Chapter 254: Chapter 177: You’ve Made Me So Miserable! Let’s Perish Together

"Chen Jincheng, I can be your girlfriend for a few days, but now you’ve gotten me fired, so you have to take responsibility!"

Chen Jincheng stared at the private message from the Innate Widow Sacred Body, genuinely stunned.

’A girlfriend for a few days?’

’What kind of girlfriend only lasts a few days?’

As a scumbag, he knew all too well what that meant.

’But why the sudden offer? Surely stringing her along for such a short time wouldn’t have been enough to give her an idea like this.’

’Something must have happened. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be claiming I got her fired.’

But this felt like he was getting blamed for something completely out of his control.

After all, how could she possibly pin losing her job on him?

’Is she trying to shake me down?’

Even though Chen Jincheng knew exactly what she meant, he replied, "I don’t understand what you mean?"

「On the street.」

Xiaoju wandered aimlessly, her heart pounding with anxiety. She was even starting to regret sending that impulsive message.

’Now that I’ve sent that, won’t Chen Jincheng have me completely in his grasp?’

Fortunately, she’d only offered to be his girlfriend. The worst that could happen was a whirlwind romance with Chen Jincheng followed by a whirlwind breakup.

There was no rule against a relationship being a flash in the pan, was there?

People were having quickie marriages and divorces these days, after all.

Just then, she received Chen Jincheng’s reply. The moment she saw the message, she couldn’t help but scoff.

’The number one scumbag on the internet doesn’t understand what I mean?’

’Who is he putting on this innocent act for?’

Speechless, she could only send back a string of ellipses: "..."

Chen Jincheng smiled when he saw that.

’So the girl lost her job.’

’In that case, I can’t keep stringing her along.’

’I have to sign her first.’

If other MCNs noticed her, her unemployed status would make it easy for someone else to beat him to the punch.

So, a moment later, he replied, "I have a business trip to Ganjiang University tomorrow. You can come to Coastal City first and sign the contract at Second-Life Star. I’ll make the arrangements!"

Xiaoju received another reply and hastily opened the message. Seeing its contents, she fumed, "He tells me I can go to Second-Life Star to sign, but then he just *has* to mention he’s going to Ganjiang University tomorrow. Isn’t he afraid I’m some stupid woman who won’t get the hint and will actually go straight to Second-Life Star in Coastal City?"

Muttering to herself, she replied to Chen Jincheng, "Got it. Send me your flight time for tomorrow. I’ll pick a similar one. See you at the airport!"

"???" Chen Jincheng saw her reply and began to wonder if this Innate Widow Sacred Body had poor reading comprehension.

’Wasn’t the meaning of my message clear enough? I told her to come to Second-Life Star and sign the contract first, didn’t I?’

He had been just about to ask Sister Hong to handle it.

’Don’t tell me she thought my mentioning the business trip to Ganjiang University was some kind of hint?’

Still, the Innate Widow Sacred Body’s attitude was intriguing.

He understood many things better than anyone.

’Interesting...’

Just then, Ximeng walked in happily and reported, "Boss, I’ve already booked our tickets to Ganjiang University for tomorrow. It’s a 9:30 AM flight!"

As she spoke, she walked coquettishly behind Chen Jincheng and began massaging his shoulders. "Boss, why don’t you come to my place tonight? That way, we can leave together straight from my house tomorrow morning."

Chen Jincheng agreed to the girl’s invitation with a broad smile.

After all, as long as he hadn’t used up all the Constitution Points from his special physique fitness card, he didn’t mind getting in some extra "exercise" with a girl.

"Thank you, Boss! I have a surprise for you tonight," Ximeng said, leaving the office with a joyful expression after getting his answer.

Seeing her leave, Chen Jincheng glanced at the flight booking confirmation on his phone, then called Sister Hong.

As soon as the call connected, he asked, "Sister Hong, are there any events Ximeng can do tomorrow? Or any commercials she could take that need to be filmed then?"

"Let me see!" Hearing her boss’s inquiry, Sister Hong immediately opened her computer to check the artist’s schedule. A moment later, she told Chen Jincheng, "Boss, there’s an event in a few days, and a commercial too, but nothing for tomorrow."

"Then arrange for Ximeng to shoot a promotional video for the company tomorrow. The filming fee will be 100,000," Chen Jincheng ordered decisively.

He had a meeting with the Innate Widow Sacred Body at the airport, so it wouldn’t be appropriate for his little secretary, Ximeng, to accompany him to Ganjiang University.

"Boss, you really go to great lengths for Ximeng," Sister Hong remarked teasingly when she heard this.

Since Ximeng had become the boss’s secretary, her career path had narrowed, and the number of commercials and events she could take on had dwindled.

She was well aware that the boss and this girl, Ximeng, definitely had a thing going on.

’This must be the boss’s way of compensating her!’

’He really is going to great lengths.’

Chen Jincheng didn’t know what Sister Hong was thinking. He just gave another order: "Don’t let her know I arranged this."

Sister Hong chuckled. "Boss, I understand. You can rest assured."

Chen Jincheng felt there was a hidden meaning in Sister Hong’s words, but since he’d given the order, he didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he took a screenshot of his flight information and sent it to the Innate Widow Sacred Body.

When Xiaoju received the flight information, she pursed her lips.

’He was just playing dumb with me a moment ago!’

’Now he’s not pretending anymore.’

She checked the time, opened a booking app on her phone, and looked up flights to the Ganjiang University area. There was one at 8:30 AM tomorrow, and its arrival time was slightly later than Chen Jincheng’s.

She booked the ticket immediately and quickened her pace back to her rented apartment.

Things had already come to this, anyway. All she could do was move forward and fight to become the next "Miss Cheng" to be promoted, carving out a future for herself.