Chapter 137: The Power of Sentiment

Yang Tianxing finished cleaning up the trash and originally intended to wash his face and head downstairs to return to school, but as he changed his shoes, he felt that would be far too simple.

"Wang Shuzhu is drunk to this extent; if I just leave now, what if she wakes up and can't remember that I was the one who picked her up and brought her back? What if she can't remember that I didn't take advantage of her?"

"No, I have to let her know that I sacrificed my sleep time to come here."

Yang Tianxing thought for a moment, then returned to the living room, turned on the air conditioner, and lay on the sofa, intending to sleep for the night so that as soon as Wang Shuzhu woke up, she would see him as a "gentleman."

However, Yang Tianxing usually slept quite late; when in the dormitory, he often stayed up late playing cards, and occasionally went out to pull all-nighters with Song Fei and Yi Min, so he didn't fall asleep that quickly after turning off the lights.

He pillowed his head on his arms and looked at the distant, deep starry sky outside the window, his mind contemplating how to make contact with Little Zhiliao again.

For a time, the only sound in the living room was the "whoosh" of the air conditioner's cold air hitting his body, and occasionally he could hear the sound of the refrigerator cooling in the kitchen, while his nose caught a faint, delicate fragrance of a woman.

Different from the liveliness of adolescence, this was a scent brewed by the passage of time.

"Creak."

Yang Tianxing suddenly heard the bedroom door make a sound; he did not rashly lift his head, nor did he sit up, and even tucked in his carelessly splayed feet before calmly looking over.

Waking up in the middle of the night to sober up was a very normal thing, and Wang Shuzhu was likely the same; she stood at the doorway with bare feet, the bedroom light shining from behind her, leaving a mottled silhouette on the living room floor.

Wang Shuzhu must have been recalling what happened before she got drunk, one hand resting against the wall, the other covering her forehead, staring blankly at the man lying on the sofa.

Or rather, one shouldn't use the word "man" to describe him; Yang Tianxing was 19 years and 8 months old, at most a big boy, only he acted more mature and tactful than the average college student, and tonight he had even brought her home while she was drunk.

After Wang Shuzhu gradually regained consciousness, she stepped toward the living room; Yang Tianxing had originally been half-opening and half-closing his eyes, but seeing her walk over, he closed them and pretended to be asleep.

"Will she sit by the edge of the sofa, stroke my forehead, and murmur to herself?"

Yang Tianxing's mind wandered; what should he do then—play along half-heartedly, as if sacrificing himself for the sake of his career development?

However, he only heard two "beep, beep" sounds by his ear; it turned out Wang Shuzhu just felt the living room air conditioner temperature was a bit low, so she turned it up a bit and even flipped the fan blades upward to keep the cold air from blowing directly onto Yang Tianxing.

Yang Tianxing thought to himself that a young married woman really was considerate.

"Thump, thump, thump."

This was the sound of footsteps on the floor, seemingly walking away; Yang Tianxing thought Wang Shuzhu had left, but after a while, the sound of walking returned, and Yang Tianxing felt a thin blanket being draped over him.

It was light and comfortable, and he didn't know if it was one Wang Shuzhu had used before.

After finishing these things, Wang Shuzhu went to the kitchen to boil some water, and Yang Tianxing even smelled a rich tea aroma.

19-year-old Little Zhiliao drinks milk tea, 25-year-old Zhao Qingxun drinks coffee, and 30-year-old Wang Shuzhu drinks green tea; thinking about it, it really is interesting.

After Wang Shuzhu finished her sobering tea, she took a change of clothes and headed to the bathroom; Yang Tianxing listened to the rustling sound of the shower, thinking that tomorrow morning he would go buy breakfast, and by then he would surely move Wang Shuzhu deeply.

Thinking this way, Yang Tianxing actually drifted off into a daze, and didn't even know when Wang Shuzhu finished her shower.

When Yang Tianxing got up early the next morning, he took his hand out of his crotch and awkwardly thought that he had to change this habit in the future, otherwise how would he sleep at someone else's house later on.

"Good thing I got up early; Wang Shuzhu should still be sleeping."

Yang Tianxing had originally intended to go buy breakfast, but unexpectedly the kitchen door suddenly opened, and Wang Shuzhu came out wearing a home apron, carrying a small pot.

Seeing Yang Tianxing, she said, "Is President Yang awake? I'll go find you a disposable toothbrush; let's have some porridge in a moment."

Yang Tianxing nodded, thinking to himself: "This works; Wang Shuzhu is truly calm, as if it wasn't her who was drunk last night, but me."

While brushing his teeth and eating breakfast, Yang Tianxing brought up his idea of monopolizing all university express delivery business in the Chang'an District under the name of Rocket 101.

"Manager Wang, this is a win-win plan. Shentong's main energy is not currently on the university market, so if you contract it out to Rocket 101 to develop, it can greatly increase the profit margins for both sides."

Yang Tianxing was painting a win-win blueprint.

Wang Shuzhu listened very carefully, even putting down her chopsticks, but in the end, she shook her head and refused: "That won't work. If you are willing to use the Shentong name, I can let you develop the university business for the entire Chang'an City."

Yang Tianxing curled his lip; currently, no express delivery company valued the university market, so this was the perfect opportunity for Rocket 101 to grow. If he used the Shentong name, he wouldn't do it; after two years, it would all be for nothing.

"Damn it, if Shentong really isn't willing, I'll go cooperate with Zhongtong, which was just established last year."

Yang Tianxing thought secretly; Zhongtong Express was just established last year, and perhaps in their rush to occupy the market and increase profits, they might agree to his proposal.

Additionally, Yang Tianxing felt that the young married woman was being too disrespectful; last night he had gone to pick her up and bring her back, and he hadn't taken advantage of her while she was drunk.

While eating breakfast, he took out his phone and directly added Wang Shuzhu's phone number to his blacklist.

As for being a driver, I won't do it anymore; after driving so hard to get here, wouldn't it be more interesting to go back and pinch Liu Jiaoyue's little cheeks?

Yang Tianxing ate his meal in silence and prepared to leave, but as he was putting on his shoes at the door, Wang Shuzhu looked at Yang Tianxing, who was bowing his head to put on his shoes, his clothes still stained with some wine.

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately spoke up: "The regional franchisees have a lot of power. If the Chang'an headquarters doesn't audit very strictly, they won't pay much attention to things that don't temporarily affect the company's development."

Yang Tianxing lifted his head abruptly; Wang Shuzhu was hinting that as long as he convinced Zhang Liye, she could pretend not to know about it on the Chang'an headquarters side.

This was also the problem Zhang Liye was most worried about, but Wang Shuzhu had given the green light.

Yang Tianxing immediately put on a smiling face: "Thank you, Sister Wang. Then I'll head back first. You were drunk last night, so get some more rest today. If you need anything in the future, call me immediately."

Yang Tianxing took the opportunity to change "Manager Wang" to "Sister Wang," and after going downstairs, he removed Wang Shuzhu's phone number from the blacklist.

For a young person, a little hard work really isn't anything.

After Wang Shuzhu closed the door, she stood in place silently for a while.

She naturally knew that if Yang Tianxing went to develop the university market, Shentong Company's profit level would certainly increase, but the influence of Rocket 101 would also expand along with it, and it would be occupying Shentong's transportation channels.

If he were allowed to develop, and then possessed strong capital support, he might very well become a partner of Shentong in the future, rather than having this relationship as a campus agent.

"Let's see about the future; give him a chance first and see what kind of results he can achieve in the Chang'an District."

Wang Shuzhu sighed; after she suddenly woke up last night, she discovered that apart from her coat being removed, her other clothes were intact, and after going out, she saw Yang Tianxing "sleeping soundly" from exhaustion on the sofa.

When she recalled the looks some men gave her during business dinners, Yang Tianxing's character appeared rare and commendable.

Women, after all, are always inadvertently moved.