From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Ahe took the tablet, her palms sweating.

Jiang Li stood by the counter, her eyes fixed on her.

She was embarrassed after Lu Yunzhou publicly contradicted her, and she was waiting for Ahe to make a mistake.

Ahe led the two inside and pushed open the glass door of the independent high-end customization area.

The inside was much quieter than the outer hall. Snow-white lights shone down from the ceiling, and each dress was hung on a separate hanger, with size charts and insurance labels next to them.

Mu Qingying walked to the innermost part and stopped in front of a moon-white dress.

The skirt is covered with fine star-shaped tulle, and when the light shines on it, the silvery shimmering light spreads along the waistline.

The shoulder straps are very thin, the neckline is neatly gathered, and the skirt hem falls to the ankles so it doesn't drag on the ground when walking.

She reached out and touched the clothes rack, her gaze fixed on the dress.

"That's it."

Mu Qingying's voice was very soft, but her hand did not loosen its grip on the clothes hanger.

Ah He glanced at the price tag and quoted the price: "This one is 760,000, including one size adjustment."

Mu Qingying nodded, turned around and held out her hand to Lu Yunzhou: "Give me the card."

She wanted to pay for it herself so that Lu Yunzhou wouldn't be seen as a gigolo again.

Lu Yunzhou put the black card back into his pocket and said directly to Ahe, "Let's proceed according to the procedure. What's the pre-authorization amount for insurance before the fitting?"

Ah-He flipped to the dress registration page: "The store will freeze one million yuan first, and release it after confirming there is no damage. The cost of the finished dress is separate, and it will not be deducted during the fitting period."

The glass door was pushed open as soon as he finished speaking.

Jiang Li walked in, her eyes first falling on the dress, then on the tablet in Ahe's hand.

"Who told you to take this out?"

Ah He stopped, pressing her finger on the page: "The customer has already made her selection, and I'm about to complete the fitting process."

"You still know you're just a shop assistant?"

Jiang Li snatched the tablet, glanced at it, and her face immediately darkened. "No appointment, no designer accompanying them, not even confirmation of insurance coverage—you dare let a customer handle haute couture?"

Mu Qingying lowered her brows: "You just said that we could come in by following the registration process."

That's the procedure for the outer hall.

Jiang Li hugged the tablet to her chest, raised her chin, and said, "The independent district has its own rules. The clothes are worth 760,000 yuan, who's going to compensate for them?"

Ahe opened her mouth, but didn't dare to say anything.

She had only been working there for three days, and her name tag was still new.

After Jiang Li took the tablet away, she couldn't even touch the registration page and could only stand aside and listen to the reprimand.

Lu Yunzhou glanced at her, then walked to Mu Qingying's side.

"Take the clothes down."

Ahe was taken aback: "Mr. Lu, the pre-authorization is not yet complete."

"Then let's do it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li immediately smiled.

She put the tablet back on the counter and straightened her cuffs. "Lu Yunzhou, freeze the money first. There are customers lining up to try on the dresses here every day. Just because someone has some money doesn't mean they can take up our time."

Mu Qingying turned her head to the side, her eyes showing displeasure.

Before she could speak, Lu Yunzhou had already taken out his phone and opened the bank page.

"Ahe, the POS system has initiated a pre-authorization of one million yuan."

Ahe looked at Jiang Li, but didn't dare to move.

Jiang Li crossed her arms and said, "Listen to me, first get the customer's proof of assets. The store needs to confirm that he has the ability to pay."

Lu Yunzhou stopped what he was doing, looked up at her, and said, "You just said to freeze it first."

Jiang Li paused for a moment when asked the question, but quickly continued, "The process will be adjusted according to the customer's situation. The treatment of ordinary customers and VIPs with appointments will of course be different."

"I'm only serving customers with appointments today."

She raised her voice slightly, "We don't even have enough time normally, how could we possibly have time to help ordinary people try on clothes?"

Ahe lowered her head, and the smile on her lips vanished completely.

Mu Qingying's fingers pressed a crease into the clothes hanger.

Lu Yunzhou didn't argue and simply handed the phone to Ahe: "You operate it."

Ahe took the phone and followed Jiang Li's instructions to access the checkout page.

Enter one million as the amount, select pre-authorization, and then enter the verification information.

The page scrolled twice and then quickly displayed a message indicating successful authorization.

Ahe raised her phone: "Mr. Lu, the freeze is complete."

Lu Yunzhou nodded: "Take the dress down."

Ah He responded and quickly walked towards the clothes rack.

She originally intended to stall the two of them with the process, and then kick them out once Lu Yunzhou couldn't come up with the money.

Who would have thought that a million yuan could be frozen so easily, without even a frown?

She stared at the phone screen, then reached out to take it: "Let me see."

Ahe took a step back, protecting her phone in front of her chest: "This is the customer's payment page; I can't just show it to anyone."

Jiang Li's face darkened further: "You dare talk back?"

"She followed the rules, what's the problem?"

Lu Yunzhou's voice wasn't loud, but it made Jiang Li's hand freeze in mid-air.

He walked up to Ah He, took back his phone, and turned to look at the registration documents on the counter.

"You just said the store needs to assess the customer's ability to pay. The money is already frozen, and the insurance has been confirmed. Are you still stopping her from trying on the clothes because the process isn't complete, or because you don't want her to try them on?"

Jiang Li pursed her lips: "I told you, we only accept VIPs by appointment."

"Then why did you let us in?"

"She brought you in herself."

Jiang Li pointed at Ahe, "She bypassed her superiors to handle the matter, so of course she'll be responsible if anything goes wrong."

Ahe's shoulders tensed, and she held the dress she had just taken off in her arms, even her breathing became soft.

Mu Qingying looked at her and said, "She didn't overstep her bounds. You were the one who stopped us from entering first, and you were also the one who made her register according to the procedure."

"Miss Mu, the store has its own arrangements."

Jiang Li turned around, forcing a polite smile, "If you had made an appointment in advance, I would have personally received you. If you come on short notice, you can only see the styles in the outer hall."

She spoke politely, but her hand snatched the dress from Ahe's hands and hung it back on the hanger.

"This one can't be tried on yet."

Lu Yunzhou's eyes darkened: "Reason."

"The designer hasn't confirmed the pattern yet."

Jiang Li flipped the label over to the front. "Also, pre-authorization is only the first step. Whether we can try it depends on the store manager's final signature."

"You are the store manager."

"That's why I said we can't try."

Jiang Li raised her chin, took out her phone, dialed a number, and deliberately said in front of the two of them, "Send me the reservation list for the second floor. When Mrs. Xu arrives this afternoon, she can go directly through the private entrance. Also, tell the front desk not to let anyone without a reservation into the private area."

After hanging up the phone, she looked at Lu Yunzhou.

"Do you understand? We only receive distinguished guests every day, and our time is very precious. Your last-minute arrival has already taken up a lot of my time."

Lu Yunzhou put his phone back in his pocket and pointed to the new name tag on Ahe's chest.

"You call her over to greet her first, then give her the procedure card."

Jiang Li frowned: "I'm managing the store staff."

"Managing store employees does not mean using your authority to oppress them."

As Lu Yunzhou took a step closer, all the shop assistants behind the counter stopped what they were doing.

Ah He held the dress, her eyelashes fluttered twice, and finally she raised her head.

Jiang Li opened her mouth to refute, but Lu Yunzhou had already placed the pre-authorization page for one million yuan in front of her.

"The money is already frozen, and the dress isn't damaged. Now tell me, why won't you let her try it on?"