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The website of Xu Yao Rental has officially been launched!
A large number of netizens flocked to the website on the first day of its launch. Although most of them were just passersby, they still had an eye for aesthetics.
As soon as they clicked in, they saw the entire website dominated by gray tones, complemented by a slender white font. In the top left corner was the logo of the website that had been specially designed at a high price by a well-known designer that Xu Yao knew, giving the website an initial impression of classy sophistication.
After receiving a reminder from the staff, Yuan Yiqing immediately opened the website on her computer. At first glance, she felt like she was browsing the website of a luxury company.
Yuan Yiqing quickly slapped her face to stop herself from pondering the website’s appearance and hurried to sign up for Xu Yao’s rental exam.
She had been under too much pressure from her landlady lately, who kept pushing for her to move out under the excuse of her daughter-in-law needing to recuperate after giving birth. They had already argued four or five times just over that. A young woman couldn’t possibly win against a woman in her forties or fifties, with each argument almost driving her to tears.
Yuan Yiqing had been considering whether or not she should rent one of Xu Yao’s properties. After all, Xu Yao has gone viral these days, and renting from her would at least mean not having to worry about being forced to move out for various inexplicable reasons during the lease period.
Yuan Yiqing maneuvered her mouse to find the registration portal for the rental exam on the website. The portal was clearly visible, and upon quickly clicking in, she saw the words [Registered 374/1000] displayed above.
There are only a thousand slots available for the second round of rental exams!
Yuan Yiqing hurriedly clicked the registration button, filling out her basic information with the quickest speed shes moved at in her life. Her heart raced as she successfully submitted her registration, the page finally showing that she was the 978th one to register.
This rental registration made her feel so anxious. The only other time she’d felt this way was during her college entrance exam and university graduate thesis defense, right?
Yuan Yiqing was utterly astonished. She had only taken half a minute to fill out her basic information, and yet she had ended up in 978th place? How could so many applicants have suddenly appeared in just that short half-minute?
The competition for renting a place was unexpectedly so fierce now!
The key point was that among these thousand applicants, perhaps not even a third of them would pass Xu Yao’s exam. Xu Yao seemed to have a “better to have no tenants than a bad tenant” attitude, preferring to leave a place vacant rather than renting it to someone like Sheng Zhou again.
When Yuan Yiqing clicked again, the page showed that all the slots had been filled, making her marvel at Xu Yao’s popularity. After all, she had already retired from the entertainment industry now.
The page indicated that the second rental exam would take place tomorrow at 1 PM and that it would be conducted online this time.
Yuan Yiqing firmly engraved the exam time in her mind and began to carefully examine the website.
Perhaps because it had only just been established, the website didn’t have much content. Aside from the rental exam subpage, there was also a [For Lease] button.
Many netizens who had clicked in, like Yuan Yiqing, were instantly stunned!
The most eye-catching was the large commercial space for lease on Haicheng West City Commercial Street, which was originally the plot of land belonging to Zhengde Academy!
It was confirmed, Zhengde Academy was now in Xu Yao’s hands. The crucial point was the other information that was also displayed on the website.
The page showed [Prime Retail Space For Lease] or [Leased], with the tenants information displayed on the [Leased] page.
Of course, this rental information was only published after obtaining the permission of business owners like Sun Faxiang. After all, if it were just for personal rentals, Xu Yao wouldn’t have allowed it to be published in order to ensure tenant privacy.
Sun Faxiang and the others were willing to agree purely so they could take advantage of Xu Yao’s popularity to start advertising in advance.
The [Leased] section displayed the listings Mr. Horror’s Immersive Escape Room: Yin Fate, Madman’s Asylum Murder Mystery, Utopia Internet Cafe, and Beware of Evil Cats Inside Cat Cafe…
In short, there were more than a dozen entertainment project stores, all originally from the East District’s Runda Commercial Center!
The plot of land that had been Zhengde Academy was large, with many vacant shops still available for lease, making a large number of business owners sorely tempted to lease.
Xu Yao was so bold, aiming to create a new entertainment commercial district in the west of Haicheng.
The key point was: young people also need to eat after they get tired from playing, right? Then those in the food and beverage industry could also consider leasing a storefront on the first floor of Zhengde Academy! The main point was that the lease for those storefronts would definitely not be as expensive as those in the eastern district.
This announcement completely confirmed the rumours that were circulating online. Xu Yao had indeed secured the land of Zhengde Academy, and she intended to transform it into an entertainment hub!
[I used to think it was just a rumor, but now it’s been confirmed. This girl is really impressive.]
[Who is crying tears of joy? I’ll definitely make sure to check this place out, even if it’s just to compensate for the countless tears those students used to shed over this godforsaken place.]
[How bad must her mental state have been for her to actually go to the entertainment industry to act? Fortunately she’s retired now. Xu Yao is just perfectly suited to be a landlord!]
[Xu Yao saved Han Zhao, and that’s how Zhengde Academy got exposed. Xu Yao really deserves credit for this. Just for that, I will also go and play here someday.]
The entertainment city that would be renovated by Xu Yao hadn’t even opened yet before it had already gone viral.
It was rumoured that Xu Yao had torn down the entrance sign and gate of Zhengde Academy, and that any students in need of legal assistance could contact her for help. Countless haters of hers turned into fans on the spot, and Xu Yao’s Weibo followers surged by the millions!
The key point was—
In addition to Zhengde Academy, there was also a large batch of properties displayed as available for rent on the official website of Xu Yao Rental!!
It’s one thing when it comes to the well-known Tai’an Community, but there was also Haicheng’s must-mention when it comes to the wealthy district, Boyue Mansion, the Binhe Garden complex, where even the smallest unit goes for no less than twenty million, and over a dozen shopfronts in the most impressive commercial building in the city’s east. And also…
There was still a line of text at the bottom of the page that read—“To be continued.”
The onlooking netizens were dumbfounded.
[For the rich, owning dozens of properties isn’t a big deal, but… Xu Yao’s are actually up for rent ahhhh!]
[Is this the world of a rich landlord? For rent, to be continued… and this doesn’t even include the properties Xu Yao has already rented out.]
[Mom asked me why I was kneeling to find a rental. Xu Yao is too terrifying—she has properties in Boyue Mansion too? The one displayed for rent is a villa… a villa…]
[If she’s even renting out a villa, it shows she has so many properties to the point where she doesn’t even care about villas at all!]
[Help! I didn’t expect Xu Yao to have so many properties. The website just launched, so there’s definitely more that couldn’t be listed in time. I bow to this sister.]
So it turns out that Xu Yao’s initial announcement of retiring from the entertainment industry to collect rent was indeed true. She had so many properties that it was hard to wrap your mind around it.
In response to this, Xu Yao Rental’s official account apologized: Sorry, the website has just launched, and many of the properties available for rent haven’t been fully organised yet.
Netizens could easily tell that the website had just launched and still had many shortcomings. For instance, the website was still missing a company introduction, with not even a single property tour video uploaded either.
The official account of Xu Yao Rental also organised an event for promotional purposes.
[Xu Yao Rental Official Account v: Since the boss has requested for us to do so, we’ll now hold a giveaway to draw ten fans to waive three months of their rent.]
As more and more netizens suggested lowering the odds of winning, they flocked to see the spectacle of Xu Yao’s numerous properties, repeatedly checking her official rental listings, causing the number of views to rise sharply.
Then netizens belatedly realized—
This website was surprisingly smooth!
So many onlookers had rushed in to watch the spectacle without any lag at all. Aside from the content being sparse like that of a newly established site, how could the smoothness be nowhere near that of a new website?
As a landlady who came to this world to enjoy her retirement, Xu Yao insisted on using only the best. She absolutely would not allow her website to lag.
Her answer was just to directly throw money at her programmers. Need more servers? Let’s get dozens first, then equip them with the best data center and increase its bandwidth. As long as it can be solved with money, it’s not a problem.
[Weibo, come out to get roasted. You crash every time there’s a big scoop. Don’t you find that embarrassing at all?]
[It’s really so smooth, I hate lagging sites so much, it makes me super annoyed! Will Xu Yao and the team make an app version? I prefer using my phone!]
[Making a website and now you want her to develop an app too… who even remembers that Xu Yao is just a normal landlord…]
[I saw on Zhou Qi’s variety show livestream that this site was made by poor little Han Zhao? This guy’s impressive, Xu Yao really knows how to pick tenants.]
[Xu Yao even recruited programmers from the Ji Group. And sis, don’t say that—I may be useless, but I still want to rent from Sister Xu QAQ]
[Um… do you guys know the real reason Xu Yao developed this website? Because she thought it was too hard for her staff to answer phone calls…]
Netizens jumped around on Xu Yao’s rental website, first marveling at her grand investment in building the site, then admiring her choice of Han Zhao as a tenant, next complaining about Weibo’s laggy performance, and finally a bunch of them wanting to work for Xu Yao.
Sister Yao is just too popular!
Xu Yao sighed. She really was just an ordinary landlord hustling for her tenants.
“The website is very smooth,” Xu Yao praised Han Zhao without holding back, “not bad.”
The tall and slender boy blushed, his fair face flushing with two patches of red, “Thank you, Sister Yao Yao.”
“What’s there to thank me for?”
Hearing this, Han Zhao quickly pointed to the pure black computer on the table, “Then thank you for buying me this computer, Sister Yao Yao.”
After Han Zhao had returned the old computer to Zhou Qi, Xu Yao gave him thirty thousand yuan to buy a new one. This kid not only carefully selected a five thousand yuan computer but even still wanted to return the remaining twenty five thousand to Xu Yao after that.
Xu Yao naturally didn’t take it back, saying it was an advance on his salary.
Han Zhao had never received such a large sum of money before, and after some reminders, he finally bought some rental supplies and study materials online. This small rental unit gradually came to life, and his future suddenly seemed to brighten.
“You can’t just keep doing this, at least get a diploma,” Xu Yao reminded upon looking at Han Zhao’s youthful face.
Han Zhao quickly replied, “I’ve signed up for the college entrance exam, but… I might not do well.”
His biological father hadn’t gone so far as to prevent him from taking the exam. He had already registered last year. With the exam coming up soon, all he needed to do was just to show up.
Han Zhao felt a bit anxious. He definitely couldn’t get into Tsinghua or Peking University, and could only aim at most for a 985 school. In Han Zhao’s mind, Xu Yao’s employees should be the best, but unfortunately, he couldn’t be the best.
He Fan immediately chimed in, “Reject the rat race!”
The academic competition for degrees is still a rat race!
He Fan had already discovered the joy of not participating in endless internal competition, because he had hair now!
That’s right, by adjusting his sleep schedule to 10 PM, working happily every day, eating three meals regularly, and taking traditional Chinese medicine for conditioning, He Fan was astonished to find that the sparse hair on his head had actually sprouted tiny fuzz this morning!
He Fan was stunned for a while, then fell into immense joy. He was actually growing hair, even if it was less than a centimeter.
The hair that hadn’t grown at all after working under President Ji had now finally sprouted after working under Xu Yao!
Keep in mind, he’s only a 28 year old young man who hasn’t even found a girlfriend yet. Outside of work, he still pays quite a bit of attention to his appearance—after all, no girl could tolerate having a bald boyfriend.”
He Fan stared at the tiny fuzz that had grown, and could almost envision himself with a full head of lush hair in half a year. The image in his mind was incredibly impactful.
By then, he could be a top-notch handsome guy!
He Fan’s current goal was to reject the rat race and take good care of his hair!
Xu Yao smiled as she looked at He Fan, then turned to Han Zhao. She knew this younger brother was introverted and shy, and that after spending too long at Zhengde Academy, he didn’t like to appear in public, unwilling to accept the sympathetic or strange looks of outsiders.
After taking this into consideration, Xu Yao said, “If you don’t want to go to school and prefer to study at home, I can also hire a few tutors for you.”
Just look, what kind of divine boss and landlord is this!
Han Zhao’s face turned crimson again. He swallowed hard and shook his head softly, “No need, I can manage studying by myself,” he quickly added, “Um… but if I need a tutor, I’ll definitely ask Sister to help me find one.”
Xu Yao smiled, “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Not everyone can get into Tsinghua or Peking University.” After all, her own academic qualifications could only be described as average, graduating from a 211 university.
What’s more, outstanding people can make others overlook their academic qualification.
“Even if you don’t do well, you’re still my employee. That won’t change,” Xu Yao gently reassured him.
Han Zhao’s eyes lit up as he nodded vigorously at her.
He had suddenly been sent to Zhengde Academy by Feng Meijun, and had already completed all of his high school courses before being sent off, so it was only natural for him to take the college entrance exam soon.
They were still chatting when several employees hurried in from outside, each carrying several large thermal bags, “Sister Yao Yao, we’re here!”
They took out the food from the thermal bags and set up over the entire dining table, with various enticing aromas wafting through the air.
Xu Yao nodded in satisfaction, took the chopsticks that Lu Ye handed her, and didn’t forget to invite the others to eat with her, “Let’s all eat together.”
This was today’s work task.
“After you finish eating, give your feedback on which place is better.”
Many restaurants and snack shops were eyeing the renovation of Zhengde Academy into an entertainment city. After all, once the young people flocked there to have fun, they would definitely need to eat, and wouldn’t that mean business for them?
However, Xu Yao didn’t agree to them outright and started with a new round of screening.
Xu Yao was enjoying various delicacies, her mouth full as she confidently declared, “I’m protecting the interests of my tenants. Unpalatable restaurants are not allowed in the entertainment city!”
“As a landlord, shouldn’t I help my tenants by screening the options in advance? This chicken feet tastes pretty good, quite fragrant.”
Xu Yao happily gnawed on the spicy chicken feet, not forgetting her role as a landlady, “We can contact the owner of this place to rent our shop at Zhengde Academy.”
A group of people continued to indulge in food, the aroma filling the surrounding air.
One girl, munching on crispy fried chicken pieces, lamented painfully, “I need to lose weight! At this rate, when will my weight ever drop to two digits? Boss Yao Yao, these chicken pieces are so delicious, you should try some too.”
The guy next to her had no worries about dieting, encouraging her while he ate, “Xiao Mei, this is your job.”
How could there be there a job that isn’t hard? Just bear with it.
Xiao Mei, the female employee, nodded painfully, her speed in grabbing food only increasing.
Xu Yao took a sip of milk tea and asked He Fan, who was drinking herbal tea beside her, “Have you found a reliable legal team yet?”
In the original novel, there was a top-notch law firm called Boen Law. But when she had Lu Ye investigate, he couldn’t find any trace of them. She wasn’t sure if they were still relatively unknown or if they hadn’t started operations yet, so she could only hope for another legal team.
He Fan shook his head, “Not yet.”
Most legal teams serve large conglomerates directly, with the most renowned in the legal field being the Pizza Hut legal team of the Xu Group.
In fact, President Ji’s legal team was also quite good, not at all inferior to President Xu’s. It was just a pity that Xu Yao didn’t want to exploit Ji Zhengqing any further.
To only target one sheep for fleecing wool—even Xu Yao felt a bit guilty.
Xu Yao thought for a moment and said, “This is all my grandfather’s fault!”
Lu Ye immediately looked up at Xu Yao. Lu Ye has been working for the Xu Family ever since being saved by Old Master Xu. He held the old man in high regard, so how could this possibly be blamed on him?
Xu Yao sighed sadly, “It’s all my grandfather’s fault for only arranging one fiancé for me, how stingy.”
If he had arranged a few more, she could have fleeced a few more fiancés of their wool.
Everyone: “…”
Alright, whatever the boss says makes sense.
Initially, the fiancé had just been a tool for her to inherit the estate, but now her fiancé was just her first choice for taking advantage of their resources.
He Fan couldn’t help but feel sympathetic. No matter how you looked at it, President Ji was truly unfortunate.
If he didn’t know that Xu Yao’s fiancé was President Ji of the Ji Group, he wouldn’t have been able to resist joking that Xu Yao should go ahead and find a few more fiancés.
Because his boss truly deserves it!”
Just as this thought crossed his mind, Xu Yao’s phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and saw it was from Ji Zhengqing, wiped her hands, and answered.
Why was he calling at this time?
On the other end, Ji Zhengqing’s voice was still gentle as he got straight to the point, “Have you found a legal team yet?”
Xu Yao paused for a moment, then asked, “Not yet, so are you offering me your legal team?”
Ji Zhengqing hesitated, “Not exactly.”
The entire legal team of Ji Group was signed under the company. They weren’t individuals who could easily jump ship and run away.
Moreover, if the legal group were to collectively flee en masse, how would the outside world speculate about the internal developments of the Ji Group? It would inevitably affect the company’s stock price. Otherwise, given Xu Jing’s extreme doting on his sister, he would have already sent his Pizza Hut legal team to Xu Yao long before.
Xu Yao immediately felt disappointed, unsure where to find some legal wool to fleece from, “Oh.”
So why did you call?
To maintain our relationship?
Ji Zhengqing leaned against the long table, his slender fingers playing with a black pen in front of him, “A few days ago, I had a business lunch meeting with the President of Runda.”
Xu Yao took a moment to respond while enjoying her food, “Ohhh, you’re so cool.”
Ji Zhengqing: “…”
Ji Zhengqing could tell Xu Yao was disinterested, seemingly only interested in business matters. He changed the subject, “I’ve got some interesting news to share. Runda lost the lawsuit. It should spread in the next few days.”
Xu Yao’s eyes immediately lit up, “Runda lost the case?”
In recent years, Runda Commercial has been continuously raising rents year after year, causing the tenants to suffer. Just last year, an angry tenant took Runda to court.
Runda had been raising rents recklessly during the lease period, which was completely unreasonable for them to do. This tenant was also quite stubborn, and after a year of fighting, they finally won.
As a result, someone in Runda’s legal department was bound to suffer.
“Yes, my legal department manager said that the new lawyer surnamed Pan at Runda is quite good.”
Xu Yao almost stood up, “Attorney Pan? Is it Pan Xianmin?”
Ji Zhengqing was surprised, “You know him?”
She didn’t just know him! In the novel, Pan Xianmin and his friends established Boen Law Firm, which would later be able to surpass the legal team of the male lead’s company!
Xu Yao suddenly became curious, “Aren’t you collaborating with the President of Runda? Why are you telling me this?”
Ji Zhengqing chuckled lightly, “I can still distinguish between a business partner and a fiancée.” Plus, he hadn’t revealed any business secrets either.
Xu Yao felt a bit sad hearing this. Having just one fiancé like him was truly a pity.
Xu Yao thanked him and proceeded to chat with Ji Zhengqing about other things. He Fan quietly reminded her, “Boss Yao Yao, the online rental exam is about to start.”
Upon hearing He Fan’s familiar voice, Ji Zhengqing felt his head start to ache, his mind filled with the image of gaping holes in his wall that had been dug up because of Xu Yao. Ji Zhengqing said, “I have other matters to attend to…”
Xu Yao quickly said, “Okay, I’ll hang up first if you’re busy then.” Now that she already knew where Attorney Pan was, it would be easier for her to investigate.
Then, the call was abruptly ended!
Ji Zhengqing stared at the phone screen for a while, while Assistant Li beside him considered whether to remind President Ji about the meeting that was about to start.
Ji Zhengqing frowned, pondering, “Does she only like discussing business with me? Isn’t it bad for a couple to only talk about business?”
His mother was always extremely displeased with him discussing work matters at home, which resulted in Ji Zhengqing always leaving work-related issues behind at the office.
But Xu Yao seemed to do the opposite.
Ji Zhengqing raised his eyes and looked at Assistant Li, “So does this mean she’s already recognized my work capabilities?”
When they met officially for the first time, he hadn’t worn formal attire, making Xu Yao think he was just a freeloader at the company. This seemed like things were going in a good direction.
Assistant Li hesitated, and after a while, managed to squeeze out a few words, “T-That’s right.”
At that moment, Ji Zhengqing seemed to feel a bit nostalgic for He Fan, who had been poached away by Xu Yao. It seems he still preferred Assistant He, who had strong work capabilities and a flowery tongue.
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The online exam for Xu Yao Rental’s housing had begun!
The thousand netizens who had earned their place in the qualifications were ready and logged in collectively.
Yuan Yiqing was one of them, and after having verified her personal information, she sat in front of her computer, watching the incredibly smooth page switch to the exam page when the time came.
Yuan Yiqing was completely stunned by the questions that appeared.
The questions had changed!
This second set of questions was entirely new. Xu Yao’s rental team had actually created a whole new set of questions!
These questions were crafted by a question setter specifically commissioned by Xu Yao, covering various common sense and psychological questions.
In the end, her rental team would evaluate each tenant to determine whether the house was suitable for renting to them.
After all, renting to a tenant with psychological issues could pose significant risks.
“Daughter, come take a look.” A middle-aged man, seeing the exam, felt a headache starting to form and simply called his high school daughter over to answer the questions.
After all, many people rent houses as a family, so answering questions together was quite normal, with many even mobilising the whole family to participate.
#XuYaoRentalNewExamQuestions# quickly trended on social media.
[I memorized the entire last set of questions, and now you’re telling me they’ve changed the questions?]
[Xu Yao, I give up. This time she even threw in psychology questions, there’s literally no standard answer.]
[Thinking about it carefully… could Xu Yao’s rental team have actually hired a psychologist to oversee this?]
[The big landlord Sister Xu really is afraid of anyone causing trouble in her properties. She’s even prepared psychology questions, and the crazy part is a bunch of people are still rushing to take them.]
[People say Xu Yao is cautious, yet she’d dare to take on Zhengde Academy for her tenants. But then again, she’s so cautious she makes all these psychology questions, just in case a tenant has psychological issues.]
Netizens watched the excitement for a while and then noticed a trending topic called #RundaLosesLawsuit#.
[Mr. Gossip Eater: Apparently, Runda Commercial was sued by tenants over a rent increase, and XX Court has made the following ruling on the case…]
The article was quite long, and netizens quickly skimmed through it to understand that Runda had lost the case.
After all, not every landlord was like Xu Yao, and it’s common for many landlords to want to raise their rents.
[Suddenly, Xu Yao setting psychology questions doesn’t seem like a big deal anymore.]
[Runda losing the case only meant paying a few hundred thousand—just peanuts for Runda, along with a slight hit to their reputation.]
[I feel like Runda’s legal department is in for it. Didn’t the last case also end badly for them? Someone is definitely going to get laid off. Ha, life is truly tough for the working class.]
Pan Xianmin looked at the comments from the online spectators and couldn’t help but let out a helpless laugh. Many netizens were quite perceptive to realise he was in trouble.
The fact that Runda Group, a large corporation, had lost to an ordinary tenant made it a topic of conversation among netizens.
They had previously signed directly with Runda’s legal department, which was specifically responsible for resolving the legal issues of Runda.
Although just losing one lawsuit didn’t mean much, Pan Xianmin and his team had also previously received a case assignment from President Mu to represent his son in a lawsuit.
President Mu’s eldest son was embroiled in a divorce case, and it turns out that during the marriage, he had been secretly transferring marital assets. His wife was no pushover either, so they lost the case outright.
As a newcomer, it was clear he was going to be made an example of, so it was time for him to prepare to leave Runda.
Pan Xianmin’s college friend had opened a law firm called Boen, and at this moment, he extended an olive branch to him, inviting him to join as a lawyer there.
But with his current reputation, wouldn’t going to his friend’s Boen Law Firm just be causing trouble? Even though his friend was genuinely quite enthusiastic about the offer.
Moreover, Boen Law Firm wasn’t doing very well in the bustling Haicheng either. The city was simply too prosperous, and legal talents were emerging constantly. What could they possibly count as in comparison?
And for lawyers, reputation was crucial to them.
How does one become a top lawyer? It’s built up through your reputation of numerous cases, by winning one lawsuit after another.
Why is the legal department of the Xu Group affectionately nicknamed as Pizza Hut? Isn’t it because of they fought hard to achieve their glorious history of winning thirty lawsuits with no losses in a year?
Now that he had essentially been kicked out of Runda, who would want to hire him in the future? Just mentioning his name might even scare people away into running.
But he noticed that his college friend who had come to pick him up, could hardly suppress the smile on his face. He seemed to be forcing himself to keep his lips from curling up, saying, “At worst, we’ll just provide legal assistance to ordinary folks. I mean, it’s not like we could possibly die from holding in our pee1, right?”
Pan Xianmin: “?”
He was in such a dire situation, and his friend was this happy? What’s the meaning of this?
Pan Xianmin was confused and quickly packed his personal belongings into a box as he had to leave Runda’s legal department by today. His colleagues in the company looked on with pity.
As Pan Xianmin and a few others walked out of Runda, though they looked up at the blue sky, their hearts were shrouded in gloom, seemingly overshadowed by dark clouds.
His friend beside him was still so excited he could no longer contain himself and, in front of Pan Xianmin, pulled out his phone and made a call, “Miss Yao Yao, I’ve brought Attorney Pan on board. When will you sign with our law firm to make us your exclusive legal team?”
Pan Xianmin was left dumbfounded: “???”
Wait, hold on, did his friend just sell him out? Sold him out to that internet-famous landlord Xu Yao?
Xu Yao: Thank you to the President of Runda for the generous gif package. Boen Law Firm, led by Pan Xianmin, will surely become a formidable opponent against the Xu Group’s Pizza Hut.
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- The idiom in your sentence—“活人还能被尿憋死？”—literally translates to “Can a living person really die from holding in their pee?” In context, it’s a humorous, exaggerated way of saying that a situation is not actually dangerous or threatening. It’s less about literal urination and more about mocking over-caution or fear ↩︎