137: I'm going to blackmail you!

Sophie took a deep breath, forcing herself to remain calm as she spoke.

"President Qian, we take your situation very seriously."

"However, regarding the specific issues with this batch of cars, we need time to contact the manufacturer's technical department for an appraisal, and we also need to retrieve the sales records and vehicle information from that time..."

However, before she could finish.

Qian Youcai sneered and interrupted her.

"Appraisal? Records?"

"Don't give me that official jargon!"

"The cars were bought from your shop; the invoices, contracts, and official seals are all from your shop!"

"Now that there's a problem, you want to push it onto the manufacturer? Push it onto your predecessor?"

"I'm telling you, it's useless!"

"It's all there in black and white; your shop must take responsibility!"

"Ten cars—either refund the full original price for all of them and compensate me for my lost wages and mental distress over these past few months!"

"Or—"

Qian Youcai's gaze sharpened, revealing a hint of ruthlessness.

"I'll contact the media, go to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, and sue you in court!"

"A Mercedes-Benz 4S Shop selling defective cars and cheating consumers—and ten of them at that!"

"Once this news breaks, I'll see if your shop can even stay open!"

Sophie's face turned pale, and her body swayed slightly.

Qian Youcai's words struck her right where it hurt the most.

Once this matter blew up and was fermented by the media, it wouldn't just damage the reputation of this 4S Shop, but also the goodwill of the Tianyao Group!

After all.

This 4S Shop had already been taken over by the Tianyao Group... and as the current store manager, she would be the first to bear the brunt of it. Not only would she lose her position, but she might also find it difficult to ever work in the industry again.

More importantly... ten S-Class cars, returned at full price plus compensation—that was a massive sum of nearly twenty million!

The shop's current liquid capital was simply not enough to pay it!

And applying for a special fund from The Group's headquarters to deal with this mess left by her predecessor? What would be the reason? Where was the evidence?

Sophie felt only despair.

Her only option now... was to wait for Ye Chen to arrive.

But Qian Youcai clearly didn't intend to give her time to stall.

He narrowed his triangular eyes, and his tone suddenly shifted, taking on a greasy, suggestive quality.

"Of course..."

"Manager Sophie is so young and beautiful; I'm not an unreasonable person."

"Actually, there's a third option."

Hearing this, Sophie felt an inexplicable tightening in her chest, but she still forced herself to ask, "What option?"

Qian Youcai leaned back, a nauseating smile appearing on his fat face.

"It's simple."

"Become my woman and follow me from now on."

"If you keep me satisfied, I can act as if the problem with these ten cars never happened."

"In fact..."

"All my company's cars can go through you in the future. How about it?"

His greedy gaze swept back and forth over Sophie's lovely face and curvaceous figure, making no attempt to hide his desire.

Sophie's expression changed drastically!

She suddenly took a step back, her hands instinctively crossing over her chest, her eyes filled with shame, anger, and panic.

"President Qian, please show some respect!"

"This... this is impossible!"

"Impossible?" Qian Youcai's face darkened, a cold light flickering in his triangular eyes. "Then you've made up your mind to let this shop go bankrupt? To let your own reputation be ruined?"

"I'm not..."

Sophie was anxious to explain, but Qian Youcai didn't give her the chance to speak at all.

He snorted coldly and interrupted her, his tone becoming even more biting.

"What are you acting pure for?"

"You're so young and you managed to become the manager of a Mercedes-Benz 4S Shop. Don't tell me... it was based on true ability?"

"In this industry, everyone knows what a woman has to rely on to climb up."

"You could sleep with others before, so what's the difference if you switch to me now?"

He paused, his thick lips parting to reveal teeth yellowed by smoke.

"Following me won't be a loss for you."

"I, Qian Youcai, am a person of some status in Xiamen City, much better than those old men who hide their affairs."

He had already looked into it.

The former manager, Wang Defa, had been fired by the Tianyao Group with lightning-fast methods, supposedly for offending someone.

This newly appointed Sophie was young, with top-tier looks and figure, and had only been an intern salesperson before.

To rise like a rocket in such a short time—who would believe there wasn't some kind of transaction behind it?

He had originally come to settle scores with Wang Defa.

But Wang Defa was gone, replaced by such a fresh little beauty... naturally, his target had changed.

Ten defective cars?

He didn't lack the money for ten cars.

His true goal was to get his hands on this stunning woman with a baby face and a voluptuous body!

Sophie was trembling all over with rage at Qian Youcai's foul language, and her eyes instantly turned red.

She bit her lower lip hard to keep the tears of humiliation from falling.

The employees around them heard everything clearly. Some looked angry, some gloated, and others had playful expressions as if watching a play... Qian Youcai was a well-known local building materials merchant with connections in both the underworld and legitimate circles. How could ordinary workers like them afford to offend him?

Just as Sophie didn't know what to do... suddenly!

"Sometimes, there are people you just shouldn't touch."

A calm voice came from the entrance of the showroom.

Everyone was startled and instinctively looked toward the source of the sound.

They saw a young man in simple casual clothes standing under the showroom lights at some point.

He had his hands in his pockets and an indifferent expression.

It was Ye Chen.

As soon as the sales consultants saw who it was, almost all of them showed looks of awe and respect.

Many of them were old employees who had personally experienced or heard about the recent upheaval... how the former manager, Wang Defa, had been fired after the Tianyao Group used lightning-fast methods to acquire the shop and terminate him because he had offended this young man.

Even the top salesperson at the time was completely blacklisted from the entire car sales industry.

More importantly... everyone knew that this Mr. Ye Chen was someone highly valued by Madam Bai of the Tianyao Group, who usually kept a low profile!

Now that he was here... today's farce was likely coming to an end.

As soon as Sophie saw Ye Chen, her tense nerves and full heart of grievance seemed to find an outlet. Her nose stung, and she nearly burst into tears.

She quickly took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, and hurried to meet him: "Ye Chen, you're here?"

Ye Chen nodded slightly to her, giving her a reassuring look.

Seeing this, Sophie's panicked and lost heart miraculously calmed down a bit.

Qian Youcai's triangular eyes narrowed as he sized up the young man who had suddenly appeared.

Seeing that his clothes were ordinary and he was young, with nothing special about him other than being somewhat handsome, the slight wariness that had just arisen in his heart immediately dissipated, replaced by the displeasure of being offended.

"Kid!"

Qian Youcai leaned back on the sofa, shaking his crossed legs, his tone full of disdain. "Are you this woman's lover? What, want to stand up for her?"

Ye Chen didn't answer him immediately.

He didn't even give Qian Youcai a glance, instead speaking gently to Sophie first: "Tell me the details."

Sophie obediently nodded and recounted the whole story from start to finish.

Having understood the cause and effect.

Ye Chen already had an idea of what was going on.

But this dismissive attitude completely enraged Qian Youcai.

He slammed the armrest of the sofa and stood up.

"Kid! I don't care who you are, you must give me an explanation for this today!"

"Stop acting like some big shot here!"

Only then did Ye Chen look directly at Qian Youcai, his tone still flat.

"The explanation you want is nothing more than the vehicle issues left behind by the former manager's illegal operations."

"The shop is responsible for this matter."

"We can follow the formal process, contact the manufacturer for an appraisal, and perform repairs or exchanges based on the results. We won't shortchange you a single cent of the compensation we owe."

His tone shifted, and his gaze turned slightly cold.

"But if you want to use this matter to commit extortion or harbor thoughts you shouldn't have..."

"Then I won't be polite."

"Won't be polite?" Qian Youcai laughed loudly as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Not polite to me? Kid, do you know who I am? In this neck of the woods in Xiamen City, what do you think you can do to me, Qian Youcai?"

He took two steps forward, his fat body carrying a sense of pressure, his triangular eyes flashing with a sinister light.

"I'd like to see just how 'not polite' you can be today!"

Ye Chen looked at him and suddenly smiled too.

"Me?"

"I'll just give you a taste of your own medicine."

"For example..."

"In turn, I'll extort you."

The whole room: "???"

For a moment, the showroom was deathly silent.

All the salespeople, including Sophie, were stunned, looking at Ye Chen in disbelief.

What?

Turn around and... extort Qian Youcai?

What kind of move is this?!