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Chapter 292 - 191: Who Needs Saving? The Fitness Guru’s First Broadcast

"Boss!" Little Maru greeted him, her voice sweet and charming.

This was the first time she had met Chen Jincheng, but she was no stranger to him. She had been following his news for some time now and hadn’t forgotten her deal with him.

"Welcome!" Chen Jincheng smiled and nodded. "I’ve already finished writing that song. When you’re free, I’ll find you to talk about it."

Little Maru’s eyes lit up at the mention of the song. "Boss, I’m actually free today."

Chen Jincheng gave her a faint, knowing smile.

’Looks like this girl is pretty eager to learn "Little Dimples."’

Little Maru noticed his gaze, of course. She bit her lip and continued, "Boss, you can contact me on WeChat whenever you’re free."

’She really was in a hurry.’

For one thing, while dealing with her CYH contract recently, she had also tried filming a few of her own cover song videos, but the results really weren’t great.

For another, she had already wasted five years in training as a girl group trainee. Two girls she had trained with had debuted this year in Rocket 102 and were now actual stars.

Meanwhile, her own career as an influencer was still lukewarm at best.

But this new boss could make her a huge star—he could even give her a song on the level of "Can’t Help Falling in Love." So, of course, she was willing to compromise.

"I’ll be in touch." Chen Jincheng smiled, giving his phone a little shake. He then turned to Sister Hong. "Sister Hong, this is Xiaoju. You two have already been in touch, so you can take her to sign the contract now."

Sister Hong had already seen Xiaoju come in. She pulled out a contract and handed it over. "Xiaoju, welcome to Second-Life Star. Please, take a look at the contract first."

"Okay, Sister Hong." Xiaoju nodded, took the contract, and sat down beside Little Maru to read through it.

After leaving her in Sister Hong’s hands, Chen Jincheng left the office.

Xiaoju took her time reading the contract. It was basically an indenture agreement, after all. Once she confirmed there were no issues, she signed it and handed one copy back to Sister Hong.

After accepting the contract, Sister Hong smiled. "Xiaoju, you can wait in the lounge for a bit. I’ll have someone help you get your housing situation sorted out."

"Thank you, Sister Hong." Xiaoju nodded. As she left Sister Hong’s office, she saw two beautiful girls walking out, each one holding onto one of Chen Jincheng’s arms.

She recognized them. Weren’t they Jiang Xiaobai and Yinyin, two of the "Miss Cheng" girls? And walking behind Cheng was Ximeng, who was dressed in a secretary’s uniform.

For some reason, the scene gave her a sudden sense of a struggle for survival.

She wasn’t sure why, but she suddenly regretted having been so stubborn back in Ganjiang City.

When she got to the lounge, she looked down at the contract in her hand, took out her phone to snap a picture, and posted it to her feed: "Contract signed. A new life, a new beginning!"

It wasn’t long after she posted it that a message from Sister Lan popped up in their small, three-person group chat, tagging her: "Xiaoju, congratulations! You’re an influencer now."

Nana: "Xiaoju, I heard Chen Jincheng usually shoots two videos for his ’Miss Cheng’ girls. He’s only done one for you, so when’s the second one coming out?"

"I don’t know!" Xiaoju answered honestly.

After all, he had just brought her to the company and hadn’t mentioned anything more about it.

Sister Lan: "I’ve seen a lot of people online saying that after Chen Jincheng finishes shooting videos with a ’Miss Cheng’, he always offers her an... ’unspoken rule.’ Is he waiting for you to make the first move?"

"In his dreams!" Xiaoju replied decisively. "There is absolutely no way I would ever do something like that."

But then she immediately remembered how Cheng hadn’t given her an easy way to back down before. ’If I don’t take the initiative in a situation like this, what am I supposed to do?’

Nana: "Xiaoju, Chen Jincheng is actually pretty handsome. Once or twice is no big deal, really. Why don’t you just give in to him?"

When Xiaoju saw that, she sent two angry-face emojis and replied, "Nana, am I that kind of person? You’re insulting my character!"

After she sent the reply, she froze for a moment.

’Those words seemed familiar.’

...

After leaving the Second-Life Star offices, Chen Jincheng looked at the three girls with him. "Since you insisted on coming along, don’t start complaining later. And once the livestream starts, no slacking off."

"Okay, Boss!" Jiang Xiaobai, Yinyin, and Ximeng chimed in unison, their voices sweet and coquettish.

The incident where Hu Zhicong basically fed him a win had continued to brew online, and the hype surrounding it was now at an all-time high. His follower count had jumped to 10.8 million and was about to hit 11 million.

This wave of new followers came faster than any before; such were the benefits of breaking into the mainstream.

That’s why he planned to do a livestream to solidify his popularity. He figured his die-hard fans were already waiting for him to go live.

When they got to the gym, Chen Jincheng and the three girls split up to change into their workout clothes.

With his shirt off, Chen Jincheng checked himself out in the mirror. His muscles weren’t just lean anymore; they were well-defined. He looked much better than even someone like Peng Yuyan from his previous life.

This was thanks to Xiaoju and that young, married teacher. If they hadn’t been exercising with him during his trip to Ganjiang University, he never would have used up so many Constitution Points.

’It would be a waste of all his hard work if he didn’t show off these muscles to his fans.’

Back in the main gym area, Chen Jincheng was already at a machine, starting to warm up.

A moment later, a fragrant scent wafted over to him. It was Ximeng and the other two girls, back from changing.

But none of the three were wearing anything close to normal workout attire. Yinyin, especially, was in a sailor-style uniform with a miniskirt, which made him ask, "Yinyin, are you sure you came here to exercise?"

"I am!" Yinyin said, waving the yoga mat in her hand. She then put it down on the floor and lay down on it.