Who Would Fall in Love After Being Reborn?

Chapter 168: Soft Hands Complicate Serious Matters

TL: Etude

“But…”

“Enough with the ‘buts,’ Manager Zhang. It’s not your debt, why worry so much? Whoever borrowed it should pay it back. You just continue playing music and dancing. Besides, Brother Ma Liang was an hour late. Did I say anything? Manager Yue and President He don’t even know about tonight’s events, but I won’t breathe a word. I always keep my mouth shut.”

“I understand, thank you, President Jiang.”

“No need to thank me. I hope we can enjoy a fruitful collaboration in the future.”

After hanging up, Jiang Qin returned the phone to Dong Wenhao. “Come back when delivering goods tomorrow and see if my Brother Ma Liang is still as untamed.”

Dong Wenhao pocketed his phone. “Should we really not tell Manager Yue?”

“It’s a trivial matter, no need to bother. We still have to cooperate with them, can’t completely offend them. A little warning should suffice.”

“I still feel unsatisfied.”

Dong Wenhao gnashed his teeth thinking of the bald guy: “Damn, it was so risky. If I were alone today, I would have been totally scammed.”

Jiang Qin sipped his milk tea. “If he asked for money for cigarettes, you could have directly reported him. But if he asked for gas money, you should be cautious. He’s definitely a habitual offender, must have done this many times before.”

“He’s used this trick on others?”

“Of course. Arriving in a car running out of gas and asking for fuel money, such expertise, clearly a result of many experiences.”

Dong Wenhao took a deep breath, sipping his milk tea, deep in thought.

He used to think the world was beautiful, but now, everywhere seemed full of pitfalls.

If it weren’t for the boss leading the way, in just these few months, they wouldn’t know how many times they’d have fallen into pits.

Especially when their business started dealing with societal elements, this feeling was especially pronounced, always like walking on thin ice, as if they couldn’t fully trust anyone’s word.

In other words.

If the entire process wasn’t under the watchful eye of the boss, they might have been completely exploited at some earlier point.

Learning Stars, Shengshi Advertising, Big Tech Promotion, milk tea shop location selection, residence agreements, Wanzhong Logistics.

Is this how the boss is, dancing crazily amidst unseen traps?

Dong Wenhao felt a tingling in his scalp, involuntarily hissing.

“What’s wrong, does your chest hurt again?”

“No, I just think you, boss, have it tough.” Dong Wenhao was deeply moved by his own empathy.

Jiang Qin glanced at him, wondering what Dong Wenhao was thinking to suddenly be so empathetic, even acknowledging the difficulties of a boss: “Dong, understanding my hardships is enough. Work hard in the future.”josei

“Sure, boss.”

While they were talking, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from outside Xi Tian.

Feng Nanshu walked in from the darkness outside the door, softly calling out to Jiang Qin, then hurriedly sat down on a chair beside him.

She had been extremely clingy these days, incessantly asking to hang out on QQ. Knowing Jiang Qin was at Xi Tian, she immediately changed clothes and rushed over.

No sooner had Feng Nanshu’s bottom touched the chair, her hand instinctively reached for Jiang Qin’s pocket, only to fumble without finding it.

Xi Tian, located under the teaching building, was quite warm due to the heating. It was too hot to wear thick clothes, so Jiang Qin had already taken off his down jacket, wearing only a new ‘friend outfit’ without pockets for her to slip her hand into.

“Now what?”

Jiang Qin, mimicking a little rich lady, displayed a cold, superior smile.

I have no pockets, how can I let you warm your hands?

“Big brother, hold my hand.”

Feng Nanshu stretched her hand under the table towards him, her beautiful eyes gazing at him, as if shimmering with ripples of water.

Jiang Qin looked at her serious expression, feeling a tingling on his scalp. He thought to himself, how come there aren’t even any standard attacks now, and it’s just straight to close-range moves?

But the term “Big brother”…

It was really hard to resist.

The unattainable crush of Chengnan High School, the dream of all the young boys, always aloof and reluctant to speak, yet constantly calling out to you with “big brother, big brother,” and stretching out her hand, insisting on you holding it to be happy.

Who could withstand that?

On Jiang Qin’s shoulders, two little figures appeared. The black one pointed at the white one and asked, “Can you fucking withstand it?”

The white one got angry, “Withstand your lungs, if you’re so capable, try withstanding it yourself, damn it!”

Jiang Qin admitted he couldn’t resist, so he held the little rich lady’s soft, tender hand. It felt a bit cold, so he squeezed her fingers together, warming them with both hands for a long time.

He lacked experience and didn’t know if all girls’ hands were like the little rich lady’s – fragrant, soft, and hard to let go of.

When her hands warmed up, Feng Nanshu’s fair and smooth cheeks began to turn rosy, and a sweet sweat appeared on her forehead.

“Feeling hot?”

“A bit.”

“Take off your down jacket then.”

Feng Nanshu turned slightly, obediently letting him unzip it, revealing the hoodie underneath, identical to Jiang Qin’s, except for some interactive design at the cuffs and hem.

“Oh, matching outfits!” Dong Wenhao, who was already feeling restless and thinking about leaving to not be a third wheel to the boss and his lady, suddenly relaxed upon hearing this.

No worries now, there’s already a brighter bulb here; my presence hardly matters.

Gao Wenhui pushed open the door curtain and came in with a mischievous look, “I was wondering why Feng Nanshu has been wearing this hoodie these past few days. Turns out it’s a couples set.”

Feng Nanshu coldly replied, “Wenhui, this is a ‘friend outfit.’”

“Convinced him to wear it by calling it a ‘friend outfit’, right? Nanshu, you’re really smart.” Gao Wenhui pulled up a chair and sat down.

Jiang Qin: “?”

Feng Nanshu looked at Jiang Qin with a puzzled face, “I don’t even know what she’s talking about.”

Jiang Qin took a deep breath, “Hu Xin, get Miss Gao a milk tea, extra ingredients, like an eight-treasure porridge, so it’ll keep her mouth busy.”

Jiang Qin grinned suddenly, remembering something, and immediately reached for his phone, calling the security room.

Over the phone, Ma Liang was yelling that the money was given by Jiang Qin, and they had no right to refuse it, angrily saying he was still waiting to go for a drink.

Jiang Qin immediately instructed to accept the money and release the person.

Making friends really is useful. What’s the use of having such fragrant, soft, slippery hands? He almost forgot about Little Brother Ma in the security room.

After a while, Ma Liang, who lost a hundred yuan, successfully left the school gate of Linchuan University. Driving and cursing, he soon arrived at a regular stall.

The logistics department was there, including Manager Zhang. About seven or eight people were nearly drunk, chatting idly.

Ma Liang, unaware of the tug-of-war between Manager Zhang and Jiang Qin, sat down still full of anger, vowing revenge. Only Manager Zhang remained silent, not responding to anything he said.

In the cold night, after drinking, Ma Liang felt much better. Just as he was about to return to his dorm, Manager Zhang stopped him.

“Tomorrow morning, find an advertising factory and make two banners,” Manager Zhang instructed emotionlessly.

Ma Liang burped in confusion, “What banners?”

“Group buying/Wanzhong Mall direct delivery, goods arrive punctually at 8 A.M. every day, then hang them on your truck.”

“The money?”

Manager Zhang patted his shoulder, “Didn’t you borrow a hundred yuan for gas? President Jiang said you don’t have to return it, use it to make the banners.”

“No, Brother Zhang, the security took that hundred yuan back. I didn’t earn a dime!” Ma Liang’s eyes nearly popped out in disbelief.

“Jiang Qin said it’s none of his business what the security wants. I also want to ask, how many times have you done this kind of thing? You’ve scammed quite a bit of money, right? I usually turn a blind eye, but not this time. You need to bleed a little and learn your lesson!”

“But he’s clearly setting me up, Brother Zhang, you can’t just ignore this!”

Manager Zhang chuckled, “Did you give me the money you scammed?”

Ma Liang shook his head, “No, but I’ve bought cigarettes for you. Even the cheapest brand I gave was Xiaosu!”

“Cigarettes are cigarettes, money is money. I can’t settle this matter for you, don’t expect anything from me. But luckily, that Mr. Jiang knew when to stop and didn’t tell Manager Yue. Otherwise, I would have been in trouble too!”

“What trouble could there be? I’d just say it was for borrowing money for gas like before. What else could he do?”

Manager Zhang patted his shoulder, “Believe it or not? If you kept up your stubborn act, you would have had to spend the night at the school gate tonight. Even my intervention wouldn’t have helped. He would have made Manager Yue personally come to fetch you and ask if a hundred yuan was enough for gas.”

Ma Liang swallowed hard, “Some college kid with not a single hair fully grown, I really don’t believe it.”

“Don’t be fucking stubborn, don’t I know your true weight?”

“…”

“Fine, Brother Zhang, where can I get banners printed?”

“Find it yourself!”

The next evening, the weather was gloomy. Ma Liang, driving the same truck as the day before, arrived punctually at Linchuan University.

The truck was the same, but now it bore two brand new banners: “Group Buying/Wanzhong Mall direct delivery, goods arrive punctually at 8 A.M. every day,” in bright red and white, quite eye-catching.

His drive through attracted the attention of many university students.

Wanzhong Mall was Linchuan’s largest comprehensive mall, so it was well-known. Many students would visit it on weekends, even if just to eat in the food court without buying anything.

In this era where online shopping wasn’t yet widespread, Wanzhong Mall was the go-to place for buying phones or computers.

Seeing that even Wanzhong Mall was collaborating with the group buying site and making such a grand delivery, the students of Linchuan University undoubtedly found the group buying website even more trustworthy.

Upon reaching the delivery spot, Ma Liang didn’t dare to smoke again and personally opened the truck’s cargo area, handing over the goods to Kong Hui.

“There’s more than yesterday, do you need help delivering?”

“No, no, I can manage it myself.”

Kong Hui was somewhat surprised by Ma Liang’s cooperative attitude.

Seeing this, Jiang Qin, squatting at the entrance of Xi Tian, couldn’t help but purse his lips, “Actually, I still prefer Brother Ma’s untamed demeanor.”

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