did Ning Zhuochuan remember that his persona in this world was a “romantic CEO.” He had to temporarily put aside his burning passion for his CEO career and put on the mask of a romantic. “Oh, right, let me see.”

Following the voice, Ning Zhuochuan turned around and saw a large bouquet of light purple, dewy roses neatly placed on the big desk beside Assistant Xue.

“This is the special order you gave yesterday, the Cold Beauty Roses!” Assistant Xue said enthusiastically, with a proud look of accomplishment. “These roses are also known as Cold Fragrance Roses, with uniquely light purple petals. They are the most dreamy and captivating among all rose varieties. Their flower language is the fluttering heart and the innocent, bittersweet first love, symbolizing the purest and most flawless love that is felt with life, without worldly considerations!”

“Because of their unique color and rarity, gathering 999 of them wasn’t easy. I contacted almost all the large flower shops in the city yesterday, and it took orders from two shops to get this many.”

“To make sure you could use them this afternoon, I even had the flower shop do a beautiful packaging, choosing the most expensive option. The card is printed on copperplate paper, and I also got two extra blank cards in case you want to handwrite a message.”

After saying this, Assistant Xue stood by the desk with a faint smile, looking as if he was waiting for praise and a raise from the boss.

“……” Looking at the large bouquet of roses with an indescribable color, Ning Zhuochuan walked over with a blank expression and, after some thought, said, “Thank you, you did a great job…”

Assistant Xue’s eyes lit up, and he happily continued, “Shall I report today’s schedule to you now? Let me know if there’s anything you want to adjust.”

“Alright.”

According to Assistant Xue’s introduction, Ning Zhuochuan’s work schedule today only included a meeting in the morning to discuss the latest progress of a newly developed holographic wearable game with the company’s game development department.

The rest of the time was dedicated to pursuing Cheng Xi.

“The meeting is expected to end at 11:30 in the morning. After that, I’ve arranged a simple working lunch and a break for you. At 2 PM, you’ll head to Luocheng University to give Cheng Xi the gift and spend the entire afternoon at the school, trying to learn more about Cheng Xi’s preferences and spending time with him.”

“………………”

Is this reasonable? Ning Zhuochuan couldn’t help but complain in his heart. As a young and promising CEO, leaving behind a room full of treasures and a promising game company to run, he had to take such a large and indescribably colored bouquet of roses to Luocheng University to pursue someone. Is this reasonable? Isn’t this out of character? Didn’t the author feel awkward writing this novel?

But Ning Zhuochuan held back and said nothing because he remembered the novel’s synopsis mentioning something like, “After being rejected 99 times, the CEO finally couldn’t muster the courage for the 100th confession, so he gave up in despair and devoted himself entirely to his career, continuing to be a CEO.”

So, as long as I accumulate 99 rejections, I can be completely free. By that time, I can throw myself into my career, make my company better and better, and realize all my gaming dreams!

With this mindset of breaking through one at a time and filled with beautiful expectations for the future, Ning Zhuochuan took a deep breath, tidied up his expensive suit, and said with a smile, “Great, let’s stick to this schedule.”

After a simple working lunch, Ning Zhuochuan didn’t take a break but sat in his office, using the computer to check the company’s development history, main business, and human resources files.

Ning Zhuochuan wanted to quickly understand the “himself” in this novel, and this was the simplest and fastest way.

Based on the company’s development history stored in the computer, Ning Zhuochuan learned that this “Chuan Yue Games” company was founded by the original character in the novel during his university years with several like-minded classmates. However, the other classmates soon felt tired and quit the company one after another, leaving Ning Zhuochuan to persevere alone until now, growing the initially small game company to its current position as one of the top companies in the Southeast region.

During the company’s most difficult times, when the games developed by Ning Zhuochuan couldn’t be sold, he even sold the only property left to him by his deceased parents to keep the company running. Fortunately, all the hard work paid off, and after nearly ten years of diligent effort, Ning Zhuochuan finally achieved success in his career.

As for the company’s human resources files, Ning Zhuochuan focused on the resumes of managers in several key departments and their achievements in the company so far, to get a general understanding of the company’s overall structure.

This wasn’t difficult for Ning Zhuochuan, as he had previously worked in the game department of a top internet company, where the overall structure and personnel division were quite similar. So it didn’t take long for Ning Zhuochuan to get a rough understanding of the company’s situation.

Additionally, Ning Zhuochuan memorized the names of his most frequently contacted driver and assistant to avoid awkward moments when calling them.

Time flew by, and five minutes before 2 PM, Assistant Xue Kai knocked on the office door, asking from outside if Ning Zhuochuan was ready to leave.

“Yes, I’m ready.” Ning Zhuochuan replied loudly, then took a deep breath, stood up from his chair, picked up the large bouquet of roses from the desk, and confidently headed for the door.

Although Ning Zhuochuan had never pursued anyone before, success wasn’t easy, but failure was, right? As long as he messed up 99 times, he could be completely free and become a better CEO in this new world. There was nothing easier than this!

Encouraging himself in this way, Ning Zhuochuan took the flowers and got into the car driven by Old Xiong.

On the way, Old Xiong looked at Ning Zhuochuan through the rearview mirror and encouraged him, “President Ning, you look really handsome in that outfit today. I’m sure Cheng Xi won’t be able to resist when he sees you!”

“…Haha, thanks.” Ning Zhuochuan replied with a somewhat awkward smile.

“Besides, President Ning, I think you don’t need to be too nervous. Since Cheng Xi helped you on the high-speed rail, he must have a good impression of you…”

“Hold on,” Ning Zhuochuan thought he might have caught an important clue, “Are you saying I met Cheng Xi on the high-speed rail?”

“Yeah!” Old Xiong replied with a puzzled expression, “You told me yourself. You sprained your foot while on a business trip out of town and took the high-speed rail business class back. You said Cheng Xi, who was sitting next to you, took great care of you the whole way, helping you with water and luggage, and you fell in love with him at first sight! How romantic!”