Chapter 292: A Passage Doomed to Cool Down

Before takeoff, Yu Ningmeng sent him a message, letting him know the contract was ready and that she had placed it in An Siyao’s villa.

She also sent Xia Yu a photo.

Xia Yu opened the photo and glanced at it; it was the stamp indicating the contract had taken effect.

With a simple reply, Xia Yu was about to enable airplane mode.

At that moment, Yu Ningmeng sent another message:

“I didn’t expect Yaoyao would give you this company. When you come back, give me authorization, and I’ll handle it for you.”

“???” Xia Yu was puzzled.

“This company is going to fail. I’m planning to find someone to take it over. I’ve already found someone. If you don’t want them to take over, you can just keep it and suffer the losses,” Yu Ningmeng replied succinctly.

Xia Yu didn’t believe that his level 3 business skill in trading would be enough to revive a company already doomed to fail, so he agreed with Yu Ningmeng.

“What will happen to the stores under this company?” Xia Yu asked again.

“These stores? The company’s management is a bit shady, and there are some traps in the contracts. All these stores are going to fail,” Yu Ningmeng said, “That’s it. I have other things to do. Let me know when you come back.”

After that, Yu Ningmeng stopped responding.

Xia Yu switched his phone to airplane mode.

He recalled what Yu Ningmeng had said. As far as he knew, this company also belonged to the An family.

The previous company had only suffered from internal betrayal by money-grabbing traitors, but this time, the company was already at the stage of collapse?

He picked up his phone again and looked at the company’s name.

Yiya Catering Management Co., Ltd.

The company’s main product was Yi Bu Tong milk tea stores, the same one Duan Yi was planning to open.

Originally, Xia Yu only thought Duan Yi’s milk tea shop wouldn’t be successful and might suffer losses. Now he was certain that Duan Yi would definitely suffer losses.

Duan Yi’s first entrepreneurial attempt would end in failure.

Unless Xia Yu went to warn Duan Yi now and told her not to franchise Yi Bu Tong milk tea.

However, Xia Yu felt that since Duan Yi wanted to start her own business, it was better to let her do it herself.

The earlier it shut down, the sooner she could join him in developing mobile games.

Thinking about how, in the future, the media would interview Duan Yi about how she started her business with him, and Duan Yi could use the failure of the milk tea shop as a bragging point, Xia Yu felt his own kindness.

By the way, since Yu Ningmeng was planning to find someone to take over the company, that meant he would gain some usable funds?

Then he wouldn’t necessarily have to make ordinary reskinned mobile games anymore. He could switch to operable 3D reskinned games, which would also serve as technical preparation for the future’s King of Glory and Battle Royale games.

He turned off his phone and put it in his pocket.

The plane quickly began its taxiing.

You Xue, sitting by the window, excitedly looked out through the window. It was her first time flying.

After taxiing for a distance, with a slight vibration, the plane took off into the air.

You Xue let out a gasp of amazement.

The plane climbed higher and higher, and soon the airport looked like a miniature model.

The plane shook a bit, jolting up and down, giving a feeling of weightlessness.

You Xue, flying for the first time, turned pale and somewhat frightened. She turned to look at Xia Yu and, seeing his calm expression, felt relieved.

The next moment, another small jolt occurred.

At this point, You Xue saw Xia Yu’s previously relaxed face suddenly become serious.

“Prepare to parachute,” Xia Yu said to You Xue.

“Eh?” The girl panicked. Her anxiety caused by the plane’s instability suddenly exploded into fear. “Where is the parachute? Where?”

The girl looked around frantically, even trying to open the compartment under the seat.

“It’s in your heart,” Xia Yu replied.

You Xue, who was about to dismantle the small box under the seat, stopped her actions. She turned to look at Xia Yu and, seeing Xia Yu’s face full of delight, realized she had been tricked.

“You’re bullying me!” The girl glared at Xia Yu in dissatisfaction.

Xia Yu chose to change the subject. He extended his hand toward You Xue: “Don’t panic. This is a normal phenomenon. You can’t expect the plane to be as stable as a high-speed train.”

You Xue turned her head away and refused to take Xia Yu’s hand. Xia Yu didn’t mind and placed his hand on the armrest.

Three seconds later, the girl’s hand reached out.

Grabbing Xia Yu’s hand, You Xue continued looking at the scenery below, her eyes filled with wonder.

“If you like, you can take a photo,” Xia Yu said.

“No, it might interfere with the plane,” You Xue was very skeptical about the safety of the plane, and she was unwilling to take risks.

Xia Yu didn’t say much more. He yawned, took out a new short story collection by Wen Ziying, and started reading.

E’fang wasn’t far from Nanming. An hour later, the plane approached its destination and began its descent.

The descent was a bit bumpier than takeoff. You Xue tightly gripped Xia Yu’s hand.

When the plane finally landed and started taxiing, the girl let out a sigh of relief.

“Taking a plane is so thrilling,” You Xue summarized.

“It’s just you scaring yourself,” Xia Yu closed the book. The plane hadn’t reached the designated disembarkation point yet and still had a distance to taxi.

“It was really scary!” You Xue glanced at the book in Xia Yu’s hand. “Brother, you were in the literature department in high school, just like Wen Ziying. Did you meet her before?”

You Xue was quite curious about this famous young female writer.

Xia Yu recalled Wen Ziying’s personality and replied, “She’s a bit strange.”

“A bit strange? Then Ning Qiuer is better,” You Xue said.

“Ning Qiuer?” Xia Yu felt the name was somewhat familiar.

“At the Mid-Autumn Festival party last time, after you performed, you left immediately, and then Ning Qiuer made her appearance!” You Xue said proudly. “I even got an autograph!”

Xia Yu recalled. Indeed, his counselor had mentioned to him before that there was a surprise at the Mid-Autumn Festival party. However, he had been in a hurry to find Xu Youxiang and forgot about it.

Was that surprise actually Ning Qiuer?

Ning Qiuer was a teenage pop star who was active a few years ago and was rarely seen now. Her appearance at the festival could indeed be considered a surprise.

“Do you think she’s as beautiful as your ‘Yao Yao jie’?” Xia Yu asked casually.

“Hmm—hard to say,” You Xue was a bit conflicted.

“That means she isn’t. Those celebrities have an aura enhancement when they go on stage. Even with enhancement, she still doesn’t match up. In person, she must be worse,” Xia Yu concluded.

“But I think Yao Yao jie also has an aura enhancement,” You Xue added.

At this moment, the plane arrived at its destination. The two ended their conversation and picked up their luggage to disembark.

After exiting the airport, You Xue asked Xia Yu, “Where are we staying?”

“At Xu Youxiang’s house,” Xia Yu replied.

The villa Xia Yu had bought for Xu Youxiang was about the same size as the one he had in Zinang, with plenty of rooms.

His immediate reply startled You Xue a little.

After all, visiting the best friend of your girlfriend without bringing her was already not a good idea. Now he was even staying directly at the best friend’s house. Brother, you’re not even trying to hide it, are you?

“Is that okay?” You Xue reminded Xia Yu.

“What’s not okay about it?” Xia Yu asked in return.

“Won’t Yao Yao jie ask about it?” You Xue said more tactfully.

“She knows,” Xia Yu said.

She knows?

You Xue felt that the adult world was a bit complicated.