Chapter 263: Actually, That's Not the Case

Lin Sui drove the car toward the Company and began a new round of brainwashing, "You must remember, the Company is the home I have given you! In this 'home,' you must have a sense of ownership, so doing a little extra work is only right!"

"..."

The three of them sat in the car, feeling weak, helpless, and pathetic at this very moment, not knowing what to say.

Isn't it enough to treat the Company as home?

They are already living in this "home," yet she still treats them like super-powered workhorses.

Feng Liu said indignantly, "Then can I ask you to leave my home?"

Lin Sui nodded, "Sure."

"I'll pack my things and leave as soon as we get back, so... I'll leave the home to you all."

Feng Liu: "..."

"What are you doing!" Shen Ti elbowed Feng Liu from the side, "If you ask her to leave, who am I supposed to spend the New Year with?"

A Fu sneered from the front, "You two can spend it together."

"Sui Sui, you can't leave!"

Shen Ti was so anxious he leaned toward the front seat, resting his hands on Lin Sui's seat, "Whatever you say is right, but you must remember, the place where you are is the only home!"

"..."

The three people in the car were all startled.

Except for Lin Sui, the other two looked at Shen Ti simultaneously.

He could actually say something like that?

Is he truly unable to feel even a bit of embarrassment?

"Titi, don't mess around, we have four lives in this car; we'll end up spending the New Year in the underworld." Lin Sui could only observe Shen Ti's state through the rearview mirror.

"... I'm not that impulsive anymore."

Shen Ti sat back in his seat obediently, afraid that Lin Sui would be scared, and didn't move a muscle.

He didn't even know what kind of psychological trauma he had left Lin Sui with before, that she was actually so afraid he would do something extreme.

He hadn't done anything... scary, had he?

He had finally returned in good health, and he didn't want to die that much.

Lin Sui let out a sigh of relief, "Just a joke."

Her expression seemed to grow solemn, "I know that for you, I am just a harbor where you are interested for a while and temporarily docked."

It sounded a bit sincere.

At this point, Lin Sui paused, not knowing who she was hinting at, "In the future, when the interest fades, you will all leave, but I still hope you won't have made this trip in vain; at least you can spend this time happily and leave behind some good memories."

"..."

"..."

"..."

The car went quiet; it was unclear if they were moved by Lin Sui's words.

Only Feng Liu and Shen Ti knew what they were thinking.

But A Fu's thought at this very moment was...

There are no good memories, only the fear of being controlled by work.

He finally had a chance to leave behind some good memories, and it was ruined by Feng Liu and Shen Ti!

He slumped in the passenger seat, his peripheral vision fixed on Lin Sui as she drove seriously.

Shen Ti spoke from the back: "I am not just interested for a while, Sui Sui, you know, ever since I was able to leave home, I have been following you."

If it weren't for her, he might still be deprived of his freedom at this very moment.

He wasn't following Lin Sui out of temporary interest; he really wanted to work with her!

Always.

Lin Sui didn't reply.

"My god, who is she hinting at?" Feng Liu chimed in: "Hinting at me, right?"

He was the only one here who had come to Lin Sui's Company on a whim, having only signed a labor contract for a few months; it looked like she was talking about him no matter how you saw it.

And he hadn't done any serious work at the Company these past few months, often running off to take private jobs.

After the New Year, he could pretty much submit his resignation normally.

"Do you feel guilty saying that?" Feng Liu asked.

Lin Sui said without looking aside: "No."

Everything she said was the truth, why would she feel guilty?

Feng Liu: "..."

So this was the reason Lin Sui never stopped him from going out to find private jobs?

It turned out she held the mindset that he was just here to play around?

Although he did think so himself...

This made him feel a bit restless and embarrassed.

He asked cautiously again, "A tactic to be mushy?"

Lin Sui: "If you say so, then it is."

Feng Liu: "..."

This kind of perfunctory answer is the biggest taboo in conversation.

He wanted to say something more, but A Fu in the front suddenly spoke, "Actually, that's not the case."

Feng Liu leaned over, "What is your high opinion?"

A Fu said earnestly, "I wasn't saying that to you."

Feng Liu: "???"

A Fu: "You are the only one here who actually needs to make money."

He and Shen Ti are the ones who don't need to make money; they just came over to play.

Or rather, one can't use the word "play"; they only came here because they are "interested in Lin Sui as a person."

Feng Liu: "..."

Since when did A Fu's tongue become so venomous?

As if pledging his loyalty, A Fu continued, "Some interests last a lifetime."

To put it more bluntly, he could stay here for a lifetime.

Feng Liu: "..."

After Shen Ti finished being sappy, A Fu started.

Should he say something too?

"That... um..." After stammering for a long time, he still couldn't say anything sappy.

"After the new year, I'll dig up a few more pieces of dirt on your rivals for you."

He didn't know how to do anything else.

【Actually, that's not the case.】

Lin Sui appeared silent, but in reality, her mind had already exploded.

【You were actually saying that for me to hear, right?】

It was the only one that had told Lin Sui that it would leave.

Lin Sui revealed a mysterious smile, indicating that the System had guessed correctly.

The System sighed, 【I knew you couldn't bear to part with me, but you have to get used to it.】

Lin Sui said in her heart: "I'm actually just reluctant to part with your Ten-fold Withdrawal; after you leave, will I still have that ability?"

System: 【?】

【In your dreams!】

Lin Sui: "What a pity."

"You systems always just up and leave, never thinking to leave your skills behind for your host."

System: 【Have you been bound to other systems before?】

Lin Sui: "Not that, but I've read over a hundred system novels!"

【...】

【Didn't I leave you the Company and the production methods for the Beauty and Skincare Product? Woman, don't be too greedy.】

Lin Sui: "You also said that binding with you would make me rich; do I have a single cent in my account right now?"

System: 【... It's not the right time yet.】

【Oh, by the way, I also swiped your bonus; Shen Gang only gave two hundred thousand, how stingy.】

Lin Sui: "... Screw you!"

It didn't matter how much they gave, what mattered was that this guy didn't even leave her the two hundred thousand?

Though, two hundred thousand is indeed a bit small for Shen Gang.

But in this situation, he wouldn't dare give more either.

If he gave too much and someone reported him, oh well, his official position might not be safe.

For those in office, every large expense outside of what is given to the family is watched by others.

Lin Sui could understand.

It didn't matter how much he gave, as long as he didn't stop Shen Ti from spending money in her Live Streaming Room in the future.

Lin Sui didn't speak the whole way, a slightly eerie smile still on her face, which made the three people in the car feel creeped out.

It felt like her attention was a bit unfocused, yet she was driving very steadily.

What was going on?

"Don't mess around, we aren't going anywhere either," Feng Liu quickly reminded her, "You better drive properly!"

Any moment now and it would really be four lives in one car!

"Don't worry, we won't die," Lin Sui drifted around a turn, preparing to take a shortcut back to the Company.

A Fu: "..."

He remembered the fear of taking a shortcut on her Little Electric Donkey back then.

Fortunately, this time it was a four-wheeled luxury car, and his feet were firmly on the ground.

The topic of everyone being interested only for a moment and whether they would leave made the atmosphere a bit stifling.

After the group returned to the Company, they let A Fu change his clothes, and Lin Sui treated them to a good meal to ease the atmosphere.

Of course, A Fu paid the bill in the end.

According to his words, one shouldn't let a girl pay when going out to eat.

Lin Sui, being thick-skinned, accepted it very quickly.

There were two others even thicker-skinned than her, who didn't mean to fight for the bill at all.

Fu is so rich, why fight him for the bill and overestimate one's own strength?

…

Over the following period, the Company also entered a quiet phase.

Several young people who could not or did not want to return home bought some things and decorated the Company.

They gathered together and spent a rather warm New Year.

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Sui received many Red Envelopes from people on WeChat.

There were some from Yan Xing'ai and Lin Dan Da, and even Yan Yushu sent her one just to go through the motions.

Meng Zeming also sent her New Year's money and his Company's dividends for this year in his capacity as her cousin.

Her shareholding was small, so it wasn't much by the time it reached her hands, but for the "penniless" Lin Sui, it was still a huge sum.

Unfortunately, the dividends went to her bank card, and the system snatched them away the second they arrived.

Scrolling further down, Gu Xing also sent one; it was a transfer, and the amount was not small.

It was a full 8888.88!

Lin Sui clicked to accept it with almost no hesitation.

The other party also instantly replied with a question mark.

Gu Xing: "?"

"Don't you never accept WeChat Red Envelopes?"

Who on earth told him that Lin Sui never accepts WeChat transfers? Hmm?

Lin Sui: "Special times call for special treatment, thank you Sister Gu Xing! ^_^"

Yes, in last month's male vs. female fan ranking competition, the Female fans sisters won again.

Sister Gu Xing is back!

Gu Xing: "...... Return the money to me, and I'll thank you too."

Lin Sui: "What a joke, you've been watching my Live Streaming for so long, when have I ever returned money? I haven't even returned it to minors!"

Because her Live Streaming Room strictly prohibits tipping from minors.

Just when Lin Sui thought he should understand this point very well, Sister Gu Xing exerted his power.

Gu Xing: "Bao Jian, Han Shang Ma."

Lin Sui: "......?"

Gu Xing: "I accept your reliance, love you~"

"......"

Lin Sui: "...... Take your money and get lost!"

She remembered the fear of being dominated by the handwritten-note old man.

She must not let herself run into that kind of old man again.

Return, return, return!

There was no returning money to minors, but she really did return it to the old man.

Because the old man had previously gone to the production team to expose her and even posted the chat logs, Lin Sui had been mocked for a long time.

She did not want to face that again.

Lin Sui sent a Red Envelope back to Gu Xing.

Gu Xing replied pretentiously: "You, why did you really return it? I was just joking~"

【The other party has claimed your Red Envelope.】

Lin Sui: "Heh."

Gu Xing: "0.01? Is this a Red Envelope a human can send?!"

The Red Envelope limit is two hundred yuan; he would have accepted Lin Sui returning two hundred to him!

She actually returned 0.01!

Lin Sui: "Didn't you say you were just joking~ Sister Gu Xing surely won't mind. You are the first man to make me truly return money (the old man doesn't count). Although I only returned 0.01, it's the thought that counts~ ^_^"

Gu Xing: "......"

Seeing this smiley face made him feel an inexplicable rage!

However, the phrase "the first man to make her truly return money" successfully pleased him.

Gu Xing took a screenshot of the chat log, preparing to post it on Yin Fu to show off.

As long as the amount inside wasn't revealed, from the outside, combined with that sentence from Lin Sui, it actually looked quite boastful.

But when he opened Yin Fu, the sky collapsed.

So many of Lin Sui's big brothers and sisters who followed him were showing off the New Year Red Envelopes Lin Sui had sent them.

The minimum was 520, and the maximum was even 3344!

She sent them based on the level of their Fan Badge.

So as someone with a max-level badge, what was his 0.01?

As if knowing Gu Xing would come looking for her, Lin Sui sent him a message before Gu Xing could question her.

Lin Sui: "If you ask me to return the money, then there will be no New Year Red Envelope~"

Gu Xing: "I'm blocking you, you trash Live Streamer!!"

…

The money Lin Sui spent on these Red Envelopes was not much to the wealthy big brothers and sisters; in fact, it wasn't even as much as what the big brothers and sisters sent back to her.

But since the sentiment was there, it was very captivating.

When Lin Sui did her Live Streaming that night, she also sent out over three hundred thousand in Red Envelopes in the Live Streaming Room, which was her most generous time yet.

Because there were only over three hundred thousand people in her Live Streaming Room, she distributed them according to the number of people.

It was the New Year, and more than half of the people watching her Live Streaming were gone; everyone was busy reuniting with their families and had no time to watch.

But since there were still so many people willing to squeeze out time to watch her, Lin Sui was also very generous.

"I hope everyone will continue to support me in the new year!"

Originally, Lin Sui didn't have any pocket money, but when it came to maintaining fans, the system was quite fast in allocating funds to her.

After all, only by maintaining the big brothers and sisters well would they be willing to sincerely spend money on her next time.

You have to spend money to make money.

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Too many fans were showing off the Red Envelopes Lin Sui sent, and it even made it onto the Yin Fu trending list; many people regretted not putting up a fan badge for Lin Sui earlier, otherwise they would have definitely jumped on this trending topic!

Only Guan Miao's clever brain sensed that something was wrong.

"Tch, she's started spending money to Solidify fans; these are all tricks we've already played out."

Once it gets tied to benefits, then as for her fans, if someone can send bigger Red Envelopes in the future, they will only run away faster.

Even later, if Lin Sui doesn't send them Red Envelopes, they will start to make a scene.

This kind of behavior shouldn't have started in the first place!

At the dining table, Guan Miao was eating while scrolling through Yin Fu, checking these people's homepages.

Guan Father and Guan Mother didn't bother her.

Yong Xi, sitting to the side, didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

For the New Year, he had been brought home by Guan Miao to meet her parents.

Her parents didn't seem to have any objections to him?

He was really panicking.

He hadn't intended to be serious with Guan Miao.

Plus, with his popularity so high now, wouldn't finding a beautiful woman who had never been married be a piece of cake?

He couldn't get tied down to this woman who had been married before and had the temperament of a spoiled young lady, could he?

He had originally wanted to act a bit spineless so that parents from such a strong family would look down on him.

Then he could use that as an excuse to end this relationship with Guan Miao.

But now... her parents seemed quite satisfied with him?

As expected, his charm was just too great.

Little did he know, Guan Father and Guan Mother just wanted to find a spineless live-in son-in-law so that Guan Miao could keep him under control.

The more spineless he was, the more satisfied Guan Father and Guan Mother were.

But Guan Miao wasn't as satisfied; the more she looked at Yong Xi, the more annoyed she became.

This person really could only maintain a persona in the Live Streaming Room; in reality, he couldn't be shown in public at all.

Guan Miao glanced at him impatiently, "You should also send some Red Envelopes to your big brothers and sisters to show your appreciation later."

Yong Xi: "..."

She despised Lin Sui's behavior, yet she ended up making him learn it...

Who could understand?

?? In the novel, you can even experience the New Year; there's nothing much to say, so I'll just wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance.