I Will Never Reconcile with Yue Ning!

"Next, please welcome General Manager Huang to the stage to give a keynote speech!"

The tall, leggy female host in a short skirt handed the microphone to General Manager Huang of the Luo Mei Huaining Flagship Store.

Huang Minyu went on stage, began playing her pre-prepared PowerPoint presentation, cleared her throat, looked at the audience, and gave a rather amicable smile before starting her keynote speech.

This speech was rather vague, filled with terms like industry empowerment, structural adjustment, technology transfer, OKR alignment, and value quantification. I simply couldn't understand it at all.

"I don't know what General Manager Huang is babbling about, I can't understand a word..." the fat man complained.

"Me too!" I replied.

Lu Zifeng gestured for silence. "Shh, listen quietly to what General Manager Huang has to say..."

Then, he lowered his voice and said, "General Manager Huang has eyes and ears everywhere in the company, so let's be more respectful."

"That's... that's..."

Fatty and I nodded repeatedly, seemingly having perfectly immersed ourselves in our roles as Luo Mei.

As the keynote speech drew to a close, Huang Minyu finally erupted in righteous indignation. Her eyes filled with grief and anger, she slammed her hand on the podium and cried out in anguish, "Colleagues, this is a moment of life and death! Who is Luo Mei's greatest enemy?"

He pointed across the street. "It's Yuening over there! Since the fourth quarter of this year, Yuening has been aggressively seizing market share, and our Luo Mei's market share has been getting lower and lower. If this continues, I'm afraid Luo Mei will no longer have a place in Huaining City!"

Many executives in the audience nodded in agreement, including Chen Dongqing, who nodded very seriously.

"Therefore, we at Luomei have no way out but to fight Yuening! Only by defeating this powerful opponent can we secure our own space to survive. The business world is like a battlefield. Colleagues, none of us can afford to be complacent. We must be vigilant about Yuening's every move and win this battle to completely defeat Yuening and reclaim our number one market share! This is a battle for survival. We at Luomei are irreconcilable enemies with Yuening!"

Huang Minyu got so excited that she even threw the PPT controller off her hand!

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

"General Manager Huang, well said!"

Lu Zifeng led the applause.

Fatty, Xu Hao, and I all clapped, and to echo the sentiment, we even raised our fists and shouted, "I'm sworn enemies with Yue Ning!"

On stage, Huang Minyu cast an approving glance at us, probably thinking that we young people were promising talents.

Just then, a WeChat popped up from Lin Qingying: "It's five o'clock, are you off work yet? I'm coming downstairs now and waiting for you on the roadside. Let me know when you clock out."

"They're having a staff meeting right now, looks like it'll be over soon."

"Um."

At this point, Huang Minyu on the stage announced that the employee meeting had come to a successful conclusion and that everyone could leave work.

Fatty and I returned to the repair shop, clocked out, and Shen Yue was already waiting downstairs, arm in arm with Fatty, on a date. I walked out of the Luomei Building and headed to the roadside.

Not far away, the white Bentley was indeed parked on the side of the road.

"General Manager Huang, this way..."

Just then, a voice came from behind.

It turned out to be Chen Dongqing and another senior executive from Luo Mei, who were escorting Huang Minyu out of the company building. A Land Rover was parked on the side of the road, most likely Huang Minyu's car.

"Ding Han!"

Just then, Lin Qingying's voice came from not far away. She was wearing work clothes and a trench coat, carrying two cups of milk tea, and was walking over from the milk tea shop. No wonder there was no one in the car; she had gone to buy milk tea.

"Um."

I glanced at her, then at Huang Minyu and the other two behind me, and my face immediately turned ashen. I was still wearing Luo Mei's red employee badge!

'Holy crap...'

I hurriedly lifted my name tag to take it off, only to find that the blue ribbon was caught on my chin!

"Manager Lin?"

It was too late. Huang Minyu had already seen Lin Qingying, who was staring at them in shock along with two other executives.

"General Manager Huang, what a coincidence..."

Lin Qingying smiled and nodded, then handed me the milk tea. "Get in the car, let's go."

"Oh, okay."

I hurriedly took my name tag off my neck and stuffed it into my pocket, then quickly got into the car, leaving behind Huang Minyu, Chen Dongqing, and another senior executive from Luo Mei, all dumbfounded.

The Bentley drove slowly through the evening rush hour streets.

"You know our General Manager Huang?" I asked.

"Certainly."

Lin Qingying said, "I've met General Manager Huang many times at industry conferences. Moreover, our two companies are leading electrical appliance retailers in Huaining City, and we have frequent contact with the government, often attending meetings together."

"I see..."

I was silent for a few seconds before finally asking the question I should have asked much earlier, "Xiaoying, so you really are the CEO of Yue Ning Group? Why have you been keeping this from me all this time?"

"I didn't mean to hide it from you."

As Lin Qingying drove, she pursed her red lips and said, "I just felt that this matter couldn't be kept a secret any longer, so I didn't tell you on my own initiative. I felt that telling you directly would seem a bit abrupt. In my opinion, I hope that in your eyes I am just Lin Qingying, not the CEO of Yue Ning Group."

"Um."

I nodded. "Drive carefully, you just ran a yellow light."

"Oh!"

Lin Qingying eyes on the road ahead and began to concentrate on driving.

"Drop!"

Just then, I received a WeChat message from Chen Dongqing. Sure enough, he would definitely ask about this matter.

After opening WeChat, he sent a shocked emoji and asked, "Ding Han, do you know Manager Lin of Yuening?"

"Yes, I met her back in Creek City."

"Holy crap..."

Chen Dongqing was shocked. "She even bought you milk tea... What exactly is your relationship? Generally speaking, women don't just buy milk tea for other men."

"We're friends, don't overthink it, we're not lovers."

"Oh..."

Chen Dongqing sent a sly smiley emoji. "Brother, I won't say much more. If we become rich and powerful, let's not forget each other. I'm quite interested in the senior management of Yuening!"

"Damn it, go find somewhere cool to stay!"

"Okay, bro!"

Shortly after, we arrived at the Hot Pot Restaurant.

What a coincidence, it turned out to be the same Sichuan-Chongqing hot pot restaurant that Lu Xiaobei ate at last time.

After parking the car, the two walked into the Hot Pot Restaurant side by side.

"Oh, young man, you're here again?" The proprietress came over with the menu and, quite inappropriately, looked at Lin Qingying, saying, "Hmm, doesn't seem to be the same young lady from last time..."

In an instant, my face changed drastically, and I felt like strangling the landlady.

"Cough cough..."

I looked at Lin Qingying, but she remained calm and composed, exuding an aura of composure even in the face of a collapsing mountain.

"Last time Lu Xiaobei came to Huaining, we had hot pot here."

I have no intention of hiding anything; lies will only bring more trouble.

"Um."

Lin Qingying said, "I know her, she's my My 23-Year-Old Beautiful Boss."

"..."

I felt utterly ashamed.

Fortunately, Lin Qingying didn't intend to press the matter further. She handed me the menu and said with a smile, "You order first, I'll make a phone call."

So, while I was ordering, Lin Qingying got up and walked a short distance away, seemingly to make a phone call to her assistant and give some work-related instructions.

She's so busy, she can't even eat a meal in peace.

After finishing our hot pot meal, we went home together. Perhaps because of the strong smell of hot pot on her clothes, Lin Qingying didn't even care about her work and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower, while I sat in the living room playing on my phone.

"Drop!"

Chen Dongqing sent another message: "I just finished having dinner with General Manager Huang and some business partners. He asked about you, asking if I knew you, and I told him the truth."

"Then what?"

"Then General Manager Huang told me to keep an eye on you, to get closer to you, to find out more about your relationship with Manager Lin, and then report back to him promptly."

"Good heavens..."

I frowned. "General Manager Huang planning to use me as a pawn in his business war, as a breakthrough point to defeat Yue Ning?"

"I think so too."

Chen Dongqing said, "However, you should make the decision yourself. President General Manager Huang can't force you. At worst, you can leave Luo Mei. With your relationship with Manager Lin, getting a job at Yuening shouldn't be a problem. You might even become a senior manager there."

I was utterly speechless. "My relationship with Lin Qingying is... I'm her tenant, I live with her, that's all. There's nothing else between us. Find a chance to subtly tell General Manager Huang to stop having designs on me. I may not have much else, but I still have my pride, hehehe~~~"

Chen Dongqing laughed heartily, "OK, leave it to me. I'll fool Old Huang. Anyway, this won't make things difficult for you."

"That's good, thank you for your trouble!"

"Polite!"

Soon after, Lin Qingying came out of the bathroom, drying her wet hair, her elegant demeanor becoming even more refined.

"Didn't we say we were going to practice skateboarding together today?"

I suddenly asked, "Why are you taking a shower so early? You'll be all sweaty after exercising, won't you still need to shower?"

"Oops..."

She looked annoyed. "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

"I forgot too."

"It's okay, we can wash it again when we get back."

She started blow-drying her hair.

Soon after, Lin Qingying changed into casual clothes and came downstairs with me. We took our two skateboards out of the trunk and headed to the square. Unfortunately, there were already some aunties doing square dancing, so our practice space wasn't very big.

"Brother Ding Han, Little Ying Sister!"

Li Xiang's voice could be heard from not far away.

"Hey!"

I looked at the kids behind him and laughed, "No arcade games today, I'm going to teach your Little Ying Sister how to skateboard."

"Good."

Li Xiang also took out his skateboard and kept showing off his skills, making me want to kick him.

Lin Qingying, being a beginner, had already learned how to start and turn, but she still lacked grace. What she wanted was the effect of being able to stroll leisurely on the skateboard, using crossover steps and having her long hair flowing, but unfortunately, she couldn't do that yet and needed to practice more.

The two played until almost nine o'clock, then went upstairs covered in sweat.

Lin Qingying washed first, then I washed.

Lin Qingying then worked until around 11 p. m., after which the two returned to their respective rooms to prepare for sleep.

It's midnight.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, a notification sounded in my mind: a new Region Task had arrived!

[Attention all players! The Region Task "Conquer Twilight Wasteland" (S-class Main Quest) has officially refreshed. Quest location: Twilight Wasteland. Quest giver: The Initiator. This quest will officially begin in 24 hours. Defeating any alien species within the designated map will grant additional conquest rewards. This quest lasts for 48 hours. The higher the player's final accumulated Points, the greater the quest rewards!]