The two of them felt exceptionally awkward about all the bragging they had done earlier.
When they came in, they had even been thinking about getting a share of the spoils...
But once Zhuang Xin produced the keys and revealed his identity... they felt so ashamed they wished they could disappear.
After all that, they were just two clowns showing off in front of a master?
"Um..." Lu Kang's face reddened, and he did not even dare touch the wineglass on the table. He feared that if he drank any more and lost his senses, they would truly be finished if Zhuang Xin's identity was really that terrifying and they had offended him.
"Ahahaha!" Zhao Hong forced a laugh and said through a dry throat, "So Manager Zhuang's identity is this astounding. The two of us really made fools of ourselves just now. This little matter of ours is not even worth mentioning in Manager Zhuang's eyes."
"That's right! Manager Zhuang is magnanimous. We were just bragging a little, so we hope Manager Zhuang won't hold it against us."
After saying that, the two of them shot to their feet and left the private room.
No matter how thick-skinned they were, they no longer had the face to stay.
Besides, they had merely shown off and had not actually done anything. Zhuang Xin was not so petty that he would hold it against them.
Once the two left, Qiu Qi and the other five women could not stop laughing.
Bai Xinxin even shot Xu Chi a glare. "I never thought you were so wicked. You kept flattering them, then suddenly revealed Brother Zhuang's identity. They probably wished they could crawl into a crack in the ground."
"Yeah! Their expressions changed in an instant just now, hehe." Chu Nuan let out a laugh like ringing silver bells.
Qiu Qi glanced at Zhuang Xin, then lowered her head with a blush, seemingly lost in thought.
Xu Chi chuckled. "Who told them to show off in front of Brother Zhuang? Damn, I've always hated people who show off in your face without caring whether others can stand it. I'd love to punch them. Brother Zhuang happened to be here, so I got to vent a little. Besides, they were plotting against my sister-in-law. I couldn't just stand by and watch."
He looked at Qiu Qi, his grin turning even more mischievous.
Qiu Qi's face flushed crimson. Her eyes darted away as she hurriedly picked up her chopsticks and calmly pretended to help herself to food.
In the Mi Xin lobby, Lu Kang and Zhao Hong, who had fled in a panic, were both covered in cold sweat.
They had run all the way out, and since neither of them was in particularly good shape, they began gasping for breath.
"Who would've thought we'd be this unlucky? We wanted a share of the spoils, but ended up running into some young master with that kind of identity."
"Exactly. That Zhuang Xin is terrifying. He didn't say anything before, only revealing it after we finished bragging. He was clearly trying to laugh at us. How hateful."
Though they complained, they did not dare entertain even the slightest thought of revenge. They could only keep discussing it as they hurried outside with their heads down.
The moment they came out, they ran headlong into a woman wearing light makeup, a black long dress, and a seductive figure. They knocked her straight to the floor, drawing a delicate cry of "Ow!"
The two were startled. They hurriedly helped the woman up, then looked at her face in surprise. "Liu Xiang, why is it you?"
This Liu Xiang had once been a manager at a large company. For some reason, she had fallen out with her husband some time ago and had only recently divorced him.
"Oh my, Manager Lu, Manager Zhao, what are you in such a hurry for? Look how you knocked me over." Liu Xiang cast them a resentful glance.
Ever since divorcing her husband, she had received quite a bit of property in the settlement.
But word of her being someone's mistress had spread everywhere, and she had instantly become the modern-day Pan Jinlian in everyone's eyes.
Lu Kang and Zhao Hong gave awkward laughs. They had no face to mention their earlier humiliation and turned to leave.
"Hey! Manager Lu, Manager Zhao, I heard you mention Zhuang Xin just now. Do you know him?" Liu Xiang had deliberately approached after overhearing their conversation, which was why they had collided.
She had done it on purpose.
"Uh... Miss Liu, you know this Zhuang Xin too?" Lu Kang stopped in his tracks, his face full of suspicion.
Zhao Hong scratched his head as well. "Manager Zhuang really has an extensive network."
"Young Master Zhuang? Do you two have some misunderstanding?" Liu Xiang frowned. Zhuang Xin had been one of her employees not long ago, so how had he become Young Master Zhuang?
What was even more hateful was that the bastard had somehow learned about her affair and made a huge fuss about it at the auto show, telling her husband and causing him to divorce her, leaving her in this situation.
Things had already gone this far. If she wanted to get married again in the future, she feared no one would dare have her.
Hadn't she merely made things difficult for him a little at the company? How could he treat her like this?
The moment she heard the name Zhuang Xin from the two men, she wanted to ask around and find a chance to get revenge!
"Misunderstanding? Probably not, right?" Both men were stunned.
Liu Xiang seemed to notice something and smiled. "Did you two run into him? That kid used to be my subordinate. He worked for three thousand five hundred a month, and I gave him plenty of trouble on a daily basis. He held a grudge against me and told my husband about my affair. I've been looking for him. If you two see him, could you tell me where he is?"
"Your subordinate?"
"Three thousand five hundred a month?"
The two were dumbfounded. How was that possible?
What about that Koenigsegg key just now?
They considered themselves quite knowledgeable about cars. There was no way they could have mistaken it.
Would someone who could afford a luxury car worth nearly fifty million work a job that paid three thousand five hundred a month?
"What? You two don't believe me? If you don't, I'll have someone send over his file right away. You'll know once you take a look." Liu Xiang sent a message, asking an employee at the company to send Zhuang Xin's information over.
If the Zhuang Xin Lu Kang and Zhao Hong were talking about was the same Zhuang Xin she knew, she would never let him leave so easily!
A moment later, Liu Xiang handed them Zhuang Xin's photo and information.
When Lu Kang and Zhao Hong saw the person on the phone, damn, it really was Zhuang Xin.
And the information listed there was crystal clear—his address, phone number... even his age and work history. It was incredibly detailed!
"It really is him?"
"This... can't be. Were we tricked?"
The two hesitated.
If they had really been tricked, it would be an unbearable humiliation.
After struggling for so many years, they had actually been played in the palm of some brat's hand. Even if others did not find it embarrassing, they themselves would have no face left to show.
Go back?
Then expose that kid and get revenge on him?
But they did not dare either. What if it was real?
If it was real and they went looking for trouble, wouldn't they truly be finished?
The two fell silent, not saying a word.
They had no idea how to decide.
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