“I’ll just be blunt!”
Yuan Miaomiao didn’t hesitate.
“I used to be a ZWG-King fan, and just these past few days… I slept with him!”
The shocking statement left both Yin Chen and Zong Cheng on the other end of the phone stunned.
Yin Chen couldn’t help but glance at her again.
“You… slept with him?”
Wasn’t that grammatically wrong?
Yuan Miaomiao rolled her eyes.
“What? CEO Yin, you’re a top-tier CEO, right? Haven’t you slept with dozens, maybe hundreds of men and women? I only went for him because I was interested. Compared to your life, mine’s a tiny, boring speck.”
Isn’t that how it always goes on TV?
Which CEO doesn’t just snap a finger and have someone at his door?
Add in all those plots with grassroots girls, fake marriages, family pressures, and eventual real love—same deal.
Besides!
Yuan Miaomiao stared unblinkingly at Yin Chen’s flawless face.
No kidding! For someone like CEO Yin, even if she could only look but not “eat,” she’d be fine with it!
…
Well, that explained why King just wasn’t attractive enough.
No wonder she felt cheated—truly a huge loss.
Small, short, useless, and loved playing group sports.
Worst of all… ugly.
Ugly is original sin!
?
Yin Chen defended himself: “My life really isn’t as colorful as you imagine.”
Since birth, he’d only liked Lin Yuhan—and hadn’t even pursued him. Pure as snow.
“What?” Yuan Miaomiao was shocked.
She clasped her hands.
Damn!
Could this CEO be one of those rich, gentle, deeply romantic male leads?
If that were the case…
She really had lost out!
Internally wailing, Yuan Miaomiao stubbornly asked:
“No? Then CEO Yin, you earn so much… what do you do with it? Can’t you… fall in love and be happy?”
?
Yin Chen answered honestly: “Even if you ask that, I’ve never been in a relationship, so I don’t really know.”
Alive, never in a relationship, lots of money, doesn’t know if it brings happiness.
Besides, seeing Lin Yuhan and Dongfang Wan’s relationships… didn’t seem very happy either.
Yin Chen pondered.
???
A perfect being descended from the heavens, untouched by mortal matters… too flawless, too captivating!
Yuan Miaomiao was dumbstruck.
She sighed softly, refusing to give up.
“Have you never watched sweet romance dramas or read novels? Don’t you want to experience love?”
This?
Yin Chen, hearing her, suddenly realized.
“If you put it that way… I suppose I have seen some.”
!
Yuan Miaomiao perked up.
“So, after watching them, did you ever feel like you wanted to be in love too?”
Like finding a cute girl—maybe someone like me—and having a sweet romance!
Even platonic, she wouldn’t mind!
Zong Cheng wanted to speak but held back.
He felt he could understand the little girl’s mind.
He really wanted to interrupt her, but everything she said… he desperately wanted to know Yin Chen’s answer.
Taking a deep breath, Zong Cheng suppressed the stirrings in his heart.
Wait a little longer, at least hear the answer first.
“…”
Yin Chen’s voice sounded slowly in their ears.
“But I feel… even without being in a relationship, I’m already very sweet and happy.”
Yuan Miaomiao: ? Was that answer… not quite right? Not how she imagined it?
Zong Cheng: ? Yin Chen… happy? Sweet? Why?
Yin Chen continued calmly: “In novels, they often write about the boyfriend playing games with the heroine, going out to eat hotpot, traveling together. I have a friend who does the same. Every night we play games together, he’s skilled, and he takes me to enjoy all kinds of food. Occasionally, I take him to places I like. Being with this friend makes me very happy.”
Yuan Miaomiao: ??? What kind of utterly audacious statement is this? That “friend” isn’t just a friend—he’s clearly pursuing you!
She was stunned.
In this case, CEO Yin isn’t the pursuer… he’s the one being pursued!
Damn it!
She lost.
Sorry, she’d never had a devoted admirer, so she forgot—people this excellent are never short of admirers.
Farewell!
?
Zong Cheng blinked.
Zong Cheng blinked again.
…Boom.
His mind felt like it had been steeped in boiling water, burning hotter and hotter. His fingers clenched at something nearby, feeling drunk.
Otherwise, how could he hear something so sweet from Yin Chen’s mouth?
Not words of love…
Better than words of love.
He willingly leapt into the trap named Yin Chen, sweet as honey.
Zong Cheng thought.
“So don’t bother asking me. I’m already very happy.”
Yin Chen concluded.
Especially as he slowly opened the door to a new world, every new experience—from sweet fatty drinks to the Jinjiang app—made him happier than before.
Oh, and spending money to poach esports players.
Yuan Miaomiao: “…”
She was so foolish. She thought he wasn’t happy.
In reality? She couldn’t even imagine the happiness he had!
“…So, King slept with fans, and played around quite freely, sometimes with several at a time. Besides that, he’s tiny, useless. CEO Yin, could this info help offset my brother’s buyout fee?”
Yuan Miaomiao faced reality head-on, candidly bargaining.
?
Tiny and useless?
Yin Chen immediately caught the key points, stroking his chin.
He shot Yuan Miaomiao a sympathetic glance.
She froze, cursing King a hundred times in her heart!
Idiot, idiot, idiot!
Don’t pretend you’re skilled if you’re small and useless!
My lifelong honor… ruined!
Thinking of all the times she chased him, fabricated a kind, cook-capable persona, and even occasionally sent King food—Yuan Miaomiao felt like dying repeatedly.
Not to mention the sweat and money spent in dessert shops!
“…Fine.”
Seeing the girl on the verge of exploding, Yin Chen slowly withdrew his gaze.
It wasn’t that the info was useful—mainly, it amused him.
“Tell your brother about this. My lawyer will handle bringing him over. He just needs to follow along.”
In short… this deal isn’t a loss.
Yin Chen felt very satisfied.
Phew—good thing this CEO isn’t hard to deal with!
Yuan Miaomiao gave an OK sign.
Yin Chen called San Yue back, pulled out his phone, and walked out.
Below, the poaching from Dongfang Wan’s side had likely ended—those two black dots were gone.
But the stars above were unusually bright tonight, and Yin Chen couldn’t help but glance up a few more times.
He wanted to share this with Zong Cheng, but the words morphed into a meme he’d seen:
“Tonight, the moonlight is beautiful.”
He fell silent.
Turning back, he deleted the line from his notes. Yin Chen thought: can you just casually say that? What if someone misunderstood…
“Ah?”
Zong Cheng’s confused voice came from the phone.
“But… there’s no moon. Aren’t they all stars?”
Impossible to misunderstand now.
Yin Chen calmly retracted his words.
Even if others might misinterpret, Zong Cheng wouldn’t.
He looked at Zong Cheng on screen, rare satisfaction in his eyes.
Someone like Zong Cheng… for years to come, probably only able to eat and play games with him.
Zong Cheng couldn’t possibly have a partner!
Yin Chen felt great.
So, even though it was already 11 PM, he called up his lawyer Gao—who kept a senior’s schedule—briefly explained the plan to poach San Yue, and hung up without mercy.
Lawyer Gao glanced at the already beeping phone, calmly put it down, tore a sticky note to place by the bed.
Sipped water, returned to meditating in bed.
Even at 3 AM, if a benefactor paying 20 million annually called, there’d be no problem.
If there were a problem… it would only be one: too little money.
Sleep affected? Not Yin Chen’s fault—he simply went to bed too early.
Gao, now owning a villa by Forest Lake, thought to himself.
The BZ vs DF scrimmage went almost unnoticed, except by the two teams.
Dongfang Wan had already drafted a few press releases, ready to disparage BZ if they won, but after losing… nothing.
Interestingly, within days, DF poached a BZ player.
Before Dongfang Wan could rejoice, DF’s San Yue was also poached.
He wanted to keep him, but Yin Corporation’s 20-million-strong reputation made resistance futile.
In the end, Dongfang Wan begrudgingly released him for money.
The BZ player who went over… unknown. San Yue coming over caught BZ’s attention.
“What? CEO Yin, you poached him?”
Tang Chen, hearing Xie Liu’s intro, couldn’t help but shout.
He curiously circled San Yue twice.
Yin Chen raised an eyebrow at him.
“What, got a problem?”
He didn’t dare.
Tang Chen instantly cowered.
“Right, almost forgot to tell you something.”
Yin Chen waved Tang Chen over to a corner.
?
Tang Chen followed, growing increasingly anxious.
What’s happening?
Was San Yue here to take his spot?!
Damn!
If he’d known, he’d have pinched Zhang Taining more that day!
Although that guy’s aiming was slightly better… only slightly!
Tang Chen even started planning his own backup.
Like sneaking the new limited edition drinks into the water bar.
Then he heard Yin Chen say something, and his mind went blank.
“Ah?”
“Ah?!”
Next second, he jumped up, furious.
“I knew a spy snuck in! Damn it! How does admin approve this? How can a girl get into our gay elite group pretending to be one of us!”
He sent a message immediately:
【@everyone, please check the group name—GAY ELITE, G-A-Y! Anyone pretending to be gay, leave! I know who you are, better not make me act! Last chance!】
The 200+ person group froze.
Next second…
【All reliable members left the group.】
【Zero Lone Exited the group.】
【Drifting Everywhere exited the group.】
…
In the blink of an eye, 70–80 members left the 200+ person group.
Tang Chen was dumbstruck.
Damn.