“Working here is pretty tough. Are you sure you can handle it?”
Xu Jiayi sat across from Su Nuo in a white dress.
She carried the unique elegance and noble bearing of a wealthy young lady.
This was the first time Su Nuo had seen the heroine she had written with her own eyes.
No one knew how excited she was at this moment.
She practically wanted to scream on the spot.
Xu Jiayi was everything she had always dreamed of becoming.
Gentle and graceful, intelligent and quick witted, lively and sunny.
Unaffected by material pursuits, born with the confidence of being loved and the certainty that she deserved that love.
Su Nuo admired her, envied her, and genuinely liked her from the bottom of her heart.
So when faced with Xu Jiayi’s question,
Su Nuo immediately responded excitedly, “Yes! No matter how hard it is, I can do it!”
Whenever she became nervous, she tended to hold her breath. Her cheeks instantly flushed bright red.
Seeing how excited she was, Xu Jiayi thought she might have said something wrong and hurt her pride. She knew very well that Su Nuo, like herself, had been pampered all her life.
The difference was that Xu Jiayi’s pampered upbringing came from the unconditional love and indulgence of her parents, brothers, and boyfriend.
Su Nuo’s pampered life, on the other hand, had come from the possessive support of powerful men who coveted her beauty.
Now that Jiang Jingye had gone bankrupt, she had no choice but to find a job to support herself.
“Alright. Here’s the employment contract. If everything looks fine to you, you can start learning from our store manager right away and try working this afternoon.”
Xu Jiayi pushed the contract toward Su Nuo.
Without even reading it carefully, Su Nuo picked up a pen and signed her name.
“You’re not even going to look at the contract first?” Xu Jiayi asked.
Su Nuo trusted Xu Jiayi’s character far too much.
After all, this was the heroine she loved most among all the characters she had written.
She knew Xu Jiayi would never take advantage of her.
“It’s fine. I’ll read it later.”
Afraid that her enthusiasm might scare Xu Jiayi, Su Nuo casually came up with an excuse.
In Xu Jiayi’s impression, Su Nuo had not received much education and lacked social experience.
During their previous encounters, Su Nuo had shown considerable hostility toward her.
She constantly bragged about how well Jiang Jingye treated her and how many luxury goods he bought for her, warning Xu Jiayi not to set her sights on him.
Because of that, Xu Jiayi could not help wondering whether a girl who had experienced such a lavish lifestyle could truly settle down and live an ordinary life.
If she met the wrong people and was led astray, the greed and desires hidden in her heart could easily push her onto the wrong path.
Thinking of this, Xu Jiayi felt even more concerned for her.
But as the founder of One Milk One Tea and the daughter of the Xu Corporation, as a second generation heir who benefited from the opportunities of her era, she believed she should shoulder the corresponding social responsibilities.
Taking the signed contract, Xu Jiayi stood up and extended her hand toward Su Nuo.
“Welcome to One Milk One Tea. From now on, we’re coworkers.”
Xu Jiayi’s sincerity instantly brought tears to Su Nuo’s eyes.
She had become coworkers with the heroine she created!
An overwhelming wave of excitement and joy surged through her.
Holding Xu Jiayi’s hand, she unconsciously tightened her grip.
Seeing Su Nuo looking as though she were heading into battle with no intention of returning, Xu Jiayi became even more worried.
Could she really guide Su Nuo toward a positive and uplifting life?
Jiang Jingye was once again sitting in the security booth with Liu Zhisheng.
After playing TIMI all morning, Jiang Jingye was exhausted.
After lunch, he leaned back in his chair and took a nap.
When he woke up, Liu Zhisheng had brought him a cup of milk tea.
Jiang Jingye originally planned to take it home for Su Nuo after work.
But Liu Zhisheng reminded him, “This kind of milk tea has to be finished within two hours. Otherwise the taste is completely ruined. Hurry up and drink it.”
Jiang Jingye frowned and took a sip.
Unsweetened, with fewer toppings, mixed with the fresh flavor of green tea.
The taste was unexpectedly good.
“You only make so much a month. You drink milk tea every day. Don’t you think it’s expensive?”
Jiang Jingye voiced the question that had been on his mind.
Liu Zhisheng exaggerated his expression.
“Of course it’s expensive! A cup costs twenty or thirty yuan. That’s enough to buy an entire carton of milk. How could it not be expensive?”
“Then why do you keep buying it?”
“Can’t help it. The girl selling the milk tea is really pretty.”
“So you buy milk tea just to chat her up?”
“Chat her up? How vulgar. I’m simply appreciating her beauty. I never said I wanted to pursue her. I know exactly what kind of loser I am. I’m lazy and ugly. I couldn’t give her happiness. Standing at a distance and taking a look is enough to satisfy me.”
“That’s surprisingly pure.”
“No joke. I’m still a virgin!” Liu Zhisheng said proudly. “Unlike you. You look like someone who’s been through countless battles.”
Jiang Jingye frowned instinctively, wanting to deny it.
Then he felt that doing so would be childish, so he ignored Liu Zhisheng.
While drinking his milk tea, Jiang Jingye invited Liu Zhisheng to start another game.
Since he did not want to repay the milk tea with money, he could only help him rank up as compensation.
“With skills as good as yours, have you ever thought about becoming a game companion as a side job?”
“A game companion? You can make money from that?” The image of that refrigerator model flashed through Jiang Jingye’s mind.
“Absolutely. Plenty of wealthy ladies love paying all around players like you to carry them up the ranks.”
“Where do I sign up?”
Liu Zhisheng had once dreamed of becoming a professional esports player.
Unfortunately, his skills were not good enough, so he could only linger around the edge of the scene.
By chance, he had joined a game companion order taking group, where the group owner frequently posted requests.
“My Mandarin isn’t standard, my voice doesn’t sound good, and my skills are terrible. I couldn’t even pass the basic assessment from the group owner, let alone take orders.”
While Liu Zhisheng was still talking, Jiang Jingye had already passed the assessment.
And immediately secured an order worth two hundred yuan.
The speed of it left Liu Zhisheng stunned.
For the entire afternoon, Jiang Jingye played continuously for several hours and successfully carried the client to Star Glory rank.
The two hundred yuan was securely in his pocket.
“Thanks for the milk tea today. I’ll treat you to McDonald’s another day.”
With that, Jiang Jingye headed home in high spirits.
One order earned two hundred yuan.
Ten orders would make two thousand.
If he could take three orders a day, then in three and a half days he would reach his small goal of 1,888 yuan.
Life suddenly seemed full of hope again.
When he reached a traffic light intersection, Jiang Jingye immediately spotted a familiar figure inside the milk tea shop across the street.
It was Su Nuo.
She was wearing the One Milk One Tea uniform.
Busy behind the counter, her cheeks flushed pink, looking adorable.
He started walking toward her, but then noticed the elegant man standing not far away.
His brows furrowed. Taking out his phone, he quickly searched for information.
Sure enough, One Milk One Tea was a brand invested in by Fu Sili.
An inexplicable irritation rose within him.
He immediately changed direction and took a detour home.
Su Nuo had actually seen Jiang Jingye.
She had also seen him choose to take a longer route rather than pass by this place.
After all, Fu Sili was standing at the entrance waiting for Xu Jiayi to get off work.
She understood Jiang Jingye’s bitterness and embarrassment better than anyone.
No man wanted to expose his fallen circumstances in front of both the woman he loved and his romantic rival.
Yet Su Nuo desperately wanted to tell Jiang Jingye that his ordinary security guard uniform somehow carried an overwhelming presence when worn by him.
He looked so handsome that it made people’s hearts tremble.
Not inferior to Fu Sili in the slightest.
But his mind was burdened with worries.
His eyes remained lowered and his steps hurried.
He never noticed that passersby walking by him kept turning back for another look, unable to help admiring him.
Ah, love.
It really makes people melancholy.