Chapter 322 - 209: Xiangjun’s Treat (2)

Chapter 322: Chapter 209: Xiangjun’s Treat (2)

Old and ugly? Is that any way to describe your own boyfriend? Zhao Xiangjun and Chen Xiao exchanged a speechless glance.

’So her "boyfriend" is actually a sugar daddy!’

Xu Li added, "At his company, someone at the level of a salesperson would never even get to see my boyfriend!"

Chen Xiao and Zhao Xiangjun were getting annoyed. ’We already congratulated you, so why are you still being so passive-aggressive?!’

Zhao Xiangjun stopped talking and focused on her rice noodles. When you don’t see eye to eye, it’s best to say nothing at all.

Chen Xiao knew that Xu Li had just landed on Zhao Xiangjun’s blacklist. From now on, he couldn’t expect Zhao Xiangjun to ever initiate a conversation with her again.

Since Zhao Xiangjun was ignoring her, she turned to Chen Xiao.

"Hey, handsome, what car did you drive Xiangjun here in for lunch?"

"I didn’t drive. I rode in her car."

"Ah, well, that’s understandable. After all, salespeople don’t make much!"

Chen Xiao just smiled and didn’t reply.

"But no matter how low your income is, you can’t just treat my dear Xiangjun to this, can you? Plenty of guys in Rolls-Royces have invited her to fancy dinners, and she wouldn’t even give them the time of day!"

"I didn’t treat her."

"You didn’t? Then what’s this?"

"She’s treating me to lunch!"

He was actually mooching off Zhao Xiangjun? Xu Li’s eyes bulged in shock, wide as saucers.

"Xiangjun, you really..." Xu Li acted as if she felt sorry for her, but inwardly she was bursting with pride because her own boyfriend was rich.

Zhao Xiangjun said lightly, "It’s fine. At least he’s willing to have a meal with me."

Xu Li looked as if someone had just grabbed her by the throat. For a long moment, she couldn’t squeeze out a single word.

She sullenly finished her bowl of rice noodles. Just then, Xu Li’s phone rang, breaking the awkward silence.

"Hello, darling, are you here?"

"I just finished eating. Can you drive the car over here? I’ve been busy at the shop all day, and my feet are so tired I can barely walk!"

"Okay, I’ll wait for you. Love you!"

Chen Xiao and Zhao Xiangjun almost broke out in goosebumps. Zhao Xiangjun lowered her head to hide a smile as she went to pay the bill.

Chen Xiao remained seated, perfectly at ease. Xu Li said, "You’re really letting Xiangjun pay?"

"Yeah. She can treat you to a meal, so isn’t it perfectly natural for her to treat her boyfriend?"

Xu Li was stunned for a moment. She almost gave him a thumbs-up for his sheer audacity.

Her phone rang again.

"Darling, what’s wrong?"

"Nowhere to park? What? You parked the car and are walking over to find me?"

"Okay, come on over. Oh, right, my friend’s boyfriend is here. He’s in sales. See if your company has any business you can throw his way later. Do it for my sake, okay? Help out my friend’s boyfriend. It’s not easy being in sales these days!"

"Okay, darling. You’re so good to me. I really, really love you!"

Chen Xiao felt like he was going to puke.

Xu Li, still blissfully unaware, said, "My boyfriend is here. He’s a big boss whose company has an annual revenue of several billion. I just told him about you, and he agreed to look out for you as a favor to me!"

"That way, you can earn a bit more money and stop letting Xiangjun pay for everything!"

She spoke with the air of someone trying to act like a powerful businesswoman, but with her limited worldview, the imitation was clumsy and awkward—a cringeworthy caricature rather than a convincing performance.

Out of respect for Zhao Xiangjun, Chen Xiao didn’t fire back a retort and just gave a faint smile.

A system notification sounded. "Detected Zhao Xiangjun spent 10 yuan for the Host. Awarding 8,480 yuan to the Opposite-Sex Diligence Fund!"

’I earned 8,480 yuan just from a bowl of rice noodles.’ Unfortunately, he couldn’t even be bothered with such a small amount of money anymore. It wouldn’t even register as a digit after the decimal point in his balance.

’But this opposite-sex reward multiplier is getting terrifyingly high. It’s already at 848 times. Xiangjun is still more efficient at making money than I am!’

After paying, Zhao Xiangjun returned and said, "Xu Li, we’re leaving."

Xu Li quickly said, "Don’t be in such a hurry, Xiangjun! My boyfriend is here. I just told him to look out for Chen Xiao, to see if he can give him some orders!"

"Oh, but I didn’t even ask what industry Chen Xiao is in. I don’t even know if it’ll be a match!"

Zhao Xiangjun said, "Forget it. Knowing his personality, he’s incredibly lazy. He probably wouldn’t even take an order if it was handed to him on a silver platter."

Xu Li was stunned. ’He’s that lazy? How can someone that lazy even be a salesperson?!’

But she knew Zhao Xiangjun never lied, which left her utterly confused.

"Xiao Li..."

"Huh..."

After calling out to her, Xu Li’s boyfriend suddenly froze.

Hearing the familiar voice, Chen Xiao turned around and smiled. ’What a coincidence!’

Xu Li rushed forward to link arms with her boyfriend, saying affectionately, "I’m so happy you walked so far to come get me!"

Cha Lan gently pulled his arm away. He’d been caught red-handed by Chen Xiao. Although it was common for men to have affairs, he had been keeping this one under wraps for so long, and this was the first time he’d run into an acquaintance—and of all people, it had to be Chen Xiao.

"President Chen! What a coincidence!"

"A big coincidence, President Cha. This is my girlfriend, Zhao Xiangjun."

Only then did Cha Lan notice Zhao Xiangjun. When he got a clear look at her face, he sucked in a sharp breath. ’Good heavens, a goddess like her actually exists? She’s even more beautiful than Xu Wu!’

He had once thought Xu Wu was a heavenly beauty, but seeing Zhao Xiangjun now, he finally understood that there was always a higher heaven. This was the first time Chen Xiao had introduced someone as his girlfriend, so Cha Lan naturally understood her importance.

He quickly nodded and said, "Hello, President Zhao!"

Xu Li let out a snort of laughter. "What ’President Zhao’? She’s my colleague at the Yi Rui clothing store. And her boyfriend... you two know each other?"

Cha Lan quickly tugged her arm and said sternly, "Don’t talk nonsense!"

Xu Li was a little scared of him. She didn’t understand what was happening, but she didn’t dare speak out of turn again.

"President Chen, should we find a place to sit down for a bit?"

Cha Lan had finally run into Chen Xiao; he certainly wasn’t going to let this opportunity slip by. Compared to getting on Chen Xiao’s good side, what did someone like Xu Li matter?

Just like Li Guoqiang, he desperately wanted to maintain his connection with Chen Xiao. This was especially true since he had already built a massive business with Chen Xiao’s support; he knew better than anyone just how powerful Chen Xiao was.