68: Chapter 68 I've already forgiven you, so why are you crying?

Chapter 68: I've Already Forgiven You, Why Are You Crying?

Tao Xue gave an address, and Ma Ran turned on the navigation to head to Tao Xue's home.

Su Yang didn't notice a pretty figure standing at the entrance of the gym, watching his car gradually drive away.

Since the car started, Tao Xue, who was usually very good at finding topics to talk about, had fallen silent.

Before long, they ran into a traffic jam.

"Boss, I'm sorry..."

"It's fine!" Su Yang said nonchalantly, "Traffic jams are normal."

Nearly forty minutes later, Ma Ran drove the car into an old city district.

The houses here were quite old, and few tall buildings could be seen.

The roads were also quite narrow, and many cars were parked haphazardly.

Even a veteran driver like Ma Ran had to drive with extreme caution.

Seeing the phone navigation prompt that they had reached their destination, Ma Ran asked, "Are we almost there?"

"Just that alley up ahead!"

"Alright!"

The car came to a steady stop. Tao Xue hopped out, turned around, and thanked him, "Thank you, Boss!"

Su Yang said in a gentle tone, "You're welcome. Go back and get some good rest!"

"Mhm!"

Tao Xue was clearly not in high spirits, and the smile she had when she first got into the car was gone from her face.

She felt she had been proactive enough; there was no reason for the boss not to know her feelings.

But Su Yang hadn't shown any indication.

No indication meant a rejection, right?

Opening the window, the night breeze blew away the lingering scent of perfume and gradually calmed the restlessness in Su Yang's heart.

The night view of Rongcheng was still quite beautiful!

Ma Ran glanced at Su Yang in the back seat through the rearview mirror:

"Boss, that girl definitely has feelings for you!"

"Probably!"

"If you were just a bit more proactive and held her hand, she definitely wouldn't refuse!"

"Maybe!"

Su Yang closed the window, and the temperature inside the car gradually dropped.

At this moment, Ma Ran somewhat admired Su Yang's self-control.

He felt that if he were in the boss's place, he definitely wouldn't be able to stand it.

That girl had left a deep impression on him; she was truly pretty!

"Boss, you're really... a gentleman!"

Ma Ran couldn't find a more suitable adjective after thinking about it!

"I can hardly be called a gentleman!" Su Yang couldn't help but laugh, "It's mainly that I don't know what she wants."

Ma Ran asked in surprise, "Is there something the Boss can't give?"

"There is!"

"What?"

“Emmm... emotional value!”

Ma Ran was instantly silenced by those words.

Forget that saying about a rabbit not eating the grass near its burrow.

In fact, Su Yang's bottom line was quite low.

If swallowing Tao Xue was safe, harmless, and had no future consequences, he would definitely strike without hesitation!

The main thing was that he didn't want to invite trouble.

He didn't want to distract his mind too much with these useless matters.

Tao Xue was different from Chen Li; she looked too young.

Youth meant being prone to emotional instability.

It meant being prone to acting without regard for consequences and doing things that cause headaches!

Su Yang would rather exhaust his mental efforts and rack his brains to scheme against an opponent.

He was too lazy to spend too much energy lying to women!

His goal was always to—recruit people, make money, build the business, and then recruit more people!

As for women, he definitely had to have them.

But he preferred those who were well-behaved, obedient, sensible, emotionally stable, and wouldn't cause trouble.

The next day, Ma Ran took Su Yang directly to Julong Headhunting.

The reason Su Yang looked for this headhunting firm was naturally because it was highly ranked, famous in Rongcheng, and relatively close to where he lived.

Through the front desk, Su Yang met Julong's Manager Jiang, Jiang Zilin.

He was a tall, thin, and somewhat handsome middle-aged man.

Wearing a crisp suit and glasses, he looked very refined.

He briefly understood Su Yang's requirements.

Su Yang needed a General Manager to manage a chain catering company, preferably someone who had served as management in a catering giant and had rich relevant industry experience.

"President Su, could you tell me about the scale of your Jiuxiang Catering?" Jiang Zilin said politely, "It will help when I speak with relevant talent."

"The company hasn't been registered yet!" Su Yang said in a flat tone, "But there's already one hotpot restaurant, and business is quite good. Three more are currently being renovated."

Jiang Zilin's expression remained calm, as if he didn't care about Jiuxiang's current scale. He continued to ask, "Then how much compensation can you offer? Just a rough estimate is fine!"

"If the candidate can satisfy me, an annual salary of a million is not a problem!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zilin's expression finally became serious.

"President Su, are you sure?"

A catering company with only one store offering a million-dollar annual salary to a General Manager.

No matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem realistic.

"I'm sure!"

Su Yang placed the car keys of his U8 on the table.

It wasn't that he wanted to show off his wealth; it was mainly that this was more persuasive and could save a lot of breath.

Sure enough, seeing those iconic car keys, Jiang Zilin's expression relaxed.

It could only be said that buying a good car was quite necessary for doing business.

He smiled somewhat respectfully and said, "Then, President Su, do you want to recruit anyone else? For example, a few Vice Presidents in charge of operations, administration, finance, and marketing? Or perhaps some talent for procurement, PR, auditing, planning, and engineering?"

Su Yang thought to himself, 'Wow, what a guy!'

Was he just trying to fleece him for all he was worth?

"Let's get the General Manager recruited first!" Su Yang didn't intend to completely shut down the other party's ideas, "If I'm satisfied, I'll continue to use your services."

"We guarantee that President Su will be satisfied!"

Jiang Zilin was quite confident when he said this.

The catering industry hadn't been having an easy time lately; even catering giants were laying off staff.

As long as Su Yang paid enough, he was confident in finding talent that would satisfy him!

In the following time, Su Yang went to check on the two stores under renovation, then inspected the promotional work of the three gyms. It wasn't until the afternoon that he went to the gym to work out.

After working out until he was drenched in sweat, Su Yang, who was in a good mood, had just returned to his office when he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

The person entered and closed the door behind them.

Su Yang looked up and saw Yuan Sisi standing before him.

"What is it?"

"Boss, I'm here to apologize!"

"Apologize for what?"

"I shouldn't have refused to appear on camera!"

Yuan Sisi indeed didn't like appearing on camera, but if Su Yang had come to persuade her, she definitely would have agreed.

Yuan Sisi herself had designs on Su Yang.

But since the private training sessions ended at the beginning of the month, Su Yang had almost cut off contact with her.

Clearly, the two had a pretty good relationship before, with a trend toward becoming lovers.

In the end, it was abruptly severed.

The more Yuan Sisi thought about it, the angrier and more upset she became!

When she heard that the request for her to appear on camera was Su Yang's idea, she had been a little willful, hoping Su Yang would lower himself to come and coax her... but things had gone in the completely opposite direction.

Thinking of Tao Xue getting into Su Yang's car yesterday, she felt both angry and annoyed!

Su Yang said patiently, "I'm not angry about that. You're not a contracted actor for our gym after all."

Seeing Yuan Sisi lowering her head and not speaking, Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, I've forgiven you. Go back to work!"

He didn't plan to hold a grudge against Yuan Sisi.

She was, after all, a pillar of the gym's business.

The relationship between the two had been good before, and Yuan Sisi hadn't committed any major errors!

Half a minute later, Su Yang saw Yuan Sisi still standing there.

"What's wrong?"

Yuan Sisi looked up and glanced at him.

Su Yang saw that her eyes were red, as if she were about to cry.

"Uh... why are you crying?"

He was a bit dazed!

"Lately, rumors have been spreading throughout the gym that you're dissatisfied with me."

"That doesn't seem like a rumor, does it?"

"Huh?" Yuan Sisi looked at Su Yang blankly, "Didn't you just forgive me?"

"How about this!" Su Yang thought for a moment, "Order a nutritional meal for me, and we'll have lunch together."

"Mhm!"

Yuan Sisi finally calmed down this time.

She didn't mention Tao Xue, because she still wasn't clear on what the relationship between Tao Xue and Su Yang actually was.

She had already developed a grudge against Tao Xue in her heart!

In the following period, Su Yang became quite busy.

After renting office space in Hyatt Plaza, he commissioned an agency to help register the company.

Since paid-in capital wasn't required to register a company now, he registered it with five million.

Considering the restrictions in domestic law regarding sole proprietorships and one-person limited companies, Su Yang brought his parents into the catering company and gave them 5% of the shares each.

He also invited them to Rongcheng for a couple of days to see his hotpot restaurant.

In any case, seeing the hotpot restaurant's booming business made them very happy!

However, seeing how busy Su Yang was, they only stayed for two days before leaving.

Before leaving, his mother reminded him to take good care of his health and also asked about Su Yang's personal relationship status.

On the other hand, his father proactively spoke up for him, saying that a young man should focus on his career!