138: Adult Brands

Just as he left Zhou Mengqi and the others and reached the entrance of the Villa, he saw Qin Lu's car parked by the roadside.

The car door opened, and Qin Lu got out of the driver's seat first, followed by Qin Ya, who reluctantly squeezed out.

Qin Lu followed her gaze, turned around, saw Yu Heng, and his expression became a little unnatural: "Just got back?"

"Mm." Yu Heng walked closer and glanced at Qin Ya, who visibly flinched.

"I still have something to do shortly," Qin Lu said, taking Qin Ya's small backpack out of the car. "I need to go to the school."

He nodded: "Alright, you go handle your business."

Qin Lu opened the car door. Yu Heng watched the car drive away before turning to walk toward the Villa. Qin Ya followed behind him, walking with a slightly awkward gait.

"Does your butt still hurt?" Yu Heng asked without turning his head.

Qin Ya's face flushed: "Mind your own business."

Yu Heng chuckled and didn't respond further.

Pushing open the Villa door, Bai Xinran was sitting on the living room carpet and looked up when she heard the movement.

"You're back." She first looked at Yu Heng, then her gaze fell on Qin Ya behind him. "Xiao Ya is here too."

Qin Ya pouted, said nothing, and tossed her backpack onto the sofa.

Yu Heng changed his shoes, walked over to the sofa, sat down, and glanced at Qin Ya: "Are you mute? Didn't you hear her greeting you?"

Qin Ya turned her face away.

"I'm talking to you." Yu Heng's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a sense of pressure.

Only then did Qin Ya reluctantly turn back: "I heard you."

"You heard but didn't reply?" Yu Heng looked at her. "You got hit for nothing yesterday, didn't you?"

Qin Ya's face flushed bright red, and she glared at him: "Both of you are bad!"

Bai Xinran smiled helplessly: "What did I do? I didn't hit you."

"You aided and abetted tyranny!" Qin Ya pointed at her. "You just stood there watching!"

Yu Heng almost laughed out loud. Qin Ya rolled her eyes at both of them, huffed, and turned to walk upstairs.

The reason she was acting this way was actually because she wanted Yu Heng to discipline her like he did yesterday.

But he seemed to be in a good mood now and had no intention of pursuing the matter further.

It seemed... she needed to make him even angrier!

Watching Qin Ya disappear around the staircase corner, Yu Heng shook his head, smiled, and leaned back into the sofa.

"Is she alright?" Bai Xinran asked softly.

"What could be wrong?" Yu Heng laughed. "She's tough."

Bai Xinran said, "Oh," and didn't ask anything else.

"She received quite a few gifts last month," Yu Heng suddenly said. "She probably wants to slack off this month."

Bai Xinran thought for a moment: "Then aren't you going to check on her?"

"Check what?" Yu Heng dismissed the idea. "Let her stream by herself."

Anyway, it was just giving her something to do; she didn't need to worry about earning money to live anymore.

As for whether Yu Heng made money, at this point, he wasn't relying on her income.

The online sector was already expanding. They were recruiting operations staff on BOSS Zhipin, and renting another Villa as an office space would be more cost-effective than renting an office building.

Yu Heng leaned on the sofa and opened his laptop.

As he prepared to screen resumes, Bai Xinran stood up and softly said, "I'm going to stream now."

"Mm." Yu Heng didn't look up.

His phone vibrated on the coffee table.

Yu Heng picked it up to see a WeChat message.

"Brother Yu, the design drawing you gave last time, the modeling is complete."

Several images followed below.

Yu Heng tapped to open the large image: a 3D model rendering, grey-white material, mechanical structural patterns, and even scales on top.

He zoomed in on the image and carefully examined the details.

The surface transitions were very smooth, and the texture rendering was high quality.

Yu Heng typed a reply: "The effect is good."

The other party quickly replied: "Of course, we are professionals."

Yu Heng: "What's the quote for mold opening?"

"This kind of custom mold is quite troublesome, maybe ten thousand yuan. I'll send you the detailed quote later."

Yu Heng stared at the image on the screen. This was his first step.

The profit margin in this industry is substantial, and the market is still growing.

This counts as a livelihood industry; it's as important as eating and sleeping, and there will always be demand.

The brand name will be... Brand Name: Pleasing Oneself.

Both men and women should please themselves.

The first product series will be called Mechanical Era.

The price can be set between four hundred and six hundred. Should he make a few dozen first to test the waters?

Regarding sales channels, a Taobao Store must be opened, but that's just a transaction platform; promotion still relies on self-media.

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Qin Ya finished her stream and came downstairs. She walked over to the sofa, plopped down, and immediately rested her legs on the coffee table.

"When will my skin be ready?" Qin Ya asked.

Yu Heng pondered for a moment: "Soon, it will be ready by the end of the month."

"So slow." Qin Ya pouted and sank deeper into the sofa. "Massage my waist for me. I'm so tired from sitting."

Yu Heng laughed: "A kid doesn't have a waist."

"Are you going to massage it or not?" Qin Ya turned her head and glared at him.

Yu Heng frowned, closed his laptop, and set it aside: "You want another beating, don't you?"

Qin Ya puffed out her chest, looking defiant: "If you have the guts, hit me again!"

Inwardly, her heart was pounding. Her butt still felt a faint ache right now.

Yu Heng looked at her expression, took a breath, and prepared to reach out and grab her.

But halfway through extending his hand, he stopped.

This little girl, her behavior was clearly deliberate.

If he really hit her, it would just be fulfilling her wish and acting as a reward.

For someone like this, he had to ignore her.

The more he ignored her, the more anxious she would get.

Yu Heng pulled back his hand, picked up his laptop, opened it again, and continued looking at resumes.

Qin Ya waited for a long time, blinking.

Why didn't he come over?

Wasn't he quite fierce yesterday?

How come today he just... "Hey!" Qin Ya called out.

Yu Heng ignored her.

"Yu Heng!" Qin Ya raised her voice.

Yu Heng didn't even lift an eyelid: "Call me Ge."

Qin Ya gritted her teeth: "Ge!"

"Mm," Yu Heng responded.

Qin Ya stood up from the sofa, walked in front of him, and blocked the screen: "I'm talking to you!"

Only then did Yu Heng look up at her: "What is it?"

"Massage my waist for me!" Qin Ya said.

"I won't," Yu Heng said.

"You!" Qin Ya choked with anger. "Then how come you knew how to hit me yesterday!"

"Hitting someone and massaging are two different things." Yu Heng's tone was calm. "Hitting you is educating you; massaging you is serving you. Why should I serve you?"

Qin Ya opened her mouth, momentarily unsure how to reply.

The energy Qin Ya had built up suddenly drained away. She sullenly sat back down on the sofa, hugging her knees, and fell silent.

After a long while, Qin Ya mumbled softly: "But my waist really hurts..."

This time, Yu Heng didn't even hum in acknowledgment.

Qin Ya secretly glanced at him, realizing he genuinely had no reaction, and the sense of grievance and urgency in her heart intensified.

She bit her lip, suddenly stood up, walked over to Yu Heng, and sat down right next to him.

Arm touching arm, Yu Heng still didn't move.

Qin Ya rested her head on his shoulder.

Yu Heng's body stiffened almost imperceptibly, but he quickly relaxed and continued looking at the screen.

The scent enveloping her strangely made her less afraid.

"Ge..." Qin Ya's voice softened, carrying a hint of dependence she didn't even realize she had. "Can't I just admit I was wrong?"

Yu Heng finally showed some reaction.

He turned his head and looked down at her head resting on his shoulder: "What did you do wrong?"

Qin Ya thought for a moment: "I shouldn't have been impolite..."

"And what else?" Yu Heng asked.

"And..." Qin Ya stalled. What else was there?

Wasn't she just trying to make him angry?

"You don't know?" No emotion could be discerned in Yu Heng's voice.

Qin Ya bit her lip and kept silent. Yu Heng put the laptop aside, turned around, and faced her.

"I shouldn't have talked back!" Qin Ya said urgently.

"See? You knew it," Yu Heng looked back at her.

"Then you're not angry anymore?" Qin Ya pursed her lips.

Yu Heng laughed: "Behave better in the future. If you really make me angry, I won't even bother hitting you!"