"Ah, Shen Beitang, are you a dog?!"
Fortunately, Gu Zhun reacted quickly; otherwise, given Shen Beitang's fierce strength, he would definitely have bled.
Shen Beitang licked the corner of her mouth with the tip of her tongue, still savoring the taste. "Hmph, you're the one who made me come here to eat."
I should have bitten Gu Zhun's finger off with more force.
“You bit me twice in two days, Shen Beitang, you’re very good.”
Two clear canine tooth marks are visible on my thumb; any deeper and it would draw blood. Touching it causes a sharp pain.
Gu Zhun secretly vowed to take the kitten to the dentist to have its teeth cleaned.
twice?
Gu Zhun's brain was standing on his fingers; he had just bitten them both.
"In short, in order to convince the public and stabilize the Shen family's stock, we need to put on a show regularly."
Gu Zhun even specially prepared a date list for this purpose, saying, "We just need to strictly follow the dates on it."
As expected of a big shot... even his dating life is extremely straight-man-like. It's no wonder Bai Ling didn't like him in the original book.
"Monday, lunch and a movie. Wednesday, a movie and dinner. Friday, afternoon tea and a movie..."
Shen Beitang could guess the rest of the itinerary without even looking at it: it would be all the previous activities reversed and repeated.
"Do you own this movie theater? Or is it because you invested in a movie that's being released? Do you need to keep checking the box office every day?"
"I do own the cinema, and I've invested in several films, but they haven't been released yet."
Gu Zhun answered Shen Beitang's questions carefully.
[In this mall, you probably won't find anyone more straightforward than Gu Zhun. Anyone who dates him will definitely find it boring. Ugh, I'm so miserable!]
Gu Zhun glanced at his schedule. Shen Beitang must not have looked at it carefully. If she had, she would have noticed.
Although we go to the movies, each time we watch something different: romance, science fiction, horror, art film...
Even the location of each movie theater isn't in the same district!
"You arrange it, the venue for each show." Gu Zhun glanced at his phone. "I have other things to take care of here."
"This is my card. There's no PIN. Just swipe it to buy whatever you want."
Shen Beitang stuffed Gu Zhun's card back into his pocket.
"Forget it, I'm the eldest daughter of the Shen family, I have enough money to buy the mall."
Given Gu Zhun's meticulous and calculating nature, who knows if she'll settle scores after the contract ends, demanding back the things he bought and extorting money from him as well.
Gu Zhun didn't argue, and took the card back. "Okay, then I'm leaving."
“Mm.” Shen Beitang nodded.
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Seeing that it was still early, Shen Beitang strolled around the mall.
"Gu Zhun is really stingy."
Shen Beitang stood in front of Gu Zhun's giant poster and sighed, "They really went all out to save on endorsement fees."
This was the first time she had ever seen a shopping mall owner personally endorse a product.
"Young lady, you like President Gu too?"
An elderly woman, dressed in tattered but clean clothes, stood in front of the poster with a look of emotion on her face, next to a plastic bag full of bottles.
He looked completely out of place in the high-end shopping mall.
"I don't like it at all. He looks like a ruthless tyrant."
"Every young lady who comes here says she likes our CEO Gu as soon as she sees his poster."
The old lady seemed to like Gu Zhun very much, and kept telling Shen Beitang about all of Gu Zhun's good points, as if she were promoting her own son.
"Grandma, are you an employee at the mall?"
The Gu family's brainwashing work was truly remarkable, easily manipulating everyone from 8-year-olds to 80-year-olds.
If Gu Zhun were to publish a book, it would definitely sell like hotcakes within pyramid schemes.
"No, I'm just a dirty old lady who collects trash."
The old lady glanced at the plastic bottle next to her and sighed, "Other shopping malls look down on us. They treat us like we're the plague."
Only President Gu has always been very kind to us, even giving us a special lounge and never showing any disdain for us.
Shen Beitang then discovered that there were special boxes for empty mineral water bottles in the mall, and each store would pack up the cardboard boxes they didn't want.
Whenever there are elderly people scavenging, the shop assistants will proactively hand them the items.
Regardless of social class, sometimes what is needed is not necessarily money, but most importantly, giving others basic respect.
Although I don't want to admit it, Gu Zhun really did achieve this; he was a successful entrepreneur.
"My bottle!"
The bags were so full that the bottles overflowed and scattered everywhere. The old lady was not in good health and had difficulty bending over.
"Grandma, let me help you."
Shen Beitang helped the old lady to a milk tea shop and ordered her a warm cup of pure milk.
"Young lady, this, this is so embarrassing, let me do it."
The old lady got up somewhat awkwardly, after all, her clothes didn't match the environment of the milk tea shop.
"It's alright, you just rest here, I'll take care of the rest."
Shen Beitang knelt on one knee and touched the old lady's rough hands, which were calloused from years of hard work.
Unable to refuse the old lady's hospitality, she sat obediently in the shop like a child, waiting for Shen Beitang.
Shen Beitang specially went to the supermarket to buy a cloth bag that could be used for dragging, which saved a lot of effort.
Then they poured out the water from the bottles one by one, cleaned them, and flattened them.
"What's wrong with your store? Do you let just anyone in? Aren't you afraid of bringing in germs?!"
"I'm sorry, I'll leave now. I've caused you trouble."
"If you can't afford it, then get out!"
At first, Shen Beitang thought it was just a normal argument, but when he looked up, he saw the old lady surrounded by a well-dressed woman.
Seeing that the old lady was slow to get up, he even kicked her, his voice vicious.
"If you know you're in my way, get out of here, or I'll kill you!"
Seemingly not satisfied, the woman grabbed a glass from the side and was about to smash it.
"stop!"
Shen Beitang strode forward, grabbed the woman's wrist tightly, and forcefully pulled it backward.
"Ahhh, let go! My hand is going to break!"
The woman cried out in pain and released the water glass, which then smashed directly onto her foot.
"My little leather shoes, you bitch! Shen Beitang?"
Hearing the woman call his name, Shen Beitang realized that this was the lackey who had been with Bai Ling at the party that night; her name seemed to be Lin Sha.
Lin Sha, Lin Sha?
She really does live up to her name.
The Lin family has always been on good terms with the Shan family. Since Shan Chengming broke off their engagement with Lin, the Lin family naturally wanted to kick them while they were down.
Lin Sha turned her head and saw the plastic bottle next to Shen Beitang, and laughed mockingly.
“Shen Beitang, even if Shan Chengming doesn’t want you anymore, you don’t have to be so destitute that you have to pick up bottles to sell.”
Even if Gu Zhun admits you're his fiancée, so what? If the Shan family withdraws their investment, your Shen family still won't be able to handle it!
It seems that Gu Zhun did a good job of keeping it a secret; not a single word of the cooperation between the Shen and Gu families leaked out.
"What? Is Bai Ling thirsty? Did she send you, her dog, out to buy her water?"
Shen Beitang pretended to be careless and spilled the milk in his hand onto Lin Sha's shoes again.
"Oh my, it seems Miss Lin is a thrifty person. These are all last year's styles, yet you still take such good care of them?"
The Lin family made their fortune in leather goods, and their daughter is wearing old-fashioned styles. It seems they're really not doing well anymore; they're just putting on a show for outsiders.
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