After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: You Go and Resign

TL: YYang

Not only that, but Shen Yuan also discovered that one of the men wrestling on the floor was Xie Haijie, the same man who had mocked him at the dinner party that night.

He was also Chen Na’s boyfriend.

And at that moment, Chen Na was standing to the side in a panic, not knowing what to do.

A thought subconsciously surfaced in Shen Yuan’s mind: could it be that Xie Haijie had come to catch a cheater?

This was a society ruled by law, and everyone was relatively rational, not quick to resort to violence.

He had only ever seen scenes like this while scrolling through videos, and most of those videos were dramas about the original partner catching the other woman.

Generally, only when one’s partner was cheating would a person lose their senses and start a fight.

The scene at that moment looked exactly like Chen Na had come out to fool around, and Xie Haijie, having noticed some clues, had tracked her down. Upon arriving, he had found Chen Na eating with another man, and in a fit of anger, had gotten into a physical altercation with him.

The thought sent a chill down Shen Yuan’s spine. If this obese man hadn’t served as a scapegoat, wouldn’t he be the one on the ground right now?

But this fat man’s fighting ability was truly pathetic. You’re a two-hundred-pound man, yet you’re fighting to a draw with someone half your weight?

Shen Yuan felt embarrassed for him, but then he noticed that some passersby were starting to take out their phones to record videos.

When a situation like this occurred, people not only enjoyed the drama but also didn’t forget to forward it to their relatives and friends to share the fun.

Shen Yuan didn’t want Chen Na to be filmed; it could easily lead to her being cyberbullied.

The internet was full of hostility these days. Even without understanding the facts, people could concoct a spectacular drama based on the videos they saw and start unleashing their keyboard warrior attacks.

So, while the two were still wrestling on the ground, Shen Yuan simply grabbed Chen Na’s hand and walked out, not forgetting to pick up the Prada bag.

“Let’s get out of here first.”

It was the first time Chen Na had experienced something like this. Her mind was a complete blank, and she had no idea how to handle it. She just let Shen Yuan lead her out of the restaurant.

After taking the elevator down to the first floor, Chen Na took a few deep breaths and slowly recovered, then began to explain the cause of the incident to Shen Yuan.

After hearing the story, Shen Yuan also felt a sense of relief, as if he had survived a disaster. If he hadn’t happened to go to the restroom, he might have been the one “caught in the act” by Xie Haijie.

But in the end, it was all because that old pervert Zeng Xianyong was too horny. If his brain hadn’t been ruled by his dick, he wouldn’t have gotten beaten up.

And this Xie Haijie wasn’t too bright either. Chen Na had already broken up with him, yet he still couldn’t get his position straight.

“Actually, Xie Haijie and I were only together for half a month. I only realized what a terrible person he was at that dinner,” Chen Na added.

She didn’t know why, but compared to the two men fighting over her, she was more worried about Shen Yuan’s impression of her worsening.

After all, anyone who didn’t know the situation would see this and think she was some kind of promiscuous woman who was two-timing.

Shen Yuan smiled faintly and comforted her, “It’s good to discover his true colors early. It’s a good thing you were only with him for half a month.”

“It’s okay now, it’s all over.”

Chen Na lowered her head dejectedly and shook it. “It’s not over. Zeng Xianyong is the general manager of our dealership, which basically makes him my boss. Now that he’s been beaten up for no reason, there’s no telling how he’ll target me in the future.”

Thinking of Zeng Xianyong’s obese body and lecherous expression, Chen Na felt a wave of nausea. But he was her boss, and she would still have to face him when she went to work.

Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, “A boss like that isn’t worth working for. You might as well just get a new job.”

“Sigh… It’s not that easy to find a job these days. If I switch to another dealership, I’ll have to start all over again, and it means all the clients I’ve built up at Land Rover over the years will have been for nothing.”

Chen Na sighed softly, an indescribable sense of loss in her heart.

After being in sales for a long time, one would eventually hit a period of fatigue. She had always wanted to switch industries.

Something with more flexible hours and a more relaxed work environment.

For example, opening her own small, exquisite coffee shop, open for 6-8 hours, serving a set number of customers each day.

When she was in a good mood, she would stay open a little longer; when she was in a bad mood, she would close early.

If something came up one day, she could just not open at all.

As the two chatted, they happened to pass by a retro-style coffee shop. Inside, only a few people were sitting quietly, drinking coffee, while the proprietress in an apron was wiping the counter and tables with a faint smile on her face.

This was the peaceful life Chen Na longed for. No grand ambitions, no need to earn too much money, just having something to do every day without being overly busy.

When she was in a bad mood, she could also allow herself to take a break.

Shen Yuan noticed Chen Na was in a daze. Following her gaze, he saw that she was looking at the coffee shop with an envious expression.

“You want to open a coffee shop?”

Shen Yuan instantly understood what Chen Na was thinking. Many women had a bit of a bourgeois sentiment, and with what had happened today, it had further fueled this idea in her.

Chen Na didn’t deny it. “Yeah, but opening a coffee shop costs three to four hundred thousand yuan. I haven’t saved up enough money yet.”

The dream was beautiful, but reality was harsh. Chen Na could tell the difference. With her current savings, opening a coffee shop was simply a fantasy.

“What if someone was willing to invest in you to open a coffee shop?” Shen Yuan asked.

He still had 300,000 yuan in investment-specific funds and was wondering where to invest it.

Chen Na thought Shen Yuan was joking to cheer her up and said with a smile, “If someone was willing to invest, I’d resign immediately and go work for them, without a moment’s hesitation.”

“Okay, then go and resign tomorrow.”

“Huh?”

Chen Na’s expression froze. She turned to look at Shen Yuan, her eyes filled with confusion.

Shen Yuan smiled and said, “I said, go and resign. I’ll invest 300,000 yuan for you to open a coffee shop. From now on, you’ll be working for me.”

In reality, businesses like coffee shops or milk tea shops seemed to have a low barrier to entry, as if anyone could open one.

But it was precisely because the barrier was low that competition was fierce, and it was easy to lose money.

The key was that the market was already saturated. Various brands had formed their own ecosystems with stable customer bases.

For example, Starbucks, Luckin, and Cotti, which was trying to get a piece of the pie.

To expand its market, Luckin had directly dropped the price of coffee, which used to be thirty or forty yuan a cup, to 9.9 yuan, turning what was once a bourgeois coffee into a common person’s drink.

Those non-brand small coffee shops simply couldn’t compete. In terms of high-end sophistication, they couldn’t compare to the deeply rooted Starbucks. In terms of cost and raw materials, they certainly couldn’t compete with a large enterprise like Luckin, which had gone through several rounds of financing.

So, opening a coffee shop to compete with these giants was, to put it dramatically, a nine-in-ten chance of failure.

However, in Shen Yuan’s eyes, none of this was a problem.

After all, he was the chosen one with a system daddy!

Even if Chen Na couldn’t cover the costs, as long as she maintained a certain level of revenue, Shen Yuan could profit from the double cash-back.

“Wait, Shen Yuan, are you kidding me?” Chen Na’s expression was one of stunned disbelief.

Although she had seen Shen Yuan spend money like water and even buy her a bag worth over 40,000 today.

But this was 300,000 yuan!

He was going to invest it just like that, without understanding the specific situation?

Besides, how long had they known each other? They had only met three times in total, and Shen Yuan was going to spend 300,000 on her?

Three hundred thousand was close to her salary for three years of work.

“I’m serious. What, you’re not willing to work for me?” Shen Yuan said with a slight smile. “After the coffee shop opens, I’ll give you a salary of 12,000 a month, plus a bonus. If you work for three consecutive months, I’ll give you a car worth 200,000. Your Fit is too old; it’s time for a new one.”

“This…”