After Deng Xiaoqi returned, she mentioned to Deng Half-City what Chen Cheng had told her.

Deng Half-City didn't ask Deng Xiaoqi any other questions; he just thought about it for a moment and agreed.

In fact, Chen Cheng wanted to open a bar purely because he felt it was troublesome to keep a wine cellar every time he bought a house.

It just so happened that Ye Jinyan inviting him to a salon last time gave him the inspiration.

He liked wine and wasn't looking to make money, so opening a bar would be fine, treating it as a private wine cellar.

Chen Cheng left this matter for Tian Xiaohui to handle.

She was a clever person and handled trivial matters very appropriately.

It was mainly because she had someone teaching her behind the scenes.

Leaving it to her, plus the tactful Deng Half-City, Chen Cheng didn't need to worry about it at all.

One day.

Chen Cheng saw Qiu Yingying busy inside the flagship store of Xiao Mei Snacks.

Wearing a blue-gray staff uniform, stocking shelves, handling the register, and dealing with unexpected problems, she seemed quite adept at it.

Looking at her, one could tell that Qiu Yingying had grown during this period.

Chen Cheng beckoned to Eleven, "Go and call her for me."

Eleven acknowledged, pushed open the car door, and got out.

Chen Cheng fell into deep thought as he looked at Qiu Yingying's Xiao Mei Snacks staff uniform.

The style of employee uniforms, the IP-ization of corporate virtual images—these invisible corners were all life-and-death battlefields in modern business competition.

You use red, I use yellow, he uses blue.

There are only so many colors; if you don't grab eye-catching color combinations, your marketing will never deeply resonate with people.

On this issue, Company Name in its early years had been absolutely far-sighted.

Whether it was brand design or marketing strategy, Company Name could be called a textbook case.

Now, Fan Shengmei and Fang Sijin's Xiao Mei Snacks could completely follow the path of Company Name, which was now Ruilan.

Chen Cheng thought for a moment, then took out his phone and sent his thoughts in text form to Fan Shengmei.

As for how much could be implemented and what kind of effect it would achieve, that was no longer something he could control.

After considering Fan Shengmei's Xiao Mei Snacks, Chen Cheng began to ponder the virtual IP settings for Zen AI.

After hearing Eleven's words, Qiu Yingying subconsciously looked outside the store and immediately spotted the black Maybach on the side of the road.

Qiu Yingying swallowed nervously, turned back to look at Eleven in front of her, and forced a smile, "Wait a moment for me, I need to tell the staff."

"Okay~"

Eleven smiled, nodded, and turned to wait outside the store.

Qiu Yingying gave a few more instructions to the staff.

Because she didn't know if she would return to the store today.

After instructing the staff, Qiu Yingying took several deep breaths to relieve her nervousness.

Once her heart stopped beating so fast, she stepped out of the store.

Seeing her approaching, Chen Cheng reached out and lowered the car window. When the two reached the car, he said, "Eleven, go buy me a cup of coffee."

Knowing this wasn't something she should overhear, Eleven nodded, opened the car door for Qiu Yingying to get in, and then turned and left.

Qiu Yingying sat in the car, feeling restless. She placed her hands demurely on her thighs, her knuckles slightly gripping the fabric of her uniform skirt.

Chen Cheng asked casually, "Haven't seen you for a while, how have you been lately?"

"Um... not bad. Sister Fan and Sister Fang have both been taking good care of me," Qiu Yingying's voice was a bit timid.

"If there's anything I don't understand, I also ask Andy, Qu Xiaoxiao, and them."

Chen Cheng curled his lips into a smile, "It looks like you've adapted quite quickly."

"You didn't even react when I halved your allowance."

Qiu Yingying pinched her own thigh to build up her courage. After a long silence, she slowly said, "I don't want to continue like this anymore."

Huh?

The expression on Chen Cheng's face suddenly became quite interesting; this was the first time he had heard this in person.

The air in the car became a bit quieter; one could only hear the rustling of leaves blown by the wind outside the window.

But then again, for Qiu Yingying, who had been doing medical aesthetics and going to nightclubs and having fun with Qu Xiaoxiao just a while ago, this change today was quite significant.

It seemed she really had her sights set on her little fellow townsman, wanting to find an 'honest man' to escape the bottomless 'harem' of Chen Cheng.

It was just that Qiu Yingying probably didn't know yet that her little fellow townsman, Ying Qin, was a man with a chastity obsession.

Chen Cheng was not at all angry about Qiu Yingying having other thoughts, or in other words, emotional infidelity.

Sleeping with Qiu Yingying was purely to satisfy his stamp-collecting habit—a transaction where both sides got what they needed.

He had too many women and really couldn't pay attention to Qiu Yingying, a girl who was very ordinary in every way.

After a while, Chen Cheng calmly uttered one word, "Okay~"

He handed her the check he had already signed, "This is for you."

"Your Sister Fan is preparing for Series A financing. You should consider whether to use part of the money to co-invest in the Series A round of Xiao Mei Snacks, or use this money to buy a house. It's all up to you."

Qiu Yingying took a look at the check being handed over, her eyes almost popping out, and she quickly waved her hands.

"This... this... is too much. Gulp... I can't... take it."

She had originally thought Chen Cheng would be angry, would fly into a rage, would...

She had imagined various possibilities, but she had never thought Chen Cheng would be so calm.

And... he even threw over a ten-million check.

Qiu Yingying couldn't help but wonder, is this reasonable?

Chen Cheng smiled and shoved it into her hand without question, "Take it; consider it your breakup fee."

"It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality."

"This money is enough for you to adapt."

"It's also to prevent you from regretting today's decision if you end up living too poorly in the future."

"I won't live poorly," Qiu Yingying immediately acted like a stressed-out chick, proudly puffing out her chest.

"Hmm~" Chen Cheng nodded with a smile, "It's good to have confidence."

He waved his hand, "Go ahead, I have other things to attend to."

Qiu Yingying was immediately caught in a battle between heaven and man—take it?

Or...

Not take it?

After hesitating for a long while, Qiu Yingying chose to follow her heart and snatched the check from the center console.

Only a fool wouldn't take free money.

Hmph~

Chen Cheng looked at her hand tightly clutching the check, his lips curling slightly.

I really am a good judge of character.

"Are you like this with Sister Fan too?" Chen Cheng was about to send her off, when Qiu Yingying suddenly asked.

Huh?

Her question left Chen Cheng a bit stunned, and he asked tentatively:

"You know?"

Qiu Yingying pursed her lips and looked at Chen Cheng angrily, "I'm not really stupid."

"Sister Fan suddenly became rich, driving a BMW and starting a company."

"At first I couldn't guess it, but I went through these things myself, how could I not guess it now?"

Hmm... Chen Cheng smiled and raised an eyebrow. Qiu Yingying usually looked silly, but after hanging out with the four sharp-witted people on the 22nd floor for so long, she had become a bit more enlightened.

"Fan Shengmei is still quite different from you."

"..."