No matter what her future held, she was doing exceptionally well for herself right now.

This was also why she was a perfect fit for the "Street Vendor Girl, Saving a Dowry for Her Future Husband" persona.

Any other girl wouldn’t even be able to fake the kind of vibe she had.

Zhu Ling quickly explained, "My sister and I have lived with our grandmother since we were little. She’s always worked so hard. Now that Grandma is getting older, I want to buy a big house for her to live in. And really, it’s not so hard anymore. After signing with the company, things are so much better than before."

As she spoke, she looked at the boss before her, filled with gratitude from the bottom of her heart.

After signing with the company and her boss planned and shot the "Street Vendor Girl" video, she had gained a ton of fans. Every day when she started her stream, not only did she receive a lot of gifts, but her grass jelly also sold much better than before. In fact, it sold out incredibly fast.

Before, she had to painstakingly make the grass jelly herself, stirring the stalks in front of a hot pot until she was drenched in sweat. Now, she had not only hired someone to do that work for her but was also earning much more.

All she had to do was manage the stall, which was much easier than before.

At first, she’d thought he was some villain tricking her sister into working at a bar. She’d even gone to confront him and drag her sister away. She never expected that moment to become a turning point in her life.

"You’re very devoted," Chen Jincheng said after a moment’s thought, making a promise. "Give me some time. Once I’m done with my current projects, I’ll come up with a few promotional plans to give you a push. I’ll do my best to help you buy that big house sooner."

’So it was because of her family situation. She’d lived with her grandmother since she was little and hadn’t mentioned her parents once. He could guess what that might imply.’

"Thank you, Boss!" Zhu Ling’s pretty face lit up with excitement when she heard his words.

After all, everyone knew that if the boss decided to promote someone, they were guaranteed to get famous.

Her sister dreamed all day about the boss promoting her, but unfortunately, her live stream stats weren’t even close to the top. She couldn’t sing or dance, so she obviously hadn’t caught the boss’s eye.

Instead, she’d run off to hang with Elephant again these past two days, saying he had some clout now and she should ride his coattails while she could.

’So, if the boss is willing to promote me,’ she thought, ’I’m sure I’ll get famous. Then I can definitely buy a big house for my grandmother that much sooner.’

The fans in her live stream chat felt their world come crashing down when they heard this.

"Honey, your boss is a scumbag! Don’t become a ’Miss Cheng’!"

"Girl, your boss has designs on you now!"

"Sweetie, your boss is not a good guy."

"..."

When Zhu Ling saw her fans’ comments, she couldn’t help but defend her boss. "Please don’t talk about my boss like that. He’s a really good person. All that stuff online is just slander. You have to believe me. Seeing is believing."

’She meant every word. After all, the boss had never even messaged her on WeChat. The whole ’scumbag’ thing was probably just a persona he was playing, just like the ’Street Vendor Girl, Saving a Dowry for Her Future Husband’ persona he’d designed for her.’

In any case, no matter how people online slandered her boss, she would only believe what she saw with her own eyes.

The fans in the chat were dumbfounded when they heard her response:

"????"

"????" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"????"

They felt like their world hadn’t just come crashing down—it had been shattered into dust.

He was the internet’s number one scumbag, a fact acknowledged by everyone. Everybody knew he was no good, yet this girl was actually telling them to believe her?

They wanted to believe that this Chen Jincheng was some honorable gentleman, but he really, truly wasn’t.

They arrived at Feifuxing Road shortly after. As they pulled up next to the Extreme Bar, Zhu Ling said, "Boss, I can get out here."

"Alright." Chen Jincheng stopped the car.

"Thank you, Boss!" Zhu Ling said gratefully as she got out of the car.

"Keep up the good work!" Chen Jincheng encouraged her before driving off in his Lamborghini.

Only after the car was a good distance away did Zhu Ling turn back to her fans in the stream. "See? The boss was just giving me a ride. He really is a good person."

This time, the fans in the chat felt their world had been completely pulverized.

Seriously. They finally understood just how formidable Chen Jincheng was.

The man’s skill at being the internet’s number one scumbag was truly on another level. He was worthy of his "Ancestral Master" title.

He hadn’t even made his move, yet his power was already palpable!

...

Chen Jincheng headed back to his villa first. He took a shower, planning to recharge his batteries so he’d be ready to enjoy Yinyin’s massage later that night.

Yinyin’s massages were notoriously draining; without sufficient energy, there was no way to withstand that immense pressure.

He had just laid down to rest his eyes for a moment when a call came in from Sister Hong. "So you finally remembered that girl, Zhu Ling. You said back then she had a lot of potential. I was starting to think you’d forgotten all about her."

Chen Jincheng chuckled. "I ran into her on my way out of Xiaobai’s place."

"That video with Xiaobai turned out great," Sister Hong reported. "Judging by the data, the likes and views will be high. I just didn’t expect you to be willing to leave Xiaobai’s place so quickly today. That nightgown she was wearing was incredibly sexy. Boss, that’s not like you at all."

Chen Jincheng sounded displeased. "Sister Hong, other people might not know me, but you should. Am I really that kind of person?"

"Right, right, right. Of course the boss isn’t that kind of person," Sister Hong said agreeably.

’Saying that with a straight face is so hard,’ she thought.

She quickly changed the subject. "By the way, after you appeared on Zhu Ling’s stream just now, her viewer count shot up. With Tiao Yin’s algorithm being what it is, I think having you make a cameo on one of the girls’ streams is more effective than any of the promotional resources our agency is using right now."