499: Chapter 499 Gu Jia's Advance

Xu Huanshan raised an eyebrow and asked again, "And you ran into Chen Cheng on the way back?"

Gu Jia frowned, knowing he was suspicious of her.

She took a breath, feigned calmness, and nodded faintly, "Hmm."

"It was late at night, and I was walking down the road carrying a child."

"He saw me and gave me a ride."

Seeing her expression was normal, Xu Huanshan let out a sigh of relief.

He set his mind at ease.

After taking a shower, the restless dopamine in Xu Huanshan subsided quite a bit.

His male territorial instincts began to reawaken, and he grew wary of this suddenly appearing, dashing, and wealthy neighbor next door.

Mainly because, after all these years, he understood Gu Jia's character and conduct.

She wasn't the type of woman to be promiscuous or flirt around.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have lowered his guard just because Gu Jia explained it in one sentence.

Xu Huanshan smiled, "Then this Chen Cheng is really as enthusiastic as you said before."

Gu Jia's mouth twitched; he was indeed very enthusiastic.

Very warm...

"Yeah, right," Gu Jia replied perfunctorily.

On the balcony, the light was rather dim, so Xu Huanshan didn't pay much attention to Gu Jia's expression.

He looked at Gu Jia tentatively and said, "Then I'm going to ask him to play soccer?"

At the mention of Chen Cheng, Gu Jia was a bit absent-minded, but she followed his lead and replied, "Hmm."

After thinking about it, she added, "Go ahead. I'll top up your membership card tomorrow."

Gu Jia was very conflicted now; she wanted to stay completely away from Chen Cheng.

But the company had lost Old Wan's order.

If the company didn't have any new income for a month or two, the company's capital chain would truly be in dire straits.

And there was an opportunity upstairs to reach the top in one leap right before her eyes.

To let it go just like that, she felt somewhat unwilling.

She knew very well that the connections in Chen Cheng's hands could really save the company's life.

Gu Jia sighed inwardly, wishing that incident that day had never happened.

When Xu Huanshan heard she was going to top up his card, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Gu Jia had always opposed him playing soccer.

He didn't expect that as soon as Chen Cheng arrived, Gu Jia's stance would soften.

She was even offering to top up my membership voluntarily.

This Chen Cheng is simply a lucky star.

Gu Jia was silent for a while, having made a decision in her heart.

She would let Xu Huanshan maintain the connection with Chen Cheng.

As for herself, she would absolutely not initiate any contact with Chen Cheng.

On her side, she could use Mrs. Wang's help to break into the circle of wives.

Walking on two legs was the only way to keep the family stable.

...

The next day, Gu Jia went with Mrs. Wang to the wives' afternoon tea.

The process was quite pleasant, and Gu Jia even added Mrs. Yu on the green bubble.

Mrs. Yu's family's theme park was one of the top three in the country.

This was perfectly suited to her expertise.

Only when she returned did she discover that she was the one who had been cropped out of the group photo.

Gu Jia wasn't discouraged; she carefully studied the group photo where she had been cropped out.

She immediately discovered the key point.

The other wives were carrying either Hermes Kellys or Hermes Birkins.

The one Mrs. Li was carrying was even a Himalayan crocodile skin Birkin.

Her own 30,000-yuan Chanel seemed very out of place.

When she returned home, Zhong Xiaoqin happened to be there looking for her.

The two chatted while eating.

Gu Jia asked, "Hey Xiao Qin, do you know any sales associates who can handle Hermes?"

"You mean that big brand?" Zhong Xiaoqin thought for a moment, "I really don't know anyone."

Suddenly, she remembered someone, "However, I do know a sales associate at the M store."

"Should I ask for you?"

Gu Jia thought about it; she might as well try anything. She had already asked around, and none of the sales associates she knew could handle it.

"Then could you ask for me?"

Being able to help Gu Jia, Zhong Xiaoqin nodded happily, "Alright!"

Zhong Xiaoqin called Wang Manni over with one phone call.

Although Chen Cheng had given her a sum of money, Wang Manni was a person who valued her reputation highly.

She wouldn't let herself suddenly and inexplicably become rich in front of outsiders.

Furthermore, Chen Cheng had an apartment right above the M store.

If she quit her job, she wouldn't be able to explain it if colleagues ran into her entering or leaving the building in the future.

They would definitely speculate wildly and spread rumors that she was a kept woman.

This was something Wang Manni absolutely would not allow to happen.

Wang Manni thus continued working as a sales associate.

However, there was some good news: because of her outstanding performance recently, she was promoted to supervisor.

"I'm really troubling you, Manni," Gu Jia said with an embarrassed smile as she looked at Wang Manni.

Just now, Wang Manni had used her quota to find a Kelly bag for Gu Jia.

"It's fine," Wang Manni smiled and shook her head, "It's just that for us sales associates, everyone has a quota for allocating goods."

"We also have to wait in line for those popular items, and then allocate them to customers ourselves."

"However, it shouldn't be much of a problem."

"Hmm..." Gu Jia thought for a moment, "How about this: if you're under pressure for your sales targets in any given month, tell me, and I'll do my best to help."

Wang Manni smiled calmly, "You're Xiao Qin's friend."

"She helped me with such a big favor before, I owe Xiao Qin too much of a debt of gratitude."

Before Chen Cheng approached Wang Manni, Wang Manni had been framed by Linda, and it was Zhong Xiaoqin who helped Wang Manni keep her job.

Wang Manni was still very grateful to Zhong Xiaoqin.

This sense of urgency about losing her job at any moment and living precariously was also a factor that contributed to Chen Cheng being able to win her over with money.

Wang Manni glanced at Zhong Xiaoqin, "Since she asked, I definitely have to help."

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

Gu Jia smiled brightly, "Great."

At this moment, Gu Jia's nanny came over carrying a new set of sofa cushions, "Jiajia~"

"Yes~"

"Are we changing to this set? Did you just buy it?"

Gu Jia took a look, "Ah, yes, this set."

Watching the nanny's careful movements as she held them, Wang Manni looked on with envy.

"This color is the most popular for this spring and summer."

Gu Jia paused, "Really?"

"I just think that the cushions, small decorations, cups, and plates in the house should all have their colors changed according to the season."

"With just a small adjustment, you won't get tired of looking at the whole house."

Wang Manni was somewhat impressed, "You're really amazing; this home clearly has been carefully managed."

Zhong Xiaoqin also chimed in with a nod, "Our Gu Gu has super good taste."

"I have never seen a woman who is better at managing life than her."

Gu Jia felt a bit embarrassed by their praise and giggled.

She felt good inside.

Wang Manni enviously looked around Gu Jia's apartment.

Although this wasn't her first time visiting Chen Cheng's place upstairs.

It clearly lacked the lived-in atmosphere of Gu Jia's place.

Without greenery and small decorations, it felt rather empty and lacked the charm of Gu Jia's home.

That evening, while calculating the balance on the card, Gu Jia casually said to Xu Huanshan.

"Honey, it's still not enough."

Xu Huanshan was watching a fireworks video and didn't even look up, "What's not enough?"

"Manni said I have to use a card in my name to pay."

"I calculated it, and all in all, I've managed to scrape together half."

Xu Huanshan frowned, "What kind of bag costs as much as a low-end car?"

"You have so many designer bags, what's one more or one less... do you really need this one?"

Gu Jia nodded, "Hmm."

"Only with this bag can I be in their group photos and not be ignored by them."