Chapter 507 - 406: Did Jiang Liu Take Away Our Family’s Luck?

Chapter 507: Chapter 406: Did Jiang Liu Take Away Our Family’s Luck?

"I remember... if it weren’t for Jiang Liu giving you that idea, your shop would have been in real trouble that time, right?"

Reading that last line, Yang Yixue’s mind suddenly began to drift.

She remembered that day at the salon when, because of her own stinginess, she refused to increase the commission for her massage therapists.

More than ten of the therapists had threatened to quit and go elsewhere.

In the end, it was Jiang Liu who stepped in to pacify them, promising to raise their commission by three percentage points.

Because of that incident,

Yang Yixue had been furious, getting into a huge fight with Jiang Liu that night.

She’d even thrown a tantrum and scratched up his neck.

Ultimately, after Jiang Liu’s patient persuasion, she had sullenly accepted the arrangement.

In her mind, her employees worked for her. She had given them a great platform and a good job, a place where they didn’t have to be exposed to the elements. Wasn’t it good enough to earn money by chatting and giving a few massages?

’Why do they have to push me like this!’

’They’re all just a bunch of ungrateful wretches! All that takeout I bought them was for nothing!’

Until this very moment.

As Yang Yixue thought about how she had been forced to hire more staff today,

The scene felt like a cycle repeating itself.

She suddenly understood. Perhaps Jiang Liu had been right all along.

Just like back then. If Jiang Liu hadn’t made that decision for her, all the therapists at her beauty salon probably would have quit.

They might have even ganged up on her over their salaries.

Regret filled Yang Yixue’s heart. She suddenly didn’t want to be divorced from Jiang Liu anymore.

He had, in fact, helped her so much over the years. Without Jiang Liu, she might not be where she was today.

"Hehehe."

Yang Yixue suddenly let out a laugh.

She shook her head, crushing these absurd thoughts.

’So what if Jiang Liu is making money now? I don’t think he’s that much better than me.’

’He just got a little lucky, that’s all.’

Yang Yixue replied to Yue Hong’s message: "Sister Hong, let’s not talk about these things. It’s all in the past. What’s the use of regret?"

"Sister Hong, I was hoping you could do me a favor and find out who’s targeting me. Is that okay?"

A little while later,

Yue Hong replied: "I’m not too clear on this matter, so I can’t look into it. The Deputy Director took the call. Honestly, calls don’t usually get to his level. For someone to be able to report to him directly, it must be someone you can’t afford to offend. You should be careful."

Yang Yixue’s heart sank.

’Does she mean the person who reported me has a powerful background?’

’But why would someone like that pick a fight with me?’

’Have I ever offended someone like that?’

Since she couldn’t get any answers, Yang Yixue changed the question:

"Sister Hong, do you guys record videos every time you conduct an operation? And do you always make those videos public?"

Yue Hong: "Yes, we record videos. As for making them public, that depends on the bureau’s decision. It’s hard to say. The PR department that handles this is also managed by the Deputy Director."

Yang Yixue panicked: "Sister Hong, I’m begging you. Can you please stop the bureau from releasing the video of my salon? My entire livelihood depends on these salons."

It truly hadn’t been easy for her.

When business was slow before, she had tried every method she could think of to promote her salon.

Now that it had finally become a local internet-famous spot, with a huge, steady stream of new customers,

if the authoritative Market Supervision and Administration Bureau exposed her salon’s video, she would be completely ruined.

Yue Hong: "Sister, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but this decision rests with the Director and Deputy Director. If I go in blind and speak up for you, I’ll be offending more than just two big leaders."

For someone like her in the system, it was like walking on thin ice. One wrong step and she could fall through.

Yang Yixue hurriedly said: "Sister, I have some high-value beauty treatment cards here. You can take them and use them at my old salon anytime. Please, won’t you help your little sister out?"

Yue Hong: "Let’s just forget it, sister. I don’t really need those. I’m too old for that, I don’t get beauty treatments anymore."

Yue Hong: "I’ve asked what I needed to ask. To be honest, no one has framed you for anything. Everything was done according to standard rules and procedures. You haven’t been treated unfairly."

Yue Hong: "To put it bluntly, you’re just reaping what you sowed. How am I supposed to help you? Or are you going to let me have the Director’s job?"

Their relationship was, at its core, just an ordinary one between a business owner and a customer.

Even if she had received some small favors from her in the past,

Yang Yixue’s actions had already earned Yue Hong’s contempt.

Instead of thinking about how to solve the many problems in her own salon, her first instinct was to come to her and ask about the whistleblower.

’What’s her plan? To send the whistleblower a thank-you note? Or a knife?’

’If I sold out the whistleblower and something happened, I’d end up in prison.’

’Isn’t she just digging a pit and pushing me into it?!’

Yang Yixue stared at the messages from Yue Hong, her mind in complete turmoil.

’What do I do?’

’What am I supposed to do?!’

In a fluster, Yang Yixue sent another message to Yue Hong: "Sister Yue, there are indeed problems with the situation at the salon, and I’ve already instructed my staff to actively cooperate with the corrections. Could you just tell me the last name of the person who reported it?"

The message was sent.

Yang Yixue froze.

A red exclamation mark appeared on the screen, informing her that the other party was not her friend.

She tried to call.

"The person you are calling is currently on another call..."

"Hmph! If you won’t help me, I’ll find someone who will! I refuse to believe that I, Yang Yixue, can’t do anything without you, Yue Hong!"

Fuming, Yang Yixue frantically tapped at her phone.

She scrolled through her contacts again and again, and through her WeChat list several times.

But she couldn’t find a single person she thought could help her.

’I... How did I...’

Yang Yixue stared, crestfallen, at the BMW logo on her steering wheel.

’Perhaps the innocent, romantic version of myself died the moment I started driving this car.’

A message from Li Xiaoyan came through: "Honey, how are things now?"

Yang Yixue focused her blurry vision on the phone and replied:

"It’s okay, don’t worry. You take the staff and get everything that needs to be fixed in the salon taken care of. Fix anything that isn’t up to code. Then we can contact the supervision bureau to come for an inspection and lift the seal."

She didn’t tell her about the possible video release she’d heard about from Yue Hong.

She was worried Li Xiaoyan would do something drastic.

Even though she was foolish and a troublemaker, she was still her mother.

Li Xiaoyan’s anxiety subsided a little. "Okay, I’ll go motivate the staff right now."

"Honey, I just feel like something’s not right. Do you think we were reported and targeted by someone? Could it be that ungrateful wretch, Jiang Liu?"

Yang Yixue sighed.

"Mom, don’t overthink it. I had someone ask around. It was a report, but the whistleblower’s call went straight to the Deputy Director. Does Jiang Liu have those kinds of connections?"

In her heart, she subconsciously still saw Jiang Liu as the man he used to be.

’Even if he’s earned a little money, he couldn’t have suddenly become so powerful and well-connected, could he?’

Li Xiaoyan was determined to pin the blame on Jiang Liu. "I wouldn’t be so sure. I heard from a friend that this ungrateful wretch has been making a lot of money. Even his customers are getting more and more impressive."

"Did you forget about that lawyer from last time? That lawyer is a big shot in South City."

Yang Yixue: "..."

Li Xiaoyan: "If you ask me, ever since you got divorced, our lives have gone from bad to worse. Do you think Jiang Liu took all our family’s luck with him?"

"Otherwise, why would he suddenly start making money the moment he got divorced, more and more each day, like he’s using a cheat code in a game?"