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

After he recounted Chen Ya's story, Lin Yumeng's brows gradually relaxed.

“I thought it was someone from the Lu family, but it turns out he’s just a nobody. No wonder I’ve never heard of him,” Lin Yumeng said. “It doesn’t matter. I just made a phone call to them, and they gave me the clothes in a matter of a few words.”

Li Jia clapped her hands and said, "Impressive, truly impressive! Miss Lin certainly has a wide network of connections!"

It's not that Lin Yumeng has a wide network of connections, but rather that she has a deep connection with the Lu family.

The Lu family was originally a giant in the domestic entertainment industry. Which celebrity in China would dare to say they weren't afraid of the Lu family? If you have the Lu family as your backing, then you've latched onto the biggest powerful backer.

However, since Aihua changed hands, the Lu family has not been as prosperous as before. In the past, celebrities who wanted to establish connections would almost wear out the door of the Lu family, but now, the Lu family is deserted.

Currently, Lu Ningna also owns an entertainment company called "Double Star Entertainment," and Lin Yumeng is a contracted artist of Double Star Entertainment, and a pillar of the company.

Ever since Lin Yumeng latched onto another powerful backer, her relationship with the Lu family has completely reversed. Before, she was the one who had to curry favor with the Lu family; now, the Lu family has to curry favor with her.

If she doesn't serve them well, and they're unhappy and terminate the contract and leave, it would undoubtedly be a more fatal blow to the already weakened Lu family.

That's why Lin Yumeng's reaction was so complicated when she heard that the wedding dress was chosen by the Lu family.

She took out her phone, dialed a number, and it was answered quickly.

"Hello, Grandpa Gao, it's me, Lin Yumeng." Lin Yumeng's voice seemed enthusiastic, but it wasn't fiery. She was warm on the outside but cold on the inside, which perfectly described her current behavior.

"There's something I want to tell you. You know, your family has a guy named Chen Ya, right? He ordered the clothes I wanted to buy..."

After Lin Yumeng told Committee Member Gao about what had happened that day, Committee Member Gao pondered for a moment and then said:

“I know Chen Ya. He ordered this dress? He didn’t pay any money or deposit, right? That’s alright. Just have the shop owner tell him.”

Lin Yumeng looked at Su Yeqing and said, "But the owner here is very professional, she won't sell to me."

Gao Jinliang then said, "Do you really want this wedding dress? I didn't hear you were getting married?"

Lin Yumeng said with a smile, "I just want to buy myself the best wedding dress, so I can have something to remember me by."

In fact, she not only has no plans to get married, but it is also very likely that she will not be able to get married for a long time.

She's now single-mindedly focused on marrying the guy she's hooked up with, but he already has a wife and can't accept her. So she bought this dress, supposedly as a keepsake, but actually she bought it to show off to him.

It was intentional, just to prick that thigh.

Gao Jinliang thought for a moment and said, "Are you really determined to have this one? Maybe there are others that are better?"

"I want this one. Once I've chosen it, I won't change it no matter what," Lin Yumeng said, pouting.

Gao Jinliang nodded helplessly: "Alright, alright, then I'll call Chen Ya and tell him to give it to you."

After saying that, Lin Yumeng hung up the phone, her expression turning cold again. She spread her hands to the people around her and said, "See, it's all settled, isn't it?"

She even glanced at Su Yeqing deliberately, her expression full of provocation.

Su Yeqing cursed inwardly, feeling utterly disgusted, but there was nothing she could do.

These customers are all like that; if someone else buys what they ordered, they'll definitely blame the owner for being dishonest in business.

However, if they want something that someone else has ordered, but the boss refuses to sell it, they will definitely blame the boss for not knowing how to do business.

There's no way around it; these people's double standards are ingrained in their very being.

But what can you do if you're running your own business? You can only put on a smiling face.

Zhu Hongbao asked, "Miss Lin, who did you call just now?"

Lin Yumeng said simply, "Guihe Manor, Gao Jinliang."

"It's him?" Zhu Hongbao was a little surprised. "As expected of Miss Lin, even he listens to you."

Lin Yumeng just gave a cold smile.

……

……

At this moment, Chen Ya was driving on Mingyuan Street.

"Dudu..."

He looked down at the phone and saw it was Gao Jinliang.

Lu Qingxuan frowned: "Why would Committee Member Gao be looking for you?"

He clicked to connect, and Gao's voice came directly from the car's Bluetooth speaker:

"Hey, Chen Ya, what are you busy with?"

"I'm driving, what's wrong?"

"Here's the thing, didn't you order a wedding dress from the Fireworks Restaurant before?" Gao Jinliang asked.

Chen Ya was a little surprised: "How did you know?"

"Who is this for?" Gao Jinliang asked. "I haven't heard of anyone getting married recently."

"You forgot? My aunt, Chen Chi, isn't she getting married? And it's on the same day as Old Master Lu's birthday," Chen Ya said.

"Oh, I see."

Gao Jinliang spoke ambiguously, but in reality, he had no idea who Chen Chi was, nor did he know that her wedding banquet and Old Master Lu's birthday were on the same day.

This was the first time he'd heard of this. Who would care about the wedding of a rural sister whose husband was from a distant branch of the family?

“Yes, that’s right,” Gao Jinliang said, “could you return that wedding dress?”

"Why?" Chen Ya asked, his brows furrowing slightly as he drove.

Gao Jinliang's management is a bit too much.

"You should cancel the wedding," Gao Jinliang said. "We'll figure out another way to get your aunt a wedding dress."

Chen Ya frowned: "Has someone else taken a liking to the same outfit?"

Gao Jinliang neither said yes nor no, but simply said:

"I've already spoken to the owner of the fireworks display, and I'll take charge of this matter. It's settled then."

He didn't give Chen Ya a chance to refute and hung up the phone directly.

With a screech, Chen Ya's car stopped on the side of the road.

Lu Qingxuan looked at him with some concern.

Although Chen Ya's expression didn't reveal anything, she could tell he was a little angry.

“I guess it’s someone connected to the family who took a liking to the clothes, otherwise Committee Member Gao wouldn’t have made a special call,” Lu Qingxuan thought. “Why don’t you call Su Yeqing first and ask who it is?”

She mentally reviewed several potential candidates and found that there were quite a few, and none of them were easy to mess with.

Chen Ya didn't answer, and directly dialed Su Yeqing's number.

As soon as the other party answered the phone, he said rudely into the receiver:

"Mr. Su, isn't this a dishonest business practice?"

On the other end of the phone, Su Yeqing bit her lip and whispered:

"Mr. Chen, I'm really sorry, it's my fault for being useless. There's a very assertive customer here who has taken a liking to your wedding dress. I've explained to her repeatedly, but she just won't budge."

Chen Ya said with dissatisfaction, "So you just gave that set to her?"

“No,” Su Yeqing said, on the verge of tears, “My other business partner wouldn’t listen to my advice and insisted on selling those clothes to someone else. I couldn’t do anything about it, and besides, that customer…”

Chen Ya coldly said to Su Yeqing, "I don't care if what you said is true or not. I only ask one thing: I ordered that outfit, and you must not give it to anyone else."

Su Yeqing hesitated, "But Miss Lin just said she called Committee Member Gao from the Lu family..."

“I don’t care who she called or what Committee Member Gao said to you. I ordered the clothes, and I’m not allowed to give them to anyone else without my permission.”

Su Yeqing was on the phone when she suddenly heard Zhu Hongbao shouting behind her:

"Then, pack this wedding dress for Miss Lin. Miss Lin, would you like it delivered to your residence?"

Su Yeqing hurriedly ran back and said, "No, I'm still negotiating with the client. He hasn't agreed to give it up yet."

Zhu Hongbao squinted at her disdainfully and said, "You really don't know any better. Miss Lin has already spoken to Committee Member Gao. What more do you want? Even if the client has objections, it's just a matter of losing face. Can he really go against Committee Member Gao?"

Su Yeqing said, "That's not how it is. After all, in business, we still need to pay attention to the order of arrival. Otherwise, if word gets out, our customers will say that our Fireworks Restaurant has broken the rules."

Zhu Hongbao said impatiently, "Stop making trouble. Miss Lin is a busy person. Aren't you wasting her precious time? Miss Lin, please ignore her. She's not thinking straight. I'll take the dress with you."

Lin Yumeng stretched out her hand and said arrogantly to Su Yeqing, "You're on the phone with that client, right? Give me your phone."

“This…” Su Yeqing hesitated.

"Give it to me." Lin Yumeng beckoned with her finger.

Chapter 243 Between Heaven and Earth, There Has Never Been Only Me

Li Jiayi and Miao Aoxue exchanged glances and smiled secretly.

Originally, the intention was just to slightly annoy Chen Ya and embarrass him.

Once Committee Member Gao spoke, their goal was achieved.

Unexpectedly, there was an even bigger surprise: that guy still refused to back down.

With Lin Yumeng taking action, Chen Ya should realize how terrible the consequences of not knowing when to advance or retreat can be.

"Give it to me!"

Lin Yumeng's voice became very harsh.

Chen Ya said on the phone, "Give her the phone."

After struggling with her inner conflict for a long time, Su Yeqing finally handed the phone to Lin Yumeng.

The reason she refused to give her phone to Lin Yumeng was because she was afraid that Lin Yumeng would make things difficult for Chen Ya.

After handing the phone to Lin Yumeng, she was still a little worried that Chen Ya had offended someone, and she was on tenterhooks.

Business owners are always afraid of disputes arising between customers in their shops.

Lin Yumeng took the phone and said proudly:

"Hey, you're the one who paid the deposit before, right? Do you know who I am?"

Chen Ya said into the phone, "I don't care who you are. You'd better not touch my wedding dress. Put it down immediately and leave, or you'll face the consequences."

Chen Ya's words were very straightforward, and Lin Yumeng felt a surge of anger rising in her heart, with the crackling sound of a gas stove being lit echoing in her head.

Since she rose to prominence, no one has ever dared to confront her like this to her face!

Lin Yumeng was stunned for a moment before angrily saying, "How dare you talk to me like that?"

"What's wrong with me talking to you like this? You have no manners, do I need to speak to you like a civilized person?"

Chen Ya added, "If you really like that wedding dress, call me politely and tell me sincerely. Maybe I'll be happy and give it to you. After all, helping others is a virtue."

"But the last thing you should have done was to tell Committee Member Gao directly and use him to pressure me. Now that you've done this, I can no longer speak to you calmly."

“I hate people who bully others because of their power, but if you bully others because of your power, I don’t mind letting you experience what it’s like to be bullied by others.”

Chen Ya's retorts were swift and fierce. Since Lu Qingxuan met him, he had rarely been so direct and confrontational with anyone.

She was completely dumbfounded.

"I'll repeat it one last time: put down the wedding dress I ordered right now, then turn around and look at other clothes. This is the last time, and I will absolutely not repeat this a third time."

After saying that, Chen Ya hung up the phone.

On the other end of the phone, Lu Qingxuan became genuinely worried.

“Miss Lin… I can’t believe it’s Lin Yumeng from that voice?” Lu Qingxuan put her finger to her chin and frowned. “Oh no, Chen Ya, you’ve gotten yourself into trouble.”

Chen Ya turned around, calmly asking, "What trouble have I gotten myself into?"

“Lin Yumeng is no simple woman now,” Lu Qingxuan said. “It doesn’t matter if she’s just a minor celebrity, but her lover has quite a powerful background.”

Chen Ya said calmly, "My background is not necessarily insignificant either."

Lu Qingxuan frowned, thinking Chen Ya was joking: "Be serious, I'm serious. I'm really worried right now."

She said with great concern:

"It would have been fine if she hadn't called Committee Member Gao to discuss this matter, but since she has, and Committee Member Gao has spoken up, if you don't obey the arrangements, you won't be able to explain it back to your family..."

"What do I need to explain to your Lu family?" Chen Ya said coldly. "I don't have many family members, my aunt is one of them. If I don't pay attention to her, who will?"