86: Being followed

Listening to her high-spirited speech, Lin Chao laughed even harder. "Oh, so you're enjoying the process and not doing it for the commission?"

He spoke slowly, like a patient, guiding old fox.

"That's perfect then."

"Since you've already enjoyed the sense of accomplishment, why don't you just give me your remaining two percent commission?"

"Don't even think about it!" Lan Qingyu practically roared without the slightest hesitation.

Her reaction speed was so fast she seemed like a robot triggered by a keyword.

"Lin Chao! Don't you dare try to take advantage of me!"

"I worked my tail off and talked until my throat was dry to land these clients!"

"If I give all the commission to you, wouldn't I be working for free?!"

After all, combined, these two massagers had a total sales value of 257,776 yuan.

A two percent commission was over five thousand yuan!

No matter how wealthy Lan Qingyu was, she couldn't bear to just hand that over to someone else.

"Hahahaha!"

Lin Chao finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing. "Alright, alright, alright. It's yours, it's all yours."

He waited until he'd laughed his fill before soothing her.

"Don't worry, the company pays out in five days."

"When the time comes, I'll give you every cent of the commission for these orders, the full 3%."

"As for how you split it with that 'downline' of yours, that's your business."

Upon hearing this, Lan Qingyu's mood immediately shifted from cloudy to sunny.

A satisfied hum came from the other end of the phone. "Hmph, that's more like it."

Lin Chao's eyes twinkled, and the mischievous grin on his face deepened.

"Oh, by the way."

"Didn't we agree before that you'd treat me to a meal?"

"This time you generated over five hundred thousand in sales by yourself. That's quite a commission."

"Shouldn't this meal get an upgrade?"

"Just eating is so boring."

"Why not treat me to some karaoke, and while we're at it... a foot massage?"

On the other end of the line, Lan Qingyu reacted to the words "foot massage" as if she'd stepped on a live wire, instantly exploding again.

"Foot massage?"

"In your dreams, Lin Chao!"

However, she changed her tune and grumbled in rebuttal, "Besides, I only get a 2% commission while you get 5%. Who should really be treating whom?"

Lan Qingyu cleared her throat triumphantly. "But fine, I can treat you to karaoke. Forget about the foot massage!"

"I'll bring Wu Xiuxiu along, and the three of us can go together!"

Lin Chao had originally just wanted to tease her, but he hadn't expected her to actually agree.

"I think it's better if..." He was just about to decline when Lan Qingyu's machine-gun-fast speech started up again.

"It's a deal!"

"Once we get paid in five days, we'll go out and have some fun!"

"We'll talk then!"

Beep— Beep— Beep—

The call was hung up decisively.

Holding his phone and listening to the busy signal, Lin Chao broke into a helpless smile.

Early the next morning.

Lin Chao drove his flying fox SUV out of the residential complex.

He had thought he might run into Shen Zhixia in the elevator again, but surprisingly, they didn't meet today.

A fleeting, inexplicable sense of loss flickered through his heart, but he quickly pushed it to the back of his mind.

As usual, he finished a steamer of soup dumplings and a bowl of soy milk at the breakfast shop downstairs from the company before leisurely walking in and punching the clock.

The atmosphere in Market Department Two was a bit subtle.

Almost everyone was frequently glancing his way with looks that mixed admiration, jealousy, and curiosity.

"Morning, Supervisor Lin!"

"Supervisor Lin, have you eaten?"

After all, the standard massagers were one thing, but Lin Chao had somehow managed to close two more orders last night! And for the 128,888 yuan massage beds, no less!

It was common knowledge that with luxury-level items like these, the higher the price, the larger the profit margin.

The core technology might be similar, but the brand premium and various additional features were enough to make the commission multiply several times over!

Zhang Wei turned into Lin Chao's number one lackey, approaching obsequiously with a cup of freshly brewed hot tea.

"Brother Chao, have some water!"

"Brother Chao, tell me honestly, do you have some kind of exclusive secret?"

"Where on earth did you find these god-tier clients?"

Lin Chao took the teacup, blew on the steam, and glanced at him with a smile. "If I told you, what if you secretly poached my clients?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei immediately slapped the back of his head with a sheepish grin.

"Oh my, Brother Chao, you really know how to joke."

"I don't have that kind of ability!"

"I wouldn't even know how to serve them if they were handed to me!"

In the corner, Lin Guodong watched everything with a dark expression.

He watched helplessly as Lin Chao strolled around the office like a king inspecting his territory, receiving everyone's worship, and then... then he put his hands behind his back and prepared to slip away leisurely!

This guy wanted to skip work again!

Why was he allowed to arrive late and leave early every day and still land such staggering orders?!

Lin Guodong couldn't sit still any longer.

He abruptly stood up from his workstation and grabbed his car keys from the desk.

"Director, I'm heading out to see a client!"

Before his voice even faded, he had already rushed out of the office.

This time, he didn't make a sound, instead immediately and stealthily following far behind Lin Chao like a ghost.

Just as Lin Chao stepped out of the company's main entrance, Lin Guodong followed him out.

He hunched his back, his movements suspicious, terrified of being discovered.

Watching Lin Chao's flying fox SUV merge into the traffic, Lin Guodong didn't hesitate, lunging toward his Volkswagen and diving inside.

Vroom—

The engine let out a roar.

Lin Guodong floored the gas, sticking tightly to the tail of Lin Chao's car.

He wanted to see exactly what kind of 'god-tier client' this Lin Chao was going to meet while skipping work in broad daylight!

However, Lin Chao's flying fox SUV didn't head toward any high-end office buildings or wealthy villa districts.

The car twisted and turned through several streets before finally stopping on an old street with a traditional atmosphere.

Lin Guodong parked his car in a hidden corner across the street and poked his head out suspiciously.

He saw Lin Chao push the door open, get out, and walk straight into a... Chinese medicine shop?

"What the fuck?"

Lin Guodong's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

He rubbed his eyes hard to confirm he wasn't seeing things.

On the plaque hanging over the entrance, three large words were written in flamboyant calligraphy—Baicao Hall.

A thick scent of medicinal herbs seemed to drift into his nose even from dozens of meters away.

"What kind of game is he playing?"

Lin Guodong cursed loudly while sitting in his car.

"This kid is acting all mysterious; what is he doing at a Chinese medicine shop?"

"Could his client actually be based in there?"

"Can you really land a 120,000 yuan order by selling ginseng and deer antlers?"

The more he thought about it, the more absurd it felt. He only felt that everything about this kid Lin Chao reeked of something bizarre...