Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Good Friends

Zhongxing Mercedes-Benz 4S Store.

In front of a black Mercedes S-Class, Jiang Ruan was half-squatting beside the driver’s side door. Behind her stood Manager Guo Ziming, and in the driver’s seat before her sat a middle-aged man.

"Very nice, very nice indeed."

The middle-aged man sat in the driver’s seat, his massive frame like a small mountain. He gently stroked the steering wheel and, after a couple of beaming compliments, turned his head to look at Jiang Ruan. "I’ve come so many times, and every time Salesman Jiang has been the one to help me. You’ve worked hard."

"It’s no trouble at all. It’s my job."

Jiang Ruan lowered her head slightly, replying politely.

Hearing this, a flash of delight crossed Manager Guo Ziming’s eyes. He seized the opportunity to ask, "President Gao, since you’re satisfied, do you think we might be able to place the order today?"

"Placing the order? I can do that anytime."

Gao Bo first made a magnanimous gesture, waving his hand, before his tone shifted. "It’s just that I’m still a bit undecided between the 400L and the 450L. I wonder if Salesman Jiang has some time later? Perhaps we could find a restaurant and discuss it over a meal?"

As he spoke, Gao Bo’s gaze never once left Jiang Ruan, his stare naked and direct.

Feeling Gao Bo’s stare, her beautiful Dai Mei wrinkled imperceptibly. She then replied, "President Gao, if there’s anything you’re still unclear about regarding the 400L and the 450L, I can explain it all to you again."

"Explain it all again? How long would that take?"

Gao Bo lifted his hand and tapped the large gold watch on his wrist. "Look, it’s already six o’clock. Your manager is still here waiting, and I’m getting a bit hungry myself. In my opinion, we should just discuss it over a meal."

Jiang Ruan had been working at the Zhongxing Mercedes-Benz 4S Store for nearly a year and had met all sorts of customers. She couldn’t be clearer about what intentions the man before her, Gao Bo, was harboring.

"President Gao, if you’re hungry, we can provide you with a meal here at the dealership."

Jiang Ruan’s tone remained respectful, but her stance was firm. "Unfortunately, it’s not a good time today. I have plans after work and won’t be able to join you for dinner."

"Oh?"

"You have plans today? That’s fine."

"We can do it tomorrow."

The smile on Gao Bo’s face didn’t fade.

"I’m sorry, I also have plans after work tomorrow."

"Then the day after tomorrow."

"I have plans the day after tomorrow as well."

Faced with Jiang Ruan’s repeated rejections, the smile on Gao Bo’s face began to stiffen. He looked up at Guo Ziming, his smile now tinged with sarcasm. "Manager Guo, I only came to your dealership for this new car out of respect for you."

"It seems I was flattering myself."

"Since that’s the case, let’s just put the matter of ordering the car on hold for now."

With that, Gao Bo made a move to get out of the car.

Jiang Ruan, who had been squatting by the driver’s side, immediately stood up and took a step back, making way for him.

This action from Jiang Ruan instantly sent another surge of anger through Gao Bo.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

"President Gao, please don’t be angry. Salesman Jiang didn’t mean it like that."

Seeing this, Guo Ziming quickly tried to placate him with an apologetic smile. Then, he shot a stern look at Jiang Ruan. "Jiang Ruan, President Gao is being considerate of your hard work. How can you be so unappreciative?"

"Thank you for your consideration, President Gao."

The smile was gone from Jiang Ruan’s face as she gave Gao Bo a slight bow.

Seeing Jiang Ruan’s attitude, Guo Ziming felt like he had just punched a wad of cotton.

"Quite the personality."

Gao Bo sneered and got right out of the car. "Manager Guo, I’ll lay it on the line. You get her to have dinner with me, and I’ll order the car immediately. Otherwise, the deal’s off."

"I can’t."

Before Guo Ziming could respond, Jiang Ruan answered first.

"Jiang Ruan!"

Guo Ziming looked at Jiang Ruan, his anger reaching its peak.

In the past, when faced with such situations, Jiang Ruan had always been principled, but her methods had always been tactful.

But she had never been like this today—openly defying a customer and even himself.

"Manager Guo, my shift is over."

"If you’re willing to accompany President Gao to dinner, then by all means, you go."

"After all, you understand the difference between the Mercedes S400L and the 450L, don’t you?"

With that said, Jiang Ruan paid them no more mind and walked straight out of the Mercedes-Benz 4S store.

"Hmph..."

Seeing Jiang Ruan’s attitude, Gao Bo snorted coldly and stalked outside.

"President Gao, please, calm down."

Seeing this, Guo Ziming quickly followed after him with an apologetic smile.

...

She was supposed to get off work at five, but Gao Bo’s pestering had dragged it out to six-thirty.

Thinking about the message she’d sent back to Gu Heng, she realized half an hour had already passed. She was likely going to be very late for their meeting, and a sense of irritation crept into her heart.

Even if she rushed to the Lion Sports Fitness Center at top speed, it would still take over twenty minutes, and that was assuming there was no traffic.

Last night, Huang Yufan had told Jiang Ruan about running into Gu Heng at work, and she had also mentioned that he had bought a super-luxury mansion in Yu Cui Garden for 23 million, paid in full.

million!

To Jiang Ruan, it was an astronomical figure.

Luxury cars, a mansion, billions in assets, a young and domineering CEO—Gu Heng perfectly matched all her fantasies about a significant other.

Compared to that, what did this job even matter?

After all, she had been planning to quit for a while, even before Gu Heng came into the picture.

Jiang Ruan felt anxious, so much so that her steps grew quicker and quicker, as if carried by the wind.

However, just as she stepped out of the Mercedes-Benz 4S store’s main entrance, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

There, parked steadily in front of the main entrance, was a black Maybach GLS. And the man she had been so anxious to see, Gu Heng, was at this very moment leaning lazily against the front of the car, casually scrolling through TikTok.

The moment Jiang Ruan saw this, her previously irritated heart calmed in an instant, and then felt as if it had been filled with countless fireworks.

"Chairman Gu!"

Jiang Ruan’s voice was full of surprise. "You... What are you doing here?"

"I had nothing to do and was in the area, so I stopped by."

Hearing her voice, Gu Heng looked up and smiled. "Off work?"

"Mhm!"

Jiang Ruan walked quickly over to Gu Heng. Looking at his handsome, refined face and then recalling Gao Bo’s fleshy, fat face, she couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of satisfaction welling up inside her.

"Get in."

Gu Heng tilted his head, motioning to Jiang Ruan before heading to the driver’s seat himself. Jiang Ruan, behaving very obediently, opened the passenger door and got in.

As luck would have it, this scene was witnessed by Gao Bo and Guo Ziming, who were just then walking out.

Gao Bo stared at the obsidian black car body, glittering under the setting sun, and then at the unmistakable Maybach emblem. A look of stunned disbelief appeared on his face.

Suddenly, it was as if he understood everything.

’No wonder she didn’t give a damn about me. She has a young boyfriend who drives a Maybach GLS 600. I guess she really doesn’t need to pay me any mind.’

After all, even the cheapest Maybach GLS 600 costs a whole lot more than a top-of-the-line Mercedes S-Class.

Thinking about the things he had just said to Jiang Ruan, Gao Bo’s fat face burned with an inexplicable sense of shame.

As for Guo Ziming, standing next to Gao Bo, his shock upon seeing this was no less than Gao Bo’s.

That Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600, and the young man in the driver’s seat—he was all too familiar with them.

’No wonder she was so defiant. So she’s latched onto a wealthy patron!’

Guo Ziming thought of the long legs he’d been fantasizing about day and night, and how they had probably already become good friends, spending all their time with Gu Heng’s shoulders. His heart couldn’t help but turn sour with jealousy...

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