Chapter 498 - 225: The Women of Jiangcheng
"That’s great. This will greatly increase our chances of success."
Chen Ran said, "People are always more willing to trust those who are close to them."
"Mm."
Li Jinshu smiled. "As long as our fitness center makes a big splash this time, once we see results and performance, I’ll give you the position of business manager and double your salary."
"Thank you, President Li."
Chen Ran said happily, "I’ll work hard to meet my targets."
"Also, there’s the matter of your accommodation."
Li Jinshu said, "I haven’t found a dormitory for you guys yet. If you’re willing, you can move in with me for a while."
"Would that be convenient?"
Chen Ran had quit her previous job and chosen to trust Xu Yun’s word, coming to this city all alone. She really didn’t have much money on her.
She couldn’t afford to rent an apartment anywhere near the fitness center, so her only option was to rent somewhere far away.
Her daily commute was one to two hours each way. The worst part was that public transport didn’t even come all the way here, so she had to take another taxi to get to work.
So when her boss offered this kindness, she wanted to accept.
Even though she knew it wasn’t entirely appropriate.
"It’s no trouble at all. I live alone right now anyway. If you move in, you can keep me company. Besides, it’ll help you work better and communicate with me in a timely manner."
Li Jinshu smiled. "The fitness center has just opened. As one of our key players, you’re definitely going to be busy."
"Alright then. Thank you, President Li."
Chen Ran said, "I’ll get back to work now."
"Go on."
After Chen Ran left, Li Jinshu took out the fan Xu Yun had given her. She fanned herself a little, feeling a bit smug as she looked at his signature addressed to her.
’Is Xu Yun worried I’ll lose his money, so he found such a capable salesperson for me?’
’As I thought, he still cares about me the most.’
Afterward, Li Jinshu called Zhang Jiaxin in alone as well, instructing her to manage the member services meticulously and ensure there were no problems.
Right now, Chen Ran and Zhang Jiaxin were her right and left hands.
One handled external affairs, responsible for drumming up business.
The other handled internal affairs, responsible for ensuring excellent service.
As long as the two of them coordinated and worked well together, her dream of making the fitness center bigger and stronger was not out of reach.
’When that happens, won’t Xu Yun have to praise me for being so capable?’
Just as she was getting lost in her fantasy, she got a call from Su Mu, inviting her to dinner that evening along with Liang Yan, Ning Qian, and the others.
Li Jinshu naturally accepted with delight.
Xu Yun had been away recently, and they had all been busy with their own affairs, so it had been a long time since they had all seen each other.
’Hmm, I’ll bring the fan Xu Yun gave me later. They’ll be so jealous!’
「At the same time」
At the television station, Song Xiaowei had just finished recording a variety show when she also received a message from Su Mu.
Her work schedule had now returned to normal; she was no longer turning night into day.
As a newcomer, she had been a standout performer since her very first appearance on the show, demonstrating strong professionalism and a good ability to think on her feet.
The other newcomer who appeared on the show with her was clearly not as impressive.
As a result, she received rave reviews from viewers who loved the show, gained her first group of fans, and successfully completed a fantastic debut.
Her colleagues and superiors were full of praise for her. Even if a few people were jealous, they could only swallow their feelings and didn’t dare to deliberately make things difficult for her.
After all, the incident with Bi Yang was the perfect example.
Despite the praise from her boss and colleagues, right now, she only hoped that Xu Yun, wherever he was, could see her show and be happy for her.
At the Cloud Charity Organization, after receiving Su Mu’s message, Yu Xuan glanced at Jiang Peiyao, who was still working beside her.
For this gathering in Jiangcheng, the others might not know about each other’s existence, but she knew everything clearly.
’It seems like, aside from Jiang Peiyao, I’ve basically met all the women connected to Xu Yun.’
’No, wait, there’s also Xino from last time.’
’Thinking about it that way, I guess Jiang Peiyao isn’t so alone after all.’
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "President Jiang, I probably can’t give you a ride back later. I have a personal matter to attend to, but I’ll leave the car for you."
"Don’t worry about it. You take the car."
Jiang Peiyao smiled. "I can just get a taxi home later."
Not long after Yu Xuan left, just as she was getting ready to head home, she saw Xino downstairs from the office building.
Driving a red Beetle, Xino rolled down her window and said, "President Jiang, do you have plans tonight?"
"No, why?" Jiang Peiyao wondered what she was up to now.
But after Xu Yun’s tacit approval last time, she wasn’t afraid of her at all.
Xino asked, "Then how about we grab dinner and have a chat?"
"Alright." Jiang Peiyao thought for a moment and agreed, opening the passenger door and getting in.
If possible, she didn’t want to have an unpleasant relationship with her either.
After all, they were all Xu Yun’s women, and she wasn’t fighting for any official title.
As long as the other woman wasn’t too outrageous, she could endure some minor grievances for Xu Yun’s sake.
At a restaurant by East Lake, Liang Yan, the host, arrived early in a BMW 7 Series.
Su Mu arrived next. She was driving the top-spec G-Wagen that Xu Yun had just bought her not long ago. Her old 5 Series was left at the company as a corporate car for employees to use on occasion.
With her was Ning Qian in her red Porsche 911.
Then came Li Jinshu in her Continental GT, and Song Xiaowei in her Mercedes S-Class.
And finally, Yu Xuan rushed over in her Bentley Flying Spur.
In just half an hour, a row of luxury cars, each worth over a million, lined up in front of the restaurant.
More striking was that from each car emerged a young, beautiful woman.
The security guard in charge of the parking spaces saw this and sighed, "Looks like another gathering of rich ladies."
Not long after, a red Beetle also drove up, parking next to the fleet of luxury cars.
The car couldn’t compare to the others, but the two women who got out were by no means any less stunning than the ones who had arrived earlier.
It made the security guard wonder, ’What is going on today?’
’You’re lucky to see even one woman of this caliber on a normal day. Why have they all suddenly shown up here in force?’