Upon hearing this, the second boss's face instantly turned ashen, and her body collapsed onto the ground. When she first heard the words "young madam," she had already guessed it might be someone from the Lin family. Now, it seemed her guess was correct.
The other bosses, who were watching the commotion, exchanged glances. They had thought that after the phone call ended, this woman would go easy on the second boss out of consideration for her. They hadn't expected her to be so ruthless, even bringing up Shun Chang, the entity behind the second boss.
"What kind of person is this woman? And who was that young madam just now? How dare she speak like that, even bringing up Shun Chang. Shun Chang isn't a small conglomerate!"
"I don't recognize her, but judging by the second boss's reaction, she's probably run into real trouble this time."
A portly boss nearby shook his head, a look of pity on his face.
"Didn't they say Lin Shi just now? She should be from the Lin family, right?"
Just as the bosses were pondering, someone recognized Zhang Qin.
"The Lin family? Which Lin family?"
"What do you think? How many Lin families are there in the capital?"
"Good heavens, if it really is *that* Lin family, then that young madam from just now must be..."
No one answered, but the implication was clear: she was the woman of that spoiled young master.
Tsk, tsk, terrifying...
Good heavens, this isn't just kicking an iron plate, this is kicking a steel plate.
Everyone took a step back. Although that young master from the Lin family had been quite useless in previous years, he was known for being ruthless when dealing with people, and he had a fearsome reputation in the Kyoto area.
"Hurry up, don't make me say it a second time."
Zhang Qin glanced at Xia Cuilian, who was slumped on the ground, and urged her.
"Sister Zhang... can you consider our... past relationship and not let Zhiqiang know... I'm willing to apologize... I'll kneel down right away, just tell me to kneel..."
"No, the boss of Shun Chang must personally go to the Lin Corporation's entrance to apologize tomorrow."
Zhang Qin showed no mercy to the second boss. They didn't have much of a relationship; they had only met a few times. Zhang Qin had come to her store to buy some jewelry. Despite meeting only a few times, she knew Xia Cuilian quite well – she was the mistress of the Shun Chang CEO, and this store was, in essence, managed by the Shun Chang boss for her.
Xia Cuilian's face turned ashen, and a tear slowly traced a path down her cheek. She seemed unwilling to give up, still clinging to Zhang Qin's leg and begging.
"Sister Qin, as long as you don't tell Zhiqiang, I'll do anything. If Zhiqiang finds out I offended the Lin family, he'll kill me."
Zhang Qin withdrew her foot, her expression unchanged.
"Hurry up, the young madam is waiting."
Although she felt a bit of pity for Xia Cuilian, Zhang Qin's expression quickly returned to normal. The young madam had instructed her to handle this, and if she didn't do it well, she would be the one to face consequences.
"Miss, I'm sorry, it was my fault for not recognizing your status, for having eyes but failing to see Mount Tai..."
Seeing that Zhang Qin was ignoring her, Xia Cuilian was completely disheartened. She turned to Xu Xiaoyue and apologized, repeatedly kowtowing, hoping Xu Xiaoyue would forgive her. Xu Xiaoyue did not evade, accepting the apology with dignity.
The surrounding bosses gasped. The Lin family's influence was still as strong as ever. It seemed that with the downfall of several other families, the Lin family had gradually become the foremost family in China.
"Sister Qin, is it? Thank you. Can I discuss something with you?"
Glancing at Xia Cuilian, who was slumped on the ground, Xu Xiaoyue spoke to Zhang Qin somewhat timidly. Although this was her best friend's subordinate, Xu Xiaoyue had never interacted with someone of this caliber before and was a bit nervous.
"Please, go ahead."
"I accept the apology. As for whether she needs to personally come to apologize, can we let that go? Of course, this is under the condition that it doesn't affect Xiao Jin. If it affects Xiao Jin, then we'll do as you say."
"Of course, since you say to let it go, then we'll let it go."
Zhang Qin agreed to Xu Xiaoyue's request without hesitation. The apology was for her, and since the other party had spoken, she believed the young madam wouldn't object.
Xia Cuilian, still slumped on the ground, was clearly stunned by this. She had expected Zhang Qin to let her off, but she hadn't expected Xu Xiaoyue to be the one to let her go.
"Since you've apologized, I won't hold onto it. Alright, of course, I have a condition."
Xu Xiaoyue helped Xia Cuilian up.
"As long as you don't tell Zhiqiang, I'll agree to any condition."
"It's nothing much, really. It's just that this sales assistant didn't really make any mistakes, so please don't fire her."
Xu Xiaoyue's words stunned everyone around, including Xia Cuilian. What was going on? She was pleading for her enemy? No, not pleading. Even the sales assistant was taken aback by Xu Xiaoyue's actions, never expecting her to help her.
"Alright, alright, I'll promote her and give her a raise tomorrow. Thank you, thank you!"
"No need for a promotion or a raise, just keep things as they were."
"Okay."
After resolving the matter, Xu Xiaoyue walked out of the luxury jewelry store. A Bentley Mulsanne was parked at the entrance, with two bodyguards standing by the car doors, looking around.
"Excuse me, are you Miss Xu?"
Seeing Xu Xiaoyue emerge from the jewelry store, the two bodyguards quickly approached.
"Ah? My name is Xu Xiaoyue. May I ask who you are..."
"Miss Xu, we are sent by the young madam to pick you up."
"Pick me up?"
Looking at the black Bentley Mulsanne, Xu Xiaoyue couldn't help but swallow. This... luxury car to pick her up...
The young madam, of course, had to be her good best friend.
"Wow, these seats are so comfortable..."
"Good heavens, there's even a refrigerator in here, and it has red wine and a starry sky! It looks so beautiful!"
On the way, Xu Xiaoyue was completely captivated by the nearly ten-million-dollar luxury car.
This car was incredibly extravagant!
Half an hour later, the car slowly stopped at the foot of Lin Yan's villa. Opening the car window, Xu Xiaoyue took a breath of the fresh air.
Is Xiao Jin's home on the mountain?
Tsk, even the air on the mountain smells of money.
Glancing at the bodyguards on duty at the foot of the mountain, Xu Xiaoyue's curiosity about Su Mojin's home grew. If the luxury car sent to pick her up was this nice, her residence must be even more incredible. Oh, right... and the feast...
Unconsciously, Xu Xiaoyue felt that the ordeal of being bullied today was entirely worth it.
"Wow, Xiao Jin, your house is too beautiful, too extravagant!"
Even though Xu Xiaoyue had been stunned by the scenery on the way up the mountain, she was still shocked when she arrived at the villa where Su Mojin lived. What was all this? A 200-inch television, a 300-square-meter living room, and even the door frames were made of gold! Good heavens, and most importantly, there was a motorcycle parked in the living room.
"Wow, Xiao Jin, what kind of car is this? It looks so cool!"
Xu Xiaoyue seemed to teleport, and after the maid opened the door, she was instantly in front of the motorcycle displayed in the living room, her eyes sparkling. She even reached out and gently caressed the body of the car.
Su Mojin sat on the sofa in the living room, wearing cartoon pajamas, with no makeup and her long hair cascading down her back, not tied up. She looked like a lovely, pure campus belle. Seeing Xu Xiaoyue arrive, she closed her laptop and set it aside.
"Xiaoyue, where are the things?"
"Here, for you!"
Xu Xiaoyue handed the items to Su Mojin, then rushed over to the racing motorcycle again.
"Xiao Jin, you still haven't told me what kind of car this is."
Su Mojin didn't have time to pay attention to her at the moment. She eagerly opened the gift box, and a well-packaged ring appeared on Su Mojin's hand.
"Hmm, the size is just right, and the appearance is good too. Perfect! Thanks, Xiaoyue."
Su Mojin slipped the ring onto her finger and looked at it a few times. She felt the ring was very suitable for Lin Yan. She wore it on and off a few times, then placed the ring back in the gift box and carefully hid it in a corner of the sofa.
"Xiao Jin, are you even listening to me? Fine, you've got a man now and you've forgotten me!"
Xu Xiaoyue bared her teeth at Su Mojin, looking fierce. If she hadn't known about Su Mojin's knee injury, she would have rushed forward to tease the little girl.