mijobooks Chapter 825 A Bizarre Conflict
Chapter 825 A Bizarre Conflict
"Oh, you're all here?" Diao Chan saw Cha Lan and remembered seeing him in Jun Xiaocheng not long ago. She then realized that Chen Xiao must have brought him. So, as she walked over to Chen Xiao, she jokingly said in a low voice, "You're not learning anything good yourself, and you're even bringing old Cha Lan this way!"
Upon hearing this, the others realized that Diao Chan also knew Cha Lan, and as for how they knew each other, it was undoubtedly through Chen Xiao. It seemed her relationship with Chen Xiao was even deeper than everyone had imagined.
Mr. Yang pushed up his glasses, even more jealous!
"Old Cha, is it okay if we play with a maximum of 2000 chips?" Boss Yang pretended to be concerned, but actually reminded him that 1 chips would be gone in just a few rounds.
Cha Lan then realized he hadn't exchanged enough chips, and smiled at Mr. Yang's "kindness": "It's alright—"
He meant that when he said it was okay, he would switch after losing all his losses!
After dealing the cards, Xiao Wu asked, "Old Cha, do you work as a security guard at Chen Xiao's company?"
Security guards? Except for Diao Chan, all the other technicians had their glasses shattered on the ground! Only then did they realize that he had just wanted to exchange 1000 million in chips—that was a joke.
Technician number 66 was a bit too far from Cha Lan, and I even felt he smelled like an "old person"! Of course, this is just psychological. Someone like Cha Lan, with his living conditions, obviously wouldn't have this feeling.
As soon as Cha Lan made his move, General Manager Yang and Xiao Wu sensed something was wrong. This old fox was playing the same trick as Chen Xiao—relentlessly burying his head in the sand!
Damn it, who would dare to speculate like this? The two of them are just sitting there silently, unable to even open their hands! As a result, in the first round, Mr. Yang and Xiao Wu folded after seeing their cards, and Chen Xiao, seeing that Cha Lan had no chips, chose to blind-open with him! As a result, Cha Lan won with a Jack and gained tens of thousands of chips! Xiao Wu and Mr. Yang were furious; at least they had an Ace.
In card games, the worst thing is to have an unstable mindset. Mr. Yang and Xiao Wu were distracted by the inspection today and were completely out of sorts. They each lost their initial 100,000 chips in less than an hour and had to buy another 100,000!
But this didn't last long, and the water ran out again—
"Forget it, I'm not playing anymore! Chen Xiao, you're really something, you win every time you come. If you ask me, why are you still working? Wouldn't it be better to go to Las Vegas and make a fortune?" Xiao Wu stood up dejectedly!
Chen Xiao smiled but remained silent. "Every time you call me, you get upset if I don't come, and you're still unhappy if I do come. Why bother?"
Xiao Wu and Yang's technicians both looked at Chen Xiao with expectant faces. Every time this guy won money, he would give everyone some noodles as a reward. This was the moment they looked forward to most—
Chen Xiao, of course, wouldn't disappoint them. He picked out three sets of 2000 chips and gave them to everyone except Diao Chan. He didn't give any to Diao Chan because she wouldn't accept them anyway, and Chen Xiao was too lazy to pretend to be polite!
Seeing Chen Xiao's actions, Cha Lan followed suit and distributed his remaining 6000 chips to the three technicians!
"Thank you, Mr. Cha!"
"CEO Cha is so handsome!"
"Ahem—" "Just call me Old Cha!"
Diao Chan remained silent, but her eyes were filled with disappointment and frustration towards Chen Xiao. This guy loved to act like a big shot, always tipping thousands of yuan at a time.
And Lao Cha, you're just a security guard, what are you pretending for? You don't actually think that just because you gave them 2000 yuan, they'll really take you for Boss Cha, do you? They'll just laugh at you for being stupid behind your back!
There was still a mission that cost 100 million, and Chen Xiao had no idea how he planned to spend it. "Old Cha, I'm going to find a room to lie down for a bit. You're free to do whatever you want!"
"Okay, okay, Mr. Chen!" He nodded and bowed, which was in line with his "security guard" persona.
Chen Xiao handed the chips to Diao Chan. He had won nearly 40 yuan today, which he deposited into his membership card, bringing his balance to over 80 yuan. Diao Chan was worried for him: "Tell me, why did you insist on topping up your card in the first place? It would have been so much better to return this money and use it to support your family!"
He waved his hand and said, "How can this support a family? Go and redeem it. I'll wait for you in the private room!"
Diao Chan snorted: "Aren't you afraid I'll line my own pockets?"
Chen Xiao laughed: "If you really want it, I'll give it all to you."
"You're toxic! You killed the conversation with just one sentence. You can't take a joke!" Diao Chan turned around, walked away quickly, and went to the service desk to transfer all the money from the chips to Chen Xiao's VIP card.
When Diao Chan went to the service desk, she ran into Sister Juan.
"Xiao Chan, come here—", Sister Juan waved her over, indicating that she should come over after she finished her business.
"What's wrong, Sister Juan?" Diao Chan came over after finishing her business.
"Do you know what Chen Xiao's wife does?" Sister Juan asked mysteriously.
Diao Chan rolled her eyes: "Can you stop being so gossipy? Why do you care what other people do? They make money but don't let you spend it, honestly!"
Sister Juan glanced around and whispered, "His wife is a sales associate for the 'Yi Rui' brand—"
Diao Chan hummed in agreement, seemingly uninterested in the topic. "Sister Juan, I'm going inside. I'm still at work, so I can't chat with you any longer!"
Back in the private room, seeing Chen Xiao lying there with his legs crossed, Diao Chan suddenly felt a surge of anger: "President Chen, aren't you affecting your work by spending all your time out having fun?"
Chen Xiao was somewhat surprised, sensing that she was a little emotional, but he didn't know why. So he half-jokingly said, "Work is for enjoying life, so enjoying life is the most important thing!"
"Heh—", Diao Chan sneered!
"You have a family, shouldn't you spend more time with your wife?"
"Are you on fire?" Chen Xiao glared at her. "Didn't I tell you? Her best friend is with her!"
Diao Chan retorted without backing down, "Then you should come less and save some money for your wife. Wouldn't it be better than wasting it here?"
Chen Xiao put his leg down and answered slowly and methodically, "My wife doesn't need to spend my money—" This was the truth; Xiang Jun rarely needed any money. Although she gave Chen Xiao all of the quarterly dividends from the Yinuo Group, even keeping just a small amount still amounted to several million!
Yan Yue usually pays for her expenses when she goes out, and this money is practically inexhaustible!
Upon hearing this, Diao Chan stopped what she was doing. Her expression turned serious as she recalled what Sister Juan had said: Zhao Xiangjun was a sales assistant at "Yi Rui," so how much could she earn? According to Diao Chan's understanding of the market, a clothing sales assistant's monthly income should be between 6000 and 8000 yuan. Moreover, Zhao Xiangjun was currently pregnant. If Chen Xiao didn't give her money, wouldn't she still have to go to work to earn money? And right now, she was heavily pregnant.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. "What do you mean you don't need to give her money? She may not want it, but you can't just not give it to her! You're wasting money here every day. Have you ever thought about whether this money will make your wife work less?"
Chen Xiao really didn't understand what was wrong with her. Why did she think Xiangjun was having a hard time? My wife, I don't know what's wrong with me, why should you worry about me?
He couldn't help but sound a little annoyed: "Stop worrying about it, mind your own business. Want me to give you some?"
Diao Chan, enraged, stood up abruptly: "You're really sick in the head! You have money to spend on other women, but not on your wife!"
Before Chen Xiao could react, she wiped her hands with a towel and said, "I misjudged you. Don't come looking for me again. Goodbye!"
Then, to Chen Xiao's astonishment, she stormed off. As she left, she tossed out, "I'll pay for this clock!"
What's going on? Is this woman crazy? Chen Xiao has never been treated like this before, so he couldn't help but get angry and said, "I won't contact you, it's like I can't live without you!"
He didn't come here for a foot massage; he came to complete a system task. He just happened to run into Diao Chan, and the two hit it off, chatting easily. He wasn't here to pick up girls!
After Diao Chan left, he didn't call for another technician. Instead, he lay down in the private room, closed his eyes to rest, and waited for the inspection to finish.
Inside the technician's room, as soon as Diao Chan returned, she heard the technician who had worked with her in the card room before, who was always next to General Manager Yang, exclaim in surprise, "Why are you back? Where is General Manager Chen?"
Diao Chan replied indifferently, "I'm lying down!" without offering any further explanation.
Back at her seat, she found technician number 66 there as well. A thought struck her: hadn't Old Cha called number 66 to give him a foot massage? Why was she back?
She wasn't one to pry into other people's business, but although she didn't ask, Number 66 took the initiative to say, "Mr. Chen's friend, yes, the security guard, asked me to massage his feet, but I made up an excuse to refuse!"
Diao Chan said "Oh," and then added, "Didn't they give you 2000 yuan?" She only got halfway through her sentence, but Number 66 understood what she meant. "Hey, he's just an old security guard, he's probably already squeezed dry of that 2000 yuan! Wait a minute, Boss Wang is coming over. You know, every time Boss Wang comes, he adds a few extra hours for me!"
Diao Chan fell silent. Most technicians were quite pragmatic. Although she didn't like it, she wouldn't criticize it.
"Number 23, number 23. It's your turn!" the staff member called out!
Number 23 was the same technician who had accompanied General Manager Yang before. She stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go. I already got a 2000 yuan tip."
Diao Chan didn't speak, but sat down in a corner and started scrolling through Douyin on her phone. Her mind kept replaying the breathtakingly beautiful figure she'd glimpsed at Jun Xiaocheng. She felt a kind of exasperated anger towards Chen Xiao; how could he not appreciate such a perfect woman? Hmph, indeed, there isn't a single reliable man in this world!
She herself didn't realize that the reason she was so angry was because she had thought too highly of Chen Xiao, only to find out that he was a heartless and ungrateful man. This discrepancy made Diao Chan feel like she had been blind and had misjudged him!
"Number 8, number 8, it's your turn to start your shift!"
Feeling irritated, Diao Chan stood up and said, "I'm not feeling well today, I'd like to take a day off!"
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After she left, the technicians' room started gossiping again:
"So what if you're pretty?"
"Being pretty might not be anything special, but being exceptionally pretty, that's something else entirely! Sigh—"
After replying to a message on her phone, Number 66 looked up and said, "What's so great about someone who's pretty but can't make money?"
"When it comes to making money, no one can compare to you, Number 66. Your boss, Mr. Wang, always manages to spend 5 or 6 hours with you every time he comes. At this rate, you can get a new car next year!"
Number 66 got up, picked up her toolbox, and was clearly getting ready to go to her shift. It seemed her boss, Mr. Wang, had arrived. "My goal is to buy a Porsche 718 next year!"
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Even after she left, the technicians in the massage parlor were still in shock!
"That's outrageous, buying a Porsche in a year? Even those on the 4th and 5th floors wouldn't dare say they can afford that, right?"
"They play for dozens of hours a day, it's not impossible!"
"No wonder she looks down on number 8. Number 8 doesn't even own a car yet, while she's practically a Porsche owner!"
"Don't even mention number 8. I heard the only customer she ever booked was a commuter who commutes by bicycle! Her eyes are so big, I don't know why she's a little blind!"
"Heh, I think she's just faking it! Someone like her must be being kept by someone else, otherwise why would she be so indifferent to making money!"
In the technicians' room, Diao Chan was the most talked-about person. Once the topic started, it was hard to stop!
Meanwhile, in a private room on the third floor, Cha Lan racked his brains but still couldn't figure out how to spend 100 million. Wasn't everyone saying that Tianchi Hot Spring was the most expensive hot spring in Jiangzhou? He couldn't even find a place to spend 100 million, and he dared to call himself the most expensive? Pshaw!
Cha Lan, worried about failing to complete Mr. Chen's task, was now in a panic and vented his frustrations about Tianchi Hot Spring. He even considered buying the place himself and changing the rules. If all else failed, he might as well open a luxury goods store or an antique shop there!
Knock knock knock—
A knock on the door interrupted Cha Lan's thoughts!
"Enter!"
"Hello, Mr. Cha!" Number 23 greeted with a sweet smile.
"It's you?" Cha Lan was surprised to find that they knew each other.
"Yes, is that alright?"
Cha Lan smiled: "How could someone as beautiful as you lack confidence?"
"Mr. Cha really knows how to talk. Number 66 is just unlucky."
Number 66? Cha Lan recalled being refused when he called for Number 66 earlier. He smiled and said, "Then she truly has no luck!"
Number 23 thought Cha Lan was joking, and chuckled as he filled the foot bath tub with water. "Mr. Cha, would you like to test the water temperature?"
"Not bad, you did well. I'll give you extra time today!"
Number 23 was taken aback for a moment; this old security guard was quite generous. He then smiled and said, "Okay, thank you!"
She became even more enthusiastic, massaging Cha Lan's feet and chatting with him, but Cha Lan was preoccupied with completing his task and had no time to pay attention to her!
Number 23 thought this person's personality was really strange; he was willing to give himself extra time, but unwilling to talk to him.
Suddenly, Cha Lan sat up abruptly, startling Number 23: "Mr. Cha, what's wrong?"
Cha Lan waved his hand: "I'm not going to do that anymore. Give me the receipt, and I'll sign it for you!"
"Ah—, an hour is 100 minutes, and you've only had half an hour."
"Bring me the order form—", Mr. Chen has been waiting for half an hour, don't get impatient!
Number 23 had no choice but to obediently hand over the form. "Mr. Cha, can I sign for one more hour?"
Cha Lan shook his head. Just when Number 23 thought he had changed his mind at the last minute, he suddenly heard him say something, and Number 23 froze on the spot! (End of this chapter)