77. This love rival is too strong
Seeing that the woman across from him was understanding, Wen Yaqing slowly spoke, "Honestly, we chose White Day just to try something new. Valentine's Day, February 14th, is a time when there's a swarm of generic product marketing, and White Day isn't well-known in China. We want to stand out, so your copy must be original. And as for your current copy, which is full of 'love,' it's creating aesthetic fatigue. Customers have just been bombarded with Valentine's Day promotions, and a month later, they're being slapped with another round of White Day blitzes. We can't motivate them to shop anymore. Therefore, the 'love' in your copy is no longer persuasive." "Do you have a better plan?" Ling Ling eagerly asked. "Isn't that a question we're paying you to ask?" Wen Yaqing's question made Ling Ling shyly warm her hands with her coffee cup. Wen Yaqing smiled brightly, then said, "I agree with the basics and overall approach of your copywriting, but let's add a few more novelties. Let's make this theme marketing campaign more game-like, more fresh and fun. Everyone's life is hard these days, and they don't want to be burdened by sentimentality anymore, so they'll be willing to pay for games." "I understand. Thank you, Sister Wen." Ling Ling nodded, understandingly and sincerely. Seeing her teachable appearance, Wen Yaqing couldn't help but praise her. "I thought I was just being pulled out by the young master to show off and take advantage of the situation. I didn't expect Mr. Ge to have such good taste in choosing a girlfriend this time." Ling Ling smiled awkwardly and replied, "Sister Wen, I'm not Ge Fei's girlfriend." "She will be," Wen Yaqing said confidently, based on past experience. She took a bite of the red wine beef puff pastry, found it unpalatable, and put it down. "Never," Ling Ling said with a polite smile, but her eyes held undeniable determination. "Ge Fei's appearance is indeed very attractive, and his personality is also good. If we can be friends occasionally, it's fine, but if we want a lifelong partner, then I have absolutely no desire to have any in-depth relationship with him. And I happen to be stubborn. The prerequisite for my relationship is that we must have the possibility of becoming lifelong partners. Without this possibility, there is no need to date." "Your view on love is so inefficient. Life is a bit of a waste." Wen Yaqing saw Ling Ling's excellent internal and external qualities, coupled with such an outdated view of love, and felt a little regretful. Ling Ling smiled calmly and said, "I don't think so. On the contrary, I feel very valuable." "It's not a loss to fall in love with a physical person like Ge Fei. He has a good family background and a family like this..."
Seeing that the woman across from him was understanding, Wen Yaqing spoke slowly, "Honestly, we chose White Day just to try something new. February 14th's Valentine's Day is full of swarms of generic product marketing, and White Day isn't well-known in China. We want to stand out, so your copy must be original. As for your current copy, which is full of the word 'love,' it's causing aesthetic fatigue. Customers have just been bombarded with Valentine's Day promotions, and now, a month later, they're being bombarded with White Day promotions again. We can't motivate them to shop anymore. Therefore, the so-called 'love' in your copy is no longer persuasive."
"Do you have any better plan?" Ling Ling was eager to ask for advice.
"Isn't this the question I should ask you since we're paying you?"
After being asked this question by Wen Yaqing, Ling Ling picked up the coffee cup to warm her hands in shame.
Wen Yaqing smiled brightly and said, "I agree with the fundamentals and overall concept of your copy. I just want to add a few more novelties. Let's make this themed marketing campaign more game-like, fresh and fun. People's lives are pretty hard these days, and they don't want to be burdened by sentimentality, so they'll be willing to pay for games."
"I understand. Thank you Sister Wen." Ling Ling nodded sincerely.
Seeing her teachable appearance, Wen Yaqing couldn't help but praise her: "I originally thought that the young master had just dragged her out to show off and take advantage of her. I didn't expect that Master Ge had such good taste in choosing a girlfriend this time."
Ling Ling replied with a wry smile, "Sister Wen, I'm not Ge Fei's girlfriend."
"It will be." Wen Yaqing said affirmatively based on past experience, then took a bite of the red wine beef puff pastry, found it unpalatable and put it down.
"Never," Ling Ling said with a polite smile, but her eyes were filled with unquestionable determination. "Ge Fei is indeed very attractive in appearance and has a good personality. If we can be friends who contact each other occasionally, it's fine, but if he wants to be my lifelong partner, then I have absolutely no desire to have any in-depth relationship with him. And I happen to be stubborn. The prerequisite for my relationship is that there must be the possibility of us becoming lifelong partners. Without this possibility, there is no need to date him."
"Your view on love is too inefficient. It's a bit of a waste to live this life." Wen Yaqing felt a little sorry when he saw Ling Ling's excellent internal and external conditions, coupled with such an outdated view on love.
Ling Lingyun smiled calmly and said, "I don't think so. On the contrary, I feel very valuable."
"It's worth having a relationship with a guy like Ge Fei. He comes from a good family and has a big company where you can show your talents." Wen Yaqing relied on his age and appearance and felt that he could comment on love affairs without restraint.
"The result is that I'm responsible for helping him manage the family business, working day and night; he's responsible for fooling around outside and living a life of debauchery."
Ling Ling's scathing comment made Wen Yaqing burst into laughter. She gave Ling Ling a thumbs-up and said, "Your creativity is perfect. I now have confidence in our cooperation."
In the afternoon, after Ge Fei returned to Tuowu from his company, he saw Ling Ling and Wen Yaqing chatting animatedly at their workstations. He wondered what kind of magic this little girl had that could make Wen Yaqing, a thousand-year-old withered vine, rejuvenate.
He liked her more and more.
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Ling Ling continued to bring her work home to do at night. She had to wait until Yu Chuanbei came back tonight. Ge Fei was so active every day, and she didn't want Yu Chuanbei to remain unaware of it.
When Yu Chuanbei entered the house, he found it was one in the morning and the lights were still on. He walked over to the sofa and saw Ling Ling asleep, hugging a cherry pink pillow.
He gently pulled out the pillow and wanted to carry her back to the room to sleep, but she woke up with a start.
"Well, you're finally back." She cried sleepily with a wronged tone and threw herself into his arms.
"I'm sorry, baby. I've been busy with a project recently and have been working overtime a lot, so I can't be with you." Yu Chuanbei patted her back to comfort her.
Ling Ling shook her head and said, "It's not because of this, but... I have something to tell you. I can't wait for you."
"What's the matter?" he asked, smoothing her bangs with concern.
Ling Ling was rather speechless when he asked her that, but she mustered up the courage to speak, "That friend of yours, Ge Fei, whom I met at the Osen basketball court, suddenly came to Tuowu the day before yesterday. He mentioned his company's new plush toy product and specifically asked me to help with the marketing and promotion."
"Oh, really? Isn't that a good thing? Ge Fei is very easy-going and generous. He should be a good client." Yu Chuanbei said without understanding.
"No, he's not..." Ling Ling reorganized her words and continued, "He came up to me and said he liked me and wanted to pursue me. He even said he came to see me this time specifically. I told him everything I needed to say, but he's still stubborn. You see, a rich second-generation guy like this who thinks he's so handsome, why would he insist on doing anything he shouldn't? He's playing with fire, don't let me get burned! It's so annoying!"
Yu Chuanbei's expression turned from sunny to gloomy, but then he relaxed again. He said, "You stayed up all night waiting for me just for this? Look at your dark circles and your skin is dull. From now on, just sleep well every night and stop worrying about things that won't happen. He won't catch up with you, and I won't doubt you, let alone ruin our relationship. Stop imagining it and go to sleep."
Yu Chuanbei stroked her haggard face with heartache. He had been too busy these days and had indeed neglected to care about her.
"Really? You don't mind?"
"Why should I care about something that's not going to happen."
Hearing Yu Chuanbei say this, Ling Ling finally felt relieved. "I knew you were the best." She happily wrapped her legs around his waist and gave him a big hug.
Yu Chuanbei stood up, carried her who was hanging on his body to the bedroom, and gently put her on the bed, "Be good, go to sleep peacefully now."
"Then you stay with me."
"Then I'll go take a shower first."
"No, you smell like the cool air of an early spring night right now, which is the best." The tip of her nose rubbed his Adam's apple seductively.
"Why are you so clingy today?" Yu Chuanbei smiled hoarsely.
"I missed you so much these days when I was anxious. I really wanted you to be by my side all the time. But the more I missed you, the less you came, and then I missed you even more." Ling Ling was so aggrieved that it was pitiful.
Yu Chuanbei kissed her lips, which she used to bite when she was sad. The kisses were a comfort. She slowly stretched out beneath him. This was her man, the man she was willing to open up to. Tonight, Yu Chuanbei indulged in his pleasure. This was his woman, the woman he would protect tightly.
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Wen Yaqing was not satisfied with slacking off, he also took a leave of absence and simply did not show up for work.
Ling Ling therefore communicated more with Ge Fei, because many copywriting details still had to be finalized by the client.
After spending a whole day with him, Ling Ling discovered that Ge Fei was quite clear-headed and concise in his delivery, a rare example of someone whose intelligence and appearance matched perfectly. If he were just an ordinary colleague, chatting about work and enjoying the sight of him would be quite pleasing to the eye, like the male lead in an idol drama moving into the tea room next to his workstation—a comforting sight, perhaps a company union benefit, but not something to which one would have any inappropriate expectations.
"Why are you working overtime so late tonight? Two days ago, you left earlier than me, the client. That's so rude." Seeing Ling Ling still working late into the night, Ge Fei leaned on the partition of her workstation and asked.
Ling Ling, without even looking up, replied, "Country people have many rules. The official script will be out the day after tomorrow, and I must finish a draft today for you to review tomorrow."
"Oh, I've already told you that you don't have to work so hard for my project! Staying up late and working overtime will age you faster. If you accidentally stay young forever, you'll definitely die suddenly."
Ling Ling rolled her eyes at him, wanting to chase him away. "Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your heartfelt blessings on your hired workers. I need an independent, quiet, private space to contemplate my artistic creations. Every bit of progress I make will bring in more revenue for your company. So could you please pack up and go home quickly?"
"You haven't had dinner yet, right? Then I'll go order some takeout for you." Ge Fei is getting more and more courageous as he faces more setbacks.
Anyway, he is gone, so Ling Ling can calm down and modify the wording of the script.
Yu Chuanbei's WeChat message came: "Ling, how long until you get off work? I miss you so much right now."
Seeing his sweet words, Ling Ling picked up her phone and smiled sweetly. She roughly estimated the time and replied, "About an hour." She wanted to chat a little more, but when she saw the deadline approaching, and remembered that he seemed to have said he was going on a business trip the day before, and that he might already be in a hotel in some city, she felt bored and put the phone down to continue working overtime.
Author's Note
Liu Qiu
author
05-07
Working overtime again... I guess I won't be able to write anything today. Please go over to the next page and support my "No Time to Fall in Love with You"!
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