Chapter 28: Chapter 27: Warm Man and Grandmaster

    After finishing their meal at KFC, Cheng Zhu separated from Ye Zi.

    He returned home and started editing photos.

    Now in the entire e-commerce team, only he and Wang Anquan remained.

    A lot of tasks demanded his direct involvement.

    Luckily, he had plenty of free time right now.

    And he had no intention of training Wang Anquan in this area.

    Adolescent boys, if you ask them to edit these kind of seller-show photos, their efficiency would surely be low, probably looking even worse the next day.

    Cheng Zhu magnified the image, carefully observed the details, and meticulously edited it, muttering to himself, "I might as well endure this tedious task myself."

    As soon as he finished the first photo, he sent it right away to Ye Zi.

    "I will edit the rest following similar standards," he messaged on WeChat.

    "That''s fine," Ye Zi replied, also secretly saving the picture, thinking it was as good as a professional portrait.

    "You know quite a lot of stuff," Ye Zi couldn''t help but type.

    "Jack of all trades," Cheng Zhu replied playfully.

    "I just looked at the details of your editing again, did you think my butt wasn''t perky enough?" Ye Zi suddenly sent a message on WeChat.

    Cheng Zhu was slightly startled, muttering to himself, "Women''s minds are just troublesome!"

    He chose not to respond directly but sent an emoji with a questioning face instead.

    Speaking of which, today during the shoot, especially when Ye Zi snatched the cigarette from his mouth, his heart had been racing for a while.

    That''s why, as soon as she went into the bathroom, Cheng Zhu quickly lit a cigarette and started puffing away vigorously.

    "These are the years when hormones wreak havoc," he thought to himself.

    "Fortunately, I am a man of virtue."

    "A boy''s first time is precious, you can''t just give it away carelessly."

    He believed it ought to be reserved for goddess-level girls like Shen Qingning and Lin Lu.

    As for what happens next... well, it wouldn''t matter!

    — "A Man of Virtue, but Not Excess."

    At this thought, he suddenly remembered that tomorrow was Ming Lang''s birthday gathering.

    So, he messaged Jiang Wanzhou, "Have you prepared a birthday gift for your cousin?"

    "I was planning to go to the mall to browse, want to come?" Jiang Wanzhou asked.

    "Maybe not, I have something on tonight, could you also get something for me?"

    "Speechless, always bossing me around," Jiang Wanzhou replied with three emojis.

    "Can''t help it when you''re a tycoon living next to a shopping district," Cheng Zhu instructed, "Don''t buy something exactly like yours, that''s too insincere."

    "I got it, so annoying!"

    ...

    The next day, Cheng Zhu woke up and continued editing photos.

    After each set of seller-show photos were edited, he would instantly update the new products in the online store.

    He kept busy until nearly five in the afternoon before he received a message from Jiang Wanzhou, who was coming to pick him up.

    The dining venue was a Michelin restaurant.

    These kinds of restaurants weren''t necessarily great, but Ming Lang preferred a show of status.

    On the way, Jiang Wanzhou asked him, "Have you eaten at this place before?"

    Cheng Zhu looked at him, saying, "Actually, often it''s those unassuming shops by the roadside that can whip up truly delicious food, as for those flashy and extravagantly decorated restaurants, I haven''t been."

    He hadn''t frequented high-end restaurants in Hang City after having moved to Wu City.

    Upon hearing this, Little President Jiang started rolling his eyes.

    They were supposed to meet at six, and Cheng Zhu and Jiang Wanzhou arrived there at quarter to six.

    While Jiang Wanzhou was looking for a parking spot, Cheng Zhu had already whipped out his phone, checking in the group chat if Shen Qingning and Lin Lu had arrived.

    Lin Lu quickly replied, "It will take about five or six more minutes."

    After parking, Jiang Wanzhou said, "Let''s go, get inside."

    Cheng Zhu shook his head, "Let''s wait a bit for your cousin and Lin Lu."

    "Why?" Little President Jiang was a bit puzzled.

    "Your cousin''s birthday, he''ll surely have other friends there. Are you familiar with them?" Cheng Zhu asked.

    "I know a few, but not very well," Jiang Wanzhou replied.

    "That''s exactly it, better to wait for them so we can all go in together. Otherwise, we might end up sitting too far apart."

    "We don''t know the others well, wouldn''t even know what to talk about," Cheng Zhu added.

    "True, a few minutes won''t hurt, let''s wait then," Jiang Wanzhou agreed.

    Of course, their willingness to patiently wait in the parking lot was also because Lin Lu spoke honestly. When the GPS said a few minutes, she said it was a few minutes.

    Unlike some who, damn it, had just left their house and when a friend asked how far they were, they''d say just two traffic lights away, almost there.

    Ask again later, and most likely they would respond, "Got a bit stuck."

    There''s no point waiting for those types, one wait could last an eternity.

    Before long, Shen Qingning arrived in her white Land Rover.

    With a parking spot available on the left side of Jiang Wanzhou''s Mercedes G, she skillfully reversed into the spot.

    As she parked, Lin Lu, sitting in the front passenger seat, rolled down the window, flashed a quick smile showing her small dimples, her spirited eyes forming crescents as she energetically waved at Cheng Zhu and Jiang Wanzhou, cheerfully shouting, "Hello! Hello!"

    "Damn, she does have quite a bit of charm," Cheng Zhu thought to himself.

    Such adorable girls easily kindle the protective instincts in Cheng Zhu.

    "Be my girlfriend, I''ll surely protect you, and make sure my future girlfriends never find out about you."