Jason Liu didn't really know this girl named Qiqi, but he was already thinking about turning her into a helpful companion for his trip. He figured that if she came along, he'd have a much better time exploring the exciting and glamorous city known as the Magic Capital.
The biggest city he had been to in recent years was the capital, but he had never visited the world-famous Magic Capital before.
Just a quick search online showed tons of tourist attractions: the Bund, the Oriental Pearl Tower, Pedestrian Street, Disneyland, City God Temple ...
There were just too many places to visit. Even a few days might not be enough to see them all.
Of course, it would be way better to explore such a big city with a local guide instead of wandering around by himself.
And what's even better? The person showing him around was a pretty girl—someone who totally matched his taste!
Yes, looks really matter!
Jason Liu could admit it—he was that kind of guy. He was shallow and liked good-looking girls. He didn't even try to hide it.
"Pfft!"
He arranged to meet up with Qiqi, and decided that once he arrived in the Capital, he'd send her a message. With that, he turned off his phone and went to sleep.
Just imagining going to the Capital with Qiqi over the National Day holiday made Jason feel secretly thrilled.
Especially over the past two days at work, every time he saw Lin—the girl he had been planning to chase as his girlfriend—he felt a strange sense of guilt.
Was it too scummy to go on a trip with another beautiful girl during the holiday, and not even mention it to Lin?
He'd been single forever. A guy like him, suddenly getting attention from someone like Lin, was like winning the lottery. If he didn't treasure this rare chance and instead ran off to date another girl, wasn't that just being a dick?
Had he really become a player?
He used to be the kind of man who had never even held a girlfriend's hand!
People say money changes men, and that with money, men get bolder. Now Jason was starting to believe it.
Ever since he got rich, he had more courage. He was now paying for premium streaming services, tipping livestream hosts with real cash—and even daring to date other beautiful girls before he'd officially won over Lin.
Wasn't this the kind of thing only a lucky dog would do?
"Ugh, this is such a mess... but why do I feel so excited about it?"
Sitting in the general manager's office, Jason leaned on one hand, resting his chin and gazing at the clear blue sky outside the large glass window.
To go or not to go—that is the question!
He just wanted to meet a livestream host he had followed and liked for two years. Was that so wrong?
After meeting her, this local girl from the Capital offered to show him, a tourist, around the city. That seemed perfectly reasonable, right?
And after she'd spent the whole day guiding him around scenic spots, the polite thing to do would be to treat her to a nice dinner. That's just being a good friend, right?
Then, after dinner, it wouldn't make sense to go back to the hotel alone. Since he'd finally made it to the Capital, why not watch a movie, grab a drink, and enjoy the city's famous nightlife with Qiqi?
What?
You're saying he doesn't even like movies or clubbing?
Did he ever say that?
No way! Total nonsense!
That's fake news!
You must be remembering wrong!
He was a young guy in the 21st century—how could he not enjoy doing what other people his age like?
Back when he was single and lonely, he avoided places where couples gathered on holidays. But now he had a beautiful girl to keep him company.
Of course he should enjoy the amazing nightlife of a big international city!
"Hehehe..." Just thinking about the fun night ahead made Jason Liu grin like an idiot.
"Mr. Liu—"
Jiang Chuchu had just opened the door and walked in, only to freeze in shock when she saw Jason Liu with his head tilted, staring at the sky and grinning like a total pervert.
"Ah!"
Jason was startled awake from his fantasy. He quickly wiped the side of his mouth, which was slightly wet from drooling, and forced himself back into his serious "boss mode."
"Manager Jiang, why didn't you knock before entering? Don't you know the rules?"
Jason tried to act all serious and powerful, hoping to scare this cheeky intern and stop her from telling Lin what a weirdo he had just looked like.
Jiang Chuchu didn't respond right away. She just stared at him with her big round eyes, which made Jason nervous. He was about to scold her for being rude again when she finally said:
"Um… Mr. Liu, you were laughing just now in such a creepy way—"
"Hmm?" Jason immediately narrowed his eyes and snorted to cut her off.
"Cough, cough... I mean, you were smiling so brightly. It looked like spring was in the air. Is something good happening?"
Jiang Chuchu quickly changed the word "creepy" to something more flattering.
"You barged into my office just to ask that?" Jason tried his best to act like a strict boss. He told himself not to be too friendly with this girl or she'd walk all over him.
Jiang Chuchu finally remembered her real purpose and hurriedly placed the document she was holding onto his desk.
"Mr. Liu, this is the sales report for Ironwood Timber Co this month. Please review and sign it."
Thankful that she didn't mention his embarrassing moment, Jason relaxed a bit and picked up the report to look it over.
Ironwood Timber Co had purchased less than 10,000 cubic meters of logs last month, restarted production, and sold the processed lumber.
After subtracting labor and electricity costs, the company only made a few hundred thousand yuan—a small amount, barely worth mentioning.
Jason Liu didn't care about such small profits anymore!
Once the lumber mill over in Westeros got going, and the logs started arriving from there, making just a few hundred thousand would be a total failure. He expected to earn millions each month from that venture.
He glanced over the report briefly and then signed it.
To keep Jiang Chuchu motivated, he even smiled and said, "Manager Jiang, your sales department did a great job. Keep it up!"
"Then... how about a bonus in this month's salary?" Jiang Chuchu looked at him hopefully. "I heard the purchasing department got double pay this month. Since our team did well too, don't we deserve a reward?"
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