29: Chapter 29 Is Boss Shen's aura too strong?

As mentioned before, some people just have that kind of personality. Once a situation develops beyond their mental threshold, they enter a state of stress.

Clearly, Zhang Shuai had already been driven to a breakdown by Shen Zhou's series of actions.

Although, in reality, he was just the youngest of several sales managers at this Dealership.

And although the power he wielded, aside from discounting car sales, was limited to bullying new salespeople and interns.

Yet, at this moment, for the sake of his own face, he pushed this pitifully small amount of power to its absolute limit.

"Manager Zhang, my job is to sell cars! How can you..."

Facing this sudden turn of events, Xiao Shen was momentarily speechless.

Clearly, her mature outfit hadn't granted her any workplace experience. On the contrary, her caught-off-guard expression only incited Zhang Shuai's desire to attack her even more fiercely because of her professional attire.

"I am the manager, and you are just an intern. Do you think you're a professional just because you're wearing business attire?"

"What I say goes! Get out, get out right now!"

"And let me give you a serious warning: don't give me any excuses! Otherwise, you won't get a single penny of the commission for this car!"

This blatant workplace humiliation immediately drew the attention of almost everyone in the showroom.

At this moment, it wasn't just Xiao Shen who was shocked by Zhang Shuai's words. In fact, even Mu Shanshan, Hao Meng, and Shen Zhou were stunned by his hysterical outburst.

"Zhang Shuai, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person!"

"How can you insult a colleague's character like that? What's wrong with her wearing business attire?" Mu Shanshan said indignantly.

"How can a grown man talk to a girl like that!" Hao Meng finally mustered up the courage to interject.

As for Shen Zhou, he was extremely displeased with Zhang Shuai's workplace bullying. He felt it was deeply unfair that Xiao Shen had been dragged into this turmoil for no reason.

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"Huh? What's going on? Why is it issuing a system task now?"

"And a hidden side quest at that!"

"What the hell is this damn system up to?"

Just as Shen Zhou was feeling bewildered by the system's bizarre antics, a broad-shouldered, slightly portly middle-aged man appeared before them.

"Zhang Shuai? Can't things be discussed properly? Do you have to make such a huge scene?"

"How many times have I told you? Treat employees with guidance and patience, and treat customers with warmth and attentiveness!"

"You... uh, and you are?"

Something Shen Zhou never could have dreamed of happened. Just as he was marveling at the system's bizarre behavior, he noticed something even stranger.

He noticed that the middle-aged man before him, who had just finished his opening remarks, suddenly froze the moment his gaze drifted over to where Shen Zhou was standing.

"Do you know me?"

Shen Zhou looked at the portly middle-aged man with some confusion. The way the man was staring blankly right at him made Shen Zhou feel a bit strange.

"You... were you at the Haoqing Grand Hotel last night?"

The middle-aged man studied Shen Zhou carefully for a long moment, then asked with a pleasantly surprised look on his face.

"How do you know I was at the Haoqing Grand Hotel last night?"

Shen Zhou's surprise grew even further.

"Just tell me, was it you? Am I right, sir? Oh, right, your surname is Shen, isn't it?"

"Did you just check my car purchase contract?"

Shen Zhou paused, then immediately dismissed the thought. He recalled the scene at the Haoqing Grand Hotel yesterday. He didn't seem to have seen this man there, so how could he know he had been there?

"Ah, no, no! I just got here, I haven't had a chance to look at the contract yet."

"You must be Boss Shen, right! I saw you yesterday! In the private room next door! Right next to your room!"

"The aura you had back then was just so impressive!"

"'Don't throw it, just toss it out'—oh my, hearing that was just so satisfying!"

"I had just ordered a bottle of Rémy Martin, and then I saw the Waitress constantly looking toward your room. That's when I saw you."

Yes, Shen Zhou's luck today was truly something else. No matter how he tried to imagine it, he never would have thought that he'd run into an acquaintance while out helping a friend buy a car.

Oh, right, "acquaintance" might be a stretch; it was more like a passing encounter.

Shen Zhou still clearly remembered that yesterday—just yesterday—when he was dealing with Wan Yiquan, that big investor Wan, he had heard someone in the room next door ask for another bottle of Rémy Martin at just the right moment.

Who would have thought that the voice from yesterday belonged to this portly gentleman before him? No wonder the voice had sounded so resonant yesterday—it turns out his sheer mass was the reason!

"Oh, so you were the guest in the next room yesterday! My apologies, I hope I didn't embarrass myself!"

Thinking back to yesterday's events, Shen Zhou realized that his actions had been a bit too attention-grabbing.

"Not at all, not at all! Boss Shen, you're my idol!"

"Look at me—I've spent most of my life working, and I'm only just a Sales Director at a Dealership."

"But you, Boss Shen, are young and promising. At such a young age, you already own the Haoqing Grand Hotel..."

"Let's not talk about yesterday. I haven't even had the chance to ask your name yet?"

Before the middle-aged man could finish his rambling pleasantries, Shen Zhou interrupted him. He wasn't ready for so many people to know his true background just yet.

"Oh, my surname is Wang, Sales Director Wang, and I am the Sales Director and a shareholder of this Dealership."

"And Boss Shen, what is going on here?"

It had to be said that this Sales Director named Sales Director Wang wasn't just full of fat. Seeing Shen Zhou cut him off, he immediately and skillfully shifted gears, asking Shen Zhou about the situation unfolding before them.

"Oh, it's like this."

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"Sales Director Wang, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Shen Zhou shot Zhang Shuai a look that was half-smile, his eyes inadvertently revealing a deeply decisive and ruthless edge.