Chen Zhe grabbed Xiao Dingdong's arm and questioned her.
He looked like a responsible older brother, furious to see his sister fall into prostitution.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you working here? And why are you dressed like that? What happened?"
Xiao Dingdong blushed, feeling extremely embarrassed and wronged.
If she could, she would rather not have entered the store, so that she wouldn't have run into Chen Zhe and wouldn't have found it so hard to accept.
"Please sit down!"
Chen Zhe closed the door and then pulled Xiao Dingdong to the sofa.
He asked as he put on his clothes.
"What's going on between you and Gu Jingyan? Didn't you leave with him? Isn't he supporting you?"
Xiao Dingdong's tears fell like beans, her hands tightly clutching her pitifully short skirt, looking as wronged as a wounded little lamb.
Chen Zhe tore off a piece of paper for her.
During this time, he hadn't been able to keep track of Gu Jingyan's affairs, so he didn't know what had happened between the two of them, but he could still guess.
It's nothing more than Gu Jingyan abandoning her, or perhaps she couldn't accept this relationship, which is why she went out to find work, and even found this kind of borderline job.
Chen Zhe sat to the side, his clothes already buttoned up.
“I told you you can call me, and that statement still stands. I don’t object to you looking for a job, but I think you should ask me for advice.”
Xiao Dingdong paused for a moment before remembering to take out her writing board from her small box.
I tried to contact you, but I couldn't get through on the phone.
"Huh? Oh, I almost forgot, it was my oversight, my old phone is missing."
When Chen Zhe was kidnapped, they threw his phone into the river.
He's using her other phone now.
Xiao Dingdong didn't know the number on this phone.
With the misunderstanding cleared up, Xiao Dingdong suddenly felt a sense of relief.
He used a writing board to explain his recent situation.
Chen Zhe watched quietly as he finished writing the last paragraph, and then he sighed helplessly.
He did not accuse Xiao Dingdong of disobeying him before.
Instead, he said, "I'm asking you, would you like to work here? Let me make this clear first, the jobs here are all borderline, are you aware of that?"
Xiao Dingdong shook her head. She didn't know. She had just arrived for the interview, and the manager hadn't explained the situation to her before hurriedly asking her to change her clothes.
After Chen Zhe explained the situation here, she naturally didn't want to work here.
"Linglong Club is facing some problems recently, and it's going to be difficult to reopen. If you really want to find a job, I can introduce you to my supermarket. The salary might be a little lower, would you mind?"
[I don't mind! As long as I have a job.]
Xiao Dingdong quickly wrote it down.
Chen Zhe nodded; "Okay, I'll call that manager over and talk to him!"
Chen Zhe pressed the service bell, and the waiter from before immediately came over.
He glanced at Xiao Dingdong sitting next to him and asked cautiously, "Sir, are you not satisfied? Would you like me to get you a different one?"
Chen Zhe shook his head.
"No, we know each other. Tell your manager, and she'll come with me later."
The waiter's expression changed.
"Well... I'll have to ask the manager."
He called the manager, who was not the same manager who had just arrived, but someone who was clearly of a higher rank.
He paused slightly when he saw Chen Zhe.
He then smiled and said, "So it's Manager Chen. What brings you here?"
Chen Zhe raised an eyebrow.
Have we met before?
"Haha, Manager Chen, you must have a bad memory. You probably don't remember me. I've been to your club before, but I wasn't qualified to go to the fifth floor back then."
"Oh, what's your name?"
"My name is Bi Liang."
"Oh, it's Manager Bi. I'm sorry, I really don't remember you very well."
Chen Zhe reached out his hand, but Bi Liang smiled and didn't shake it.
Chen Zhe squinted at Bi Liang.
"Manager Bi, this is my sister. She'll be coming with me later. You don't have any objections, do you?"
Bi Liang gave a cold laugh.
“Manager Chen, it’s not that I don’t want her to go with you, but we have a contract, and she is now our employee.”
"Don't employees have the freedom to resign?"
"Haha, employees naturally have the freedom to resign, but we also have the right to approve or not approve it. Manager Chen, it's not easy to find a good employee these days. Your younger sister is beautiful and is a rare talent. I want to train her well."
Chen Zhe chuckled. Did Bi Liang intend to force a good woman into prostitution?
"Manager Bi, this is not how you do things."
Bi Liang puffed out his chest and said somewhat arrogantly, "Sorry, this is how we always do things."
"Does that mean Manager Bi is refusing?"
"Chen Zhe, put it nicely, I'll call you Manager Chen. To be honest, you're nothing. Don't think I don't know, your Linglong Club is about to go bankrupt. I don't know why you came here today, but I advise you to find a job as soon as possible. It's very difficult to find a job these days."
"Manager Bi, you don't need to worry about that. Just name your terms. What will it take for me to take her away?"
"Hehe, sorry, I really don't intend to let her leave."
Facing Bi Liang's arrogant gaze, Chen Zhe did not back down at all.
"Is Manager Bi trying to completely offend Linglong Club?"
"Hahaha, Chen Zhe, your company is about to go bankrupt, and you still want to act tough? Who do you think you are?"
He clapped his hands, and then two security guards came in.
"You keep an eye on him! If he dares to take our employees away, don't hold back, deal with him however you need to."
The two security guards walked over, rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
Xiao Dingdong grabbed Chen Zhe's arm in fear. She now realized that coming to apply for a job today was a mistake. She had come to a place she was completely unfamiliar with, a place that was probably very dangerous, and it had also caused trouble for Manager Chen.
Faced with the threat from the two tall security guards, Chen Zhe simply smiled.
"I don't know where you got the information that our Linglong Club is about to go bankrupt. If those two dare to make a move, I guarantee you won't have a good ending."
Bi Liang sneered; "You think you can fool me? Everyone in the industry knows that your Linglong Club is about to go bankrupt. Are you trying to play dumb with me?"
"If you don't believe me, you can take action. To put it bluntly, even if Linglong Club really can't survive, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. It's more than enough to take down a small manager like you. I don't know if you dare to bet on that?"
Bi Liang hesitated.
Chen Zhe is right. Although Linglong Club is about to go bankrupt, it doesn't seem worth it to kick them while they're down and let them vent all their resentment on you.
Seeing Bi Liang hesitate, Chen Zhe took another step closer and looked him directly in the eye; "Manager Bi, I'm doing this for your own good. You know what kind of methods Sister Hu used to use. Do you really want to mess with us?"
"I……"
Bi Liang stammered. He had just been annoyed with Chen Zhe and wanted to kick him while he was down.
In the past, when he went to Linglong Club, someone of his status would never have been able to go up to the fifth floor.
This made him resentful, and he felt that he had been looked down upon.
He naturally held a grudge against Chen Zhe.
So now is a chance to take revenge.
Bi Liang's behavior clearly showed fear, after all, Linglong Club's previous reputation was still enough to intimidate people.
Chen Zhe patted his face.
His tone was arrogant: "Manager Bi, don't be so shameless. I'm calling you Manager Bi now because I'm here to spend money here today. I'm giving your club face. If you dare to make things difficult for me, I swear, I'll make sure you get what's coming to you later."
Bi Liang was indeed intimidated by Chen Zhe's imposing manner, and took a step back, subconsciously giving way.
Chen Zhe could no longer bring back that gentle laughter from before.
"That's right, Manager Bi, until we meet again."
He took Xiao Dingdong's hand and walked out under the watchful eyes of several people.
The two finally made it out of the door safely, and Chen Zhe then noticed that his palms were sweaty.
He was just faking it. The situation at Linglong Club is worse than people outside imagine. A large portion of Hu Ling's former thugs and bodyguards died in that incident.
The rest of them all ran away when they heard the news, and they no longer had any support in the legitimate world. If the manager of that club really wanted to get rid of him, he really wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Under those circumstances, Chen Zhe knew he couldn't back down or lose his momentum. Fortunately, Bi Liang was also a bully who preyed on the weak and was unfamiliar with the specific situation, which is why he was intimidated by him.
After walking with Xiao Dingdong for a while, he realized that their hands were still connected.
When crossing the street, I noticed that Xiao Dingdong was walking very slowly. Turning around, I saw that she was wearing 10cm high heels, which made walking very inconvenient. In addition, she was wearing a revealing bodycon skirt, which attracted a lot of attention with every step she took. Xiao Dingdong was also constantly covering her body, which is why she was walking so slowly.
I was in such a hurry that I forgot to change my clothes.
Chen Zhe released her hand.
Then they took her into a shopping mall.
After buying a new set of clothes, Xiao Dingdong's expression finally became more natural.
Thank you, Manager Chen!
Xiao Dingdong wrote.
"Don't mention it. So, are you going back there tonight? If so, I'll take you home."
Xiao Dingdong shook her head.
She doesn't want to go back to that place now; if she goes back, she can't help but think of Gu Jingyan.
"Then where are you going?"
[Can I go back with you?]
Chen Zhe thought for a moment.
"Alright, I'll take you back to your dorm first. There should still be a room for you there."
The two then took a taxi back to Linglong Club.
After returning to Linglong Club, I walked to the staff dormitory.
Many clubs in Linglong offer meals and accommodation, and they rent a building for their employees as dormitories.
Chen Zhe made a phone call to Wu Yuanyuan.
After Wu Yuanyuan came down, she saw Xiao Dingdong and couldn't help but say, "I knew it would be like this. I expected this result."
She had been deceived before, so when Xiao Dingdong left with Gu Jingyan, she didn't think their ending would be good at all.
Xiao Dingdong lowered her head, her face flushed, like a child who had done something wrong.
Seeing her looking so aggrieved, Chen Zhe said, "Alright, stop saying things like that. Take her to find a room. Let her stay here for the time being."
Wu Yuanyuan nodded, then led Xiao Dingdong upstairs.
Chen Zhe returned to his office at Linglong Club. Although he had a room in the dormitory building, he still preferred to live in his office.
After several days of visits, Chen Zhe had an idea in mind. He lit a cigarette, turned on his computer, and began to stay up all night writing his plan.
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