Chapter 286 253, Startled awake in a dying illness, the tyrant turns out to be myself (Vote for monthly ticket)

Tianmei Media.

Yang Hao received another WeChat message from Wang Xueru, mentioning that her elder sister Wang Jingru is returning to Jiangcheng and would arrive tonight.

Yang Hao hadn’t expected her to return so soon; he thought she was just asking about the situation through WeChat at first.

But this was actually good news; Yang Hao was in urgent need of a Chief Director for the president’s office!

After all, Wang Jingru was considered one of their own, and she had experience working in big companies; plus, Yang Hao had used the “Insightful Eyes” feature to check her out during the gathering.

The System’s rating for this elder sister-in-law was “double A”; her work capacity was unquestionably solid.

“Let’s have dinner together tonight and talk about work with your sister,” he suggested.

Yang Hao sent the message to Wang Xueru.

“Okay, Yang,” she replied immediately.

Just as Yang Hao was about to put down his phone, another WeChat message popped up, not from Wang Xueru but from “Hanhan.”

And what she sent was practically a mini essay.

“I’m really sorry to bother you, Yang, but I genuinely don’t know who else to turn to for help,” she wrote.

“Here’s the thing: I’ve always been passionate about music and I had an interview for a trainee position at an entertainment company, where they said they were forming a girl group. After several rounds of interviews, they told me I could join the group and offered me a lucrative contract, but they also implied that I should accompany the company’s boss.

I’m really scared and unsure about what to do?”

“I don’t know who to talk to about this, and I don’t know any powerful people. Fang Ke mentioned that you’re a well-experienced big boss, so how should I deal with this kind of situation?”

Reading the mini essay that Chen Ruohan had sent left Yang Hao speechless.

Aghast in the throes of death, I sit up—turns out I’m the tyrant myself!

So I’ve become a force of evil now?!

Feng Chong had previously told Yang Hao that they were still in discussions, but now the girl had come seeking help from him.

Hmm?

No, that’s not right!

It’s not a move!

Although this girl seemed to be asking for help, in reality, she was showing weakness and playing the pity card to invoke a man’s protective instincts.

Especially since she couldn’t find an opening in her dialogue with Yang Hao, it was, without doubt, a good strategy.

Indeed, the classic green tea bitch maneuver!

But the move did have some effect, as Yang Hao was quite curious about how exactly Feng Chong had talked with this little sister.

“What did they say?” he responded with a message.

“Yang, can we meet and talk? It’s difficult to explain clearly over WeChat,” she replied instantly.

Wtf?

Nice!!

“I’ll bring Fang Ke along,” he messaged.

Possibly out of concern that Yang Hao would refuse, or perhaps to make the meeting appear more formal, she proactively added.

“Sure!” Yang Hao replied affirmatively, actually quite intrigued by this upgraded version of Meng Chacha.

The System rated her a “double A”!

There’s no question about her capabilities, and she’s only 19 this year. According to the System’s comprehensive scoring system, the younger the person, the higher the potential score, and given her strong abilities at such a young age, if her personal life was relatively orderly, she could very well be a high-scoring NPC.

“Yang, where shall we meet?” Chen Ruohan messaged again.

“Let’s do it near the front gate of your college,” he replied.

Yang Hao was actually quite keen to visit his alma mater, especially now that he had achieved success; it was like a triumphant return home.

“Ah?”

“That would be too much trouble for you, Yang. We can come to you instead!” she replied.

All these little bitches had one thing in common — they were considerate.

Chen Ruohan showed she too was thoughtful for Yang Hao.

“No need, let’s meet at that cat café near the front gate of your college,” he decided.

Not long ago, as Yang Hao passed by his alma mater, he noticed a new cat café had opened near the main entrance, and it seemed quite popular.

“Okay, Yang, thank you for the trouble,” she messaged back, including a grateful emoticon.

Jiangcheng Finance and Economics College.

In the girls’ dormitory room 320, Chen Ruohan pumped her fists lightly: Yay!

“What’s with Hanhan, did you pass the interview? You seem so happy!” her roommate Zhang Wenwen asked curiously.

“It’s even better than passing an interview!”

“I’ve got a date with my crush!!” Chen Ruohan cheerfully replied and then messaged Fang Ke on WeChat, letting him know about the meeting simply with an address and time. Stay connected via empire

Meanwhile, Fang Ke, who was lying in bed doing nothing, leapt up upon receiving the goddess’ message.

“Holy shit, Hanhan took the initiative to ask me out!”

“I knew it, a sincere heart will eventually touch hers!” he boasted to his roommate, who was busy gaming.

“For real, Chen the campus beauty asked you out? Hope it’s not a trap?”

“Damn, Ke, you finally made it, so jealous!”

Both roommates were single dogs, and naturally envied Fang Ke for being asked out by the campus beauty, even feeling a bit sour.

Fang Ke, however, took great care to dress up, applying hair gel and perfume before humming a tune and stepping out of the room.

Chen Ruohan had set the time for four o’clock, but Fang Ke showed up at quarter to three.

For a date, of course, the guy should arrive a bit earlier.

To Fang Ke’s surprise, Chen Ruohan didn’t wait until the last minute and showed up early at the cat café, indicating she took this meetup seriously too.

Feeling overjoyed, Fang Ke decided to splurge, ready to demonstrate his lavish side.

“Hanhan, order whatever you want to eat or drink, just go ahead!”

Fang Ke waved his hand generously.

“Let’s wait a bit before ordering, Brother Yang will be here shortly.”

Chen Ruohan casually replied, then thoughtfully sent a message to Yang Hao, telling him she had arrived, and reminded him to drive slowly and not to rush.

The highlight was being considerate!

But Fang Ke was confused: “Brother Yang, which Brother Yang?”

“Your brother-in-law, of course!”

“Ah?”

“You also invited my brother-in-law?” Fang Ke asked in confusion, “Hanhan, is there something you needed from my brother-in-law?”

“Um, I got bullied.”

Chen Ruohan put on a pitiful expression and spoke softly.

“Damn!”

“Who did it? I’ll kill them!!”

Fang Ke suddenly stood up from his seat. His goddess was bullied, and that couldn’t be tolerated.

“It’s an entertainment company…”

Chen Ruohan briefly talked about the situation with the trainee interview, mainly so that Fang Ke could speak up for her later, and also to establish a deeper relationship with Yang Hao.

“These people are really damn shameless, doing disgusting things just because they’ve got money and power!”

Fang Ke initially cursed indignantly, then comforted her, “Hanhan, don’t be afraid. I’ll definitely have a word with my brother-in-law later to get him to help you.”

After waiting for a moment, Yang Hao entered the cat café.

“Brother-in-law, over here.”

Fang Ke got up enthusiastically and waved to Yang Hao.

At the great-uncle’s birthday banquet, he initially hadn’t thought much of this brother-in-law, but after the man showed off his financial prowess, he changed his attitude. Especially since he could show off in front of his goddess using his brother-in-law’s name, this was very nice, and he accepted the brother-in-law’s identity.

Also, after returning home, his mother and elder sister kept talking about how to fawn over the brother-in-law, especially his mother, who wanted his sister to snatch this brother-in-law from their cousin.

Fang Ke also agreed with this since that would mean he would go from being a cousin-in-law to being a true in-law, which was beneficial for him!

Plus, if Yang Hao, the big CEO, truly became his sister’s husband, then his chances of winning over Chen Ruohan would definitely increase!

So, seeing Yang Hao now, he was both enthusiastic and obsequiously ingratiating.

But at this moment, Chen Ruohan was stunned because she remembered this man. During the interview, he had sat on the judging panel—although at the very edge—which meant he should be part of Tianmei Media’s middle or upper management.

So, what am I doing??

Isn’t this just digging a hole to bury myself?

But Fang Ke said he was the CEO of the Jiangcheng Newspaper Group, so how did he become associated with Tianmei?

As little bitch puzzled over this, Yang Hao had already approached. He took a seat next to Fang Ke and then flashed a smile at Chen Ruohan: “We meet again.”

To be fair, the little bitch had both the looks and the figure, or she couldn’t have so completely bewitched Fang Ke, willingly turning him into the Roaring Heavenly Dog.

“Brother-in-law, you’ve met before?”

Fang Ke looked at them both with confusion.

“Once before.”

Yang Hao smiled and then asked Chen Ruohan, “You remember me, don’t you?”

“Uh, I remember.”

“But…”

Chen Ruohan pouted, her cute face showing complex emotions: “But Brother Yang, why were you at the Tianmei judging panel?”

In truth, being called ‘brother’ by such a 19-year-old girl made Yang Hao feel a bit embarrassed. After all, he was almost twice her age. But with Fang Ke as a connection, being called ‘brother’ seemed reasonable.

Yang Hao smiled again and replied, “Is there a possibility that I’m also a part of Tianmei?”

“Ah?”

“That can’t be such a coincidence.”

Chen Ruohan didn’t know what to say, mainly because she didn’t know what position Brother Yang held at Tianmei.

“Brother-in-law, Hanhan, what are you both trying to say?”

Fang Ke was completely confused by their conversation.

“Nothing much, just that we had a chance encounter before.”

Yang Hao sat down beside Fang Ke, then glanced around at the interior of the cat café. A couple of British Shorthairs and a Ragdoll lounged lazily on the cat trees, and a Maine Coon was sprawled on a windowside table, while several college girls were giggling and petting cats.

At Yang Hao’s age, seeing these vibrant college girls would invariably make him reminisce about his own college days.

If it weren’t for the System, Yang Hao believed that college would have been the best time of his life: carefree, full of energy, with all his thoughts on love and gaming.

Of course, this was also because he had attended a second-tier college like Jiangcheng Finance and Economics College. Had it been a top-tier 985 university, the academic pressure would have been immense.

However, studying always varies from person to person. Even in ordinary second-tier colleges, there are very dedicated students, though in smaller numbers.

Yang Hao couldn’t help but think of his college girlfriend, a model student. During their university days, she would always urge Yang Hao to study with her, but all he wanted was to book a room and play poker!

Now that we’re in college, who studies anymore?

That was the sentiment of many students from Yang Hao’s generation, who thought they’d be completely free once they reached college. However, they were wrong; if one wanted higher achievements, they would need to study hard even in college.

But Yang Hao didn’t understand this at the time, and as a result, he encountered numerous rejections when looking for jobs after graduation. Fortunately, he later got lucky and succeeded in starting his own business.

As for Wei Facai, who was in a similar situation, he was still just a minor manager at a property management company, which is a more accurate reflection of second-tier college students.

“Brother Yang, so you’re with Tianmei?”

At that moment, Chen Ruohan timidly asked.

“Yes.”

Yang Hao, brought back from his memories, nodded lightly, then curiously asked, “So now, can you tell me what exactly you’ve been through?”

“Ah?”

“But you’re with them…”

Chen Ruohan didn’t finish her sentence, then blinked her bright eyes, sizing up the handsome man before her, her mind racing.

If he’s part of Tianmei Media and yet responded to my call for help by coming to meet, what could his intentions be?