Chapter 178: I've Contracted This Shop

Jiang Muye

Boss Cutie

Leng Ruoli looked at the card Jiang Muye handed her in pleasant surprise. It was the hot pot restaurant's card from before!

"Didn't you go to return the card? Why do you still have it?" Leng Ruoli was very curious.

"I didn't return it. The hot pot restaurant hasn't gone under, so why would I return the card?" Jiang Muye smiled cheerfully. "I bought the restaurant. I'm the boss now."

Leng Ruoli was delighted. "You bought it?"

"That's right. This place holds a lot of memories for us. Besides, a certain someone is such a glutton, so of course I had to buy it to satisfy her appetite."

"Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Even as Leng Ruoli felt happy, she also felt a bit worried.

Opening a shop came with high costs and high risks, especially since this hot pot restaurant had been on the verge of closing. Buying it now—wasn't that just risky investing?

The corners of Jiang Muye's mouth curled up. He gently pinched Leng Ruoli's cheeks. "Worst case, I'll play the fool for the sake of a smile."

Leng Ruoli hugged Jiang Muye and said earnestly, "No. I don't want to ruin you."

"You're not Bao Si, and I'm not King You of Zhou, so you can't ruin me. Besides, I'm not so stupid as to not seek a single bit of profit. Who knows, maybe once I take over, the shop will come back to life in my hands."

Jiang Muye's confident tone and firm conviction dispelled Leng Ruoli's concerns.

"I'll help you too~" Leng Ruoli said resolutely.

Jiang Muye chuckled and ruffled Leng Ruoli's hair. "You're the future boss lady, so of course you'll help me."

His words stirred Leng Ruoli's heart. Her face flushed red, and she noticed one important point. "Since you've already taken over as the boss, why did you still top up the card?"

"To make the sales figures look good. Besides, it all ends up in my wallet in the end anyway." This card was also a memento of their time together, so Jiang Muye was naturally reluctant to return it.

After hearing Jiang Muye's words, Leng Ruoli nestled against him dependently.

The two whispered and murmured for a long time before Jiang Muye finally drove Leng Ruoli back to the school dormitory.

……

The news that Jiang Muye had declared he would donate 100 million spread through the entire school.

Jiang Muye had announced it in front of everyone, but now people felt he was just boasting.

After all, 100 million was no small sum.

There were even boys who were jealous of Jiang Muye, just waiting to enjoy the show. They were certain Jiang Muye couldn't possibly donate 100 million.

"When is Jiang Muye actually going to donate? Don't let this just fizzle out," a busybody deliberately asked. Moments later, someone in the know rolled their eyes.

"You didn't know? Jiang Muye's 100 million already arrived."

"100 million? No way, is that for real?" This gave the busybody a huge shock.

"Of course it's true. The official thank-you letter has already been sent out! I heard all three Campus Belles followed him and donated too! And that wasn't all—some of Jiang Muye's little fangirls donated as well. Though it wasn't as much as the three Campus Belles, they still contributed their share of love."

Hearing this, the other person's breath caught in his throat.

Was Jiang Muye's influence really that widespread?

No, that wasn't the point.

The point was—

"Does Jiang Muye even have that kind of money?" The other person's face was completely covered in black question marks, still doubtful.

"You idiot! Didn't you know Jiang Muye is the heir of the Chen family? And he's a hidden tycoon. Just the businesses he's recently acquired aren't few. And that wasn't all—he's made a lot of investments and earned a fortune!"

This left the busybody incredulous. "Chen Group? Impossible, right? Is it the Chen Group I'm thinking of?"

"Of course. I heard everyone saying so."

But the busybody didn't believe it and was rather disdainful. "Rumors, probably. I haven't seen any reporters go interview Jiang Muye, and there's no official announcement. A big group like Chen Group would definitely cultivate talent internally. How could they ever pick Jiang Muye?"

Just then, someone walked over and said gossipingly, "Did you hear? There's a whole bunch of reporters carrying cameras and microphones going to interview Jiang Muye right now! I heard Jiang Muye's mysterious identity has been exposed—he's actually the heir of Chen Group!"

At these words, the boy who had just been stepping on Jiang Muye felt his face being slapped with a resounding crack.

He never imagined Jiang Muye really was the heir of Chen Group!

Truly, comparisons were odious.

Jiang Muye was handsome, had good grades, and had a beautiful Rich Woman girlfriend—and on top of all that, he was actually the heir of Chen Group?!

On campus, Jiang Muye was surrounded by reporters for interviews.

The cameras were all aimed at Jiang Muye, and microphones were pressed to his mouth. The reporters enthusiastically drilled down to the bottom of things.

"May I ask, are you really the future heir of Chen Group?"

"You're so fortunate. At such a young age, you're about to inherit Chen Group. What do you have to say?"

Jiang Muye was rather surprised.

It was his first time being paid this much attention by the media, but he was no longer the person he used to be.

Since his identity was exposed, there was no point hiding it anymore, so he admitted it frankly. "Yes, I am the heir of Chen Group."

Everyone gasped.

Countless envious gazes focused on Jiang Muye.

At such a young age, he had to bear the pressure of a hundred-billion family fortune.

Ah, they wanted that pressure too. Unfortunately, even if they racked their brains, they didn't have the chance!

"Beyond that, I'm also starting a business right now. My Youwo Design Company is just beginning to expand its operations, and Jiang Agriculture is also in development. Please give us your attention and support."

Since he had the attention now, Jiang Muye took the opportunity to advertise.

The reporters gasped, their eyes even redder with envy.

Jiang Agriculture was a rising internet-famous enterprise right now, and the fruits and vegetables it exported were of the best and freshest quality.

Supermarkets and markets all over had tried to reserve distribution rights but hadn't gotten a slot—and it turned out this was under Jiang Muye's name?

Not to mention Youwo Design Company—this was a fairly mature, large-scale design company.

They'd thought Jiang Muye having Chen Group was impressive enough, but who would've imagined he also had these two companies!

After Jiang Muye's identity was made public, it caused a sensation.

With his handsome looks, excellent way of speaking, and prominent background, Jiang Muye gained a huge circle of fangirls around the globe.

They'd thought Jiang Muye only had three companies, but who would've imagined that after everyone dug deeper, they'd find more than fifty enterprises under his name! And even a beef hot pot restaurant!

First, Jiang Muye's WeChat was blown up.

99+ messages were completely impossible to get through.

If Jiang Muye hadn't pinned Leng Ruoli's WeChat chat to the top, he definitely wouldn't have been able to receive his girlfriend's messages.

He also received quite a few friend requests.

Among them were many old friends who had previously blocked Jiang Muye. However indifferent they'd been before, they were that eager to suck up now.

Even Jiang Muye's old kindergarten teachers and classmates came to add him as a friend.

And that wasn't all—even distant relatives who were barely connected came to claim kinship.

【I'm the distant Elder Cousin of your second grandpa's granddaughter.】

【I'm the second cousin of your aunt's second uncle's nephew.】

Jiang Muye naturally had no interest in digging through the family tree.

His class group chat, which had been inactive for so long, now had people popping up one after another.

Most importantly, they even @ed him.

Even the previous—