CHAPTER 15 (PART 3)

After speaking, she had the housekeeper bring up juice and snacks.

Yu Yuezhi was especially curious about Qin Yangyang’s design work. Whenever the topic came up, her eyes would light up with admiration, looking at her with awe, clearly longing for such a job herself.

Qin Yangyang was curious.
“What about your job? What do you usually do?”

She’d been following her around these past few days but had never once mentioned anything about her own work.

Yu Yuezhi shook her head, her expression naive yet righteously confident.
“I don’t work. My dad says second-generation rich kids like us don’t need to.”

“……”

Starting today, she officially resents the rich.

Suddenly, Qin Yangyang remembered the social gathering with the other rich wives. None of them had jobs either. They were fully devoted to being wealthy wives. The moment they learned she was a designer, their eyes lit up.

Since then, she had become the model figure of the upper-class circle.

Apparently, in this timeline, slacking off was the norm for the rich.

Qin Yangyang pulled out the prepared documents and spread them across the table.

“These are the details we gathered on a few factories. But after checking them out last time, we found none of them were suitable.”

Factories that could produce small novelty items were already rare, and they needed one that matched the unique requirements of the “communication device” to minimize post-production modifications. With those criteria, it was even harder to find the right fit.

They had basically gone through every factory they knew, but still hadn’t found a match.

Yu Yuezhi frowned and thought hard for a moment, then asked seriously, “So… should we just build a factory?”

“……”

Qin Yangyang looked into her sincere eyes and got the feeling that if she said yes, Yu Yuezhi would immediately fund and erect a factory from scratch.

“I’ll try to find another way. There are still a few factories in Linhai City we haven’t checked out yet. Maybe one of them will work.”

Yu Yuezhi had always deferred to Qin Yangyang in these matters, so she nodded slightly, half understanding.

The two of them talked a little more, and it wasn’t until evening that Yu Yuezhi reluctantly left.

As she walked downstairs, she happened to run into Ji Jingxiu, who had returned early.

He wore a heavy trench coat, his expression stern, carrying a sharp, intimidating aura.

The moment Yu Yuezhi saw him, she turned to Qin Yangyang and whispered, “Yangyang, if he ever bullies you, I’ll help you get revenge.”

“Thanks.”

Was this what they called turning on your idol?

Qin Yangyang sent Yu Yuezhi out, then returned to find Ji Jingxiu still standing in the living room.

“I heard from the butler that your studio is looking for a factory to partner with?”

Lately, Qin Yangyang had been busy working on that from home, and he’d occasionally heard updates from the butler.

“Yeah, we’ve looked at a few, but none of them are quite right.”

She answered honestly.

This really was the biggest challenge the studio faced at the moment.

Ji Jingxiu lowered his eyes in thought for a moment, then suddenly said,
“LK Group has its own factories. All the merch for the Dreamland Amusement Park is made there. They specialize in small-scale products and should have the production line you need. I can arrange a collaboration with your studio.”

Qin Yangyang had been about to head upstairs, but turned back in surprise when she heard that.

LK’s operations were massive, and they owned several factories. The Dreamland Park products each had their own dedicated lines. If she used them to manufacture the communication device, she wouldn’t need to make any big changes—she could put it straight into production.

It was exactly what she had been looking for.

But normally, big factories like that only took orders above six figures. They’d only lower their threshold during slow business periods.

And her current order was only about 5,000 units.

With that in mind, Qin Yangyang looked at Ji Jingxiu and asked,
“Is your company going downhill?”

Ji Jingxiu: “……”

Five full seconds of silence.

Then he quietly nodded.

Qin Yangyang walked over and smiled as she shook his hand.
“Pleasure doing business. When can I tour the factory? If it looks good, we’ll sign the contract right away and proceed with the workflow.”

“You can go tomorrow.”

Ji Jingxiu was all about efficiency. After discussing the collaboration, he added,
“Since the factory problem is solved, don’t let Yu Yuezhi come over anymore.”

“Why?”

What did Yu Yuezhi have to do with this?

Ji Jingxiu furrowed his brow, hesitating slightly.
“She might have a crush on me.”

The butler had mentioned it before, and what he overheard at the Birch Tree Restaurant only confirmed his suspicions.

So when the butler told him that Yu Yuezhi had been hanging around Qin Yangyang lately, he rushed home immediately.

Worried she didn’t realize, he even went out of his way to warn her.

But to his surprise, Qin Yangyang didn’t seem to care at all. Her face remained perfectly calm.

“Oh.”

Her reaction caught Ji Jingxiu off guard. His eyes widened like he’d just been punched in the face. He stared hard at Qin Yangyang, as if trying to read something off her expression.

But after searching for a while, he found nothing. Finally, he couldn’t help but ask,
“Why aren’t you jealous?”

His newlywed wife hanging out with a woman who used to like him—and she was this unfazed?

Qin Yangyang looked at him with utter disdain.
“I don’t like eating vinegar. I have a sweet tooth.”

Not all female leads are into petty love rivalries. On the contrary, she and Yu Yuezhi were now united in their shared mission to stay far away from Ji Jingxiu.

Between a dog-man and a rich bestie, Qin Yangyang knew which one smelled sweeter.

Deliciously so.

Ji Jingxiu looked like her answer had thoroughly crushed him. He gritted his teeth.

“Got it.”

As soon as Qin Yangyang went upstairs, he turned around and secretly instructed the butler:

“Starting tomorrow, serve Suzhou cuisine. Half a pound of sugar in every dish.”

The butler fell silent.

He hadn’t expected the usually cold CEO to be so ridiculously petty.

“You’re taking revenge for personal reasons?”

Ji Jingxiu replied righteously, “Yes!”

“……”

The butler secretly pursed his lips, flicked the handkerchief in his hand, and quietly walked away while muttering, “I’m getting old. Can’t remember how old President Ji is this year—three?”

Ji Jingxiu had just taken a critical hit from Qin Yangyang, and now another one from the butler. The result—

As soon as Qin Yangyang lay down, the system’s voice rang in her head.

【Detected: Ji Jingxiu persona collapse rate +1. Reward: 100,000 yuan. Funds have been successfully transferred to the designated account!】

Hey!

This system really knows what it’s doing—it can earn money on its own!

—

The next day, Qin Yangyang came downstairs for breakfast.

The table was filled with one kind of dish: sweet.

Glutinous rice cakes with sugar, red bean buns, sweet braised spare ribs, candied river eel—every single one was heavily sweetened, sweet to the point of being cloying.

Nearly a month into their marriage, Qin Yangyang was finally experiencing the “sweetness” of married life. It was almost too much for her to handle.

The cook, with her own unique interpretation of things, said admiringly, “President Ji really treats you well. He gave personal instructions—said you love sweets and told me to add more sugar. I put in nearly half a jin this morning!”

Qin Yangyang struggled to survive.

No, I think he’s retaliating against me.

After finishing that abnormally sweet meal, Qin Yangyang followed Ji Jingxiu to tour the factory.

Several of LK Group’s factories were located in the suburbs of Lanhai City. Though far from the city, they occupied large plots of land. With many workers stationed there, a small residential area had formed nearby with everything one might need.

Ji Jingxiu took her to a workshop specifically for producing small toy products. The merchandise for the Dream Amusement Park was mostly manufactured here.

After making a round, Qin Yangyang quickly found a suitable production line.

“This one,” she said.

Ji Jingxiu walked over and glanced at it. “This one’s fine?”

This was a small, currently idle production line. It had been specially set up for Dream Amusement Park merchandise, but due to poor sales, follow-up products were never released. The line had barely been used and remained a loss-making asset.

He had assumed Qin Yangyang would pick one of the larger, more advanced lines.

“No need. This one’s just right.”

She had already looked it over in detail. The production line was well-suited for manufacturing the “Communication Miracle,” and only needed minor adjustments to get started.

“Let’s sign the contract.”

Even between siblings, business was business.

Qin Yangyang followed him into a meeting room. After discussing the production arrangements and signing the contract, she finally resolved her biggest current challenge.

Now all that remained was to wait for the materials and workers to be in place. Then production could officially begin.

Excited, she left, ready to share the good news with Yu Yuezhi.

Just before leaving, she remembered what Ji Jingxiu had said yesterday—that his company was currently struggling—so she waved him over.

The domineering CEO leaned down slightly, positioning himself near her.

Qin Yangyang said, “If your factory really can’t make it, I can help you design a new plan. Remember Siyen Supermarket? That’s a perfect example. Given our relationship, I’ll only charge you this much.”

As she spoke, she held up two fingers.

Ji Jingxiu didn’t exactly feel great, but his emotions were… complicated. He could only force himself to nod.

“I’ll think about it.”

Qin Yangyang nodded in satisfaction and got into the car.

Right after she left, an employee who had overheard their conversation looked anxious, a question mark practically floating above his head.

“President Ji, is LK Group really going bankrupt? The last few months of financial reports have shown steady growth…”

Never seen a boss curse his own company before.

Ji Jingxiu: “Don’t talk.”

“But President Ji—”

“Shut up.”

Employee: OK!

Bankrupt or not, this was clearly just a little couple’s drama.