The meal lasted for two hours.
By the time they left the Peace Imperial Banquet, the sky had already grown completely dark.
In the back seat of the Rolls-Royce, both Yang Qingqing and Su Ruoxi couldn’t stay awake and had fallen asleep.
Lin Feng and Yang Qiniang, however, were still wide awake.
Perhaps it was the talk of making money that had left Yang Qiniang so incredibly energized.
Lin Feng had one arm around Su Ruoxi’s shoulder, letting her lean against him.
"Brother Feng, do you think ten people will be enough?"
"No, wait, we’ll need at least twenty."
"Every department needs someone to keep it running."
"But the salaries for twenty people might be a bit high."
"If the average monthly salary is seven thousand, that’s one hundred and forty thousand a month just on payroll."
"And if we rent a two-hundred-square-meter office, the rent alone will be fifty to sixty thousand a month."
"So that means our necessary monthly expenses would reach two hundred thousand?"
"And that’s not even counting utilities and other things. Starting a company really isn’t that simple."
Yang Qiniang sat alone in the passenger seat, muttering to himself.
Lin Feng, meanwhile, kept his arm around Su Ruoxi, his head tilted slightly as he gazed out the window.
"Of course starting a company isn’t simple," Lin Feng said with a smile.
To establish a properly functioning company, all the different parts have to be connected smoothly.
What Yang Qiniang was talking about was just the simplest part.
There were many more truly tedious aspects.
However, Lin Feng wasn’t too concerned about these things.
He could just hire an administrative director when the time came.
Once everything was taken care of, the company’s monthly expenses would probably be around two hundred and fifty thousand.
The total annual expenditure would reach three million.
But in reality, if they could really attract nearly a hundred million in capital,
the company would generate a guaranteed minimum profit of ten million a year.
Even if they gave half of that to the clients, the company would still be profitable.
Although that figure might seem relatively small, at least it would guarantee they’d break even and make a profit.
The Rolls-Royce weaved through traffic.
Yang Qiniang was still muttering to himself.
His rambling was starting to make even Lin Feng a little drowsy.
It was already eleven o’clock by the time they got back to the university.
The students still had plenty of energy on the weekend.
Even though it was past eleven, they showed no intention of heading back to rest.
Students were still streaming in and out of the university gate.
Lin Feng woke up both Su Ruoxi and Yang Qingqing.
After sleeping in the car for over an hour, Su Ruoxi was still a little groggy and unsteady on her feet. But with Lin Feng supporting her, she could just about manage to walk.
The pitiful one was Yang Qiniang, trailing behind them and having to carry so many shopping bags.
Yang Qingqing was in better shape than Su Ruoxi.
After getting out of the car, the cool breeze had sobered her up considerably.
After all, not everyone was like Su Ruoxi, a lightweight who’d still forced herself to finish a whole bottle.
Now, she could only hang onto Lin Feng.
The group of four ambled slowly along a path on campus.
It gave off a feeling of peaceful, quiet times.
"Lin Feng."
Su Ruoxi’s murmured voice sounded out.
"Hm?"
Lin Feng lowered his head slightly to look at Su Ruoxi.
He found that the once-groggy Su Ruoxi had, at some point, lifted her head.
She was looking right at him.
"What’s wrong?"
Lin Feng smiled and gently ruffled Su Ruoxi’s hair.
"Promise me you won’t leave me, okay?"
"No matter what, don’t ever leave me."
’After her favorability reached 100%, not only was Su Ruoxi’s entire heart devoted to me, but she had also developed a deep sense of attachment. This constant worry about gains and losses... perhaps that describes her state right now. I didn’t really feel much before, but after Su Ruoxi became my girlfriend, I suddenly felt this urge to protect her properly. A protective instinct? Maybe so.’
’But I feel it’s more likely the system’s influence. Because earlier, when the system prompted me to choose a mission, accepting Su Ruoxi came with an additional condition: I had to take good care of her. At first, I didn’t pay it much mind; my attention was all on the reward. But only now do I realize that every single thing the system says has an effect.’
But none of that mattered.
Now that Lin Feng had accepted Su Ruoxi, he would definitely make sure she was never bullied again—by anyone!
"I don’t know how to say it, but I’m just so scared you’ll leave me."
As Su Ruoxi spoke, tears seemed to well up in her eyes.
"Don’t worry. I’ll never leave you in this lifetime."
Lin Feng wasn’t one to make grandiose vows of eternal love.
He was more accustomed to showing his commitment through actions.
Su Ruoxi had been willing to take out all the money her mother had left her to support him.
What right did he have to abandon Su Ruoxi?
The mood was set.
Su Ruoxi stood on her tiptoes and closed her eyes.
Her intention was obvious.
Lin Feng didn’t hesitate.
Leaning down slightly, he kissed her directly.
This, however, made Yang Qingqing and Yang Qiniang, who were trailing behind, freeze in place.
After staring blankly at Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi for three seconds,
Yang Qingqing silently walked past them.
Yang Qiniang, on the other hand, said with some exasperation, "You two will have plenty of time to be alone in the future."
"Did you really have to force-feed me another round of dog food this late at night?"
"Forget it, I’m heading back to the dorm. Brother Feng, if you’re not coming back, remember to send me a message..."
"I won’t leave the door unlocked for you tonight."
As he spoke, he tightened his grip on the shopping bags in his hands.
He even muttered, "Kids these days. They have no consideration for the feelings of us single dogs."
Ignoring Yang Qiniang’s muttering, Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi’s figures stretched out long under the dim streetlights.
The few-hundred-meter walk to the women’s dormitory building somehow took the two of them nearly half an hour.
From a distance, he saw that Yang Qingqing hadn’t gone upstairs; instead, she was sitting on a bench by the dormitory entrance.
It seemed she was waiting specifically for Su Ruoxi.
"Get a good rest tonight. I’ll take you out tomorrow to have some fun and buy you a few things."
Su Ruoxi started to say something, but Lin Feng cut her off.
"I know you have money and don’t lack anything, but these are things I’m buying for you, so you have to accept them."
"If you don’t need me for anything, then my existence would be too meaningless."
Hearing Lin Feng’s extremely domineering words,
Su Ruoxi swallowed the words she was about to say and nodded.
"I’ll listen to whatever you say."
"Hurry up and go inside. Qingqing is getting anxious waiting for you."
Su Ruoxi glanced back.
Yang Qingqing, who had been sitting on the bench, was now standing and waving at the two of them.
"I’m going back then. You get some sleep soon, too."
After standing on her tiptoes to give Lin Feng a quick kiss on the cheek, she walked over to Yang Qingqing.
She kept looking back to wave at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng stood below the women’s dormitory, watching as the two of them went upstairs before he finally left.
「Back at the dorm.」
The moment Lin Feng stepped through the door, his two roommates immediately surrounded him.
"Brother Feng, I heard from Brother Nian that you won over the Su School Beauty?"
"I thought you two were just putting on an act before, I didn’t expect you to make it real!"
"I’m so jealous."
"Quick, tell us! What’s it like dating the Su School Beauty?"
Cao Ming and Jiang Chao were like a pair of curious kids.
Meanwhile, Yang Qiniang, who had already showered, was sitting at his desk writing something.
Seeing how curious the two were, he couldn’t help but say, "Love has a sour, stinky smell."
"I’d advise you to stay far away whenever Brother Feng and Su Ruoxi are together in the future."
"Otherwise, you’ll never have to eat again."
Yang Qiniang’s words held no malice; he was just teasing Lin Feng.
"Oh, in that case, we won’t take you to the Peace Imperial Banquet next time. Since you don’t need to eat when you’re with us, anyway."
Lin Feng decisively played his trump card.
"No, don’t, Brother Feng!"
"I was just joking with you! You still gotta take me with you."
Yang Qiniang also decisively backed down.

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