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Chapter 102: Chapter 93 The Person Must Be Sick (Please Subscribe!)_1
Tang Qing was deeply struck by Dou Jiao’s expression of disinterest. Despite his persuasive efforts, she remained unmoved.
What could he do when others were dismissive of his offers? He could only feel bottled up frustration.
Just as Tang Qing was at a loss for ways to change Dou Jiao’s mind, a twenty-something man in a suit walked into the reception room clutching a bouquet of roses. The man’s beaming grin upon seeing Dou Jiao was so annoying that Tang Qing was tempted to do something violent.
The man quickly placed himself in front of Dou Jiao, presented the roses, and professed ardently,
"Jiaojiao, please be my girlfriend, I truly love you."
Tang Qing noticed that Dou Jiao’s expression had soured at the sound of the man’s footsteps and when he appeared, her face was as cold as ice, her teeth visibly clenched.
After hearing the man’s first sentence, Tang Qing thought to himself: Typical melodrama.
Indeed, life was full of surprises and clichéd stories were all over the place.
"Xu Xiangdong, get lost—I’ve told you countless times not to call me Jiaojiao!" Dou Jiao retorts, stepping back with a scowl. She felt disgust comparable to swallowing a fly at the sight and sound of this man—his nature and actions turning her stomach.
"Jiaojiao, I...I am sincere about you." Xu Xiangdong earnestly rebutted.
That expression, that acting skill—barely worth thirty bucks a day, Tang Qing, even as an amateur, found it completely unbelievable.
"Oh please, you said the same thing to Xiao Yun last time. Do you think I didn’t hear about it?" Dou Jiao responded contemptuously, her voice thick with anger. The memory of the girl who had been impregnated and shamelessly abandoned by this man had made her furious.
"Jianjian, What happened with Xiao Yun was a mutual breakup, I even paid her a breakup fee. I realized that the one I truly love is you." Xu Xiangdong retorted immediately. This was a prepared response, he couldn’t have dared to confess his love without it.
"Love? ... You...You abandon someone after getting her pregnant, you beast, get lost..! Stand in my way again and I swear I’ll hit you even though I’ve never hit anyone before. You’re such a piece of trash, just get lost!" Dou Jiao, almost incoherent with rage, wished she could slap him.
"You, if you’re not accepting, I...I’ll get my dad to fire you." Xu Xiangdong, new to this animosity, now resorted to threats. Dou Jiao, the prettiest girl in the office, made his pulse race every time he saw her.
However, he had forgotten that Dou Jiao was no pushover.
Dou Jiao had no desire to engage further with this imbecile. She retorted,
"Scum, garbage, stop getting in my way." She felt a rush of relief from venting her feelings like this.
"You guys...whoever you are, leave. We’re not selling the car anymore." Arriving at this point after being rebuffed so harshly by Dou Jiao had left him in a fit of pique. The sudden interference startled Tang Qing.
Tang Qing had been watching the whole process unfold from the sidelines while occasionally commenting on the dialogue, but now he had been dragged into the drama. He was at a loss to comprehend this development.
When did I offend him?
Did I make my presence overly felt?
Did I stand up for Dou Jiao?
He really wanted to ask Xu Xiangdong from where he got the guts to offend a complete stranger arbitrarily.
Doesn’t he fear causing trouble for his family?
Or does he think I’m an easy target?
Tang Qing wondered how such an imbecile managed to be where he was today.
Wait a minute?
Tang Qing suddenly remembered Xu Xiangdong’s threatening to fire Dou Jiao.
Ah, isn’t it an interesting thing? May he set up a situation where she may get fired? He could then recruit her.
It was a good idea, but he had to be careful about not appearing too contrived; he needed to make this man act even sillier. Moreover, Tang Qing ought to give Xu Xiangdong a lesson. He was forming a plan.
He could only muster an apology to Dou Jiao. For the first time, his efforts were completely rejected, it made him feel wronged. The opportunity had presented itself—start with recruiting Dou Jiao first.
"Who are you, and why are you interfering in my car purchasing? And don’t you dare bother Jiaojiao again, or I’ll bash your head in," Tang Qing responded with an air of arrogance, unafraid of any potential aftermath.
"You...my dad is the manager here, and we won’t be doing business with you today," threatened Xu Xiangdong. He was visibly shaken by Tang Qing’s bravado, but the mention of his father restored some confidence.
"Oh, so scary, your dad’s just a manager, not the boss. Why are you so arrogant?" Tang Qing responded sarcastically, even surprising himself by his acting skills.
Upon hearing Tang Qing’s reaction, Xu Xiangdong felt momentarily buoyant, but his satisfaction was immediately deflated by the undeniable truth of Tang Qing’s counter. He was left sputtering, shaking a finger in Tang Qing’s direction.
"So, are you two looking for trouble?"
"No no no, you’re not trouble. So, stirring you up doesn’t count as trouble. If you’ve got a move, play it!" Tang Qing chuckled, thinking to himself, the drama is unfolding!!
"I...you...hmm...Jiaojiao, I’ll come back tomorrow." Xu Xiangdong’s voice faltered and he immediately chickened out.
Xu Xiangdong left a rose on the table, turned around ’gracefully’ and left, giving Tang Qing a scornful look before he left.
......
Tang Qing was left stunned by this turn of events.
Xu Xiangdong had just left, how could the drama continue?
This completely departed from the plot development he had imagined, weren’t they supposed to be thrown out by security?
What does it mean that he just walked away?
Was it because I scared him off with my arrogance?
Or was there a problem with the dialogue I designed?
Or did he get scared by Sun Chao?
Why can’t you just play by the rules??
Damn, he really wanted to drag that guy back and ask him why his drama ended so quickly, this isn’t a joke.
What on earth happened today? I just kept running into people who don’t think straight. Did I forget to check the almanac before leaving house?
Bullshit script, I’ll never believe in novels again. And this damn character setting is playing me.
"Jiaojiao, has this guy been harassing you like this all the time?" Tang Qing asked helplessly. Both the scripts he designed had flopped, the actors didn’t cooperate at all, which was quite frustrating.
"Yes, he comes often. After he saw that I wouldn’t accept, he pursued someone else, got her pregnant and then dumped her. Now he’s after me again, disgusting." Dou Jiao said with disgust.
Hearing this, Tang Qing was taken aback.
Xu Xiangdong’s thinking was just outrageous. When one pursuit failed, he pursued another, got her pregnant and then dumped her, only to come back to pursue the first one. How could he still dare to talk about true love after doing such a thing?
Is he mentally ill?
Otherwise, who else would have this kind of thinking and guts?
Why did he run into such strange people today?
"Jiaojiao, does he have a mental illness?" Tang Qing asked the question in his mind. Normal people wouldn’t think like this, it’s not a novel after all.
"I don’t know, maybe." Dou Jiao thought for a moment and said uncertainly. After being guided by Tang Qing, thinking about Xu Xiangdong’s past behavior, she really felt that Xu Xiangdong was mentally ill, and severely ill. At this thought, Dou Jiao shivered. Mental illness is too scary, she was thinking of quitting her job, it’s just too dangerous here.
"Forget about him. Sister, I hope you consider my proposal. I really need an assistant, and I think you are the person I need. He will definitely harass you again. In order to avoid trouble or any unscrupulous methods, I think you should really consider my job offer." Tang Qing invited again. Just treat it as dealing with a mental patient. He couldn’t understand his way of thinking.
Dou Jiao paused for a while and said, "Let me think about it, I’ll give you my answer tomorrow."
After this event, and thinking about Xu Xiangdong being mentally ill, she was scared to death, but she couldn’t just rashly decide. She needed to keep her dignity and consider it. However, she, being the smart lady she was, could guess the final result. Her predictive ability told her that she would eventually decide to quit, she just needed to go home and think of some reasons.
"Alright, I’ll wait for your call." Tang Qing said happily. He could tell that Dou Jiao was scared by his talk of mental illness, haha, mental illness is a good thing. Although it did not go according to the script, the purpose was achieved, haha, he had finally won one round today.
Whew!!
Recruiting someone is not an easy job!!
With Dou Jiao’s assistance, he quickly finished the remaining procedures. Tang Qing’s first car was on the road with temporary plates, of course, he was a passenger, Sun Chao drove. Sitting in the passenger seat, wow, it felt pretty good. In order to enjoy the new car, Tang Qing had Sun Chao drive around Qingyan City.
After driving around, Tang Qing found Zhou Li’s shoe factory according to the address Zhou Li gave him.
Tang Qing found that Zhou Li’s shoe factory was very close to his own clothing factory, it was only a five minute drive.
Looking at the row of shoe factories, Tang Qing couldn’t help thinking that his own clothing brand didn’t have shoes. Should he go into the shoe business?
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