I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

……

Lu Qingxuan got back into Chen Ya's car, fastened her seatbelt, and felt a little guilty.

Chen Ya handed over her phone and said, "Isn't this wedding robe pretty?"

Lu Qingxuan looked down, and on the screen was a bright red wedding robe, phoenix coronet and embroidered shawl, a set of clothes that looked quite dazzling.

She panicked immediately.

"What do you mean?"

Asking a girl if her wedding dress looks good? What kind of question is that?

Chen Ya, unaware of the reason for her panic, said, "I just saw a wedding robe I liked at the Fireworks Pavilion. I was planning to buy it for my aunt. Do you think it looks good?"

Lu Qingxuan felt slightly relieved and asked, "How much?"

“Tens of millions,” Chen Ya said. “The shop assistant there said it was worn by the famous modern writer Li Qiushui at her wedding, and it was designed by the famous fashion designer Shang Jingyun. It’s very valuable.”

“That’s definitely the price.” Lu Qingxuan nodded. “Okay, buy it. I don’t think any woman could refuse this.”

"You can't either?"

Lu Qingxuan's breath hitched: "What do you mean? Trying to flirt with me?"

No, not at all.

"Then what are you even talking about? Stop rambling. Let's go to Xiao Nan Guo. We can have lunch and then soak in the hot springs."

Lu Qingxuan tied up her black hair. Her fingers trembled slightly.

Chapter 242 I Disagree

Chen Ya gave Lu Qingxuan a strange look: "You seem to have suddenly become a bit rough."

"Am I rude? I've always talked like this, and you're only just realizing it?" Lu Qingxuan forcefully tossed her hair back.

She felt that she should keep some distance from Chen Ya to avoid a situation where Miao Aoxue misunderstood that they were dating.

"I just found out," Chen Ya said nonchalantly, scrolling through her phone. "But are we really going to the hot springs today? Can we go there too?"

Lu Qingxuan almost bumped her head into the center console.

"It's not that I've become irritable since... that I came here!"

Chen Ya clearly thought she was on her period, which was why she became irritable.

She was embarrassed, ashamed, and a little annoyed, wishing she could punch Chen Ya twice on the forehead.

Chen Ya stared at his phone screen, took one last look at the dress that was supposedly "the wedding gown worn by Li Qiushui at her wedding and designed by Shang Jingyun," and finally made up his mind to send a message to Su Yeqing:

"Mr. Su, it's decided. Please keep this dress for me, and I'll pay for it next time I come. Also, I need two outfits for the wedding, a wedding dress and a formal suit. Please keep an eye out for them for me."

Su Yeqing replied politely in a text message: "Okay, I wish you and your loved one a long and happy life together."

"It's not me getting married..."

"Hehe, I know, I was just teasing you."

After sending the message, Su Yeqing noticed a minor incident nearby, frowned, and walked over.

Upon seeing Su Yeqing arrive, the waiters nearby stepped aside and bowed their heads in greeting, "Boss Su."

"what happened?"

Su Yeqing crossed her arms. Not far in front of her, a man was pointing at the wedding dress that Chen Ya had just ordered and talking incessantly to a woman.

The waiter whispered to Su Yeqing, "Mr. Su, Mr. Zhu is introducing that wedding dress to a customer, and the customer seems a bit interested..."

Upon hearing this, Su Yeqing frowned.

The man who was talking non-stop at the front, whom the employees called "Boss Zhu," was named Zhu Hongbao, and he was her partner.

Zhu Hongbao is also the owner of the fireworks restaurant, and he holds more shares than Su Yeqing.

However, Zhu Hongbao was a hands-off manager and rarely came to work at the fireworks tower. Su Yeqing usually handled the specific affairs.

I don't know what kind of wind blew him here today.

Therefore, Su Yeqing and Zhu Hongbao's relationship has never been very good.

If it weren't for the fact that the owner of the fireworks tower suppressed the conflict between the two, they would definitely have fought each other to the bitter end.

Su Yeqing disliked idle people, especially since he was her business partner.

She asked the employee next to her:

"Didn't you tell him that the wedding dress had already been reserved by a customer?"

The employee hesitated, then said, "I did, but..."

Seeing that she couldn't give a coherent explanation, Su Yeqing simply stepped forward and walked to Zhu Hongbao's side.

Her expression had been unpleasant at first, but as soon as she stood next to Zhu Hongbao, her face changed completely, replaced by a businesslike smile, and she said:

"Boss Zhu, what brings you here today?"

Zhu Hongbao was a short, square-faced man with a large belly. Turning around and seeing Su Yeqing, he said:

"Boss Su, what are you saying? It's my own fireworks restaurant, can't I come here by myself? Besides, I'm here with a big client today."

"Oh?"

Su Yeqing turned to look at the woman beside him, paused slightly, and said, "This is... Lin Yumeng?"

The stylishly dressed woman took off her sunglasses, glanced at Su Yeqing, and said, "Hmm?"

"Oh my, it really is Miss Lin! What a rare guest!"

Su Yeqing reached out to shake hands with her, but Lin Yumeng brazenly ignored her.

Lin Yumeng is one of the most popular actresses recently.

She became an overnight sensation after covering Xu Xiangxiao's song, and then appeared on several variety shows, quickly gaining popularity among the Chinese public.

No wonder Zhu Hongbao, who usually prefers to lie down rather than sit, came over.

So it turns out he came to keep this big star company.

It's just unclear how he got in touch with this famous star, Lin.

Lin Yumeng turned to look at the wedding dress in front of her and said:

"This one is perfect. Only this one will be worthy of my future wedding. I'll take it."

Zhu Hongbao's smile grew even brighter as he kept saying:

"Excellent! Excellent! Miss Lin is truly magnanimous and straightforward! Her future career will surely be as prosperous as the color of this wedding dress!"

Lin Yumeng held her sunglasses in her hand, looking completely indifferent.

She's used to hearing Zhu Hongbao flatter her like this, at least eight or a thousand times a day.

But Su Yeqing's expression immediately changed.

"Miss Lin, I'm so sorry, this wedding dress has already been reserved."

Zhu Hongbao looked at Su Yeqing and said in an unfriendly tone, "It's settled? When was it settled?"

"That customer just left."

Zhu Hongbao said with dissatisfaction, "Miss Lin just took a fancy to this wedding dress, and you said it was already reserved by someone else. Something worth tens of millions, reserved just like that, what a coincidence!"

Su Yeqing's expression also turned cold, and she said, "Do you want me to show you the chat history?"

The two owners of the fireworks restaurant were arguing, and the surrounding waiters scattered, too scared to even breathe.

Lin Yumeng looked at Zhu Hongbao coldly and asked:

"Boss Zhu, what's going on? Someone else ordered my wedding dress without telling me. Isn't this a waste of my time?"

Sweating profusely, Zhu Hongbao apologized to Lin Yumeng, then looked at Su Yeqing with a livid face and said:

"Mr. Su, our store's rule is that once an item is ordered, it must be taken down immediately for maintenance. Why is this wedding dress still on display here?"

Su Yeqing said, "As I just said, we just received confirmation from the customer and haven't had time to take the clothes down yet. Besides, our sales staff already told you that they were reserved, so why did you still bring Miss Lin to see them?"

Zhu Hongbao was speechless for a moment. After Su Yeqing finished criticizing him, she turned around and spoke softly to Lin Yumeng:

"Ms. Lin, I'm so sorry, this was indeed an oversight on our part at Fireworks Restaurant. How about this: we'll take you to see another wedding dress designed by Shang Jingyun, and we'll also give you a 9% discount card..."

Lin Yumeng looked at Su Yeqing impatiently and said, "Do I look like someone who's short of money?"

Su Yeqing was momentarily speechless: "With your current status, of course you're not short of money, but..."

Lin Yumeng interrupted her, saying, "The purpose of life is to enjoy yourself and have peace of mind. Why did I spend 7000 million to buy this wedding dress for future use? It's for my own peace of mind. If I could tolerate not being happy, why would I come to your fireworks restaurant to spend money?"

Zhu Hongbao chimed in, "Miss Lin truly lives up to her reputation as someone who fought her way to the top in the entertainment industry; she's so insightful! Did you hear that, Mr. Su? He's not short of money; he just wants to have a good time!"

Su Yeqing let out a helpless sigh.

This Lin Yumeng was just an unknown nobody not long ago, but because she latched onto a powerful patron, she has suddenly become one of the most popular young actresses.

There's no such thing as living life with clarity; this guy just has a nouveau riche mentality and is putting on airs here.

But the thick, alloy leg she was clinging to was just too thick; she dared not offend it and could only be extremely careful.

"How about this, I'll take you to see that one first, and then you can choose between the two, okay?"

Lin Yumeng said, "What if I don't like the one you mentioned?"

Su Yeqing hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why don't you go and take another look? If you don't like it, we'll think of something else."

Lin Yumeng scoffed, "Do you think I'm like you? I don't have that much time to waste here. This is the one, I like it, I want it."

Suddenly, Zhu Hongbao asked Su Yeqing, "Boss Su, you said this dress has been reserved. Has payment already been made?"

“...Not yet,” Su Yeqing said.

"You haven't paid yet? What about the deposit?" Zhu Hongbao pretended to be very surprised and deliberately raised his voice.

Su Yeqing said, "That's a big customer. They've already ordered a lot of things today, so they haven't paid the deposit for this outfit. But I've already promised to reserve it for them."

"Tsk tsk, so this is what happens when Boss Su does things..." Zhu Hongbao took the opportunity to sow discord between Su Yeqing and Su Yeqing, making her feel disgusted.

Zhu Hongbao must have taken the wrong medicine today; he suddenly started vying for power with her, catching her completely off guard.

If she had been prepared, she would never have given him a chance to make an excuse.

Lin Yumeng asked, "Which big client is it? Give me their name, maybe I know them."

Zhu Hongbao quickly chimed in:

"Yes, Miss Lin has a wide network of connections. Who in the capital doesn't she know? If she knew who bought it, she could talk to them and maybe they would be willing to part with it."

His words were a mix of flattery and harassment towards Su Yeqing, a well-executed combo.

Su Yeqing could only force a smile: "I'm sorry, Ms. Lin, it's not convenient for us to disclose the client's identity."

Just then, a voice came from behind them: "That big client is no ordinary person; he's from the Lu family."

Everyone turned around and saw Li Jiayi, with Miao Aoxue on her arm, appearing behind them.

Li Jiayi wore a leisurely smile, and Miao Aoxue also smiled, but her smile was much more cunning.

The two of them had been there the whole time and had witnessed the whole thing, so they knew what they were arguing about.

That's why they say it's like a pillow being delivered to someone who's just fallen asleep. Li Jiayi had just promised Miao Aoxue that she would definitely get back the face she'd lost, and now she had a perfect opportunity to slap Chen Ya in the face.

Su Yeqing was completely bewildered. Just moments ago they seemed to be having a pleasant conversation, and she assumed they were friends. Turns out, this person was sabotaging the Lu family behind their backs?

She sighed for Chen Ya. It seemed she couldn't stop him; Chen Ya was definitely going to get into trouble with Lin Yumeng today.

Li Jiayi slowly walked up to Lin Yumeng and said seriously:

“Miss Lin, I am Li Jiayi from the Xuanyuan Chamber of Commerce. Just now, I heard that you really like this robe. I was afraid you didn’t know, so I’m telling you that this wedding dress is something the Lu family wants to buy.”

Lin Yumeng frowned and said, "The Lu family? I'm quite familiar with the Lu family, but I haven't heard that anyone in their family is getting married recently. Is it Lu Shuying or Lu Xiaojie?"

Li Jiayi shook her head, smiling broadly, and said, "Chen Ya, have you heard of this name?"

"Chen Ya?"

Lin Yumeng frowned, clearly not having heard of the name before.

Li Jiayi said with a smile, "Speaking of Chen Ya, he's quite a legendary figure. The Lu family picked him up from the countryside..."