Gold Medal Mediator [Quick Transmigration] 46

Chapter 46: Sugar Mommy, Kisses (IV)

Facing Wen Congshu’s cold, lotus-like face, Hua Baihe ate her dinner without tasting a thing. Perhaps her behavior patterns from the previous world as Yin Zhi still lingered in her memory, causing her to subconsciously judge the other person…

She always felt that Wen Congshu was a dangerous person.

She had no intention of being around someone with such a strong aggressive aura, much less attracting their attention to herself. So she made up her mind to implement her plan as soon as possible.

Wen Congshu could also sense her intention to distance herself and was also discreetly thinking during dinner about how to set a trap to capture this particularly beautiful little fox.

—Whether for warming the bed or for warming her hands on a daily basis, it would surely be an excellent experience.

The two had their own ulterior motives and both displayed the skill of award-winning actresses to fool the other, finishing their dinner with smiles and pleasantries.

Hua Baihe politely declined Wen Congshu’s offer to have her driver take her home, pretending she was just taking a walk to digest her food and slowly heading home.

“CEO Wen?” The driver looked at his boss in the rearview mirror. At that moment, her cold gaze was looking through the glass at the sidewalk not far away.

Only when the person’s back disappeared from her sight did Wen Congshu retract her gaze and say in a faint voice:

“Back to the apartment.”

The driver couldn’t fathom her thoughts but remembered his position and didn’t ask a single question. He quietly drove the car to the residential area where Wen Congshu lived. Only after watching her walk into the apartment building and enter the elevator did he drive away.

* * *

The next day.

Hua Baihe slept until noon, casually washed her face with water, and, timing it perfectly, chose a video from the batch she had recorded a while ago, titled “Squeezing blackheads by hand? You really think your pores aren’t big enough?” and uploaded it.

Unlike other beauty streamers who accepted commercial advertisements, her videos rarely promoted products. She was dedicated to the cause of enlightenment, mainly using a spicy, satirical style to correct many people’s misconceptions about skincare and makeup.

Because she had only registered as a user on Jinjiang to post videos and had not signed a contract with the platform, and because NB had approached her at the same time as Jinjiang, out of consideration for not attracting Wen Congshu’s special attention, she had signed with NB.

So today, her video was uploaded to the NB platform, and she also moved over the content from the previous few episodes.

Afterward, she became a carefree boss, not caring about the online reaction at all. She sent a message to Miao Keqi, chose a cat cafe near his school, and asked him out for afternoon tea.

* * *

Xiao Li was a student at University A. Because of her average family background, she only received eight hundred yuan for living expenses each month. An occasional big meal or two could make her wallet sing an empty city ballad. Moreover, she had gradually started using skincare and makeup products since university, and the monthly expenses on these were not small.

So she applied for a work-study position at school and was not idle on weekends, working part-time at a cat cafe near the school.

Because several of her roommates had wealthy family backgrounds, Xiao Li’s introduction to makeup and skincare was relatively correct, saving her the process of ruining her face with many low-quality and unsuitable products. She started by targeting slightly higher-end brands.

Several of her roommates came from well-off families, she knew that her skin was combination type. Her cheeks, forehead, and chin were dry areas, but her nose would get oily. Whenever she stayed up late, the pimples on her nose would pop up like spring leeks.

They say dry skin is better than oily skin. Although her face was relatively fair, the blackheads and pimples on her nose were a constant source of frustration. And once you fall into the big pit of skincare, it’s not so easy to climb out.

So in recent years, she had tried everything from blackhead strips to ancient folk remedies for removing blackheads, to deep cleansing masks. Unfortunately, the blackheads on her nose were like rapidly multiplying indigenous people, with a very strong vitality, and could not be driven away.

Just recently, she had become a fan of a new beauty streamer on Jinjiang called “Ni Baba.” The first episode of her violently smashing foundation cream had left a deep impression on her. Although the streamer was a bit venomous-tongued, she was beautiful and her views were very sound—

“Oh, by the way, I smashed this thing purely because it’s useless to me. But for some people, who want a light makeup look, whose skin is not as fair as mine, and who also fantasize about a product that can maintain hydration while also having a little bit of coverage that’s better than nothing, you can still consider this brand.”

These words…

On one hand, Xiao Li wanted to join the bullet comments in cursing her. On the other hand, she had to admit she fit the description. She went to the counter to try the foundation cream, and sure enough, even without a primer, the effect on her bare face was very satisfactory.

From then on, she became one of the eagerly waiting little fans who squatted on the Jinjiang platform every day, rain or shine, waiting for the streamer to feed her.

Yesterday, she saw the news posted on the streamer’s Jinjiang Live column, saying that she had signed with NB, so all future updates would be moved to the NB video submission section, at the same time.

So today, during her break, she secretly took out her headphones in the staff lounge, downloaded NB Live, and in anxious anticipation, at the exact time, she refreshed for the update—

“Squeezing blackheads by hand? You really think your pores aren’t big enough?”

Xiao Li’s eyes lit up! This was exactly the content she wanted!

She eagerly clicked in. Some people in the bullet comments were already being cheeky:

[I’d like to see how many sons want their daddy to teach them a lesson today]

[Daughter is updating very frequently. I am very pleased]

Because they were dissatisfied with Hua Baihe’s stage name “Ni Baba,” her fans were particularly special, all vying to be someone else’s dad.

Xiao Li ignored them all and put on a very serious expression in front of her phone screen, preparing to fully receive the venomous spray of this beautiful streamer.

Sure enough, the person inside started with a sentence:

“I saw a submission recently, asking me how to remove blackheads—please, look at my face. Do I look like I need to worry about this problem? Here, I’ll let you get a closer look, so you can see what true beauty is.”

With that, the beauty picked up the camera and moved it closer to her face in high definition. The skin, so fine that pores were almost invisible, was reflected in the eyes of all the viewers.

[Bring it on! Bring on the sulfuric acid!]

[Jealousy is tearing my cell wall apart]

[Tell me, which plastic surgery hospital?]

After doing this, Hua Baihe moved the camera away, slowly brought out a plate of pastries from the side, and said calmly, “Although this fairy is not troubled by those worries, you who are watching the video are still mortals. So, out of my compassion for all living beings, this fairy will give you a free lesson.”

“None of you believe in those violent blackhead removal products that claim to be effective in three days, right?”

“I don’t know if you’ll bother to search for how blackheads are formed. They have a growth cycle. Any product that attempts to make the blackhead family surrender overnight is a hooligan—unless you can get a new face.”

Xiao Li blushed in front of the camera, unable to bear thinking about her own dark history of violent blackhead removal.

She listened seriously, not knowing that her new idol was in the cafe just a wall away.

* * *

Hua Baihe ordered a caramel macchiato and looked at the two little kittens in the small bamboo basket on the table in front of her. The two little guys were sleeping with their heads together. Although she had to wash her hands to touch them, this cat cafe model, where each table was equipped with little kittens for viewing, was still quite interesting.

She was observing the two little things sleeping with their paws touching, their pink little ears, their slightly sparse yellow fur, and their small, plum-blossom-like paw pads…

Just then, she suddenly felt a gentle breeze pass by, and a person’s voice sounded softly above her head:

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

As he spoke, a handsome young man with elegant features had quietly walked over and sat down opposite her. His posture was not timid, but very composed, yet it inadvertently showed his gentleness in not wanting to wake the two small animals.

Moreover, he was on time, not a second late. It was clearly Hua Baihe who had arrived early, but he had opened his mouth without thinking to imply that he was the one who was late.

Paired with that gentle tone, even the most arrogant woman would not be able to get angry at him for no reason.

A small smile unconsciously appeared on Hua Baihe’s lips—

A master at picking up girls.

She had never interacted with a love interest of this level before, and a sense of novelty and curiosity arose in her heart.

Hua Baihe pushed the cat cafe’s menu towards him and smiled at him like a peach blossom:

“See what you’d like to drink.”

Miao Keqi took it with both hands and made a decision in a short time. He called a waiter over. “A cappuccino, and a slice of decorated cake.”

Seeing Hua Baihe’s slightly surprised gaze, he smiled naturally. “The pastry chef at this shop is very skilled. The decorated cake is also a type of vegetarian cake, and the ingredients used are mostly not fattening. If this afternoon tea I’ve been invited to causes such a beautiful young lady to lose her figure, that would be my fault.”

Hua Baihe raised an eyebrow. She hadn’t heard such greasy sweet talk in a long time. It almost made her sick.

She smiled without saying anything. Miao Keqi didn’t mind. He was very gentlemanly and easily found another topic to chat with her about.

“Speaking of which, Miss Ning is quite famous online lately.”

Hua Baihe casually curled her lips and took back control of the conversation.

“What? Are you here for my autograph?”

Miao Keqi immediately smiled. He also played along with Hua Baihe’s script. “Yes, I wonder if this popular internet celebrity, Miss Ning Wanwan, would be willing to give me an autograph?”

Hua Baihe snorted lightly. “You have good taste. Have you already foreseen that my autograph will be very valuable in the future?”

Miao Keqi almost broke character at her narcissism. Fortunately, his psychological fortitude was excellent, and he held it in. His face still held that warm, spring-breeze-like smile. “It’s only right to support a friend’s career.”

Hua Baihe raised an eyebrow and asked meaningfully, “Oh?”

She said, “Did I misjudge you? So you only want to be friends with me?”

Miao Keqi: “…”

So blunt, I can’t follow up.

Hua Baihe smiled and said to him, “I should be pretty easy to pursue, right?”

Miao Keqi saw the smile in her dark, obsidian eyes, dappled by the shadow of her long, curved eyelashes, and for some reason, he felt as if he had been seen through by this person.

The expression on his face stiffened for a moment before he recovered and pretended not to understand.

“What are you talking about, Miss Ning? You have a good family background and you’re beautiful. Not just anyone can catch your eye.”

Hua Baihe picked up her spoon and stirred her coffee nonchalantly. She said to him:

“Alright, don’t be nervous. I didn’t ask you out to tease you.”

Miao Keqi never expected her to have another purpose for asking him out. His heart immediately tensed.

At the same time, he found that the girl in front of him was really not like the brainless, attention-seeking person his ex-girlfriend had described.

He felt that this time, his target might not be so easy to handle.

Just then, Hua Baihe’s voice dragged slightly as she asked calmly, “Do you remember the woman who came to find me when I was eating at your restaurant last time?”

Miao Keqi was stunned for a moment. For some reason, just her mentioning it made the details about that person pop into his head, even though it had been many days.

Probably because… the other person was also very outstanding.

Miao Keqi clearly remembered the aura of keeping people at a distance that surrounded that person.

Hua Baihe put down the small silver spoon, picked up the cup, blew on the fine, white foam in her cup, and took a small sip. The faint sweetness of the caramel, mixed with the slight bitterness of the coffee, spread across her tongue.

Because it had been tempered with light cream, the astringency of the coffee beans was suppressed, making the bitterness much smoother.

“Wen Congshu, the CEO of NB.” Her voice broke Miao Keqi’s reverie.

The young man followed her words and raised his gaze. Hua Baihe wasn’t looking at him but was staring down at the coffee cup in front of her, her lowered gaze hiding her thoughts.

“I used to pursue her, and I failed. But I’m not the first one to fail.”

Miao Keqi couldn’t figure out her intentions, so he didn’t interrupt her but listened attentively.

“I’m a little unwilling… tsk,” Hua Baihe said.

But as her words sounded softly, perhaps because of the negative undertones, the two little kittens lying in the bamboo basket on the table, sleeping on the soft white cloth, moved restlessly in their sleep.

Miao Keqi appropriately added, “So…?”

So this is the purpose of inviting him here today?

Hua Baihe’s topic suddenly changed, and she gave him a very charming smile. “I heard you’re a senior and about to start your internship, and you’re studying human resource management?”

“The salary for this job isn’t high for a recent graduate, is it?”

Miao Keqi was hit where it hurt. Indeed, with his current major, he would be drowned in the vast sea of job seekers right after graduation. It would be almost impossible for him to establish a firm foothold in this big city without twenty or thirty years of struggle.

This was also the reason why he had set his sights on Ning Wanwan—

Even if the Ning family’s business was on the verge of bankruptcy, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. As long as he married Ning Wanwan, even if he wasn’t good at business, the profits from selling the company would be better than the returns he would get from struggling in the workplace and working overtime.

Hua Baihe saw the change in his expression and knew she had guessed correctly. She had a plan. She said to Miao Keqi:

“I have a pretty good job here. I wonder if you’re interested?”

Miao Keqi followed her words and put on an expression of being all ears.

Just as Hua Baihe was about to speak, her phone rang in her bag. She curiously took it out and saw that it was a call from the real estate agency. Someone probably wanted to see the house—

Actually, when some agents bring people to see a house, they aren’t necessarily able to buy it. Some just want to see the layout and wait for a more suitable price.

In other words, after listing it for sale, eight or nine out of ten people who came to see it wouldn’t buy it.

She thought for a moment and hung up the phone.

Then she said to Miao Keqi, “Wouldn’t taking over NB’s business be much better than a company that’s about to go bankrupt?”

In Miao Keqi’s shocked eyes, she continued calmly:

“To be honest, being rejected by Wen Congshu left a bit of a shadow on me, making me not dare to attend high-society gatherings in City A anymore. So—”

“If you can win her over, I’ll give you eight million. How about it?”

“A double harvest of money and career. I wonder if you’re interested in the job I’m offering?”

* * *

Author’s Note:

Everyone should have figured out the characteristics of the male lead in this world.

Without being given a target, a self-aware person like him would never take the initiative to approach a big shot of Wen Congshu’s level.

It’s better for our Sister Hua to make a move than for him to be bought by the big pig of the Wen family, right, hee hee hee?