With so many backers, Liu Cui grew bold, looking at Yang Gang with a hint of mockery, "Little lad, weren't you so hyper just now? Starting to settle down now?"
Yang Gang simply ignored her.
Liu Cui was furious from humiliation, "Beat him up badly for me!"
A young man timidly asked, "Sis Cui, what if we hurt him too much?"
Liu Cui glared furiously, "I'm about to start working at the Silver Moon headquarters. Do you know who owns the Silver Moon KTV chain? It's owned by the Yang family, one of Hangcheng's Top Ten Families. Even if we beat him to death, no one would dare say a word."
"Alright!" The young man gritted his teeth, turned towards his group, and commanded, "Guys, beat him up for me!"
The crowd was about to mob him, ready to start a gang fight.
But just at this moment, a middle-aged man came tumbling down from the stairs above.
Seeing this person, Liu Cui ran over immediately, asking with a flirtatious look on her face, "Mr. Chen, are you hurt?"
This slightly overweight middle-aged man shoved away Liu Cui's hand, looked at the crowd, then coldly demanded, "What's going on here?"
"Mr. Chen, that man was trying to skip out on his bill, so I was just getting some guys to give him a lesson. People nowadays truly have no fear…"
Before she finished speaking, Mr. Chen directly slapped her, "It's you who's lawless!"
Liu Cui was stupefied, "Mr. Chen…"
Mr. Chen ignored Liu Cui and instead pushed through the crowd, hurrying nervously to Yang Gang and bowed his head deferentially, "Young Master, are you hurt?"
Eh?!!
Young Master???!!!!
The room fell into a stunned silence.
The only person who could make the manager of Silver Moon KTV's branch two bow his head and call him 'Young Master' was one person. He was the son of the owner and big boss of Silver Moon, Yang Lin.
Although everyone had heard about this legendary Crown Prince, no one had ever seen him nor knew his name.
Could this be...?
No way!
But Mr. Chen's attitude...
Could this be true?!
Everyone was thrown into confusion.
Yang Gang was also confused.
What the heck is going on?
Young Master?
Me?
No way??!! I've been a man-slave since I was young!
My adoptive father and master was a wily old fox, who from early on encouraged Yang Gang to sneak down the mountain and steal widows' underwear, while any underwear he himself stole from women would be framed on Yang Gang; later on, when Yang Gang was five, his adoptive father brought home an eight-year-old girl, claiming she was betrothed to Yang Gang. This adorable eight-year-old girl was already stunningly radiant, no doubt she would grow up to become devastatingly beautiful, life seemed to be smiling on Yang Gang...
But, things only got halfway there.
His child bride Su Xiaoxi did indeed grow up to become a beauty.
However! Yang Gang's happy life never even had a chance to start.
The wicked Su Xiaoxi took advantage of being three years older than Yang Gang, and used her age advantage to bully him frequently.
As they grew into teenagers, Su Xiaoxi began to ~tempt Yang Gang, and each time Yang Gang's lust flared up, Su Xiaoxi decisively ran away. This plot repeated itself a thousand and eight hundred times.
Yang Gang knew that Su Xiaoxi was playing pranks, but still fell for them in the end, getting worked up by Su Xiaoxi's manipulation. In the end, he could only watch Su Xiaoxi run away, then rely on his imagination to deal with his arousal.
When they grew up, Su Xiaoxi began to forcefully take over Yang Gang's finances under the name of his betrothed. From then on, Yang Gang was swindled in all matters related to finances by Su Xiaoxi.
In short, looking back at his past, it was all a pile of bitter tears.
How could such a hard life possibly belong to a Young Master?!
Yang Gang silently drew two cursed circles in his mind, one around the shameless old fox master, and another around the naughty child bride Su Xiaoxi.
...
My thoughts are straying. Back to the events at the KTV.
"What are you all looking at?!" With a fierce glare from Mr. Chen, the crowd around Yang Gang immediately scattered.
Liu Cui didn't leave, not because she didn't want to, but because her legs were shaking so much that she could not move.
Her face turned a bit pale.
Young master... the man is the Crown Prince from the legends. But... I almost broke his leg just now...
Thinking about it, Liu Cui was covered in cold sweat.
"Young master, I'm sorry for startling you," Chen pleaded sincerely.
Yang Gang finally came back to his senses. He realized that this Mr. Chen had clearly mistaken him for someone else.
Rolling his eyes, Yang Gang showed a devilish smile.
He chucked to himself.
He cleared his throat, spoke in a low voice: "Ahem... Mr. Chen, I'm a bit tight on money recently..."
Mr. Chen pulled Yang Gang to a secluded spot, took out a bank card from his pocket, and with a charming smile said, "Young master, there's not much money in this card, just one hundred thousand, it's not a lot, please accept this as my token of respect. The password is 567567."
Yang Gang calmly accepted the bank card and asked, "What is your name?"
Mr. Chen was delighted. "My name is Chen Niankang."
Yang Gang nodded, "Uh huh, I've memorized your name."
Chen Niankang was thrilled. As a veteran in the business world, he was well aware of the 'code words' used in the industry. If the young master said this, it meant he had a high possibility of getting noticed. Although he was in charge of the Silver Moon KTV's second branch, he was just a low-level leader among all the enterprises of the Yang family.
"Oh, by the way, that receptionist named Lin Yueyao, the one with long hair, she's quite good. Can't waste such talent." Yang Gang said nonchalantly.
Chen Niankang understood and immediately smiled, "Young master, I will handle it properly."
"And that Liu Cui girl, she epitomizes the notion that 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'. We are in the service industry, hiring people like her might not be appropriate." Yang Gang added.
Chen Niankang quickly replied, "Young master, I will take care of this issue as well."
"Uh huh, that will be all," Yang Gang concluded and swaggered off.
After Yang Gang left, Chen Niankang returned to the front desk, looking at Liu Cui with a frosty expression on his face.
Liu Cui pretty much anticipated her unfortunate fate, so she took the initiative to speak, "Mr. Chen, I realize my mistake, I resign."
Chen Niankang sneered, "You think you can just resign if you want? Starting today, you and Lin Yueyao will switch positions. Liu Cui, you'll replace Yueyao at the front desk."
Lin Yueyao was stunned: "Mr. Chen, are you saying, I'm promoted to the position of front desk supervisor?"
Chen Niankang looked at Lin Yueyao, his face instantly softened, "Yueyao, it was human resources' oversight to have left you at the front desk for so long. Your promotion to the supervisor is temporary, I believe you'll soon be recognized for your talent. Keep up the good work!"
Lin Yueyao awkwardly smirked, fully aware of the reason for her promotion. It's because she inadvertently pleased the Young Master, a typical case of 'the unplanned willow shades'.
"However, this proves that good deeds are rewarded, right?"
She felt ashamed of her earlier consideration to sleep her way to the top.
Yes, it's important to maintain righteous principles!
Liu Cui's face turned pale. She was clueless about her future. She was full of regret and remorse. If she could go back in time and if she knew that guy was the Young Master, she would have tried every possible way to please him, flatter him. If she could successfully hook up with the Yang family Young Master, then she...
Liu Cui wanted to slap herself in annoyance. A golden opportunity to transition from a crow to a phoenix slipped right through her fingers, and she messed it up even more!
She glanced at Lin Yueyao, a hint of resentment creeping into her heart. This woman is really lucky!
An uneasy thought crossed her mind.
"In the past, I always bullied Lin Yueyao. Now that I'm under her, she will surely retaliate against me, right?"
...
Chen Niankang took a cold glance at Liu Cui before returning to his office.
He dialed a number, "Chairman Yang, this is Chen Niankang, the manager of the Silver Moon KTV's second branch."
"How do you have my number?" A low and hoarse voice answered the phone.
Chen Niankang was taken aback. Why does the chairman sound so hoarse?
On the other side of the phone was Yang Lin, the head of the Yang family, one of the Top Ten families of Hangcheng.
Chen Niankang composed himself, saying, "Oh, you forgot? When you visited our store on your lower-level inspection last time, you said the stores are the heart of Silver Moon, and if the middle and upper level leadership are not performing, we can directly report it to you via this number. Then you gave me your mobile number."
"Oh, right, it seems there was such an incident. Who do you want to report?" Yang Lin asked indifferently.
Chen Niankang hurriedly said, "No, no, I called you not to report someone. I wanted to tell you that the young master visited our store just now, but he wasn't here for leisure, instead, he provided many suggestions. Despite only being twenty years old, I believe his talent can compete with business elites..."
"Nonsense! Chen Niankang, can't you find a fresh way to butter me up?!! How could my son possibly go to a KTV!" Yang Lin seemed utterly shocked, his tone suddenly becoming agitated.
Chen Niankang was startled. He didn't understand why Yang Lin would suddenly flare up, and hesitantly said, "But the young master truly did come just now..."
"False! No matter how much that person may look like my son, they're fake! My son has been by my side these past couple of days, he never once left." After saying this, Chairman Yang hung up.