"Buddy, chasing women means spending a little money!"
"If you ask me, since you like her, just pay up."
"Go back and sweet-talk her. Who knows? Things might work out."
Manager Tan gave another cold chuckle and said casually,
"Besides, these bags are already packed, and you've wasted so much of our time. If you don't buy them now... heh..."
"You're not getting out of paying a single cent for our lost working time!"
His words rang out with force.
An ordinary person really would have been intimidated.
Xu Fan's expression didn't change.
"Finished your performance? Then I'm leaving."
He moved to get up and leave.
Seeing that his intimidation wasn't working, a trace of anxiety flashed in Manager Tan's eyes.
He hurriedly shot Liu Li a look.
The two of them blocked Xu Fan's path together.
"You can't just leave!"
"If you want to leave, pay for our lost working time first!"
There hadn't been many customers in the building to begin with, and now both customers and sales staff gathered around.
The young salesman at the Hermès counter stepped forward and said,
"It's really not a big deal. Those bags weren't damaged. We can just put them back in a bit..."
Then, in a timid voice, he pleaded,
"Manager, why don't we just let it go?"
"Who the hell do you think you are?"
Manager Tan's icy gaze landed on the young salesman's face.
The young man's expression stiffened, and his lips trembled.
At this point, the young cashier couldn't stand watching anymore either.
"Manager, he hasn't done anything since he came in, and you're demanding money..."
"You're fired. Get out of the Champs-Élysées right now!"
The young cashier froze midway through her sentence.
Her eyes held a hint of bewilderment.
She'd been fired just for saying something fair?
The faces of the many sales assistants around them darkened.
Their gazes brimmed with fury as they looked at Manager Tan!
They dared to be angry but not to speak.
Manager Tan had worked in management at the Champs-Élysées for years. He had considerable seniority, and his performance ranked among the best.
No one could afford to cross him.
Everything around them fell quiet.
Manager Tan swept his gaze around.
Every staff member who met his eyes lowered their head.
His lips parted slightly as he demanded sternly,
"Now!"
"Who else wants to speak up for this brat?"
The entire mall was deathly silent.
A falling pin could have been heard.
Xu Fan shook his head helplessly. He hadn't wanted to bother arguing with a mangy dog.
After all, it was only a mangy dog, unfit for polite company.
But since the other party wouldn't let it go, there was nothing left to hold back over.
It was just a pig-butchering scam. Calling the police would do.
He was just about to act.
Outside the entrance to the Champs-Élysées lobby, the screech of brakes suddenly rang out.
The security guards seemed to be exclaiming,
"Miss, you can't park here!"
"Please move your car into a parking space."
"Miss!"
"..."
A girl entered through the main doors.
Her long hair draped over her shoulders. She was tall and slender, with clear, bright, dewy eyes.
Her straight, beautiful legs were particularly eye-catching.
The instant she entered, she spotted Xu Fan sitting in a chair with one leg crossed over the other.
Her eyes lit up.
She revealed a smile like warm sunshine.
Swinging her lovely legs,
she walked toward Xu Fan and the others.
When the previously haughty Liu Li saw the newcomer, the words "ashamed of her own inferiority" were practically carved into her face.
She instinctively retreated half a step.
Many people were utterly dazzled at the sight of the girl.
Zhonghai City had no shortage of beautiful women.
But compared with this girl, they were on completely different levels.
Manager Tan found the newcomer familiar.
After a moment's thought, his pupils abruptly trembled.
Terror leaped onto his face.
This girl!
She was actually Wang Yixue, the Wang Group's eldest young lady!
Their Champs-Élysées was merely one ten-thousandth of the Wang Group's holdings.
Manager Tan's expression shifted rapidly.
He was like a chameleon.
He plastered a brilliant smile across his face.
Bowing,
he shamelessly hurried forward to greet her.
"Young Miss, what brings you here?"
However, having just found Xu Fan, Wang Yixue was excited.
She ignored Manager Tan outright.
She brushed past him.
She walked straight up to Xu Fan.
"Xu Fan, I finally found you! Do you know how much trouble I went to looking for you?"
A trace of puzzlement flashed in Xu Fan's eyes at her words.
Who is this?
But when Wang Yixue's words reached Manager Tan's ears, he was so shocked that his mouth hung open.
His pupils trembled wildly.
His fawning smile froze solid on his face.
Her words clearly revealed that the two were very close.
There was even a faint hint of reproach in the young miss's voice!
A chill rose from the soles of Manager Tan's feet and crawled up his back.
He shuddered violently.
This man.
Could he be the young miss's boyfriend?
If he was, then Manager Tan really had kicked an iron plate!
Gulp!
He swallowed hard.
Manager Tan tried to make his smile, which looked on the verge of tears, more natural.
He walked nervously up to Wang Yixue.
"Y-Young Miss, you..."
Wang Yixue didn't spare him so much as a glance.
She spoke to Xu Fan again.
"Xu Fan, when you said you had no time to meet me, I thought you were busy developing your mecha. What are you doing here?"
Beside her, Manager Tan's expression froze completely.
His last shred of hope shattered.
Even an idiot could tell that their relationship was anything but ordinary.
The young miss even seemed to be throwing herself at him!
No wonder he dressed so modestly. He was a researcher.
It was over!
Manager Tan's lips turned white, and his face flushed the color of pig liver.
"Wang Yixue?"
Realization dawned on Xu Fan. No one else knew he was developing a mecha.
"I'm here... it's a long story! Ask them."
Only then did Wang Yixue look around.
The young cashier's eyes were already red from crying, and almost everyone was glaring furiously at Manager Tan.
She immediately frowned.
After asking around, she learned the whole story.
This wasn't doing business. It was a pig-butchering scam!
However little she knew about such things, she could still understand that.
A layer of icy frost settled over her pretty face.
She said coldly,
"Manager Tan, who gave you the nerve?"
"Young Miss, I... this is all a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding!"
Manager Tan wore a mournful expression, his face full of sincerity.
Anyone who didn't know better really would have thought he'd been wronged.
"A misunderstanding?"
Wang Yixue gave a cold laugh.
"According to the staff, you've done this dozens of times! This is fraud. Save whatever you have to say for the police!"
"What's more, none of my father's company's business partners will ever hire someone like you!"
"The same goes for you!"
Wang Yixue looked at Liu Li as well.
She had nothing but contempt for this kind of woman.
Liu Li's expression was extremely ugly too.
She actually understood that this was fraud, but every time she succeeded, she wanted to do it just one last time.
At last, she'd come crashing down!
If only she'd known, she would have honestly gone through with her blind date with Xu Fan.
She'd assumed he was a poor boy.
She hadn't expected him to be a true dragon whom even the group's young miss threw herself at!
Liu Li gave a self-mocking smile, inwardly cursing herself for having eyes but failing to see.
Thud!
Her legs gave way, and she collapsed onto the floor.
Utterly desolate, she wept and sniffled, sobbing softly.
Manager Tan's face was full of misery as well.
Regret clawed at his heart and liver.
He was like a deflated ball.
He seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
He looked at Liu Li beside him and gritted his teeth.
Their previous targets had all been fine. Why had they picked an iron plate they couldn't afford to offend this time?
Fortunately, he had a few badass friends. He would figure something out with them later.
He would see if he could pull some strings to get a lighter sentence, or even get out after just a few days behind bars.
Then he could assume a new identity and keep building his career somewhere else.
He would still feast on fine food and drink!
At that thought, Manager Tan's nerves gradually settled.
Finally, he looked at Wang Yixue and Xu Fan, a flicker of resentment flashing in his eyes.
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