22: Chapter 22 The Temptation of Foreign Women

After a few rounds of drinks and sampling the dishes.

After finishing lunch, it was time to hustle for a living again.

Chen Hao and Pang Dahai's renovation crew arrived together at the commercial street, reaching the empty shop to meet Shayiva.

"Here are the keys. If you have any issues, feel free to talk to me anytime."

Shayiva was as beautiful as ever, dressed impeccably, giving off the aura of a high-and-mighty goddess.

The construction workers, and even Pang Dahai, were stunned by Shayiva's beauty.

"Ahem..."

Chen Hao coughed to remind him, and Pang Dahai finally snapped back to reality.

"Stop standing around, get to work!"

The workers dispersed immediately, each heading to their designated posts.

It had to be said, although they were all ex-convicts, every single one of them was a talent.

Some were responsible for design, some for electrical circuits, some for the overall layout, signboard planning, and so on—like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing off their unique skills.

Shayiva stayed with them for over an hour, trying several times to talk to Chen Hao, but Chen Hao was constantly busy, discussing the interior renovation design plans with Pang Dahai, leaving him no time to pay attention to Shayiva.

This was also intentional on Chen Hao's part. He had long noticed that Shayiva seemed to have something she wanted to discuss privately with him, and he knew what it was just by thinking about it.

CEO Wei, Wei Xinglong, spared no effort in trying to recruit him, even going so far as to have Shayiva set up a honey trap.

To be honest, Chen Hao was curious to experience the allure of a Foreign Girl, but it conflicted with his current plans.

Since getting the System, Chen Hao didn't want to work or clock in very much.

Being idle, flirting with girls, and raising affection levels would lead him to the pinnacle of life; money, power, and ability could all be obtained. Only a fool would willingly go to work.

Even if he worked, it should at least be for a purpose, such as buying a house or car, or infiltrating the enemy's ranks.

Chen Hao was a man with strong planning skills; decisions he made were never easily changed. Therefore, Shayiva's attempt at recruitment created an ideological conflict with Chen Hao.

"Chen Hao, are you done being busy?"

Shayiva could not wait any longer and finally broke the deadlock, deciding to lay her cards on the table openly.

The entire place fell silent. Everyone, including Pang Dahai, stared intently at the two of them.

"Almost done. What is it?"

Shayiva glanced left and right, feigning composure as she spoke.

"When you're done, come have a cup of coffee with me. I have something I need to discuss with you privately."

"Ooh~"

Being invited for coffee by a beauty would make anyone ecstatic; even Pang Dahai chimed in to egg him on.

"You're done, go ahead, Hao Zi brother. Don't make the beauty angry."

"No, it's about the renovation..."

"We can talk about the renovation later. Don't you trust our capability? Leave it all to me. You go ahead."

Pang Dahai physically pushed Chen Hao out the door.

Just like that, Chen Hao and Shayiva arrived again at a nearby Starbucks.

After they were seated, Chen Hao’s eyes seemed to dart around evasively. Shayiva crossed her arms and glared at Chen Hao.

Her expression held a trace of anger, making it feel as if he were a boyfriend who had just broken up with her.

"Is it because I'm not pretty enough?"

Shayiva got straight to the point as soon as she spoke.

"No, no, you are very pretty."

Chen Hao's brain worked at high speed, trying to figure out how to argue his way out.

"Since I'm so pretty, why didn't you call me?"

Shayiva was extremely confident in her stunning looks. She had always been the one using her beauty to attract men; when had she ever been stood up by a man?

In the past, as long as she handed her business card to a man, without exception, she would receive a date invitation that same day—dinner, a movie, followed by sleeping together—the whole process unfolded naturally, never failing.

Chen Hao was the only exception.

After being ignored by Chen Hao, Shayiva developed a strong desire to win!

This almost made her question herself?

Was Chen Hao not interested in a Foreign Girl?

Or did he like men?

Chen Hao had no idea what Shayiva was thinking and just offered a casual excuse to placate her.

"I've been really busy these past two days, so I haven't had the chance to call you yet?"

Shayiva stated righteously.

"Is that so? Well, I happen to be free now. What are your plans?"

Isn't this too damn direct?

Isn't she even going to pretend for a bit?

"It's like this. First, I need to confirm with you: the reason you sought me out is because of CEO Wei, or because you like me?"

Shayiva spoke frankly.

"Of course, it's for work. To persuade you to join and become part of the Group, that's the task CEO Wei assigned me."

After saying that, she placed both hands on the table and leaned forward.

"If you didn't call me, I came to contact you proactively. Tell me, what is your reason for rejecting me?"

What was this? It gave Chen Hao the feeling that he was a criminal being interrogated.

"Well, first, I just resigned, and I'm currently in a labor arbitration lawsuit with my former company. Also, you should know about the Non-Compete Agreement, right?"

"According to the Non-Compete Agreement, I cannot take up a similar sales job within six months. I want to join, and I want to, but legal and ethical standards don't allow it."

Shayiva lowered her guard and thought about it seriously.

"You can absolutely be listed as an employee in name only. Let me complete my task first. Once the Non-Compete Agreement period expires, you can transfer positions then."

As expected, Shayiva was not easy to fool.

"It's like this: first, my friend's new shop needs renovating, and we need to go to Guangcheng to procure supplies. It might take about ten days to half a month."

"Secondly, after we return, when the new shop opens, my career plan is to first work as a real estate agent for one month, and then I need to go to a 4S car dealership to work as a car salesperson for another month."

Shayiva could not understand Chen Hao's thinking and blurted out, questioning him.

"Why?"

How could Chen Hao answer? Was he supposed to say he wanted to infiltrate the enemy's ranks first, aiming to buy a house and car through internal channels?

That was what he thought, but what he said was:

"The Great Man once said, 'Live and learn.' I want to gain more understanding of these two fellow sales professions."

Shayiva immediately countered.

"That's even less of a problem. CEO Wei's industrial chain is very broad, which includes real estate and 4S dealerships. If you join, it won't prevent you from learning about these two industries."

Chen Hao was speechless. Any excuse he offered could be shut down by Shayiva. How was he supposed to continue this conversation?

Shayiva also had a personality where once she set her mind on something, she would pursue it relentlessly, stopping at nothing to achieve her goal. Deep down, she was actually the same type of person as Chen Hao.

"I don't accept these excuses you're giving. If you are a man, come with me. I can let you taste the sweetness first, and then you can decide whether to join the Group or not."

With that, she stood up directly and tried to pull Chen Hao out of Starbucks.

Foreign Girls are truly direct. The so-called 'come with me and taste the sweetness' skipped the intermediate steps like dinner and dating, going straight to booking a room at a hotel.

As soon as they entered the door, Shayiva shoved Chen Hao onto the sofa, bent over him, and directly began undoing his belt.

"Wait, wait a moment, stop! Ah~"