Aunt Zhou didn't understand what had happened, but when Lu Ran asked her that question, she felt something was wrong, so she didn't say anything more.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Ran became even more certain that Huo Junyang had been instructed by Bai Zhijin.
Otherwise, why would he go and buy lipstick for no reason?
How could you know she lacks a sense of security?
How could you say something like "keep your distance from other girls"?
“It must be Bai Zhijin…” Lu Ran gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white and trembling slightly.
They've met, and Bai Zhijin must have said something to him!
Ah, Bai Zhijin's words really work; he remembered them after just one repetition!
Lu Ran felt a lump in her throat, and tears welled up in her eyes. She turned to look at the cosmetics Huo Junyang had brought. The lipsticks, neatly arranged in the box, seemed like a pair of mocking, bloodshot eyes, ridiculing her inferiority complex and her shameful background.
It shattered the last vestiges of security in her heart!
"Ah!" Lu Ran suddenly had a headache. She raised her hand and knocked over the box of lipsticks. The lipsticks scattered on the ground, and she kicked them around in a fit of anger.
*
That day, Huo Jingnan came to the sales hall of Lu's real estate project.
He originally intended to give her the lipstick, but when he saw her standing there in the distance, wearing a shirt and trousers and a name tag, acting as a salesperson, he decided to see how she sold houses first.
After observing for a while, he finally understood why she hadn't had any sales for over a month.
Huo Jingnan was both amused and exasperated, and waited at the door until Pei Nian got off work.
As Pei Nian, exhausted from standing all day with nothing to show for it, rubbed her aching neck and walked out, she was suddenly grabbed by a large hand. She instinctively tried to break free, but when she looked up, she met the person's gentle, moonlit eyes.
"Tired?" Huo Jingnan chuckled. "Come on, let's go somewhere, I'll show you how to relax!"
Before Pei Nian could react, he pulled her into the car, and they sped off, arriving at Huo Jingnan's apartment in the city center.
Pei Nian stopped and looked at him warily.
“Niannian, don’t misunderstand,” Huo Jingnan said gently. “This apartment has been empty; I’ve never lived here. It’s close to your workplace, so if… if you don’t want to go back to the Lu family home, you can stay here temporarily, okay?”
Pei Nian was taken aback, a warm feeling welling up in her heart.
She looked at him quietly.
She had indeed considered moving out of the Lu family home recently. She didn't want to have any more conflicts with Lu Ran, and she didn't want Jiang Mianmian to be caught in the middle.
She had also considered renting a small apartment in the city center, something cheap would be fine, so that it would be close to both the company and the Lu family. If the Lu family needed her, she could go back anytime.
However, such apartments are quite hard to find. She asked several real estate agents, but the prices were either too high or the facilities were inadequate.
Unexpectedly, it came to me without any effort at all...
She smiled to herself, wondering how this person could read her mind anytime, anywhere.
“Come on, Niannian! Come in and take a look!” Huo Jingnan mustered his courage and casually took her hand. However, once he took her hand, he held her hand tightly with his fingers and refused to let go.
The door had a fingerprint lock. He helped her enter her fingerprint, and after a beep, the door opened.
Pei Nian followed him inside. The apartment was large, with a bright and spacious living room and a row of floor-to-ceiling windows that offered a view of the distant sea.
The decor and furniture are clean and minimalist, without any unnecessary lines, practical yet elegant, which is Pei Nian's favorite style.
Next to the living room was a small study, equipped with a state-of-the-art computer and bookshelves overflowing with books. Pei Nian walked over, casually pulled out a few books, and found they were ones she had previously saved in her shopping cart, intending to buy.
She turned around in surprise. Huo Jingnan, who had been staring at her just moments before, quickly looked away the instant his gaze met hers, glancing left and right as if he were indifferent.
"So, are you satisfied?" Huo Jingnan asked with a simple smile.
Pei Nian bit her lip, she was more than satisfied, she couldn't be more satisfied, this was the home she had dreamed of countless times.
Huo Jingnan smiled at her, but she couldn't smile; she wanted to cry.
but……
When Pei Nian saw the large double bed in the bedroom, her face turned bright red to the roots of her ears.
Huo Jingnan was also stunned. When he asked Huo Junyu to help him buy all the furniture, he didn't say that it was for two people to live together!
What a terrible mistake! We entrusted our trust to the wrong person!
"No, Niannian!" Huo Jingnan panicked, his tongue starting to tumble over its words, "Let me explain..."
"ah?"
"Let me explain!"
Sweat beaded on Huo Jingnan's nose. "I...I don't know what happened, ha...maybe the bed is expensive. Yes! That's it! I told the clerk who was helping me to just pick the most expensive one, so he..."
Pei Nian smirked, "A young clerk doing errands?"
"Yeah, yeah, that useless guy! I'm never using him again!"
Pei Nian smiled, walked into the living room, and sat down on the sofa.
From this vantage point, you can see the sea; the deep blue horizon and the night sky complement each other perfectly, and the bright moon, like a jade plate, is reflected in the waves—everything is peaceful and beautiful.
Pei Nian's nerves, which had been tense all day, finally relaxed a little.
She thought that even if she didn't stay here, having such a beautiful place to rest was a blessing from heaven.
“By the way,” she looked at Huo Jingnan, “why did you come to my workplace today?”
"I……"
Huo Jingnan paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I'll go see how your house sales are going."
Pei Nian's gaze dimmed. "Not very good."
Yes, it's really not that great.
Huo Jingnan chuckled inwardly.
When a customer comes in, look at how the other salespeople behave. Then look at yourself! Standing at the door with a cold face, staring at each person as they come in, not taking the initiative to speak, not actively promoting your product, not even a smile! You don't look like a salesperson, you look more like a security guard!
However, when Huo Jingnan said these words, they came out as: "Niannian, don't pay attention to them! Those customers are blind, they can't even see that you are such an excellent salesperson!"
Pei Nian burst into laughter.
Without her noticing, Huo Jingnan and she were sitting closer and closer together.
“I know my shortcomings,” Pei Nian said softly, “but this is just my personality, and I can’t change it overnight, nor do I know how to change it.”
“Actually, there should be a set of rules to follow in sales techniques.” Huo Jingnan looked at her for a long time, and then his eyes changed slightly.
"Niannian..." he said softly, "How about you practice by treating me as a client?"
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