Chapter 16: Mutual Feelings

At this moment, Amy was still feigning enthusiasm as she introduced the products. Playing the role of the ultimate wingwoman, she knew she had to give Zhao Xiu enough face so he could earn plenty of points with the young girl. Based on their multiple past "collaborations," she usually stuck to recommending highly cost-effective, smaller bags.

"Miss, as a professional saleswoman, I can responsibly tell you that those classic styles don't quite match your outfit," Amy said. "But this Nano Noé handbag is one of our bestsellers. Its style is practically tailor-made for you..."

Between the saleswoman's "sincere" recommendation and Zhao Xiu's occasional chiming in, Ruirui preened in front of the mirror—or rather, struck various poses. The more she looked, the more she felt the handbag suited her. It just felt a bit too petite. It seemed like something was missing.

Zhao Xiu acted like a perfect gentleman by her side, but internally, he was hotly eyeing the young girl. After his divorce, he had completely let himself go. Relying on his deep pockets, he had met quite a few girls. These young women were far easier to fool than he had imagined. His standard routine involved dinner at a high-end restaurant, a movie, some flowers, and finally, buying a bag. Once he reached this step, they would put up a half-hearted resistance before letting him do whatever he wanted. Some didn't even require him to actually buy a bag. However, the girl in front of him was relatively clever, so he had to invest some serious capital.

This feeling was absolutely wonderful. Although they weren't as beautiful or charming as his ex-wife, they won out in freshness and sheer quantity! Moreover, he didn't have to consider their feelings; as long as he enjoyed himself, that was enough.

Tonight, he had booked a love hotel to try out some new tricks and extend the battle lines. It would also show these young girls that an old fox had the best tricks. Thinking of the pleasures that awaited him tonight, a wave of heat surged through Zhao Xiu's body. He suavely flicked his arm, revealing a Longines HydroConquest dive watch.

"Ruirui, it's getting late. I've also booked a Western restaurant for tonight," Zhao Xiu urged gently.

"Mhm! Then I'll choose this one!" Ruirui nodded obediently. Her sweet voice brushed against the tip of Zhao Xiu's heart like a feather.

The time to show off had arrived. A fierce confidence filled Zhao Xiu's eyes as the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. His tone was brief and forceful. "Wrap it up for me!"

Amy smiled politely, giving him ample face. "Mr. Zhao, since you are a regular customer, we have a member anniversary gift for you today. I'll fetch it for you." After saying that, she quickly walked away.

She sighed inwardly, thinking it hadn't been easy to secure a 13,800 yuan sale after grinding away for over half an hour. Still, it counted as making her first sale of the day.

She went to the warehouse to grab an unopened handbag, then headed to the counter for the POS machine. However, she noticed several shopping bags placed at the front service desk. A few colleagues were crowded around Lucy, chattering animatedly.

"I'm so jealous! Now that you've closed this sale, you can smoothly become a regular employee!"

"Lucy! You made so much today, are you going to treat us sisters to dinner tonight?"

"Sigh! How often do you even meet a VIP client like that!"

"Sister Amy is here!"

The colleagues' praises made Amy, who had just walked over, vaguely feel that something was off. It was easy to put the pieces together. A sale! A client! Could it be...

Lucy looked full of gratitude. "Sister, thank you so much for letting me handle that VIP client. What do you want to eat tonight?"

Looking at the girl's sincere and grateful eyes, Amy felt as though a herd of wild horses was stampeding through her chest. Yet, she had to force a smile. "It's all thanks to your good service! By the way... how much did the VIP buy?"

Lucy smiled so widely that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. She held up one finger on her left hand and two on her right.

Three thousand wouldn't be gestured like this! Could it be...

The heart that had just been trampled upon cracked wide open. Amy spat out a number that even she found unbelievable. "One hundred and twenty thousand?"

"Mhm~" Lucy nodded excitedly, a hint of smugness in her tone. "Under Mr. Su's suggestion, those two ladies tried on several of the new bags. I thought they would choose a Side Trunk series handbag at most.

"But then Mr. Su said he needed to take a call. He went straight to the front desk and pre-paid two hundred thousand, saying he'd make up the difference if it wasn't enough. When I heard the confirmation over the earpiece, I was totally shocked, so I ran over to verify it..."

Hearing this, Amy was paralyzed with shock. She had painstakingly sucked up for half the day, only for her client to spend 13,800 yuan. Meanwhile, she had handed over a client who could pre-pay 200,000 on a silver platter to Lucy. She felt a wave of utter despair, crying inwardly at how unbelievably lucky Lucy was. It made her want to weep in agony.

Holding the POS machine, Amy returned to the smug Zhao Xiu, wanting to cry but lacking the tears. "Mr. Zhao, today's total is 13,800 yuan. Here is your receipt, please keep it safe!"

Zhao Xiu finished paying with a highly pretentious air. "Ruirui, let's go!"

Ruirui wrapped both hands around his arm. The warmth pressing against him made a spark of lust flash through Zhao Xiu's eyes.

Amy followed behind them absentmindedly to see them out. As they walked past the men's section, she happened to see Lucy helping Mr. Su—the man who was supposed to be her VIP client—try on a brown leather belt.

"This one only has a small logo, which perfectly meets your requirements, sir," Lucy said.

Liu Yiyi spoke to Su Yunzhou, who was standing in front of the mirror. "This color really suits you. Yan gave you a tie, so I'll give you..."

Passing by, Zhao Xiu saw his ex-wife's trio. Hearing this conversation, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, unable to resist mocking them.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Not bad, you little gigolo! You've already swindled over ten thousand in just a short while. Make sure you take some medicine tonight so you can work hard and serve others properly..."

Hearing these filthy words, Li Yan furiously snapped, "Zhao Xiu, is there something wrong with your damn brain?! I've tolerated you for a long time. You're completely shameless and despicable yourself..."

"HAHAHA!" Hearing her agitated voice, Zhao Xiu only laughed more arrogantly. "You're this excited because I hit the nail on the head, aren't you! Since you two dare to do it, why don't you dare admit it? What a pair of hypocrites—acting like whores while pretending to be saints!"

Looking at the face of the man before her, Liu Yiyi felt so disgusted she wanted to throw up. She really had been blind to be coaxed by him back then. The only silver lining in that misfortune was that she had cut her losses in time.

Her red lips parted, her words cutting straight to the bone. "A return gift out of friendship becomes something like this in your eyes. Truly, when someone is filthy, everything they look at is filthy!"

Zhao Xiu shrugged, a look of contempt on his face. "A return gift out of friendship? As expected of an HR Director, your choice of words is quite refined!"

Li Yan stopped her best friend from saying anything more. She looked at him as if watching a leaping clown. "Mr. Su bought each of us three seasonal Louis Vuitton handbags! Zhao Xiu, I'm very curious—what did you buy for your female companion?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xiu laughed non-stop, as if he had just heard the biggest joke in the world. "This gigolo? HAHAHA! Are you trying to make me die of laughter?"

But as he laughed, he astutely noticed that Amy, the saleswoman standing to the side, had a very strange expression on her face.

What did that mean? Was it not funny?

Seeing the first VIP client of her career being insulted, Lucy couldn't hold back anymore.

"Hello!" she interrupted sharply. "Please stop bothering my client. Here is the receipt for Mr. Su's two hundred thousand yuan pre-payment! You can..."

Zhao Xiu's expression changed drastically. He snatched the receipt, his mouth twitching. "Im... impossible... absolutely not..."

Su Yunzhou inexplicably walked up to him. In a voice only the two of them could hear, he delivered the final blow with a flat tone.

"They said they experienced a joy with me that they've never felt before. And I'm not talking about money~"

Hearing this, Zhao Xiu's face turned pale, then flushed red. His hands clenched into fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

But... reason told him not to be impulsive. It would ruin everything. He knew very well how much power a young man who could casually drop two hundred thousand yuan must have. This was not someone he could afford to provoke.

He cursed inwardly; he had hit a solid brick wall!

As an experienced saleswoman, Amy helplessly stepped in to smooth things over. "Mr. Zhao, didn't you mention you were meeting a friend?"

"Uh... right..." Zhao Xiu awkwardly snapped out of his daze and walked outside, utterly humiliated.

Watching the two women's skyrocketing Affinity, Su Yunzhou smiled. Sure enough, using a useful pawn was the fastest way to farm Affinity!

At the same time, he helpfully reminded the retreating figure, "Hey, what's-your-name! You forgot to take the little thing you bought..."