Chapter 23 What could be more satisfying than being rejected to your face by your ideal partner...?
Santen has a wide store coverage; as a relatively mature home improvement brand, it has branches in almost every district of the same city.
Santen's designers are all affiliated with the stores, which recruit their own designers. The designers registered with headquarters generally only serve independent stores, but there are occasional exceptions.
For example, some clients may specify a particular designer.
Designers need to travel to different regions to do design work, while construction teams are either coordinated by headquarters or assigned to nearby stores.
Bai Yeke is currently riding high. The store manager received an order from headquarters, designating Bai Yeke as the designer, so Bai Yeke needs to go on a business trip this time.
A prefecture-level city in the neighboring province.
Often, when designers are called up across stores, it's within the same city but across different districts. Since everyone in the same city is considered local, any famous designers will be promoted quickly. This situation is easy to resolve because there's no need to calculate business trip costs, since the designers themselves will definitely be going home anyway. At most, there will be transportation and meal expenses, and it's also convenient for management to coordinate.
However, for Baiyeke, their first overseas order is across provinces, which means they have to travel for business, and possibly more than once. In addition to the initial face-to-face communication and measurement, there may be further travel required later.
Therefore, this business trip requires the accompaniment and guidance of the manager of the store where the designer works.
Therefore, the store manager was in a real bind.
Of the store's three main leaders, one is on sick leave and will be unable to work for a month, leaving only him and Lü Feiteng as the remaining two.
When he ran to Lü Feiteng's office, he had a splitting headache.
The young master was playing a game on his phone with his legs propped up on the desk. When he saw him come in, he frowned slightly, but quickly finished the game and left. "Is there something you need, Manager?"
The store manager really hoped nothing was wrong; he really didn't want to discuss store management with Lü Feiteng.
But the reality is, he has to make a choice.
He wavered between leaving the store while Lü Feiteng was away on a business trip and leaving the store while Lü Feiteng was away on a business trip. He was particularly concerned about the rumors between Bai Yeke and Lü Feiteng, as well as Lü Feiteng's inappropriate remarks in front of superiors and partners last time.
Ultimately, he was genuinely worried about leaving Lü Feiteng there to manage the store, considering how much effort it had taken him to become the store manager.
"Yes, it's a task from headquarters. Designer Bai has been assigned to go on a business trip."
"Oh." Lu Feiteng was annoyed. He didn't want to hear anything good about Bai Yeke right now; he'd rather Bai Yeke be in trouble.
"As is customary, store management is required to accompany them."
"Hmm." Lu Feiteng said weakly, "Why are you telling me this nonsense? I don't get involved."
Wait a minute, Lü Feiteng's eyes widened suddenly. He realized that another leader was on sick leave, so it was just him and the store manager left.
"I..." Lu Feiteng frantically tried to organize his thoughts, wanting to refuse.
"It would be most appropriate for you and Designer Bai to attend together," the store manager concluded before he could refuse.
However, the two exchanged a glance and both felt that this was not appropriate.
“…Oh.” Lü Feiteng gritted his teeth and replied.
On the high-speed train, Bai Yeke and Lü Feiteng's tickets were bought together by the company's administrative staff, so they were naturally seated together.
As soon as Lü Feiteng sat down, he immediately found a game live stream to watch, completely ignoring Bai Yeke.
Bai Yeke then took out one e-ink screen after another and read books listlessly.
A little while later, the little boy across the aisle started chattering away, while his mother played on her phone expressionlessly, ignoring the child.
"Your tablet is so small, and it's black and white, it's really ugly." Suddenly, the little boy stood next to Bai Yeke and made a comment.
"..."
Bai Yeke reminded everyone, "Please don't run around while the train is moving. Please return to your seat."
"I want to sit here, you can move away."
“…?” Bai Ye looked at the child’s mother, who was still playing on her phone.
Didn't you notice? Or are you just playing dead...?
According to Bai Yeke's understanding, the parents of such unreliable children usually pretend to be dead when their children are being immoral, but they will come back to life and start cursing as soon as someone disciplines the child.
Therefore, the best policy is not to provoke this kind of person.
Why are you sitting here?
"I want to see him!" The little boy pointed to Lü Feiteng and the game live stream in his hand.
Lu Feiteng was disturbed by the noise next to him. He glared at Bai Yeke, indicating that he was annoyed and that she should deal with it quickly.
Bai Ye thought to herself, "Big brother, you don't even mute your game stream, okay?"
Just then, a message arrived on WeChat.
A life of simplicity: Are you on board?
Coconut Cola: Hmm.
A life of tranquility: It is said that the atmosphere in second class is quite interesting, and you might encounter unruly children. Has Designer Bai had that luck?
Coconut Cola: ...
Bai Ye was convinced; how could she be so lucky?
A life of simplicity: Have you truly encountered this?
Coconut Cola: Sigh.
A life of simplicity: thunder and rain are all blessings from heaven.
? ? ?
Bai Ye frowned in disdain.
Tianen, standing beside her, persisted, "He's so bad at the game! I'm much better than him!"
Baiye doesn't play games, so he doesn't understand them, but he's much better than game streamers.
Coconut Cola: Tianen is watching my colleague watch a live stream, giving his opinion and acting quite imposing.
A life of tranquility: Well, you seem to be living a very lively life.
It's absolutely in dire straits!
An ill-mannered adult and an ignorant little brat—what a mess.
A life of simplicity: leveraging external forces to achieve one's own goals, and the aesthetics of dealing with people.
Bai Yeke: "..."
What a tired and stale aesthetic! Just a few days ago, Yi Sheng mocked their new advertising slogan, "XX Aesthetics," for being completely unoriginal, as it overlapped with the slogans of nail salons in shopping malls and health management shops on the street.
Now, this woman seized the opportunity to use her sarcastic and sarcastic remarks.
However, using someone else's strength against them...
Bai Ye was feeling very uncomfortable from the pressure of the little boy's body squeezing against her, and he could hear the boy's chatter in his ears.
She silently shifted her body slightly, and the little boy squeezed through the gap between her legs and the back of the seat in front of him to Lu Feiteng's side.
"Holy crap!" Lu Feiteng was practically pinned to his lap by the little boy, and the boy's shrill noise suddenly became several times more disruptive. "What the hell are you doing?! Whose kid is this?! Aren't you going to do anything about him?!"
The mother glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, then continued to "immerse" herself in scrolling through her phone.
The little boy responded, "Why are you yelling at me? What's wrong with me looking at your phone?"
"So what if you're being mean to me? Nobody cares about you at home, but there are plenty of opportunities in society to teach you a lesson!" Lü Feiteng shoved the child away. "You're looking at my phone? Are you so poor you've never even seen a cell phone before?"
"Hey, hey, hey!" Seeing the child being pushed, the mother immediately revived, stood up and pointed at Lü Feiteng, saying, "What are you doing? Hitting a child? Have you no shame? Who asked you to teach them how to be a decent person?"
"Poor shrew and stupid son." Lu Feiteng sneered.
Bai Ye blinked. She hadn't noticed before that although Lü Feiteng's logic was flawed, he was quite adept at using such insulting language.
Just a few words, yet they have a tremendous impact.
The mother instantly went berserk, yelling, "How can you talk like that! Ahhhhh! This world is hopeless! Bullying the child and the mother!"
The noise was so loud that the man in the front seat couldn't take it anymore and stood up, shouting, "Stop making noise!"
"What did I say?" the mother waved her arms. "My child and I have been bullied and can't even speak up? This is outrageous! Are you all blind and heartless? It's so hard for me to raise a child! Can't you understand and be more tolerant? Don't any of you have children?"
"You can't even control your own child, he's so noisy, and he even runs to other people's seats to make a scene, and now you're causing trouble again!" the older man accused, shouting menacingly, "Don't you have any manners?"
"It's not just my child making noise!" The mother was immediately intimidated by the burly man and lowered her voice, but she wouldn't let it go. "He's playing it out loud! And it's really loud! Otherwise, how would my son have been attracted to it!"
"Damn it..." Lu Feiteng was so angry that he was about to stand up and curse.
The older brother spoke first, pointing at him, "You too! Playing music out loud in public shows no manners!"
“I…” Lu Feiteng glanced at his older brother’s massive muscles protruding from the cuffs of his short-sleeved shirt, swallowed hard, and sat down.
The child was so frightened that he ran back to his seat and hid next to his mother.
Now, the world is finally quiet.
Coconut Coke: It works pretty well.
A life of simplicity: a teacher's satisfaction.
"..."
Who are your students?
They arrived around 8 p.m. and checked directly into the hotel.
We were supposed to meet the next morning.
The customer went to the new house with them to discuss their general ideas, and then returned to the local store to express their specific requirements.
As the accompanying leader, Lü Feiteng's original responsibility was to maintain order, but he was really unwilling to say anything good about Bai Yeke.
But when Bai Yeke started communicating with the client, Lü Feiteng felt uncomfortable, as if his role as the leader was being ignored. He tried to interrupt several times, but his attempts were very unprofessional, which made the client's expression worse and worse. Finally, he bluntly said, "I've made it clear to Teacher Bai. If you don't know, then don't say anything."
When has Lü Feiteng ever suffered such humiliation?
But he couldn't get angry, so he just sat there playing on his phone, feeling sullen.
On the high-speed train back, Bai Ye couldn't help but complain to Yi Sheng.
Coconut Cola: I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates.
A life of simplicity: all sorted out?
Coconut Cola: Mm.
A life of simplicity: As long as the outcome is good, that's fine. What time will I arrive?
Bai Ye sent a screenshot of the high-speed rail information page to Yi Sheng.
Coconut Cola: I'll have time to make dinner when I get back.
She thought Yi Sheng was going to exploit any remaining value she had, but unexpectedly, Yi Sheng came to pick her up.
Lu Feiteng and she exited the station together. Originally, they separated as soon as they got off the train, neither of them wanting to stay together. But when Lu Feiteng saw Yi Sheng at the exit, his eyes widened and he subconsciously went over to her.
"Miss Yi!" he greeted her with a smile.
"Who are you?" Yi Sheng glanced at him indifferently.
Bai Ye took a couple of steps slower to approach, a mix of surprise and uncertainty in her voice. "You've come to pick me up?"
"Um."
Lu Feiteng was even more surprised than her. Were they that close? How could Yi Sheng pick her up?
"I'm Xiao Bai's colleague and also his boss," Lü Feiteng quickly introduced himself.
"Oh," Yi Sheng asked Bai Yeke, "Shall we go back?"
"good."
"Um!" Lu Feiteng's mind raced, thinking of an excuse to hitch a ride and familiarize himself with the area, "It's hard to get a taxi at this hour, this is convenient..."
"It's inconvenient," Yi Sheng refused before he could finish speaking.
The two turned and left.
In the sparse crowd, Yi Sheng asked, "Was that the guy who just played 'noob'?"
"Uh..." Bai Yeke's online complaints were very direct, but she was a little embarrassed in real life.
"So that's why you rejected him so coldly just now?" Bai Yeke could clearly see Lü Feiteng standing there awkwardly, stunned.
He probably never imagined that Yi Sheng would treat a partner's employee, let alone a member of the leadership, so rudely.
"Hmm." Yi Sheng smiled. "Does it feel better?"
"That makes sense." Bai Yeke laughed along. What could be worse than being rejected to your face by your ideal partner?
"Then how did you know at a glance that he was that terrible teammate?" Bai Yeke asked. If he wasn't a terrible teammate, it would still be quite hurtful to accidentally hurt someone.
"Hmm...so stupid it's practically visible on his face."
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