Chapter 36: Platinum Joy Supermarket is a perfect place to take it home and raise it. ...
In the afternoon, at Z University.
Lu Shang came out of the classroom, scanned a shared bicycle and rode to the library. Z University's campus is very large, and it takes about ten minutes to ride a bicycle from her classroom to the library, which involves crossing most of the campus.
The midday sun in summer is scorching. Camphor trees line both sides of the campus roads, their dense foliage blocking most of the sunlight, leaving only dappled shadows on the asphalt roads and sidewalks. On the sidewalks under the shade of the trees, students walk in twos and threes, girls whispering arm in arm, and couples stroll hand in hand.
The animal kingdom tells us that all primates are social animals, but Lu Shang has always lived alone, from elementary school to high school and even university. She went to school alone, ate alone, went to the library alone, watched movies alone... and even went to the hospital alone.
It doesn't necessarily mean that you like someone that much.
But over the years, mainland businessmen have long been accustomed to it.
As the shared bike left the tree-lined path, the intense sunlight overhead momentarily blurred her vision. At the same time, the bike lurched violently, as if the front of it had hit something, and she slammed on the brakes.
When his vision cleared, Lu Shang saw a young woman in an apricot-colored dress fall down near the front wheel of her bicycle. The young woman had scraped her knees and had abrasions of varying degrees on her palms and arms—she had just bumped into someone!
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" Lu Shang hurriedly dropped his bicycle and ran over to help her up. "I'm so sorry... Sister, are you alright?"
After helping the woman up, Lu Shang noticed that she was very beautiful. She had striking and elegant features, flawless skin, long and curled eyelashes, and looked like a movie star. She also smelled wonderful.
The young woman didn't blame her at all. She even smiled at her gently, and her voice was very pleasant: "It's nothing, just a minor scratch. I was lost in thought and didn't notice the car. I hope I didn't scare you?"
Lu Shang stared at the smile for two seconds, then shook his head: "No, I bumped into you by accident, sister. You have a scrape. Shall I take you to the school clinic to put some medicine on?" Lu Shang pointed ahead, "It's not far, it's right there."
Jiang Yan didn't refuse, and smiled at Lu Shang again. Then she reached out to pick up the books she had dropped when she fell. Lu Shang quickly picked them up for her, and his eyes lit up when he saw the title of the book: "The Collected Poems of Borges? Sister, you like Borges too?"
This collection of poems looks a bit old; it must have been read frequently.
Jiang Yan nodded: "Yes, my favorite song of his is 'What can I do to keep you here...'"
"This is my favorite song too!"
Lu Shang was pleasantly surprised. She hadn't expected that a minor car accident would lead her to meet a young lady who shared her interests. She quickly picked up the shared bicycle.
"Sister, shall we talk as we walk?"
Jiang Yan, holding the poetry collection, smiled at her and said, "Okay."
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Lu Boyue had his driver take him and Gu Heng to a golf course in the suburbs. Sure enough, his second uncle, Lu Jianchuan, was there. However, Lu Jianchuan had also brought a guest, who was also the boss of a large company.
A golf cart can only carry five people: Lu Jianchuan, Lu Boyue, the driver, a caddie, and Lu Jianchuan's guest. So Gu Heng had to take another golf cart.
There are two caddies on this golf cart, one to play with the children and the other to chat with them.
It started as casual conversation, but gradually the topic became more in-depth:
"Which court does Mr. Gu like to play at? I don't think I've seen him there before?"
"Mr. Gu plays basketball so well, you must often hang out with Young Master Lu?"
"Oh, Mr. Gu and Young Master Lu haven't known each other for very long... Mr. Gu is eloquent and handsome. May I ask where you worked before?"
...
It's too much of a test.
Gu Heng realized that the two caddies were Lu Jianchuan's men, or rather, that Lu Jianchuan had sent them to test him.
Why test him?
Gu Heng was unsure, but this indicated that Lu Jianchuan and Lu Boyue's relationship was not as good as the information suggested.
Lu Boyue probably won't get any benefits from Lu Jianchuan either.
As expected, the golf cart carrying Lu Jianchuan and his group returned an hour later. Lu Jianchuan didn't even greet the outsiders before getting off the golf cart with his guest and getting into a van and leaving.
Gu Heng asked Lu Boyue, who shook her head, looking very dejected.
He said that everyone was having a good time, but after he told his uncle what had happened, his second uncle didn't say anything, but his enthusiasm for playing ball was obviously gone. Then his second uncle received a phone call and had the caddie turn back.
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On the other side, Yang Qiwen pretended to be the husband of a middle-aged woman and joined the company's team building activities.
The team building event was held in a park, nestled against the mountains and beside the water. Everyone brought their own tools and ingredients, set up tents, camped, and had a barbecue. In the relaxing environment, everyone's nerves naturally relaxed.
CFO Xu Tu demonstrated his superb grilling skills in front of the barbecue grill. Yang Qiwen, who cooks at home and is also a person who is very knowledgeable about food, successfully started a conversation with Xu Tu by talking about barbecue.
Then the two started talking about their children, and once they started, they couldn't stop. They even sat together for dinner.
Xu Tu received a phone call in the middle of the call, and Yang Qiwen, who was sitting next to him, vaguely heard something.
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At the same time, in a coffee shop.
Lu Chengjing, arm in arm with his female companion, came out of the private room on the second floor and walked along the floral-decorated corridor. He glanced casually downstairs and suddenly stopped.
In the first booth to the left of the revolving door of the coffee shop sat a young man dressed in simple light-colored sportswear—a typical college student who wouldn't attract any attention on the street. Unlike the other white-collar workers studying or working in the coffee shop, he was playing a game with Bluetooth headphones in his ears, and his behavior was unremarkable.
However, this boy had a face that was impossible to look away from.
The entertainment industry is not short of beauties. Lu Chengjing is the CEO of a listed entertainment company. What kind of beauties haven't he seen? Few people's beauty can amaze him at first glance, let alone make him unable to take his eyes off them.
The woman in his arms debuted as the face of a girl group and later became known as the "Nation's Number One Natural Beauty Goddess," but she suddenly became indifferent in front of that person.
Lu Chengjing pushed away the woman in his arms and instructed his subordinates, "You can all go down now. If I don't come in ten minutes, you don't need to wait."
After saying that, he turned around and, instead of taking the private elevator, walked down the spiral staircase step by step.
"Hello."
Lu Chengjing, holding an iced Americano, stopped in front of the seat opposite Shi Yu and politely asked, "May I sit here?"
It was only then that Lu Chengjing noticed that the boy hadn't ordered coffee; there was a half-finished glass of water on the table, and the boy's tracksuit looked rather worn.
Their lives don't seem to be very comfortable.
Shi Yu kept her eyes glued to the computer screen, her fingers tapping incessantly on the keyboard and mouse. Only after a few seconds did she manage to lift her eyelids and glance at the person who had come in.
"casual."
He casually uttered two words and continued playing the game.
Life is tough, yet you still have the mood to play video games instead of striving for success?
interesting.
Lu Chengjing sat down opposite Shi Yu, quietly sipping his coffee and watching him patiently until he finished a game before asking, "Are you a student at Z University?"
Shi Yu: "It used to be, but it's not anymore."
"Oh?" Lu Chengjing didn't hide the curiosity in his eyes. "Why do you say that?"
Shi Yu didn't even look up and said, "I dropped out of school."
"Drop out of school? Why did you drop out?" Lu Chengjing's tone sounded very concerned.
“There are many reasons, but the main one is that I don’t want to read…” After saying that, Shi Yu said to the person on the other end of the earpiece, “Boss, want to play another round? Today’s special offer, buy three rounds and get one free.”
discount?
Buy three games and get one free?
"Are you doing game companion services?"
"Um."
"Need money?"
"almost."
The boy's attitude was perfunctory. While chatting with Lu Chengjing, he was also chatting with his boss in his headset and typing on the keyboard. He was probably chatting with many people at the same time.
But this did not diminish Lu Chengjing's growing interest in him.
So he wasn't playing games, he was earning money as a gaming companion.
—It's a beautiful kitten living in poverty, struggling to make ends meet, and a perfect pet to take home and raise.
Kittens don't need to work so hard.
Lu Chengjing's interest deepened.
"Want to be a star?" Lu Chengjing handed over his business card, his personal card with only his name and number written on it in cursive script. He added, "Being a star makes more money."
"Are you a talent scout?"
Shi Yu finally stopped banging on the phone and chatting with multiple people. She looked up and stared at Lu Chengjing, who almost instantly became aroused by her gaze.
"A talent scout?" Lu Chengjing suppressed the heat and fire in his body and chuckled, "You could say that."
"Can I start making money right away if I join your company? You said you want me to be a star, but being a star isn't easy. I have no status or background. You're not going to make me pay some kind of training fee, are you? I don't have any money." Shi Yu looked very wary, like a stray cat about to bristle when a stranger approaches.
“Our company has an idol drama, but the second male lead got into a scandal and had to be replaced at the last minute. The crew is going to start filming tomorrow, but we haven’t found a suitable replacement yet. I saw you upstairs just now and I think you’re perfect for the role.”
Lu Chengjing got up and came to Shi Yu's side, leaning closer and speaking in a somewhat ambiguous tone: "If you come with me today, I'll let you join the crew tomorrow, how about it?"
"Where are we going?" Shi Yu's back stiffened slightly, and as he spoke, he subtly shifted his position forward, widening the distance between them. He asked, "The company?"
Lu Chengjing moved a little closer to him, his voice almost touching his ear: "To the hotel."
"Going to the hotel...what for?"
Shi Yu sat stiffly, head bowed, her voice low, her dark eyelashes trembling uneasily.
The boy looked a little scared at this moment.
Lu Chengjing returned to his seat in a good mood, took a sip of coffee, and said with a somewhat amused expression, "What do you think we can do at a hotel?"
Shi Yu stopped pretending to be stupid. After hesitating and agonizing for a while, she looked up and said, "If I go with you, can you really get me into the crew? You're just a talent scout, how can I trust you?"
Lu Chengjing threw his business card at him: "Because I'm the company boss."
Shi Yu stared at the famous film for a few seconds, then put away his laptop, stood up, and seemed to have made up his mind.
"I'll go with you."
As Lu Chengjing sat in the van, he became increasingly uneasy.
What a coincidence!
How could someone so to his liking appear right under his nose?
And it just so happened that it happened right after he finished negotiating the business deal?
Although it seemed like he was the one who took the initiative, the other person sitting there was clearly like a huge trap emitting the aroma of cake, luring him into it.
He obediently went inside.
The more Lu Chengjing thought about it, the worse his mood became.
hotel.
"Mr. Lu, I've come with you, so..."
Shi Yu followed Lu Chengjing into the presidential suite, but before she could finish speaking, she was shoved against the door with great force and her neck was grabbed.
Tell me, who sent you?
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