I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

While Guo Pinyan and Shen Kang were whispering to each other, Wu Jiahao stood alone at one end, feeling quite bored.

Actually, when his cousin Wu Xiaodi first suggested that he come to Yang University of Science and Technology with Guo Pinyan to learn how Guo Pinyan does business, he refused.

This cheap brother-in-law, Guo Pinyan, is just someone who has a little money in his family and owns a coffee shop.

In Wu Jiahao's view, Guo Pinyan's business is essentially no different from that of a small vendor selling breakfast from a cart. What can he teach him? Does he understand blue ocean strategy? Does he understand the long tail theory?

In the end, Wu Xiaodi said that learning how to do business was just a pretext, and the real purpose was to ask her to help check if Guo Pinyan had another woman at school. Only then did Wu Jiahao reluctantly agree.

Unexpectedly, after Guo Pinyan took him back to Yangke University, the first thing she did was to find a person named Shen Kang.

On the way here, Guo Pinyan briefly mentioned that Shen Kang was one of his "junior classmates".

Wu Jiahao's first impression of Shen Kang was that he was a bookworm, and he had no idea why Guo Pinyan had brought him here to see him...

Wu Jiahao was idly lost in thought, kicking the ground with his head down.

Over there, Guo Pinyan had finished talking to Shen Kang and walked over alone, leaving Shen Kang behind.

Wu Jiahao looked up.

After Guo Pinyan came to his side, she put her arm around his shoulder, pulled their heads together, and began to speak: "Jiahao, your sister wants you to come with me to learn how to do business, but what do I really know about business? I just run a small coffee shop. But this Shen Kang is different. He owns several shops and a website. His business is much bigger than mine, and he's much better at business than me. I figured I should let you learn something real this time, so today you'll just follow him around and see what's going on. He doesn't teach people easily, and it's only because we're close, like half-brothers, that he reluctantly agreed..."

Wu Jiahao, upon hearing this, became displeased. "Old Guo, what am I supposed to learn from him? Does he understand Blue Ocean Strategy? Does he understand the Long Tail Theory? Do you really think I'm here to learn something?"

Guo Pinyan cursed inwardly, "You call me 'Old Guo' without calling me 'brother-in-law'?" However, she didn't show it on her face. She simply looked at Wu Jiahao and asked, "You're not here to learn anything? Then what are you here for?"

Wu Jiahao was taken aback, and after stammering for a while, he said, "I really did come here to learn. What I mean is, he can't teach me anything. Does he understand Blue Ocean Strategy? Does he understand the Long Tail Theory? I'd rather learn from you."

Guo Pinyan's logic is very clear: "His business is bigger than mine. If you can't learn anything from him, you can't learn anything from me either."

Wu Jiahao didn't know how to refute it, so he simply said, "Anyway, I'm just going to follow you."

Guo Pinyan argued with Wu Jiahao for a while, but found it was like a scholar encountering a soldier—no matter how reasonable he was, he couldn't reason with him; Wu Jiahao was determined to follow him.

To be honest, Guo Pinyan is a bit abnormal. Under such stimulation, Guo Pinyan's mind works faster than ever before.

"...Jiahao, actually, when I said you should learn from him, it was just to give him face. In reality, I wanted you to teach him."

Guo Pinyan sighed deeply, "My friend Shen Kang has expanded his business quite a bit, but he's taking too big a step. I'm afraid he'll mess things up. It's good that you're here; you can give him some advice and guidance. Sigh, he's practically my half-brother, and I've really worried myself sick over him..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Jiahao puffed out his chest.

After Guo Pinyan pleaded a couple more times, Wu Jiahao reluctantly agreed: "Alright, Lao Guo. Since he's your half-brother, I'll go with him and give him some advice."

Guo Pinyan clapped her hands excitedly, "Hey, that's right, thanks. But Old Shen is a proud man, so don't tell him you were there to give him advice."

Wu Jiahao looked at Guo Pinyan with a "Do you think I'm an idiot?" expression and said, "I know."

After settling things off with both sides, the three left the library and parted ways right at the main entrance.

Guo Pinyan went to "set up the battlefield".

Shen Kang then led Wu Jiahao to take care of his own business, and incidentally helped Lao Guo keep his cheap cousin by his side.

Before they could even take a step, Wu Jiahao spoke first: "Shen Kang... Lao Guo said you're only a freshman, so I'll call you Little Shen."

Shen Kang chuckled and said, "Sure." Old Feng and the others usually call him Old Shen, making him sound old. Listen to how young Little Shen is! He really looks like he's 18.

Seeing that Shen Kang accepted the title, Wu Jiahao said slowly, "Little Shen, Lao Guo said you own several shops? Take me to see them."

Guo Pinyan said that Shen Kang was concerned about his image and wouldn't allow him to say in front of Shen Kang that he was there to provide guidance. Wu Jiahao remembered this, so he didn't say he was there to provide guidance, but simply said he was "going to take a look."

Shen Kang glanced at Wu Jiahao and said, "Alright. We're all thirsty, let's go get something to drink."

If he's going to run errands, he'll pass through Xiaodong Street anyway, so it would be nice to offer this guest who's come from afar a cup of milk tea.

As he spoke, Shen Kang led Wu Jiahao to Xiaodong Street and arrived at the stall of Yanyu Tea Girl.

There are two people in the stall.

One of them was Ouyang Yu.

The other one was a young man in his early twenties named Zhao Bo, who was a new employee at the Yanyu Tea House stall near Yangke University, replacing Zhu Jingdong.

There was a girl waiting for milk tea in front of the stall.

Zhao Bo was shaking milk tea inside when he saw Shen Kang arrive. He greeted him and said, "Good morning, boss."

"How many more are ahead?" Shen Kang asked.

Zhao Bo said, "Just one."

Shen Kang then said, "Bring me two cups of 'Bo Ya Jue Xian' (a type of citrus music)," and took out his wallet, handing over a bill.

Ouyang Yu was studying something on the side when he saw Shen Kang arrive. He came over, told Zhao Bo to continue shaking the milk tea, took the money, wrote the receipt, gave the change, and handed it to Shen Kang.

Shen Kang put away the money and casually said, "You seem to have a lot of free time today, coming all the way over here."

"Zhenzhen said she was tired of the milk teas in the shop and asked us when we would have new products. So I thought, let's quickly develop a new one."

"..."

Shen Kang nodded silently. That's right, the taste is still that familiar one when he opens his mouth.

At the same time, some people started gossiping: "Didn't you participate in quite a few card games at the store? I even arranged for you to participate in 'If You Are the One,' didn't you meet anyone else who made your heart flutter?"

In recent days, he has been quite attentive to Ouyang Yu's chief technology officer, not only suggesting that Ouyang Yu expand his social circle, but also personally arranging some activities for Ouyang Yu.

Ouyang Yu initially resisted, but it took a combination of tactics, including provocation, psychological warfare, and feigned injury, to finally get him to reluctantly agree.

After all these activities, there was absolutely no effect?

Ouyang Yu shook his head, adopting the image of a devoted lover. "I've already said it, my love for Zhenzhen is pure and unique. You wouldn't understand this kind of love."

Shen Kang was filled with awe, but at the same time he was a little puzzled, thinking to himself, is it really that strange?

After thinking for a moment, I simply asked a question: "Hypothetically speaking, let's say Qin Zhen has a boyfriend, and they go to a hotel together but don't have enough money for condoms, would you buy them condoms?"

Ouyang Yu was very dissatisfied and spat, "What kind of question is this?"

Shen Kang chuckled, "Like I said, it's hypothetical. Don't be fooled by the strangeness of this question; it actually reveals the possibility that she might fall in love with you in the future. So, the answer must be truthful, it must follow your own heart. Only then will your analysis of the possibility of her falling in love with you be accurate."

Shen Kang's image as an "emotional guru" is still deeply imprinted in Ouyang Yu's mind.

Upon hearing Shen Kang say that this question revealed the possibility of Qin Zhen falling in love with him in the future, Ouyang Yu's heart stirred, and she took it to heart.

After careful consideration, he gave the answer: "Probably not."

The thought of that scene filled Ouyang Yu with unbearable pain, and her instinctive urge was to escape.

After hearing Ouyang Yu's answer, Shen Kang seemed to be deep in thought.

Actually, he had asked this question back when he first met Ouyang Yu. However, at that time, Shen Kang, posing as an "emotional guru," asked Ouyang Yu many pointed questions, and this question was just one of them, so Ouyang Yu apparently didn't remember it.

However, Shen Kang still remembered.

Shen Kang even remembered Ouyang Yu's general answer and expression when he asked that question.

"Probably." Ouyang Yu's expression was somewhat pained at the time. "Although I'm very sad, things have already come to this point, we can't let things get any worse. Having a condom is always good for her health..."

At that time, Ouyang Yu was the epitome of a simp, only thinking about giving his all.

But Ouyang Yu's answer now is different, revealing a desire to be more proactive. If being proactive doesn't allow for ambition, then it's not so appealing.

It seems my arrangements were somewhat effective after all. Shen Kang thought to himself.

Ouyang Yu stared intently at him, eagerly asking, "Old Shen, what are the chances of her falling in love with me in the future?"

Shen Kang also came to his senses and said, "It's hard to say exactly how big, but it's at least a bit bigger than before."

Ouyang Yu's eyes lit up immediately, overjoyed. "Really?!"

Shen Kang nodded: "Really. Actually, I asked you this question before, but you probably don't remember. Your answer then was 'yes,' but this time it's 'no.' So the probability has increased."

Ouyang Yu was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, she became more and more confused: "No. I really don't remember, but if my answer before was 'yes,' it means I loved her more before, and the possibility of her falling in love with me was greater. Now it's 'no,' which means I don't love her as much as before, and the possibility of her falling in love with me is smaller. How come you're saying that the possibility has actually increased?"

As he spoke, Ouyang Yu's tone was somewhat dejected: So, it turns out, he doesn't love Zhenzhen as much as before?

However, he didn't dwell on this point too much, but instead became more fixated on Shen Kang's logic, which he couldn't understand.

In response to Ouyang Yu's question, Shen Kang countered, "Who said that the more you love her, the more likely she is to fall in love with you?"

Ouyang Yu was taken aback again. "Isn't that right?"

He followed his simple intuition and believed that was the case.

Shen Kang shook his head. "Perhaps there are cases in the world where 'the deeper your love for her, the more likely she is to fall in love with you,' but based on my observation, Qin Zhen, and even most women in this world, are not like that. For them, the more you give unconditionally and abandon yourself to love, the less likely they are to fall in love with you."

Ouyang Yu was even more bewildered, completely unable to comprehend this logic: "Does it mean that the less I love her, the more likely she is to love me? This logic is too strange, it doesn't hold up!"

Shen Kang said, "This logic isn't strange. Let me give you an example. Have you ever played Diablo II?... "

He asked about several games in a row, but Ouyang Yu had never played any of them. When he asked about "The Legend", Ouyang Yu nodded and said that he had played it.

Shen Kang then asked, "Have you ever played on a private server? The kind with an extremely high drop rate, where killing a small monster will drop a whole bunch of top-tier equipment."

Ouyang Yu continued to nod.

Shen Kang said, "So, with these private servers, don't you get bored after playing for a while?"

Ouyang Yu nodded again.

Shen Kang said, "It's the same in this respect. Your love and dedication to her are like 'drop rates.' She's a player. The higher the drop rate, the less interesting your game will seem to her, and she'll lose interest after playing for a while. Even if she was somewhat interested in you at first, your high 'drop rate' will actually wear down her interest even faster, and she'll quickly lose interest in you as a person..."

Ouyang Yu's heart skipped a beat, but she couldn't help but retort, "A game is a game, and a person is a person; they are different."

Shen Kang didn't answer, but instead glanced to his right.

Before they knew it, two more people had appeared beside him and Ouyang Yu.

The one on the left is Wu Jiahao. The one on the right is the girl waiting for her milk tea in front of the milk tea shop.

The girl's milk tea was ready, and she had received it, but she didn't leave. Instead, she stood quietly to the side, listening intently with a thoughtful expression on her face.

"Are they the same? This student seems to have something to say."

Shen Kang gestured with his lip towards the female classmate who was buying milk tea, then looked at her and said, "Hey, want to share your experience?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, shook her head, and took a step, as if she wanted to leave.

Shen Kang chuckled, "Anyway, we don't know each other, so just treat us like a confessional. It's not good to keep things bottled up; you need to vent, it's good for your mental health. If you tell other people you know, you have to worry about the risk of them leaking information. But if you tell us strangers, there's absolutely no need to worry about that. Once you leave, everyone will know who everyone is..."

After listening for a while, the girl was actually a little tempted. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke up: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that after hearing what you said earlier, I think I understand something."

Once she started talking, the girl continued.

"I used to have a crush on a guy, the kind of crush I really liked. I felt he was handsome and great in every way. I was pretty lucky too. I kept showing up around him and hinting at my feelings for a while, and then he actually started pursuing me. We ended up together."

The girl held the milk tea in her hand, but stopped drinking it for the moment, lost in memories.

"He really likes me. He brings me breakfast every morning, wakes me up and says goodnight to me every morning and evening, and even saves me a seat in the study room..."

Shen Kang, Ouyang Yu, and Wu Jiahao listened attentively, their faces full of gossip.

Shen Kang even went so far as to take a bag of sunflower seeds from the counter and eat them while listening.

From the girl's account, they also learned how much the boy liked her, almost as much as Ouyang Yu, a perfect devoted boyfriend.

"...This was what I wanted, but after it actually happened, I found that I was becoming less and less interested in him. In the end, I broke up with him."

The girl shook her head, gave a self-deprecating laugh, and said, "So what you said earlier really resonated with me. I guess I'm the kind of person who quickly loses interest because the 'drop rate' is too high."

After saying that, the girl looked at Shen Kang and asked, "Excuse me, am I a bad woman?"

Shen Kang gave the answer she wanted: "Humans are actually animals too. This is the most common human mechanism. Just like we fear death and are afraid of aging, it has nothing to do with whether a woman is bad or not."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, classmate."

"You're welcome."

After confiding her feelings and getting the answer she wanted, the girl finally left with her milk tea.

Ouyang Yu finally spoke up: "So, Teacher Shen, you mean the lower my 'drop rate' is, the more likely she is to fall in love with me?"

He's recently started calling Shen Kang "Old Shen." But as soon as the class started, he subconsciously started calling him "Teacher Shen" again.

"We can't go too far," Shen Kang shook his head. "If the drop rate is too low, and you can't get anything no matter what, who would like to play this game? So, a moderate level is fine. Of course, the most important thing is that the game itself has to be fun!"

After wandering around for a while, Shen Kang finally got back to the topic he wanted to discuss.

"What makes a game fun? In a specific case, for you, it's your own charm. Where does your charm come from? For a man, the greatest charm lies in his career! Developing new milk tea products is good, but it shouldn't be for her sake; it should be for yourself and for your career!"

"That way, the more delicious milk tea you develop, the more attractive Yanyu Tea Princess will be to customers, and the more customers you'll have. With my assistance and management, the more customers you have, the more stores you'll open; the more stores you open, the more customers you'll have—it's like stepping on your own feet, spiraling upwards to the heavens!..."

"Until one day, our milk tea shops are all over the country, and you, the Chief Technology Officer of Misty Rain Tea Princess, will reach the peak of your career and become a regular in news reports. At that time, your game will become incredibly fun. Coupled with a reasonable drop rate, wow, it'll be a blockbuster game! At that point, what reason would she have not to love you?... "

After hearing this detailed description of the future, Ouyang Yu became engrossed.

"That's enough chatting, Lao Shen, I'm going to continue my research!"

Without hesitation, Ouyang Yu crawled back into the stall and began his passionate research and development.

Zhao Bo then finished making two cups of milk tea and brought them over.

Shen Kang took a cup, inserted a straw, took a sip, and looked at the enthusiastic chief technology officer with great satisfaction.

It's something that can motivate employees without spending a penny; we should do more of this.