"Anthony and Qing Sihua are both extremely suspicious. They're watching you both openly and covertly. If you truly want to help Muye, you must keep your distance from him."
Old Shen Tou said this precisely to prevent the two of them from reconciling.
Once they reconciled, the impact on Meng Jingwei would be enormous.
And this reasoning was perfectly logical.
Meng Jingwei lowered her head to ponder. After a long while, she nodded, "Yes, Anthony and Qing Sihua are indeed people to be wary of."
It was no wonder that when Yun Shasha came looking for her downstairs that day, Qing Muye had said such hurtful things and then truly severed her career afterward.
It turned out that what seemed like suppression was actually protection, a charade for Qing Sihua.
"Do you mean that I can't contact Qing Mu... Ye privately?" She missed Qing Muye terribly.
Perhaps never in her life, from childhood until now, had she missed someone as desperately as she did at this moment.
"What do you think?"
Old Shen Tou raised his hand and jabbed Meng Jingwei's forehead fiercely. "If Anthony or they discover any private contact between you and Qing Muye, all your efforts will be in vain. At that time, if they kidnap your parents, or kidnap you, or scheme against me, whoever it is, they become a burden. They will only hold Muye back."
"But..."
Before Meng Jingwei could say anything more, Old Shen Tou glanced at her. "There is no 'but.' If you truly want to be with him, this year and a half is a test. If you can still be together after a year and a half, I will wholeheartedly approve."
"There's still a year and a half? We broke up over three months ago."
"And there's still one year and three months left."
"Oh."
"Oh, what 'oh'? Get up quickly and train properly. With your current physique and skills, can you even qualify to be Muye's right-hand man!"
Cruel words could be no more cutting than this.
Old Shen Tou's words struck Meng Jingwei's weakness and ignited her fighting spirit.
From that day on, she began a self-abusive, high-intensity training regimen.
Because she wanted to stand by Qing Muye's side, capable of sharing his burdens, not being a burden herself.
After morning training, Meng Jingwei ate breakfast, changed her clothes, and was about to leave when she suddenly remembered that she was no longer working at Huaya Media.
She returned from the doorway, found a black professional suit in her wardrobe, put it on, tied her hair into a high ponytail, and paired it with black high heels.
Since she was going to work at the car dealership, Meng Jingwei didn't want to drive her own car, as it would appear too ostentatious. So, she hailed a taxi.
On the way, sitting in the taxi and looking at the bright sun outside the window, a heartwarming smile involuntarily curved her lips.
Ye, he truly hadn't betrayed her.
To meet a man who cared for her so devotedly in this life was her greatest fortune.
More than twenty minutes later, they arrived at the car dealership.
Meng Jingwei reached the 4S store and met with the manager, Zhang Chenchen.
Zhang Chenchen, who was sitting in his office, saw Meng Jingwei. Today, she was wearing a black nipped-waist suit, high-waisted trousers, and a high ponytail. Although she wore light makeup, it only enhanced her stunning beauty, giving her a mature, commanding aura.
She was breathtakingly beautiful.
Seeing her, Zhang Chenchen's eyes lit up. He felt as if tiny insects were crawling in his heart, making him itch to approach her.
"Manager Zhang? Manager Zhang?"
Meng Jingwei stood at the office door, greeting the manager, but his lecherous eyes were fixed on her, unblinking.
Helpless, she had to reach out and knock on the door, which finally pulled Zhang Chenchen back from his reverie.
"Oh, Jingwei. You're here? Come, come, come, fill out the employment form first."
Zhang Chenchen, having learned of Meng Jingwei's situation, felt that despite not needing to flatter her, seeing her as a fallen Cinderella presented more opportunities.
He was already hatching his own little schemes.
Zhang Chenchen found an employment application form from a folder and handed it to Meng Jingwei.
"Okay, Manager Zhang."
Meng Jingwei reached out to take the form, but Zhang Chenchen slyly brushed her hand, taking the opportunity to flirt.
He gently stroked Meng Jingwei's hand, and when he looked up, their eyes met.
Their gazes locked, and Meng Jingwei showed a naive smile. It was as if she had noticed his flirtation but didn't reject it, which made Zhang Chenchen's heart bloom with joy.
The saying goes, a fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken.
It seemed Meng Jingwei was easy to handle.
"Jingwei, you're new to the store and don't know anything yet. But if there's anything you don't understand, please come and find me."
He stood behind Meng Jingwei, his hands restlessly on her back.
Meng Jingwei knew her current predicament. To avoid causing herself trouble, she could tolerate anything as long as Zhang Chenchen didn't go too far.
But if it truly reached a point she couldn't bear, then one of them, she or Zhang Chenchen, would end up in the hospital.
Of course, it was obvious who would be hospitalized.
She quickly filled out the employment application form and handed it back to Zhang Chenchen. "Manager Zhang, I've finished the form."
"Oh, oh, alright, alright. Fine, you can go and start working now."
Zhang Chenchen found a male salesperson to take Meng Jingwei around and familiarize her with the store's sales process.
The male salesperson was named Zhang Hui. He was a tall, sunny young man with very fair skin. His acne was quite severe, which diminished his good looks somewhat.
Zhang Hui was kind, positive, and optimistic. He explained the store's rules to Meng Jingwei with great enthusiasm.
As Meng Jingwei was looking around at the cars, she overheard several salespeople nearby whispering...
"Yo, Pimple, you're very enthusiastic about the pretty girl."
"That woman doesn't look like she's easy to deal with, be careful."
"Pimple, do you have that girl's WeChat? Send it to me. She's ridiculously beautiful."
"Hmph, a vixen. She's already flirting on her first day at the store."
"A woman like this looks like she's not decent. Maybe she's washed her hands of her past life from a brothel."
...
Men are always particularly fawning towards beautiful women; women, however, mostly seem to have an innate hostility towards beautiful women.
Regardless of whether there are conflicts of interest or verbal disputes, they inexplicably dislike beautiful women.
Hearing their grating words, Meng Jingwei was unfazed.
Having seen all sorts of situations, these words held no power over her.
She actually found Zhang Hui rather endearing. He was called 'Pimple' just because of his severe acne, and he didn't seem to mind the nickname at all.
After spending the morning familiarizing herself with the store's procedures, as lunchtime approached, Meng Jingwei's phone rang. It was Zhang Chenchen calling.
"Hello, Manager?"
"Oh dear, why call me Manager? It sounds so distant. Just call me Brother Zhang in private. You don't need to eat out for lunch; I've already ordered food. Let's eat together."
"Um, Manager Zhang, I... *beep beep beep*..."
Before Meng Jingwei could finish speaking, the call was hung up.
Just then, several customers arrived at the store. Since Meng Jingwei was standing near the entrance, she immediately greeted them, "Good morning, are you here to choose..."
"Oh my god, isn't this Meng Jingwei?" Someone suddenly walked out from behind several people and stood in front of Meng Jingwei.
Meng Jingwei then saw that this woman was none other than Su Meiyi!
Indeed, when enemies meet, the road is narrow.