novelraw Chapter 1712 - 1707: Where’s the Promised Playbook?
Chapter 1712 - 1707: Where’s the Promised Playbook?
Seeing Shangguan Xue smile happily, Xiaobei slightly curled the corners of his mouth.
Previously, Xiaobei had noticed that she was under a lot of pressure.
Because of this observation, Xiaobei had deliberately spoken the way he did before, intending to help her relax.
Xiaobei knew that this time, the opponent might truly be formidable...
Therefore, it was crucial to maintain a calm mindset, or else you might collapse before the opponent even makes a move.
...
"That seems to be Manager Shangguan’s car!"
"Indeed!"
In the shop, the staff all recognized Shangguan Xue’s car, so they quickly rushed out.
"My people are out, let’s go, let’s get out of the car!"
Seeing them run over quickly, Shangguan Xue chuckled as she spoke.
"Alright!"
Agreeing, Xiaobei and Lv Xinxin opened the car doors and got out.
"Having them come this time was indeed an incredibly correct decision!"
Murmuring this, Shangguan Xue also quickly opened the car door.
"Manager Shangguan."
Just after getting out of the car, she heard a voice speak with excitement.
Upon hearing this, she knew everyone had felt lost without her leadership.
"I know the store across the street is being renovated, which may upset you, but there’s no need to worry. We haven’t lost yet."
Shangguan Xue knew everyone was feeling down, so she needed to encourage them to lift their spirits, or things would become troublesome.
"But this time is really not good!"
"Exactly!"
"I know this situation isn’t great, so I specifically brought help. Let me introduce them to you."
As she spoke, she walked over to Xiaobei and Lv Xinxin.
As she moved, everyone turned their attention to Xiaobei and Lv Xinxin.
They recognized Lv Xinxin, but they didn’t know Xiaobei, so now they all looked at Xiaobei with curiosity.
Because Xiaobei appeared so young, they were somewhat disappointed.
Seeing their disappointment, Xiaobei smiled gently and said, "Hello everyone, I’m Xiaobei. We’ll be working together a lot in the future."
"Hello!"
Everyone greeted him perfunctorily...
Noticing their indifference, Shangguan Xue furrowed her brows in annoyance.
The next moment, she looked at everyone and said coldly, "I forgot to mention, young Xiaobei is now one of our managers here. From now on, refer to him as Manager Xiaobei."
"This..."
Everyone widened their eyes in astonishment...
They couldn’t believe it.
Because Xiaobei didn’t look older than themselves.
Seeing their shocked expressions, Shangguan Xue knew what they were thinking.
With a faint smile, she softly said, "I know you all think he’s unqualified, but I assure you, he is qualified. He’s even more qualified than I am. You... you’ll find out soon enough!"
Shangguan Xue wanted to tell them about Xiaobei’s abilities, but she refrained...
Because she suspected there might be a spy from Ou Jingtian among them.
The already surprised people were even more puzzled by her vague words.
Exchanging glances, they were about to ask more questions when Shangguan Xue spoke first, "Alright, everyone disperse now! The current work is most important."
"Yes!"
Even though they were full of doubts, they had no choice but to disperse...
Feeling the decisiveness of Shangguan Xue, Xiaobei chuckled, "Xue’er, you didn’t explain everything just now because you suspect there’s a spy from Ou Jingtian among them?"
"That’s right. Ou Jingtian can learn about all my movements! So, I truly suspect he’s planted a spy around me."
Knowing she and Xiaobei were on the same boat, Shangguan Xue was forthright with her suspicions.
"He’s even capable of planting spies? It seems this Ou Jingtian is no ordinary person!"
"Indeed, he’s quite the schemer. You’ll meet him soon enough."
While Xiaobei and Shangguan Xue were conversing like this, the staff inside the shop also began discussing.
"What’s going on? Who is this Xiaobei?"
"Right? How did he suddenly become a manager?"
"Exactly, exactly. It seems our Manager Shangguan truly trusts him."
"Indeed!"
They really didn’t know what was going on...
They felt Xiaobei must have magically charmed Shangguan Xue somehow, otherwise, she wouldn’t have made such a young person a manager.
A jade shop is different from other shops...
A jade shop values experience...
The staff here are usually experienced, and managers even more so to maintain control.
Yet Xiaobei doesn’t meet these requirements at all, so they couldn’t understand what reason Shangguan Xue saw in Xiaobei.
...
Hearing their lively discussion, one of them quickly took out his phone to send a message, and after sending it, he joined the discussion.
The assistant accompanying Ou Jingtian directly to Shangguan Xue’s shop had his phone ring just then.
Glancing at it, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Quickly, he turned and looked at Ou Jingtian, who was resting with his eyes closed, and said, "I just received the latest news from our insider."
Ou Jingtian, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened them upon hearing that, "News? What news?"
"It’s like this, earlier I mentioned to you that Shangguan Xue didn’t return alone, right? Now it’s clarified, she returned with Lv Xinxin and Xiaobei."
Curiously repeating the name, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Lv Xinxin? The woman from the Lv Family who’s quite capable?"
"Yes, her. She’s not only capable but also very beautiful."
"I see! And what about the other one, who is this Xiaobei? I’ve never heard of him before?"
The jade business is relatively small, so he knew almost everyone with a name...
Yet Ou Jingtian had never heard of Xiaobei...
Glancing at the perplexed Ou Jingtian, he shook his head, "I don’t know who Xiaobei is either, as I hadn’t heard of him before, but he’s particularly young, and the most crucial thing is, he’s been appointed as a manager by Shangguan Xue!"
"Appointed as a manager? Are you kidding?"
"I’m not kidding, he was indeed appointed as a manager!"
"What’s happening with Shangguan Xue? Has she gone mad?"
Ou Jingtian tightly furrowed his brows.
He was truly baffled because Shangguan Xue was now completely disregarding the usual playbook...
Before, he’d had many encounters with Shangguan Xue, so he understood her, and had anticipated what she’d do next.
Therefore, he had already planned his countermeasures...
Now, all his countermeasures were useless because she wasn’t following the expected path...