Chapter 229 - 157: A Beauty Dropped Her Oranges
Chapter 229: Chapter 157: A Beauty Dropped Her Oranges
That night.
In the bedroom, Gao Yuan lay in bed with his arm around Xiao Xiao.
He hadn’t expected that Xiao Xiao had gone to the auction specifically for the "Thousand-Mile River and Mountain Painting".
The final sale price was 380 million, a full 60 million higher than the last time the painting was auctioned.
"Curious why I bid on that painting?"
Gao Yuan nodded.
"I bought it as a gift for a senior."
"The painting has a nice meaning."
Hearing this, Gao Yuan understood. Xiao Xiao’s senior must be someone of high status and power.
A thousand miles of river and mountain—the implication was all too obvious.
Gao Yuan didn’t ask any more questions. He didn’t really understand much about Xiao Xiao’s affairs, especially when it came to finance.
Since she bought the painting as a gift for a senior, it meant that person dared to accept it.
The night passed uneventfully. The next morning, Xiao Xiao drove Gao Yuan to the high-speed rail station.
He decided not to wait until evening to head back to Hang City.
He’d already been in Shanghai for several days, and Lin Wanyu was about to lose her mind.
She had been pestering him for the last two days, asking when he was coming back and saying she needed to "inspect his body" when he did.
Gao Yuan and Xiao Xiao shared a hug before he had his ticket checked and entered the station.
Two hours later, Gao Yuan walked into No.1 Courtyard.
While waiting for the elevator in the ground floor lobby, Gao Yuan ran into a woman wearing a black face mask.
The woman was carrying a ton of stuff and rushing over. Out of kindness, Gao Yuan held the elevator for her.
The woman was quite polite, thanking him profusely after she stepped into the elevator.
Just as she was thanking him, one of the bags she was holding suddenly split open, and the oranges inside tumbled out and rolled all over the elevator floor.
The woman quickly put down her other bags and bent over to pick them up. At this point, Gao Yuan felt it would be rude to just stand by and watch, so he helped her gather them.
While picking up the oranges, Gao Yuan accidentally caught a glimpse of a flash of black beneath the woman’s white knit dress.
Gao Yuan didn’t stare, though. He was already well-fed and had no need to go hunting for a snack.
The woman managed to stuff some of the oranges into her other bags.
But there were still seven or eight of them scattered on the floor.
In the end, Gao Yuan helped her by carrying those seven or eight oranges to her front door before leaving.
Gao Yuan returned to the elevator. As it traveled upward, his mind drifted back to what he’d seen while helping the woman pick up her oranges.
’This society is wild!’
When he got home, Gao Yuan found that Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing weren’t there.
He asked in their small group chat and found out the two of them had gone shopping.
’So this is what she meant by missing me?’
Still, seeing that the apartment was tidy, Gao Yuan felt a little gratified.
’Let them shop.’
’It’s a good chance for me to check on the company anyway.’
Gao Yuan grabbed his car keys and went downstairs. Just as he sat down in his car, he ran into the same woman from before, only this time she had changed her clothes.
The long knit dress from before had been replaced by a down jacket.
Remembering the scene in the elevator, Gao Yuan couldn’t help but stare at her for a few extra moments.
The woman saw Gao Yuan in his car and waved at him. "Thanks again for your help earlier!"
"No problem."
Gao Yuan smiled and drove away.
Arriving at the company, Gao Yuan sat in his office, feeling very satisfied with the bustling activity outside.
It was already January third.
He had been so busy in Shanghai these past few days that he had missed the New Year’s Eve concert he’d promised Old Xue he would attend. For that, Old Xue had grumbled at him for quite a while.
Apparently, some fans at the concert had asked why Gao Yuan wasn’t there, and Old Xue could only say that they had agreed on the next show.
Amidst Old Xue’s many complaints, Gao Yuan promised he would definitely be there next time.
He sent Si Xue a message on WeChat, asking her to compile the financial report for December and bring it to him.
While waiting, Gao Yuan logged into the backend of his three online stores to take a look.
What he saw was a pleasant surprise.
The surprise was mainly from the "Excessive" product line, specifically the Treasure Box.
The gift set, priced at 19,999 yuan per unit, had already sold over a thousand sets.
And this was only after three days!
Gao Yuan checked his other stores and saw that the gift sets were selling well everywhere.
The TikTok platform was especially successful, moving nearly three thousand sets.
Gao Yuan tuned into the TikTok livestream and saw the host was focused entirely on explaining the gift set. Only when customers asked about other items would the host take the corresponding product out of the Treasure Box to introduce it.
Next, Gao Yuan checked on the status of the collaboration between GY and TikTok.
The topic was still trending, but it had changed slightly.
It had shifted from the "GY brand" to the "Treasure Box."
Moreover, when Gao Yuan clicked on the topic, he found that many popular female influencers were promoting the Treasure Box, and they were all associating it with Du Shiniang.
Combined with the GY Treasure Box’s exceptionally stylish design, it had truly captured the hearts of women.
This was especially true at this time of year, with all the hype surrounding the New Year.
This was typically a time when women hoped to receive gifts, so many of them had set their sights on the GY Treasure Box.
Even the so-called coveted Apple phone had lost its appeal!
Slogans were popping up like, "If you love her, give her a GY Treasure Box."
And another: "Other darlings have one. I won’t let you just be envious."
Seeing these promotional videos, Gao Yuan couldn’t help but silently apologize to men everywhere.
A certain number of girls would definitely start fleecing the simps around them.
A short while later, Si Xue knocked and entered Gao Yuan’s office. She smiled and said, "President Gao!"