A TV drama scene plays out: ex meets ex

After paying, Chi Qing received another stack of shopping cards. Besides the standard 2% rebate, there were extra bonuses because she had bought so much. In the end, this time she actually received over 1.5 million yuan, split across eight cards. Together with the hundred thousand-plus left from yesterday, she now had nine shopping cards totaling nearly 1.7 million yuan.

What was she supposed to buy with all this? Chi Qing sank into thought.

Since she was already here, she might as well browse first.

And so, after buying the shops and leaving herself penniless, Chi Qing began wandering aimlessly with a bag of shopping cards worth nearly two million yuan.

As she walked, Chi Qing spotted a crowd around an indoor car display up ahead. When she approached, she saw that it was a sales exhibition for Tesla's new cars. Chi Qing thought buying a car would work too. All her current cars ran on gas, and she did not have an electric one yet. She now had four parking spaces at her two villas, plus another at the high-rise apartment, so she had plenty of parking spaces too.

With that thought, Chi Qing began circling the car. Seeing her interest, a young male salesperson nearby immediately came over to introduce it.

"Hello, ma'am. This is our high-end model, the Model S tri-motor all-wheel-drive Plaid edition... Its all-electric range can reach 672 kilometers..." The salesman rattled on, leaving Chi Qing's head spinning. All she caught was the range. Mm-hmm, good, good.

"Xiao Zhou, come introduce this car to these customers," a middle-aged woman beside them suddenly came over and called to the salesman.

"Sister Yang, I'm helping this lady right now." Xiao Zhou gestured toward Chi Qing. Sister Yang glanced at Chi Qing, who was alone, and immediately understood: this was someone aimlessly browsing out of boredom.

"Are you stupid? Those people over there are a family. You can tell at a glance that the older couple are taking the young couple shopping. The older couple clearly have an air of refinement. Those are our target customers." Sister Yang pulled Xiao Zhou aside and lowered her voice. "This woman is obviously just wandering around alone. This car costs over a million on the road. Do you think she'll buy it? Do I really have to teach you how to assess customers like this?"

Although Sister Yang had deliberately pulled Xiao Zhou aside, a few stray words still reached Chi Qing's ears. Chi Qing was not annoyed. She had worked in marketing herself, so this kind of customer assessment was familiar to her, and she could understand it.

Chi Qing gave a self-mocking smile and was about to walk away when she heard Xiao Zhou apparently arguing with Sister Yang. Every so often, words like "principles" and "first come, first served" reached her.

"Xiao Zhou, you..." Sister Yang raised her voice, then quickly stopped when she noticed people looking over. She stamped her foot and could only head toward those customers herself. This Xiao Zhou! It had been so long since she had served customers after becoming a manager that she really did not remember the car's specifications as well as he did.

"Ma'am, shall we continue? What else would you like to know?" Xiao Zhou came back over, still enthusiastic, and spoke to Chi Qing.

Meanwhile, Chi Qing's thoughts were: Fuck. Just my fucking luck. A TV drama scene is about to play out.

Because Sister Yang had raised her voice just now, Chi Qing, who stood by the rear of the car, had looked toward her. The customers Sister Yang had mentioned also looked up from the front of the car. And so, over Sister Yang's head, Chi Qing's gaze collided with those of Zhao Feng and his family, sparks flying...

Fine. Looks like I have to buy this car today, Chi Qing thought.

Across from her, Zhao Feng's new girlfriend, Zhou Mingming, grabbed his arm the instant she saw Chi Qing. Zhao Feng, meanwhile, hurriedly looked away in a panic the moment their eyes met. His father, Zhao Yangming, and his mother, Liu Lan, froze for a moment but quickly returned to normal.

What would I have done if I'd run into them before? Chi Qing thought. I would surely have avoided them immediately, then gone home pretending nothing had happened.

Yet as she thought this, Chi Qing walked straight toward them. I just spent nearly sixty million today. Several rows of shops in this mall belong to me. Why the hell should I avoid them?

"Xiao Zhou, right? Tell me more about the interior," Chi Qing said to Xiao Zhou as she walked.

At that moment, Zhao Feng, who had just opened the car door and was about to get in for a look, hesitated and backed out.

"Honey, get in and take a look. This is the car I like." Seeing Zhao Feng step out, Zhou Mingming glanced at Chi Qing and immediately spoke.