96: He really has a street

Wan Lingfei pulled herself together and stood up.

Although getting money from Cheng Yan was quick, she was still determined to make her coffee shop a success.

Immediately, upon seeing that it was Manager Li who had entered, her pleasant expression faded a little.

He was here to press for the shop rent again!

The three months of rent she owed totaled forty thousand.

It wasn't much.

But the loans she had to repay every month were over a hundred thousand, and all the money she got from Cheng Yan went toward those repayments, so she still couldn't scrape together the rent.

However, even though she couldn't pay, she still had to maintain a good relationship with him.

If things turned sour and he took back the coffee shop she had spent hundreds of thousands decorating, she would have absolutely no hope of making a comeback!

"Manager Li..."

Wan Lingfei put on a smile again, but suddenly noticed the two people following closely behind Manager Li.

A man and a woman!

The woman was extremely beautiful; her pure, aesthetic face combined with her tall, curvaceous figure gave her a "pure-yet-seductive" aura that made even Wan Lingfei feel inferior.

As for the man... a hint of surprise flashed in Wan Lingfei's eyes.

Isn't this the first blind date she had who drank her coffee without paying?

"Chen Qiu?!"

She exclaimed in surprise.

Upon seeing this, both Manager Li and Xu Jia looked at Chen Qiu in surprise.

"President Chen, do you know Ms. Wan?"

Manager Li's eyes flickered, as if he were pondering something.

If Chen Qiu and Wan Lingfei were old acquaintances, or even friends, then he would be happy to be off the hook and wouldn't need to press for payment.

President Chen...

Wan Lingfei noticed how Manager Li addressed Chen Qiu and was slightly startled.

She still remembered that when the matchmaker introduced Chen Qiu, she said he was a successful entrepreneur with a net worth of ten million!

At first, she was skeptical, and after the blind date, she felt it was highly likely a bluff.

Now it seemed, being respectfully addressed as "President Chen" by Manager Li, who managed this entire commercial street...

This Chen Qiu really seemed to be quite a big boss?

While Wan Lingfei's thoughts were racing, she heard Chen Qiu's indifferent voice.

"We're not close. Manager Li, just do your job according to the contract."

Wan Lingfei was stunned.

Manager Li understood with a hint of regret.

It seemed he couldn't avoid this confrontation today after all.

He turned back to look at Wan Lingfei, his gaze and expression becoming serious.

"Ms. Wan, have you prepared the shop rent you promised?"

"You are now three months behind on rent, which is a serious breach of contract. If you cannot pay the outstanding rent within seven days, we will terminate the lease agreement in accordance with the contract and take back the shop!"

With Chen Qiu, the primary party, present, Manager Li's tone became much firmer.

Wan Lingfei narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze passing over Manager Li to land on Chen Qiu.

"Manager Li, is Chen Qiu with your company?" Wan Lingfei asked.

"President Chen is the original landlord of your shop, and indeed, all the shops on this street!"

Manager Li did not hide it and explained directly.

Upon hearing this, Wan Lingfei was completely stunned!

A massive storm surged in her heart.

The landlord of the entire street?

What he said last time wasn't a lie?

This guy really owns a whole street of commercial shops?!

Wan Lingfei's shock was beyond measure.

This meant Chen Qiu was far more than just a millionaire!

Just this entire street alone meant his net worth was at least in the hundreds of millions!

Thinking that she had actually gone on a blind date with such a true rich young master, and she had missed out on him...

At this moment, Wan Lingfei wished she had a time machine to go back to that afternoon immediately.

Thinking back to that afternoon's blind date, Wan Lingfei's heart suddenly stirred.

Could Chen Qiu... have bought the commercial street specifically for her?

After all, she had said last time that if someone could buy an entire commercial street for her, she would marry him unconditionally!

And Chen Qiu had really listened!

The "not close" he said earlier was actually just to annoy her and test her feelings?

Thinking of this, Wan Lingfei's eyes suddenly lit up.

"President Chen, I..."

Her voice became coy, and she tried to bypass Manager Li to walk in front of Chen Qiu.

But she was unexpectedly blocked by the girl who had amazed her.

Xu Jia stood in front of Wan Lingfei and said indifferently.

"Ms. Wan, please show some self-respect!"

Xu Jia sneered inwardly.

She could tell at a glance that this woman wanted to seduce Chen Qiu.

Did she think she was invisible?

She couldn't tolerate that.

Not as pretty as her, not as curvaceous as her, and she wanted to cut in line?

Women can always clearly perceive each other's hostility.

Wan Lingfei narrowed her eyes, staring at Xu Jia in front of her, feeling increasingly annoyed.

Just then, Cheng Yan rushed over.

"What are you doing!"

"You, a grown man, bringing people to bully a young girl?!"

To Chen Qiu's surprise, he was caught in the crossfire even though he was standing there motionless.

Looking at the man in front of him, who was rolling up his sleeves and glaring at him, Chen Qiu was a bit dumbfounded.

Seeing him holding a chair in his hand.

Chen Qiu was genuinely afraid this guy might be mentally unstable.

The next moment, he decisively pulled Xu Jia back to his side and looked at him with a frown.

"Who are you?"

"I am Lingfei's fian—"

"He is my friend!"

Before Cheng Yan could finish, Wan Lingfei interrupted him.

"Lingfei..."

Cheng Yan looked at Wan Lingfei blankly.

At this moment, Manager Li walked over and said to Cheng Yan with a frown.

"Your friend Ms. Wan owes our company three months of rent. We are just here to remind her to pay it as soon as possible, not to bully her!"

"It's just rent, yet you come to threaten and coerce her? You're really money-grubbing!"

"How much? I'll pay it for Lingfei!"

Manager Li only cared about collecting money, and upon hearing this, he immediately took out the bill.

"It's 43,900 in total!"

Cheng Yan coolly took out his phone and scanned the code to transfer the money.

"Transferred. Forty thousand, as if it's such a big deal!"

Cheng Yan sneered and shot a provocative look at Chen Qiu.

He looked just like a rooster with an intense desire to fight!

After receiving the money, Chen Qiu and his group naturally couldn't be bothered to stay, so they turned and left the coffee shop directly.

Watching their retreating figures, Cheng Yan spat.

"Pah, a new-age skin-flaying landlord!"

"Lingfei, are you okay? If you encounter this kind of situation again, just tell me. I've got your back!"

Cheng Yan turned to Wan Lingfei and patted his chest.

"Brother Yan, thank you."

Wan Lingfei forced a smile.

In any case, the rent was paid.

"By the way, just now Lingfei, you..."

Cheng Yan hesitated to speak. Before he could finish, Wan Lingfei guessed what he wanted to say and interrupted him directly.

"I was afraid that if they knew about our relationship, they would harass you. I had intended to pay the money myself... I will definitely pay you back in a couple of days..."

Upon hearing this, the crow's feet at the corners of Cheng Yan's eyes crinkled with a smile.

As expected of the girl he had his eye on; she thought of him in everything. She was so considerate!

"Lingfei, why distinguish between you and me for this little bit of money? My money is your money!"

"Brother Yan, you are so good to me!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yan spoke again.

"Then about the movie tonight... don't worry, I definitely won't have any crooked thoughts, I can change the time to earlier!"

"That won't work, my best friend has something to see me about tonight."

"Alright then, I won't return the tickets; you and your best friend can go watch it."

Cheng Yan said generously.

As far as he knew, as long as you pleased a girl's best friend, it was equivalent to securing the rear flank!

He didn't notice that Wan Lingfei was typing on her phone without looking up.

The latter found Chen Qiu's WeChat and was extremely grateful that she hadn't deleted him.

Then, she took a screenshot of the movie tickets Cheng Yan had sent and sent it over.

"Brother Qiu, do you have time tonight? I would like to invite you to watch a movie."