"Don't go yet!" Huang Guangnian blocked the doorway, his arms outstretched. "We can discuss how much you want."
"Sorry, I don't care about your one thousand or your ten thousand. It's too little. A million a month would be more like it."
Xia Baozhu scoffed at Huang Guangnian, saying, "He has no money but wants to keep a mistress. How can he be so shameless?"
"One million! You're not kidding, are you?" Huang Guangnian stammered.
He was a chivalrous man who liked to use money to persuade people, but the other party didn't even look at his high price and mocked him.
This shattered his self-esteem. Everyone wants to be seen as a tall and splendid figure in the eyes of beautiful women, but he clearly wasn't; they simply didn't think much of him.
"I'm not joking."
Xia Baozhu's tone was impatient. Considering that Huang Guangnian was relatively honest and hadn't laid a hand on her, she didn't intend to use force against him.
"Are you really not going to reconsider?" Huang Guangnian pleaded.
"Section Chief Huang, I won't hold this against you today. There might be opportunities for cooperation in the future, so let's not make things ugly."
If Xia Baozhu had acted more submissively, Huang Guangnian might have resorted to force, but Xia Baozhu's forgiving attitude made Huang Guangnian dare not act rashly.
“I’m sorry, Ms. Xia. I just fell in love with you and couldn’t control myself, which is why I did this. You’ve only been here for a short time, and I haven’t even had a chance to express my feelings to you. I had no choice but to resort to this.”
Huang Guangnian's earnest and heartfelt words gave Xia Baozhu goosebumps all over.
This person's words are so mushy and make her feel uncomfortable.
If someone does something they can't control after only knowing you for a few days, won't they have even more reasons to do it over time?
"This is a one-time exception. Get out of the way." Xia Baozhu raised her chin at the door, her expression arrogant.
"Ms. Xia, how about I take you back to the company to get the money? It's not time to leave work yet."
Seeing that things were hopeless, Huang Guangnian even changed his form of address. He still wasn't bold enough and didn't dare to actually use force.
Xia Baozhu looked at him with some surprise: "Is your company's management so lax?"
"Hehe, our company is quite strict."
He only asked the finance department to pay later, not to pay more, so he still had some authority in this regard.
Xia Baozhu's contract was stamped with the advertising department's seal, and she successfully received the final payment of five thousand yuan.
She was quite satisfied with how she handled things this afternoon; she resolved the issue peacefully, without resorting to force.
This proves that she has matured.
With Huang Guangnian's insistence on seeing her off, Xia Baozhu took the elevator down from the fourth floor to the first floor.
The elevator doors opened, and Xia Baozhu saw a familiar face, Song Yaoyang, followed by two other people, who appeared to be in charge.
Song Yaoyang also recognized Xia Baozhu.
"Miss Xia, what a coincidence."
"What a coincidence, Comrade Song."
“My men waited for you for two days last time but couldn’t find you. I never expected to meet you here,” Song Yaoyang said with a hint of sarcasm.
"I'm so sorry, I was busy last time." Xia Baozhu looked slightly embarrassed.
"I wonder if Miss Xia is free tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner as a gesture of hospitality. Would you do me the honor?"
"good."
After agreeing on a meeting place, Song Yaoyang entered the elevator.
Huang Guangnian followed behind Xia Baozhu, feeling a pang of jealousy. The man she had just met was tall and handsome, and he had accepted her invitation to treat him without hesitation.
“Ms. Xia, would you like me to go with you? There are three of them,” Huang Guangnian suggested.
"Thank you, but I won't trouble Section Chief Huang. I know him, and it's perfectly safe in public."
Huang Guangnian watched Xia Baozhu walk away, a look of frustration on his face.
Then he saw a scene that shocked him: two people wearing helmets on a motorcycle passed by Xia Baozhu, and the one in the back snatched the bag from her shoulder.
"Watch out!" Huang Guangnian quickly ran over.
Then he saw Xia Baozhu not only pull back the bag, but also pull the person off the back of the motorcycle.
The motorcyclist in front accelerated to get away, so Xia Baozhu threw her handbag like a brick, hitting the motorcyclist on the shoulder.
The motorcycle slid off and crashed heavily to the ground, throwing the rider off and tumbling over.
Xia Baozhu took a few steps, picked up her bag, patted it casually, and left with light steps as if nothing had happened.
Huang Guangnian, who had stopped behind, gaped with his mouth as big as a duck egg, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
There were no screams, no loud cries, no complaints; only swift precision and composure, and the ease of a leisurely stroll.
She must have practiced martial arts!
She was as delicate as a peony, and he couldn't see any trace of martial arts training in her.
Huang Guangnian quickly shuddered, grateful to be alive.
No wonder Xia Baozhu dared to come here alone, dared to follow him to withdraw money alone, and dared to speak to him in that tone. It turns out she had the confidence and the skill to back it up.
Her ex-husband probably divorced her because he couldn't stand her beatings anymore.
Feeling like he'd been given a second chance at life, Huang Guangnian stood there in a daze for a long time until Xia Baozhu's figure disappeared from sight. Then his gaze fell on the two motorcycle robbers.
Huang Guangnian suspected that the motorcycle was also stolen by them. He turned around and called the gatekeeper, asking them to take the robbers to the police station.
...
Xia Baozhu took a taxi to Wanfuxuan on Chang'an Street, the place where she had arranged to have dinner with Song Yaoyang.
She was wearing a white knitted top, blue flared jeans, sneakers, and a baseball cap, dressed like a college student.
Thick, dark, wavy hair beneath the hat covered a third of her face.
She was confident that with this youthful appearance, even people who knew her well wouldn't easily recognize her.
"Miss Xia, you were quite fast this time."
Just as Xia Baozhu was feeling pleased with her outfit, Song Yaoyang's voice from behind broke her guard.
"Hello, Comrade Song." Xia Baozhu forced a smile.
How come this person has such sharp eyes? They've only met a few times, yet he can recognize her at a glance.
"Miss Xia looks so young tonight. I thought she was an eighteen-year-old girl."
Song Yaoyang's sharp tongue was on par with Sun Xingyan's, with constant sarcastic remarks and sarcasm.
If Xia Baozhu hadn't thought that she hadn't done a good job last time and had stood the other party up, she would have turned around and left after hearing these words.
Looking at this person's appearance, they don't seem like someone with a petty mind; all that tallness is for nothing.
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