Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 182 - 155 Lin Lus Invitation

Chapter 182: Chapter 155: Lin Lu’s Invitation

Chapter 182: Chapter 155: Lin Lu’s Invitation

In Dorm 309, after enjoying Liu Mihuo’s dance moves for the third time, the four visitors from the neighboring dorm voluntarily left the place.

Cheng Zhu went off to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Dong Dong watched him and whispered to Liu Feng and Zheng Qingfeng, “Have you guys noticed? Brother Zhu isn’t taking a shower today.”

Cheng Zhu bathed every day, even in the dead of winter, which was one of his personal habits.

They had long noticed this habit.

Today, as soon as he returned to the dorm, Dong Dong smelled the fragrance on him.

They didn’t think Cheng Zhu would be so cheap as to not shower just to retain the fragrance on his body.

So, there was only one possibility—he had showered before returning to the dorm!

“Damn it! What the heck has he been doing behind our backs?” Dong Dong clenched his teeth, green with envy.

“If you’re so curious, why don’t you ask him?” Liu Feng nudged him with his shoulder.

“Forget it, I don’t want to run my mouth off.” He feared he might make himself uncomfortable.

After washing up, Cheng Zhu lay down on his bed and started replying to Lin Lu’s Weibo messages.

The National Day holiday was just a few days away, and Lin Lu had asked if he had any plans or if he wanted to take Little Youzi out for some fun.

It was as if she had taken the initiative to invite him out for a date.

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Zhu pretended to say, “Can I not bring her along?”

Seeing the message he sent, Lin Lu, who was half-lying in bed, felt her heartbeat quicken slightly.

Not bringing her meant he wanted to go on a date with her alone!

Lin Lu’s legs lay straight on the mattress, her toes tapping each other constantly, as she said to herself, “A date alone? Bring it on, I’m not scared!”

“Talking so direct, seriously!” She muttered that but her face cracked into a small dimpled smile.

“Then that’s fine,” she replied.

Cheng Zhu then calmly typed, “Yeah, my mom plans to take her out for a few days over the National Day holiday.”

“Oh, I see,” she said.

“What else did you think?” Cheng Zhu cheekily responded, “You thought I, as a brother, didn’t want to take my sister out because she’s a hassle, or was there another reason?”

“Not at all!” Lin Lu stubbornly retorted, sending a ‘punch you’ emoticon.

“What did you originally plan to do with her?” Cheng Zhu stretched the conversation, giving her a way out and intending to extend the topic to discuss what they could do alone.

“I saw that two animated movies are releasing over the National Day holiday. I was thinking of taking her to see them. One is ‘Mai Dou’ and the other is ‘Kui Ba 3,'” Lin Lu listed honestly.

In both movies, she knew the voice actors and wanted to give them a bit of support.

Riding on her last statement, Cheng Zhu naturally said, “If it’s just the two of us, let’s skip the animated movies, shall we?”

He followed the flow of conversation, but it paved the way for them to finalize plans to see a movie alone.

It wasn’t that he disliked animated movies; he thought the “Kui Ba” series was quite good.

This was purely a step further to extend their conversation.

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Lin Lu actually went to check what other movies were being released during the National Day holiday.

She saw that there were only two high-profile ones: “Go Limpidly” and “Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon.”

She informed Cheng Zhu, thinking he might prefer the latter as a guy, but to her surprise, Cheng Zhu wrote back, “Go Limpidly seems pretty good.”

He remembered that movie well, especially the quote from a car scene: “What I want is ‘Avatar.'”

Moreover, in that movie, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng were on two extremes when it came to wooing women, which he found quite interesting.

He didn’t even realize this movie had been released during the National Day holiday slot of 2014.

“Let’s go for that one then. I’ll buy the tickets in advance, or we won’t get good seats,” Lin Lu said, offering to treat him.

“Sure thing, thanks for the treat, little tycoon,” Cheng Zhu replied indifferently, too lazy to bother buying tickets.

When buying the tickets, however, Lin Lu’s eyes inevitably fell on the last row.

“Uh, the last row in this hall are lovers’ seats,” her finger hesitated.

“Oh no! No way! Why am I even considering this?”

While she lightly patted her flushed cheeks with both hands, her phone pinged.

Cheng Zhu had sent a Weibo message: “Make sure to buy the last row. I freaking hate it when people kick my chair during movies.”

“But the last row is for couples!” Lin Lu was straightforward and had no intention of hiding it.

After finalizing the cinema and time, Cheng Zhu had seen on the ticketing app that the last row was for couples.

Then, he deliberately checked the same detail for other showtimes before sending the message to Lin Lu.

Seeing her straightforward reply, Cheng Zhu grinned and casually typed, “What’s the matter? Is it because the couples seats are more expensive?”

He had always been a bit cheeky with Lin Lu, and they were used to this banter.

“Whatever! The ticket prices are the same! And you make it sound like I’m stingy! Is this about the money?” Lin Lu shot back immediately.

“Then, rich girl, can you treat me to the VIP theater? The 7:45 show is in the VIP hall,” Cheng Zhu had never really considered sitting in the couples seats.

If he insisted on those, he might inadvertently set himself up for trouble!

No, absolutely not.

“Pfft! VIP it is!” Lin Lu bought the tickets without a second thought about the price difference.

“OK, thanks for treating me to the VIP supreme experience.”

The VIP hall had only a few seats, all of which were individual adjustable sofa chairs, far more comfortable.

This way, the two of them could lie down together and watch the movie.

…

…

Lin Lu went to bed earlier than him, and after they said goodnight to each other, she went to sleep.

Cheng Zhu held his phone and opened the official Weibo of “Persistent Visit,” checking out Wang Anquan’s efforts over the past half hour.

Sure enough, the kid was diligent, having liked over thirty posts.

This was because he had instructed Wang Anquan not to simply like any post featuring their products; the quality had to be decent.

The store had long become an online celebrity stop, and even their official Weibo had a substantial number of followers.

“Doing concentrated likes like this is actually resource integration, gathering all the stuff that pervs love to see in one place. No need to search the web yourself; just check our store’s official Weibo.”

“Chances are, a bunch of old pervs will soon come to check out the liked content on this Weibo account.”

“This kind of thing is a bit like those on TikTok who say: ‘I’ve nurtured this account and I wouldn’t sell it for 100K.'”

“You look into such an account and find the content they’ve liked—damn, it’s all really cool!”

“It’s kind of an alternative way to attract traffic.”

A key point here is whether it can indeed mobilize the general netizens.

If it can really stimulate a group of viewers, then more online celebrities will likely wear these outfits for photoshoots or videos.

If the influence is large enough, they might even @Persistent Visit when posting!

At that point, it becomes a mutual benefit scenario.

Bound together, the traffic flow back and forth will yield excellent results!

Cheng Zhu found it amusing as he was browsing the liked content, he actually came across… Zhang Qiqi’s post!

Liu Mihuo had worn that black Spiderman suit dancing, and the video got surprisingly high views and likes, even boosting her follower count, confirming the power of the outfit.

Zhang Qiqi, feeling a little envious, borrowed the costume from her home, had Lin Lu help her take a photo.

“Strange, why did she only post a half-body photo?” Cheng Zhu was somewhat puzzled.

In the photo, Zhang Qiqi was dressed as Black Spiderman, striking Spiderman’s signature pose with a cool and tough expression, and the caption leaned towards cosplay without any overly suggestive content.

Turns out Zhang Qiqi had taken full-body photos.

But she would certainly not post the full thing.

The issue definitely wasn’t her legs, which, though not on par with the legendary Shen Qingning’s, were also long and straight.

Mainly, the tight outfit was not kind to her distinct physical features, which were hard to hide—a definite no-go for posting.

—No can do, that was a territory only for the future boyfriend to explore!

She did want to make a living off the internet, true, but she felt her looks were enough and had no intention of relying on bordering content to gain attention.

Cheng Zhu’s understanding of her wasn’t deep enough just yet to know of these troubles.

He simply thought the photo looked really good and had a strong vibe, especially with her hair flowing.

“Couldn’t have been a blow dryer or a fan in play during the shoot, right?” he mused with a chuckle.

You’d never guess the ordeals women go through to produce those astonishing photos.

After having a cursory look at all the content Wang Anquan had liked, Cheng Zhu felt it wasn’t bad.

“After all, this new product just hit the shelves, and more people will be photographed in it soon, some probably haven’t even received their orders yet,” he thought to himself.

To rocket “Persistent Visit” to the top of shops in the same category within these few days, Cheng Zhu decided to stoke the fire a bit more.

“Relying on time to work its magic is too slow.”

“Need to play a little trick,” he mused.

He glanced at the three sworn sons in his dorm room and instantly figured out what to do.

A certain strategy was overplayed by 2023, yet back in 2014, it was quite fresh and perfect for grasping the psyche of certain guys.

First, he logged into the official Weibo account of “Persistent Visit” and saved Zhang Qiqi’s photo.

Cheng Zhu had intended to use it directly for a post and craft text that would play on male psychology.

But upon reflection, image theft was rampant on the internet, yet should they really do the same?

His own store was troubled by online photo theft, so it wouldn’t be right to curse those responsible while doing the same thing, right?

So, Cheng Zhu directly messaged Zhang Qiqi from “Persistent Visit’s” Weibo account, asking as a stranger:

“Hello, I see you’ve taken a photo in our product. May I use your picture?”