50 cents?

So cheap?

"Miss Tang, are you trying to get me to do this for free?"

That would be so embarrassing.

Freebie?

Tang Li pushed him away: "President Huo has misunderstood. When it comes to sleeping with someone, I'm the one who pays you. In the end, it's like I'm getting something for free."

Well.

Is there really such a thing as something being delivered to your doorstep?

Huo Chenyu casually mentioned, "How about you give me another 50 cents, so we'll have a total of one dollar?"

No, no.

Tang Li shook his head:

"Mr. Huo is a second-hand commodity, and I've already slept with your body. I can't give you more than 50 cents. Since Mr. Huo thinks the money is too little, then this deal is off."

No, please.

"Five cents is fine, five cents is already a lot."

Huo Chenyu launched a massive discount campaign: "If Miss Tang thinks that spending five cents is too much of a waste, I'm willing to do it for free. I'm happy to serve Miss Tang."

Since the matter has already been settled.

Tang Li stopped joking with him.

Pointing directly to the door, he said:

"Go back to where you came from."

Knowing when to stop, Huo Chenyu reminded her before leaving, "Go back to Tanzhou a day early, I have a surprise for you."

Sigh.

Last time, she was hoping he would give her a surprise, but instead, he gave her a huge amount of freedom.

What could be a more precious surprise than freedom this time?

In order to get rid of him as soon as possible, Tang Li nodded:

"I will contact Jiang Mian after I return to Tanzhou."

Actually, you can contact me directly.

Huo Chenyu wanted to say something.

But he just smiled and remained silent.

After leaving the office, Xu Ji actually took him to a small alley to buy sugarcane to eat.

And so, another trending topic is set to appear.

Tang Li sat in his office, engrossed in eating his own melon.

The media's pen is far sharper than that of literary figures.

They launched a scathing attack on Tang Li, accusing her of interfering in the relationship of popular actress Lin Yiyun, calling her morally corrupt and shameless.

Even worse, some people unleashed a torrent of profanities.

In short, all the online flame wars were directed at Tang Li.

During the lunch break, everyone stayed at the company to eat hot pot.

Everyone kept quiet about Tang Li's involvement in the affair.

After all, one is obligated to accept gifts and favors.

So everyone ate this hot pot meal with trepidation.

The tense atmosphere only eased when Xu Ji, along with two receptionists, plated up the cut fruit and delivered it to the people eating hot pot in the various meeting rooms.

And Xu Ji brought some good news.

Yuntang's stock price surged today.

Tang Li, sitting firmly in the main seat, had already anticipated this outcome.

It seems I can safely keep the money I earned from Huo Chenyu as my dowry.

The others breathed a sigh of relief. Under Xu Ji's encouragement, the atmosphere of eating hot pot instantly soared, much like the stock market.

Someone raised their glass:

"President Tang is awesome! He has sacrificed so much for Yun Tang. Let's raise our glasses and thank President Tang."

sacrifice?

Many more?

What the heck?

Tang Li was momentarily confused.

Some of the board members were originally there on a mission to embarrass Tang Li.

But she risked ruining her reputation to turn the tide and save Yun Tang from danger. Her courage and decisiveness are truly admirable.

It just earned it a less-than-stellar reputation.

Tang Li, belatedly realizing the situation, saw their fawning faces and knew they had misunderstood, but she was too lazy to explain.

Downstairs, in the car.

Huo Chenyu, who was eating sugarcane, glanced at Yun Tang's stock market and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Rather than solving the problem with money.

He prefers to use his brain.

Jiang Mian ate three sections of sugarcane, until his tongue was blistered, but he still clutched his stomach and asked:

"Boss, when are we finally allowed to leave?"

After buying the sugarcane, Huo Chenyu immediately sent Lin Yiyun to the hotel.

Tell her to wait at the hotel.

It turned out that they had no intention of leaving the area downstairs from Yuntang Company at all.

Lin Yiyun has called several times to urge them.

"No rush, wait a little longer. If you're hungry, have some sugarcane first."

Still want to eat?

If he eats any more, he'll be ruined as soon as he opens his mouth.

Jiang Mian wanted to cry but had no tears.

Upstairs in Yuntang, everyone was enjoying a life of luxury, while the two of them sat pitifully in their car, munching on sugarcane.

Jiang Mian had no idea what Huo Chenyu was waiting for.

Perhaps he just wants to wait a little longer.

Only after a familiar figure entered Yun Tang's office building did Huo Chenyu breathe a sigh of relief and say:

"Let's go, I'll treat you to some maocai (a type of Sichuan hot pot)."

I ate hot pot again!

Jiang Mian looked up at the sky and sighed, "Boss, can we eat something else?"

He was supposed to be one of Huo Shao's men from Tanzhou, yet he ate sugarcane and spicy hot pot every day—things that would make one's body flare up.

"If all else fails, I'll at least have some porridge."

"Okay, let's go have some porridge then. First, drive and see if there are any steamed bun shops along the road. We'll stop and have two bowls of plain porridge before heading back to Tanzhou."

etc.

Plain congee?

Or should we just pick any steamed bun shop on the roadside?

Jiang Mian was stunned:

"Boss, can you please stop being so stingy?"

Normally, Jiang Mian would only dare to say one thing at most: "Boss, do we have to be so frugal?"

But today he's not afraid, he's not backing down, he's going all out.

The answer received was:

"cannot."

Why?

"The money has all been given to the madam."

"It's just a little bit, nothing more than a drizzle, right?"

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