Financial Independence through Cracked Apps-Chapter 45: Business Proposal

Below Building 5 in Min’an District.

After loading Gu Wanting’s luggage into the car, and with Lin Shen out of the way, Cheng Yue finally had a chance to complain.

"Tingting, tell me, why has that guy Lin Shen changed so much?"

"I don’t know."

Gu Wanting seemed slightly irritated. Noticing her mood was off, Cheng Yue asked with concern.

"What’s wrong?"

"Let me ask you something."

Gu Wanting crossed her arms, staring intently at Cheng Yue.

"The first time I had you come get my things, did you say something you shouldn’t have?"

"Of course not."

Cheng Yue shook his head in denial, but Gu Wanting clearly didn’t believe him and pressed him further.

"What exactly did you say back then?"

"I just did what you asked, Tingting. I said I was your friend, here to pick up your things."

Cheng Yue spread his hands innocently.

"Then he was expressionless, and seemed to assume I was your boyfriend, but he showed no signs of jealousy at all."

"..."

Gu Wanting fell silent. Seeing this, Cheng Yue stepped forward, wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and analyzed aloud.

"If he still loved you, he would have flown into a rage and kicked me out."

"But he didn’t say anything at all back then. He was even completely calm. That means he was over you a long time ago. Plus, when I was packing up the master bedroom, I found signs that another woman had been there."

"So, he was the one who cheated first."

’Is that really what happened?’

Gu Wanting wasn’t so sure.

Her original goal in having Cheng Yue pick up her things was to make Lin Shen jealous and insecure.

But now, it seemed like breaking up might have been the better choice...

’...or was it?’

Gu Wanting glanced at Cheng Yue beside her and couldn’t help but start comparing him to Lin Shen in her mind.

’The old, overweight, out-of-shape Lin Shen was definitely no match for Cheng Yue.’

’Cheng Yue wasn’t handsome, but he dressed well and was always neat. That, combined with the buff from his family’s wealth, made him seem more than good enough.’

’But now?’

After his complete transformation, Lin Shen hadn’t just slimmed down.

His posture, appearance, and spirit.

He was, in every respect, in the absolute top tier of men.

It was as if he’d swallowed a pill that turned back time, reverting to the man he was when they’d first met three years ago.

’Back then, Lin Shen was the one I liked best!’

Gu Wanting’s mood suddenly soured. Shrugging off Cheng Yue’s arm from her shoulder, she got into the passenger seat of the Mercedes E300.

’She was starting to regret it.’

’I thought he’d fall into a spiral of depression, but I never expected him to get even better!’

’What the hell!’

’It’s like he refused to lose weight before just to spite me!’

"Tingting."

Seeing Gu Wanting’s resentful expression, Cheng Yue assumed she was still angry about Lin Shen cheating. After getting into the driver’s seat, he reached out to comfort her, his hand landing on her smooth, porcelain-white thigh.

"Don’t be mad. How about we go to a seafood buffet? I heard a new place opened in Henglong Square that’s pretty good."

"Not hungry."

Gu Wanting slapped Cheng Yue’s hand away, which left him both embarrassed and a little annoyed.

’You let Lin Shen mess around with you like that, and I can’t even touch your leg?’

’Honestly, most guys couldn’t put up with a temper like Gu Wanting’s.’

’But what can you do? She’s gorgeous and has an amazing body.’

Cheng Yue’s parents owned a company, so his family was quite well-off. Growing up, he’d never lacked for women.

But he had set his sights on Gu Wanting from the moment he saw her and began to pursue her endlessly, even to a demeaning degree.

His friends, also from rich families, all made fun of him, calling him a simp and an embarrassment to their circle.

’But if you weren’t truly into someone, who would willingly be a simp?’

Cheng Yue sighed softly.

"Tingting, didn’t you promise you’d be my girlfriend after you came back from your trip to Paris? So what exactly are we now?"

"More than friends."

Gu Wanting was very good at reading people. Noticing Cheng Yue’s resentful expression, she immediately took his hand from the steering wheel and said in a wronged tone.

"My last relationship took so much out of me. Lin Shen completely broke my heart, and it’s made me a little scared of dating again."

"Can you just give me some time to recover?"

"Alright."

Cheng Yue clasped her hand in his, and she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief inwardly.

’That settled him.’

’Even though Lin Shen is more handsome than ever, he’s definitely no match for Cheng Yue financially.’

’On that point alone, I still lean more toward Cheng Yue.’

’Besides, the company I’ll be working at after graduation is owned by his family, which means my future will be even brighter.’

Having lived in Modu for three years, Gu Wanting knew one thing for sure.

To establish yourself in an international metropolis like this, unless your academic performance was astronomically good, all other efforts were in vain.

Moving up the social ladder is next to impossible!

Unless your life has a cheat code, you have to accept the three primary vectors for wealth and power.

Bloodline, birth, and sex.

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「2:00 PM.」

After waking up, Lin Shen went to the bathroom and splashed water on his face, washing away the morning’s frustration and fatigue.

He made a cup of hot coffee, carried it to his desk, and typed a few words onto the blank Word page.

[Pet Health and Lifestyle Center]

This was the business plan Lin Shen had been sketching out in his mind recently.

With the rise of the yuppie consumer model, the pet industry was definitely one of the current blue oceans.

Lin Shen knew this from his three years of experience at Pet Guardian Home. Otherwise, he’d never have understood how a company full of such terrible people could have become so successful.

He felt like half of its success was due to Qin Yuenan’s operations.

Lin Shen tapped his head. Although he had pinpointed his goal, he didn’t know where to start.

After all, he had never started a business before.

So, Lin Shen started by taking stock of his current assets.

400,000 in savings, and 670,000 in industry funds from GoGo Maps.

Plus, there were still some Red Points on the app he hadn’t visited yet, and a new batch refreshed every day after midnight.

Lin Shen did a quick calculation. He currently got 40,000 in industry funds every time he visited a Red Point, and he could earn close to 500,000 in a single day.

But it still wasn’t enough.

To start a business in Modu, he’d need at least two million in industry funds to barely make the cut.

"I should just focus on the plan for now."

Lin Shen muttered to himself, then took out his phone, opened the [Sports Health] app, and tapped on the [Concentration Pill].

When the white pill bottle landed on his desk, he checked the instructions.

[When you need to focus on a specific task, take two pills and state the task in your mind. The effect will last for two hours.]

[Maximum six pills per day. Please take with caution.]

’This is incredible.’

Curious to give it a try, Lin Shen took two pills, then closed his eyes and mentally recited the words.

’I will now focus on outlining a business plan for the pet industry.’

When Lin Shen opened his eyes, he felt as if countless fragmented ideas in his mind had suddenly merged into a cohesive whole.

His mind was clear, his spirit energized, his thinking expansive, and his gaze calm.

His thoughts and intentions became one.

Lin Shen opened his old work documents and started methodically reviewing the content, carefully listing and analyzing everything.

When he noticed his learning efficiency and abilities rising dramatically, he felt a faint surge of excitement welling up inside him.

’This [Concentration Pill] is amazing!’