Déjà Vu?

Chen Mo's life returned to peace, but Ant Army Company was bustling with activity.

After obtaining the office software, Zhao Min immediately gave orders to come up with a promotion plan as quickly as possible.

The company's fifty million yuan in capital seemed somewhat stretched thin with its impending entry into the mobile phone industry, so they had to use the office software to make money now.

As Zhao Min issued one instruction after another, the newly formed little nest of Army Ant began operating at full speed.

Julie entered Zhao Min's office carrying a planning proposal.

After the company was established, Zhao Min had called her over to help. Since they knew each other well, Zhao Min trusted her greatly and directly put her in charge of managing the marketing department.

The office software was their first product launch after entering the corporate market. Everyone was fully focused and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

After receiving Zhao Min's orders, the marketing department immediately began planning the advertisements and finalized the proposal at top speed. Today, the ads had finally gone live.

"How are the numbers?" Zhao Min asked.

"According to the backend data, as of the time I came to report, the free version has exceeded ten thousand downloads, with more than three hundred registered paying users."

"Mm, a good start." Zhao Min nodded.

Ant Army Company had only just been established. It was nothing more than a genuine little ant, with no name recognition whatsoever.

For the newly released office software to surpass ten thousand users in such a short time was already an extremely impressive achievement.

This office software was entirely Chen Mo's work. It came in four versions: Home Edition, Small Business Edition, Professional Edition, and Free Edition.

The Free Edition could only use basic Word documents, Excel, and PPT presentations, along with its distinctive image-processing function.

As for the price, it was less than half that of Office.

Their purpose in launching the office software was, first, to build the company's reputation; second, to enter the market at a low price and earn a good reputation among users; and third, naturally, to make money.

The main market for office software was corporate office work. As long as they could secure the lucrative Enterprise Office market, Ant Office would bring them a steady stream of income.

Ant Office was more user-friendly than Office and WPS, and it also had image-processing capabilities. Combining office work and Meitu in one, it had unique and powerful functions while taking up little memory.

Zhao Min believed it would not be long before users began pouring in.

"Release the mobile version too. Have people promote it to the major companies."

"Understood, President Zhao."

Julie agreed and left the office.

Only after Julie left did Zhao Min pick up her phone and dial Chen Mo's number. This chairman was always impossible to pin down, which left her helpless. Every time, she could only contact him by phone.

"Chairman, the office software has been released. The market response has been good, and we're off to a strong start."

"That's good." In the shop, Chen Mo paused his circuit design work.

"Do you want to come to the company?" Zhao Min asked.

"Another time. I'm probably busy today. I'll send you the materials for the phone's exterior and interface designs later. Have someone make samples and apply for patents."

"So quickly?" Zhao Min's voice was full of surprise. "All right, get back to work. I've already contacted some suppliers for mobile phone components. I still have some connections from my previous job, and everything has been going smoothly, so don't worry."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Chen Mo checked the time. He saved the motherboard circuit design file, then locked up the shop.

"Young man, closing up so early? Not doing business anymore?" the auntie from the neighboring grocery store asked as Chen Mo stepped outside.

"I'm going out to have some fun." Chen Mo smiled.

Today was Xiao Yu's accounting certification exam, so he was taking the opportunity to rest as well.

The accounting certification exam was held at the Accounting Practitioners Examination Service Center, not far from Binhai University. It was only a fifteen-minute bike ride away.

As soon as he arrived nearby, Chen Mo saw people gradually walking out through the entrance. Before long, Xiao Yu appeared in the crowd and ran toward him. She looked to be in a good mood.

With Xiao Yu riding behind him, he left directly under the envious gazes of those around them.

After having buffet dinner, the two went to the aquarium, then went shopping and watched a movie.

It was their most carefree day. They both knew such opportunities were rare, so they emptied their minds and enjoyed themselves to the fullest. They visited every place a couple ought to visit.

That night, they stood leaning against each other by the seawall, quietly watching the sea sink into darkness.

Chen Mo looked unusually relaxed. During this time, he had spent every day reading and researching, pushing himself too hard. Whenever he was with Xiao Yu, the tension in his mind completely vanished.

Seeing Xiao Yu smile filled Chen Mo with satisfaction. Thinking back on how they had met and fallen in love, it all felt like a dream.

Suddenly, Chen Mo raised a brow as though he had remembered something. Letting Xiao Yu lean against him, he secretly took out his phone and glanced at it, his expression turning strange.

"It would be nice if things could stay like this forever."

"Yeah, I think so too." Chen Mo smiled softly.

"Is that you two?"

A voice interrupted them. Chen Mo and Xiao Yu had just turned around when they saw Liang Zhihang holding a camera and looking at them in delighted surprise.

"It's you."

"Yes, it's me."

Liang Zhihang hurriedly shook Chen Mo's hand.

"What a coincidence. The set of photos you submitted last time has been shortlisted. This is my first time being shortlisted for the National Photography Competition. I had that photo printed—it's the best work I've produced in all these years. I happened to have it with me, so I'll give you one."

Liang Zhihang took out a photo album from his backpack, pulled out a photograph, and handed it to them.

"Thank you." Chen Mo took the photograph from Liang Zhihang and nodded in thanks.

"No need to thank me. I should be thanking you. Since we ran into each other, I won't deliberately disturb you two. We'll keep in touch. Goodbye."

With that, Liang Zhihang smiled, said farewell, and turned to leave.

"Put it in your bag. This photo should be treasured." Chen Mo handed the photograph to Xiao Yu.

Seeing the moment they had kissed frozen in the photograph, Xiao Yu's cheeks flushed slightly. Although her phone wallpaper was also a photo like this, recalling how she had felt then still made her somewhat shy.

Just after putting away the photo, Xiao Yu sensed something was off. The moment she raised her head, she saw Chen Mo staring at her with a mischievous grin.

Mmm...

After a slight struggle, Xiao Yu resigned herself and went limp in Chen Mo's arms.

Only after a minute did Chen Mo let go.

"Are you satisfied now? You only know how to bully me."

Xiao Yu panted heavily and shyly lay against Chen Mo's chest. People had passed by while they were kissing just now, and thinking about it made her want to die of embarrassment.

This scene felt oddly familiar?

Suddenly remembering something, Xiao Yu blinked at Chen Mo, then came to her senses and hurriedly took out her phone from her bag.

When she saw the time displayed on the screen, Xiao Yu's face fell. Just like last time, there were only five minutes left before the dormitory closed. It was already too late to make it back.

Chen Mo laughed heartily, took Xiao Yu's hand, and headed back toward the night market.

"Where are we going?"

"To buy clothes."

"What are we buying clothes for?"

"You can't go back anyway, and you haven't showered. We'll buy clothes for you to change into and wash."

"So you deliberately didn't tell me the time."

Their voices gradually faded into the distance.

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