Forced Me to Regress, Huh?

The next day, Cheng Zhu woke up early.

A body that’s nearly thirty can’t compare to an eighteen-year-old’s, he thought with great delight.

Every morning, the rising sun reminded him: “Your body is in great shape!”

For this trip to Guanyun, Cheng Zhu planned to bring Wang Anquan along.

Right now, he only had two close friends, Jiang Wanzhou and Wang Anquan.

Jiang Wanzhou’s yin energy was too heavy, so Cheng Zhu didn’t want to bring him to such a place, lest he open the door to a new world for him.

Wang Anquan, on the other hand, had a strong, fiery spirit. It was time to open the door to a new world for him.

Moreover, don’t forget that based on his past life’s experiences, Cheng Zhu knew he couldn’t partner with Jiang Wanzhou. These two shined brightly individually, but together, they were a pile of shit.

But Wang Anquan was different. He had a good character and was honest, reliable, and obedient. Cheng Zhu trusted him a lot. In his past life, Wang Anquan had also followed him.

As mentioned before, Wang Anquan’s father was a firefighter, and he had named his son based on the phrase ‘safety first’, hoping that his son would have a safe life and hinting that he was his top priority.

Cheng Zhu’s family lived on the third floor. A few years ago, there had been a fire on the second floor, and the flames had spread all the way to the third floor. It was Wang Anquan’s father who had extinguished it.

Our family is indebted to them. Cheng Zhu always remembered this.

In the afternoon, he picked up his phone and sent Wang Anquan a message. “I’m planning to do some e-commerce to earn some spending money. Come with me to a place in a few days. I’ll cover all the expenses.”

Soon, he received Wang Anquan’s reply. “Okay, Brother Zhu. Where are we going? I’m so bored at home.”

It was clear that Wang Anquan viewed it as a trip.

“Paradise for men,” Cheng Zhu messaged back.

“Are we going to Guangdong…” Wang Anquan’s eyes lit up, but he hesitated to type the city’s name.

In the minds of many young men, it was a forbidden and sacred legendary city.

Looking at the message, Cheng Zhu suddenly recalled that the city famous for its exceptional services had been swept clean this year.

Since then, the market price had gone haywire.

I heard that one district in that city alone needs at least 300,000 pieces of sexy lingerie a year. He recalled the news he had read before.

Cheng Zhu didn’t keep him in suspense and typed directly, “It’s not the place you’re thinking of. We’re going to Guanyun.”

“Where’s Guanyun?”

“Why are you asking so many questions? Just follow me. I guarantee it’ll broaden your horizons.”

Wang Anquan replied with an ‘understood’ emoji.

After chatting with his little brother, Cheng Zhu began to collect the information he needed online.

When it came to making money, his attitude was very serious.

Although the goods he planned to sell didn’t seem particularly respectable, it was still a legitimate business, something he could sell openly and honestly.

He didn’t think there was anything unpresentable about this, nor did he find it shameful.

He dared to act boldly, so he deserved to make money.

Moreover, these were everyday necessities, regular items for many ordinary people. There was nothing to make a fuss about.

It couldn’t be that Victoria’s Secret was considered high-class, while their Guanyun’s Secret was seen as low-class, right?

As society develops, more and more people are starting to care… Hmm, just think of it as caring about the quality of life, Cheng Zhu thought.

The prospects of this industry are getting better every year.

It’s easier to do this business now because everyone is too shy to go to physical stores.

Later on, this business is still good simply because market demand will keep growing.

If I remember the data correctly, the main demographic of buyers is currently around twenty-eight.

But in the future, the main age will be twenty-two to twenty-five.

In his past life, Cheng Zhu was something of an expert in this field, having seen all kinds of designs.

However, it was always the savvy women who took the initiative to buy them. He himself had never purchased a single one.

This was the grandmaster level.

Who knows, maybe if I design them myself, I could set the trend, Cheng Zhu thought, this idea suddenly crossing his mind.

After all, strictly speaking, this was just a subcategory within the clothing industry.

And in the fashion world, staying on-trend was crucial. It was all about competing with styles and designs.

In this regard, his wealth of experience gave him a lot of confidence.

Then let me be the trendsetter, riding the waves of fashion.

And in the process, lead my customers to ride the waves with me.

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Cheng Zhu formulated his plan and prepared to set off the day after tomorrow.

Of course, he would lie to his parents, telling them he was just going on a short trip with Wang Anquan.

These days, the pressure on children to excel in school was intense.

During the summer break before middle school, they had to attend supplementary classes to learn middle school material in advance. During the summer break after the high school entrance examination, they had to attend supplementary classes to learn high school material in advance.

But after the college entrance examination, it was indeed time to relax a bit. His parents wouldn’t disagree with this.

Around 5 p.m., Cheng Zhu went home to change clothes.

He didn’t go out of his way to dress up and just put on a simple white T-shirt, worn-out jeans, and a pair of canvas shoes that were still trendy these days.

Not long after, his phone vibrated. Jiang Wanzhou had arrived to pick him up.

Speaking of which, his house isn’t even close to mine.

There was really no need for him to pick me up.

I guess he just enjoys the feeling of being on the road together, like going to the bathroom together after class.

Today, Jiang Wanzhou was unusually driving the Porsche 911 Targa that his father had given him as a coming-of-age gift.

This generation of the 911 didn’t yet have the later-style continuous tail lights.

As soon as Cheng got into the car, he asked, “Where are we going?”

“Jin Sha,” Jiang Wanzhou replied. “Shen Minglang picked the place.”

Cheng Zhu nodded, knowing that the prices there were quite high.

When they arrived at Jin Sha, they found that Shen Minglang had arrived earlier than them.

“How rare! You’re actually on time for dinner this time.” Jiang Wanzhou began to mock his cousin again.

As Cheng Zhu listened from the side, he became more and more certain. Shen Qingning’s best friend is probably very good-looking.

Today, Shen Minglang wore a Givenchy T-shirt with a dog graphic and had even gone to a hairdresser to style his hair.

As soon as Jiang Wanzhou sat down beside him, he immediately covered his nose in disgust. “You’re even wearing perfume?”

“How is it? The sales associate told me that this is one of the world’s most loved men’s perfumes, Terre d’Hermès.” Shen Minglang exuded confidence from head to toe.

“Even if stinky tofu smells good, it’s still a piece of tofu.” Jiang Wanzhou rolled his eyes.

At this moment, Jiang Wanzhou sat beside his cousin, and Cheng Zhu sat beside Jiang Wanzhou.

This meant that a girl would definitely sit beside Cheng Zhu.

The agreed time to meet was six o’clock. At five fifty-eight, Shen Qingning arrived gracefully with Lin Lu.

She disliked tardiness in others and was punctual herself, which was a good quality among women. After all, many girls these days intentionally showed up late.

Today, Shen Qingning wore a black dress, but instead of a knee-length one, she had opted for a long dress that concealed her shapely, straight legs.

However, the dress had a distinct waist-cinching effect, highlighting her enviable lower body proportions at a glance.

To complement her outfit, she wore small heels about five centimeters high, a classic model from Christian Louboutin that had a black top and red soles.

Cheng Zhu couldn’t help but think of a sentence. Black and red rising to the sky, boundless magic.

These heels would definitely increase men’s attack speed.

And it had to be said that Shen Qingning’s cold and aloof aura was indeed powerful. As she walked over in her high heels, she gave people the feeling that the place belonged to her family.

Lin Lu walked beside Shen Qingning, but the entire style was in stark contrast.

Her face was a bit rounder than Shen Qingning’s, and her eyes were especially beautiful and lively, truly reminiscent of a deer in the forest.[1]

She was approximately 165 centimeters tall, a bit shorter than Shen Qingning.

Her dressing styles also differed. The upper half of her outfit was a white short-sleeved shirt from Miu Miu, paired with a short black skirt of the same brand, along with white ankle socks and a pair of black round-toed leather shoes.

Style-wise, she leaned more towards a sweet and girlish look. She greeted Shen Minglang and the others with a smile, revealing adorable dimples on her cheeks.

Cheng Zhu thought she was twice as beautiful when she smiled than when she wasn’t.

As the two girls sat at the dining table, Shen Qingning naturally took a seat beside Shen Minglang, leaving Lin Lu to sit beside Cheng Zhu.

Shen Minglang, thinking that he was sitting in the center position, began to take charge and introduced Cheng Zhu and Lin Lu to each other.

Lin Lu had a warm and outgoing personality and was quite lively.

When Shen Minglang mentioned she was an amazing voice actress, Cheng Zhu looked at her in surprise.

In response, the young girl met his gaze and nodded confidently, affirming Shen Minglang’s words earnestly. “I’m amazing.”

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1. The name Lin Lu (林鹿) uses the characters for forest (林) and deer (鹿). ↩