At this moment.
In the office.
Only the store manager and Huizi were left.
"Huizi."
"Have a seat. Don’t be angry."
After Lü Na left,
the store manager’s expression softened considerably.
But Huizi had no intention of playing along.
"Oh, come on..."
"Just have a seat. I’ll explain everything."
When Huizi didn’t make the slightest move, the store manager could only continue coaxing her.
Huizi finally sat down on the sofa.
The store manager didn’t say anything.
Instead, he got up and poured Huizi a glass of water.
"You know how many deals Lü Na closes a month, right?"
Huizi frowned slightly.
Although she hadn’t been there long,
she knew little about the An Store’s history.
But that didn’t stop her from seeing how many deals Lü Na had closed in the last few days.
"Quite a few, I suppose."
Huizi didn’t drink the water.
She simply replied in a flat tone.
"Manager, if you’re about to tell me how experienced Lü Na is, then don’t bother."
"Either way, I’m not giving her the deal."
She expected the manager to blow up at her after she said that.
But unexpectedly, he didn’t get angry. Instead, the smile on his face grew wider.
"I never said I was going to give this deal to Lü Na."
"After all, closing this deal means a commission of tens of thousands."
"No one would be that stupid."
The manager’s eyes narrowed, a sleazy smile spreading across his face.
Hearing this, Huizi let out a small sigh of relief.
’He’s already said that much. He shouldn’t give me any more trouble now, right?’
"But, as you know."
"If you end up fumbling a deal like this..."
"If it gets reported to headquarters, the blame will come down on us. You understand that, right?"
The store manager sat down next to Huizi.
"Of course, you might not be experienced enough, but if I help you keep an eye on things..."
"...then we can guarantee there won’t be any problems."
"And if a problem does come up, I can cover for you."
As he spoke,
the manager’s eyes were glued to Huizi’s pale thighs.
"Really?"
"Then thank you, Manager."
Huizi, not noticing anything unusual,
quickly piped up.
"No need, you don’t have to thank me."
"But I feel like if you take this deal just like this, you’re still lacking something."
"How about this: come to my place tonight, and I’ll give you some private coaching."
"It looks to me like you still don’t have quite enough experience."
As he spoke, the manager placed his hand on Huizi’s thigh.
It was true that Huizi was a workplace rookie.
But she wasn’t a fool.
If, after everything he’d said,
she still didn’t understand what the manager wanted,
then she’d truly be an idiot.
BAM!
Huizi shot to her feet.
Her knee knocked against the coffee table, making her brow furrow in pain.
"Manager, please show some respect."
"I admit I’m inexperienced."
"But not so inexperienced that I have to sell my body."
With that, Huizi turned to leave.
But the store manager’s voice rang out again.
"If I recall correctly..."
"Your family isn’t very well off, are they?"
The manager’s words rooted Huizi to the spot.
"Of course, you can try to walk out."
"But I can’t guarantee I won’t abuse my authority."
"Maybe after you walk out that door, you won’t be an employee of the An Family anymore. Who knows."
"When that happens, won’t the deal just come back to me anyway?"
"You better think it over carefully."
"After all, this is tens of thousands."
Hearing this, Huizi whipped her head around to look at the manager.
But all she saw was the manager sitting calmly on the sofa.
He looked completely at ease,
as if he was completely confident he’d get his way.
But he never expected it.
The move that had never failed him before,
would backfire with Huizi.
Huizi snatched the disposable paper cup from the table
and splashed its contents at the manager.
The water in the cup wasn’t hot.
It was lukewarm at best.
But in this situation,
to be splashed with water by his own subordinate
was still an utter humiliation for the manager!
"You should go find Lü Na for your ’coaching’!"
"I, Huizi, haven’t fallen that low!"
After dropping that last line,
she spun around and stormed out of the office.
SLAM!
Huizi slammed the office door behind her.
Everyone sitting outside looked over at her.
But Huizi didn’t say a word. She returned to her desk and started packing her things.
Everyone was bewildered.
They had just heard Huizi was about to close a deal worth tens of millions.
Why would a trip to the manager’s office end with her slamming the door?
Seeing Huizi’s behavior,
Lü Na strode into the manager’s office in her high heels.
However, she was taken aback when she came in and saw the manager’s sorry state.
What the...
Lü Na quickly pulled out two tissues and started helping the manager wipe his clothes.
"What happened here?"
"How did you get all wet?"
Lü Na asked, feigning concern.
"Don’t even mention it!"
The manager, even more furious now, roared toward the doorway.
"Huizi! As of right now, you are no longer an employee of the An Family!"
"Hurry up, pack your things, and get the hell out!"
The manager’s voice was so loud
that everyone in the office could hear him.
As for Lü Na, upon hearing the manager’s outburst,
she had already pieced together what must have happened.
’That Huizi... she’s still too young and naive.’
’She just hasn’t been through enough.’
’If it had been her, Lü Na, she would have kept that deal in her hands no matter what.’
"So, Manager, now that Huizi’s been fired, that deal from before..."
Lü Na asked tentatively.
"Come to my house tonight. I want to go through the back door!"
The manager glanced at Lü Na,
then spoke.
It had to be said, although Lü Na was in her thirties,
she still had a unique charm.
Hearing the manager’s words,
Lü Na was pleased rather than angered.
’If going through the back door was all it took to get this deal, it was more than worth it.’
"Right, in a while I might have to go to Yang City on a business trip."
"You’ll come with me."
"There are some things I’ll need your help with."
After the manager finished speaking, he looked Lü Na up and down again.
"Okay, okay."
"I’ll give my husband a heads-up in advance, so he won’t bother me then."
Lü Na quickly agreed.
’Now this is more like it.’
’A deal with a commission in the tens of thousands...’
’How could one trip through the back door possibly be enough?’
’It would take a few trips for service upstairs and downstairs, at the very least!’
Although he was a bit greedy,
as long as she could get the deal, it was fine.
Lü Na wasn’t a fool like Huizi, who’d turn down money that was practically handed to her.
"But you need to be careful of that Huizi."
"She won’t give up so easily."
The manager added.
"Don’t you worry."
"Right now, Huizi is just unemployed."
"How can she possibly compete with me?"
Lü Na said with a smile on her face.

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