Chapter 282: Selling Out

Jiang Fan waved his hand. “Hey, let’s skip the pleasantries. But you can’t skimp on that overtime pay you promised me!”

Yin Ruxue looked at Jiang Fan and managed a weary smile, her body clearly weak. Then, she pulled out her phone.

“Holy shit, twenty thousand!”

Jiang Fan’s eyes widened as he stared at his phone screen.

“No way, Zhen… You’re serious!”

Jiang Fan couldn’t believe it. He’d only been joking, but Yin Ruxue had actually transferred twenty thousand to him.

“Did you strike it rich recently? You’re being so generous,” Jiang Fan couldn’t help but say.

Jiang Fan remembered the old Yin Ruxue hadn’t been nearly this generous. In fact, just like Li Muwan, she used to dock his pay from time to time. Sometimes, he felt like Yang Bailao.

But last time at the banquet with Yin Ruxue, and now again picking her up, she had been surprisingly lavish.

Yin Ruxue just smiled and motioned for Jiang Fan to drive.

Jiang Fan started the car and headed toward Yin Ruxue’s villa.

“I can tell just by looking at you, I don’t even need to take your pulse. Your pulse is faint, and you’re completely exhausted. You should know exactly why. You shouldn’t be drinking on your ‘special days.’ An engagement like that was completely unnecessary anyway!”

Jiang Fan said as he drove.

“Jiang Fan, I’m curious. You were clearly meeting those men for the first time, so how did you know so much about them?” Yin Ruxue suddenly asked.

Jiang Fan replied calmly, “We may be in sales, but when you’re in planning, you have to consider countless potential outcomes. We already knew Fengming Group was making trouble behind our backs, which makes the suppliers an obvious weak point. It’s not difficult to investigate Xuerong International’s suppliers. As for the relationships and leverage between them, I could find out a few things just by asking Li Muwan. Don’t forget, she’s also very concerned about Xuerong International!”

Yin Ruxue nodded in sudden understanding. She hadn’t realized Jiang Fan could be so detail-oriented.

She was surprised that Jiang Fan had even investigated the personal connections of Zhao Huaiming and the others. If it hadn’t been for Jiang Fan today, she probably would have had a very hard time getting away from that dinner table.

“It seems hiring you was a good choice after all,” Yin Ruxue said with a smile.

“Hold it!” Jiang Fan said quickly. “You already fired me. I work for Li Muwan now!”

Yin Ruxue didn’t argue, but a clear look of disappointment flickered in her eyes.

Soon, the car stopped at the villa’s entrance.

Jiang Fan handed the keys to Yin Ruxue and prepared to get out of the car.

“Aren’t you going in to see Mengmeng?” Yin Ruxue asked.

“No, you should get some rest. Remember the medicine I prescribed for you. Take it on time every day, or your abdominal pain will never get better.”

“Since you’re already here, why don’t you just stay the night? Mengmeng really misses you. I’ve already had Nanny Chen prepare the downstairs room for you!”

“Forget it, I should get home. Mengmeng has to grow up eventually. There are some things he needs to learn to adapt to…”

Jiang Fan wanted to say more, but he trailed off.

He handed the keys to Yin Ruxue, who seemed to lose focus for a moment.

Watching Jiang Fan’s figure recede into the distance, Yin Ruxue called out, “Why don’t you just take my car back!”

Jiang Fan didn’t look back, just waved coolly. “No need! Your car is already at the repair shop. If I take this one too, how will you get to work tomorrow?”

With that, he was gone.

However, as he walked out of the villa complex, Jiang Fan began to have some regrets. Outside the massive complex, the area was completely empty. Aside from the streetlights, he couldn’t see a single car, let alone a taxi.

Jiang Fan sighed. ‘Well, who could complain when Yin Ruxue paid so generously? It just means a bit of a longer walk, that’s all.’ ℯ

After a difficult walk of over twenty minutes, Jiang Fan finally managed to hail a taxi home.

When he got home, Sun Yanzi was already waiting for him.

Jiang Fan was touched as he looked at the table full of food that Sun Yanzi had prepared.

“You little rascal, I thought you weren’t coming home again tonight. If you’d been any later, I would have fed all this to the dogs.”

Seeing the teasing look in Sun Yanzi’s eyes, Jiang Fan chuckled slyly.

“Yanzi, how could I not come home when you’re here? Yesterday was an exception. If I’m not coming back, I’ll definitely let you know in advance.”

Jiang Fan was famished by this point, so he sat down and began to dig in.

‘I have to say, Sun Yanzi really is the virtuous wife and good mother type,’ Jiang Fan thought. ‘If I could come home to a hot meal like this every day, I’d be completely satisfied.’

As they ate, Sun Yanzi suddenly pointed to a box on the sofa and said, “Oh, by the way, that’s from Manager Li.”

“Li Muwan?” Jiang Fan asked in surprise.

“Yeah, she knocked on the door earlier. You weren’t home, so she left the box and asked you to message her when you got back.”

Jiang Fan was puzzled, but then he saw Sun Yanzi looking at him meaningfully.

“Manager Li said she already requested tomorrow off for you. Are you two…?”

“Hey, Yanzi, don’t get the wrong idea. I don’t know either! She just said she needed my help, nothing more.”

“Help?” Sun Yanzi smiled. “It looks like an outfit in that box, a pretty high-end one, too. What kind of ‘help’ does she need? Don’t tell me you’re selling yourself?”

“When it comes to selling my body, I, Jiang Fan, would rather die than submit!”

“Rather die than submit? Manager Li is a real looker. I bet you can’t wait!”

“You’ve wronged me, Yanzi! The one I like is someone stacked like you!”

“Alright, you little brat, stop your smooth-talking. Hurry up and eat, then message Manager Li back!”

Jiang Fan chuckled and took out his phone to send Li Muwan a message.

A moment later, Li Muwan replied.

“I’ve already requested tomorrow off for you, so you don’t need to go to the office. Be ready at home by noon. I’ll come pick you up!”

Jiang Fan frowned. ‘Didn’t she say it was in the evening? Why has it been moved up?’

He didn’t say anything more, though. He just replied to Li Muwan with an “Okay.”

After dinner, Sun Yanzi went to clear the dishes, looking every bit the part of a virtuous wife and good mother.

Jiang Fan, meanwhile, walked over to the sofa and opened the box.

Inside the box was a crisp suit. Jiang Fan tried it on; it was a pretty good fit, almost as if it were tailor-made.

However, when Jiang Fan glanced at the price tag on the suit—over sixty thousand for the set—he was left speechless.

Underneath the suit was a pair of leather shoes, which were also over thirty thousand.

It seemed Li Muwan had really spared no expense to deal with Li Jiaxiang.

“You punk, I didn’t think you could clean up so well in a suit!”

Just then, Sun Yanzi walked over with a broad smile.