"Miss Hong, do you have a boyfriend?" Lu Fei suddenly asked a question that made everyone a bit awkward.
Hong Mei blushed and shook her head, "No, I had one before but we broke up."
"Then why don't you find another one? I think you have pretty good external conditions, it should be easy to find a boyfriend, right?" Lu Fei followed up.
Hearing Lu Fei's praise, Hong Mei felt a little embarrassed. "Actually, I'm just a very ordinary girl, and there's never been anyone suitable around me.
Besides, I'm not young anymore. If I date, I'll be looking to get married. I really can't afford to mess around anymore." After speaking, she subtly glanced at Qiang Zi.
Now Lu Fei had completely seen through Hong Mei's intentions, but he was puzzled about what exactly Hong Mei liked about Qiang Zi.
It wasn't that he thought Qiang Zi was bad, but his age was there, his appearance was average, and his job, to say nothing of it, was manual labor.
Logically, a career woman like Hong Mei shouldn't be interested in him.
Yet, having just met, she was showing interest in Qiang Zi. What exactly attracted her?
Before he knew what she liked about Qiang Zi, Lu Fei didn't want to reveal that Qiang Zi was married.
So he deliberately steered the conversation towards Qiang Zi. "Qiang Zi, do you know any suitable young men around you? Introduce one to Miss Hong!"
Upon hearing this, Hong Mei immediately said before Qiang Zi could speak, "I'm not in a hurry. Relationships just happen naturally.
But someone as young and promising as you, Qiang Zi, you must have plenty of admirers around, right?"
Qiang Zi was about to say he had a wife and child, when Lu Fei interrupted him again. "Hong Mei, you've only known Qiang Zi for a short while, how do you know he's young and promising?"
Hong Mei explained, "I see him driving luxury cars and being a shareholder in a company. Isn't that young and promising? Many men his age can't even afford a car, let alone a career."
This time, Qiang Zi was confused, and so were Lu Fei and Yi Feng. "Luxury car?" When did he buy a luxury car? How come they didn't know?
Especially Qiang Zi, who drove a van he bought almost two years ago every day. That couldn't be considered a luxury car, could it?
Could it be that in Hong Mei's eyes, a van was already a luxury car?
As he was racking his brain, Lu Fei asked, "How do you know Qiang Zi drives a luxury car?"
"Don't misunderstand me, I didn't intentionally pry. I accidentally saw Qiang Zi get out of a Porsche!" Fearing they might misunderstand, Hong Mei quickly explained.
At this point, they finally realized that Hong Mei had seen Qiang Zi driving Yi Feng's Porsche that day and mistook it for Qiang Zi's car.
No wonder her gaze and attitude were different when she saw Qiang Zi at the company yesterday.
So, she had mistaken Qiang Zi for a rich second generation.
Lu Fei couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this.
Hong Mei looked somewhat bewildered. "What are you laughing at?"
Qiang Zi didn't want Hong Mei to misunderstand, and he could tell that the reason she was acting this way was because she mistakenly thought he was wealthy and had approached him.
He said, "You're mistaken. That car isn't mine!"
This time it was Hong Mei's turn to be dumbfounded. "It's not yours? Then whose is it?"
"He's right here, near at hand!" Lu Fei replied.
Hong Mei turned her gaze to him. "Could it be your car?"
She didn't associate the car with Liu Yi Feng, as his family's financial situation was no secret at the company. It had been less than a year since he left the company, and no matter how much money he made, he couldn't possibly afford a Porsche.
Lu Fei shook his head. "No!"
"No?" Hong Mei was confused. "Then whose is it?"
Lu Fei, seeing such a foolish woman, couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Besides you, Qiang Zi, and me, isn't there anyone else here?"
Hong Mei then turned her gaze to Liu Yi Feng, her face full of disbelief. "Yi Feng, that Porsche is yours? So the company upstairs is really yours?"
"What, you thought I was bragging?" Liu Yi Feng had always thought Hong Mei believed him. He didn't expect she had never believed him, otherwise she wouldn't have asked this.
Hong Mei felt a little awkward but quickly denied it. "No, I believe you.
I was just curious how you have so much money to buy a car and start a company!"
Liu Yi Feng explained, "I did some business this year, so I made some money!"
"What kind of business is so profitable?" Hong Mei's interest was immediately piqued.
Suddenly she found Liu Yi Feng still very handsome, and having a son didn't seem like a big deal.
No wonder Qiang Zi had said earlier that Liu Yi Feng's current conditions wouldn't make it hard to find a wife. It wasn't just not difficult; women would probably be lining up to chase him.
"I just grew some vegetables to sell and rented an orchard!"
After hearing Liu Yi Feng's words, Hong Mei couldn't help but show a look of admiration. "You've only been away from the company for so long, and you're already a boss. Before, Miao Pengxiong was slandering you in the office, saying you had no prospects!
So it turns out he was looking down on you. I knew you wouldn't settle for mediocrity!"
Although her words were flattery towards Liu Yi Feng, he didn't like hearing them.
Indeed, people change. The Hong Mei of the past was optimistic, cheerful, generous, and never spoke ill of colleagues behind their backs, nor did she deliberately flatter anyone.
She even disdained those who were sycophantic, but now she had become such a person.
Hong Mei, however, didn't notice Liu Yi Feng's disappointment in her. Instead, she naturally linked her arm with his, with a hint of coquetry. "Yi Feng, since you've started a company, you must be hiring a lot of employees, right? How about I jump ship to your company?
We've known each other for so long, you know my work capabilities. I can help you manage new employees and get them into work quickly. I can also handle the logistics perfectly, so you have no worries!
As for the company, you can offer whatever you think is fair. I won't ask for the sky!"
Liu Yi Feng looked at the woman who was speaking to herself. He quietly withdrew his arm and only spoke after she finished. "All company employees are recruited by Lu Fei.
I would be very happy if you want to come work for my company.
However, all the leadership positions are already filled. People are waiting to start, and they've signed contracts. We can't go back on our word and reject them. If it gets to arbitration, we'll have to pay compensation, and it's not good for the company's reputation. I hope you can understand.
As for ordinary positions, we are still in need of quite a few.
If you're interested, you can talk to Lu Fei."
When Hong Mei heard that she would be a regular employee, her smiling expression immediately fell. She then forced a smile. "Then I'll consider it. After all, I've been working at this company for so long. The boss said he'll consider giving me a promotion and raise next year!"
The reason she said this was to tell Liu Yi Feng that she was qualified for a leadership position.