The aloof school beauty has been reborn and is now pursuing me relentlessly.

On Friday afternoon, after finishing her classes at the new campus, Lin Ran went to the headquarters of Kaixin.com for a meeting.

This was a high-level closed-door meeting.

Apart from Lin Ran, Cheng Binghao, and a few core directors of the company, everyone below the middle management level was doing their jobs diligently and was not qualified to participate.

The door is closed.

In the CEO's office, everyone carefully discussed the company's strategic direction for the new quarter.

Kaixin.com's current main focus is to further deepen its strategy of building its own website social platform.

The primary target market remains the university market.

The previous selection of outstanding college students, along with the joint organization of the first Donghai City College Student Animation Art Festival, had already yielded some results.

It has laid a solid foundation among university students across the country, especially in the East China Sea region.

But not enough.

"Our current opponent is Renren.com, which is the original version of Xiaonei.com."

"They secured a huge investment in the second half of this year and are now aggressively competing with us for the campus market."

"The cake is only so big. If they take one more bite, we'll have one less bite."

In his office, Cheng Binghao, unusually, lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. The rising smoke couldn't conceal his solemn and serious expression.

To put it more seriously—

"This isn't about whether you eat more cake or I eat less."

"The competition in the market is a life-or-death struggle. If others get the spoils, we'll end up not even getting the soup."

Lin Ran was also holding a cigarette in his hand.

I didn't smoke.

I might have had a few cigarettes occasionally in my past life, but I've given them up in this one.

But when thinking about a problem, he still subconsciously holds a cigarette in his hand, casually twirling and playing with it.

"Therefore, we need to find ways to further expand the university market."

"Previously, we took a grassroots approach and directly addressed the needs of the student population."

"Now we need to take the upper echelons' route—"

"Directly engage with university officials to deepen cooperation."

Fang Ping, the mature and sophisticated female manager of the marketing department, shook her head helplessly:

"Students are easy to please."

"It's not easy to do business with university officials... They're all tight-lipped and don't open up easily."

Han Ling, the company's top executive who was exceptionally qualified to participate in such a high-level meeting, had been carefully taking notes and dared not interrupt or speak.

At this moment, he couldn't help but look at Lin Ran with hopeful anticipation:

"Mr. Kobayashi..."

"Do you have any idea?"

This statement came out.

Everyone present, including Cheng Binghao, couldn't help but look at Lin Ran.

This is their company's CSO (Chief Strategy Officer).

Over the past six months, they have been guided by someone who has consistently created miracles for them.

Under the expectant gaze of everyone.

Lin Ran thought for a moment.

Get up:

"Row."

"I'll take care of this."

A single, understated sentence.

But just like every time Kaixin001 has faced difficulties and choices in the past six months, it has faced the same challenges.

As long as it comes from someone's mouth.

This would give everyone present a boost of confidence.

I inexplicably felt relaxed and at ease.

……

They left the Kaixin.com headquarters.

He took a taxi to Junsheng Building to pick up his girlfriend and go home together.

It's getting dark.

As dusk settles over Donghai city, the city lights begin to illuminate every household.

Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, watching the city night view rushing past the window, Lin Ran squinted slightly.

Thoughts raced through my head.

The company's CSO (Chief Strategy Officer), one of the two pillars of Kaixin.com.

On ordinary days, one can leisurely slack off and seem relaxed and carefree.

But when it comes to critical decision-making moments.

However, they also bear the expectations of everyone and the heavy responsibility for the company's future.

The city lights outside the car window were reflected on Lin Ran's face.

The reflection revealed his handsome, maturing face, his eyes filled with a deep, thoughtful gaze.

An aura that is subtly revealed.

Even the driver in the front seat couldn't help but sneak a peek through the rearview mirror, secretly marveling at the sight.

The young man is young and handsome.

But this imposing aura...

But why is he like those big bosses among the passengers he occasionally picks up?

……

While sitting in the car, he pondered and considered the plan.

But when the taxi arrived at its destination, the Junsheng headquarters building.

As I rolled down the car window, I saw my familiar girlfriend walking towards me.

Lin Ran's face immediately broke into a smile again:

"Have you finished the meeting?"

Su Qingyan walked briskly to the taxi, skillfully opened the back door, and sat down next to her boyfriend with complete ease.

"Just finished."

"How are you? Did you miss me?"

Someone patted their chest with righteous indignation:

"You're all I can think about!"

Su Qingyan smiled sweetly upon hearing this, and in front of the driver's wide-eyed astonishment, she leaned in and kissed her boyfriend on the cheek.

"good."

"Let's go, there's a reward when we get home!"

Someone was overjoyed:

"Okay, okay! Let's go home!"

"Drive faster, driver! I'm in a hurry!!"

What are the strategic decisions made by Kaixin.com?

What are the responsibilities of a company's CSO?

They were all temporarily forgotten.

It's the weekend.

Don't bring your work mindset home.

No matter how big the problem is, nothing is more important than my wife!

……

At 8 p.m., the male and female owners of the chaotic apartment returned to their Lin Su villa.

Too lazy to cook.

We set up a small hot pot and enjoyed steaming hot mutton, which was just as comfortable and pleasant.

After dinner, the young couple comfortably lay down on the sofa in the living room, chatting and sharing their experiences and observations from the past few days.

Neither of them mentioned anything about work.

As for what happened at school, there weren't any particularly special stories.

The only thing worth mentioning was that Lin Ran casually mentioned that he had recently met an old man near the old dormitory building for faculty and staff at the school.

He was like an unemployed bum all day long, spending his free time playing chess in the small garden pavilion.

The kind where you play against yourself.

It was rare to see such a handsome young man—who was none other than the unworthy Lin Erchui—so I pulled him aside for a game of chess.

Out of respect for the elderly and care for the young, he played a few rounds of games with the old man.

Su Qingyan listened with curiosity:

"Go?"

Lin Ran waved his hand:

Gomoku!

The old man was truly a terrible chess player. Even in a game of Gomoku, he was beaten so badly he screamed and cried. In his anger and embarrassment, he acted disrespectfully and regretted his moves at least two and a half times per game...

Su Qingyan couldn't help but laugh as she listened.

"So you can keep playing with them?"

Lin Ran looked completely justified:

"It's so much fun to beat newbies!"

"Didn't you do the same thing when you played 'The Brain'?"

Su Qingyan thought about it and readily nodded in agreement:

"Right."

The young couple, one bullying the old man, the other bullying the child.

They punched the Nanshan Nursing Home and kicked the Beihai Kindergarten.

Randomly destroying couples.

Those who have committed countless evil deeds are guilty of this.

After telling his own story, Lin Ran casually asked about his girlfriend's recent situation.

Su Qingyan thought for a moment, then shook her head easily:

"It's all good."

"It is nothing special."

The only one was that junior student whose name I've forgotten who tried to chat me up.

It feels insignificant.

She'd seen plenty of those self-important rich kids, none of them were worthy of her having a moment's attention.

……

Su Qingyan had this casual thought.

Unexpectedly.

Some people are just that fearless.

new week.

On Tuesday morning, classes ended and students were dismissed at the new campus.

As Su Qingyan walked out of the teaching building, she was met with that annoying figure again.

Song Yang greeted him once again with a big smile:

"Senior."

"What a coincidence."

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(A satisfying, high-energy moment tomorrow, but don't worry, there won't be any angst lately! The final cut is still under careful consideration; Abao is a little worried that the cut might be too harsh, so he's trying to figure out how to handle it...)

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