Talent Show Girls

"Not at all..."

I chuckled. "I'm not some cold-blooded animal. I can empathize too... After hearing about Dark Eternal Night's experiences, I actually felt a bit choked up. After all, when I first entered the game, I was captured by Dark Tide and used as a test subject. Not only did I get three injections, but I also suffered multiple electric shocks. I can really empathize with what the Dawn group went through."

"So, you trust them now and are willing to entrust your back to this group?"

He smiled knowingly, Gun Like a Dragon.

"No, I only trust myself."

Haha~~

He grinned. "So, do you believe them or not?"

"I believe it, but that doesn't affect my judgment."

Watching the splashing water, I said calmly, "The Dawn group comes from the Dark Tide, and the Dark Tide and the Star Maple Federation are currently secretly allied. Moreover, Moon Soil and the Holy Grail Dragoons were also involved in the Frostfire Ridge incident. So whether what Dawn and Wu Yan said is true or not is not important. What is important is who is the thorn in the side of Number 17 and Moon Soil right now? One is me, and the other is Zhou Jihuan. I am too difficult to kill, so they only have one target: Zhou Jihuan!"

As I spoke, I frowned and continued, "Given these preconditions, a group of Dark Tide players defected and joined the National Server's faction, directly entering Huaining City. Under these circumstances, Zhou Jihuan, the GM who cannot use equipment or the Resurrection Sacred Canon, has a death rate that skyrocketed. Therefore, given these objective conditions, we must be suspicious of and wary of the Dawn group."

Turning to look at the Gun Like a Dragon, I smiled faintly, "Emotionally, we can trust Dawn and Wu Yan, and become brothers with them through thick and thin. But rationally, we must be wary of them. Because all sorts of objective factors combined tell me only one thing: the appearance of this group is beneficial for the other side to get rid of Zhou Jihuan."

"Understood!"

With Gun Like a Dragon Churu said, "At first, Old Zhou and I just felt a little awkward, like something wasn't quite right. But after your analysis, things are much clearer. You're right, I understand now."

"This is between you and Old Zhou. If you need to use me or my people, just let me know."

"Um!"

In the afternoon, I continued to oversee operations at Stream City No. 1.

This is my business, so I pay special attention to it. From the kitchen to the front desk, and even reservations, I oversee every detail, afraid that something might go wrong.

"Ding Han."

I had just returned to the office when I saw Xiao Wen, wearing pink overalls, walk in and place a cup of COCO milk tea on the table.

"Xiao Wen, what's going on?" I asked, surprised.

"I'm buying you milk tea, what else could it be?"

"You're wrong..."

I squinted at the label on the milk tea. It only had coconut jelly added, nothing else. This was my usual flavor, but only one person knew this flavor.

"Did Xiao Bei order it?" I asked.

"Wow..."

Xiao Wen was dumbfounded. "That's amazing! How did you know the boss asked me to order this milk tea for you?"

"Because only she knows my tastes."

I opened the milk tea, took a sip, and then looked at the pretty head waitress in front of me with a scrutinizing gaze.

"No..."

Xiao Wen asked cautiously, "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?"

"It's nothing, it just feels a little awkward. I'm the one paying your salary now, but you keep calling me Ding Han, but you call Lu Xiaobei 'boss' all the time. What's the meaning of that, Xiao Wen?!"

"Aha..."

She was a little embarrassed. "I'm used to it. Subconsciously, I still feel like Xiao Bei is my boss, and calling you Ding Han feels more intimate, right?"

"Too..."

I nodded. "Everyone at Stream City No. 1, from the lobby manager to the waiters, calls me 'President Ding' all the time, except you, who call me Ding Han... Keep it up, I'm afraid that if everyone calls me 'President Ding,' I'll get arrogant and feel lonely at the top."

"Uh-huh!"

Xiao Wen nodded repeatedly, seemingly having no intention of leaving. Holding a cup of milk tea, she walked to the window to look at the lake view behind her and asked, "Ding Han, do you miss the boss when she's not around?"

I was taken aback; why was she suddenly asking such a difficult question?

"Is this something you should be concerned about?"

"Ahem, I'm just being a bit gossipy, you know. After all, the boss is so beautiful, a big star, and incredibly kind to you. I think she'd give you her life willingly..."

"Stop, stop..."

I couldn't take it anymore. "How do you have so much free time to gossip about these things? Have you even finished your work schedule? Have you been spending time with your boyfriend? All you do is gossip about these things all day long."

"Schedule isn't a problem, it's that simple. As for the boyfriend, well, we broke up..."

"Ah?"

This time it was my turn to gossip, so I chuckled and asked, "What happened? Tell me?"

"You see, gossiping is human nature."

Xiao Wen turned around, leaned on the desk and looked at me, beckoning with her finger. "Come closer, we can't have too many people hear this, it's a little embarrassing."

"Oh..."

I leaned closer to listen.

Xiao Wen leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "At first, I agreed to be with him because he was kind of handsome and could play basketball, but later I found out that his character seemed questionable. We'd only been together a short time when he wanted me to go to a hotel with him. You know... we'd barely eaten together, never seen a movie, and when I texted him, he was either playing games or playing basketball. We barely exchanged ten sentences a day, and the first thing he'd say was that he wanted to go to a hotel and hold me while we slept. It's so annoying..."

She frowned and said, "I don't think he really liked me, so we broke up."

I was utterly shocked. I sat back in my high-end, sophisticated CEO chair and said, "From what you've said, he seems like a jerk. If a man likes you, he'll actively chat with you and talk to you a lot."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Xiao Wen took a sip of her milk tea and said, "Okay, that's all for now. I'm going downstairs to play some King of Glory."

"Damn, you don't need to explain to the boss that you're slacking off during work hours, right?"

"Hahaha, let's go, let's go!"

Xiao Wen skipped and hopped away.

Looking at her back, so youthful, beautiful, and infinitely wonderful, it strengthened my resolve even more.

From now on, all waitresses at Stream City No. 1 must be fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged girls; we will never recruit middle-aged women... This is not discrimination, but as a boutique restaurant brand, if the quality of the waitresses declines, it means the brand's downfall.

This must be approached with utmost caution!

Several days later.

The morning was sunny and bright; I continued to oversee operations at Stream City No. 1.

"Knock knock~~"

Cheng Shuang's voice came from outside the door. "Is Ding Han here?"

"Yes, come in."

She pushed open the door and entered, carrying two cups of Heytea in her hand, walking in with a smile.

"Cheng Shuang, what brings you here?"

"I just finished the morning meeting and was passing by, so I brought you a milk tea. I didn't know what flavor you like, so I ordered the same one as me. Try it."

She inserted the straw before pushing it towards me.

"Please sit down."

I picked up the milk tea and took a sip. "It's alright, the taste is pretty good!"

"I'm glad you like it!"

Cheng Shuang adjusted her skirt and sat down to drink her milk tea.

"Ding Han, have you looked at the water flow data from Stream City No. 1? Are you satisfied?"

"We're always fully booked, of course we're satisfied."

I smiled slightly, took the printed form out of the drawer, and handed it over.

Cheng Shuang carefully examined the data, then smiled and said, "If our scale weren't a bit small, this turnover would definitely rank among the top ten in Huaining City!"

"It's okay, it doesn't necessarily have to be in the top ten. I don't want to become an expert overnight."

"Oh, right."

Cheng Shuang said, "Xiao Wen said that there are a few too few waiters, and the shift schedule is a bit tight. There aren't enough waiters during mealtimes. Should we hire more?"

"Sure..."

I nodded. "However, we must not lower the standards for the appearance of the waitresses. We should use Xiao Wen as the benchmark. If they are older than that, we shouldn't hire them. We must stick to the standards... Why don't you go and recruit them? You definitely know what you're doing."

"No way, I'm going?" she exclaimed in surprise.

"If you're not available, then I'll conduct the interview."

"It's not that I'm too busy, it's just that something feels off..."

She rubbed her nose and said, "I don't know why, but I suddenly have this feeling that the emperor's concubines are personally selecting new women for him..."

"Cough cough!"

I was a little embarrassed. "We run a legitimate business, how could we be so extravagant... Besides, I rarely talk to the waitresses, and they're all afraid of me."

"You're right to be afraid of me. After all, you're the boss, and you have the power of life and death."

Cheng Shuang glanced at the text message she had just received on her phone and said, "Okay, I'll handle the hiring. I'm off, I have something to take care of at the company."

Watching Cheng Shuang leave, I glanced at the milk tea.

Sigh, sooner or later Lin Qingying, Lu Xiaobei, and Cheng Shuang will feed me so much that I'll develop diabetes.

Soon after, a voice echoed in my mind.

"Is the boss here? Is the boss here?"

It's a private message from Kou Mei.

"I'm here, it's a rare treat, Kou Mei, you hardly ever send me private messages."

"Cough cough..."

Kou Mei said, "Boss, there's something I want to tell you, but I'm not sure if I should..."

"Since you've already asked, just say it."

"Um."

Kou Mei sent several screenshots of WeChat conversations, saying, "Boss, look, after the dinner a few days ago, that 'Wu Yan' from the Lightning Guild added me as a friend and has been harassing me ever since. He even said he wanted me to be his girlfriend, and he kept pestering me despite my clear refusal, spewing all sorts of vulgarities..."

"Just block them."

"Just blocking me?" Kou Mei asked.

"Otherwise what? You want to kill him?"

"Think!"

Kou Mei's voice was firm. "He gives me the feeling that he thinks I'm easy to get, which is why he's so brazen and daring. Boss, I think there's something wrong with these guys..."

"Block me first, don't worry about anything else, just do as I say."

"Um!"

Kou Mei obediently said, "I've blocked you!"

"Alright, go have fun!"

"Okay!"

Ten minutes later.

"Drop!"

A message from Gun Like a Dragon: "Dawn's Light's S-rank daily quests have released an SS-rank elite quest called Insect Well Ruins. It requires players with Combat Power of 40,000+ to participate. He has contributed the quest scroll so that the Guide issue Region Task. Do you have any ideas?"

"Young people these days have no patience; they've already switched sides so quickly!"

Hahaha~~~

The Gun Like a Dragon, a tacit understanding unspoken, and all they did was laugh.