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Chapter 108 Why Can't We Win? (Please vote!)
"Isn't this a bit too intense?"

Old Lin was still a little dazed when Gu Huai returned.

Gu Huai didn't turn his head. "How does it look?"

Old Lin nodded and gave a thumbs up, "Damn, that's cool. To be honest, Xiao Zhong went a bit too far. They're not even in the same group anymore, why did he have to go through all this trouble?"

Gu Huai shrugged. "Whatever. If someone likes to see me make a fool of myself, then let him."

Aren't you afraid the outcome won't be satisfactory?

"If things don't go as planned, I'll just run away when I see him. What else can I do?"

"You're quite the opportunist, hahaha."

Gu Huai laughed along, but soon his expression turned calm, and he said softly.

"Although I am used to failure and can tolerate other people's cold words, I don't want to lose this time."

Looking at the increasingly different man with that expression, Old Lin felt as if an invisible force was infecting him. Having spent so long in the workplace, he had gradually given up on the fantasies of his youth and lost his drive, only thinking about making a living. For some reason, Old Lin felt a strange surge of passion coursing through him.

He took a deep breath and nodded.

"Don't worry, I went out to check the almanac. Everything will go smoothly at work today."

"Is that almanac even useful?"

"It's not like hard work is always the answer; it all comes down to fate."

"It seems so."

"You know, Zhong Xinyang just heard you say those harsh words, and then he watched you succeed right before his eyes that night. Wouldn't he be furious to death on the spot?"

"I don't know, but he's young, so his blood pressure should be pretty good."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhong Xinyang is indeed extremely angry now.

That bastard, it's only been a few days! And he's already this arrogant? Before, he wouldn't utter a word when I asked him a question, but now he dares to come looking for trouble!

How can you not burst with bloat, you idiot!

A colleague next to her asked curiously, "Xiao Zhong, do you have some kind of grudge against him?"

"Exactly, this guy is way too arrogant."

They all subconsciously ignored the fact that it was Zhong Xinyang who had been making sarcastic remarks behind their backs first.

Zhong Xinyang took a deep breath. He hadn't made no progress at all; at least he was calming down faster now.

He even tried to smile to make himself appear unharmed and completely unaffected.

"That's just how he is, he likes to trip people up behind their backs. When I was in Group Two, he got a lucky break, and he actually thinks he's so great. It's okay, I'll wait and see how he makes a fool of himself tonight."

Will he fail?
Zhong Xinyang, of course, did not know and was not sure, but he was praying wholeheartedly.

If such a bastard succeeds, what kind of justice is left in this world?
This kind of trash, this kind of rat, should live in the sewers for the rest of its life. Even the slightest annoying squeaking is a terrible crime for it!

"He is not up to the task."

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From morning until afternoon, Gu Huai barely rested, repeatedly checking the content he had prepared and the reports and data of the products to be presented that evening.

He tried his best to memorize the important content, although he still had a vague understanding of live-streaming e-commerce and didn't know what "audience appeal" meant or how to get viewers to spend money.

However, reading from a script instead of constantly looking at the paper might increase persuasiveness. Those old men and women on TV who claim to be experts, they change their names with each product, today it's Guo, tomorrow it's Li, and people still buy from them, right?

First, you have to convince yourself.

As the afternoon drew to a close and it was almost time to leave work, Gu Huai found himself with nothing to do.

So he decided not to act like he was busy and got up to go to the emergency exit for a smoke.

As soon as I left my workstation, I saw Cai Yan coming out of the office.

Their eyes met, and both seemed somewhat surprised.

Gu Huai was the first to greet him, "Team Leader Cai."

"Why are you going?"

Cai Yan asked.

Gu Huai shrugged. "I've been busy all day, I'm going out for some fresh air. Don't worry, I won't do anything that will affect tonight's live stream."

Cai Yan narrowed her eyes and scrutinized the other person, "Going to smoke, right?"

"how do you know?"

Even though my stats have improved, why am I becoming increasingly easy to read? Is it because everything is going in a positive direction, making things seem too easy and thus easier to see through? Cai Yan said irritably, "I can tell what kind of person you are just by looking at you."

"That makes me sound like someone with a terrible record."

"Not quite, but he's not exactly a good person either."

I don't deny that.

Gu Huai smiled indifferently.

After all, being neither good nor bad is the norm for most ordinary people. The good isn't outstanding enough, and the bad isn't thorough enough, so they remain ordinary.

"Then I went?"

Seeing Cai Yan's speechless expression, Gu Huai tentatively asked.

Cai Yan nodded, "I'll go with you, I also need some fresh air."

"I smoke. Is that okay?"

I remember this woman didn't like the smell of smoke and even said she would quit smoking.

Gu Huai has indeed reduced his smoking frequency significantly, mainly because he seems to feel that he doesn't have as many worries and troubles that he needs nicotine to relieve.

"I'm watching you, just in case you keep smoking."

"I'm not a chain smoker!"

"Even the chain smokers say so, so stop talking nonsense and let's go."

Of course, I still left.

Being with Cai Yan in the emergency passage felt just like that day at Xiaochi MCN company, except back then I was visibly excited, while now I was just a little apprehensive.

"why are you laughing?"

Seeing Gu Huai smoking and looking like he was thinking of something happy, Cai Yan couldn't help but ask.

Gu Huai snapped out of his reverie. "It's nothing. I just remembered that back in Xiaochi, we were in the emergency exit, and you were watching me smoke."

Cai Yan rolled her eyes at Gu Huai. "Does it feel better to be watched smoking?"

"???"

What are you talking about!

My XP isn't that weird, okay?

"You make me sound like a pervert."

"You're almost as bad as a pervert."

"What's so weird about smoking?"

"Smoking is like a slow death; what's the difference between that and suicide?"

Hearing these seemingly familiar words, Gu Huai didn't feel impatient at all. Instead, he felt an indescribable warmth because the other person's gaze wasn't feigned concern or polite words.

It seems that he was genuinely and seriously admonishing himself.

He thought for a moment, then extinguished the cigarette he had half-smoked.

"You're already embarrassed because of what I said?"

Cai Yan was taken aback by his actions, then said with a hint of sarcasm.

Gu Huai shook his head, smiled and replied, "No, I was just a little nervous about the live broadcast tonight, and I couldn't help but want to smoke."

"Aren't you nervous now?"

"I just thought that even if the sky falls, Team Leader Cai will be there to support me, so I don't feel so uneasy anymore. Anyway, I've already had a lot of failures in my life, and I'm still doing just fine, so one more or one less won't matter."

Cai Yan's eyes were no longer filled with sarcasm, but she took a serious look at Gu Huai's expression.

It wasn't that he was pretending to be relaxed; he seemed to have genuinely figured something out, and there was a subtle sense of ease and lightness about him, which at least made him seem much more agreeable.

She said, "It's best if you think that way, but you don't have to think of the worst before the results are in. Why do you think you're bound to fail?"

Gu Huai blinked.

Cai Yan crossed her arms, raised her chin, and stared at him with an extraordinary air of authority.

"Don't believe the nonsense that failure is the mother of success. Why go through failure if you can succeed? Winning and losing isn't a skill, and no one says you can't keep winning."

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(End of this chapter)