Chapter 158: Cooperation

Chu Xi looked at Ah Si who was trying to break free from his restraints and knew that Ah Si had been fooled by her. He was indeed an actor who knew nothing. She successfully tricked him with just a few words.

Ah Si didn't think carefully. If Chu Xi really did that, what good would it do to her? She had originally wanted to create a misunderstanding between Huo Juncheng and Lin Yilan, and now she was taking the initiative to explain this misunderstanding?

Seeing Ah Si's gullible appearance, Chu Xi felt a little reluctant to cooperate with him. Forget it, this Ah Si could gain Lin Yilan's trust. If Chu Xi could cooperate with him, it would definitely be beneficial.

"So, what do you think, kid?"

"Hmph, you despicable woman!" Looking at Ah Si's wilted look, Chu Xi knew that Ah Si had agreed, and her mood improved.

"I agree to cooperate with you, but I won't do anything murderous or arsonous. Also, I will never hurt Sister Yilan, and I won't allow you to do anything to hurt Sister Yilan!"

"Okay, I promise."

Chu Xi shook the red wine in his hand, and the scarlet liquid swirled excitedly in the glass, it was so lively!

"Actually, I don't need you to do anything. All you need to do is create some vague news about Huo Juncheng and me in front of Lin Yilan. For anything else, I don't think your acting skills are going to be of any use."

Chu Xi glanced at Ah Si with a hint of disdain after finishing her words. "Although we have reached a cooperative relationship, after thinking about what happened yesterday, I still mind it and don't intend to buy it. Plus, the insults you just said to me..."

Chu Xi said, deliberately moving closer to Ah Si: "Is it okay to beat you up?"

Then, without waiting for Ah Si's reaction, he signaled the people around him to drag Ah Si out of the restaurant...

Because Chu Xi suddenly attacked Ah Si, Ah Si now had no way to go to the theater to sing with Lin Yilan. He could only find an excuse that he had eaten something bad and leave first.

Lin Yilan and Chu Siran didn't think much about it. They sang two plays in the theater with other apprentices and went back. They said they came to the theater to sing and relax, but Lin Yilan was in no mood to sing now!

When Lin Yilan returned to the Huo family, she noticed Huo Juncheng reading a newspaper in the living room. Huo Juncheng heard the noise at the door and looked at Lin Yilan, "Yilan, you're back?"

"Um."

Lin Yilan responded expressionlessly, her face unable to tell whether she was happy or angry.

"The report is about something that actually..."

Seeing Huo Juncheng hesitate to speak and speak incoherently, Lin Yilan took the initiative to imagine that Huo Juncheng was guilty and didn't know how to make up a story for her.

"It's okay. If you can't figure out what to say now, I'll give you some time."

"Do you believe me?"

"Believe you?" Hearing Huo Juncheng ask this, Lin Yilan couldn't help but laugh, but her smile was full of sarcasm, a mockery of herself!

"When I saw you and Chu Xi being affectionate in the lounge, I did choose to believe you. When I saw that report this morning, I still chose to deceive myself and believe you. But, unfortunately, I went to the theater today."

After Lin Yilan finished speaking, she went upstairs without giving Huo Juncheng a response.

Huo Juncheng was left alone, disheveled in the wind. What happened to going to the theater? Huo Juncheng couldn't figure it out, but he was too embarrassed to tell her that Chu Xi had drugged him yesterday. Seeing Lin Yilan's depressed mood, he thought he should explain it to her in a few days when he had the chance.

But what he didn't expect was that because of his idea of delaying for a few days, the misunderstanding became bigger and bigger... However, this is all a story for later.

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Chu Siran's milk tea shop, after a few days of intensive renovations, was finally ready to open. Meanwhile, Chu Xi had already found employees and had been open for several days.

Chu Xi was, after all, the eldest daughter of the Chu family, and the nominal fiancée of the Li family. Many people knew that this was Chu Xi's shop, and they came here because of her reputation, so business was booming.

Chu Siran looked at Chu Xi's smug look these past two days and didn't know how many times he had curled his lips.

"Yilan, look at Chu Xi's smug look. Now that our milk tea shop is open, Chu Xi can just wait for it to close."

Chu Siran finished speaking and glanced at Lin Yilan who was in a daze in the store. Lin Yilan smiled at Chu Siran after hearing what he said. "I believe in your ability, but her store is now stable. How can we compete with her for business?"

Facing Lin Yilan's worry, Chu Siran curled his lips and smiled, obviously he had come up with a brilliant idea.

"Even though Chu Xi's business is doing okay now, the price of her milk tea... everyone is just looking for something new. They didn't do any market research when they opened the shop, and the price of her milk tea is so much higher than the market price. If it weren't for her two titles to attract customers, how could she be so popular?"

"So you're also going to use your identity as the second daughter of the Chu family to attract customers?"

Hearing Lin Yilan say this, Chu Siran shook his head: "No, no, no, the customers attracted by this are only temporary. If you want to get repeat customers, you naturally have to ensure good taste, affordable prices, and... that is, to organize small events frequently."

Seeing Lin Yilan quietly listening to him, Chu Siran smiled and continued, "So, the first step to snatching customers from Chu Xi is... selling milk tea at half price today!"

"Everyone..." Chu Siran clapped her hands, signaling the employees to look at her. "Today is the first day of opening, so everyone's salary will be doubled. Also, please post the news that milk tea is half price today. I want to take all the business away from Chu Xi!"

Hearing Chu Siran say this, the employees who had been busy for half a day instantly wiped away their fatigue, responded excitedly, and started to busy themselves with the work at hand.

But Lin Yilan was a little confused when she heard Chu Siran's words: "If we sell it at half price, won't we make any money at all? Moreover, it seems that we are losing money. What if we can't make it back?"

"Impossible! Our business is meant to last. Even though we may not make much money today, our goal today is to attract customers. As long as we have customers, why worry about not making money in the future?"

Chu Siran said, smiling at Lin Yilan with a confident look, "I consulted a master to make this milk tea. It's much better than other milk teas on the market. Once people drink the first cup, they will definitely want a second one!"

Looking at Chu Siran's smug look, Lin Yilan knew that Chu Xi's milk tea shop was probably going to be closed from now on...

Chu Siran tidied up the store for a while, then suddenly thought of something and pulled Lin Yilan towards the storage room.

"I almost forgot one thing. The opening sign hasn't been hung up yet!"