The legendary King of Wines naturally tasted exquisite. Its fruitiness amidst the acidity represented the legendary elegance of Pinot Noir—notes of cherry, spice, and earth.
Its most perceptible characteristic was that it didn't require a long time to breathe to achieve an excellent mouthfeel.
Many prestigious red wines have very long recommended decanting times. If consumed shortly after opening, the taste can often be... hard to describe.
Red wine is such a strange thing. The most expensive DRC and the cheapest fifty-yuan bottle of domestic Changyu Dry Red from the supermarket don't have strict decanting requirements; it's only the ones in the middle that are so demanding.
Lu Yuning caught the scent of the red wine and sniffed. Su Bai heard the sound and subconsciously glanced at her.
Immediately, the girl shrank her neck, looking very embarrassed.
"If you want to drink, just have a taste. It's fine, I won't put anything weird in the wine to harm you."
"Mhm... I know."
"Huh?" Su Bai was actually stunned. "What do you know?"
"I've scrolled past you on short videos. Um, I heard you have many... many girlfriends." Lu Yuning suddenly revealed a self-deprecating smile. "An ordinary girl like me, you probably... wouldn't be interested in."
Not ordinary at all.
Su Bai wanted to laugh a little; it seemed this girl's self-esteem was quite low.
Actually, this situation wasn't rare. Or rather, around Su Bai, it was a very normal occurrence.
Many students who studied hard from a young age and got into prestigious universities tend to be overly timid in personality. After entering society, due to their excessive foolishness and innocence, they are easily bullied by people in the corporate world.
This is actually a problem of having too low self-perception.
"What's ordinary about you? You clearly have great ideas. By the way, do you work at a famous designer's studio?" Su Bai steered the topic into a field she was familiar with.
"Hehe, you flatter me~ I'm not that amazing. I... those real big-shot designers wouldn't take me. I can only work at a tiny, tiny company. They can't even pay salaries; my wages have been withheld for half a year already, ugh..."
As she spoke, Lu Yuning stopped abruptly and covered her mouth.
Oops, I accidentally said too much.
These were things troubling Lu Yuning recently, but surely Su Bai wouldn't care about them, right?
I wonder if it will make him angry...
Lu Yuning felt that she seemed born not to be very likeable, so she always cared about other people's opinions and tried her best not to cause trouble for others.
Fortunately, Su Bai seemed quite interested in this. "They don't even pay wages? That's a bit exaggerated. How about you just work for me? I have plenty of funds here. As long as you complete the tasks I give you, you can freely use the rest of the time to pursue your artistic ideals."
"Can it really be considered art..."
"It counts! The beauty of the human body, the beauty of erotica, that is true art!"
"..."
To be honest, Su Bai's first impression on Lu Yuning was completely different from the fleeting glimpse she had seen in short videos.
On camera, Su Bai was dashing and suave, the perfect image of a noble scion. He was incredibly handsome, full of charisma, and felt like an existence she could never associate with in her entire life.
Only after communicating face-to-face did she realize that Su Bai was actually so down-to-earth and easy to get along with.
The subsequent detailed discussion about poaching her further reinforced Lu Yuning's impression of Su Bai.
Actually, Lu Yuning didn't care much about the compensation Su Bai promised.
After all, this man was too rich, and her demands weren't high. Su Bai could definitely afford the small salary she wanted. She was even afraid Su Bai would give too much, making her feel uneasy.
What they discussed more was about... those specific fetishes...
That's right.
Hidden in the bottom of Lu Yuning's heart were various bold ideas. Although she had zero practical experience, she had a strong desire to display them in her works.
And obviously, Su Bai was also an expert in this field.
The two chatted happily.
"Then, it's happily decided... You go handle your resignation at your company, and I'll sign the contract with you immediately. The preliminary salary is set at one hundred thousand yuan a month. I'll draft a contract later for other bonuses and dividends and send it to you."
Such trivial matters could just be handed over to Zhou Jialu.
Su Bai couldn't be bothered to worry about it.
As for the one hundred thousand yuan monthly salary, it was because Lu Yuning's favorability towards him had skyrocketed during this conversation of less than an hour, reaching 82 points. This met the binding requirements for the S-rank Goddess Consumption Rebate system.
So Su Bai just directly issued the maximum allowance... oh no, it should be called salary.
For now, the relationship between him and Lu Yuning was a purely innocent employer-employee relationship.
Lu Yuning naturally disagreed with this salary; she felt it was too much. But Su Bai insisted, and with her soft personality, she couldn't refuse.
She had to agree with unease.
This made Lu Yuning involuntarily think of a legend.
According to the speculation of busybody netizens, Su Bai treated his female confidantes very well. Once he deemed a confidante valuable, the starting allowance was one hundred thousand yuan a month.
And as it turned out, the salary Su Bai offered her was also exactly one hundred thousand.
This inevitably made Lu Yuning overthink.
Could it be that Su Bai... towards her...
"Lu Yuning, what messy thoughts are you thinking! He has so many stunningly beautiful girlfriends, how could he possibly be interested in you? Seriously..."
Leaving the room to go home, Lu Yuning, with a lingering flush of excitement on her face, shook her head and muttered silently to herself, warning herself not to overthink.
Getting this hard-won high-paying job was already a pie falling from the sky. Thinking about those other things was really not knowing her place.
Walking out of the nightclub, Lu Yuning waited by the roadside for a while and asked her two roommates on her phone.
One of them had hooked up with a small business owner and was already a bit tipsy; she probably wouldn't be returning to the rental apartment tonight.
Sister Chen, on the other hand, wasn't planning to continue clubbing. She said there was no point, as tonight's mission was already accomplished.
After waiting a while, Lu Yuning met up with Sister Chen, and the two took a ride-share home together.
On the way, Sister Chen couldn't help but start gossiping, curiously asking Lu Yuning if she had seized the opportunity.
"Hey, hey, let me tell you, being Young Master Su's woman comes with great benefits. Don't refuse because of some pedantic pride. Even that beautiful academic genius from Jiangcheng University is happily dating Su Bai..."
"No, Sister Chen, you've got it all wrong... We don't have those kinds of thoughts. I don't, and neither does he." Lu Yuning said seriously, "He's just interested in my work and wants to hire me to design clothes for him."
To be precise, it was to design unique and... and *those* kinds of outfits for Su Bai's female confidantes.
Those who know, know.
It belonged to the secret pleasures that only the rich could afford to play with.
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he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
