After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Want to Have a Cold Drink Tonight?

TL: YYang

Faced with the series of conditions Shen Yuan laid out, Chen Na was deeply shocked.

She had worked at the Land Rover dealership for so many years. When her performance was good, she could make ten to twenty thousand a month, but when it was bad, she might only make a few thousand. It wasn’t very stable.

And now, Shen Yuan was directly offering her a base salary of 12,000.

Although the income was comparable, in terms of workload and effort, managing a coffee shop required far less energy than being in sales, and there was no performance pressure.

And this was just the base salary, not even counting the car. Working for him for three months would also get her a car worth 200,000.

By this calculation, her annual income would directly exceed 300,000.

The key was that Shen Yuan hadn’t made any specific requirements regarding the shop’s profitability. Was the world of the rich really so simple and unadorned?

At that moment, a terrifying thought suddenly occurred to Chen Na.

Could it be that Shen Yuan planned to keep me as his mistress?

“Shen Yuan, it’s not worth doing this for me.”

After figuring out the reason, Chen Na shook her head. Although the condition of not having to struggle sounded very tempting, she didn’t want to be someone else’s canary in a cage.

Having received more than a decade of education, Chen Na felt this was immoral, especially as a third party.

“Don’t overthink it. I’m planning to open a chain of coffee shops. This shop is a pilot project, so our relationship is purely that of an owner and an employee.”

Shen Yuan had also guessed what Chen Na was thinking. Although he was indeed looking forward to some indescribable things happening with her, his main goal was to complete the quest and get the double cash-back.

“Is that so…”

“Then let me think about it.”

Chen Na didn’t agree immediately. The idea of opening a chain of coffee shops did have some credibility, but her intuition told her it wasn’t that simple.

Because Shen Yuan could invest in anyone, why did he have to invest in her?

And even if he wanted her to work for him, offering this salary was one thing, but why did he also have to give her a car?

She planned to go back and think it over carefully, and also share the matter with her best friend to hear her opinion.

“No problem, just give me an answer as soon as you’ve thought it through.”

Shen Yuan wasn’t in a hurry. If Chen Na wasn’t willing, he could invest the 300,000 elsewhere.

“Mm-hmm.”

Chen Na nodded and then suggested, “Let me treat you to dinner today. I’m quite sorry about what happened, and you bought me a bag today, so you have to let me thank you.”

“Alright, I’ll give you a chance to treat me.”

Shen Yuan had no objections. With this kind of back-and-forth treating each other to meals, it would be easier for Shen Yuan to find an excuse to ask Chen Na out in the future.

For example: You treated me last time, so it’s my turn to treat you this time. We’ll be even.

Or: I ripped you off last time, so this time I’ll give you a chance to rip me off in return.

“Haha, okay.”

Chen Na was also amused. She was clearly the one treating him, but his tone and the phrase “give you a chance” made it sound as if it were an opportunity she had been begging for.

At that moment, in the Hong Kong-style tea restaurant on the fifth floor of the IFC, Zeng Xianyong and Xie Haijie were finally separated with the persuasion of the waiters.

Compared to the urban elite look they had when they first entered the restaurant, both of them now looked rather disheveled.

Xie Haijie was still cursing under his breath. His face was a bit red and swollen, likely from taking a few punches, and his shirt and trousers were wrinkled from the scuffle.

Zeng Xianyong was thick-skinned and had plenty of blood. Apart from a few scratches on his face, there were no other visible injuries.

But his current appearance was truly unsightly. During their fight, one of his shirt sleeves had been torn off by Xie Haijie, making him look like a fat monk wearing a kasaya.

Zeng Xianyong wiped his face and found traces of blood on his hand. He was about to curse some more, but seeing that the other guy’s face wasn’t in any better shape, he instantly felt much better.

“I say, brother, I have no grudge against you. I just happened to run into Chen Na at this restaurant today. Why were you so agitated?”

Zeng Xianyong was older and was the first to regain his composure. He now regretted getting into a fight like that.

How old was he, still fighting! Could fighting solve problems?!

“Why was I agitated? You were fucking hitting on my girl, how could I not be agitated?”

Xie Haijie was still furious. If it weren’t for so many people watching, he would have wanted to go another round with this fat pig, but the other guy was too tanky, and he was at a bit of a disadvantage.

Zeng Xianyong said frankly, “To be honest, I do have some feelings for her, but she already explicitly rejected me just now.”

“Rejected?”

Xie Haijie sneered, “If she rejected you, she wouldn’t have accepted that Prada bag.”

“That Prada really wasn’t from me. I saw that bag when I entered the restaurant. If you don’t believe me, you can check my transaction records for today.”

Zeng Xianyong also felt wronged. He hadn’t done anything, yet he had been beaten up for no reason. He simply took out his phone to prove his innocence.

Xie Haijie saw that he didn’t seem to be joking and leaned over to take a look. There were indeed no transaction records on WeChat or his card. Although records could be deleted, Zeng Xianyong didn’t seem to be lying.

Because things had already escalated to this point, Zeng Xianyong could have just admitted it.

Xie Haijie slowly calmed down. Moreover, he noticed that Chen Na was no longer in the restaurant; she must have left directly.

A tightness suddenly formed in Xie Haijie’s chest. Damn it, could he have really beaten up the wrong person?

A waiter cautiously walked up to the two of them and asked tentatively, “Um, sirs, all the dishes have been served. Will you be eating before paying, or paying now?”

Xie Haijie and Zeng Xianyong looked at each other, and both fell silent.

On the other side, Chen Na had taken Shen Yuan to a specialty Hunan restaurant. She herself was a Hunan girl and could handle spicy food well, and Shen Yuan was also from Star City, where no meal was complete without spice.

During the meal, Chen Na received a WeChat message from Xie Haijie, saying something about a misunderstanding, a whole bunch of nonsense. Chen Na didn’t reply and just blocked him directly.

What kind of person was this? They clearly had no relationship anymore, yet he had acted so aggressively in the afternoon as if he were really catching a cheater!

And he even got into a fight with someone. He wasn’t a child anymore!

After a satisfying meal, Chen Na dropped Shen Yuan off at the east gate of the Foreign Economics College and then returned to her apartment.

Just as Shen Yuan got out of the Fit, he received a WeChat message from Fang Minhui.

“Shen Yuan, are you free tonight? If so, can we go for a cold drink?”

Seeing this message, Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment. A cold drink?

He stared at it for a while before he understood.

Wait, was the class beauty’s libido this high? He hadn’t seen her like this when she was with Zhou Wanting.

They said a man’s peak was between 20 and 30, while a woman’s peak usually came after 30. How had Fang Minhui entered this stage early?

Thinking of the class beauty’s smooth and wonderful body, Shen Yuan, as a man, couldn’t help but feel a warm current rise in his abdomen.

Damn it, this thing has a mind of its own!

“Uh, we can, but we should control the frequency a bit.”

“…”