Who Would Fall in Love After Being Reborn?

Chapter 253: Abs Are a Good Thing

TL: Etude

As night fell, the sky was adorned with stars.

Feng Nanshu rose from Jiang Qin’s embrace, clearly not having been held enough. As they walked back hand in hand, she kept leaning forward, almost tripping the numb-legged Jiang Qin.

When Jiang Qin turned around and asked if she wanted a spanking, she put on a cold facade, like an emotionless ice queen.

“I’m so silly, and so cool, and so silly.”

Muttering to herself, the little rich lady led Jiang Qin across the school’s road with a quick pace.

Directly opposite the entrance to the maple forest was the student supermarket, where Jiang Zhihua was busily selling goods. Spotting Feng Nanshu and Jiang Qin approaching, she enthusiastically waved her hands, her eyes sparkling as if she saw money.

Jiang Qin, accompanied by his ‘soft rib’, was like a lamb ready for slaughter to her.

“Director Jiang, long time no see! Come and check out the shop, we have new couple’s pillows!”

“Sure, Boss Jiang, I’ll come back for a good browse after I drop her off,” Jiang Qin replied warmly.

Jiang Zhihua’s expression changed immediately: “Director Jiang, if you’re coming alone, don’t bother!”

“How could I not visit after so long? I wouldn’t want Boss Jiang to miss me,” Jiang Qin responded.

After dropping Feng Nanshu off at her dorm, Jiang Qin kept his word and headed to the supermarket. He browsed around, and every time he paused at an item, Boss Jiang was on edge.

A Jiang Qin without his ‘soft rib’ was a formidable opponent, a monster who took without giving.

However, this time Jiang Qin was lenient, only picking up a bottle of essential balm.

“Boss Jiang, how much for the essential balm?”

“If Director Jiang likes it, just take it. Don’t worry about the money.”

The maple forest was close to Moonwatch Lake. Due to the lush grass and abundant water, mosquitoes were rampant. Jiang Qin’s legs were covered in bites.

Back at the dorm, Jiang Qin changed into slippers and rubbed the essential balm into his legs, astonishing his roommates Ren Ziqiang and Zhou Chao.

“Brother Jiang, did you dive into a mosquito nest?”

“Yeah, got bitten by a soft and fragrant mosquito on my butt, the swelling just won’t go down.”

“?????”

Zhou Chao and Ren Ziqiang exchanged glances, wondering what kind of mosquito was ‘soft and fragrant’.

Also, weren’t bees the ones that sting with their butts, not mosquitoes?

Maybe Jiang Qin’s leg bites were from disturbing a hornet’s nest.

Just then, Cao Guangyu entered, his legs also covered in bites like Jiang Qin’s.

The two exchanged looks, and Cao spoke first: “I knew those two hugging in the maple forest were you and Feng Nanshu. Ding Xue thought otherwise, but I was right.”

Jiang Qin continued applying the balm. “Sorry, I was at the Entrepreneurship Center all afternoon. You must be mistaken.”

“Nonsense, where else are there so many mosquitoes to bite like that?” Cao Guangyu pointed at his and Jiang Qin’s legs.

Jiang Qin sneered. “So only the maple forest has mosquitoes?”

“The maple forest is near Moonwatch Lake. Mosquito larvae thrive in water-rich areas. If not there, your legs wouldn’t have so many bites. Hey, you have essential balm, let me use some.”

“Damn, you’re quite knowledgeable, knowing about mosquito larvae. Why don’t you go downstairs and find some herbs instead? This balm isn’t for you.”

Cao Guangyu didn’t care, snatching the balm: “I’m not a dog to search for herbs. You think I don’t understand?”

Jiang Qin handed him the cap and then started doing side crunches, cross-legged lifts, and sit-ups vigorously as if fueled by a surge of energy.

After finishing, he grabbed a towel and headed to the bathroom to wash his face. Coming back, he hopped into bed and began chatting with his roommates.

With the weekend approaching and their trip planned, their conversation naturally revolved around the outing.

Ren Ziqiang boasted about his cooking skills, promising to impress the girls in their class. Zhou Chao boasted about his swimming skills, planning to dive into the lake to catch fish, impressing the girls with his wet, muscular appearance.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qin, lost in thoughts of Feng Nanshu’s touch, couldn’t resist doing more push-ups.

“Brother Jiang, why have you been exercising so much lately?”

Jiang Qin inhaled deeply, patting his hands: “A man should have abs. Imagine, Zhou, emerging from the lake with a fish, your abs glistening, girls would adore you. Or Ren, cooking shirtless, sweat dripping down your abs, wouldn’t Pan Xiu be tempted?”

Zhou Chao and Ren Ziqiang instantly visualized the scene: “Damn, is it too late to start now?”

“Probably, so it’s true what they say, opportunity favors the prepared. My six-pack is almost here.”

“Aren’t you training your abs? That’s different from a six-pack, right?”

Jiang Qin gave them a mysterious smile, climbed into bed, and checked the QQ group on his phone.

The group was abuzz with discussions about the weekend outing, with plans for a bonfire, performances, and mahjong games.

Additionally, someone mentioned that there are too many mosquitoes this month and the ultraviolet rays are strong, so it’s essential to bring essential balm and sunscreen.

Jiang Qin casually typed a message in the group: “It’s best to also buy some iodine and band-aids for backup.”

“Right, Jiang Qin is correct. To prevent injuries, iodine and band-aids are a must.”

“It’s not about prevention, someone will definitely get hurt.”

Cao Guangyu, also reading the group chat, couldn’t help but turn to Jiang Qin: “Old Jiang, why are you so sure someone will get hurt?”

Jiang Qin pretended to calculate with his fingers: “I’ve figured it out; you’ll definitely get hurt, Zhuang Chen will get hurt, and does Lu Tian also have a girlfriend? Then he’ll definitely get hurt too, and the most likely place of injury will be the ankle.”

“You can predict the future? Nonsense, that’s just bluffing.”

“Wanna bet? A dinner.”

“You’re on!”

Jiang Qin smiled slightly, thinking that this meal was as good as his.

The next morning, as the dawn light spread, the sky was clear without a cloud.

Dong Wenhao and Lu Feiyu dusted the air conditioner on the wall, preparing for the upcoming peak of summer.

The gentle breeze on the face brought an instantly refreshing feeling.

Upon arriving at Room 208, Jiang Qin felt the cool breeze and couldn’t help but smile: “The air conditioner supported by Principal Zhang is really good.”

“Yeah, boss, air conditioning is much more effective than a fan.”

“Alright, let’s not talk about the air conditioner for now. Let me arrange our upcoming work tasks.”

Jiang Qin clapped his hands, bringing the topic back to business.

Currently, the city’s promotional activities had entered the second phase, shifting eastward and expected to connect with the university town within a week, expanding the business scope by three to four times.

In a month, most of the market in Linchuan would be fully covered.

Then, the plan for inter-provincial promotion would start.

When the group-buying concept left the university gates, Jiang Qin modified the original strategy, removing two elements: the campus beauty contest and Zhihu traffic diversion.

For the inter-provincial phase, he planned to reintegrate these two elements.

For this, Su Nai’s technical team needed to upgrade the website, employing the theory of six degrees of separation to enhance the site’s social aspects.

If you can theoretically meet anyone in the world through just six people, then Zhihu could theoretically connect to any university.

He planned to first connect to the student registration systems, optimize the sharing functions, and simplify the video uploading process to quickly spread Zhihu to universities outside the province, thereby expanding the traffic pool.

Like fungi spreading spores through the wind to take root in new lands, for Jiang Qin, Zhihu was the fungus, the internet the wind, and content sharing the spores that could be carried far and wide.

Creative and eager bloggers could be cultivated to generate fresh and abundant content for the site’s future traffic.

For instance, “Ordinary Master Cao” could attract attention in any university nationwide with his compelling presence.

And Zhang Zixuan, with her daily photos, would be an energetic addition anywhere.

Furthermore, Jiang Qin planned to collaborate with news websites to introduce hot social topics and create a list similar to Weibo’s trending topics, increasing user engagement.

Of course, these were his tentative plans for future development. Real progress would still require practical steps.

Jiang Qin shared a simplified version of the plan, partly to give everyone some preparation time.

“Boss, does that mean after we finish promoting in the entire city, we’re going to hold campus beauty contests in universities outside the province? Isn’t that a bit costly in terms of manpower?”

“No, our inter-provincial beauty contests will only be online events, not offline. The effect will be lesser, but it’s not useless.”

Wei Lanlan thoughtfully nodded: “But what about our group-buying collections? Do we need to spend a lot of manpower on offline collections in other provinces?”

“No need to worry about that. The group-buying business will remain hidden in Linchuan for now, so there’s no need to think too far ahead.”

Jiang Qin continued, “The inter-provincial promotion will primarily focus on Zhihu, aiming to expand the traffic pool and establish channels. Initially, we’ll earn through advertising, just like our initial strategy, only this time expanding from Linchuan to the entire country.”

Tan Qing frowned: “But to push group-buying to other provinces, we must solve the payment issue.”

“Don’t worry about that for now. By next year, the payment issue will be resolved. By then, with a nurtured traffic pool and sufficient funds, what can’t we achieve? When that happens, we’ll bloom nationwide, and everyone will be driving Mercedes-Benz and BMWs.”

Hearing this, Wei Lanlan and Tan Qing exchanged glances, feeling as if the boss could predict the future, as if he already knew what was to come.

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