The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 224 The Domineering CEO Has His Eyes on Me

After praising Yang Muye, Hu Yifei casually opened the refrigerator, took out four cans of soda, tossed one to Yang Muye, and tossed the other to Huo Mei.

Yang Muye reached out and caught it steadily.

Homei wasn't so skilled; she almost dropped the soda when she caught it.

Hu Yifei was about to throw the last can of soda to Xu Sanduo.

"Thank you, Teacher Hu. I don't drink beverages. You two chat, I'll go return the ladder first."

After Xu Sanduo finished speaking, he took the ladder and went out the door.

Huo Mei was worried that Xu Sanduo would have trouble getting into the elevator while carrying the ladder, so she went out to help him press the elevator button.

Hu Yifei, who remained inside, closed the refrigerator door and invited Yang Muyi to sit down on the sofa and talk.

"You went back to your hometown and brought a bodyguard back with you. Are you going to take him to class from now on?"

"Surely they won't notice if there's one more person in the classroom?"

"Having one more person won't cause problems, but having one less will."

Just as Hu Yifei finished speaking, Huo Mei, who had gone to see Xu Sanduo off, returned.

"What are you talking about?"

"Of course we're talking about our invincible, beautiful, aloof, and mature Senior Sister Huo!" Hu Yifei interjected first.

Upon hearing this, Homei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Yang Muye did not expose himself in front of Hu Yifei.

She sat down on the sofa next to Hu Yifei and asked curiously:

"Have you two known each other for a long time?"

"It wasn't long, less than two weeks. He was an exchange student from Yanjingmao University who came to our Dongda University. I work as an assistant in the Academic Affairs Office. I helped him with his enrollment procedures, and I also recommended the apartment here to him."

Hu Yifei never suspected that Huo Mei was trying to trick her into revealing information, and she recounted the entire story of how she met Yang Muye.

"I originally wanted to recommend Yang Muye to rent your current room, but he took a fancy to the room next door, 3602. Of course, it's also a good thing he didn't rent that room, otherwise he wouldn't have met such a beautiful girl like Senior Huo."

Yang Muye feigned curiosity and asked:
"Miss Huo also graduated from Dongda University?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yifei sat up abruptly from the sofa and looked at Huo Mei in surprise.

"You two even changed the light bulb, and you haven't even introduced yourselves yet?"

Homei was stumped by the question.

After hesitating for half a second, she finally decided to cooperate with Yang Muyi in acting.

"We just exchanged names when we first met, and then you came in after I changed the light bulb."

Hu Yifei, unsuspecting, turned to look at Yang Muye:
"Senior Sister Huo Mei is four years ahead of me. She studied psychology, and after graduation, she went abroad to study for a year. Now she works at the famous Yuntian Mall as the chairman's assistant."

Before he could finish speaking, Homei interrupted to correct him:
"He was the former chairman's assistant. I have already resigned from Yuntian Mall."

Hu Yifei looked at Huo Mei with a surprised expression:

"Why? Yuntian Shopping Mall has been developing so rapidly in the past two years. I saw on the news a while ago that Liu Yuntian, the chairman of Yuntian Shopping Mall, was named one of the most influential business figures under the age of 35. He looks so handsome in the photos that I would believe he is only 25 or 26 years old."

With such a handsome boss, high salary, and good benefits, Hu Yifei really couldn't understand why Huo Mei would resign.

Just as Huo Mei was about to explain the reasons for his resignation, Yang Muye suddenly spoke up:
"There are only two reasons why employees leave: either they are not paid enough or they feel wronged. I wonder which one applies to you, Senior Huo?"

"No, I resigned for personal reasons."

Yang Muye naturally did not believe Homei's sophistry.

Hu Yifei didn't really believe it either, but since Huo Mei had said it was a personal reason, it wasn't appropriate for others to ask any more questions.

The three of them sat on the sofa and chatted for a few more minutes when the doorbell suddenly rang.

Hu Yifei stood up first and ran to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, both the person inside and the person outside froze.

Hu Yifei stared incredulously at the well-dressed, mature, and handsome man at the door.

"Sir, you—"

"Excuse me, does Khome live here?"

"Correct."

Hu Yifei turned around, about to call for help, when she saw Huo Mei walking over.

Upon seeing the man, Huo Mei's expression turned cold.

"What are you here for?"

The man at the door shrugged.

"You left without saying goodbye. As your boss, can't I even visit my former assistant?"

Huo Mei crossed her arms and sneered, "Did you really not see the resignation email I sent you, or were you pretending not to see it?"

Hu Yifei was caught in the middle of the two, which was quite awkward.

As soon as the door opened, Hu Yifei recognized the man at the door as Liu Yuntian, the founder of Yuntian Mall and Huo Mei's former boss.

Huo Mei resigned and moved, and Liu Yuntian showed up uninvited. Even a fool could see that the relationship between the two was definitely more than just that of boss and subordinate.

Liu Yuntian looked at Huo Mei with an arrogant expression:

"I haven't approved your resignation yet. Strictly speaking, you're still my employee. You can't just quit like that; you need a reason, right?"

Faced with Liu Yuntian's persistent and pretentious behavior, Huo Mei simply quoted Yang Muye's words verbatim.

Liu Yuntian was stunned upon hearing this.

"Well said, that hits the nail on the head, but this doesn't sound like something you would say. Where did you hear that?"

Homei was so angry he laughed on the spot.

Instead of reflecting on your own actions, you have the audacity to inquire about such irrelevant issues.

It seems he has no regrets whatsoever.

Given this, Homei certainly wouldn't give her a friendly look anymore.

"Mr. Liu, if you have nothing else to do, please leave. You are not welcome here."

Despite being told to leave, Liu Yuntian showed no anger whatsoever, instead staring at Huo Mei with great interest.

"After all these years, you still haven't learned how to act. Your eyes dart around when you lie. You might fool most people, but a real expert would see right through you."

Thank you for your kind words, but I have already been exposed once!

I thank you!
Huo Mei thought bitterly.

Seeing Huo Mei's expression, Liu Yuntian became even more smug.

"If I'm not mistaken, the reason you moved here from the company-rented apartment isn't just because it's close to your alma mater and you want to relive your fond memories of your student days, right?"

"It's enough!"

Huo Mei pulled Hu Yifei behind her and raised her hand to close the door.

Liu Yuntian braced himself against the door, continuing to mock, "What, do you really want me to reveal all your ulterior motives?"

Huo Mei wasn't as strong as Liu Yuntian, so she could only glare fiercely at him.

"I've already resigned, what exactly do you want?"

"I also wanted to part ways amicably, but your attitude as soon as we met really puts me in a difficult position. I arranged your studies abroad and your job. Now that I've taken the initiative to visit you, shouldn't you at least invite me in for a chat?"

As soon as Liu Yuntian finished speaking, a hand suddenly reached out from behind and pressed down on his shoulder.

"They've already closed the shop, and you're still lingering there, trying to act like a thug, huh?"

Liu Yuntian turned around and saw a baby face that looked honest and simple.

No, who are you?

Just as Liu Yuntian was about to explode, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the elevator entrance not far away. His two bodyguards, whom he had brought from abroad, were curled up on the ground like two shrimp.

this--

Liu Yuntian's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.

How could someone so silently take down two of my bodyguards? Who is this baby-faced person who is so powerful?
Seeing Liu Yuntian's stunned expression, Xu Sanduo asked bluntly, "Are you leaving on your own, or should I see you off?"

OK! I give up!
Liu Yuntian released his right hand from the door, a harmless smile on his face, and stepped back from the doorway.

Xu Sanduo glared at Liu Yuntian as a warning before entering room 3601.

The door slammed shut.

Liu Yuntian glanced back at the two bodyguards who were struggling to get up from the ground, leaning against the wall.

It seems that the baby-faced guy was holding back, otherwise I would have called an ambulance for my two bodyguards by now.

After confirming that both bodyguards were alright, Liu Yuntian turned back and rang the doorbell of room 3601 again.

The door opened immediately afterward.

The person who opened the door was Xu Sanduo.

Liu Yuntian spoke first:
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to cause trouble, nor am I here to demand an explanation for my two bodyguards."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I'm looking for you—"

"Find me?"

"Yes, I'm looking for your boss."

"You know my boss?"

Liu Yuntian nodded with a confident expression.

"I know you, Mr. Yang Muyi, right?"

Unfortunately, there's no reward for answering correctly.

Xu Sanduo left with the words, "Wait."

With a "bang," the door slammed shut again.

This was the first time Liu Yuntian had been turned away like this since returning to China.

And I ate it twice in a row.

Maintain your composure!
Liu Yuntian silently reminded himself of this.

After a while, the door reopened.

Xu Sanduo stepped aside.

"come in."

Liu Yuntian walked into 3601. In the living room, besides Huo Mei and Hu Yifei whom he had just met, there was indeed a handsome and eye-catching young man sitting there.

"Mr. Yang, it's really not easy to see you. I took down both of my bodyguards."

Liu Yuntian said, thinking he was being humorous.

Yang Muye's answer almost broke Liu Yuntian's guard.

"you are?"

Liu Yuntian's eyes widened.

You don't even recognize me?
Immediately afterwards, Liu Yuntian shook his head and laughed.

"Mr. Yang, you really have a bad memory. I visited your shop once yesterday in Yanjing... no, twice. My secretary even bought me two cups of BaWangChaJi milk tea. The taste was very good. I think this milk tea shop has the potential to become the Starbucks of China!"

Seeing that Yang Muye remained unmoved, Liu Yuntian offered his hand.

"Yuntian Mall, Liu Yuntian!"

Yang Muye stood up from the sofa, shook hands with Liu Yuntian, and asked curiously:

"If BaWangChaJi is China's Starbucks, then what is YunTian Mall?"

JD.com or Tmall?

"China's e-commerce growth rate has taken the lead in the world. Our Yuntian Mall only does what we do, not what others do."

Liu Yuntian said in an extremely confident tone.

Yang Muyi then asked, "Isn't President Liu an American?"

Liu Yuntian corrected him, saying, "He is an American citizen of Chinese descent."

"Is there a difference?"

Liu Yuntian was stunned for a moment.

He could clearly sense a kind of hostility from Yang Muye's words—not exactly hostility, but more like a sense of estrangement and indifference.

This is completely different from the people I've met before, no matter their identity, their eyes and attitudes would immediately change upon hearing that I am a Chinese American.

Yang Muye wasn't blindly arrogant after his rebirth; rather, his experiences in his previous life had completely dispelled his fascination with the United States.

After Yang Muyi sat down, Liu Yuntian also sat down on the sofa opposite him.

Huo Mei and Hu Yifei were right next to her.

Liu Yuntian was clearly not yet fully recovered from the news that Huo Mei had resigned. He turned to look at Huo Mei, wanting to ask her to make him a cup of coffee.

Huo Mei completely ignored Liu Yuntian and turned her head to the side.

Liu Yuntian could only purse his lips in regret.

Things didn't go as he expected; it seemed that Huo Mei was determined not to turn back.

"Mr. Yang, time is precious, so I won't beat around the bush with you."

Liu Yuntian sat up straight on the sofa.

“Yesterday I visited your Cainiao Station in Yanjing and found that your idea for a courier supermarket is already very mature. Why did you choose the name Cainiao?”

Yang Muye shrugged.

"I'm not as particular as Mr. Liu; I just picked the name randomly."

On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with what Yang Muye said, but Liu Yuntian always felt that Yang Muye was implying something about him.

"From a psychological perspective, people who name their companies after themselves generally have a tendency toward arrogance or even narcissism."

Suddenly, Homei's voice rang out.

"Mr. Liu, you are also very knowledgeable about psychology. Do you think what I said is correct?"

Liu Yuntian narrowed his eyes slightly.

He just resigned and he's already eager to declare war on himself?

Many well-known foreign companies are named after families, for example—

Before he could finish speaking, Homei's counterattack arrived:
"None of these innovative companies, such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, are named after their founders."

Liu Yuntian laughed on the spot.

"So in your eyes, I'm just an arrogant narcissist?" he asked, looking at Homei.

Homei shrugged, looking indifferent.

"You're only just realizing this now? I admit you were right when you said I wasn't suited to studying psychology, but for someone as knowledgeable about psychology as you to only realize this now is quite slow."

I have to say, it felt really good to confront Liu Yuntian face to face!
Cough!

Yang Muye's cough interrupted Liu Yuntian's rebuttal, which was already on the tip of his tongue.

"Mr. Liu, you didn't come all this way just to argue with your former assistant, did you?"

"of course."

Liu Yuntian quickly adjusted his mindset and looked at Yang Muye intently:
"The emergence of express delivery supermarkets has solved the biggest pain point in the development of e-commerce, namely the last-mile delivery problem. At present, Cainiao Station faces two problems if it wants to expand rapidly and achieve scale: first, funding, and second, negotiating with express delivery companies. Yuntian Mall can provide support in both aspects. Mr. Yang, are you interested in cooperating?"

Yang Muye chuckled and said, "I thought President Liu would let me name a price and buy it directly from Cainiao Station."

Liu Yuntian immediately shook his head.

Cainiao Station only has one store open, so buying it now would be pointless.

Liu Yuntian truly valued Yang Muyi, who came up with the idea of ​​the express delivery supermarket, rather than the Cainiao Station project itself.

(End of this chapter)