Chapter 357 - 231: Contempt and Arrogance

With that, she grabbed his hand and led him downstairs. Yang Hui played along, teasing, "Oh, Meng Meng is being so generous today, treating me to a few super-sized cups."

She didn’t get it at first, wondering when she had treated him to several super-sized cups. But when she saw the mischievous look in his eyes as he stared at her chest, she instantly understood. She gave him a light pinch. "You’re terrible."

Shen Meng went to get in line while Yang Hui stood on the first floor, observing the shopping center. The foot traffic was good. ’Too bad I won’t be able to get a spot in here anytime soon,’ he thought. ’But it doesn’t matter. No one gets everything they want in life. Everyone faces setbacks. This is nothing.’ Thinking about the humiliation Li Yang had suffered at Xinyue Square, his own situation seemed trivial. Yes, using Li Yang as a benchmark instantly lifted his spirits.

"Hey, beautiful. We meet again."

Shen Meng had just picked up her fruit tea and was about to turn back to find Yang Hui when a man’s voice sounded in her ear. She turned to see a middle-aged man in his forties dressed like a successful businessman.

Not recognizing him, Shen Meng turned to leave. The man called out from behind her, "Hey, you don’t remember me? We met at the Louis Vuitton store last time."

The reminder jogged her memory, but she didn’t turn back. Instead, she walked even faster. Song Shixin chased after her. ’I didn’t get this gorgeous woman’s contact information last time. Now that I’ve run into her again, I have to make a move.’

"Hey, hey! It must be fate that we keep meeting, beautiful."

Suddenly, an arm shot out, blocking his path. Song Shixin was forced to take a step back. He looked up. ’Holy shit.’ The sight of his rival made his blood boil. This was the bastard who had wooed away that car salesperson, Huang Lingyu, right in front of him at the Lantu 4S Store.

’And now he’s here to ruin my business again.’ He instantly snarled, "What are you doing?"

Yang Hui ignored him. Meanwhile, Shen Meng stuck a straw into the fruit tea and handed it to him. Seeing this, Song Shixin understood. The beautiful woman was actually with him. ’Holy shit. Why does he get to hog all the fine women? This is so unfair!’

’The two women I’ve had my eye on lately were both taken by the same guy. How outrageous!’ And seeing Shen Meng’s lovey-dovey demeanor, it was obvious she was head over heels. Song Shixin’s eyes darted around as a plan formed. "Young man," he asked, "are you still in touch with that saleswoman you were chasing at the Lantu 4S Store?"

Yang Hui hadn’t expected the guy to be so classless, trying to stir up trouble right in front of Shen Meng. He glanced at her face and saw that her expression had indeed changed. He reached out, took her soft hand, and said, "Let’s go."

Song Shixin, of course, also noticed the change in Shen Meng’s expression. Thinking his plan was working, he hurried after them and said, "Miss, that saleswoman he was chasing is also very pretty."

Yang Hui was just about to tell him to get lost, but Shen Meng beat him to it, turning and snapping, "It’s none of your damn business! If she wasn’t pretty, would she even be worthy of him chasing her?"

With that, she grabbed Yang Hui and walked away, leaving Song Shixin standing there stunned. ’Holy shit, that’s not how the script is supposed to go! Aren’t you supposed to get mad at him?’

After they had walked for a bit, Yang Hui glanced at Shen Meng’s face and asked softly, "Are you angry?"

"No. I know he was lying."

"I—"

"Don’t say anything. I trust you."

He didn’t know if "I trust you" meant she trusted that he hadn’t done it, or that she trusted he wouldn’t abandon her.

Yang Hui looked at her face, which was on the verge of crumbling, and at her slightly trembling, cool hand. He squeezed it tenderly. Shen Meng intertwined her fingers with his, as if sealing a bond that meant they would be entangled with each other for a lifetime, never to be separated.

Yang Hui spent practically the entire weekend holed up with Shen Meng, letting her thoroughly enjoy the feeling of being unable to get out of bed.

On Sunday evening, he drove an exhausted Shen Meng, who only wanted to sleep, back to Shunyuan District. Then, he drove to Xia Jie and Zhu Jing’s place. The two of them were excitedly making dumplings at home, preparing to welcome him.

The two young beauties seemed as close as sisters, but their outfits betrayed a subtle rivalry. They were dressed more beautifully than usual, as if competing in a beauty pageant. Since they were at home, they wore rather revealing A-line miniskirts that showed the upper half of their pale white thighs.

Yang Hui had admired their full figures before, but this half-hidden, half-revealed look was even more alluring. Sitting on the sofa watching the two of them bustle about, the restless seeds of desire began to stir within him. ’When could I have them both at once? That would be the ultimate pleasure.’

Xia Jie brewed him some tea. "Manager Yang, have a seat. We’ll be ready in a moment."

She had gotten so used to calling him "Manager Yang" that she couldn’t change the habit. Last time at Yuzu Xuan, she had even called out "Manager Yang" while panting in bed, and he’d found it quite a turn-on, so he never bothered to correct her.

Today was the last day of June. Wang Xiao, the head of HR at Futong Commerce, came to the company to post a notice about employee resignations—regarding the resignations of Yang Hui and Zhu Jing for personal reasons, effective June 30th.

The notice was posted at this time specifically to avoid affecting the stores’ work atmosphere over the weekend. In reality, the news had already spread everywhere. Even the clients knew and had already sent out numerous notifications. The stores were already in an uproar.

Throughout June, all the Airex stores in Xinyue Square had performed well. This was because the mall had provided a significant number of consumer subsidy coupons. Since tomorrow would be July 1st, a store manager went to ask the floor manager about the number of coupons for July and was told that this marketing support was canceled.

The store manager was completely dumbfounded. They had just had one good month. In June, the mall had given the store 100 "100 off 1,000" coupons. This alone had brought in over 100,000 in additional sales. It was what had allowed June’s year-over-year growth, month-over-month growth, and performance targets to far surpass those of the company’s other brands. The employees’ incomes had been secured. Everyone had become somewhat dependent on this resource. Now it was being pulled in July—how could the manager not panic? Wasn’t this like being thrown back to square one overnight?