Financial Independence through Cracked Apps-Chapter 108 - 105: As You Wish

Qin Yuenan’s heart skipped a beat. Her first instinct wasn’t to stop Lin Shen, but to glance at Wang Shuo, who was driving.

Seeing that he hadn’t noticed what was quietly happening in the back seat, she let out a silent sigh of relief and shot Lin Shen a cold glare.

"Is this how you give me a massage?"

"You’ve been walking all day. Your legs need to relax too."

Lin Shen explained shamelessly, his mischievous, grinning face making Qin Yuenan feel both flustered and amused.

In truth, she didn’t mind this kind of risqué interaction.

She had once read a post online that said couples who were overly formal and polite with each other were more likely to break up.

It claimed that couples who were more kinky, playful, and enjoyed lewd things were more likely to have a lasting relationship.

After all, they knew too much of each other’s dirty laundry, and the consequences of a breakup would be more severe...

In any case, the people around Qin Yuenan had always been exceptionally polite to her, even respectful.

Even a good friend like Zhao Jianing, aside from telling the occasional dirty joke, would never cross the line or do anything out of bounds.

But Lin Shen was different.

He always intentionally or unintentionally "bullied" her with risqué advances, which, while sometimes making Qin Yuenan blush, didn’t annoy her.

So she gently closed her beautiful eyes, tacitly permitting Lin Shen’s act of secretly caressing her thigh.

’Lin Shen served me food at the dinner table today. I’ll just consider this his reward.’

Qin Yuenan convinced herself.

Of course, while she acquiesced, it didn’t mean she approved of Lin Shen taking things even further.

When Lin Shen started to push the hem of her skirt up her thigh, Qin Yuenan’s eyes snapped open. She firmly pressed down on his mischievous hand, her expression a mix of shame and anger.

"Lin Shen! Don’t go too far!"

"Okay."

Lin Shen was very "obedient." The moment Qin Yuenan showed the slightest reluctance, he would stop.

For the rest of the ride, aside from touching her leg, he didn’t do anything else audacious.

After all, it was enough.

Qin Yuenan’s long, shapely legs truly embodied the saying "legs for days."

After her rear, it was Lin Shen’s second favorite part.

In this indescribably ambiguous atmosphere, the two arrived at Pet Guardian Home’s flagship offline store in Jinling.

The time was 7:30 PM.

Employees were already lined up and waiting at the store entrance.

When Qin Yuenan slowly approached, accompanied by Wang Shuo, everyone applauded in welcome, drawing the curious gazes of many customers inside.

"Welcome, President Qin, to your store inspection!"

"..."

Faced with everyone’s enthusiasm, Qin Yuenan showed no sign of pleasure. Instead, her brows furrowed slightly, and her expression grew even colder and more aloof.

She had always been low-key and disliked such ostentatious displays. Moreover, she hadn’t given any prior notice of her visit.

She wanted to inspect the store in its most authentic state to gather useful information and ideas for improvement, not to be met with a carefully prepared facade.

Although things weren’t going according to her plan, she could understand the employees’ actions, so she didn’t say much.

"President Qin."

When the employee in charge of receiving her came forward, Qin Yuenan asked softly.

"Which cat food is our bestseller recently?"

"It’s this one."

The employee began to enthusiastically brief Qin Yuenan on the store’s revenue, including which products were bestsellers, which received the most customer complaints, and so on, allowing her to get a full picture of the real market situation.

But she didn’t seem satisfied with just that. She then started chatting with the customers in the store, learning about the pros and cons of her company’s products directly from them.

"Honestly, all of your products are good. They’re just expensive."

"Mm."

Faced with the customer’s complaint, Qin Yuenan listened patiently, even taking out her phone to record their suggestions in a memo.

Such a serious and dedicated work ethic made Lin Shen marvel inwardly.

’At work, I used to think Qin Yuenan was too strict and overly meticulous about everything.’

’But now I see she’s not just strict with her subordinates; she’s even stricter with herself!’

’A person like this would make a great leader.’

Lin Shen was already starting to consider letting Qin Yuenan manage his company for him once it was established; he could trust her completely.

9:00 PM.

Lin Shen accompanied Qin Yuenan on visits to three Pet Guardian Home offline stores in Jinling before they took a car back to the hotel.

"What are your thoughts?"

In the car, Qin Yuenan leaned back in her seat with her arms crossed, her eyes closed in rest. She casually asked Lin Shen for his opinion.

However, he pointed out many problems with pinpoint accuracy.

First, the location. One of the offline stores was opened in a mall that didn’t allow pets, which was a huge mistake.

Second, the product placement. The main pet food should be placed deeper inside the store, with various pet supplies placed near the entrance.

This way, you don’t have to worry about the smell of the pet food affecting customers passing by the entrance, and you can also create a cleaner-looking store environment.

These and other highly detailed suggestions made Qin Yuenan open her eyes, her expression stunned.

"You notice all the little things."

"Just don’t call a man ’little’."

Lin Shen emphasized with a straight face, which made Qin Yuenan freeze for a moment, not getting it. A second later, realization dawned, and she blushed beet red before punching his arm.

"Be serious!"

"Details determine success or failure."

Lin Shen shrugged, which made Qin Yuenan fall into deep thought.

Just as they were about to reach the hotel, she said with a solemn expression.

"Lin Shen, you’re more competent than many of the freeloaders in our company. Your resignation is the company’s greatest loss."

"Is that so? What’s past is past."

Lin Shen had long stopped caring about such things. After all, he was the one who wanted to resign to experience a life of financial freedom.

Floor 53, the Ritz-Carlton suite.

After returning "home," Lin Shen found the room had been cleaned to a spotless and tidy state by housekeeping. Even the mini-fridge, from which he had taken a bottle of wine, had been restocked.

’The service here is really nice.’

After changing his clothes, Lin Shen first had the butler take his and Qin Yuenan’s suits to be pressed, and then had dinner wheeled to their door.

Crispy-skinned squab, black truffle and lobster clay pot rice, bird’s nest lava sesame balls...

The names alone were enough to whet their appetites. Since neither Lin Shen nor Qin Yuenan had eaten, they began to dig in.

"Tomorrow morning is the last of the work, right?"

"Mm."

Qin Yuenan shoveled a large spoonful of the clay pot rice into her mouth, mumbling indistinctly as she chewed.

"Tomorrow is easy. We’re invited to the opening ceremony for a partner company’s new headquarters in Jinling. Just have to offer some congratulations."

"Is that so."

Lin Shen ate in silence, and for a moment, the atmosphere between them grew quiet.

But Qin Yuenan knew exactly what Lin Shen, who had just been hesitating to speak, wanted to ask.

He most likely wanted to ask about the follow-up to her "I’ll give it to you later" from the night before last.

A faint blush crept onto Qin Yuenan’s face, but fortunately, the dim ambient lighting in the living room didn’t expose her inner nervousness and shyness.

And so, dinner ended in a rather strange atmosphere.

After calling housekeeping to clear the dinner plates from the living room, Lin Shen stood up, planning to take a shower.

Just then, Qin Yuenan suddenly took the initiative to grab his hand, murmuring softly with her head lowered.

"Tomorrow night, as you wish."

?

After leaving him with those words, before Lin Shen could even react, Qin Yuenan shot up and hurried back to her room, shutting the door tightly behind her.

"..."

Lin Shen stood stunned for two seconds before his heart erupted in ecstasy.

Although Qin Yuenan’s words were a bit cryptic, he understood the profound meaning hidden within them.

The ice queen had finally made up her mind!

’It wasn’t easy!’

Lin Shen was filled with emotion.

Although he had long known that his relationship with Qin Yuenan would undergo a fundamental change during this Jinling trip...

...now that it was actually set, Lin Shen still felt exceptionally excited and overjoyed.

He began to look forward to tomorrow night.

*

*

Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

23°C–31°C, sunny, level 2 southeast wind, 28% humidity.

"Construction Bank: Your account ending in 7946 received a deposit of RMB 23,000 on August 20 at 00:01. Current balance: 1,610,000."

Early the next morning, as if by telepathy, Lin Shen and Qin Yuenan opened their bedroom doors at the exact same time and met in the hallway.

"Good morning, Nan."

Lin Shen smiled, but Qin Yuenan averted her gaze, seemingly still shy about what she had said last night. Even her usually cold voice was much quieter.

"Good morning..."

"Should I have the butler bring up breakfast and our clothes?"

"No need for your clothes."

Qin Yuenan knew Lin Shen’s suit was rented, so she said softly.

"We don’t have to dress too formally today."

"Okay."

After the two had washed up, the butler had already wheeled breakfast to the door, and the menu had been changed.

This was to prevent guests from getting tired of eating the same thing.

9:00 AM.

Lin Shen and Qin Yuenan took a car to Longhu Mansion to attend the opening ceremony for their partner company, Xiaogou’s, Jinling Branch.

Congratulatory banners from various business partners were already hung at the entrance, including one from Pet Guardian Home.

[Congratulations to Xiaogou on your grand opening! Wishing you great success and a prosperous new journey together.]

[With congratulations from Pet Guardian Home Animal Nutrition Technology Co., Ltd.]

"President Qin!"

Wang Shuo had arrived at the ground floor of Longhu Mansion early, busy with a series of tedious tasks like signing in and exchanging pleasantries.

When he saw Qin Yuenan and Lin Shen walk in, he immediately introduced them to the Xiaogou executive he was talking to.

"This is our President Qin and her assistant, Assistant Lin. And this is Manager Wang from Xiaogou."

"A pleasure to meet you."

"You as well."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lin Shen and Qin Yuenan entered the venue and found that quite a few people had already arrived.

Everyone was gathered in groups, chatting and making small talk, with bursts of laughter echoing through the room.

But Qin Yuenan despised these kinds of business events, so she went straight to a corner, sat down, and closed her eyes to wait for the ceremony to begin.

Lin Shen sat down next to her, took out his phone, and started planning their tourist route for the afternoon.

He also took the chance to check his task progress in the [Sports Health] app.

[You have walked 29,013/50,000 steps]

’Not even ten thousand steps a day?’

’I thought I would have completed the 50,000-step task long ago, but it turns out I’m still about twenty thousand short.’

’I should be able to finish it this afternoon.’

Lin Shen grumbled to himself while, beside him, Qin Yuenan kept stealing glances at his side profile, her heart pounding with anxiety.

’Did he understand what I meant last night?’

’He should have been able to read between the lines.’

’After all, Lin Shen’s emotional intelligence is so high.’

’If he really doesn’t get it, then I’ll just have to take the initiative and spice things up tonight...’

Qin Yuenan silently made up her mind.