Rebirth: Starting with Capturing the Goddess Mentor

Chapter 83 On the Deep Affection of a Scumbag
After returning to Hangzhou by high-speed rail, Chen Yan went directly to the 102 Entrepreneurship Base.

Although today is the second day of the New Year's Day holiday, there are still people on duty at the 102 Entrepreneurship Base.

One is Huang Shanshan, and the other is Zheng Jia.

Huang Shanshan works in customer service, and it was her turn to be on duty today.

Zheng Jia was supposed to have the day off, but she didn't have many friends in Hangzhou and was bored at home alone, so she decided to come to the office to keep Huang Shanshan company while she worked overtime.

These two young women are both recent graduates, so they can easily hit it off.

As Chen Yan entered the office, he instructed Zheng Jia, "Jiajia, there's only one week left until winter break. Our part-time business might see a small surge. Could you help me recruit two more customer service representatives? Their salaries and benefits will be the same as Shanshan's and the others."

"Okay, boss."

Zheng Jia readily agreed, then jokingly asked, "Boss, how are you planning to spend New Year's Eve tonight?"

"What?"

Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment, "Is it New Year's Eve tonight?"

"Yes, today is the last day of 2013!"

Chen Yan subconsciously took out his phone and glanced at it—

2013 12 Month 31 Day.

"So, boss, what are the plans for tonight?" Zheng Jia asked, tilting her head with a gossipy look on her face.

"Children shouldn't pry into adults' affairs."

"Tch, you seem to be the youngest one in our office..."

Zheng Jia was still muttering to herself when Chen Yan walked to his workstation and sat down.

Turn on your computer, wait for it to boot up, light a cigarette, enter the password, and log in to the 【Daily Jobs】 backend.

—The total number of registered users in Wenzhou is 4801, and the number of people who have signed up for Didi part-time jobs is 290.

"Depend on!"

"This is terrible. At least half of these 4800 people came just to collect the red envelopes."

Chen Yan cursed and dialed Zhou Yi's number. A moment later, Zhou Yi's slightly excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

"boss!"

"How's it going? There are only 3 days left. Can we get 1000 people to sign up?"

"Don't worry, boss, I guarantee I'll complete the task."

"So confident?"

"Boss, ever since you raised the part-time wage to 300 a day, Wang Tie has immediately recruited 50 part-timers. Including the two of us, there are over fifty people handing out flyers in the university town and various subway stations to promote 'Daily Part-Time Jobs.' I'm confident that we can complete the task within 3 days!"

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news, Manager Zhou."

Hearing the title "Manager Zhou" made Zhou Yi even more excited, and he immediately made a solemn pledge: "Thank you for your trust, boss! If I fail to complete this task, I will resign!"

"Okay, remember to keep a close eye on those part-time workers. Don't just let them hand out flyers and call it a day. They also need to verbally promote the advantages of our software and the incentives for new user registrations."

"Don't worry, boss, I'll keep a close eye on it!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan lay back in his chair, lost in thought.

If we can use Didi's part-time jobs as an entry point to capture the Wenzhou market, then the only remaining university student market in the entire Jiangxi province will be Shaoxing.

Shaoxing is the closest city to Hangzhou, and its market size is the smallest. If we spend some time after the New Year to take over the Shaoxing market, it will be equivalent to monopolizing the entire college student part-time job market in Jiangsu Province.

In that case, they might actually be able to raise 2000 million in Series A funding...

"Boss, let's go eat first."

At lunchtime, Zheng Jia and Huang Shanshan stood up and greeted Chen Yan.

"Okay, you go."

After Chen Yan finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to go to the cafeteria for a meal.

Just then, his phone vibrated. Chen Yan glanced at it and saw that it was a WeChat message from Ruan Yusang.

Neighbor Ruan: What are you doing?
Upon seeing the message, Chen Yan's lips curled into a faint smile.

Haha, it's only been a few days, and you couldn't resist contacting me already?

So he typed back: "Studying the profound and extensive nature of Chinese characters."

the other side.

Female dormitory 308, Media Studies Department.

Ruan Yusang lay on the bed wearing a beige cotton nightgown, her eyes fixed on her phone screen.

When she saw the message from Chen Yan, she immediately sat up straight, patted the bed railing excitedly, and said, "Meiqi, Meiqi, he replied! He replied!"

Cai Meiqi stopped playing her game, looked up, and asked, "What did he say?"

Ruan Yusang: "In studying the profound and extensive nature of Chinese characters."

"Heh, you're just changing the subject."

Cai Meiqi pondered for a moment and said, "Just tell me, where is the profoundness?"

"it is good."

So Ruan Yusang replied accordingly: "Where is it profound and extensive?"

Soon, a reply came from the other end of WeChat.

"Meiqi, he's back!"

"What did you reply with? Let me see."

Cai Meiqi picked up her phone and saw that Chen Yan had replied, "Someone misses me but doesn't say so, instead asking what I'm doing."

"Bah, scumbag!"

Cai Meiqi spat and said, "See, I told you so. He thinks he has you under his control, which is why he disappeared for so many days without even sending a WeChat message."

"Then, what should we do?"

Looking at her best friend's sycophantic behavior, Cai Meiqi said with exasperation, "You have two options: either cut your losses and break up with him before you have any real relationship with him."

"no!"

Upon hearing the "strategist's" suggestion, Ruan Yusang immediately vetoed it, her attitude resolute.

Cai Meiqi seemed to have anticipated her best friend's reaction, so she narrowed her eyes, slowly raised a finger, and said mysteriously, "Then there's only one last way left."

"Hey, stop keeping me in suspense, tell me already, my brother is waiting for my reply!"

Ruan Yusang patted her best friend's shoulder anxiously. "No!"

"what?"

"The second way is to not reply to his messages and just leave him hanging. Tonight is New Year's Eve, and you have already taken the initiative to contact him, giving him plenty of an opening and hints."

If he truly cares about you, he'll definitely show it today. Just don't do anything, and wait for him to come to you.

After listening, Ruan Yusang also felt that there was some truth to it, and promptly gave her a compliment: "Meiqi, you're really awesome, no wonder you're a master of relationships."

"Hehe, you flatter me. I wouldn't call myself a relationship guru, but someone like Chen Yan, a freshman who hasn't even grown up yet, is someone I can absolutely handle."

……

after dinner.

Ruan Yusang leaned against the headboard, the cold light from her phone screen reflecting on her slightly tired face.

Her eyes were glued to the screen, her fingers constantly unlocking it, afraid of missing any notifications.

However, even after waiting until 11:30 p.m., there was still no word from Chen Yan.

He didn't even send her a WeChat message, let alone come to see her.

Ruan Yusang bit her lower lip, a pang of sadness rising in her heart, the joy of New Year's Eve replaced by anxiety.

"Was he too busy and forgot?"

"Or is it that he doesn't care at all?"

By 11:50 p.m., many people on her WeChat Moments had already sent her New Year's greetings in advance.

She kept refreshing the chat interface, her fingers trembling slightly with nervousness.

But every time the screen lit up and it wasn't a message from him, her heart sank a little deeper.

At this moment, strategist Cai Meiqi walked over: "Well, he still hasn't contacted you?"

"No." Ruan Yusang shook her head weakly.

"Listen to me, delete him."

"do not want!"

"Hey, you don't have to actually delete it, just scare him a little first!"

……

There's a saying that goes, "Best friends always advise breaking up, not staying together, while brothers always advise staying together, not breaking up."

Ruan Yusang ultimately followed the advice of the strategist and decided to test Chen Yan by breaking up with him.

Neighbor Ruan: Um, are you asleep?

Chen Yingjun: No.
Neighbor Ruan: I think we should just delete each other's contacts.
Chen Yingjun: What's wrong?
Neighbor Ruan: You've started to affect my mood. I want to cut my losses now. Sorry.

When Chen Yan saw this sentence, he felt a little secretly pleased.

This isn't a breakup announcement, it's a blatant, disguised confession of love!

So he replied, "Yeah, you've actually affected my mood too... but I can't bear to."

The other side of the phone.

Ruan Yusang sat blankly on the bed staring at the sentence.

"Actually, you've affected my mood too."

"But I can't bear to part with it."

As she looked, her vision gradually blurred, as if mist was swirling in her eyes.

"Heh, you talk a good game, but why haven't you come to see me all these days?"

"Tonight is New Year's Eve, and you can't even be bothered to say 'Happy New Year'?"

Ruan Yusang really wanted to send these words to Chen Yan, but she didn't dare.

If she really does get rich, then she'll be a subservient lapdog in love.

She has her pride too, you know.

At this moment, the time has just reached 11:59.

Ruan Yusang's phone screen suddenly lit up with a message from Chen Yan: "Come to the balcony."

Those three short words seemed to possess a mysterious magic, causing her heart to tremble violently.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ruan Yusang jumped off the bed faster than she had ever done in her life, rushing barefoot to the balcony without even changing her slippers.

Her heart was pounding in her chest, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

When she ran breathlessly to the balcony, the sight before her made her hold her breath instantly.

Chen Yan stood downstairs in the girls' dormitory with his hands in his pockets. When he saw Ruan Yusang appear on the balcony of room 308, he stretched out a hand and waved to her.

At this moment, two boxes of fireworks were placed next to Chen Yan. His black coat swayed slightly in the cold wind, and his hair was also blown a little messy, but this did not affect his handsomeness in Ruan Yusang's eyes at this moment.

The clock struck midnight precisely, and at the same time, Chen Yan quickly lit the fireworks fuse.

With a "whoosh," the first firework roared into the night sky, exploding into a dazzling golden flower against the dark blue backdrop.

Immediately afterwards, fireworks rose into the sky one after another, their red, yellow, and purple lights intertwining and adorning the entire night sky in a dreamlike way.

Wow, someone's setting off fireworks!

"Wow, is that romantic? Is someone confessing their love downstairs in the dorm?"

"That girl is so lucky! If someone were willing to treat me like that, I would definitely agree to be with him!"

"Wow, what beautiful fireworks! I want to take a picture and post it on my WeChat Moments."

……

Almost all young people like to stay up all night, waiting for the New Year's bell to ring.

The same was true on the university campus; almost all the students were still awake.

At this moment, more and more students were attracted by the dazzling fireworks and rushed to the balconies of their respective dormitories. The railings of the balconies of the surrounding buildings were soon filled with people.

Bathed in the glow of fireworks, Ruan Yusang's eyes gradually welled up with tears. She raised her hand to cover her mouth, afraid that her excited sobs would shatter this beautiful moment.

At this moment, all the waiting and anxiety vanished, leaving only overwhelming emotion and happiness.

……

(End of this chapter)