Quenching

Huang Qiaqia opened her mouth wide, sped up her hands, and quickly shoveled crab meat into her mouth.

"Okay, okay."

"Huang Qiaqia?"

Kong Yanfei turned around, her eyes blazing as if she wanted to pierce through Huang Qiaqia's flesh, and reprimanded him without any politeness.

"Popular aesthetic standards are fixed, and while you don't need to follow them or deliberately control your diet, in some situations, going against the grain because of body image issues can make things even more difficult. If your gluttony causes others to view you with prejudice, do you think that's a good thing? You've already eaten a bowl of instant noodles and are full. But because you're craving something, you still want to eat crab meat, is that right?"

"I'm wrong, I won't eat it."

Huang Qiaqia glanced at the crab meat in the bowl, put down her spoon, wiped her mouth, and quickly ran to the bathroom to brush her teeth diligently.

Wanli Fuguang glanced at Kong Yanfei calmly and slowly uttered a sentence.

“She likes to eat.”

Kong Yanfei glanced coldly at Wanli Fuguang, then, wearing her sky-high heels, pushed open the door and left.

Wu Haofeng waved his hand, fanning away the perfume scent in front of him.

"Should we check which event is being held and ask the organizers to cancel it?"

Wanli Fuguang glanced at the scattered instant noodle packets on the table and shook his head.

******

On stage, Kong Yanfei was dazzling, while off stage, Huang Qiaqia was sweating profusely, bowing and scraping as he handed out his business card with a fawning expression.

"Forget it, don't send it."

A chubby boy dragged Huang Qiaqia aside, with Wanli Fuguang following beside him.

Huang Qiaqia frowned, looking puzzled.

"Why didn't you send them anymore? Didn't you just gesture for me to give the business card to that red-haired guy with the bald patch?"

The chubby boy sighed and shook his head.

“They invited Kong Yanfei to a charity gala over the weekend, but your brother didn’t have time to go, so where can they find someone else to accompany her?”

Huang Qiaqia straightened his back and patted his chest.

"Me? I have time."

"Oh dear, the sponsor said it was to get Kong Yanfei to attend the charity gala, but actually it was to see how charming she was."

"Kong Yanfei is very charming. My brother's rivals could circle the earth several times over."

"But the public doesn't know? Kong Yanfei's exposure rate is too low."

"How can we increase our exposure and attract the attention of wealthy investors?"

“Although we are still working with various parties, the fastest and hottest thing right now is small theaters. You should persuade your brother to invest one million in the initial stage and shoot a few episodes. If the broadcast is good, the return on investment will be quick and it will also increase brand awareness. If the effect is not good, then there is no need to continue investing money.”

Huang Qiaqia raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Why would you want to talk to my brother? It's just a million yuan, you can just ask me."

The chubby boy smiled brightly and pinched Huang Qiaqia's plump little face.

"Hehe, my little sugar daddy, I'm going to have to cling to your leg properly."

Huang Qiaqia immediately became alert, pushed away the fat boy's hand, pointed at Wanli Fuguang, and said seriously.

"My boyfriend is Wanli Fuguang."

The chubby boy immediately let go of her hand, nodded to Wanli Fuguang, and signaled to the rest of the team that he and Huang Qiaqia should leave first.

Wanli Fuguang sent a message to Wu Haofeng, saying he was preparing one million.

******

In the restaurant, Huang Qiaqia sat next to the chubby boy, while Wu Haofeng sat beside Wanli Fuguang, with Huang Qiaqia's schoolbag beside him.

The chubby boy spoke first.

"Huang Qiaqia, I'm not worried about your investment, because small theaters don't perform well. I'm worried that if it does well, we won't be able to attract sponsors to make a sequel. What will we do then?"

The chubby boy took out the drafted contract.

“Then let’s split up. You go find my brother, and I’ll go find my roommate’s boyfriend.”

Huang Qiaqia took out a pen to sign the contract.

"Huang Qiaqia, if we're going to make a sequel, can't we rely on you?"

The chubby boy noticed that Wanli Fuguang and Wu Haofeng, who were with Huang Qiaqia, were both handsome and had an air of nobility, so he thought the matter was reliable.

"no problem."

Huang Qiaqia readily agreed, turned around and reached out to Wanli Fuguang, while Wu Haofeng rummaged through his laptop bag for checks.

"My phone is in my bag."

Huang Qiaqia's casual remark struck Wanli Fuguang in the face. Wanli Fuguang paused for a second before reaching out to hand Huang Qiaqia's schoolbag to her.

The chubby boy reminded Huang Qiaqia.

"Kong Yanfei is very strict, so please don't transfer money to me. It's company business, transfers should go to..."

“I know. I’ll give you a phone number. You can contact Uncle Peng from our online store to get the money. I’ll figure out what to do next.”

Huang Qiaqia took out her phone, sent the fat boy's number to her shop's accountant, and explained the reason for the situation.

Wu Haofeng calmly put the prepared check back in its original place.

Wanli Fuguang raised an eyebrow slightly, but said nothing more.

The chubby boy glanced at Wanli Fuguang and asked Huang Qiaqia suspiciously.

"Your little online store is making so much money?"

"Don't always look down on my little shop. My shop makes a lot of money. This million is the money I made from selling a stationery shop that I had previously taken over."

"And what about your pet shop? How's the profit?"

"It's alright! But don't worry, if I really can't raise the money, I'll sell my two-bedroom apartment."

"Little girl, you're quite something with Kong Yanfei."

“Every family spends money to get a wife. Kong Yanfei is my future sister-in-law.”

The fat boy glanced at Wanli Fuguang again.

"Compared to your future sister-in-law's suitors, your family didn't contribute much money!"

"Then I'll go find sponsors. Many of the sponsors in our department were brought in by me and my classmates. I've summarized it into a three-step method. First, fully demonstrate the strength of the work and its invincible advantages. Second, forcefully find any possible connection between the sponsor and the work, and amplify it infinitely. Finally, clearly present the expected results to the sponsor."

Seeing Huang Qiaqia chatting animatedly with the chubby boy, gesturing wildly, Wanli Fuguang's lips curved into a smile, and the arc of his eyebrows and eyes grew wider and wider.

"All right!"

Seeing that Wanli Fuguang remained silent, the chubby boy sighed softly and nodded.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to arrange some time for Kong Yanfei to go see the little cuties? They really love Kong Yanfei's dancing."

"no problem."

The chubby boy put a piece of braised pork on Huang Qiaqia's plate when his phone rang.

Huang Qiaqia took a bite of the braised pork with relish, and the chubby boy waved to Huang Qiaqia with a smile.

"Okay, let's go now."

The spacious room, the long table, and the children's innocent faces—most of them had finished all the white rice, shredded pork with garlic sauce, mackerel, bok choy, and fresh corn on their plates.

Huang Qiaqia sat at the dining table, resting his chin on his hands, watching a little girl with a limp walk towards him, and smiled as he spoke.

"This year's birthday present is a little different!"

A hint of expectation appeared in the little girl's eyes.

"what?"