“See that man over there?”
“Which one?”
“The one with ‘Meituan’ written so big on him, are you blind?”
“Oh, him, I see him. So what?”
“How does he look?”
“Good physique, long legs. As for his face, it’s okay. But he’s no match for me, of course.”
Pei Kexin stood at the entrance of the opulent club, arms crossed. With the hand not holding her purse, she nudged Gu Wei.
“You have five minutes to bring him to my private room. Then you’re dismissed.”
Gu Wei’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“No way, even if you’re feeling stressed and want to let off some steam, you don’t have to be so casual about it, right? You haven’t even seen what the guy looks like yet… Besides, he’s a nice young man. It’s already tough enough to be out delivering food this late, and he hasn’t done anything wrong, you…”
A sharp glance from Pei Kexin cut him off, her expression unyielding.
“Fine, then I won’t go after him, I’ll go after you. Tomorrow, we’ll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau, and that night you’ll be the live-in son-in-law for the Pei family. Old Man Pei will be needing you to change his diapers every day…”
Gu Wei immediately raised his hands in surrender. “Sister, sister, sister! Stop talking! I really don’t have the fate to serve others. Are you satisfied yet?”
“I’m not blessed to be the Pei family’s son-in-law. Fine, you go on up, and I’ll go find that kid for you.”
“It’s also lucky for this kid. Just by delivering food for no reason, he gets you to fancy him as a son-in-law. He’s really hit the jackpot.”
That flattery, Gu Wei knew how to play his cards.
Pei Kexin sniffed haughtily, her chin lifted, and then elegantly stepped into the club.
At the entrance hall, about twenty meters to the right, Zhan Jingchen was looking down at his phone, chatting with someone. His shoulder was tapped.
He quickly locked his phone with one hand and looked back.
Behind him stood a man of similar age and height, impeccably dressed in a suit, exuding a professional business aura.
He had just had a big commotion, his clothes were torn. Little Lu had somehow procured a replacement, and he was currently wearing a delivery jacket.
He was waiting for his colleagues to arrive, as the matter today was far from over and was likely to escalate. Then someone approached him, and it was a man?
His mood was foul. He frowned, glancing at Gu Wei, and his tone was anything but friendly, “Something wrong?”
Gu Wei didn’t state his business but stared at Zhan Jingchen’s chest for two seconds before reaching out to grab his jacket.
Zhan Jingchen, sensing a potential threat, instinctively executed a joint lock.
Gu Wei, a mere weakling, was instantly subdued on the ground.
“Hey, hey, hey, don’t attack me, why are you so rough?”
“I just wanted to check your employee number, to order food from you. Ouch, it hurts, let me go!”
With his face pressed to the ground, Gu Wei gritted his teeth in pain. Zhan Jingchen didn’t believe his fabricated story.
“Order food from me? Do I look like a delivery man?”
“You’re wearing a Meituan uniform, what else would you be doing if not delivering food?”
“I say, are all delivery guys this aggressive now? Aren’t you afraid of bad reviews or complaints? To actually get into a scuffle with a customer…”
He admitted he was wearing the wrong attire, a misunderstanding.
Zhan Jingchen ungraciously released him and stepped back.
“I have something to do, I’m not taking orders. Go find someone else.”
“……”
Gu Wei got up and stood straight, rubbing his arm and appraising the young man from head to toe.
He was a few centimeters taller than Gu Wei himself, definitely over 1.9 meters.
He looked thin but was clearly strong.
As for his features…
No wonder the discerning Pei Kexin had spotted him from such a distance.
Young, handsome, and clean-cut, he had the look of a current popular idol, truly top-tier among men.
Because of his good looks, Gu Wei decided not to dwell on his earlier rashness.
After loosening his arm, he resumed his pleasant demeanor to negotiate.
“The item I need you to deliver isn’t far, it’s right behind you.”
“One delivery, two minutes, five hundred yuan. That’s more than your daily wage, isn’t it? Will you deliver it or not?”
He hadn’t expected this delivery guy to be so uncooperative. Upon hearing this, Zhan Jingchen didn’t even lift his eyelids.
“Take your five hundred yuan and get lost.”
“……”
Are all good-looking people this proud?
He won’t even earn five hundred yuan? I don’t believe it!
Gu Wei immediately took out his wallet and pulled out a wad of cash.
“Here, take it all, two thousand, that should do it, right?”
Zhan Jingchen was still replying to his colleagues on his phone, without lifting his gaze.
“Then let me add more, two thousand five hundred!”
“Can you please shut up?”
“Three thousand!”
“……”
Time was running out. Gu Wei hadn’t anticipated that a mere delivery man would be so intractable!
Forced into a corner, he had to deploy his ultimate move.
He took out the entire stack of cash he had just withdrawn from his wallet.
“Ten thousand, just to deliver one business card, please, Big Brother!”
Zhan Jingchen’s bad mood was instantly lifted by this unexpected jester.
Looking at the wad of money being handed over, he was almost amused to the point of anger.
“What business card? Is it that important to you?”
Gu Wei nodded like he was pounding garlic, “Extremely important!”
“Will you die if you don’t deliver it today?”
“If it’s not delivered within three minutes, I will.”
“Then you’re only giving me ten thousand?”
“…Then how much do you want? It’s so close, this is already highway robbery!”
Zhan Jingchen opened his phone and held out his WeChat payment code.
“I’ll take the cash, and then another twenty thousand. Your life is worth at least thirty thousand yuan, wouldn’t you say?”
“……”
Gu Wei looked up at the heavens, wanting to ask what sin he had committed to be framed by Pei Kexin like this!
Forget it.
Spending thirty thousand yuan for his personal freedom, and perhaps he could get it reimbursed by Boss Pei later, he grit his teeth and endured.
Enduring the heartache, he scanned the QR code and transferred the money. Zhan Jingchen took the business card and glanced at it subconsciously.
Pei Kexin? Executive Chairman of Yuanyang Foreign Trade?
She seemed to be a woman, but he didn’t recognize her.
After spending money, Gu Wei felt like a king and finally spoke with a bit more assertiveness.
“What are you looking at? Ever heard of her? Not only does she have a company, but she’s also as beautiful as a flower! The person you’re supposed to deliver this to is her. Time is of the essence, hurry up!”
A flicker of surprise crossed Zhan Jingchen’s eyes.
Delivering a business card to this woman was worth thirty thousand yuan?
It probably wasn’t that simple.
“Are you sure, it’s just to deliver a business card?”
Now it was Gu Wei’s turn to give a cold look. “You took my money, so just do as you’re told, why so much nonsense!”
Pei Kexin.
Zhan Jingchen glanced at the business card again, snapped his fingers, and finally turned to leave.
In the private room, Pei Kexin looked at her phone. There were still a few seconds before five minutes were up.
Once five minutes passed, whether Gu Wei was willing or not, even if she had to tie him up, she would drag him to be her “husband” tomorrow.
After slaving away for the Pei family for so many years, she wouldn’t just be kicked aside without any benefits, not a chance!
As she was thinking, there were two knocks on the private room door.
Pei Kexin put down her phone and resumed her nonchalant posture. “Come in.”
The next second, the door opened, and a tall, slender man walked in.
His jacket was yellow, with the familiar four characters of Meituan Food Delivery written on the chest.
Pei Kexin’s heart skipped a beat, and her forehead throbbed twice.
Gu Wei, that useless person, didn’t want to cooperate with her? He actually brought that delivery guy up here??