Zhang Chaohe finally lost his temper and angrily opened the door, ready to reason with her—Cheng Jixue leisurely stepped into the house, and then quickly kissed Zhang Chaohe's cheek.
Zhang Chaohe froze instantly, like a silly cat whose head had been pressed.
Cheng Jixue bypassed his ineffective defenses and began to clean up the mess of takeout food on the table with practiced ease... while saying in a coquettish tone, "How heartless you are, Diandian, you didn't leave me a single bite."
Zhang Chaohe stared blankly at him. Cheng Jixue packed up the trash and rolled up her sleeves to wash her hands: "I'll just make something... Do you still want to eat?"
Half an hour later, the two sat facing each other at the dining table, each with a bowl of snail rice noodles with duck feet in front of them. The duck feet had been braised and stored in the refrigerator before the argument, so they were slightly salty but didn't affect the taste. Cheng Jixue also complained that there wasn't enough dried bean curd in the snail rice noodle seasoning packet, so she made a fried egg on the spot and put it on top of the noodles.
So, in the dead of night after he had just lost an argument, a bowl of fragrant, pungent, and spicy snail rice noodles, along with fried egg puffs soaked in broth and chewy duck feet, successfully won over the dejected Mr. Zhang... The two of them started raving about the snail rice noodles without saying a word, while Cai Ye trembled as she smelled the terrifying odor, resolutely refusing to approach these two seemingly insane humans.
Cheng Jixue briefly secured a place to stay with a bowl of "PLUS version" snail rice noodles, successfully getting close to the seemingly tamed goose once again. The two slurped their noodles while trying to communicate:
Cheng Jixue: "I'm about to join the film crew. The shooting schedule is a bit tight. The film will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday next year."
Zhang Chaohe: "So it's been two months since I've seen you?"
Cheng Jixue: "Yes, but I will keep an eye on you."
Such a blunt sentence, yet it instantly reminded Zhang Chaohe of the old trope "XX is watching you." He incorporated the name "Ji Er" into it and found it quite amusing.
So he touched Cheng Jixue's hand with a straight face, and the chibi version of Ji Er in his mind turned into an adorable, furious expression again.
Zhang Chaohe immediately burst out laughing.
Cheng Jixue, standing nearby: What's wrong with him? Is he alright? What terrible thing is he thinking about now?
He initially thought his massive effort to appease his wife had worked, but then he paused, realizing he'd stumbled upon the topic they'd been discussing earlier.
Cheng Jixue exclaimed incredulously, "I was gone for two months!"
Two months apart, and he's this happy?!
Cheng Jixue truly felt heartbroken—only then did Zhang Chaohe realize the heinous act of betrayal he had just committed, and he immediately tried to make amends sincerely: "No, no, I... I just remembered something happy."
Cheng Jixue sneered: "Little liar, keep making things up."
Zhang Chaohe was about to beg for mercy when he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Mr. Zhang slammed his chopsticks down with great authority and uttered the incantation in a calm but storm-ridden low voice: "Is that so, Mr. Ji?"
Cheng Jixue immediately lowered her head shyly!
In the decades that followed, Zhang Chaohe devoted all his skill points to being shameless—whenever the wise and handsome CEO Zhang faced a minor injustice, he would display the style of the Yin-Yang School.
"Really? Mr. Ji?"
Ji would often immediately surrender, and both sides would peacefully move on to the next important issue on the meeting agenda.
Cheng Jixue initially tried to get Zhang Chaohe to relent, but Zhang Chaohe's decision to let him stay overnight was already a blessing from heaven. In desperation, he had no choice but to resort to his charms again... Finally, after much pleading, he managed to get Zhang Chaohe to at least agree not to give others an opportunity to take advantage of him while he was away from home.
Cheng Jixue secretly thought, "So what if I join the crew early? So what if we're in a long-distance relationship?"
What's so difficult about that!
So even though Cheng Jixue hadn't left H City yet, Zhang Chaohe was already being bombarded with messages from one of his persistent suitors who lived under the same roof—such as little surprises in the office and gentle, romantic, yet understated bouquets of flowers.
Having received intelligence from his superiors and diligently opened the door to convenience for the future Mrs. Zhang, Assistant Chen felt that his noble character had been somewhat tarnished!
Meanwhile, rumors of Xiao Zhang's marital problems resurfaced – after all, Cheng Jixue always left the name "Ji Tingduan", which directly led to everyone looking at him with pity when he walked around the company.
It was as if he were a pitiful victim whose love had been toyed with.
Zhang Chaohe finally voiced her objection: "Can you please stop using that name! It makes me look like a scumbag. What will people think of us after we get married?"
Cheng Jixue's eyes sparkled, as if she had heard something wonderful. She sweetly linked arms with Zhang Chaohe's arm, which had recently become even more beautiful due to his strong sense of pride: "So, Mr. Zhang has already considered marriage?"
"So when should we go order the ring and try on the dress?"
Zhang Chaohe: Zhang Chaohe coldly shook off Cheng Jixue's hand, trying to cover up his embarrassed and angry state: "I never said I would marry you."
“Then why don’t you marry Mr. Ji Tingduan?” Cheng Jixue lowered her head sadly, her fingers twisting helplessly at the hem of her dress, as if possessed by a dramatic spirit. “I’ll just be your substitute for love… Even if you’re with someone else, I will still wish you well.”
Zhang Chaohe, his face flushed and teeth clenched, said, "Are you done yet? Hurry up and make your boss some coffee!"
Fortunately, Ji Tingduan finally withdrew from Xiao Zhang's romantic pursuits—the whole company breathed a sigh of relief, and they could once again watch the two of them go to and from get off work together sweetly.
"Just the usual little tricks of young lovers," thought a receptionist, now relieved that she no longer had to accept flowers from that guy surnamed Ji.
However, she was still very puzzled by one thing—the comment from @白眉大侠 in the super topic was so accurate!
Who exactly is he/she in the company? The receptionist cautiously observed everyone, and finally looked suspiciously at Assistant Chen, who was leaving upright.
Oh no, could it be Assistant Chen?!
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Unaware that he had already taken on a huge responsibility, Assistant Chen quietly pushed open the door to General Manager Zhang's office.
Mr. Zhang is interacting with the live chat on the screen with a serious but slightly distressed expression:
"Really not! I was doing a handstand while wearing a T-shirt to build muscle strength!"
"No, I chose Cheng Jixue for the squat hug because we're more familiar with him, and he's also relatively lightweight!"
"A ball? Why a ball? It's my philosophical reflection on art!"
Xiao Zhang's persona has completely collapsed. The image of a gentle, considerate yet domineering perfect husband from the last live stream has completely crumbled—it took him less than half an hour to go from trying to explain to fighting with his cheeky fans.
Assistant Chen: I can't bear to look.
"City of Wanderers" has already undergone several tests and has a group of loyal fans. Today, Zhang Chaohe's task is to show the game's features and other characteristics to the viewers watching the live stream, and then attract new players to join the game.
Since we've already reached the open beta version, Zhang Chaohe can only use a concept PPT to show everyone some gameplay features that haven't been released in this version of the game yet, and he also made a small-scale leak with the company's permission.
Then he began to skillfully demonstrate the beginner's storyline to everyone, and incidentally pushed forward the main storyline, being as dutiful as he could be.
Zhang Chaohe: I'm good at games, but I'm exhausted. (Image)
Soon, the Wishing Well was unlocked as characters leveled up, revealing the tip of the iceberg of the game's sinister monetization tactics. Amidst cheers, Zhang Chaohe also opened the Wishing Well, launching a live-streamed card-drawing event.
Check the drop rate
[Character illustration prprpr]
[Spray some good luck mist on Mr. Zhang!]
This pre-draw prize pool contains a total of nine legendary cards, namely three top-tier characters and six legendary weapons.
Soon, Zhang Chaohe also used the random number generator to draw the target card "Twilight Blossom".
Twilight Blossom is the worst and most useless of the six legendary weapons.
Zhang Chaohe: This shipment rate must be very high, it's a sure thing!
Then, in his charming voice that reeked of money, Mr. Zhang said, "Let's test the waters with a 648 yuan top-up first."
Alipay QR code scan successful, top-up credited.
Since it was a beginner test, although there were many resources in the early stages of the game, Zhang Chaohe didn't have time to save them up little by little, so he could only rely on his money to solve the problem.
Zhang Chaohe casually clicked on the ten-pull... and then saw golden flames emerge from the wishing well!
Wok is so lucky!!
[Suck, suck, suck!!]
[They're actually at the pinnacle of combat power... and they're even a double threat!]
[Help! I think I can do it too!]
Zhang Chaohe appeared calm on the surface, but was actually beaming with joy—he clicked close as if he didn't care, and proceeded to the next draw.
Soon, he was subjected to loud insults by fans who were jealous of his appearance:
[What kind of luck is this?!]
[Help, has the drop rate been tampered with? I've almost maxed out my potential...]
Wow, that's awesome...
Seeing this, Cheng Jixue put down his phone with relief and went to find the documents. It would probably only take ten or twenty minutes... When he came back, the atmosphere in the live stream had changed.
[Heartbreaking]
[Too much of a European is simply non-European...]
[As expected of that man...]
I'm not inhaling anymore, I'm throwing up.
Cheng Jixue: ?
After reading the comments for a long time, he finally understood what had happened.
Zhang Chaohe spent 29 times 648 RMB to draw all seven other legendary cards, but still didn't get Twilight Flower.
The show was incredibly entertaining.
A note from the author:
I received an adorable keyboard skin featuring a goose and a tea fox made by a little angel!! I'm so moved I could burst into tears, I'm practically fainting from cuteness!!
So cute!! Little one, raise your paws, okay?!
I jumped up, gave her a kiss, and shouted "I love you!" *kiss*
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 90
29 orders totaling 648, equivalent to 18,000 RMB. Except for the target card, almost all other orders were fully utilized.
It can't be said to be "no," but it can't be said to be "European" either... After all, what Zhang Chaohe wanted was Twilight Blossom.
Zhang Chaohe's face turned green. He blankly and numbly operated the recharge event in front of the screen. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room surged, and countless "hahaha"s scrolled across the screen.
Zhang Chaohe thought bitterly: Nobody cares about me!
Since he had already closed all fan donation windows, the audience's attempt to help recoup their losses failed immediately. So everyone just started laughing, and even Xiao Zhang (the streamer) seriously tilted his head to look at the comments for a while…
So everyone could see the expression on Boss Zhang's face while he was on business and being monitored by high-definition cameras—gritting his teeth, suppressing his anger.
They laughed even louder...