Chapter 367: Chapter 291 Have You Ever Fought Over Someone? Chapter 367: Chapter 291 Have You Ever Fought Over Someone? Lin Lu was naturally mischievous and loved to tease Shen Qingning, often sending her voice messages in various tones.

Sometimes she would use a sexy, mature woman’s voice, other times a domineering CEO’s, and occasionally, a sweet, cute girl’s…

And sometimes, she would even call Shen Qingning “wife” in the messages.

This annoyed the cool and detached girl to no end.

Once, Shen Qingning had mocked Lin Lu, “You only use those skills on me.”

Now…

Humph, who says!

The lively girl had made up her mind, “I will have my birthday party on Christmas Eve this year, one day earlier!”

“It’s settled then!”

The proud and aloof, Shen Qingning’s famous saying: Only fools fall in love.

So…

–Here comes the little fool!

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That night, both Lin Lu and Shen Qingning dreamt.

Shen Qingning’s dream was a replay of what happened at Cheng Zhu’s house, a recollection.

Lin Lu’s dream was about celebrating her birthday with Cheng Zhu, a figment of her imagination.

As they say, what occupies your thoughts during the day will enter your dreams at night.

Dreams are indeed quite miraculous.

–The night invades the privacy of the day, thus creating dreams.

Meanwhile, Cheng Zhu also had a dream.

He dreamt that his “Youu Tea” had over five hundred stores nationwide.

Then he was awoken by Dong Dong’s alarm on his phone.

“Daddy, wake up, Daddy!”

Cheng Zhu was not the type to laze in bed; once awake, he got up.

This also reflected his strong execution skills.

Remember, it’s hard to resist staying in bed in winter!

People who can resist the temptation to stay in bed when it’s cold are mostly tough folks.

After getting out of bed, he went around lifting the blankets off his three adopted sons and turned off Dong Dong’s still-ringing alarm.

“Brother Zhu, how do you have so much energy every day…” Dong Dong yawned, looking speechless.

“It’s your alarm,” Cheng Zhu answered, as if it were obvious.

“Whoever gets up first claims the title of ‘Daddy.'”
Watching their blankets being pulled away, the three adopted sons in the room thought: You really are like a true dad to us.

This led Cheng Zhu and his three adopted sons to the cafeteria for breakfast, followed by classes.

On one hand, Cheng Zhu enjoyed a good sleep, but on the other hand, someone else was tossing and turning.

Recently, Xu Shao had been frequently traveling between Shanghai and Shen City.

He was actively engaging with resources and networking in the venture capital circle, but with limited success.

Moreover, on his trips to Shanghai and Shen City, he discovered that some were imitating “Youu Come to Play” and actually making a name for themselves!

However, these imitations didn’t become wildly popular because they lacked Cheng Zhu’s sophisticated operational techniques, advanced concepts, and market control.

Still, these businesses were doing pretty well, hitching a ride on the prevailing trend.

This realization sent Xu Shao’s spirits plummeting.

He gradually realized he shouldn’t have wasted time. The venture capital firm he had contacted wanted to observe further, and he should have given up on fundraising and opened a few more branches by himself then.

These trending stores really can’t afford delays!

On the flight from Shen City to Hang City, Xu Shao felt utterly exhausted.

Losing a bit of money was a minor issue; he could afford it.

The real problem was where to put his face.

Didn’t this just prove that I am inferior to Cheng Zhu?

After the plane landed, he sat in the car mindlessly scrolling through his social media feed.

Soon, he came across a post by Zhang Qiqi.

It was photos of her visit to “Youu Tea.”

It was supposed to be a casual promotion among friends, yet she posted nine pictures, filling up an entire grid!

Anyone who has had a girlfriend should know how significant a nine-grid post is for girls.

Many girls prefer their photos to be symmetrical, finding it uncomfortable if they could only post five or seven pictures.

But sometimes, getting enough good pictures to fill the grid is tough.

Yet Zhang Qiqi’s ad seemed like she wanted to post eighteen pictures!

Moreover, she didn’t just post on social media; she also immediately tweeted it.

With the caption: This is the tastiest milk tea I’ve ever had!

Seeing her radiant smile in the milk tea shop photos and then reading her caption, Xu Shao had only one thought: “What about all the milk teas I bought you?”

He picked up his phone and started typing a message: “Qiqi, did you go to Cheng Zhu’s shop?”

Such a familiar question, oh, I asked her the same when the claw machine shop just opened.

After sending the message, it disappeared like a stone in the ocean.

He sent it at 8:55 pm, but Qiqi didn’t reply all night.

Ah, the classic seen-but-not-replied.

This made Xu Shao restless all night, frequently checking his phone to see if he missed any messages.

Many people have experienced this: being seen but not replied.

The next day, he did what many others have also done.

“Qiqi, why aren’t you replying to me?” Xu Shao asked.

–You really have the nerve to ask why she didn’t reply.

Little did he know, Zhang Qiqi was also messaging Cheng Zhu all night.

Cheng Zhu, finding it annoying, replied only every ten minutes or so.

Still, she persisted in chatting with Cheng Zhu all night.

Life is sometimes just like that.

For a guy like Xu Shao, in his own life, he must also be someone many girls long for but can’t have.

Xu Shao still couldn’t be sure if he said something wrong that made Qiqi ignore him, or if she genuinely missed seeing the message.

So, which is more painful, seen but not replied, or not seen at all?

But really, both are already replies, aren’t they?

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Cheng Zhu spent the morning in classes and took off for “Youu Tea” in the afternoon.

Today he hired fewer promoters, only half as many as yesterday.

Yet the popularity of “Youu Tea” was no less than the day before.

Clearly, it might not be long before Cheng Zhu wouldn’t need any hired promoters.

At that time, it’s likely that many scalpers would flock to Star City.

“If I recall correctly, ‘Hey Tea’ was also overrun with scalpers when it first became popular,” Cheng Zhu thought.

But it’s normal when supply doesn’t meet demand, and not just domestically.

“Moreover, we can actually play this up a bit,” Cheng Zhu mused, quickly coming up with some strategies.

However, these schemes were not for now but for when the heat climbs even higher.

Today, he was just waiting, waiting for the social media influencers he had contracted from Hang City to exert their influence online.

Last night, he received three articles from the influencers; only one satisfied him; the other two were sent back for revisions.

“You don’t know how to curse, right? Do you need someone to teach you how to?”

“Aren’t you capable of both promoting and trashing?”

“I asked you to glorify Starbucks and harshly criticize the milk tea shop. Can’t you even write that simple thing?”

“Is it so hard to be subtly malicious?”

Both influencer teams were somewhat baffled.

Seriously, are we supposed to trash our own so harshly?

We thought… this was already quite subtly malicious.

Damn! This milk tea shop has a strong masochistic trait!

However, the article that satisfied Cheng Zhu, once posted on Weibo, caused quite a stir.

This article really elevated Starbucks, depicting its patrons as the elites.

We are the refined group in society.

We social elites drink coffee, you know?

Milk tea is something young ordinary girls drink.

And how dare you charge 30 per cup?

How dare you set prices close to Starbucks?

Even if you use real tea, so what? We drink coffee internationally; who’s going to drink your tea?

Essentially, the article played on various contrasts.

You should know that on the Weibo platform, setting up contrasts never lacks traffic or popularity.

This is also one of the most frustrating aspects of this platform.

And because of this particular trait, Cheng Zhu chose this approach to avoid a mismatch with the community.

Besides, Cheng Zhu used a rather cunning tactic.

While he was promoting Starbucks, he also heavily praised Starbucks’ current spokesperson.

And as you may know, Weibo has been deeply entrenched in fan culture in recent years.

This star spokesperson would surely have many fans, but undoubtedly many… anti-fans as well!

These guys’ fans are always battling it out daily, trying to prove whose idol is the real deal, dismissing the others as nobodies, thus quickly finding their battlegrounds.

Jokingly, the fighting capacity of these fan circles is the strongest; they are professionally divisive, even organized and disciplined, with regular training!

We are a professional army, okay?

Cheng Zhu was clear-headed; when he decided to forcefully clash with Starbucks, he understood that he was bound to fail to appease this fan group.

Since that was the case, why not make good use of it?

This made his Weibo post explode with astonishing results and soaring popularity!

Of course, the article also included photos of the bustling scene inside “Youu Tea” and people standing in line outside its doors.

This kind of subtle promotion was certainly necessary.

And then, it also included photos of people sitting and drinking coffee inside Starbucks.

At the end of the article:
“Just opened, this is normal, but this kind of false prosperity can’t last long.”

“We might as well sit inside Starbucks, holding a steaming cup of coffee, and then calmly look through the glass.”

“Watching him building tall buildings, watching him host a banquet, watching his building collapse.”

“Perhaps when his doors are desolate, we might lower our heads to savor the selected coffee beans in our hands, still warm.”

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