34: I came, I saw, I conquered.

7:17 AM

Jiang Chuan stretched comfortably, got up to wash, didn't work out at the gym, and didn't have breakfast at the hotel.

Falling City rarely saw rain; today was cloudy and not too hot. He took a suit and put on a tracksuit to jog to the company.

He wasn't in a hurry, and his pace wasn't fast, making him look out of place among the crowds on the street hurrying along while eating breakfast.

Perhaps this was the freedom everyone pursued.

Jiang Chuan arrived at the company, and as expected, Lin Qingning was already there.

But she wasn't sitting in the lounge area; instead, she was sitting on a chair at the front desk with a breakfast set laid out before her.

Steaming milk and some oddly shaped sandwiches—it was clear they hadn't been bought from outside.

Hearing the door open, Lin Qingning looked up slightly, a strand of hair falling across her face.

The morning light spilled over her face, which was as perfect as if Nuwa herself had been showing off her skills, looking like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal realm.

Her cool gaze fixed on the doorway, and she saw it was Jiang Chuan.

A touch of softness colored her cool eyes. She tucked her hair behind her ear, stood up, and waved to him.

Jiang Chuan wasn't surprised at all. He walked straight to the front desk and sat down beside her.

Taking big bites of the breakfast, he said indistinctly, "Sister Ning, your cooking is really good. It's delicious!"

If Lin Qingning hadn't eaten it herself that morning, she might have believed him. She didn't argue over such trifles and asked with concern:

"How is your illness? Do you still have a high fever?"

Jiang Chuan nodded and said:

"Much better, the fever's gone. I heard that if you pass a cold on to the next person, you'll get better. Sister Ning, do you want to help me share the burden?"

How could Lin Qingning not understand what he meant? Recalling the ambiguity of that night, she gave him a look.

Jiang Chuan had just said it casually; he never expected her to agree. He only said it to change the subject.

He didn't want her to keep worrying about his illness, so he finished his breakfast quickly.

He downed the lukewarm milk in one gulp and patted his stomach comfortably, looking satisfied.

Suddenly, he was pulled up by a great force. His world spun, and all he could hear was the "Clack! Clack!" of high heels.

Lin Qingning pulled him into a meeting room without surveillance cameras, pinned him against the wall with one hand, and looked him straight in the eye, slowly lowering her head, lower and lower.

But her other hand, hanging by her side, was clenched tight. Clearly, her emotions weren't as composed and relaxed as they appeared on the surface.

Jiang Chuan was dazed. He hadn't even realized what was happening when he was pinned against the wall. Seeing her pretty face getting closer and closer, he finally understood what she was doing.

"What a little glutton. Last time she stole the soup, and this time she's going for the breakfast."

Who was Jiang Chuan? How could he let someone snatch food from his mouth? He stared back at her, refusing to back down.

For a moment, it was a battle of lips and tongues, a fierce struggle of give and take!

Jiang Chuan finally used his ultimate technique, scaling the peaks and penetrating deep into enemy lines, barely winning this difficult battle.

Shen Qingning trembled all over, but her hanging arm didn't stop him. She didn't dare look him in the eye and kept them tightly closed. Her furrowed brows showed her predicament.

Jiang Chuan pressed his advantage, pinning her against the wall. Offense and defense swapped, and the battle grew even more intense.

Shen Qingning eventually couldn't withstand the storm-like assault. She pushed him away, clutched her lower abdomen, and fled in panic, hiding in the restroom for a long time... "Strawberry flavored! I'll have to ask Sister Ning what brand it is later."

Licking the leftover lip balm on his lips, Jiang Chuan put on his gold-rimmed glasses and marched out of the meeting room triumphantly, like he had won a great war.

Before long, Tang Ke and Lin Shuyi pushed open the door and entered the company.

Seeing the Dog Boss sitting on the sofa wearing gold-rimmed glasses, Tang Ke, who already knew his true colors as a scumbag, muttered indignantly:

"Humph! Wearing glasses? A beast in human clothing!"

Lin Shuyi patted her best friend's arm and said with dissatisfaction:

"Don't say that about him! Jiang Chuan looks so handsome today!"

Tang Ke rolled her eyes helplessly, caught in the middle. She couldn't do anything about this love-struck girl, so she let go of her friend and went to prepare for the APP integration.

"Scumbag! Big scumbag!"

As she passed Jiang Chuan, she stomped her foot and cursed fiercely.

Jiang Chuan: ???

Why was someone praising him so early in the morning? As expected, he was just too outstanding. He'd have to be more low-key in the future.

Jiang Chuan noticed that both of them had dark circles under their eyes, just like Shen Qingning. He wondered what was going on. Was yesterday some kind of holiday? Why was no one sleeping?

He knew exactly why Shen Qingning hadn't slept.

But he really couldn't guess why these two hadn't, especially Tang Ke; that kid's thought process was so unusual that she was impossible to read.

Lin Shuyi was wearing a JK uniform, showing off her fleshy thighs, with white calf socks covering her lower legs.

Combined with her perfect figure, she could be called the peak of the pure desire style.

Lin Shuyi sat obediently beside him, gave a thumbs up, and praised:

"These glasses suit you so well! You're even more handsome than before!"

Jiang Chuan returned the thumbs up and praised back:

"You have good taste. Even though I hid it so well, you still noticed."

Lin Shuyi was at a loss for words for a moment. Looking at his moist lips, she said in surprise:

"Oh, you put on lip balm. It looks quite effective. What brand is it?"

Jiang Chuan lied through his teeth, adjusted his glasses, and said, "It's out of print. I just used the last of it. I'll let you try it next time."

Lin Shuyi didn't doubt him. Looking at his large hand adjusting his glasses, her small feet, which she had specially washed this morning, curled up; she felt a bit of an itch.

Before long, employees arrived at the company one after another. After greeting the boss respectfully, they each got busy.

Jiang Chuan stood up, stretched, and patted Lin Shuyi's head, saying:

"I'm going to work too. You go play. Once Tang Ke finishes debugging, we can test the live streaming effect."

Lin Shuyi nodded obediently and headed to the elevator to find her Streamer friends.

Jiang Chuan walked into the Temporary Technical Department's room. Seeing Tang Ke typing skillfully on the computer, he asked:

"How's it going? When can it be launched? Is the reservation function finished?"

Tang Ke didn't have time to look at him. Multi-tasking, she said seriously:

"Reservations can be opened at any time. You can get the promotion ready. It can be launched tomorrow!"

"Let the plan begin!"

Jiang Chuan nodded solemnly and gave an instruction. Without bothering her further, he left the room, found Wang Jing's number, dialed it, and instructed:

"The next step can begin. Let the live streaming circle know what real promotion is. Let all the live streaming companies learn what real operation looks like!"

"Understood, President Jiang!"

Wang Jing's expression was very serious, like a surgeon performing an operation.

She opened the official Starlight Weibo account, which already had hundreds of thousands of followers, and posted two messages in a row.

One was a repost of the announcement from the Starlight official website.

The other was the countdown for the launch of Xinghui Live Streaming.

[24 hours, 09 minutes, 14 seconds]

A single stone caused a thousand ripples!

If yesterday's promotion was a shot fired at the live streaming industry, announcing to the world that Starlight had arrived!

Then today's news was a C4 bomb, blasting all the live streaming companies until they were scorched to a crisp and utterly devastated!

The live streaming world was completely turned upside down by Jiang Chuan's efforts alone!