Chapter 24 World One [24]

Representative Kang Xin was confused by the back-and-forth between Jing Ke and Shang Siyu. He drank three sips of hot water before he couldn't bring himself to ask, "How do you know?"

As a senior executive, Kang Xin is well aware of the problems within the group. Their economic performance has indeed been declining in recent years, and they urgently need an opportunity to change.

For Kangxin Group, the new technology in the hands of Jing Ke and Shang Siyu is the opportunity. As long as Kangxin Group can grasp it, it will be very easy to turn profits and losses around.

Seeing Jing Ke and Shang Siyu becoming more and more assertive, the arrogance that had just emerged from Representative Kang Xin quickly disappeared, and he quickly returned to his original attitude, with even a hint of flattery in his words.

"Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth. We can slowly discuss the terms of cooperation. If Mr. Shang doesn't want us to join, he can also choose to cooperate with us on designated high-end products."

The Kangxin representative took out another drafted contract and said, "Why don't you take a look at this contract first? Our Kangxin Group has a large customer base. If cooperation in the large market is not possible, we can cooperate within a specified scope."

"We've done internal statistics and found that there are conservatively over 2,000 people nationwide who have a need for prosthetics and whose family assets exceed 100 million yuan. These individuals have a greater need for prosthetics and are willing to spend a tenth of their assets to improve their lives."

Representative Kang Xin did not make any big promises this time, but gave specific data while speaking.

If Xinsheng Technology and Kangxin Group cooperate, there is a high probability that high-asset individuals can become customers.

Based on the minimum profit of 100,000 per person per year, the income is nearly 200 million. If both parties split it equally, it will be a nine-digit income.

Jing Ke and Shang Siyu did not stop the little game under the table, but their attitude was obviously a little more serious than before.

After introducing Kangxin Group's advantages in high-end customer resources for more than ten minutes, Kangxin's representative looked at Shang Siyu with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

This alternative plan is already the bottom line of Kangxin Group's biggest concession. If this cooperation cannot be negotiated, the two sides will have no choice but to fight in the market.

"Mr. Jing, what do you think?" Shang Siyu asked Jing Ke's opinion frankly.

Jing Ke frowned and thought for a while, his eyes first fell on the slightly bald top of Representative Kang Xin's head, and then he met his gaze.

"If what this representative said can represent Kangxin Group, I think we can cooperate in this regard. At that time, we can set up a special team, or even a department, to serve this group of customers."

The purpose of opening a business is to make money, this is the consensus of Jing Ke and Shang Siyu.

There is no contradiction between allowing ordinary people to enjoy good prosthetic limbs at a lower price and providing better and more expensive services to wealthy people.

Even if the former can be implemented, it can feed back to the former to a certain extent, making the price of ordinary prosthetic limbs a little lower.

Because high-asset clients also represent connections in the upper circle to a certain extent. Sometimes, a sufficiently broad network of connections can play a role that you may not expect.

Just like that, after reaching a consensus, Jing Ke, Shang Siyu and Kang Xin representative talked in the conference room for a total of five hours.

When Representative Kang Xin left, he had a smile on his face.

Jing Ke and Shang Siyu, who stayed in the conference room, were also in a very good mood. A stable nine-figure income every year was very beneficial to the continued development of emerging technologies.

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When Xinsheng Technology and Kangxin Group reached a preliminary cooperation, Xue Fan could no longer bear the fact that the construction site had been shut down for more than a month due to various reports from owners.

What Xue Fan values ​​most is his own face, and once he gives it away, he will never take it back easily.

This led to Xue Fan not trying to persuade the chief assistant to stay after he saw him leave without any reluctance. The day after he left, he was promoted to the new chief assistant by the chief assistant's deputy.

Although the new general assistant also graduated from a prestigious university, he could not compare with the general assistant in terms of experience. Before, he just followed the general assistant's instructions and rarely gave advice on major issues.

So, after the new general assistant took office, Xue Fan's situation was easy to predict. Without someone to promptly remind him or gently correct him, Xue Fan began to act completely according to his own ideas.

What if Deputy Director Wang returns the gift? Then double the gift and send it back.

If Deputy Director Wang refuses to accept the gift, I will contact his family. I will blame you for this. If you don't help me deal with it, then we will play tricks together.

Such rogue behavior did force Deputy Director Wang to take action to clean up Xue Fan's current mess, but it also made Deputy Director Wang hate Xue Fan.

Even if Xue Fan managed to get through this time, Deputy Director Wang would definitely deal with Xue Fan after clearing his connection with the matter.

Xue Fan was aware of this, but he felt that as long as he was sincere and willing to spend a little money, all problems would be solved.

But can Deputy Director Wang, a deputy director, solve the matter that has been noticed by □□ and the mayor?

□□ was transferred here just last year. After a year of settling down, he has just sorted out the situation in Jiang City.

When you encounter a dictator who wants to show off his power, he engages in corruption and bribery. What's the difference between this and voluntarily putting his neck on the guillotine?

As a result, the Jiang City Government website released an announcement before New Year's Day, stating that Deputy Director Wang of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau was suspended from all his duties pending an investigation by the Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Deputy Director Wang was already under investigation, so Xue Fan, who had recently interacted too closely with him, was naturally not spared. Not only had the construction site been unable to resume operations, but the tax authorities also came to the site, demanding a thorough review of the past five years' accounts.

Xue Fan has only become wealthy in the past few years. A thorough investigation of the past five years would be like digging up all his past.

After seeing more and more resignations piling up in the Human Resources Department, Xue Fan finally started to get scared. His original self-confidence was hit hard by the cruel reality and he began to make phone calls and block doors without caring about his reputation, trying to find someone who could help him out.

Most of the people Xue Fan approached chose to avoid him, ignoring their past friendship and simply wanting to distance themselves from him.

As for the individuals who were saved once by Xue Fan's foresight, they were powerless to do anything about it and could only give Xue Fan some money and advice.

"The best way to survive is to cut off your tail. You should sell the land in the high-tech park to someone else and let the funds return."

"The wages of migrant workers must not be delayed. If there are any problems with the houses, they should be repaired. If necessary, they should be rebuilt and if necessary, repaired. We must appease the emotions of the owners and not let them escalate the situation."

"Stoppage isn't a big deal. We can just continue construction after standardizing the process. Don't try to cover it up now. Only by admitting your mistakes can you stop the damage in time."

"Regarding the tax issue, you should pay the taxes and fines if you need to. The worst that can happen is you can start over again. You are talented and young, so you still have the capital to make a comeback."

To be fair, these people are speaking from the heart.

If Xue Fan was truly capable, he would certainly have the confidence to rebuild Wanshen Real Estate after suffering heavy losses.

But the problem is that Xue Fan is not a person with real ability. He is just lucky enough to be chosen by the rules and temporarily obtain the system, becoming a pig that can take off at the right time.

Now the east wind that helped Xue Fan take off is gone. If he returns to the bottom of the valley, he will not be able to take off again. He will only be buried at the bottom of the valley and sleep there forever.

Xue Fan didn't want to accept his fate easily, so he selectively followed some of their suggestions and tried to transfer the land of the high-tech park that he had bought for 300 million yuan.

If there were no bidding, the base price of the land would only be 3,100 yuan per square meter. If there were government subsidies, the price would be even lower.

Even if there is a bidding, most companies expect the price to be only 5,000 yuan per square meter, and they are only willing to pay 200 million yuan at most.

But then was then, and now is now.

Businessmen are the best at judging the situation. After seeing Xue Fan wanted to sell the land in the high-tech park at the lowest price, one after another tried to lower the price. Many companies tried to grab this piece of land at a low price of less than 100 million yuan.

"Mr. Xue's current highest offer is 3,500 yuan per square meter, but the payment must be made in installments, and the down payment is only 30%." The new assistant reported.

"What's the use of 30% of the payment? I want to be able to pay the full amount in one go. It doesn't matter if the price is a little lower." Xue Fan rubbed his head irritably.

Xue Fan is short of money right now. It costs money to pay back taxes, to pay salaries, and to repair and maintain buildings.

"Mr. Xue, there is a company that can pay the full amount within one month, but the price they offer is relatively low, only 3,100 yuan per square meter. We can only recover 100 million yuan in funds." The new assistant general manager reported.

"Three thousand one square meter?" Xue Fan felt as if something flashed through his mind, but his mind was too confused to think seriously.

"Are you sure the other party can pay the full amount within a month? Have you investigated who purchased the land?" Xue Fan asked.

The new assistant general manager nodded. "This is a newly established company, apparently founded by a wealthy second-generation returnee. Their registered capital is 10 million. I asked my friends at the bank, and they have a guaranteed nine-digit working capital."

After hearing what the new general assistant said, Xue Fan frowned. His little remaining experience told him that the more calm he had to be at this moment, the better it was. It would be best to find out the details of the other company before making a deal.

But Xue Fan really didn't have much time left. A detailed investigation might take half a month. If he delayed another half a month, he might end up behind bars.

"If we can confirm that the other party can pay the full amount within one month, we will transfer the land use rights to the local government. If they can pay the money within a week, we can give them a 5% discount." Xue Fan said with a determined heart.

The most important thing now is to stabilize the situation. As long as the problems at the pre-sale housing construction site are resolved, there will be room for recovery.

Wanshen Group is a large company with more than a thousand employees. If it goes bankrupt, it will more or less affect the economy of Jiang City.

Xue Fan felt that even if □□ ​​was a new official who had just started his job, he would not be so foolish as to turn the achievements that came to him into a stain.

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After making up his mind, Xue Fan sold the land he bought for 300 million yuan for 100 million yuan.

After the money arrived, the first thing Xue Fan did was not to pay taxes or wages, but to take out 10 million as public relations fees, trying to suppress all the negative news on the Internet.

As someone who has used public opinion, Xue Fan is very clear about the impact it can have. If public opinion can be controlled well, many problems will be solved.

Xue Fan, having raised some funds, didn't make many other corrections. He seemingly gave the owner a guarantee that he would inspect and rework the house. But later, he resorted to his old tactics, paying off the inspection agency to let them off the hook and keep the repair costs under 10 million yuan.

As for the project payment, Xue Fan legitimately delayed it on the grounds that the project had not been completed, and only paid the previously overdue initial wages.

This approach can fool some people who don't know the inside story, and combined with a large amount of public relations fees, Xue Fan really managed to temporarily stabilize the situation.

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"Secretary Lou, I can be said to be a rootless duckweed. My parents are buried in Jiang City, and my girlfriend is also developing in Jiang City. Jiang City has become the place where I can take root." Jing Ke said with a serious tone.

"We plan to transform the land in the high-tech park into a facility dedicated to the production and maintenance of customized products. The industrial park will be used for more mass production to benefit more people who need prosthetic limbs."

Jing Ke said slowly, "Xiaoyu and I have discussed this. After we become profitable, we plan to provide free prosthetic limbs to disabled veterans who have died defending their country. We will only charge for subsequent maintenance."

"For positions requiring less technical skills, we also plan to prioritize hiring veterans and people with certain disabilities so they can have stable jobs and income," Shang Siyu added. "We want to contribute to society to the best of our ability."

After listening to the two people quietly, Secretary Lou, who had short hair that reached his shoulders, smiled.

"What Jiang City needs are responsible entrepreneurs like you. If everyone has the same ideological awareness as you two, Jiang City will definitely develop better and better." Secretary Lou sighed.

"But there's one thing I'm really worried about. Wanshen Real Estate has acquired a lot of land in recent years. The earliest batch has already been delivered and occupied. If Wanshen Real Estate encounters problems, what will happen to those properties?"

Secretary Lou's voice was gentle, but that didn't stop her words from sounding full of the oppressive feeling of a superior.

"More than half of the buyers have used up two generations of savings to buy their homes. The government doesn't want to see these people who have put their savings at risk become homeless because of Wanshen Real Estate."

Secretary Lou concluded, “If there is no sufficiently reasonable solution to this problem, Wanshen Real Estate cannot fail.”

After hearing this, Jing Ke and Shang Siyu understood.

The government was not unaware of Xue Fan's illegal behavior, but in order to maintain local stability, they kept dragging their feet and not dealing with it, giving Xue Fan opportunities to make amends again and again.

After a brief silence, Shang Siyu spoke up, "Secretary Lou, strictly speaking, there are only three problematic properties under Wanshen Real Estate. One has been delivered, one is about to be completed, and the last one has started digging its foundation."

"The delivered house will most likely pass the inspection. The only problem is that the garage and the green space in the community are not good enough. These can be improved with only a few hundred thousand yuan."

"The house that is about to be delivered may require a higher amount of maintenance costs, but it won't be particularly outrageous." Shang Siyu analyzed in an orderly manner.

In fact, she and Jing Ke had mentioned this point a long time ago. They had reviewed and analyzed the situation before meeting Secretary Lou and prepared good countermeasures in advance.

"As for the last plot of land where the foundation has just been dug, that's easier to handle. We just need to convince the public that the house will not be built with shoddy workmanship."

Shang Siyu paused and smiled at Secretary Lou. "Just because the public doesn't trust Xue Fan and Wanshen Real Estate doesn't mean they don't trust others."

"Well, what do you mean?" Secretary Lou had actually guessed what they were going to say, but he still asked.

"We just need to find a new developer for those properties," Jing Ke said at the right moment. "I still have quite a bit of money in foreign banks. If I convert it into domestic currency, I should be able to afford a whole property."

"The most important thing is that the funds of many home buyers have not yet been transferred from the bank to Wanshen Real Estate's account. As long as the money is frozen in time, a lot of it can be recovered." Jing Ke added.

The smile on Secretary Lou's face gradually deepened, and his tone became more approachable.

"If Wanshen Real Estate is forced into bankruptcy and liquidation, the government won't let the project go unfinished. Xue Fan previously bought the land in the high-tech park at a high price, which brought a considerable amount of income to the city's finances."

"I will report to the higher authorities and allocate some money to inspect and maintain the two buildings in front." Secretary Lou's eyes showed a hint of appreciation.

"For the last piece of real estate, our government will take the lead in completing the handover and try to transfer the funds that have already been deposited into Wanshen Real Estate's account to the company that takes over the real estate."

“Only companies that are willing to take responsibility can help Jiang City develop better.”

As a secretary, Secretary Lou would not give any clear guarantees and would leave room for maneuver when speaking. However, this did not affect Jing Ke and Shang Siyu's understanding of each other's meaning.

As long as someone can take over the mess of Wanshen Real Estate, the investigation into Xue Fan will be accelerated.

The government will not let Jing Ke bear the mess alone. There will be follow-up actions. Funding is only one aspect of it. Perhaps relevant policies will be introduced later.

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Jing Ke and Shang Siyu met with Secretary Lou after New Year's Day. After chatting face to face for two hours, they saw the notice from the local police on the third day.

Xue Fan, the legal representative and chairman of Wanshen Real Estate, was taken away by the police for investigation on suspicion of bribery. All assets under his name were frozen and cannot be used until the results of the investigation are out.

Following the police notice was a government statement. There were many specific contents, but to sum it up, it was to appease the owners and workers, promising that there would be no problems with the houses and that wages would be paid before New Year's Eve at the latest.

It is mid-January now, and New Year's Eve is in mid-February.

Thinking that there was less than a month left before the promised deadline, most owners and workers temporarily stopped complaining and protesting, decided to believe the government's written explanation, and wait patiently until New Year's Eve.

While Xue Fan was in jail and being interrogated over and over again every day, Jing Ke and Shang Siyu worked during the day and spent the night together. On weekends, they could go out and play or go home to visit Shang's mother.

The longer Shang Siyu spent with Jing Ke, the more he found himself unable to leave her.

Even Shang Siyu occasionally regrets his original decision. Why did he say that they would get married after three years of being together, instead of two years or even a shorter year?

Fortunately, these thoughts only flashed through my mind. For something as important as marriage, it is always unreliable to act on impulse.

However, although Jing Ke is good-looking, has a strong learning ability, is dedicated and reliable, she is still not perfect.

For example, Jing Ke in the kitchen can use a kitchen knife to carve a carrot into a beautiful flower, or cut a piece of tofu as thin as a hair.

But Jing Ke had no idea about the adjectives such as a little salt, a little oil, and appropriate amount of soy sauce in the recipe. The first time she cooked according to such a recipe, Shang Siyu drank a full six glasses of water during the meal.

Shang Siyu, who was forced to go to the toilet several times more at night, learned from his experience and directly ordered a recipe book with clear data online, which was strictly accurate to the number of milliliters of oil and grams of seasoning.

Of course, Jing Ke didn't have many opportunities to cook. If she hadn't mentioned the importance of mutual support between partners, Shang Siyu wouldn't have minded cooking for Jing Ke all the time.

In addition, Jing Ke's occasional tendency to argue also troubled Shang Siyu for a while.

Especially when the two of them were trying new things at night, Jing Ke attached too much importance to Shang Siyu's experience, and would stop and ask questions from time to time, just like the first time they did it.

This problem was not solved until a long time later by Shang Siyu.

The problem was solved not because Jing Ke suddenly got the idea, but because Shang Siyu became proactive. Whenever there was something new, she would suppress her inner shyness and try it on Jing Ke.

This method is quite useful, but every time Jing Ke's eyes light up, Shang Siyu will probably have to take half a day off the next day.

Of course Shang Siyu could refuse, but she couldn't stand Jing Ke's adorable puppy-like eyes. Every time Jing Ke looked at her intently with his amber eyes, Shang Siyu couldn't hold on for long and surrendered.

-

After a peaceful period until the end of January, Jing Ke and Shang Siyu became busy.

Jing Ke began to take over the mess of Wanshen Real Estate. The funds from the government need to go through a long process and it is estimated that they will not be officially approved until the second year.

Jing Ke's way of dealing with the crisis of trust was also very simple. After obtaining the ownership, he directly launched a multi-angle live broadcast 24 hours a day. Not only could the buyers watch it in real time through the live broadcast, but other tourists could also watch it at any time.

The effect of this method was immediate. From the second day after the broadcast, the homeowners who bought houses no longer complained or protested.

Not only that, after a small marketing campaign, it attracted hundreds of thousands of onlookers. The originally unsold houses were sold out to less than ten units before the New Year.

Shang Siyu is busy because it is the end of the year and the number of documents to be reviewed and things to be handled is almost twice as much as usual.

Taking into account that many senior talents are from other places, Shang Siyu set the holiday time two days before the statutory holiday.

In this way, most employees can pack up and leave after attending the annual meeting on the evening of the 26th, so they don’t have to arrive home on New Year’s Eve.

New Life Technology's first annual meeting was a lively affair, with major sponsor Jing Ke donating five million yuan. Each attendee received a golden lucky charm as a gift, and nearly one hundred prizes were also drawn.

Considering the number of people attending the annual meeting, the winning rate is almost one in two, which is very high.

Jing Ke originally planned to just be a background figure, and then act as a driver to take his girlfriend home after the annual meeting.

But after hearing that Jing Ke had donated 5 million, everyone kept inviting her to be the guest of honor for the lucky draw. After the prizes were drawn, they took a photo with each winner as a souvenir.

After Jing Ke was pushed up, Shang Siyu, the president, took the opportunity to slack off in the audience.

When Jing Ke came on stage, Shang Siyu took the lead in applauding. After she came back from taking pictures, he was very considerate and poured her a glass of juice.

Professor Lin, who was invited, sat next to Shang Siyu. When Jing Ke went on stage to draw the first prize, he couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoyu, have you and Jing Ke always lived together?"

"Yes." Shang Siyu nodded, "We've been living together since we started working together."

A hint of hesitation flashed across Professor Lin's brows, but after careful consideration, he swallowed his question.

Although Shang Siyu was his student, she was no underage child. As the company's president, she certainly wouldn't make impulsive decisions.

"That's good. Two people living together have a companion and can take care of each other." Professor Lin didn't say much in the end.

However, just because Professor Lin didn't ask doesn't mean Shang Siyu doesn't intend to tell.

"Teacher, you are really good at judging people. We are already each other's partners." Shang Siyu said. After seeing Jing Ke taking photos with the winning employees on the stage with a fake smile on her face, the smile on her face deepened, and the emotions in her dark pupils almost overflowed.

Professor Lin was stunned for a moment, "Are you a couple?"

"Well, there hasn't been a suitable opportunity before, so I didn't tell you, teacher. Please don't be angry with me." Shang Siyu turned to look at Professor Lin, with a hint of flattery in his tone.

Professor Lin laughed. "It's not your fault. I've been busy with reports and lectures over there and really haven't had time to meet with you."

"You're not a child anymore. There's no need to report your relationship to me." Professor Lin said seriously, "Since you chose Jing Ke, it must have been a result of careful consideration. Just live a good life from now on."

"Yes, teacher is right." Shang Siyu replied, his tone a little guilty.

Did you think carefully before deciding to be with Jing Ke?

Looking back now, I was more or less impulsive at that time.

However, emotions are something that cannot be judged solely by reason. If one doesn't even have a momentary impulse, then he would be a real machine.

After all, Jing Ke tends to become more emotional at night.

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As senior executives of Xinsheng Technology, many people came over to toast Jing Ke and Shang Siyu after the annual meeting began.

At first, Shang Siyu managed to get by by offering tea instead of wine. But as time went on, the atmosphere in the room gradually became more lively, and even the investors who had been more reserved at first came over with glasses of wine.

Seeing that they all toasted sincerely, Shang Siyu could only pick up the wine glass and prepare to take a small sip as a token of his appreciation.

"Let me do it, Xiaoyu, you drive later." Jing Ke snatched Shang Siyu's wine glass.

Jing Ke first smelled the red wine curiously, and after making sure that she didn't mind it, she gently clinked glasses with the investor and finally took a sip tentatively.

Hmm, it seems to taste pretty good.

Jing Ke tasted it carefully with the tip of her tongue, and when she found that she could accept it, she took charge of all the wine that Shang Siyu wanted to drink.

However, Jing Ke's face didn't seem to turn red when he drank. After drinking almost a bottle of red wine, his face remained the same as usual. He was not as red as Shang Siyu's face after kissing her.

Seeing that Jing Ke's face was not red and his thinking logic was very clear, Shang Siyu thought that the other party had a good alcohol tolerance. After trying to stop him several times, he let Jing Ke go.

-

Don't drink and drive, and don't drive after drinking.

Since the person drinking became Jing Ke, the person driving was naturally Shang Siyu.

Shang Siyu, who usually drives less, is more cautious and abides by traffic rules than Jing Ke. The navigation showed a half-hour journey, but Shang Siyu drove for a total of 37 minutes before arriving without even running a yellow light.

When Jing Ke got in the car just now, apart from the slight smell of alcohol on his body, he looked no different from usual.

After Shang Siyu parked the car, he found that Jing Ke, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had fallen asleep at some point.

"Jing Ke, wake up, we're home." Shang Siyu said softly, reaching out to poke Jing Ke's face.

"Hmm?" Jing Ke opened her eyes drowsily, her voice sounding a little softer than usual. "Are we home?"

"Yes, we're home." Shang Siyu unbuckled his seat belt and reminded, "Remember to bring your scarf, it's windy outside."

"Okay." Jing Ke rubbed his eyes, found the scarf he had put aside, and wrapped it around his neck twice.

When trying to open the car door, Jing Ke found that she could not leave her seat, and a trace of doubt appeared on her face.

"Xiao Yu, I can't move." Jing Ke said as he began to struggle. His amber eyes looked at Shang Siyu helplessly, trying to send a signal for help.

Shang Siyu, who hadn't gotten out of the car yet, looked over when he heard this, and his eyes fell on Jing Ke's unfastened seat belt. He was instantly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

It turned out that Jing Ke was still drunk and didn't even know that his seat belt was not fastened.

"Don't move, I'll come to rescue you later." Shang Siyu said, turning off the engine and opening the driver's door.

The moment she opened the car door, a gust of cold wind blew towards Shang Siyu, making her unable to help but pull her coat closer and trot to the passenger seat.

After bending over to unbuckle the seat belt, Shang Siyu reached out to adjust the scarf around Jing Ke's neck, and placed his palm against her cheek, feeling the warmth.

"Xiaoyu?" Jing Ke blinked, her amber pupils revealing a hint of confusion, "Why don't you kiss me yet?"

Kiss you?

Jing Ke's jumping thoughts made Shang Siyu stunned for a moment, but when he saw that the person whose face he was holding had closed her eyes obediently, Shang Siyu couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he closed his eyes and kissed her as well.

Sweet, slightly astringent, like the taste of red wine.

Because of the strange posture, Shang Siyu ended the kiss in less than a minute, licked his lips, and made an evaluation in his heart.

"Okay, let's go home." Shang Siyu held Jing Ke's hand and guided Jing Ke out of the car.

"It's so cold." Jing Ke muttered softly after feeling the cold wind, "Xiaoyu, can I hold you? When faced with extreme environments, humans will huddle together for warmth like animals."

"Okay, is this okay?" Shang Siyu agreed immediately.

Even though the distance from the parking lot to the downstairs of the unit was less than a hundred meters, Shang Siyu opened his arms and hugged Jing Ke, allowing her to feel the warmth from her companion.

"Sure, it's so warm." Jing Ke buried his head in Shang Siyu's neck and closed his eyes comfortably.

If possible, Shang Siyu would be very willing to let Jing Ke use the human-shaped support so that she could always rely on herself.

It seemed like God was a little too cooperative. The two of them stood there for less than three minutes before snowflakes began to fall from the sky. Soon, the snowflakes became bigger and bigger. I don't know if it was to create a romantic atmosphere for them.

"Jing Ke, it's snowing." Shang Siyu said, rubbing Jing Ke's head with his face, "Do you want to see the snow?"

"Snow, it's snowing?" Jing Ke slowly raised his head, opened his eyes a little, and looked at the snowflakes in the sky.

"Well, the last time it snowed in the middle of the night, didn't you say you regretted not being able to see it with your own eyes? Now you have the chance." Shang Siyu said, white air constantly coming out of his mouth.

"It's snow." Jing Ke opened his eyes wide and freed his hands to try to catch the snowflakes.

"Xiao Yu, it's snow, look." Jing Ke held the snowflakes in his hand and presented them in front of Shang Siyu like a treasure.

After seeing the snowflakes that had melted into water droplets in someone's palm, Shang Siyu lied with his eyes open, "I saw it, it's a very beautiful snowflake."

"Xiao Yu, I saw a sentence on the Internet. If we can walk a hundred steps hand in hand in the snow, we can stay together until we are a hundred years old." Jing Ke said.

Her amber eyes looked particularly bright and clear at this moment, and she didn't look like a drunk person at all.

"That's a quote from a long time ago. There's a saying online that if they were caught in the snow together, they'd grow old together." Shang Siyu said with a smile, "Do you want to grow old together?"

Jing Ke thought for a while, then shook his head.

"Why? Don't you want to grow old with me?" Shang Siyu asked.

"If we get soaked in the snow until our hair turns white, we'll probably catch a cold," Jing Ke said sternly. "But if we hold hands and walk a hundred steps in the snow, that won't happen. We'll just reach our destination safely."

Shang Siyu laughed, and in his heart he wondered if Jing Ke was really drunk.

Is it true that someone can maintain such clear logic when drunk? Or is it because Jing Ke is a special person?

"Then why do you want to walk a hundred steps with me? Is it because you want to live with me until we are a hundred years old?" Shang Siyu changed the question.

"Yes, human lifespan is too short. I want to stay with you for a while longer." Jing Ke said seriously, "The average human lifespan is only over seventy. I'm not greedy. I just want to be with you until you're a hundred years old."