However, I definitely need to repay this kindness, but it won’t be on the bed. If I used my looks to make money, how would that be any different?
Repayment? Of course I should repay you. It’s just that I have to think of another way, not by offering up my body.
“Since you want to repay me, I have an idea!”
“An idea? What kind of idea are you talking about? I’m all ears, but in my opinion, my method is still the fastest. After all, I’ve helped you so much already. If I want to collect some interest, that’s only natural, right?”
It seemed Bai Ningbing was determined to have things her way, but how could Lin Guanqi just let things go as they were? Of course, he had to refuse. Otherwise, was he really supposed to just wait around to end up in bed?
“Aiya, let’s talk about helping me out later. I haven’t even finished hiring all my staff yet. When the company actually starts operating, I promise I’ll find another way to thank you. But the way you mentioned? That’s absolutely out of the question.”
Now that the world is on the rise, he really didn’t want to be so exhausted in bed that he couldn’t get up for three days. Would his company even survive like that?
“My company just barely started running, and you want that kind of reward. Are you trying to make me fail so you can threaten me in all sorts of ways, isn’t that right?”
Sometimes, Bai Ningbing really wondered what on earth was going on in Lin Guanqi’s head.
She even suspected he’d read too many CEO-falls-in-love-with-me stories.
How could he come up with such ridiculous ideas?
“What are you thinking? I’m just saying that you can repay me after everything settles down. Even that won’t do?”
Bai Ningbing put on a pitiful face. Actually, it wasn’t unreasonable—after all the help Bai Ningbing had given him, wanting a little compensation was normal. In fact, he was the one being petty!
“Fine then. Once my company is up and running, I’ll agree to your condition. But you can’t go overboard, got it?”
Seeing her plan succeed, Bai Ningbing agreed at once.
“Alright, no problem!”
He couldn’t shake the feeling he’d just fallen into a trap, but there was no evidence. It felt like Bai Ningbing’s scheme had always been heading this way from the very beginning.
He was like a lamb being led to the slaughter, stepping into the trap, one step at a time.
No, no, no, it absolutely couldn’t be like that. It had to be because he was just too clever, so he could anticipate every possible outcome—yes, that was definitely it.
Only Bai Ningbing knew that she had planned all this. After all, if she hadn’t said it this way, he would never have agreed. But if she started from this angle, he would definitely accept it. This was a law—better than waiting for him to get mentally prepared, she might as well give him some expectations ahead of time, and then get him to agree. That would be much more effective.
When everything and everyone was in place, Lin Guanqi officially began his journey as an entrepreneur.
But the costs weren’t small—just thinking about it made his heart ache.
If you can’t bear to part with the child, you can’t catch the wolf. You have to spend to make money.
Only after getting all the odds and ends, the snacks and drinks ready did she manage to transform this ordinary office building into a 5A-grade office space.
Who wouldn’t be amazed by this office environment? Just this place—any boss would want to stay here for a couple of days.
“Jiaojiao, sometimes I really don’t get you. You decorated this office so nicely, but looking at it now, our initial capital is running pretty thin, right?”
Bai Ningbing couldn’t make sense of this move. If you’re short on money, shouldn’t you be using it where it counts most? What was this all about?
“Aiya, you just don’t get it. If you don’t even have a presentable front, where will the employees get their motivation? Imagine you had two work environments to choose from—one is a 5A-grade office, the other is a factory floor. Which one would you pick?”
If he had to choose, of course it would be the 5A-grade one.
“If you forced me to pick, I’d definitely choose the nicer environment. It would make working so much more enjoyable.”
Lin Guanqi suddenly slapped his thigh.
“See? You get it! If it were you, you’d pick the better place. My employees are thinking the same way.”
“If their work environment is good, they’ll work even harder for me. Plus, the salary I’m offering is already above the industry average.”
There was really nothing wrong with this logic.
“I don’t know if my brain’s gone bad, but I actually think what you said makes a lot of sense?”
“Aiya, what do you mean ‘you think it makes sense’? It obviously does! If even you think so, others will too!”
Bai Ningbing realized that going back and forth like this wasn’t getting anywhere, and besides, she didn’t have the upper hand in an argument with her.
“Alright, alright. Anyway, I only have one requirement—if you lose money, I’ll cover it for you, but if you start getting all flirty with someone at the company, I’ll kill you.”
That damned suffocating possessiveness.
Before, he would have just thought Bai Ningbing was nuts.
But now, he only felt that Bai Ningbing was showing special affection for him.
“Alright, alright, I definitely won’t get flirty with anyone else. After all, the two of us are true love, right?”
“As long as you know. If I ever find out you’re being flirty, your end will be really, really, really bad!”
He was almost tired of hearing this, but he still behaved himself. He knew very well there were things one simply shouldn’t do in a relationship, and he’d always been extremely well-behaved.
Though, to be honest, maybe only she believed that.
“You’d better. So, have you thought about which platform you’re signing your company with? There are a lot of livestream platforms nowadays, but only a handful can actually be called famous.”
“Platform? I plan to work with Note Platform. What do you think?”
Note… that platform was actually pretty good. But among the top-tier platforms, their livestream business hadn’t fully developed yet, and their business model was opposite to Jiaojiao’s start-up. Honestly, she didn’t really recommend it.
But everyone has their own ideas. She shouldn’t interfere too much—just be ready to pull him back from the brink if things go wrong.
“No worries. As long as you have your own plan, just go all out—I’ll cover your back.”