Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

The Airex team’s private group chat was blowing up, with messages flooding in one after another.

[Ji Kun: The boss is amazing! Long live the boss! I knew you wouldn’t let me down.]

[Xu Guang: Kneeling in gratitude! Thank you for your benevolent grace, Boss!]

[Xiang Ling: Kneeling +1]

[Han Ya: If you ask me, you all should thank Zhu Jing too. The day Ji Kun asked the boss for a raise, Zhu Jing was the last one to come out of his office. I wonder if she was the one who *persuaded* him at the critical moment?]

[Han Ya: Huh, Zhu Jing isn’t saying anything. I’ll PM her.]

The other teams in the company were also buzzing. Today’s raises were just too strange. The big boss’s own nephew didn’t get one, but the team of troublemakers did—and a huge one at that.

Just as she sat in the passenger seat of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, before she had even buckled her seatbelt, her phone started buzzing non-stop with notifications. Zhu Jing picked up her phone, glanced at it, and saw voice messages from several people on her team.

She tapped on Xiang Ling’s message: "Zhu Jing, it’s all thanks to your... *special persuasion* with the boss! You’re amazing!"

Her face flushed red in an instant. ’Has Xiang Ling lost her mind? What is she even saying?’ She turned to look at Yang Hui, who was watching her with a smile, his charming eyes narrowed. The look made Zhu Jing’s heart pound.

Her mind went blank as she subconsciously tapped on the next voice message, this one from Han Ya: "Zhu Jing, the boss has really been getting behind you, hasn’t he? Bet you’re feeling pretty satisfied now, huh?"

Zhu Jing’s brain short-circuited. ’If Han Ya were standing in front of me right now, I’d wring her neck! This is mortifying!’

Listening to Han Ya’s words, Yang Hui realized for the first time just how dirty girls could be when talking amongst themselves.

"B-Boss, don’t listen to her nonsense. When she said you were ’getting behind me,’ she didn’t mean it the way you’re thinking."

She stammered out an explanation, looking like she was about to cry. Yang Hui smiled and asked, "And what way am I thinking? When she said I’m getting behind you, doesn’t that just mean I support you?"

"Ah—yes, yes, that’s exactly what it means." She flushed beet red.

When the two arrived at the office, many people greeted them enthusiastically. The Airex team wasn’t what it used to be. In the past, they were treated worse than dogs, looked down on by everyone in the company. But things were different now. Their performance was number one, and they had just received the biggest raises in the entire company. They were, without a doubt, the new stars of the show. At the same time, the gossip behind their backs never stopped.

"Hey, did you guys see that? Zhu Jing’s face is all flushed. What do you think they were up to?"

"Mhm, I think so too. They were out for a few hours—just enough time for a room by the hour."

"How long has Yang Hui even been here? And he’s already plucked the little flower that is Zhu Jing."

"What’s Zhu Jing? Hasn’t Shen Meng been plucked too? They’re always together, acting all lovey-dovey. Have you guys heard? It seems like Shen Meng offered to resign so they could continue their relationship without affecting Yang Hui’s career at the company."

"No way. Shen Meng gave up her career for Yang Hui? But they just started! Isn’t that a bit rash?"

"That’s the charm of Manager Yang..."

Yang Hui didn’t hear any of this, but he knew he was definitely the hot topic at the company now, with the buzz around him soaring far ahead of anyone else’s.

Zhang Li’s day, on the other hand, was a tragedy. A few days prior, he had announced to his team that everyone in the Erke team would be getting a raise. The team had even split the bill to treat him to a meal to show their gratitude. But when the results came out today, the way everyone looked at him was... off.

Although no one had yet threatened to quit, he felt like every glare was a bayonet stabbing at his heart.

This was especially true for the supervisor in charge of NLB. The resentment on his face was so thick it was about to fossilize. They had to manage an additional brand, and the company had set all sorts of high standards for them, but they didn’t get a single penny more for it, which severely dampened their motivation. On top of that, the company still expected them to go poach people from Yanghe Commerce’s stores. How could they convince others to join when they’d lost faith in their own company?

He glanced at the time; it was almost the end of the workday. He sent a message to Shen Meng, telling her to leave on time and go with him. The two of them had already reached the point of being brazenly open about their relationship.

Just then, a message came from Cheng Jun: "Lord Yang, I’ve started promoting the NLB grand opening for you. Yang Na is confirming the event details with me."

"Mm, just confirm the details with Yang Na."

"Yo, are you just using me for free? I’m coordinating with Yang Na, and not even a word of thanks from you? You expect me to work for free?"

He rubbed his chin and replied, "It’s not about *how* you do it. The important thing is that it feels good."

Cheng Jun: "...Witch Demon King."

RING RING RING~

Dan Biao called, saying he had something to discuss. Yang Hui glanced at the time. He could probably only spare him ten minutes. He got up and went over.

"A Hui, there’s something that President Li arranged personally. I originally felt it was a bit inappropriate, but in order to show your magnanimity—"

"President Shan, since you already feel it’s inappropriate, then let’s just forget it. I trust you."

Dan Biao’s plastered-on smile froze on his face. He was trying to use the classic "start low, end high" tactic, but didn’t Yang Hui get it? With that interruption, he had started low, but never got the chance to go high.

This was a task assigned by Li Yang; he had to relay it. This troublemaker wasn’t afraid of Li Yang, but he sure was.

"Um, A Hui, we’re all management here, after all. We need to think as a team sometimes, right? The company’s interests are what’s most important, wouldn’t you agree?"

"President Shan, did you call me over to discuss this? In that case, I’ll go back and memorize a few passages of chicken soup for the soul before we continue."

Knowing he was being mocked, Dan Biao said sheepishly, "Alright, I’ll be direct. Didn’t you negotiate rent reductions for a few stores with Xinyue Group? For those locations, couldn’t our company’s other brands also try to negotiate?"

Yang Hui cut him off. "If you want to negotiate, then go negotiate. You don’t need to tell me."

COUGH! COUGH!

’If we could negotiate it ourselves, why would we trouble your highness? The fact is, we’re getting nowhere. This task from the boss is making our people want to cry.’

During the day, he had already told all the teams to make appointments with the operations managers at Xinyue Square. The other party, of course, asked the purpose of their visit. They explained that business hadn’t been great lately and they wanted to see if they could get some support on the rent.

The uniform response they got was: "Business is bad? Then close your stores. Close all of them."

That one sentence left Futong Commerce completely speechless. The other party’s attitude was the same as ever: either you run your business obediently, or you pull out completely. Nobody’s forcing you to be here, are they?

Having no other choice, they could only say, "Do you think you could support us a little, like you did for Airex? The whole ’pay for three months, get one month free’ deal? Can our other brands get the same arrangement?"

Hearing that, the other party became even more displeased. "So you’re telling me if I treat one person from your company to a meal, I have to treat your entire company?"

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