What was going on? It turned out that Chen Lihan was a medium-sized boss. She had invested in five or six shops in several large shopping malls and hotels in Qingyang City. One of them was in the basement of the five-star hotel, Shengjing Hotel. It represented a well-known men's clothing brand in the country, mainly selling suits. Because it was backed by the five-star hotel, which was a high-end business district, and it was the only ready-made clothing store nearby, business had always been good. Chen Lihan valued this shop very much and wanted to sign a long-term lease contract with Shengjing Hotel. However, Shengjing Hotel insisted on an annual contract, which meant that the shop lease contract would be signed every year and would be renewed when it expired.
However, Chen Lihan's so-called trouble was not this, but another trouble caused by the renewal of the contract.
In April this year, Chen Lihan's contract with the shop would expire again. Like in previous years, she came to Shengjing Hotel in advance to discuss the renewal of the contract with the hotel's property management department. According to her experience in previous years, the renewal of the contract was a smooth and happy thing, but this year, it became a big trouble. The new person in charge of the property management department, a minister surnamed Zhao, refused to renew the contract with her. She asked him for the reason, but he could not give a valid reason. She asked him anxiously, and he said that he wanted to increase the rent by 50% all of a sudden. Chen Lihan could accept an annual rent increase of 5% to 10% because it was still profitable. However, if it soared by 50% all of a sudden, it was absolutely unacceptable. Moreover, it was unreasonable for it to rise so high all of a sudden.
Chen Lihan questioned Minister Zhao about why the rent had increased so much this year, but he still could not give a valid reason. Anyway, he just said, "Rent it if you want. If you don't want to rent it, then leave." Chen Lihan and him parted on bad terms. After returning to the shop, she discussed with the store manager how to resolve the matter. However, not long after, a woman ran into her shop and told her that she wanted to take over her shop and offered an extremely low price. Of course, Chen Lihan did not agree and immediately refused. Seeing that she did not agree, the woman sneered at her and asked her to quickly close the shop and leave. She also said that even if she did not want to leave, the shop would not be able to continue, because the hotel would not rent the shop to her. Chen Lihan was very curious about how the woman knew about this, so she asked the woman. That woman was really arrogant. She actually told him the inside story.
It turned out that Director Zhao of the hotel's property management department was the woman's brother. The woman also owned a clothing store and sold clothes in a large shopping mall in the city. However, due to the rise of online stores in recent years, her business had plummeted and she was basically losing money. She had come to Shengjing Hotel to look for her brother. Occasionally, she saw the prosperous business of Chen Lihan's clothing brand. She was very envious, so she plotted with her brother. She hoped that with her brother's power to sign the contract, she could either take over Chen Lihan's store or force her to move out of Shengjing Hotel and replace her.
That woman was really unscrupulous. She thought that Chen Lihan was just an ordinary little boss with no power and influence. She couldn't do anything to her brother in Shengjing Hotel and could only be bullied by her brother and sister. So, she told the inside story publicly. Only then did Chen Lihan know that Director Zhao refused to renew the contract because of this. She was very angry.
She also understood that it would be useless to look for Director Zhao. He was determined to get rid of her. It would be useless to ask him or argue with him. She would only be humiliating herself. However, it would be useless to call the police because the police wouldn't care about this kind of thing. She discussed with the store manager and finally decided to take the risk and look for the general manager of the hotel. She wanted to tell her about this matter and see if she could help to uphold justice. So, she looked for Ou Yangxin. Who knew that she would run into Li Rui? She also didn't expect that this young man, who kept calling her Little Aunt, would help her speak in front of General Manager Ou Yangxin.
When she heard Li Rui's promise, she was very happy and said, "Is that so? That's great. Then I'll have to trouble you, Xiao Rui." Li Rui waved his hand and said, "Hey, we're family. There's no need to be so formal."
Chen Lihan looked at him with a smile. She thought, who's family with you? It's more like we're on the same side.
Just as the two finished talking, Ou Yangxin also arrived. She walked to the door of her office and saw that other than Li Rui, there was also a well-dressed woman. She thought to herself, could this be the "guest" he was talking about? Who is this woman? She didn't know her and didn't know why she was looking for her.
Li Rui saw that she finally came back and let out a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "Ouyang, thank you for not making me wait." Ou Yangxin smiled and said, "I didn't make you wait. You asked for it." She then said to Chen Lihan, "Hello, are you looking for me?"
Before Chen Lihan could open her mouth, Li Rui interrupted, "Ouyang, let me introduce you. This is not an outsider, she's my little …" Chen Lihan knew that he was going to say "she's my little aunt" and didn't want outsiders to know about their awkward seniority. She quickly interrupted, "Elder sister!"
Her greeting of "Sister" followed closely. Just as Li Rui said "Little", she followed up with "Sister". With the two of them together, it sounded more like "Miss". Li Rui didn't expect her to suddenly interrupt and looked at her in surprise.
Ou Yangxin, who was beside her, was baffled. "Sis?" Li Rui's Miss? What's their relationship?
Chen Lihan glared at Li Rui and explained to Ou Yangxin, "I'm Xiao Rui's little … sister." Ou Yangxin was surprised, "Little sister?" Chen Lihan smiled and said, "Yes, I'm only a few years older than him, so he calls me little sister." Ou Yangxin then understood and laughed, "Oh, so it's little sister. Looks like there's a big sister above you, haha." But in his heart, he found it funny. Who would call her that? Although it sounded cute, it was so troublesome. He should have just called her sister directly. He waved his hand and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Please come into my office."
She took out her keys and opened the door. She invited Li Rui and Ou Yangxin in and let them sit on the sofa. She then made them tea. Li Rui was embarrassed to see her working alone, so he went to help her get a cup of water. Ou Yangxin didn't stand on ceremony with him. She had a pure smile on her face. Working with him was like a husband following his wife's lead.
At this time, Chen Lihan called. It seemed inconvenient to answer in front of them, so she excused herself and went out to answer the phone. Only the two of them were left in the room.
Li Rui laughed and teased Ou Yangxin, "Why didn't you solve your problem in the office? Why did you have to come home?" Ou Yangxin blushed and rolled her eyes at him, "You don't care about what you should care about, but you care about what you shouldn't care about." Li Rui laughed, "Oh, our General Manager Ou Yangxin is picking on me! I'd like to ask, what should I care about and what shouldn't? " Ou Yangxin pursed her lips to hold back her laughter and said obscenely, "You should care about the weight of that Ornate Spiny Lobster." Li Rui smiled and put the two cups of tea on the coffee table, "This is what you should care about. You're the one who gave it to me, not the other way around. But then again, Ou Yangxin, you always give me good food and drinks, but I can't give you anything. If this goes on, I'll be embarrassed. No, I have to think about what I can give you. " Ou Yangxin looked at him with a smile and said, "I just found out that you're also quite talkative. Talkative Li Rui, hehe."
The two of them chatted for a while. Chen Lihan finished her call and came back. Li Rui waited for her to sit down. He didn't discuss with her and directly told Ou Yangxin about the trouble she encountered.
After Chen Lihan found out that Li Rui and Ou Yangxin were close, she had planned to be the main accuser when she saw Ou Yangxin. She wanted to accuse Ou Yangxin of the shameless and despicable conduct of the Properties Management Department's Chief Zhao. Then, Li Rui would support her from the side. However, she did not expect that he would take the initiative to take charge of this matter and make it his business. In this way, she did not need to say a single word or do a single thing. He settled this matter by himself. She was pleasantly surprised and grateful. Her beautiful eyes stared unblinkingly at his face, secretly thinking about how to thank him if this matter was successfully resolved.
Ou Yangxin listened to Li Rui's narration. Her pretty face had a murderous look, but she didn't say anything. She just kept silent.
Seeing her reaction, Li Rui and Chen Lihan felt a little uncertain.
Chen Lihan said that she didn't believe the truth of the matter. She said sincerely, "General Manager Ou Yangxin, what Xiao Rui said is true. It's exactly what I encountered. If you don't believe me, I have a surveillance camera in my shop. It recorded the whole process of Zhao's sister coming to my shop to cause trouble and ridicule." Ou Yangxin smiled gently at her and said, "I believe you. If this didn't happen, you wouldn't have come to me."
Li Rui couldn't hold back his temper and asked, "Then why don't you have any reaction?" Ou Yangxin turned to look at him. Her beautiful eyes were full of anger and said, "What reaction do you want me to have? Do I want to fight or kill? " When Li Rui heard her words, he remembered that although she was his good friend, her other identity was the general manager of this five-star hotel. She had her own ideas about how to solve this kind of trouble. For example, although she didn't have any reaction on the surface, she might be thinking about how to deal with this matter. Li Rui was a little anxious. If he wanted to force his will on her, it wouldn't be good enough. He said, "Anyway, I've already told you the matter. You can do as you see fit."
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