Why did the system take my request to take photos with a cosplayer seriously?

When Zhao Yanxi was exposed, she didn't argue back, but just pouted pitifully, lowered her head, and remained silent.

Ding Heng sighed and then asked, "Do you still want to keep that shop open?"

Zhao Yanxi remained silent for a long time, then lunged forward and buried her face in Ding Heng's arms, her voice muffled.

"Brother Ding Heng, am I as useless as Bai Ma?"

"Not quite the same."

"What's different?"

"Um……"

Ding Heng said seriously, "At least Baima clearly recognizes that she is a good-for-nothing. Whether she spends my money or her mother's money, she feels no psychological pressure and is at ease."

Zhao Yanxi suddenly lifted her head from his arms, her eyes wide.

"Brother Ding Heng, are you trying to comfort me or insult me?"

Ding Heng smiled but didn't reply.

Zhao Yanxi buried her face in his chest again, her voice even more dejected than before.

"Then tell me, what should I do..."

Ding Heng did not answer immediately.

He reached out and stroked the back of Zhao Yanxi's head, gently stroking it as if he were petting a depressed kitten.

"If you'd like, I can show you the way."

Zhao Yanxi raised her head again.

"What road?"

"Weren't you beaten so badly by a certain Xue, a certain Rui, a certain Di that you couldn't even lift your head?"

Ding Heng suggested, "If we can't beat them, we might as well join them."

Zhao Yanxi was taken aback: "What do you mean? I'm going to join too?"

"I mean……"

Ding Heng said slowly, "Go and establish a new franchise brand, and become the leader yourself."

Zhao Yanxi was completely dumbfounded.

"I can help you with all these things, such as channels, supply chain, and brand positioning. You just need to lend your name and find an experienced operations team to set it up. You don't need to do everything yourself; you just need to stand in front and be the 'founder.'"

Ding Heng earnestly painted a picture for his cat: "When the time comes, kicking Xue and punching Rui, dominating the national tea beverage market, is not a dream."

Zhao Yanxi's lips twitched as she listened.

Looking at Ding Heng's serious face, she couldn't tell whether he was genuinely giving her advice or just teasing her.

But to this day, Ding Heng has never broken his promise to her.

So it might be a joke, but if Ding Heng says he can do it, then he probably really can!

But Zhao Yanxi shook her head in the end, buried her face in Ding Heng's arms again, and said in a soft voice, "Forget it... Brother Ding Heng, I'll just be a good-for-nothing."

Ding Heng raised an eyebrow: "What, don't you want to dominate the whole country?"

Zhao Yanxi didn't say anything, but rubbed her face against Ding Heng's chest again and again.

The kitten has no lofty ambitions.

The kitten just wants to stay obediently by its owner's side.

Ding Heng smiled and whispered in Zhao Yanxi's ear, "So that means you lost the bet before?"

Zhao Yanxi pouted stubbornly: "So what if I lost... Brother Ding Heng, what are you going to do with me?"

Having given Ding Heng everything she could, Zhao Yanxi couldn't think of anything else she could do besides bearing children for him.

"It's not a matter of dealing with it."

Ding Heng smiled meaningfully: "I want you to do me a favor."

"What kind of help?"

"A rather difficult task!"

"Difficult to handle?"

Zhao Yanxi looked puzzled.

Is there anything in the world that would be difficult for Ding Heng to handle?

Ding Heng leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words in her ear.

Zhao Yanxi's pupils gradually dilated. She slowly turned her head, her gaze passing over the car window to look at her best friend Wen Jing, who was flying a kite in the distance.

Wenjing ran happily, her Tibetan robe fluttering in the wind, completely unaware of the conversation taking place in the car in the distance.

Zhao Yanxi withdrew her gaze and looked back at Ding Heng with a complicated expression.

"Brother Ding Heng, you..."

"What about me?"

Ding Heng tilted his head, looking innocent.

Zhao Yanxi bit her lower lip, held it in for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence through her teeth.

"You're such a bastard!!!"

Chapter 334: Zhao Yanxi's Unfinished Task

After returning to Xingcheng from Linzhi, the summer vacation was officially over.

Hua Qing and Wen Shu returned to the capital on the same day; one continued her postgraduate studies and rehearsals, while the other went back to her sophomore year of college.

Baima has settled in Chengdu; her small, run-down company and accounts are waiting for her to return and manage them.

Ding Heng went to the school to register first. After seeing him, his counselor Zhou Zheng gave him a few routine instructions about his graduation internship and thesis, and then waved him away.

Ding Heng's plan was also very clear... He would stay by Long He's side as an "intern" and get his brother under control first.

After receiving Ding Heng's tacit approval, Zhao Yanxi was finally freed from the coffee shop that had exhausted her.

No more waking up every morning to rent and utilities, worrying about meager bills, or being tormented by the addictive theme song of Snow King on repeat...

But this didn't make her feel much better.

She hadn't yet decided whether to carry out the task Ding Heng had assigned her.

"Yan hope".

"Yan hope?"

"Yan hope!"

Wenjing shouted three times, each shout louder than the last, until she was almost screaming into Zhao Yanxi's ear.

Zhao Yanxi shuddered and snapped out of her daze in the passenger seat, her face full of guilt.

"Huh? We've arrived?"

"nonsense!"

Wenjing unbuckled her seatbelt and gave her best friend a cold look: "What's wrong with you? You've been acting strange ever since you came back from Linzhi? Are you still hung up on the coffee shop incident?"

Zhao Yanxi forced a smile, her tone deliberately light: "No... Let's go, let's go downstairs."

She pushed open the car door quickly.

Wenjing frowned and followed.

Pushing open the glass door of the coffee shop, there were no customers inside as usual.

Hearing the door open, the three employees who were playing on their phones on the table looked up at the same time.

"boss?"

Su Wan took a few steps forward to greet her: "Boss, didn't you say you were taking a break these few days? Why are you here again?"

Zhao Yanxi didn't respond. She looked around the space she had poured so much effort into, which was now becoming increasingly deserted, took a deep breath, and clapped her hands.

"Um, hold on a minute, everyone come and sit down for a bit, let's have a short meeting."

Su Wan, Xiao Chao, and Xiao Li exchanged a glance and sat down at the long table by the window as instructed.

Zhao Yanxi placed her hands together on the table, silently organizing her thoughts.

"Thank you all for your hard work these past few months! You've all been with me since the beginning, and I won't hide it from you."

Her tone was much lower, and she no longer had the energetic spirit she had when she first opened the shop.

"You can all see how the store is doing. Revenue has been declining, and we're now operating at a loss."

Xiao Chao and Xiao Li exchanged a glance, their expressions showing little surprise, or rather, they seemed to have been prepared for this.

The fact that this store has survived until today is already a small miracle in their eyes.

After all, the competition on this street is there, and the price and traffic of the chain brands next door are overwhelmingly superior.

The fact that the boss could operate at a loss for so long without running away and still paying salaries every month is enough to impress them!

Su Wan's reaction was completely different.

She almost immediately chimed in, saying urgently, "Boss, we can find a way to solve any difficulties! The store hasn't even been open for a year yet, you still have time to adjust. We can optimize the production process, control costs, and do more online promotions to attract customers..."

Wenjing, who was standing to the side, frowned slightly after hearing Su Wan's words.

She had no business experience, but she wasn't stupid.

As the store manager, Su Wan should be most aware of the monthly revenue, costs, losses, and so on.

In this situation, why would she advise Zhao Yanxi to keep going? What were her intentions?

"Su Wan, do you have any ideas on how to turn the store around and make it profitable?"

It was rare for Wenjing to take the initiative to stand up for her best friend, and the meaning behind her words was very clear.

If you have a solution, just say so. Don't expect my best friend to lose money to pay your salary!