The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

Three seconds later, Jiang Wan received a call from Shang Shixu.

After she briefly recounted what had happened, Shang Shixu only said one sentence.

"Resolved within ten minutes."

Across the ocean, Boston.

After hanging up the phone, Shang Shixu immediately called Di Wenjun.

"What's wrong, timing?"

"Song Xiong from Huai'an Restaurant, send me his phone number."

"What happened?"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."

After hanging up the phone, Di Wenjun sent the number over a few dozen seconds later.

Shang Shixu dialed the number, and it rang for a long time before being answered. "Who is it?"

The sound on the other end of the phone was noisy, with the clinking of glasses and women's laughter all mixed together.

"Shang Shi Xu" (商時序).

His voice wasn't loud, but there was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone.

Song Xiong blinked, his tone hesitant, "You're the heir to a Haicheng business empire... Shang Shixu?"

"Is there another business in Haicheng?"

Song Xiong suddenly raised his voice, "Oh, it's Mr. Shang. What can I do for you?"

"I have a few friends eating at your restaurant, and they're being harassed by your cousin."

Shang Shixu's tone was flat, and Song Xiong listened with trepidation, "Ah? Is...is that so?"

"Please don't be angry, I'll take care of it right away!!"

Haicheng, in front of the Huai'an Hotel.

The manager stood there, cursing and swearing, with two of his lackeys standing beside him.

Wang Yurong was crying, and Tian Yue was trying to comfort her.

Li Zhile and Zhou Feiyan stood aside, unable to help, and could only feel worried and angry.

After finishing her call with Shang Shixu, Jiang Wan walked over to them and whispered, "I'll ask a friend to help me sort this out. I'll wait for their reply."

Wang Yurong's tears stopped instantly. With her eyes swollen to the size of walnuts, she grabbed Jiang Wan's hand tightly.

"Thank you, Wanwan, but is your friend sure he can handle it?"

Li Zhile frowned, sharing the same worries.

Her dad said the other party has a very powerful backer.

Zhou Feiyan asked curiously, "Wanwan, what's your friend's background?"

Jiang Wan avoided the main point, saying, "I can't say right now, let's see in a few minutes."

Given the merchant's status in Haicheng, Shang Shixu can definitely handle things.

Jiang Wan had no doubt about this.

About six or seven minutes later, the manager's phone rang.

He took it out of his pocket, glanced at the incoming call, and answered it.

"cousin."

"Don't call me cousin!" Song Xiong shouted, and the manager's eyes instantly cleared.

Jiang Wan and her group looked over and saw the manager's face change from white to red, and then from red to white.

"Yes, yes... I understand... I'll do it right away!"

The phone hangs up.

The manager stood there, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked at Jiang Wan and the others.

He opened his mouth, finally managing to force a smile that looked more like a grimace. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

"This is all my fault! I apologize to you all!"

"Please don't take it personally!"

He bowed three times at a 90-degree angle as he spoke, his words sincere, even obsequious.

"I'll give you a new big package deal, all the food is free, and I'll even give you a big cake as compensation. Please forgive me, okay?"

"You adults are magnanimous, don't hold it against a petty person like me."

The two little followers next to him were completely dumbfounded.

The manager usually acts like he's above everyone else; whenever the boss isn't around, he's the king of the restaurant.

She became so obsequious after just one phone call.

They would never have believed it if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.

Wang Yurong and the others all turned to look at Jiang Wan, their smug satisfaction on their faces.

They were all waiting for Jiang Wan to make a decision: whether to forgive or not.

Jiang Wan naturally didn't want to escalate the situation.

She accepted the manager's compensation offer.

The group was respectfully invited back to the hotel by the manager and taken to a luxurious private room.

The dishes were served quickly, and the feast was truly sumptuous.

The door to the private room was closed.

Zhou Feiyan chuckled and poked Jiang Wan's shoulder. "Wanwan, your friend will be my idol from now on."

"That's amazing!"

Li Zhile scooped up a spoonful of porridge, her good mood written all over her face, "He's also my idol."

"Me too!" Wang Yurong grinned.

Tian Yue, offering tea instead of wine, stood up and addressed Jiang Wan sincerely, "Jiang Wan, thank you for helping me solve this problem!"

I offer you a toast with tea instead of wine.

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it down.

Jiang Wan smiled and gestured for him to sit down. "Don't be shy, we're all friends, let's eat."

The private room was filled with laughter and cheerful conversation.

Jiang Wan opened the chat box with Shang Shixu.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Darling, thank you so much ᡴ⁽˶ᵔᴗᵔ˶⁾ꪫ]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [The manager apologized, and we went back to our private room and started eating again.]

Lie: [Hmm]

Jiang Wan felt that her gratitude was a bit too weak, so she typed another sentence.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [If you need my help, just let me know ៷＞ᴗ＜៷]

Lie: [What can you do to help me?]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [So I said "if"?]

Lie: [Just eat your food, you little good-for-nothing]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [I request to retract my thanks to you (⩌⤚⩌)]

Lie: [Request failed]

At that moment, the manager brought over a cake.

A two-tiered cake, with light blue cream, topped with pearls and seashells, like a miniature ocean.

Wang Yurong placed the first piece of cake in front of Jiang Wan, saying, "Wanwan, you're the hero of today, this first piece is for you."

Jiang Wan accepted with a smile.

After everyone finished cutting the cake, Zhou Feiyan suddenly raised her glass, "Come on, let's toast Wanwan and her friends! Let's all hold our heads high!"

The five people's cups bumped together.

Jiang Wan was serving plum juice. She took a sip, and the sweet and sour liquid slid down her throat, feeling cool and refreshing.

Then I took a bite of the cake; it tasted good.

My phone suddenly vibrated.

Lie: [Was the cake delicious?]

Jiang Wan was stunned.

How did he know she was eating cake?

Nice Rabbit Squid: [How did you know I was eating cake?]

Lie: [Guessing]

"Phew~" Jiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief.

scare someone to death.

She composed herself and replied—

Nice Rabbit Squid: [That baby is really smart, congratulations on guessing correctly, but there's no reward.]

On the other side of the ocean, Shang Shixu curled the corners of his mouth.

Lie: [Alright, go talk to your roommate. It's impolite to keep looking at your phone.]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Okay, I'll tell you when I get to the dorm tonight.]

*

Nine o'clock at night, in the girls' dormitory of S University.

Laughter occasionally drifted down the corridor; someone in the next dorm was playing music, the sound seeping in through the crack in the door.

Jiang Wan was alone in the dormitory.

Wang Yurong is staying at her rented apartment with her boyfriend tonight.

Li Zhile went home.

Zhou Feiyan was called to the playground by a boy.

Before leaving the house, she changed into three different outfits, asking Jiang Wan, "Isn't this one too unflattering? Isn't that one too short?"

Finally, she left wearing the first dress.

After taking a shower and drying her hair until it was half dry, Jiang Wan took out a face mask and applied it.

The cool mask sheet adhered to my face, and a herbal fragrance wafted into my nose.

She sat in a chair at the table, her phone clipped to a standing phone stand.

Jiang Wan yawned, and the corner of the face mask curled up, so she pressed it back down.

She closed her eyes and waited for the face mask to finish when her phone suddenly vibrated.

A line of text popped up on the screen—

"Lie invites you to a video call."

Jiang Wan glanced at it and subconsciously thought it was a voice call, so she answered it directly.

Suddenly, Shang Shixu's face popped up.

Jiang Wan's heart stopped for a moment!