Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 769 Masks... well, they're not a bad idea.
night.

Because of Bai Haoran's healthy lifestyle, the lights in dormitory 310 are always turned off very early.

By 10:30 p.m., the dormitory was already pitch black, with only the moonlight filtering through the gaps in the curtains, casting a thin veil over the room.

As Cheng Xin lay in bed, the topics they had discussed after returning to their dorm in the evening quietly resurfaced in the stillness of the night.

The thought of Li Luo juggling three relationships—with the stunningly beautiful Senior Xu, the petite and adorable Ying Chanxi, and the tall and beautiful Yan Zhusheng—made Cheng Xin sigh deeply.

Something he never dared to dream of actually happened to his college roommate.

Thinking about it now, he felt a sense of unreality.

It felt like a dream, and I kept wondering if it was real.

The main problem is that this whole thing is just too outrageous.

While it's true that some people can juggle three relationships, Cheng Xin was surprised, but not particularly shocked.

But over the weekend, he clearly learned from Senior Xu that Li Luo and the other three had been living together under the same roof since high school.

One man and three women shared a house, and this scoundrel still managed to have the audacity of dating three women at the same time.

The two younger girls are cousins...

What the hell!

Cheng Xin felt a chill run down his spine whenever he thought about this, as if he were reading some kind of fantasy novel.

wrong……

Even a damn novel wouldn't dare to write something like this!

This is just too dreamy.

In comparison, my own college life was truly unremarkable and not exciting at all.

The most exciting part is all about watching the drama unfold.

At first, I was just following my roommate Wen Zexuan's gossip. I thought he was amazing because he could interact with girls so naturally and easily, and he won over a sophomore in just a few days.

He changed girlfriends as frequently as he changed clothes, getting a new one every week or two, never repeating the same one.

Cheng Xin originally thought that this was the peak of a college student's abilities.

Unexpectedly, one of my roommates turned out to be even more incredible.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xin couldn't help but sigh again.

This sigh was so bad that Bai Haoran on the other side couldn't stand it anymore.

"Can you stop sighing all the time? Did you break up with your boyfriend?" Bai Haoran complained.

"He has trouble even having a normal conversation with a girl, so where would he get the idea of ​​a breakup?" Wen Zexuan chuckled. "He's probably thinking about our Brother Luo's glorious deeds again."

Cheng Xin was struck by Wen Zexuan's words and sighed again: "It's not that I want to think about it, it's just that as soon as I lie down, it pops into my head and I can't control it."

"Alright, alright." Wen Zexuan leaned against the headboard, chatting with girls on his phone while saying to Cheng Xin, "Don't you even know who Brother Luo is? If you could write books and songs that are all bestsellers, you could be like that too."

Reminded by this, Cheng Xin finally realized what was going on.

The main reason is that Li Luo is usually too low-key in front of her roommates, which makes Cheng Xin subconsciously think that Li Luo is just an ordinary college student.

So much so that it was only after being reminded that people realized Li Luo was already able to buy a villa in Yuhang City outright with his own income.

A property worth several million, nearly ten million... Li Luo casually said, "My new house is almost finished with renovations, and I'll invite you all to come over." But upon closer reflection, one realizes what this all means.

The more Cheng Xin thought about it, the more he felt that the gap between people was too great. For a moment, he was a little confused and couldn't help but ask Li Luo, "Brother Luo."

"Hmm?" came Li Luo's puzzled voice from the bed.

"You know, we liberal arts students, even though it sounds good to study at Qianjiang University, what are we going to do in the future?" Cheng Xin asked. "What can we do after graduation?"

"Haven't you thought about it?" Li Luo asked with a chuckle.

“No…” Cheng Xin sighed again, as if he was about to sigh away all the anger he had accumulated in the past week. “In high school, I was only focused on studying and never thought about these things.”

"Where's Hao-ge?" Li Luo didn't answer directly, but instead asked Bai Haoran, "You're always in the library, do you have some kind of plan?"

"Taking the civil service exam," Bai Haoran said calmly and naturally. "My sister and I both have this goal. Taking the civil service exam is our first choice, and taking the postgraduate entrance exam is our second. If possible, it would be best to pass the civil service exam."

"Where's Brother Xuan?" Li Luo asked again.

"I haven't thought about it." Wen Zexuan, still chatting with a girl on his phone, casually shook his head.

"So, are you going back to your hometown after graduation?"

“I’m not going back.” Wen Zexuan chuckled. “My dad said that if I’m capable, I should settle down in a big city. In short, I should try my best first, at least give it a shot. If I’m still not successful by the time I’m thirty, I should obediently go home and live off my parents.”

At this point, Wen Zexuan turned to look at Li Luo, unusually pausing what he was doing, and asked him, "Brother Luo, do you have any good career options? You can help me out sometime."

“If you just want to make money, just download TikTok,” Li Luo said with a sneer. “To be honest, this thing is more suitable for you.”

"Can this make money?"

“I have a friend who runs a couple’s account with his girlfriend, and they have over 30,000 followers now,” Li Luo said with a smile. “Each commercial order is worth 5,000 yuan. They can just shoot a short video and post some ads, what do you think?”

"Holy crap?" Wen Zexuan had heard Li Luo recommend Douyin to Jiang Lai before, saying that she could try making money on Douyin, but he didn't take it seriously.

Upon hearing the concrete, real-life example, she immediately showed a surprised expression, her eyes gleaming with envy. "Really? When we go out to work during the summer, we only make two or three thousand a month, right? They make five thousand from just one order?"

"If you take one order every day, wouldn't that be 150,000 a month?"

"That's over a million a year!"

"What are you thinking..." Li Luo said speechlessly, "It's already pretty good to get two or three orders a month, it's not as exaggerated as you say."

"That's not bad either," Wen Zexuan said, stroking his chin. "Two or three orders can bring in ten or twenty thousand yuan. If the number of fans continues to grow, the price of commercial orders will also rise accordingly. Am I right?"

“Hmm.” Li Luo nodded. “And if you’re really interested, I have a great topic I can recommend to you.”

"What?"

"Let's talk about that later." Li Luo smiled and then looked at Cheng Xin diagonally across from her. "What are some things you usually like to do?"

"Uh..." Cheng Xin was a little embarrassed when Li Luo suddenly asked him this question. "I don't really have any particular interest in it."

“Definitely,” Li Luo said. “Besides daily activities like eating, sleeping, and attending classes, what else did you do?”

"Well... I just watch the news and then go to the library with Brother Hao to read some books or something," Cheng Xin said helplessly. "Does that count?"

"Why not?" Li Luo chuckled. "What news and books did you read?"

"It's about current affairs and some unofficial historical accounts from both China and abroad," Cheng Xin said softly. "I chose this major because I really like it, but now that I think about it, it seems like it's not easy to find a job unless you take the civil service exam."

"It's already quite impressive that you could think of this kind of question in your freshman year," Li Luo said. "If you really want to make long-term plans, I can recommend some directions for you to work on."

"What?" Cheng Xin looked at Li Luo with some anticipation.

"What books have you read, what history have you studied, or what current affairs news have you been following?" Li Luo said simply. "Then compile all of this information and, based on your own thoughts and opinions, write an article."

"And then?" Cheng Xin was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding the significance of this.

“Then record it as a video and post it online.” Li Luo glanced at him and said simply, “If you can keep it up for three months, until the end of the semester, making at least one video per week, I guarantee you can make money.”

Cheng Xin was initially hesitant, but upon hearing Li Luo's final words, he instantly became resolute.

Anyway, the things Li Luo asked him to do weren't difficult at all, so why not give it a try?
So he nodded vigorously, full of confidence: "Then I'll give it a try."

At this moment, Wen Zexuan, who was standing to the side, was still itching to ask. Seeing that Li Luo had finished explaining to Cheng Xin, he couldn't help but ask, "You haven't told me about mine yet."

“That’s easy for you,” Li Luo said casually. “Just record your date with the girl on camera, edit it, and post it online.”

"Huh?" Wen Zexuan was taken aback. "That's it?"

"That's it."

"Is this even okay?" Wen Zexuan asked doubtfully. "What's so interesting about a date?"

"Why don't you ask Cheng Xin?" Li Luo chuckled. "Want to see the whole video of how he wooed that sweet girl?"

"What's so interesting about this..." Cheng Xin muttered guiltily. "Oh, I see." Wen Zexuan looked at Cheng Xin and nodded slowly.

"What?! I see?!" Cheng Xin exclaimed anxiously. "I never said I wanted to see it!"

"Brother Hao really shouldn't watch that," Wen Zexuan said, pursing his lips. "I kind of understand what Brother Luo means. Maybe I can try watching it when I have some free time."

"Well, I was just saying it offhand." Li Luo lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling. "But just like when I was writing online novels, how do you know if it will work if you don't try?"

Without action, it will never bear fruit.

That's true for everything.

Li Luo's sharing of these things with her roommates tonight was actually just a small experiment.

If things go smoothly, his future plans will proceed more smoothly.

……

Early Friday morning, Li Luo received a design application and approval form from Zhao Rongjun for an automatic identification software for impoverished students.

Li Luo immediately forwarded the message to Xu Rongsheng, asking him to help submit it.

After the morning classes ended, Li Luo had lunch with Ying Chanxi, then got into her car and drove to Yuan Wanqing's studio.

On the way, Ying Chanxi asked Li Luo, "Director Wang Jun seems to have already gone to Jingzhao City. Are you going to follow him?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

“That’s perfect.” Ying Chanxi smiled happily. “Originally, we were planning to sign a contract directly with the Douyin team.”

"But after signing the contract, they also wanted to invite Aunt Yuan to go directly to Jingzhao City to record the song, and arrange a series of subsequent activities."

"So I thought, why not just have the signing of the contract handled at Douyin's headquarters in Jingzhao City?"

"Then……"

"Then you can come with me?" Li Luo smiled and looked at Ying Chanxi, who was driving the car.

Ying Chanxi blushed instantly when he exposed her true thoughts, and said guiltily, "N-no, that's not it. How can you be so narcissistic?"

"I just thought that if I went to see what big companies are like, I could at least learn something."

"This trip will broaden our horizons and help us manage our company better in the future."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm." Li Luo nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "What President Ying said makes a lot of sense. I'm so touched I could cry. I didn't expect you to have thought of so much for the company's development."

"Hmph~" Ying Chanxi was flattered by his praise. Although she knew it was an exaggeration, she couldn't help but smile. "You know that's good. I've been working really hard lately."

"Yes." Li Luo was quite certain of this. Recently, Ying Chanxi had indeed been busy with Douyin-related matters, saving Li Luo a lot of energy and time.

Then he added, "Driving around the city every day like this isn't a good solution."

"After I return from Jingzhao City this time, I'll find an office building near the school and rent you a proper office space."

"You can pick and choose when the time comes, and see which ones you like."

"Huh?" Ying Chanxi was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Isn't that unnecessary? The company doesn't have many people to begin with, why would we need to rent an office building?"

Currently, aside from nominal staff like Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong, Reign Culture actually consists of only one CEO, Ying Chanxi, two signed artists, Ruan Lin and Yan Zhusheng, and their agent, Xiao Wen.

Then there's Li Luo, the boss, and Li Xiang, the finance intern.

Moreover, after obtaining his internship certificate at Reign Culture, this kid had no intention of staying any longer and would most likely have to go back to his father's factory to inherit the family fortune.

So, if we calculate it this way, only Ying Chanxi needs to use the office regularly, so there's really no need to rent an office building specifically for that purpose.

But Li Luo said, "Let's start expanding recruitment later. We don't need many people, but we can do it like Aunt Yuan's studio."

"We need to hire someone for finance, right? We also need someone to handle business communication, then a department to record songs, and a position to liaise with film and television production."

"Even a small sparrow needs to have all its vital organs. Once this Douyin thing is over, you'll have to take care of these things."

"Let's get the basic framework of the company set up first."

After listening to Li Luo's words, Ying Chanxi felt that they made a lot of sense, so she didn't refuse anymore and obediently nodded in agreement: "I understand. After I finish this, I'll start recruiting new employees."

"Okay, you can handle it."

"You trust me that much? Be careful, or I might embezzle all the company's money." Ying Chanxi parked the car in the parking space and then snorted.

"Go ahead and be greedy." Li Luo looked at her with a smile, reached out and unbuckled Ying Chanxi's seatbelt, then pulled her into his arms. "Anyway, you're completely mine, so what if you're greedy?"

"Ah!" Ying Chanxi exclaimed in surprise when he suddenly hugged her. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she playfully punched him in the chest. "You scared me! You were planning something naughty in the car?"

"Can't we do it in the car?" Li Luo lowered his head and kissed her small mouth, kissing her until she was soft and whimpering.

Ying Chanxi originally wanted to struggle, but then she recalled the things Yan Zhusheng had boasted about to her, and the fact that her little sister often interacted with Li Luo in the car. So her body went completely limp.

They let Li Luo bully them.

"Xixi..."

"This...this won't do!" Ying Chanxi's cheeks flushed red, and she finally managed to escape from the car. "Couldn't you wait until we get home to talk about it..."

"...You didn't agree to take a bath last time either," Li Luo said, still somewhat unsatisfied.

"You're looking at me, I'm so embarrassed." Ying Chanxi blushed, and after watching Li Luo get out of the car, she went up to him and hugged his arm, whispering, "Next time in bed, how about we cover ourselves with the blanket?"

"What if I want to see it?"

"no!"

Why is your face so hot?

"I already said I'm shy..." Ying Chanxi said, quite embarrassed, "It feels weird having you watching me..."

"Alright..." Li Luo didn't insist. In fact, he found it interesting to test and break through a girl's psychological defenses little by little.

"Are you still feeling unwell?" Ying Chanxi glanced at her furtively. "Or perhaps..."

"Never mind." Li Luo hugged Ying Chanxi and kissed her hard on the cheek. "We'll talk about it when we get home."

"I'm sorry." Ying Chanxi hugged his arm and walked towards the elevator, whispering, "I know Zhusheng, she..."

"Stop." Li Luo interrupted in time, raised his hand to cover Ying Chanxi's mouth, smiled and lowered his head to hug her, whispering in her ear, "It's precisely because of this that I like Xixi."

“If you keep suppressing yourself and always imitating Zhusheng, then you won’t be the Xixi I know.”

Ying Chanxi was held tightly in his arms. Listening to what Li Luo said, she felt relieved and couldn't help but smile slightly. She felt sweet inside.

"Actually, it's not necessary to cover myself with a blanket," Ying Chanxi said softly. "As long as you can't see my face, it's fine."

"Should we put on a jacket then?"

"Yes, that's fine..."

"Would a face mask be okay?"

"The eyes are showing! No way!"

"Just cover your eyes with a mask and leave your mouth out."

"...You're a pervert!"

"Hey! Why are you hitting people? I was just saying that."

"Humph~"

……

The elevator went upstairs, and the two of them quieted down again inside.

As they approached the fourth floor, Li Luo heard Ying Chanxi whisper in his ear:

"Actually, if you want, a mask... isn't out of the question."

(End of this chapter)