He wants to adopt a younger sister, but his aloof wife disagrees.

Chapter 37 The New Boss's First Show of Force

Saturday afternoon.

Vientiane New World, Jianghai City.

As the most prestigious luxury shopping mall in the city center, it houses top global brands. The massive glass facade gleams in the sunlight, and even the air seems to reek of money.

Underground VVIP exclusive parking garage.

The black Bugatti Veyron came to a smooth stop.

"arrive."

Jiang Che pulled out the car key and glanced back at Su Xiaoruan, who was peering out the window from the back seat.

"Get out of the car, Su, your spokesperson. You only have one task today—fill the trunk."

Su Xiaoruan swallowed, feeling a little nervous.

Although she is now wearing Chanel and Van Cleef & Arpels, the ingrained habit of being poor for more than a decade still makes her a little intimidated by such glittering places.

"Brother... things here are so expensive," Su Xiaoruan whispered. "Even a simple piece of clothing costs tens of thousands..."

"expensive?"

Shen Qingge, who was touching up her makeup, closed the powder compact, pushed open the car door, and stepped out in her sky-high heels, instantly exuding an aura of immense power.

"Little Softie, I've got it."

"I used to think it was too expensive because it was someone else's store."

"But today..." Shen Qingge took off her sunglasses, raised her chin at the towering shopping mall building, and said domineeringly:

"This is our own warehouse."

"Why would you care about the price tag when you're taking something from your own home?"

Su Xiaoruan was stunned for a moment, then her eyes instantly turned into two "¥" symbols.

"Your own warehouse?!"

"Then doesn't that mean I can... take whatever I want?!"

"Bingo." Jiang Che walked over, putting one arm around Shen Qingge and taking Su Xiaoruan's hand with the other.

"Let's go, let's get some stock."

……

The atrium on the first floor of the shopping mall.

The moment the three appeared, they immediately attracted countless eyes.

The combination of a handsome man and a beautiful woman is already eye-catching, and with Shen Qingge's domineering female CEO aura and Su Xiaoruan's "first love apathetic face" that has recently gone viral online, the rate of turning heads is 200%.

"Wow! Isn't that Su Xiaoruan who sang 'A Diao'?"

"Is that her older sister next to her? She has such a great presence!"

"That guy is so handsome! Is he a celebrity?"

As Su Xiaoruan listened to the surrounding discussions, she unconsciously straightened her back.

"Let's go to that one first."

Shen Qingge pointed to a top-tier jewelry store in front of her—Harry Winston.

"I've had my eye on this diamond necklace for a long time, but I haven't been able to bring myself to buy it (actually, it's because I haven't had the time). Since Mr. Jiang is paying today, I won't stand on ceremony."

The three of them went into the store.

Perhaps it was because Su Xiaoruan was dressed casually (although it was a designer brand, the style was understated), or perhaps it was because Jiang Che's casual suit looked too relaxed.

The store clerks only glanced up and didn't come over immediately.

They were fawning over a plump woman in a mink coat with gold rings all over her hands, standing in front of the counter.

"Oh, Sister Wang, this makes you look so elegant! It's a limited edition this year!"

"Yes, there's only one like it in the entire Jianghai City, and only someone of your status is worthy of it!"

The fat woman, called Sister Wang, looked at herself smugly in the mirror, completely ignoring the other people who came in next to her.

"Is there no one to serve us?"

Shen Qingge frowned slightly. As a top-tier consumer in the service industry, she was extremely displeased with this neglect.

Finally, a young girl who looked like an intern timidly ran over:

"Sir/Madam, what would you like to see?"

"Take that sapphire necklace out of the display case and let me see it." Jiang Che pointed to the necklace in the center.

"Okay, please wait a moment..."

The intern was about to reach for it.

"Wait!"

The woman, Ms. Wang, who was trying on the necklace, suddenly turned around, glanced at the three of them with a critical look, and then pointed to the sapphire necklace and said:

"Xiao Zhang, I want to see that necklace too. Give it to me first."

"But Sister Wang... these guests were here first..." the intern said, somewhat embarrassed.

"First of all?!"

The senior teller immediately interrupted, shoving the intern aside and with a beaming smile, took out the sapphire necklace and presented it to Ms. Wang with both hands.

"Sister Wang is our store's VVIP! Of course she has priority!"

After saying that, the teller turned around and said to Jiang Che in an extremely perfunctory and slightly contemptuous tone:

"Sir, I'm sorry. That necklace is worth 3.8 million. To protect the exhibits, we usually only allow VIP clients to try it on."

"You can take a look at the counter over there. Those items cost several thousand yuan and are more suitable for... young people."

The implication is clear—you look like poor students who're just here to freeload off the air conditioning and won't buy anything, so don't break anything.

Su Xiaoruan's face flushed red with anger: "What do you mean? Are you looking down on us? We can afford it!"

"hehe."

The woman, surnamed Wang, held up the necklace and chuckled.

"Young lady, being able to afford it and being willing to buy it are two different things. These days, internet celebrities just like to come to these kinds of stores to take photos, and then leave without feeling ashamed."

"Who are you calling an internet celebrity?!" Su Xiaoruan was about to explode.

A large hand pressed down on her shoulder.

Jiang Che looked at the teller expressionlessly, then glanced at Sister Wang, his tone so flat it revealed no emotion:

"You're saying only VIPs can try them on?"

"Yeah, that's the store's rule." The clerk rolled her eyes. "If just anyone could touch it, how would we do business?"

"rule?"

Jiang Che smiled.

He didn't argue, nor did he pull out his black card to show off.

He simply took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, this is Jiang Che."

"I'm at Harry Winston on the first floor. You have three minutes. Bring your resignation letter, or... your termination agreement for this store, and get over here to see me."

On the other end of the phone was the newly appointed general manager of the shopping mall, who was currently in his top-floor office, nervously rehearsing to welcome the new boss.

Upon hearing this, the general manager was so startled that he almost dropped his phone.

"Yes, yes, boss! I'm coming right away! Get out of here!"

……

hang up the phone.

Jiang Che pulled over a chair for Shen Qingge and Su Xiaoruan to sit down, while he leaned against the counter and began the countdown.

"What are you pretending for? Making a phone call for help?"

The woman surnamed Wang curled her lip in disdain. "Are you acting in a TV drama? A contract termination agreement? Do you even know who owns this restaurant?"

The teller sneered and continued to fawn over Sister Wang.

however.

Only a minute and a half had passed.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from the main entrance of the mall.

A middle-aged, overweight man in a suit, accompanied by seven or eight senior mall executives, rushed in, sweating profusely and panting heavily.

Because he was running so fast, the fat man even lost one of his leather shoes, but he didn't dare to pick it up and rushed into Harry Winston's store with only one shoe on.

"Mr. Jiang... Mr. Jiang!!"

When the chubby general manager saw Jiang Che, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down on the spot.

"I'm so sorry I'm late! It's my fault for not managing things properly! I've made you feel wronged!"

That shout completely stunned everyone in the store.

The clerk dropped the rag she was holding.

The necklace in Sister Wang's hand froze in mid-air.

President Jiang...?

The mall's general manager knelt down before him?

"Manager Li."

Jiang Che glanced at his watch and said calmly:

"One minute and forty-five seconds. The speed is acceptable."

"but……"

Jiang Che pointed to the teller who was already pale with fright:

"I am very dissatisfied with the quality of the staff at this store."

"And then there's this so-called 'rule'."

Jiang Che walked up to the teller and looked down at her:

"You're saying only VIPs can try them on?"

"What if I were the owner of this shopping mall?"

boom--!

The teller felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her mind, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.

The owner of the shopping mall?!

That legendary, mysterious tycoon who supposedly bought outright the MixC New World shopping mall?!

It’s over.

It's all over.

"Boss! I was wrong! I didn't recognize your worth! I..." The clerk cried out, trying to pull Jiang Che's trouser leg.

"Fire her."

Jiang Che took a step back in disgust, his voice cold:

"Also, notify the brand owner of this store. Either replace them with a new batch of competent employees, or... close the store."

"In my shopping mall, we don't keep dogs that look down on people."

"Yes, yes, yes! We'll get on it right away!" The general manager, wiping away cold sweat, waved to the security guard, "Drag him out now!"

After disposing of the garbage.

Jiang Che turned around and took the sapphire necklace directly from the terrified Sister Wang's hand.

"I want this chain."

Sister Wang dared not speak anymore, cowering in the corner, trembling with fear, terrified that this powerful figure would take his anger out on her.

Jiang Che took the necklace and walked up to Shen Qingge.

"Honey, want to give it a try?"

Shen Qingge watched this scene, and although she maintained a cool and aloof demeanor on the surface, she was secretly thrilled.

Is this what it feels like to be blindly protected by a man?

Too high!

She tilted her head slightly, revealing her slender swan neck, and let Jiang Che help her put on the necklace.

"It's so beautiful."

Jiang Che exclaimed in admiration, then kissed her on the cheek.

"And... what about mine?"

Su Xiaoruan, standing next to her, stared longingly and pointed to a pink diamond bracelet on the counter.

"Yes, we have them all."

Jiang Che waved his hand and said to the trembling intern:

"Um, um, and all the new seasonal items over there."

"Wrap them all up."

"Deliver it to Tomson Riviera."

"Okay, boss!!" The intern blushed with excitement; she knew her promotion to a permanent position was secure!

……

I walked out of the jewelry store.

The three continued their "sweeping" mode.

From GUCCI to PRADA, from LV to Hermès.

Jiang Che only had one thing to say about any bag Shen Qingge glanced at, or any clothes Su Xiaoruan tried on and thought looked good:

"wrap up."

Wherever he went, all the store managers and their employees bowed to greet him at the door. The procession was even more grand than that of an emperor on a tour.

Holding an ice cream cone in her hand, Su Xiaoruan looked at the four security guards carrying bags behind her and felt like she was dreaming.

"Brother, am I dreaming?"

"It's not a dream."

Jiang Che rubbed her head and pointed to the huge LED screen in the mall's atrium.

The screen, which was playing a video of a famous actor, suddenly went black.

Followed by.

A huge, impactful poster lit up.

In the poster, Su Xiaoruan wears a white shirt, her eyes are cold and stubborn, and she holds a microphone in her hand. The background is black and white, except for the line of text that is bright red:

[Su Xiaoruan, Global Spokesperson for MixC World]

You are a free bird.

"Wow--!!!"

A gasp erupted in the mall.

Su Xiaoruan looked up at herself on the giant screen, and tears welled up in her eyes.

That's her.

That was her when she was homeless on the streets and looked down upon by others.

Now, she stands in the most bustling part of the city, looking down at everyone.

"Do you like it?" Jiang Che asked.

"I love it! I absolutely love it!"

Su Xiaoruan buried her face in Jiang Che's arms, wiping her tears on his suit:

"Brother, thank you..."