Fragrant and Soft Little Cake

Chapter 208

"Boss Gu, business is booming."

A sweet voice came along with a waft of fragrant breeze.

Ye Zhenzhen had slipped into the backstage at some point. Holding a pack of wet wipes in her hand, she looked at him with a beaming smile.

The young girl's outfit today made her look like a fragrant, soft strawberry cake amidst the messy pile of supplies.

So sweet it was practically illegal.

"Why are you here?"

Gu Ran raised an eyebrow, suppressing the restlessness in his heart, and handed her a bottle of mineral water.

"Didn't I tell you to stay in your dorm and enjoy the AC? It reeks of sweat here."

"If I didn't come, wouldn't I be failing my duties as the boss's wife?"

Ye Zhenzhen didn't take the water. Instead, she naturally pulled out a wet wipe and stood on her tiptoes.

"You're covered in sweat. So dirty."

Gu Ran instinctively tried to dodge, but the girl gently pressed a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't move."

Ye Zhenzhen looked focused as she meticulously wiped away the fine sweat on his forehead and temples.

Her fingertips occasionally brushed against Gu Ran's skin, bringing a slightly cool sensation.

The few part-time male students who had been moving goods nearby were dumbfounded, nearly dropping their boxes on their own feet.

Damn, they just came to do some heavy lifting and ended up getting force-fed a mouthful of PDA!

"Does your heart ache for me?"

Gu Ran let her do as she pleased, his smiling eyes reflecting the girl's serious expression.

"This kind of rough work is for men. Go rest in the back. With the sun this hot, if you get tanned into a lump of coal, I'm not accepting any returns."

"Pfft!"

Ye Zhenzhen paused her movements and gave him a reproachful glare, her peach-blossom eyes rippling with emotion.

"You're the lump of coal! Your whole family are lumps of coal!"

"I'm not completely a part of your family yet, so it's a bit early for that insult."

"You..."

Ye Zhenzhen's cheeks flushed slightly as she caught the trap in his words.

She stuffed the dirty wet wipe into Gu Ran's hand and let out a proud hmph.

"I can't be bothered with you. I'm going to work!"

Her mouth said she didn't care, but her body was honest.

Click—!

Right then, Gu Ran's phone chimed.

He looked down and saw a WeChat message from Ye Zhenzhen. It was just a photo.

In the photo, the two of them were standing in front of a booth piled high with plush toys, and Gu Ran was looking down at her.

His eyes were unbelievably gentle, while Ye Zhenzhen was on her tiptoes, wiping his sweat.

The caption was just one line.

[This is the kind of love I want to encounter on MicroChat.]

Gu Ran looked up, only to see Ye Zhenzhen not far away, waving her phone at him and winking slyly.

This girl even knew how to match the product's tone when showing off their affection.

Gu Ran couldn't help but laugh.

She wasn't just a boss's wife; she was a natural-born operations director.

However, this harmony did not last long.

Beeeep—!!!

A sharp, piercing whistle harshly cut through the lively background music of the venue.

The tightly packed crowd was roughly pushed aside.

"Move! Make way! Are you all deaf?!"

Several school security guards in uniform, waving rubber batons in their hands, forcibly cleared a path through the crowd.

Immediately after, a middle-aged man wearing an administrative jacket and gold-rimmed glasses strode over with his hands behind his back and a stern face.

Half a step behind him followed Qin Zhaoyang, who had a look of gloating schadenfreude on his face.

Qin Zhaoyang stood with his back perfectly straight, his gaze passing over the security guards' shoulders.

He stared fixedly at Gu Ran, his eyes revealing the thrill of a great revenge fulfilled.

It was the specific kind of excitement that came from a dog relying on its master's power.

Gu Ran narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seemed that the little message he had passed on hadn't been delivered thoroughly enough.

The scene instantly fell silent.

The students who were scanning the QR code to download the app looked at each other in dismay and instinctively backed away to the sides.

The originally bustling booth turned into an isolated island.

"Who is in charge?"

The middle-aged man walked up to the booth, his gaze sweeping over the massive LED screen and the wall full of prizes.

His brows knitted tightly together.

Gu Ran clapped the dust off his hands, his expression calm.

"I am."

He reached out his hand.

"Hello, sir. I am Gu Ran, a freshman from the School of Economics and Management."

The middle-aged man didn't shake his hand, nor did he even look Gu Ran in the eye.

With his hands behind his back, he pointed at the booth, his voice as severe as if he were reprimanding a criminal.

"Who approved you to set up this mess here?"

"This is the school's main road! It's a place for education! Not a wet market for you to set up stalls and perform!"

This man was exactly Mr. Liu from the Youth League Committee, who was in charge of club management.

Gu Ran's hand hung in mid-air, but he wasn't embarrassed. He naturally pulled it back and said lightly.

"We are promoting a college student entrepreneurship project. This is a legitimate..."

"Legitimate my ass!"

Qin Zhaoyang couldn't help but jump out, pointing at Gu Ran's nose and shouting loudly.

"Mr. Liu, I told him long ago that club recruitment needs to go through the Youth League Committee's approval process! Relying on his family's money, he doesn't respect the school's rules at all!"

"Look at these big screens, big speakers, and all these randomly pulled wires! This is not only illegal commercial promotion, but also a serious fire hazard!"

Qin Zhaoyang grew more and more excited as he spoke, spit flying from his mouth.

"If a fire breaks out and injures a student, who will take responsibility?!"

Mr. Liu gave Qin Zhaoyang an approving look, then turned to look at Gu Ran, his face even gloomier.

"Did you hear that? A serious fire hazard!"

Mr. Liu waved his big hand and ordered the security guards behind him.

"Cut the power immediately! Tear down all these illegal structures! Clear the area!"

"Also, that 'MicroChat' app, or whatever it is, is suspected of misleading students. Stop all promotional activities immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

The security guards had been eager to act. Hearing the order, they immediately rushed aggressively toward the power box.

"I'd like to see who dares to touch it!"

Zhang Qi and Li Ming grew anxious. They grabbed the folding chairs nearby and were about to rush forward.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?!"

Mr. Liu shouted sternly.

"Are you going to hit a teacher? Believe it or not, I can give you a demerit right now!"

The two of them flushed red, their fists cracking as they clenched them, but they were nailed to the spot by the word "demerit."

The spectating freshmen whispered among themselves, their eyes full of sympathy and pity.

"It's over, he hit a brick wall this time."

"That Mr. Liu is famously difficult to deal with. He's probably going to go down."

"What a shame, I still wanted to win a giant teddy bear..."

Looking at Gu Ran being universally condemned, Qin Zhaoyang felt a sense of satisfaction that practically erupted from the top of his skull.

So what if he has money?

So what if he drives an Audi?

In the face of the rules of power, you're nothing!

"Gu Ran, just tear it down."

Qin Zhaoyang sighed hypocritically, but he couldn't suppress the wild, upward curve of his lips.

"Don't make things difficult for Mr. Liu. This is for everyone's own good."

Ye Zhenzhen stood to the side, watching this scene, and gave the young man a worried look.

She was just about to step forward and speak, but Gu Ran stopped her with a single glance.

He pulled a pack of tissues from his pocket and slowly, methodically wiped his hands.

The young man's movements were very slow, as if the explosive conflict right in front of him simply didn't exist.

"Mr. Liu... right?"

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