Zhao Chengguang has been doing something really enjoyable lately—
Seeing him deal with Chen Huilian, Sun Lifang was overjoyed.
Previously, no one could see through Chen Huilian's tricks, but now, every time Chen Huilian makes a move, Zhao Chengguang will follow up and deliver the finishing blow.
How did he do it?
Sun Lifang decided to use Zhao Chengguang's scheme against him, thinking he could be a walking "human green tea filter," meaning that no matter if it was green tea or black tea, there was only one way out in his hands.
He's courting death.
Chen Huilian cultivated an image of being a "warm, cheerful, generous, and wealthy heiress"—
Because of this label, Chan Wai-lin received many gifts and free meals.
People all think she's rich, so sometimes "when the cookies are all gone, she never buys coffee, napkins, or snacks, and always uses other people's."
Because of her wealthy woman persona, no one noticed that she was a "freeloader," and no one bothered her.
Ironically, this person was always talking about treating everyone to lavish meals.
"Do you want to eat French cuisine? I know a super delicious place, but it's so hard to get a reservation."
In this situation, most colleagues would be very touched, thinking that Chen Huilian is so kind, always thinking of them and even treating them to such an expensive meal.
Moved by her plight, who would care about her usual petty greed?
"Would a rich girl covet my snacks and coffee? It would be my honor to give them to her."
In this way, Chen Huilian thrived in the office, surrounded by good friends and buddies.
All talk and no action, yet they reap these benefits for nothing.
Even if they had doubts, they were too embarrassed to ask, "When are you going to treat us to a big meal?"
It would be embarrassing to admit to trying to trade a small snack for someone else's big meal.
Even if I did say it, could I really say anything about Chen Huilian? What if she jokes, "You've never had French food before? Really, how about I treat you to a meal just for you?"
Shifting the blame onto one person, making that person the target of public criticism, is like making someone extremely greedy.
In this day and age, everyone is concerned about saving face, so why bother?
I decided to pretend I didn't know and avoid Chen Huilian.
But Zhao Chengguang was different; he was quick and efficient at dismantling things. The moment you finished setting up the stage, he'd tear it all down.
"You don't need to treat us to French food. I've been craving street food lately, so just treat us to any street food stall you like."
"How could we let you spend money? People eat at street food stalls more casually and without so much formality, don't you all agree?"
After the first move, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Indeed, that's true. Chen Huilian spends all day educating everyone about French dining etiquette, how slow the food is served, and that lemon water is for washing hands, which makes everyone quite embarrassed.
Is this a meal or torture?
There are so many etiquette rules to learn just for having a meal.
On the other hand, Chen Huilian cultivated a persona of a wealthy heiress and a sense of superiority by popularizing French cuisine.
Originally, they were fearless, but they ended up kicking Zhao Chengguang, who was so angry that they could only smile and say, "No, it's not that we can't book a table there. There are more than twenty of us, so we need to book a whole hall."
"You're a master at making empty promises," Zhao Chengguang scoffed. "Then tell me the name of the restaurant. I have some connections, maybe I can make a reservation."
Having said it in front of everyone, Chen Huilian had nowhere to retreat and was barely able to keep her composure.
Just as they were pondering this, the buck-toothed man came out with a briefcase, his expression indifferent. "Let's treat everyone to a street food stall, or any other restaurant will do. No need to hold back on volume, everyone can be as relaxed as they like."
See, he's still so understanding. His smooth talk is flawless, shifting the focus back to making everyone feel comfortable.
Twenty-odd people, even if you hire a restaurant, it won't be cheap.
A meal there costs at least four figures, let alone a French restaurant.
Would Chen Huilian spend 10,000 yuan to treat her colleagues to a French meal?
The answer is no.
The buck-toothed man understood, but still didn't want to embarrass his girlfriend, so he directly reduced the five-figure expenditure to four figures.
After he finished, he said goodbye, "I have something to do, you guys go and eat."
It seemed the problem remained unresolved. Zhao Chengguang watched his brother leave the company dejectedly, and sighed, "They've already broken up, and you're still defending him."
What an idiot! A complete fool who's been used!
Yes, the buck-toothed man broke up with Chen Huilian. Only Sun Lifang and Zhao Chengguang in the company know about it.
Chen Huilian personally told Sun Lifang, "I've found that we have nothing to talk about anymore, so maybe we're just not compatible."
Haha, you spend all the money and then say they're not suitable? Were you blind for the first four years and didn't you notice anything?
The timing of the paycheck was quite coincidental; it came right when I received my first paycheck and earned my first pot of gold.
Sun Lifang felt sorry for the buck-toothed man, but, "Since he himself hasn't expressed any opinion, what right do we outsiders have to say?"
Chen Huilian spoke to Sun Lifang about this matter to make it clear that she should "not hinder my love."
That makes it sound like Sun Lifang is a wicked mother-in-law.
Having taken the previous warning to heart, Chen Huilian broke up with the buck-toothed man directly, leaving herself no way out.
With nothing to lose and a do-or-die attitude, Zhao Chengguang deliberately said the opposite of what he meant, "I really admire her courage; at least she didn't try to have it both ways."
Feeling sorry for his brother, Zhao Chengguang is now determined to go against Chen Huilian.
Let's fight to the death.
I was just distracted by the buck-toothed guy, so I can't rip her off with a French meal, but I can rip her off with a street food stall meal instead.
But even then, Chen Huilian was still pretending, saying, "Everyone, order whatever you want to eat, don't be shy, it's my treat."
Some of the male colleagues in the company felt embarrassed after hearing this, saying, "How can we let you treat us? It's just a little bit of food we usually eat. It would be too embarrassing to let you treat us."
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