As they spoke, Huang Lingyu secretly glanced at Yang Hui a few times while deliberately keeping her distance from Zheng Lei. She really couldn’t understand why Zheng Lei was trying so hard to show off. He was just making a fool of himself.
’What’s so great about a BMW 3 Series that his old man bought for him? To put it nicely, he was "about to start work." To put it bluntly, wasn’t he just an unemployed bum right now?’
She knew Yang Hui drove a top-spec Mercedes E-Class, and that he’d spent nearly 20,000 yuan on a single night of karaoke. He’d even tipped several thousand yuan on top of that.
’And what about you, Zheng Lei? You treated everyone to dinner but didn’t even have enough money to pay the bill, forcing you to borrow from a classmate. You’ll have to ask your family for spending money again tomorrow. And you still have the nerve to stand here bragging and acting all superior.’
She was finding Zheng Lei more and more disgusting, especially after getting to know Yang Hui. Now, just looking at Zheng Lei made her want to puke.
Hearing Teacher Chen’s question, Zheng Lei hurriedly explained, "It’s my dad’s new car, a Mercedes E-Class."
The others didn’t think much of it, but Yang Hui and Sun Tao exchanged a look, almost bursting out laughing. ’Why does Zheng Lei’s dad copy everything Yang Hui does?’
In the night, a black Mercedes E-Class, like a bolt of sliding silk, slowly came to a stop. The three-pointed star on the hubcaps traced a flowing silver gleam under the streetlights.
Zheng Lei pointed at the car and said, "My dad’s car is just like this one."
Teacher Chen gave a dry nod. The moment the designated driver rolled down the window, the scent of sandalwood from the leather interior wafted out, mingling with the evening breeze. Yang Hui walked up and opened the rear door. "Teacher Chen, please get in."
Sun Tao finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst into laughter.
"Zheng Lei, you’re hilarious. You practically just called Yang Hui your dad!"
The Mercedes E-Class sedan slowly pulled away, its long body glinting with a low-key, cool light under the streetlamps. The three-pointed star on the trunk gradually blurred, leaving only two dark red taillights. Like two slowly extinguishing cigarette butts, they traced two elegant arcs in the darkness before finally disappearing into the distant traffic.
Sun Tao hailed a taxi. "Everyone, I’m heading out. Got to catch a high-speed train."
Huang Lingyu also hailed a taxi, saying a quick goodbye to Meng Fei. Zheng Lei said, "Lingyu, let me take you home."
"No need, it’s not on your way."
She got into the back seat and shut the door directly, giving Zheng Lei no chance to get in.
After she had driven off, Zheng Lei said with an ugly expression, "Yang Hui is just some poor bastard. What right does he have to drive a Mercedes E-Class?"
Meng Fei patted his shoulder. "Well, that just means he isn’t a poor bastard anymore."
’Yang Hui is a poor bastard? You motherfucker, you treat people to dinner and can’t even afford the bill, yet you have the nerve to call someone else a poor bastard.’
Because the two of them had been close back in school, he didn’t want to crush him too much. They each hailed their own taxi.
As Meng Fei was getting into his taxi, Zheng Lei suddenly called out to him, "Transfer me 50 yuan. I need to pay for the taxi."
Sitting in the taxi, Meng Fei still had a strange look on his face. ’Poor bastard? Who’s the real poor bastard here?’
BUZZ~
Huang Lingyu’s phone buzzed. There was a WeChat message notification. She thought it was from Zheng Lei and casually opened her phone.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up. It was from Yang Hui. There was no text, just a money transfer: 1,000 yuan.
’Hmph, that bad boy. What is this? A tip for letting him touch me all night? What does he take me for?’
She still tapped to accept it and sent a message: "Drive carefully on your way back. You drank quite a bit tonight."
She waited a long time but got no reply. Back in her dorm, lying on her bed, she kept picking up her phone to check. Yang Hui’s reply never came, but a message from Zheng Lei did: "Lingyu, are you asleep? Don’t forget to think of me, okay?"
She quickly closed the message. Another glance would make her sick.
’Of course I’m not replying to him. Hmph! If Yang Hui won’t reply to me, then I won’t reply to Zheng Lei.’
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「At the entrance of Shunyuan District」
The Mercedes E-Class arrived right on time. Yang Hui glanced at the time: 8:35. Shen Meng’s figure appeared at the district gate.
The champagne-colored silk long dress that Yang Hui had helped her pick out rippled in the morning breeze with her steps. The slender ankles, peeking out from the slit in her skirt, curiously echoed the curve of the Mercedes’ chrome door trim.
As she bent down and got into the car, the wispy hairs on the nape of her neck brushed against the Nappa leather of the seat. Sunlight streamed through the sunroof, casting dappled light on her collarbones. The Cartier Ballon Bleu watch on her wrist glinted in perfect sync with the circular air vents on the center console.
"This outfit is gorgeous. Whoever picked it out has great taste."
Shen Meng shot him a playful glare. "Are you saying the person who picked the outfit has good taste, but the model is just so-so?"
"Not at all. If the model were just so-so, that person definitely wouldn’t have picked out the clothes himself."
"Hmph~"
The two of them were heading into the office today to prepare. At 1:00 PM, they would be doing a live-streamed sale for Airex on the first floor of Xinyue Square.
On Monday morning, Yang Hui needed to go to the office and assign the main tasks for the week to his team.
"Morning, Manager!"
"Morning, sir!"
Several of Airex’s supervisors saw Manager Yang and Shen Meng coming into the office as a pair. Each had their own thoughts on the matter.
"Everyone, come to the conference room in a bit. We’re having a meeting."
「Meanwhile, in the General Manager’s office」
Li Yang was sitting in the boss’s chair, with Dan Biao and Cai Miao standing opposite him.
"Serene, the client representative from NLB Brand Company, is coming to the office today. Cai Miao, get the meeting materials ready. Also, remind all attendees that they must be on time."
After replying with an affirmative, Cai Miao left Li Yang’s office. In this company, as long as people were notified, no one would be late—except for Yang Hui.
"Yang Hui won’t be in the office this afternoon, right?"
Dan Biao looked up at Li Yang, who was taking out a cigarette and lighting it.
’Why does it feel like the boss is scared of Yang Hui being here?’ "He probably won’t be here this afternoon. Today is the live-stream collaboration with Xinyue Group. He should be on-site. That way, he can coordinate if anything unexpected happens."
"Mm, good that he won’t be here."
Dan Biao couldn’t understand his boss’s train of thought. He’d discovered that ever since the troublemaker Yang Hui had shown up, Li Yang’s brain didn’t seem to be working properly. He often spoke incoherently, contradicting himself.
"Oh, right. Have the general affairs department prepare some good red wine. After the meeting this afternoon, I’m inviting Serene to dinner."
After leaving the office, Dan Biao finally understood why Li Yang was so concerned about whether Yang Hui was around.
He was afraid of Yang Hui’s handsome face and his brazen, unrestrained personality, fearing it would interfere with his own pursuit of Serene.
’Sigh, the boss really has a fatal weakness for beautiful women. He can’t walk straight when he sees one. Too bad he’s so damn ugly, and he’s not even that generous with his money. He should just stick to playing around with girls like Cai Miao. A woman as beautiful as Serene would fall for you? What a fantasy.’
In the conference room, Yang Hui was assigning tasks to the various teams.
This month, boosted by the additional resources from Xinyue Group’s online mall and with the support of promotional resources, plus the promotional subsidy coupons from last weekend, the performance in the first week of June was exceptionally strong.
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