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Upon hearing President Ji’s words, Assistant Li just knew he had been categorized as his boss as part of the love-brained faction again.
Assistant Li felt utterly aggrieved—How could he possibly be love-brained?
A normal person wouldn’t even see this as a problem, okay? Only President Ji would still consider Xu Yao’s strange aesthetic.
After his suggestions related to Xu Yao were rejected by Ji Zhengqing, Assistant Li actually felt that it was all pretty amusing.
Ji Zhengqing twirled his sleek black phone in his palm, and after a moment’s thought, he decided—
Whether it’s dating or cultivating feelings with your fiancée, the least they needed to do was to meet up more often.
If they only relied on their phones without meeting in person, what was the difference between that and an online relationship?
Just as Ji Zhengqing was about to message Xu Yao, he suddenly stopped upon recalling that today was one of the days where Xu Yao was learning to swim with Coach Yan Hong.
Xu Yao looked at the sweltering heat outside and sent a voice message: “Coach Yan Hong, how about we meet at the private swimming pool in the Water Cube today?”
It was currently scorching hot. Generally, the summer heat won’t start to dissipate until mid-October, so it’ll still be hot for a while longer.
Xu Yao looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the blazing sun outside. Looks like people working outdoors would be roasted by the scorching sun today.
He Fan noticed Xu Yao’s expression and immediately said, “Miss Yaoyao, we have prepared bottled water at the entrance of every rental building for outdoor workers to take freely.”
She had a compassionate heart, and thankfully, she also had the ability to act on it.
Xu Yao sighed, “It’s so hot, isn’t there anywhere cool to go?”
Lu Ye immediately looked up summer resort destinations and reported with a serious expression, “There are several scenic tourist areas in the ‘Land South of the Colorful Clouds’ domestically that are suitable for escaping the heat. The Xu family also owns many properties there.
“Country E has also been in a mild temperature state for the past month, and Country A is a globally renowned tourist destination with spring-like weather all year round… The southern hemisphere is also still in winter, so if Miss Yaoyao is afraid of the cold, I wouldn’t recommend going.”
Xu Yao nodded. In such hot weather, wasn’t it quite normal for an outstanding landlady to go abroad for a vacation to escape the heat?
As Xu Yao was thinking, her phone vibrated gently. Coach Yan Hong replied to her with an “ok” emoji.
Although Coach Yan Hong didn’t care where she taught her students, she still couldn’t help but secretly gasp in awe.
The swimming equipment at the Water Cube private swimming pool was absolutely comparable to that of the Olympics, and even the facilities inside were more luxurious to meet the needs of the wealthy. Even she had only been there once or twice with the help of colleagues.
It’s really good to be rich. The wealthy landlady was just learning to swim, not participating in competitions, and yet, she could still gain access to the most professional and luxurious venues and equipment.
Xu Yao and Coach Yan Hong took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot. The driver drove straight from the underground parking lot to the Water Cube private swimming pool, ensuring Xu Yao was not exposed to the scorching sun at all.
Since the Water Cube swimming pool had already been rented out to Liu Feiyang’s family for a monthly rent of ten thousand, the swimming pool was very quiet.
As Xu Yao and Coach Yan Hong walked into the swimming pool, they happened to see a figure in the blue pool darting around like a giant shark, wildly gliding through the water, arms swiftly slicing through the surface and spraying water droplets, truly resembling a fish that could fly in the water.
Yan Hong’s gaze was immediately captivated by that figure in the pool, watching Liu Feiyang practice on his own.
After swimming to the edge, Liu Feiyang took off his goggles and wiped his face with his hand, decisively climbing out of the water to greet Xu Yao enthusiastically, “Hello, Sister Yaoyao.”
The swimming pool staff immediately draped a large towel over Liu Feiyang. Liu Feiyang’s eyes shone brightly as he looked at Xu Yao, even seeming to sparkle.
Previously, Liu Feiyang had only been able to overhear others talk about how advanced and impressive the Water Cube private swimming pool in the capital was, but after now experiencing it himself, he realized that the pool here was truly worlds apart from the pool at his school!
Training here means there are still dozens of people serving just him, always paying attention to his every move.
Training here means there’s no need to worry about other students coming to the pool to play and affecting his progress.
Training here means there’s even less need to worry about a few low-quality male classmates secretly relieving themselves in the pool!
Even if it weren’t for this being his final practice before the competition, a simple vacation here would still make him reluctant to leave. Here, the aquatic center also has a professional restaurant that not only provides food to replenish energy after swimming, but it’s also delicious yet nutritious.
Here, the monthly rent is just ten thousand yuan.
Even the dullest person would know that this is definitely Xu Yao looking out for their family, or more precisely, for Liu Feiyang!
Clearly, they were just strangers before, with their only connection being that his parents rented a stall from Xu Yao in Xinyi Trade City.
The three of them live in the rooms attached to the aquatic centre, which primarily catered toward the wealthy second-generation elites of the capital city, so of course, the luxury of these rooms goes without saying.
Liu Feiyang still remembers how his dad gave himself a resounding slap on the face last night, covering his face in pain in front of him and his mom while saying, “I can’t believe I secretly scolded the landlord of Xinyi Trade City for charging such high rent for the store area. I really deserve to die.”
Although it’s expensive, it’s worth every penny.
So when Liu Feiyang happened to see Xu Yao again, he was even more excited than the first time he met her.
Xu Yao looked up at Liu Feiyang, marveling in her heart at how this younger brother had grown so tall, truly a natural-born athlete.
Xu Yao smiled and asked, “Are you all getting used to living in the aquatic center with your family?”
“Yes!” Liu Feiyang nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice, his black hair flinging off cold droplets of water. Seeing the droplets about to splash onto Xu Yao, he quickly stepped back, only to stumble back into the pool, splashing water everywhere.
Xu Yao couldn’t help but laugh at the comical sight of this younger brother, while Liu Feiyang wiped the water off his face and leaned over the edge of the pool, looking up at Xu Yao and laughing joyfully.
“Hey, young man, are you a professional swimmer?” Yan Hong, who had been waiting for the two to finish their small talk, couldn’t help but ask Liu Feiyang as soon as he got back out of the pool.
Liu Feiyang shook his head. “No, I’m an amateur, but I joined the school swimming team a while ago.”
Yan Hong recalled Liu Feiyang’s 200-meter freestyle just now and her eyelids twitched. “No way, major universities often recommend their talents to the national team.”
Who is Yan Hong? She was the former head coach of the national team! Her discerning eye could immediately tell at a glance whether someone was a talented swimmer.
Yan Hong thought, Surely major universities wouldn’t have let Liu Feiyang slip through their fingers, right? Although other coaches might not have her keen eye, they weren’t blind either.
Liu Feiyang casually revealed his own shortcomings, saying, “Uh… I was a complete novice before I turned seventeen.”
The path of sports is actually quite cruel, as athletes start training at a very young age. Many are selected at just eight or nine years old, moving from city teams to provincial teams, before finally being chosen for the national team to compete in the Olympics.
Being a complete novice before seventeen would definitely explain a lot.
But when Coach Yan Hong heard this, she stared at Liu Feiyang with wide eyes, as if she had seen a ghost, asking incredulously, “So you reached this level in just three or four years?”
And without the guidance of a professional head coach?
Yan Hong looked at Liu Feiyang as if she had just discovered a rare treasure.
Liu Feiyang didn’t seem to feel much joy upon hearing such words from the former national team head coach. Instead, he seemed so shocked that his mouth hung open, his shoulders slumped and unable to speak for a long time.
Yan Hong didn’t understand what the young man meant and could only look to Xu Yao for help.
Xu Yao sighed, “Coach Yan Hong, does our Feiyang look that old? He’s only nineteen this year, where on earth did you get that he was twenty or twenty-one years old?”
Liu Feiyang nodded heavily in despair!
Right!
He was still a nineteen-year-old young man, so how did he suddenly seem to have aged two years for no reason? What young person can handle being told they look two years older than they actually are?
Yan Hong almost lost her temper on the spot upon hearing them banter on the same wavelength.
Is this what they were focusing on? Can’t they get their priorities straight?
The point is, this kid is nineteen this year, has only been swimming for two years, and yet has reached that level…
Yan Hong could no longer control her trembling body. She grabbed Xu Yao’s hand, extremely excited, saying, “Miss Yaoyao, you are now the benefactor of the entire national swimming team! What a promising talent you’ve discovered for the national team!”
Xu Yao smiled and said, “To enter the national team through special means, the requirement must be for there to be some impressive competition results, right?”
Since others have been selected step by step through their own hard work, why should he be allowed to be admitted in directly? No one would agree to that.
Yan Hong also understood this reasoning and felt as if she had misspoken out of excitement. Fairness is valued particularly highly, especially by those in sports.
Xu Yao suggested, “Since this younger brother is about to participate in the New Youth Games in Country E, I’d like to ask you to give him some final pre-competition training.”
Liu Feiyang looked at Xu Yao in disbelief. Was the former head coach of the national team going to give him his final pre-competition training?
But he… he was just going to the New Youth Games to make up the numbers.
Liu Feiyang’s mind was filled with thoughts of “What have I done to deserve this?” and “Am I even worthy?”
Having studied abroad, Liu Feiyang had only heard a little about Xu Yao, the landlady, and had only heard from friends in the international student circle that they’d be extremely joyful just being able to rent a place overseas from Xu Yao.
Now he finally understood; it really did seem quite joyful.
Getting Xu Yao’s help just by renting her place made him feel as if he had just taken a huge leap forward in progress.
Naturally, Yan Hong also knew about the New Youth Games being held in Country E, as several national team members would also be participating. Although the New Youth Games was certainly not as prestigious as the Olympics or World Cup, even with low recognition for it domestically, which athlete hasn’t gone through countless competitions to get where they are?
Yan Hong had high hopes for Liu Feiyang. When Xu Yao proposed this, she immediately agreed, but then felt something was off. “But Miss Xu Yao, what about your swimming lessons?”
Liu Feiyang immediately raised his hand enthusiastically and said, “Sister Yaoyao wants to learn to swim? I can teach you.”
Unlike Han Zhao, who was introverted and shy due to the suffering he had faced, Liu Feiyang was a child raised with love from both his parents, so his personality was in fact, actually rather outgoing and was an extremely proactive person.
Xu Yao ignored the enthusiastic Liu Feiyang and instead smiled at Yan Hong. “Coach Yan Hong, you don’t need to worry about me. It’s easy for me to find another coach, and… I think I can go solo now.
“I’ll talk to Ji Zhengqing about it.”
Yan Hong agreed wholeheartedly. With Xu Yao’s current level, she really could graduate from swimming lessons now. Even if she weren’t participating in swimming competitions, Xu Yao’s skills were more than enough for use in an emergency.
Liu Feiyang had already noticed that Xu Yao was followed by two people, among whom Lu Ye was the most eye-catching. He stepped forward to compare heights with Lu Ye and found that he was probably one or two centimeters shorter than him.
Liu Feiyang could only comfort himself, “It’s okay, I can still grow taller.”
Lu Ye didn’t respond, but He Fan, who was standing nearby, was quite satisfied with his height of just over 180 centimeters. He didn’t have any expectations of growing any taller, but it would be nice if his hair could grow a bit more.
“Miss Yaoyao, please take a seat here. We have fruits and some snacks,” the swimming pool director interjected at the right moment. “Or would you prefer something else?”
Xu Yao sat down at the intricately carved round table outside the pool, gently shaking her head as she looked at the exquisite afternoon tea.
So, while enjoying her afternoon tea, she was also able to watch how the future genius of the swimming world practiced in the pool. This kid truly deserved to be called the “monster in the swimming world” by foreigners, with explosive power and learning ability that were top-notch.
Liu Feiyang was already someone who possessed an immense amount of talent for swimming, and with Yan Hong’s professional guidance, he was definitely going to unleash a performance that was sure to shock the world.
When Yan Hong accidentally overheard from Liu Feiyang that their family spent ten thousand yuan a month to rent the Water Cube private swimming pool, she was left in a daze.
This isn’t how you do charity!
If this price were made public, wouldn’t swimming teams from all over the country rent it for decades without letting go?
At that moment, Yan Hong, who prided herself on her judgement, felt a bit ashamed.
Xu Yao not only had an excellent eye for talent, but more importantly, she dared to take action.
Since Xu Yao believed in Liu Feiyang, she decisively rented the best swimming pool to the Liu family for ten thousand yuan a month, then immediately invited her to give Liu Feiyang his final pre-competition training, showcasing her exceptional decisiveness.
“Let’s eat here before heading back,” Xu Yao suggested to Lu Ye and He Fan.
After all, she still had other people to meet today, and it would be a waste for her to leave now.
The restaurant at the swimming pool promptly received them. Having no plans for a diet anytime soon, Xu Yao freely ordered several nutritious dishes.
Xu Yao looked at Lu Ye, who was quietly eating across from her, and proactively picked up a piece of fish fillet for him. “Here, eat more. Our Brother Lu is busy every day collecting rent for me. Not only is he excellent, but he also works diligently, so he needs to eat more to replenish his energy.”
He Fan, who had managed to become Ji Zhengqing’s chief assistant, naturally possessed a high emotional intelligence beyond question. He immediately smiled and ate without interrupting much.
Xu Yao had always known that Lu Ye lacked confidence in himself. Unlike He Fan, who was able to climb step by step to become President Ji’s right-hand man with his exceptional ability, Lu Ye had actually only been a marginal figure assigned by Xu Jing to manage the Xu’s family properties before meeting Xu Yao.
He saw himself as Xu Yao’s bodyguard, and his tall and strong physique seemed to be his only advantage. However, with Liu Feiyang, who had overlapping advantages with him, now appearing, Lu Ye could vaguely assume that Liu Feiyang would be able to earn a significant amount of money for Xu Yao in the future.
Lu Ye looked at the fish fillet in his bowl and then at Xu Yao. “Excellent?”
Xu Yao nodded affirmatively. “Of course. If Brother Lu wasn’t excellent, why would I have asked my brother if I could take you away? I’ve never been wrong in my judgement before, isn’t that right, Brother Fan?”
Suddenly called out, He Fan immediately replied, “That’s right.” Since he was someone Xu Yao had also recognized, he naturally agreed with her judgment.
Lu Ye smiled silently and lowered his head to eat.
While Liu Feiyang stood in front of everyone, accepting the applause of the world, he just needed to stand quietly behind her.
As Lu Ye quietly ate the fish fillet in his bowl, Xu Yao gradually sensed that something was off.
Xu Yao looked at Lu Ye, who was frantically picking at the fish fillets, and said helplessly, “Don’t just eat the fish fillet! Eat some of the other dishes too.”
Lu Ye: “… Oh, okay.”
“Miss Xu Yao, are we interrupting your meal?” Liu Feiyang’s parents rushed over after hearing Xu Yao was at the swimming pool, immediately closing their store in Xinyi Trade City.
Xu Yao was wiping her mouth with a tissue, smiling as she greeted the travel-worn parents of Liu Feiyang.
“My property manager at Xinyi Trade City told me that you don’t plan to sublet your store anymore?”
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhentian immediately caught her underlying meaning. Xu Yao was clearly paying close attention to their family!
Thinking of that envelope, Liu Zhentian spoke tentatively, “Miss Yaoyao, what about what you mentioned before regarding the merchandise for the New Youth Games?”
He Fan and Lu Ye had also finished their meals by now. Lu Ye signaled for the staff to come and clear the dishes, while He Fan stood up to pull out chairs for the two.
“Miss Yaoyao, you know I’m a businessman, and right now, I really need an opportunity to make a comeback,” Liu Zhentian said without hiding anything. “I’ve thought long and hard, but I really can’t figure out how making the merchandise for the New Youth Games could possibly bring in a profit.”
First, the New Youth Games doesn’t attract much attention domestically, let alone internationally, so even if they produced merchandise for it, it was uncertain whether or not it would sell well.
Second, merchandise for such large-scale events often requires licensing that authorises merchandise to be produced. Although their factory did indeed have the capability to produce higher quality items, without authorization, it would be considered piracy, and with how strict foreign copyright laws are, the only result waiting for them would be a multinational lawsuit.
So after thinking it over, Liu Zhentian and Hu Qiuju still couldn’t figure out how they were supposed to make money from this.
Xu Yao didn’t bother beating around the bush either. “You don’t need to worry about the authorization regarding the New Youth Games merchandise for the Asia region. With the cooperation of the factory behind you, Boss Liu, I’ll definitely have no trouble securing the licensing for it.”
Xu Yao deeply understood the importance of connections. Long before she gained fame abroad with Ming Chan’s Shining Star, her team had already established connections with various parties overseas, so reaching out to the New Youth Games wouldn’t be very difficult for her.
The most important thing was that this wasn’t the Olympics! If it were the Olympics, Xu Yao wouldn’t have had the confidence to claim she could secure the merchandise licensing, but in regards to the New Youth Games, she was quite confident. After all, if there were any shortcomings, it was only a matter of having enough money.
Liu Feiyang had given her a life-sized plush toy, which Xu Yao found to be incredibly soft and comfortable, with superb craftsmanship that felt anything but cheap.
Mother Liu, Hu Qiuju, remained unconvinced, saying, “But Miss Xu Yao, the attention surrounding the New Youth Games isn’t that high.”
Although the couple often spoke of it as a major event in front of their son, they were well aware of the reality.
Xu Yao took the warm water that Lu Ye handed her, smiling as she said, “What if Feiyang makes a stunning debut on the field? Wouldn’t the domestic attention explode then?”
The couple exchanged glances in disbelief. Could that really happen? Was Miss Xu Yao that confident in their own son? Even they themselves didn’t have that confidence!
“If he can’t,” Xu Yao set down her cup with a smile, “I also have a backup plan.”
Marketing? Who couldn’t do that? She had even previously managed to make an obscure little game known worldwide. In any case, she doesn’t make a losing deal.
Liu Zhentian and Hu Qiuju were now in an extremely difficult situation. They were already tens of millions in debt due to an absconded order, and if they took another gamble and went all in, only to have made another wrong move, they could very well end up jumping off a building.
To proceed or not to proceed?
Liu Zhentian was still hesitating when his wife, Hu Qiuju, decisively said, “Then let’s proceed according to Miss Xu Yao’s plan. Let’s go for it!”
Liu Zhentian was taken aback, but Hu Qiujun continued, “Miss Xu Yao has no grudge against us and has no reason to harm us. Without us, she could easily find another plush toy supplier.”
After all, there were still plenty in Xinyi Trade City!
Most importantly, Xu Yao was currently famous, known for helping her tenants, and if anything went wrong, she would inevitably end up taking the heat.
Liu Zhentian’s lips twitched as he realized his wife’s reasoning made sense.
Opportunities missed would not come again. Their initial wealth had also been amassed through seizing an opportunity. To make money, one had to be bold and seize the opportunity!
“However, we are currently a bit short on funds.”
Behind them, He Fan chuckled, and the couple immediately understood. What did funds mean to Xu Yao? She was a top-tier landlady who could make money even while lying down!
Liu Zhentian clenched his fists. “In that case, we’ll contact the factory immediately, and cooperate with you, Miss Xu Yao, to obtain the licensing from New Youth Games to produce the related merchandise. Then, we’ll start the customization process right away.”
Although Liu Zhentian might lack confidence in other areas, he was confident in his decades of experience in making plush toys. Their quality was on par with foreign products, and now all they needed was just the copyright label!
Xu Yao looked at He Fan, who nodded in understanding. “Miss Yaoyao, rest assured, we will immediately follow up with Bo’en Law Firm in regards to the cooperation contract.”
Satisfied, Xu Yao stood up. “Then let’s head home. We’ve been out long enough.”
She truly was a hardworking landlady, to the point where she even worried that her tenants might be compelled to jump off a building due to their tens of millions of debt in goods. She really was dedicated to her work.
Little Six had already become completely numb to Xu Yao’s actions of helping her tenants while crazily reaping the benefits from the Quick Transmigration Bureau. The little sprite could only keep comforting itself.
After all, it wasn’t the one being taken advantage of, so who cares?
Xu Yao, along with Lu Ye and He Fan, walked out of the swimming pool restaurant and saw Yan Hong and Liu Feiyang coming over to eat.
Liu Feiyang felt a bit down when he saw Xu Yao was leaving.
As he watched Xu Yao’s back that was gradually growing further and further away from him, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, “Sister Yaoyao, I have three other classmates who also qualified for the New Youth Games. Can they come to the swimming pool in the Water Cube to practice too?”
There was more than one pool at the aquatic center, and Liu Feiyang felt it was a bit wasteful to use it all just for himself. Besides, they were all competing with the goal of bringing glory to their country. He was an athlete of Hua Country, and so were his other classmates.
Xu Yao turned around, slightly astonished. “Do you need a landlord’s permission to invite classmates to your own home? Also, thank you for the dinner at the restaurant today.”
Momentarily stunned, Liu Feiyang quickly understood Xu Yao’s meaning, a warm feeling welling up in his heart.
Being able to use the swimming pool in the Water Cube just by paying a monthly rent of ten thousand yuan, Liu Feiyang always felt as if he were in a dream. He had always thought of it just as him borrowing the place, but Xu Yao’s subsequent words gave him a sense of security.
So what if the rent was ten thousand a month?
They had a formal rental contract—the Water Cube was now their home! He was the owner here.
Liu Feiyang suddenly understood why those slightly handsome college boys online always liked to keep an eye on Xu Yao’s schedule.
Ah, Sister is too cute!
Besides, Xu Yao was only twenty-two, just a few years older than him!
“Practice well, I’ll be back.” Xu Yao waved her hand and left with Lu Ye and He Fan.
Liu Feiyang watched Xu Yao’s disappearing figure, his throat bobbing as he swallowed back a question he wanted to ask.
One shouldn’t be too greedy. He had just wanted to ask if Sister Yaoyao had time to go to Country E to watch the New Youth Games.
Thinking of that possibility, with Xu Yao sitting in the stands among tens of thousands of others, while he and others would be competing on the world stage, his young body couldn’t help but feel fired up with enthusiasm.
*
As Xu Yao and the others left the Water Cube, the sky had already darkened, yet the temperature remained hot. She quickly returned to the car to escape the heat and took out her phone to pass time.
[Ji Zhengqing: How was your swimming lesson today?]
Xu Yao: “…”
Taking a look at Ji Zhengqing’s message, Xu Yao couldn’t help but feel that her fiancé was quite the fool. Why did he always send her such talented people?
One still had to repay kindness with sincerity. Rather than letting Ji Zhengqing discover from others that he had been taken advantage of by his fiancée again, it was better for her to inform him of the matter herself.
Xu Yao simply called him, and the other party picked up quickly.
“Qingqing, let me be honest with you. I’ve arranged for Coach Yan Hong, who you set me up with, to use her talents elsewhere.”
As Xu Yao listened closely, she noticed it was silent on the other end. She did a double-take at her phone screen to confirm that they were still on the call.
Was he angry?
Xu Yao glanced at He Fan beside her, recalling the fashion designer from last time, and suddenly understood a principle—
There’s a limit to everything. Even the most patient man is bound to get angry eventually, right?
As far as Xu Yao could remember, she had never seen Ji Zhengqing lose his temper before. She had only ever heard of He Fan occasionally complaining about how President Ji always exuded an intimidating presence in the conference room, making everyone feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. They could only bow their heads down, afraid of being called out by him. Attending his meetings felt like they were going to the gallows.
Meanwhile, He Fan was still smiling, holding a tablet in his hands, looking calm and composed.
Ji Zhengqing finally spoke up, “What… did you call me?”
Xu Yao recalled that she had just called him “Qingqing,” right?
…Wait, his focus was on what she called him? Not on Coach Yan Hong being transferred?
Qingqing, Yaoyao.
Ji Zhengqing smiled slightly. “If you want to arrange for her to go somewhere else, go ahead, it’s fine.”
Ji Zhengqing remembered how Xu Yao had previously sent all the fashion designers to work on a game without telling him, primarily to take advantage of the situation, even if it came with the cost of offending her fiancé.
Now that Xu Yao had called to inform him, what did that imply?!
Assistant Li sat in the passenger seat, keeping his head down and trying to be invisible.
Ji Zhengqing asked, “So, have you learned how to swim now?”
Swimming is different from other artistic or musical pursuits. Although learning how to play the piano or violin could cultivate one’s character, not knowing how to play those instruments isn’t a big deal. However, swimming is different; sometimes, it can save a life.
There was no need to learn the other things, but if Xu Yao didn’t dislike swimming as a sport, Ji Zhengqing personally thought she should learn how to swim.
Xu Yao laughed and replied with a smile, “Then will you teach me?”
“I can teach you,” Ji Zhengqing said smoothly, “but Yaoyao, you’re always like this. Can’t you make it up to me?”
Xu Yao found Ji Zhengqing’s suggestion quite reasonable and asked what he wanted in return.
After thinking for a moment, Ji Zhengqing said, “How about I pick you up and take you out to have fun this weekend?”
Constantly communicating over the phone isn’t a solution. Now that Xu Yao lived so close to him in the capital, they should definitely meet more often.
Xu Yao didn’t refuse Ji Zhengqing’s invitation for a date. She added, “But since our engagement is still a secret, it’s better to choose a place that’s less crowded and more discreet.”
Ji Zhengqing noted Xu Yao’s request for the date location, and they agreed on the date.
He would definitely take Xu Yao out for a meal, but they couldn’t possibly just wander around in restaurants the whole time, right? So how should they spend their time before having their meal?
Ji Zhengqing had never been on a date with a woman before, so he wasn’t very familiar with how a date should go, or the places women liked to frequent.
He instinctively looked at Assistant Li, who had plenty of dating experience.
Assistant Li also thought that Ji Zhengqing was too much of a dating-novice. Just as he was about to offer him some advice, Ji Zhengqing said calmly, “Assistant Li, don’t say anything.” It’s best not to take advice from a love-brained assistant.
Assistant Li immediately swallowed his words. Alright, you handle it yourself then.
*
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That night, Liu Zhentian and Hu Qiuju urgently contacted the factory and promptly assisted Xu Yao in applying for the merchandise licensing for the New Youth Games.
The application documents were written by professionals, highlighting the advantages of licensing with their company, and so on.
The organisers of the New Youth Games acknowledged their request but stated that it would take a few working days before they could provide them with an official response.
Xu Yao wasn’t too worried about this. After all, there isn’t anyone who dislikes money, and foreigners are no exception to this. In this day and age, money itself is the greatest superpower.
It’s the power of money, after all.
Xu Yao pondered over what to wear for her first date with Ji Zhengqing, pacing back and forth in the more than 200-square-meter dressing room.
Xu Yao owned a building in the capital, with five floors dedicated to storing her various clothes, shoes, bags, and accessories, even hiring a professional to manage it.
In the end, Xu Yao decided to dress simply and chose a simple white printed T-shirt paired with a denim skirt. She tied her hair up before picking up her phone to send a WeChat message.
[AAAA Professional Rentals Little Xu: Are you here yet?]
[Ji Zhengqing: I’m downstairs at your home.]
Xu Yao immediately headed toward the balcony and really did see a black luxury car parked below. She wasn’t sure how long it had been there for. Xu Yao picked out a brown crossbody bag and headed out.
Since it was a date, Xu Yao got into Ji Zhengqing’s car, while Lu Ye and the others followed closely behind them in another car with the other bodyguards.
“Where are we going to have fun today?” Xu Yao asked, taking the milk tea Ji Zhengqing bought for her and taking a deep sip.
Ji Zhengqing smiled. “You’ll know when we get there.”
Xu Yao didn’t have a strong obsession with shopping in malls. If she wanted clothes, she could have the sales associates bring the latest items to her home for selection. Going to any other places would either be too hot for it to be enjoyable, or too crowded, making it likely for her to be recognized.
In summer, Xu Yao naturally preferred indoor activities.
As the driver drove towards their destination, Xu Yao happily sipped her milk tea, which was exactly to her taste. She wondered if Ji Zhengqing buying it was just a coincidence
After about twenty minutes of driving, they parked in a spacious and picturesque area that seemed like a tourist destination.
Xu Yao looked at Ji Zhengqing in surprise, but he had already opened a parasol for her, leaving her no choice but to get out of the car.
“Is this a tourist attraction?” Xu Yao looked around, realizing she had never been here before.
Recently, she had visited quite a few attractions in the capital, and had already been to many places.
“Not really. Since there are hardly any people here, it’s quiet and has a certain charm to it.”
Ji Zhengqing gestured for Xu Yao to walk with him inside. As they walked under the parasol, Xu Yao finally saw a sign not far away that read: Guanya Museum.
Xu Yao never expected Ji Zhengqing would choose a museum for their first date, but it did indeed meet all her requirements. She stared at him and said, “You must have put in a lot of effort to find this place, right?”
Ji Zhengqing smiled lightly. “It’s fine.”
Xu Yao pointed at the sign hanging at the ticket booth. “But it seems like this museum is about to close down soon.”
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