Chapter 372: Chapter 296: Breaching the Defense in the Mind Chapter 372: Chapter 296: Breaching the Defense in the Mind Why the situation had suddenly turned out this way, Chen Jieyu wasn’t very clear.

She only knew that she never thought the bathroom floor was this slippery, but today she almost slipped several times and felt a bit unstable.

She couldn’t stand to stay in the restroom a moment longer.

It was because her gaze noticed that Cheng Zhu kept staring at the mirror on the sink.

Eventually, Mr. Chen was the first to flee the place, with Cheng Zhu closely following him.

When he stepped out of the restroom, he saw Chen Jieyu sitting on the bed, wiping her gold-rimmed glasses with tissue paper.

Just now, a lot of water had splashed onto her glasses, covering the lenses with numerous droplets.

Her vision became blurry as a result.

Cheng Zhu felt that the water droplets on her glasses changed her whole aura and added a different kind of allure to her.

The gold-rimmed glasses on Chen Jieyu indeed brought out the finishing touch.

During halftime, the two lay down on the bed.

After the bribery ended, Cheng Zhu still joked with a smile, “Since I’ve offered my bribe, Mr. Chen, you better help me out properly.”

Upon hearing that, Chen Jieyu was so irritated she wanted to kick him out right there.

Why does it sound like I’m taking advantage of you, just because you are a male college student who just turned eighteen this year?

Of course, from that point alone, there was indeed a bit of truth to it.

Chen Jieyu said with irritation, “Don’t worry, I’ll mention it to Dean Zhang for you.”

But really, she initially heard it was such a huge investment project, and she felt a lot of pressure. Cheng Zhu’s actions eased much of her tension.

The conversation led her to ask curiously, “Isn’t the live broadcasting industry highly regarded by many people now?”

After all, she worked at the School of Information Science, where they paid close attention to online trends.

It was already the end of the year 2014, and the development of the live broadcasting industry had started to grow rapidly.

By next year, it would be even more staggering.

And if we get to 2016, it would be at its peak of prosperity.

The development of the industry could indeed be seen from the income of the hosts.

Who would have imagined the top hosts earning so much money in a year before?

In the circle of teaching staff at their Information Science School, they also occasionally talked about various live streaming platforms.

Listening to her, Cheng Zhu nodded slightly and said, “This industry really does have a promising outlook for the next few years.”

But, this industry is also incredibly complex.

The most memorable events in this industry for him involved two things.

The first was in 2019, when Panda TV was shut down.

The next was in 2023, when someone was arrested.

Cheng Zhu personally preferred short video platforms, considering their terrifying development potential.

If a short video platform does well, it truly becomes the “Daddy” of all influencer companies.

Although it would still be several years before short video platforms dominated the world, entering the market too late would really be disadvantageous.

Moreover, everyone was currently very optimistic about the live broadcasting industry, or rather, somewhat overly optimistic.

Looking at Chen Jieyu, he continued, “It’s because everyone sees the great potential in this industry, and indeed it has a promising future, which is why running this thing will burn through a lot of money.”

“From the moment you enter, you must be prepared to start burning cash crazily.”

Cheng Zhu didn’t feel he currently had the capability to compete with all sorts of capital investors.

He still had a long way to go.

Chen Jieyu looked up at him, asking, “So, you are really positive about short videos?”

“Yes,” Cheng Zhu replied, not providing a reason.

And then, he suddenly smiled, remembering something.

“By the way, didn’t Dean Zhang say before that a staff member in the school had completed the trash game I launched and donated the second prize money to the school too?”

“Hmm, I’m a bit suspicious it was Dean Zhang himself, or someone close to him,” Chen Jieyu said with a smile.

“I think so too, and I feel it’s quite likely he made up some friends,” Cheng Zhu replied.

I wonder if this could be of any help?

He had always thought Dean Zhang was a pretty interesting old man.

He hoped that dealing with him would yield a good result.

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…

In the bedroom, Cheng Zhu continued to chat idly, wrapped in the arms of the tutor, and later even turned on the television in the bedroom.

It was now past eleven at night, and the entire dormitory building was leaning towards quiet.

But Chen Jieyu was certain that Zhao Xiaoqian, who lived above her, definitely hadn’t slept!

She was a complete night owl, only sleeping when she was very tired.

The outrageous part was, after she played on her cellphone until she felt sleepy and set it aside to close her eyes, it didn’t take long before she felt awake again.

Sometimes, she even thought she was a bit overweight because the puffiness came from staying up late.

So when Cheng Zhu spoke a bit louder, she would always quiet him down.

“Keep it down, Zhao Xiaoqian lives upstairs, and she’s definitely not asleep yet,” Chen Jieyu said.

“Zhao Xiaoqian? The counselor who came with you to buy milk tea last time?” Cheng Zhu asked.

Mr. Chen nodded slightly.

This provoked Cheng Zhu to internally retort, “Mr. Chen, do you know your words have no effect? Instead, they can speed up the attack, increase the critical hit?”

He chuckled, “If she’s not sleeping, not hearing us is one thing, but if she’s asleep, it’s hard to tell.”

“Think about it, if she’s not sleeping, maybe she’s playing on her phone or watching TV, so there’s probably some noise in her room, which would drown out our voices here, right?”

“If she’s already lying in bed getting ready to sleep, it would be the dead of night, and quiet inside her room.”

Chen Jieyu looked at him with a slight frown, feeling that there might be some sense in his words.

But emotionally, it’s different!

Just thinking that her good friend upstairs hadn’t slept yet and lying in bed with a student made her feel very odd and complex.

“Anyway, you should come here less in the future,” she started issuing the order to leave again.

Initially, she had thought of never letting him come again, but now it had improved a bit, from never letting him come to coming less…

“Then why did you buy me slippers?” Cheng Zhu slightly rolled over, staring at her.

“Who, who said they were specifically bought for you?”

“Are there other men coming to your place?” Cheng Zhu even clicked his tongue.

He directly rolled over again, propping himself up as if to do a push-up, then looked over the distance at the tutor, “I wasn’t expecting that, Mr. Chen.”

“What are you talking about?” Chen Jieyu, wearing her gold-rimmed glasses, lay flat on the pillow and then glared at him.

The next moment, her mouth was sealed again.

And this crafty student even started lecturing the teacher.

When their lips parted, he could faintly hear sounds leaking from the tutor’s throat.

With her consistently lowering her voice and pitch, it sounded a bit husky.

This huskiness was very appealing to the ear.

You could feel her repression, feel the erupting volcano beneath.

Chen Jieyu’s voice was not like Zhang Qiqi’s, which had a bit of a nasal sound, nor was it like Yiyi’s, which sounded very delicate and even had a hint of a baby voice.

This urban mature woman’s voice, just by listening, was quite authoritative.

Her tone matched her stern face well.

Cheng Zhu looked at Chen Jieyu, who had her mouth open but made no sound, then frowned tightly, feeling her two hands grasping his arms, trying to pull his hands out from under the blanket.

This bad student simply didn’t listen to her, but asked again, “Who did you buy them for?”

This made Chen Jieyu’s annoyance explode in an instant!

She even wanted to bite him hard!

“Didn’t you say… you don’t wear shoes worn by others?” she had to pause after a few words and then continued, “These slippers… haven’t been worn by anyone else.”

“I’m not talking about later; I’m talking about your motives,” he persisted, “Who did you buy them for?”

The tutor’s face gradually blushed, her lips biting down a bit forcefully.

She felt Cheng Zhu was getting more and more excessive, and her annoyance was becoming uncontrollable.

Just as her emotions reached a breaking point, Cheng Zhu suddenly leaned over slightly, getting close to her ear.

“If you bought them specifically for me, then I owe you a dollar.”

At that moment, Chen Jieyu was completely stunned.

Her hands that were grabbing Cheng Zhu’s arms unconsciously loosened.

She couldn’t handle it; his words had hit her hard!

Don’t forget, when Cheng Zhu gifted her those white shoes, she stubbornly insisted on transferring him a dollar.

Her reasons were vague; she just mentioned that there was a saying back at her place that if you receive shoes from someone, you should give them a dollar otherwise it’s bad luck.

But in reality, between men and women, gifting shoes signifies “wanting the other to go away,” and giving a dollar means essentially buying the shoes for oneself.

She didn’t want Cheng Zhu to go, so she was determined to transfer him a dollar.

This also made it so that when Cheng Zhu said this sentence to her, he completely broke through her defenses.

Just let him do whatever, just… let him be.

“I bought them for you,” she said.

Sometimes, men are really like wild beasts, liking to stake their territory.

It’s not just about a pair of slippers.

It also implied that this was the territory of some man.

Cheng Zhu was very satisfied with her response.

But things that needed to continue still had to continue.

Hold on, Mr. Chen will probably be using the hairdryer on the sheets again soon.

Like a poem written by Yuan Zhen.

[At first, she lightly refuses the play, yet tender feelings have already secretly connected. Her low bun moves like cicada wings, turning steps enshrouded in jade dust.

Transforming face is like a flow of flowers and snow, mounting the bed to embrace a rich tapestry. The mandarin ducks dance joining necks, jade parrots nest in loving embrace.

Eyebrows and lashes shyly gather frequently, warm vermilion lips blend ever more. Air fresh like orchid buds, skin moist like rich jade flesh.

Arms too weak from elegance to move, much charm lovingly hidden in her posture. Sweat gleams like beads, hair disheveled like loose green pines.]
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