Zhao Mengqi’s words were laced with pain and regret. She had tried sending him a text before, but Xiao Luo didn’t respond. He kept his distance, even treating her as if she were an unknown stranger. There was no way for her to return by his side.
Ma Linger sighed in sympathy but didn’t know what else to say.
Just then, the door to the guest area opened. Zhao Mengqi and Ma Linger were stunned to see Xiao Luo walk out with the store owner, Sun Jiannan, who was escorting him towards the exit. As things came to pass, this confirmed the adage: “Sometimes encounters are completely unexpected.”
“Xiao…Xiao Luo? What is he doing here?” Ma Linger thought to herself, letting out a gasp in surprise.
Zhao Mengqi was utterly dumbfounded. Her mouth slightly open, she was rooted where she stood. She stared blankly at Xiao Luo, walking by with both hands behind his back, her mind empty.
He came closer as they walked towards the exit, almost within an arm’s reach.
As he approached, she became more nervous, and she could feel her heart rate rise appreciably, almost to the point her heart would burst out of her chest. Her whole body froze up in anxiety, and she felt a tightness in her chest and a sense of breathlessness.
Walking right past Zhao Mengqi, Xiao Luo didn’t see her at all as Li Zimeng, walking to his left, was blocking his line of sight. He was there to inspect the store and didn’t pay much attention to the customers milling around.
“President Xiao, don’t worry. I will definitely study more about the 5S theory and promote it within the store.” Sun Jiannan said respectfully.
Xiao Luo nodded. He had majored in IE at college and specialized in production management. The guiding principles were to operate at the highest efficiency and at the lowest cost in funding and labor to maximize profitability. The 5S theory was the foundation of his major, but it remained very much theory only within academic circles. Globally, the 5S approach hadn’t been fully adopted and implemented by large corporations and manufacturers, and very few managers were of it.
As she watched Xiao Luo walk by without even a glance at her direction, Zhao Mengqi was overcome with despair. She felt as if her whole soul being ripped out of her body that very instant. “The most familiar stranger…”: she finally understood what this phrase meant.
“Xiao….”
Ma Linger attempted to call out to Xiao Luo but held herself as she suddenly realized that there was a fine looking woman next to him. She was an outstanding beauty with a well-limbed, slender figure, dressed in chic clothes that looked quite expensive and carried herself with an air of self-confidence. She looked like a woman of high status, perhaps even Xiao Luo’s girlfriend.
As such, Ma Linger didn’t call out to Xiao Luo for fear of putting Zhao Mengqi in a very awkward situation.
She turned and looked at Zhao Mengqi, who now appeared overcome with gloom. She looked a pitiful sight! Ma Linger held her gently to console her and said, “It’s okay, don’t feel upset. He’s only clinging onto the woman beside him for her wealth. It’s not worth chasing a man like him that’s easily influenced by power.”
“No wonder he was so generous in handing out the $100,000. This character flaw must be the reason why.” Ma Linger reasoned to herself, as she let out a deep sigh. In her mind, she screamed, “Xiao Luo, I was wrong about you!”
“How upsetting, I purposely went to the restroom to fix my makeup, and the big boss didn’t even lay his eyes on me.”
“You should probably stop having unrealistic expectations and get back to work.”
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PEERLESS GENIUS SYSTEM I
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