Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!

Zhou Yuwen negotiated with the courier company, advancing funds and paying the students their wages in advance. Each person only earned eight yuan per hour, and due to the busy period of Double Eleven, the average working hours per day were about ten. That is to say, each person brought in eighty yuan in profit for Zhou Yuwen each day.

Three hundred people over twelve days meant Zhou Yuwen could make a profit of two hundred and eighty-eight thousand yuan. Despite Zhou Yuwen making a lot, he also invested a lot. Moreover, compared to other places, the students working for Zhou Yuwen had assured rest and food provisions.

Elsewhere, someone might just earn one hundred and twenty or one hundred and thirty yuan after a hard day's work.

Yet at Zhou Yuwen's side, they could take home two hundred yuan. Keep in mind that Li Qiang, who worked arduously at weddings, only made about a hundred yuan a day. Zhou Yuwen did not hide how much money he could make, sharing a rough estimate with Liu Shuo and Gao Yang. Liu Shuo had little reaction to the figure, but Gao Yang was slightly surprised, not expecting to earn so much in half a month.

Zhou Yuwen said that this was just the projected profit. The event would last for twelve days, and emergent issues could arise at any point. "You definitely need to be prepared to handle them."

"Liu Shuo, you have many good traits, but sometimes you're too impulsive. Gao Yang, you need to keep an eye on him," Zhou Yuwen instructed.

Liu Shuo scratched his head with a grin and said nothing.

Gao Yang, on the other hand, nodded earnestly. Zhou Yuwen's conversation showed his high regard for Gao Yang, who would surely take the matter seriously.

What Zhou Yuwen meant was, besides the part-time staff, Liu Shuo also needed to organize a team for management. It was not easy to handle three hundred people, so they would have to delegate. This part required Liu Shuo to find familiar people. They didn't need to participate in the actual work but would get paid like foremen.

"Don't worry, Brother Zhou, if I have anything in abundance, it's people!"

While Zhou Yuwen and Liu Shuo discussed their business, Lu Lin just sat quietly beside them, watching as Zhou Yuwen laid out his clear and logical plans for the coming days, including hiring someone to handle the finances. In just a few sentences, he initiated a large part-time event involving over three hundred people and casually mentioned making three hundred thousand yuan.

Honestly, Lu Lin felt a touch of admiration for Zhou Yuwen. The aura he exuded was far from that of an eighteen-year-old boy; it more closely resembled that of a shrewd, seasoned business veteran. Recalling all the moments she spent with Zhou Yuwen, she felt he was akin to a paternal figure.

And with that thought, Lu Lin found herself even more reliant on Zhou Yuwen.

She suddenly wanted to be a bit willful, such as rubbing Zhou Yuwen's chin while he was talking or having him hold her and give her a kiss.

She wanted to act coquettishly with Zhou Yuwen.

But Lu Lin was sensible—she didn't voice these thoughts.

After Zhou Yuwen talked at length with Liu Shuo, he took a sip of water and found his cup empty.

Lu Lin stood to refill Zhou Yuwen's water, her tall stature and pleasing looks being a major draw, coupled with her obedience.

Zhou Yuwen let Lu Lin pour the water for him, and then said to her, "Go check outside and see if our dishes are ready, will you?"

"Alright."

The reason he was willing to reveal his relationship with Lu Lin to Liu Shuo was precisely because Lu Lin didn't cause him any trouble and had a strong sense of personal boundaries.

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Lu Lin enjoyed the term but didn't engage with Liu Shuo, instead she would quietly lower her head and play with her phone.

After Lu Lin left, Liu Shuo remarked carelessly, "Bro, she's way more obedient than that Zheng Yanyan."

Zhou Yuwen retorted, "You sure talk too much."

Liu Shuo chuckled.

When Lu Lin returned, the dishes were served and Zhou Yuwen joined the two for dinner. Partway through, Liu Shuo felt like smoking and offered a cigarette to Gao Yang. Since Gao Yang didn't dare to act as relaxed as Liu Shuo, he accepted the cigarette but seeing that Zhou Yuwen wasn't smoking, he set his aside as well.

Zhou Yuwen said, "It's okay, go ahead and smoke."

Despite Zhou Yuwen's words, Gao Yang chose not to smoke.

The dinner continued till just past nine o'clock. Some students who had part-time jobs returned, and Liu Shuo had to rush off to join them for a meal. Zhou Yuwen suggested they call it a day at that point.

Once everyone had dispersed, Zhou Yuwen drove off with Lu Lin.

The meal had lasted two hours, during which Lu Lin had only quietly spoken to Zhou Yuwen a couple of times.

On the drive home, Zhou Yuwen asked while one hand steered the wheel and the other lay on Lu Lin's thigh, "Are you bored?"

"Not really, I'm quite happy," she replied.

"Happy? There's nothing to be happy about here."

Lu Lin grabbed Zhou Yuwen's hand on her leg and said, "I'm happy you brought me to meet your friends."

Zhou Yuwen replied, "There's nothing to be happy about that, you're already my girlfriend."

Lu Lin didn't respond, but the smile on the corner of her mouth said it all.

Lu Lin had been sleeping at Zhou Yuwen's place for three days, and staying any longer would be pushing it, especially since she had already taken three days off. These past few days, Zheng Yanyan had chatted with Lu Lin, asking where she had gone.

At the time, Lu Lin was in bed playfully wrestling with Zhou Yuwen at his house. She was wearing a plain camisole nightgown. Honestly, Lu Lin didn't like wearing clothes at home; she found it too bothersome and often preferred to be naked.