Ye Zhi wiped the sweat off her face with a towel, then sat down on the sofa next to the treadmill. She then picked up the cup next to her and took a sip of water. But this series of actions looked unnatural. Perhaps she felt the same way I did, embarrassed by this awkward situation that was neither public nor private.

Finally, she spoke to me, saying, "Please sit down."

"Oh, okay."

After replying, I sat down in the chair opposite her. I started rummaging through my pockets. Because my attention was not very focused, I searched my upper pockets and then my trouser pockets, but I still couldn't find the receipt that Manager Yao had just given me.

I don't know what's wrong with me. I've never been a hasty or impulsive person, but after walking just a few steps, I can't find that receipt.

I subconsciously muttered to myself, "That's strange!"

Are you looking for something?

I looked up at Ye Zhi, paused for a moment, and then replied, "I can't find the form that I just took from downstairs that I need to sign."

Isn't that the one you're holding?

I looked down and was instantly extremely embarrassed. I had been reaching into my pocket with my right hand the whole time, while the receipt and the electric scooter keys had been in my left hand the whole time.

"Uh... look at my memory!"

Ye Zhi smiled, then said to me quite seriously, "You've been delivering food a lot lately, you can't be so distracted while riding your bike..."

I glanced at Ye Zhi, feeling a mix of emotions, but I knew that only those who truly cared about themselves would pay more attention to these details concerning personal safety than I did.

"Thanks."

"Give me the form, sign it, and send it to the finance department. I can get the advance payment tomorrow."

I handed the form to Ye Zhi. She took it, glanced at it, took out a pen from her pencil case, and signed her name on it.

I really wanted to ask her if she came to Dali specifically for this, but in the end I couldn't bring myself to ask, because no matter what the answer was, I wouldn't be happy, so it was better not to ask.

Ye Zhi handed the signed form back to me. I took it from her and said, "I feel like you don't really care about the advertising effectiveness of this advertising model. It's kind of a routine thing to do."

"Monitoring advertising effectiveness is the marketing department's responsibility; I won't get involved in things that aren't within my job scope..."

After a brief pause, Ye Zhi continued, "If you're interested in talking about it, I'm willing to listen."

"Uh... I'm not saying this to discuss the details... I just feel obligated to tell you that the final advertising results will definitely justify your advertising costs... This time, your marketing department ordered 100,000 tissue advertisements from me. These ads will be precisely targeted, covering not only residents of various villa areas but also guests of high-end hotels... As far as I know, 70% of the villas in Dali are sold to people from other places... Among them..."

Many tourists from other places fall in love with Dali's climate after their first visit and even consider buying property there… Therefore, advertisements placed in high-end hotels might be more effective than those in villa areas… I'm not exaggerating how good my advertising model is, but the only way to place ads in high-end hotels without causing offense is through food delivery.

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "You're already discussing the details with me."

I felt embarrassed.

Ye Zhi handed me a bottle of water, and as if to ease my embarrassment, she asked, "Are high-end hotel guests a frequent orderer for takeout?"

"There aren't very specific figures... but as long as they stay in Dali for more than 3 days, they will definitely order takeout... because there are always times when they're lazy and don't want to eat in the hotel restaurant..."

Ye Zhi nodded and replied, "I can relate to that... especially when visiting tourist cities, I really don't want to eat a proper meal at the hotel. I always want to try some local restaurants... so when I'm really tired and don't want to go out, takeout is really useful... However, some high-end hotels restrict takeout, right?"

"I'm not sure about other cities, but no hotel in Dali explicitly refuses to provide takeout... However, some hotels that require a card to access the elevator have guests come down to pick it up themselves."

"Okay, then there's no problem... I hope we can work together smoothly."

Actually, I could sense that Ye Zhi didn't really care about this matter; she only said so much to consider my feelings... As for me, I still fell into the old trap, always trying to prove something to her.

I feel quite helpless about this... because these words were spoken without my realizing it.

After a moment of silence, Ye Zhi asked me, "By the way, have you started retaking your driver's license test?"

"We're here to discuss business today, so let's not talk about these personal matters."

I really wanted to keep my personal and professional life separate, but Ye Zhi didn't seem as limited as I was. She replied, "Go take the test as soon as possible... It will be much more convenient if you can drive."

I responded and put the receipt into my jacket pocket. Then I said to her, "The matter is settled, so I won't bother you any longer... I still have to thank you for doing us a great favor."

"We're just doing this for business purposes, and we hope your advertisements will help boost our property sales... Also, I hope that Cangshan Villa will be your exclusive property in the real estate market... If other properties also run similar advertisements, then it won't mean much to us."

"As long as I represent an advertisement, I can guarantee that Cangshan Yishu will be the exclusive real estate project."

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