Chapter 39
Chapter 39: Destiny Is Thousands of Miles Away
It takes an hour from Nancheng to Jiangcheng High-speed Rail, plus the remote location of the station. Wen Yu took the train after ten in the morning and didn’t arrive at the center of Nancheng until almost noon.
This is the provincial capital, bustling and lively, where the girls on the street are even more fashionable.
Wen Yu wore a carefully matched autumn and winter outfit, handsome and clean, simple yet confident. As he walked, he frequently attracted the attention of girls, nurturing his heart, which had been tormented by “lack of presence” in his previous life.
Lou Xuanli was too busy to meet him.
So they simply arranged to have lunch together and discuss business while eating.
Wen Yu took the lead and booked a private room at a nearby Hunan restaurant. During the meal, he finalized the details of the expansion, such as the number of employees and the salary range. In short, they would figure it out as they went along.
Lou Xuanli provided several options for new studios. In the afternoon, Wen Yu went around and eventually chose an address in a conventional building.
It was quite good, with convenient transportation and readily available facilities.
Wen Yu asked Lou Xuanli to bring her two junior sisters, and in the evening, they went to a fancier restaurant nearby to treat themselves.
He announced on the spot that salaries would be increased by 30%, with bonuses calculated separately. Each person also received a high-end domestic smartphone as a gift.
These two girls hadn’t even officially graduated from school yet, and they encountered rewards comparable to other company’s annual bonuses, making them ecstatic.
Wen Yu was even more generous to Lou Xuanli. In addition to the basic salary increase, she also received a large sum of cash, and the red bills were particularly eye-catching. In addition, there was a brand new iPhone 5S, which made the two junior sisters extremely envious.
In the private room of the restaurant, the atmosphere instantly reached its peak, and everyone was smiling happily.
That night, Wen Yu stayed at a hotel in Nancheng.
When he returned from showering, he saw the group chat for the study group was lively:
【Queen’s First Harem】(5)
【Fu Chengque】: [Crying cat] Brothers and sisters, I[1] miss you all so much
【Fu Chengque】: Come out and chat with me
【Xiao Gua】: 42”
【Fu Chengque】: There’s TV sound in your background, can you turn it off before talking
【Xiao Gua】: My parents are watching some TV drama, sigh, I can’t even watch variety shows
【Lu Min】: What’s wrong with Chengque
【Fu Chengque】: I’m lonely, I’m lonely, I’m physically and mentally exhausted, I don’t want to be Empress anymore
【Fang Ling】: This group, disband!
【Fu Chengque】: Can’t disband, can’t disband, I’m just kidding.
【Xiao Gua】: Why don’t you go find Wen Yu? He’s just next door, and there’s nothing to do tomorrow anyway, you two can catch up until tomorrow.
【Fu Chengque】: 😾😾
【Wen Yu】: I went to her bedroom, there’s no one in her bed.
【Fu Chengque】: @Wen Yu What nonsense are you talking about here! 😾
【Fang Ling】: The life of childhood sweethearts is much more exciting than we imagined…
【Lu Min】: Agreed, it’s already starting to overturn my perception.
【Fu Chengque】: I’m in Nancheng, I’m not at home!
【Xiao Gua】: Oh, you’re in Nancheng? Are you there to have fun?
【Fu Chengque】: Yeah, I’m here to have fun. I was planning to bring back some local specialties as gifts, but now, it seems I can bring back one less, someone doesn’t have any!
【Wen Yu】: I want some.
【Fu Chengque】: No!
【Wen Yu】: Then I’ll go to your bedroom and pick them myself, specifically picking the specialties that are not in my bedroom.
【Fu Chengque】: Are you crazy!
【Fu Chengque】: Pretty please, I’ll bring some, you’ll have some too…
【Lu Min】: Hahaha
【Fang Ling】: Laughing to death, what’s wrong with you, Chengque, you’re completely at a disadvantage.
【Fang Ling】: It seems the imperial throne in this group needs to be re-evaluated.
【Fu Chengque】: 😿I was just momentarily bullied by a dog…
Fu Chengque is in Nancheng.
This was somewhat unexpected news for Wen Yu. He only knew that Fu Chengque had gone out for something, but he didn’t expect her to come to Nancheng.
What a coincidence.
And if there’s someone in Nancheng who knows about Fu Chengque’s situation, it must be Lou Xuanli.
【Wen Yu】: Can I ask you something?
【Lou Xuanli】: Boss, what’s the order? Oh, the phone is really useful, thank you so much, Boss.
【Lou Xuanli】: Thankful to the boss.
【Wen Yu】: Do you know where Fu Chengque is?
【Lou Xuanli】: She came to play with me. We went out for a while tonight.
【Wen Yu】: You didn’t tell me?
【Lou Xuanli】: You didn’t ask either. I thought you knew.
【Wen Yu】: Is she going back to Jiangcheng tomorrow?
【Lou Xuanli】: Yes, tomorrow evening.
【Wen Yu】: Then help her buy a ticket, one that’s together with mine. I’ll scare her on the train, haha.
【Lou Xuanli】: Okay.
On the other end, Lou Xuanli, who put down her phone, glanced at the agile girl rolling on her bed and thought:
I didn’t tell Wen Yu that you came to work here…
***
After the group chat ended, Fu Chengque received another message from Wen Yu.
She was still a little mad at Wen Yu, planning not to look at it, but seeing the notification on her phone made her curious.
“I’ll just take a quick look, just a glance… Let’s see, I won’t reply…”
She opened the message.
【Wen Yu】: Today, I spent the whole day exploring the mountains. I found one that’s huge, and there’s even Buddha light on top, definitely extraordinary.
【Wen Yu】: I’ll leave it to you, what do you think?
【Fu Chengque】: Wow! That’s great!
【Wen Yu】: Okay okay. By the way, are you in Nancheng?
【Fu Chengque】: What’s up? Let me tell you, Nancheng is a big city, it’s different from Jiangcheng, a small town. Have you ever been here?
【Wen Yu】: I haven’t been there yet.
【Fu Chengque】: Hahaha, if you sincerely address me as Empress, then I’ll bring you some local specialties.
【Fu Chengque】: Send it in voice message.
【Wen Yu】: How was your day, General Fu?
【Fu Chengque】: Me? I didn’t even have to walk, just sitting around. So comfortable.
【Fu Chengque】: Also met a lot of people, had a lot of chats.
【Fu Chengque】: And plenty of food and drinks, it’s fantastic. I’ll come again next time.
【Wen Yu】: Empress is mighty, truly the future supreme existence. Bring me along next time.
【Fu Chengque】: Good one! I’ll bring you a gift.
【Fu Chengque】: I’m tired, I’m tired, I’m going to bed.
【Wen Yu】: So early? Last week we were drinking chicken soup until midnight.
【Fu Chengque】: 😴
Putting down the phone, Fu Chengque turned her neck.
So sore, and a little painful.
She was really tired today. She got up early in the morning and started working at her desk.
Her job wasn’t difficult, just chatting with people backstage, then summarizing and sending important information to Lou Xuanli.
But with so many accounts and people, she was really busy.
In the evening, they went to dinner with the boss, but she couldn’t go, so she had to stay behind and almost passed out from exhaustion.
The food was abundant though, there was a snack shelf at the back, full of snacks, and there was a refrigerator in the distance, her cousin said drinks in there were free to take, bought by the boss.
But one person doing the work of three, the boss here was quite heartless.
Fu Chengque resolved in her heart that she, the future Empress, would definitely become the most conscientious type of boss.
But to become Empress, she would definitely have to complete a lot of tasks. Looking at this latest task with only twenty-something hours left, Fu Chengque couldn’t help but sigh.
In the future, if she encountered this kind of situation again, would she really have to go all out?
As Fu Chengque was thinking, she began to feel drowsy. Her eyelids drooped, and she fell asleep on the spot…
That night, Fu Chengque had a dream.
She dreamed that Wen Yu had turned into a nocturnal thief, grew a pair of wings, flew outside the window, and laughed wildly.
Then Wen Yu suddenly rushed towards her, pulled back her blanket, and laughed sinisterly, saying, “Fu Chengque, I knew you were inside!”
After laughing, he lifted her out of bed and said while flying, “Hehe, I want you to accompany me to sleep, at least for an hour!”
[1] Chengque uses the Imperial I, commonly used by emperors in Ancient China. In the future, just assume she uses this I when talking like a *cough* chuuni *cough* Empress
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