Chapter 304: Scrambling and crawling

Just a few days ago.

Ding Junhui received instructions from the young master.

He said he had taken a liking to the female owner of a cafe on Shuangliu Street, namely Jin Lu.

He sent him over to test the waters.

After getting her phone number, Ding Junhui tried to set up a meeting several times, but to no avail.

Now that he had finally met her in person today, he felt that he finally had a chance.

But Ding Junhui suddenly changed his mind.

Jin Lu was just... too beautiful!

With a delicate face, her features looked as if they had been carved by a master!

Standing at over 1.6 meters, with fair skin and a slender waist, she was practically a clothes hanger.

No matter what she wore, she gave people a stunning impression.

This kind of temperament is very hard to cultivate.

Ding Junhui immediately decided that he would have a go at her first, taste what this woman was like, and then pass her on to the young master.

"So, you are here to discuss business on behalf of your young master?" Jin Lu asked.

"Uh... yes."

"Not exactly."

Ding Junhui changed his tune.

"What do you mean?" Jin Lu didn't quite understand.

"Miss Jin, you must be aware that Qingyuan Coffee has been gaining a lot of momentum lately!"

"It seems to be quietly surpassing you and threatening to take the position of the number one lady on Shuangliu Street."

"The young master is usually very busy, so he sent me to conduct a survey and investigation."

"As for me, I have been hesitating recently about whether to invest in you or in Qingyuan Coffee."

"That is why I came to chat with you first."

"If Miss Jin is willing to do me the honor of having a drink with me tonight, this matter can basically be settled."

"As for the investment amount... this much."

Ding Junhui held up a hand.

Five million!

His meaning was very clear.

That is to say, although he didn't have the money himself, the advice he provided would be heavily considered by the young master.

If Jin Lu was willing to pay a little something, he would definitely steer the investment towards her.

"Heh."

Jin Lu naturally understood what Ding Junhui meant.

She felt a tightness in her chest and was overcome with nausea.

"You are not welcome here, please leave."

Jin Lu stood up, intending to leave.

Ding Junhui had just been imagining what kind of positions a woman with a figure like Jin Lu's could strike.

But he didn't expect that Jin Lu would refuse him so directly?

This shouldn't be happening!

Ding Junhui had investigated beforehand.

Jin Lu urgently needed funds to suppress Qingyuan Coffee, otherwise, her position as the number one lady on Shuangliu Street would definitely be lost.

The current market share had already been eaten up by the opponent by more than 30%.

If left to develop without suppression, this cafe would go under within half a year.

This was also the source of Ding Junhui's confidence.

He was certain that Jin Lu was short on money.

That was why he was so blatant and direct in asking Jin Lu to drink with him.

Which, in reality, meant spending the night.

But he didn't expect Jin Lu to refuse so bluntly.

"Miss Jin, the funding can be discussed further."

"If your attitude is good enough, I can add another one or two million, that's also okay."

Ding Junhui thought he had offered too little money, so he tried to make up for it.

Jin Lu's refusal wasn't about money.

People like Ding Junhui had no good intentions.

Calling it an investment, wasn't it just lusting after her body?

Disgusting!

If she wanted money, Zheng Qian could come up with tens of millions for her in a minute without any problem.

"I'll say this one last time. This is not about money. Your condition makes me feel sick."

"Please leave immediately!"

"Otherwise, I'm calling the police!"

Jin Lu restrained her temper.

She had almost been angry enough to dislocate Ding Junhui's jaw just now.

With her skills, before Ding Junhui could react, he wouldn't have been able to say a single word like that.

They were in her shop right now, and it was the morning rush hour, with many customers and delivery drivers inside.

Otherwise, Jin Lu would have really taken action.

Ding-a-ling.

The bell hanging on the door rang.

Zheng Qian walked straight in.

"Why did you leave so early this morning, Shuangshuang."

As soon as Zheng Qian entered the door, he greeted Jin Lu with a smile.

Jin Lu swept away the gloom on her face: "How can I compare to you? You sleep until you wake up naturally every day, while I'm just a miserable wage slave."

Ding Junhui, standing to the side, turned green upon hearing this conversation.

Zheng Qian?!

What did those words just mean?

It meant that the two of them had slept in the same bed last night!

Damn it!

Speechless!

"Zheng Qian?!"

Zheng Qian heard someone call his name and turned to look.

Isn't this Ding Junhui?

When Zheng Qian was previously working at the agency under Manager Li Tao, he had often clashed with Ding Junhui.

Ding Junhui had repeatedly tried to make things difficult for him, but Manager Li Tao had always resolved them.

After Manager Li Tao took him into Zhengxin Shipyard, Ding Junhui received a promotion and a raise.

On the day Zheng Qian packed his things to leave, Ding Junhui was still throwing his weight around, trying to suppress him with his status as a supervisor.

But Zheng Qian didn't give him any face at all; he walked out on him in front of the whole company.

Leaving Ding Junhui feeling humiliated.

He didn't expect to run into him here.

Ding Junhui was a petty person who held grudges; he had harbored resentment against Zheng Qian before, but since Zheng Qian left, he hadn't found an opportunity to vent his anger.

He didn't expect to run into him here!

But...

Ding Junhui was also very puzzled.

How did Jin Lu become Zheng Qian's girlfriend?

Don't look at how Zheng Qian was dressed up like a gentleman now; Ding Junhui didn't think Zheng Qian was doing better than him.

Wasn't it just leaving with Manager Li Tao and getting a raise?

How could he manage to pick up a woman like Jin Lu as a girlfriend?

He must be pretending to be a rich second generation and tricked Jin Lu!

You have to know, when he just proposed bringing in millions in investment for Jin Lu, she was completely unmoved.

For a woman like this, Ding Junhui couldn't think of any other reason besides Zheng Qian pretending to be a rich second generation.

Personality charm?

Looks?

Masculinity?

Give me a break!

Ding Junhui believed that no good words had anything to do with Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian was just a timid coward; without anyone protecting him, he was someone who would just get bullied.

How could Jin Lu possibly like him?

This was impossible!

"Miss Jin, what is the relationship between the two of you?"

"Let me tell you, don't get involved with this kind of man. He is a liar, and you might have been deceived by him."

Deceived?

What a joke.

In front of everyone, Jin Lu put her arm around Zheng Qian's shoulder.

And even lightly kissed Zheng Qian on the cheek.

"What do you think our relationship is?" Jin Lu raised an eyebrow.

The staff making coffee behind the counter saw this scene, and their jaws almost dropped to the floor!

These people had worked under Jin Lu for as long as two years, or as little as half a year.

They had seen many times scenes where people came to the shop for coffee, negotiated with Jin Lu under the guise of investment or financing, and then were rejected.

But they had never seen a scene where Jin Lu put her arm around a man or even kissed him!

"You... you..."

"Jin Lu, you can forget about this investment!"

"You bastards!"

"I'm going to Qingyuan Coffee right now and giving this investment to them!"

"You can just wait for this place to go out of business!"

Ding Junhui said this and stormed out angrily.

"Stop!"

"Did I tell you that you could leave?"