198: Zhang Yida

Li Miaomiao, who was standing by, watched the scene and laughed so hard that her stomach cramped with pain.

Miao Miao thought, 'No wonder I always get the short end of the stick every time I see Qin Shou. It seems it's better not to argue with him in the future. His mouth is too vicious; one sentence can lead someone astray.'

Seeing Li Miaomiao laughing heartily nearby, Bai Piaochang finally came to his senses; he had been tricked.

What Bai Piaochang most dreaded was losing face in front of a beautiful woman. To regain his composure, Bai Piaochang immediately said with a cold voice, "I'll say it again: get out, or don't blame me for being impolite."

However, Qin Shou remained still and instead took a step forward, instantly activating the skill [Aura of Hegemony], and said in a cold voice, "What are you? I was here first. If anyone should get out, it's you."

Qin Shou was already much taller than Bai Piaochang, and with the activation of the skill [Aura of Hegemony], he instantly gave Bai Piaochang an extremely strong sense of oppression, scaring him into retreating several steps.

Li Miaomiao sneered even more at Bai Piaochang's cowardly appearance. Even Qiqi, Bai Piaochang's girlfriend, was intimidated by Qin Shou's aura just now, and she couldn't help but look at Qin Shou a few more times, a trace of imperceptible disappointment flashing in her eyes towards Bai Piaochang.

Losing face in front of two girls was something Bai Piaochang absolutely could not accept. However, he was not a fool and knew that with Qin Shou's physique, he definitely couldn't win a fight.

But Bai Piaochang, as a Young Master, knew perfectly well that fighting was useless these days. To get by, one needed money, connections, and influence.

"How much did he offer? I'll offer double."

Bai Piaochang looked at Fang Rui, thinking, 'I'll crush you with money.'

Fang Rui gave a wry smile and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, but there has to be a first come, first served. We have just finalized the deal with Mr. Qin."

"Finalized? You're just an intermediary company. Ultimately, who it's sold to still depends on the landlord, right? I don't believe that if I offer double the money, the landlord would be willing to sell it to him? Contact the landlord; I want to talk to the landlord personally."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bai, the landlord of this house is already abroad. The landlord has entrusted our agency with full authority to handle it."

Qin Shou sneered inwardly, thinking, 'What's the use of offering money? This is Zhang Wei's agency. When you're out there, connections matter.'

However, to Qin Shou's surprise, just as he was feeling smug, Bai Piaochang suddenly changed the subject and said coldly, "Is your agency a subsidiary of Shengshi Group?"

Fang Rui's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, instinctively feeling that something was not right. He didn't expect Bai Piaochang to suddenly say something like that.

Fang Rui had been in the workplace for many years and had long become a shrewd person. He immediately thought that this person looked like a rich Young Master. Could he be the son of some high-ranking executive in the company?

If that were truly the case, Fang Rui would be in a difficult position. On one side was Young Master Zhang Wei of Shengshi Group, who had personally given instructions, and on the other side, this person might also know a high-ranking executive in his own company. He would be caught in the middle, pleasing no one.

Sure enough, just as Fang Rui was undecided and thinking about how to avoid offending both sides, Bai Piaochang directly made a call in front of everyone.

"Hello, Young Master Bai, why did you suddenly think of calling me?" A young man's voice came from the other end of the line.

"I say, Zhang Yida! How do the people in your company do things? I've taken a liking to a property handled by your Shengshi Group's agency, and now an agent is being disrespectful and insists on selling this property to someone else. What do you say we do about this?"

Bai Piaochang looked triumphant, deliberately raising his voice to show off in front of Qin Shou and Fang Rui. Qin Shou was fine and showed no reaction, but Fang Rui instantly became uneasy when he heard the name Zhang Yida, his face turning bitter.

Now this was a mess. These two people actually knew the son of their company's CEO. The most crucial thing was that the person Bai Piaochang knew was actually the Eldest Young Master, Zhang Yida.

Fang Rui only knew that the Eldest Young Master was different from the Second Young Master. The Eldest Young Master, Zhang Yida, held shares in the company and was a legitimate board member. His influence was many times greater than that of Zhang Wei, who had always had little presence in Shengshi Group. At this point, Fang Rui was completely flustered.

"There's such a thing? Who is so blind? How dare he displease Young Master Bai? Young Master Bai, don't worry, I will definitely handle this properly for you and make sure you are comfortable. Young Master Bai, you can just hand the phone to him."

"It's easy to say."

Bai Piaochang's head was almost touching the sky as he arrogantly handed the phone to Fang Rui.

"Well, your company's CEO wants you to answer the phone."

Fang Rui smiled bitterly and tremblingly took the phone from Bai Piaochang.

"Hello, Director Zhang." Fang Rui's tone was respectful.

"What's your name? Which area's agent are you in charge of?"

"I—! My name is Fang Rui, and I'm the manager of the Lake Sea Manor branch."

Fang Rui hesitated for a long time before finally saying his name.

"Very good. From today onwards, you are demoted to a regular salesperson. The branch manager has been replaced, and you are no longer responsible for the sale of this house."

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui's heart trembled, and he quickly pleaded, "Director Zhang, please listen to my explanation. The main thing is that before Young Master Bai arrived, another client had already taken a liking to this house, and this client was personally introduced by Young Master Zhang Wei. I really had no choice."

"Zhang Wei? That useless child of a mistress, when did he become qualified to interfere with company matters?"

Fang Rui had no idea that the Second Young Master Zhang Wei and Zhang Yida were half-brothers, practically mortal enemies. He thought that by mentioning Zhang Wei's name, he could keep his position as branch manager, but who would have thought that Zhang Yida would become even angrier?

"Ah—! This—!"

Fang Rui's face grew even more bitter after hearing Zhang Yida's words on the phone, knowing that he had probably overdone it.

"I don't think you need to be demoted; just get out."

With that, Zhang Yida directly hung up the phone.

"Yida! Who were you talking to? Why are you so angry?"

As soon as Zhang Yida hung up the phone, he saw a middle-aged woman sitting opposite him, slightly overweight, with graceful manners, and her face covered in makeup, speaking to him.

"Mom, it's not me saying this, but you're a bit too lenient with Zhang Wei. He actually went behind our backs and interfered with the agency's house sales, almost offending Young Master Bai of the Bai family."

Zhang Yida immediately took the opportunity to complain.

Ye Lan's face instantly turned as dark as water upon hearing this, and she said sharply, "Hmph, if it weren't for that bastard Zhang Zhicheng always protecting this good-for-nothing, I would have chased him out of the house long ago. If he were just honest and kept to himself, it would be one thing, but now he even dares to interfere with company matters behind our backs, the ignorant fool."

"Mom, in my opinion, it's better to get rid of this good-for-nothing quickly. He's already in his thirties and still can't support himself. Are we, the Zhang family, still going to keep raising this bastard born of a mistress?"