But looking at it now, most people are just watching the excitement, and the number sold isn’t high.
Gu Chen watched the streamer promoting products with all his might, seemingly without any shame, and couldn’t help but sigh.
“These days, making money is tough, and eating crap is even tougher.”
Anyway, if it were him, he would never do such a thing even if beaten to death.
As for sales, he could only leave it to fate and let his dad worry about it.
After watching for a few minutes, he directly closed the live stream.
Exiting the link, his eyes swept over the recent chats, the last one being Chu Xiaomeng.
“Holy crap, how did I forget about this?”
Gu Chen slapped his forehead.
No wonder he felt like he had forgotten something today—this was it.
At noon, Guo Ming said he saw her with the most despicable scumbag in school.
He probably wasn’t lying.
【Chu Xiaomeng, are you asleep?】
On the other end, Chu Xiaomeng thought Gu Chen wanted some more risqué photos.
【What nonsense? I’m not looking for you for that. At noon today, someone saw you talking to Huang Jun from Class 6, Grade 2. Is that true?】
Gu Chen found it both funny and annoying.
Although he did have that urge, the important matter at hand took priority.
【Are you talking about Senior Huang? Yeah, I needed to ask him about something. What’s wrong?】
Gu Chen sighed.
Chu Xiaomeng had only been at school for a short time and really didn’t know much about many weird people.
Coupled with the School Beauty Rankings’ “boost,” she would definitely become prey for many guys.
If something happened to her under his protection, where would he put his face later?
“That guy is no good. If you ask around, you’ll find out. He’s best at messing with girls’ feelings. So if you listen to me, stay away from that guy. Better take a detour.”
Ding ling—
No sooner had he finished typing than a call came from the other end.
“Boss, you say Senior Huang is a bad guy. Should I really not contact him in the future?” Chu Xiaomeng’s tone carried hesitation, unsure if she was convinced.
“No, stay as far away as possible. Of course, I’m just advising you. Whether you listen is up to you.”
Gu Chen replied very firmly.
Of course, he wasn’t Chu Xiaomeng’s parent, so he didn’t need to really control her.
If she insisted on seeking death, that was up to her.
“Okay, I understand.”
Chu Xiaomeng hesitated, but finally agreed.
“Mm, good to know. Go to sleep now.”
“Okay.”
Seeing that she was still obedient, Gu Chen felt relieved.
After scrolling through videos for a while, he fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up the next day, seeing that his dad’s room was still closed, Gu Chen took advantage of the rare chance to sleep in, moving as quietly as possible so as not to disturb him.
Coming downstairs, he rode his electric scooter to school.
As soon as he entered the campus, he was blocked by a figure.
“Morning, Chen.”
The other person showed a smile, looking a bit nervous.
“Liu Han? What are you blocking me for, kid? Want to fight?”
Gu Chen’s expression was unfriendly.
At the start of the semester, this guy had barged into a class to save face for his girlfriend, but when he realized he’d offended Gu Chen, he immediately fell to his knees in fear.
He didn’t expect him to still dare show up—could it be that he found some martial arts manual, trained to mastery, and came to stage a revenge plot?
Liu Han quickly denied it, rubbing his hands together.
“No, no, how would I dare? I have something to discuss with you. Can we talk in private?”
“Sure. Ten thousand yuan per step. How many steps do you want to borrow?”
Gu Chen curled his lips, too lazy to deal with this kind of person.
“I… I didn’t mean it that way.”
Even though he knew he was being toyed with, this guy didn’t dare to speak up, his expression troubled.
Although he was also a school bully, he was always overshadowed by Gu Chen.
If it weren’t for having a mission, he wouldn’t want to have contact with this jinx either.
“Then move aside. I’m not interested in listening.”
Gu Chen pushed the guy away and walked inside.
Whatever.
If he dared to play tricks, he’d make him experience being beaten to his knees begging for mercy again like last year.
Gu Chen entered the classroom just in time, with only seconds left before morning class.
Li Yanqiu was already waiting at the podium.
Basically, if she was here, there must be something to handle.
“Everyone, sorry to interrupt you today.”
“Regarding next week’s team-building activity, I want to discuss with you where to go.”
The homeroom teacher only started talking about business after the bell rang.
This is a school tradition.
There are two team-building activities per semester.
The first is on the weekend after the monthly exam, and the second is after the final exams.
In name, it’s to increase class cohesion and let students get to know each other.
In reality, the school recommends the team-building locations and then takes kickbacks.
Anyway, the team-building funds come from class fees, not the leaders’ money.
“Wow, I almost forgot. Next week is the team-building activity.”
Most people still really like this activity.
It would be perfect if it could be during school hours.
“Mm, the school has recommended some activities. Everyone can take a look first.”
Li Yanqiu nodded, opening the big screen in the classroom, which showed many recommended items with pictures.
“No, don’t consider these!”
Regarding this, the students who already knew the trick directly refused.
They still remembered that when they were freshmen and didn’t know the trick, they actually chose the recommended items.
The first time they went to the zoo for team-building, it cost one hundred fifty per person, but after entering, they felt full of malice.
German Shepherds posed as wolves, Alaskan Malamutes painted with stripes became tigers, Call Ducks disguised as swans, and a white-feathered chicken with a broom tied to its tail called itself a peacock.
There was another time even more absurd: It was advertised as green mountains and clear water, a seaside hotel, but after going they found a small ditch.
Guo Ming would get stuck between both banks if he jumped in!
So, from then on, they never believed the leaders’ recommendations again—it only fooled freshmen.
“Alright, in that case, does anyone have any good suggestions?”
Li Yanqiu directly turned off the screen.
It was just going through the motions anyway.
She looked at the students and first called on Tang Ziya.
“Class Monitor, where do you think we should go for this team-building?”
Tang Ziya immediately stood up and said with an expectant expression, “I recently learned of a hotel themed around escape rooms. The surroundings are nice too. We can go there. It’ll be fun and also stimulate our brains. Next to it, there’s a newly built horror-themed puzzle club. It’s said to have interaction with the hotel. What do you think, Teacher?”
“Holy crap!?”
This bizarre idea left the whole class dumbfounded.
A female student raised her hand and asked, “Class Monitor, what does interaction mean?”
Tang Ziya said, “It means at night, staff dress up as ghosts and give you a clue. If you solve the mystery, there’s a reward.”
“Ah!! No! I’m most afraid of ghosts!”
The girl screamed in fear, the kind that obviously wouldn’t even dare to go to a haunted house.
‘This Tang Ziya, does she love puzzle-solving that much?’
Gu Chen was a bit speechless.
This was a whole-class team-building activity.
It had to meet everyone’s expectations.
Staying up late instead of sleeping, going to the hotel to solve puzzles—if someone was a bit slow, they wouldn’t even get through the door.
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