After finding a seat in the lobby, the lobby manager went out to attend to other matters. Faced with the caring Mr. Ma, Zhu Suosuo finally couldn't help but ask, "...Excuse me, I just heard the lobby manager call you Mr. Ma. Aren't you General Manager Ye?"
Master Ma was a man of considerable experience, having witnessed many grand occasions alongside Ye Jinyan. He quickly devised a plan and spoke calmly and composedly.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Zhu, I forgot to tell you. My surname is Ma. I've been friends with Lao Ye for many years. We've worked together at Jingyan Group for many years. You could say I'm his right-hand man."
"You came in a hurry that day and forgot to explain."
Master Ma's explanation is actually quite correct. He is indeed Ye Jinyan's right-hand man. Don't drivers hold the steering wheel with their left and right hands?
Zhu Suosuo was just a young woman in her early twenties. She quit her job quickly after starting one and had no experience with the complexities of society. She was immediately intimidated.
So they believed Master Ma's words. He might really be a senior executive of Jingyan Group. Otherwise, why would he be in President Ye's office, and why would the people there treat him with such respect, and why would he be driving a BMW 7 Series worth more than two million yuan?
Yao Bin had heard that the crabs at Yiyuan were good, so he came here today to try them. He never expected to run into Zhu Suosuo and a man here. After thinking about it, it made sense. He was the main character now, so this should indeed revolve around him, right?
Yao Bin quickly remembered that this was Master Ma from the drama. It seemed that the two knew each other again. Yao Bin thought that rather than letting this guy surnamed Ma get the job, he might as well do it himself.
After getting through, Yao Bin walked over. He and Zhu Suosuo had met before, but they couldn't be said to know each other.
"Isn't this Master Ma? You're off work? Are you eating here?" The two were still chatting and laughing when Yao Bin's words interrupted them. Zhu Suosuo looked up and saw who it was, and nodded with a smile.
When Master Ma saw this, he thought it was someone who knew Zhu Suosuo, but then he realized something was wrong. If someone knew Zhu Suosuo, could they also know him?
"Sir, who are you?"
Master Ma wasn't pretending; he genuinely didn't know Yao Bin.
"Oh, aren't you Master Ma, Ye Jinyan's driver at Jingyan Group?" Yao Bin directly exposed her background. Although Zhu Suosuo was materialistic, it was wrong of you to deceive her like this.
Upon hearing this, Master Ma broke out in a cold sweat. He hadn't expected the other party to actually know his background. Even Zhu Suosuo looked at Master Ma with curiosity, wanting to see what she would say.
Master Ma says he's feeling very anxious. Ever since he met Zhu Suosuo, he's been pretending and acting.
Today, he even spent a fortune to treat Zhu Suosuo to dinner at Yiyuan. This meal must have cost at least 20,000 yuan, which he must have paid with embezzled company funds. Why did he pay such a high price? To win over Zhu Suosuo.
"Sir, are you sure you've mistaken me for someone else?" Master Ma was still trying to argue.
"Master Ma, how could I be mistaken? You are Ye Jinyan's driver. I just saw Ye Jinyan's car parked outside. Didn't he come?" Yao Bin continued, not giving him any chance to argue.
"What nonsense are you spouting? I am a senior executive at Jingyan, a trusted person of President Ye, and his right-hand man." Master Ma shouted, seemingly trying to intimidate Yao Bin with his loud voice.
Yao Bin laughed and said, "If you mean left and right hands, then that's correct!" As he spoke, he made a gesture of holding a steering wheel, indicating that he was a driver.
As Zhu Suosuo listened to the two talking, she gradually came to believe Yao Bin's words. Master Ma clearly seemed guilty, otherwise he wouldn't be so flustered. Instantly, she realized that Master Ma was lying to her, and what he was lying about was self-evident.
Immediately, he felt a bit annoyed, unsure whether it was because Master Ma had concealed his identity, or because his job had fallen through, or both.
Master Ma noticed that Zhu Suosuo's gaze was clearly a bit off, and knew that if he didn't say something, his plans with Zhu Suosuo would definitely fall through.
"Kid, don't talk nonsense here, or you'll be unable to make a living in Shanghai," Master Ma continued to threaten.
Yao Bing chuckled: "You're really something, Jingyan Group is impressive. Even a driver can make it impossible for someone to make a living in Shanghai! Should I tell Ye Jinyan about you using public funds to spend money here today?"
Master Ma was getting scared. He didn't know how Yao Bin knew about these things, and he was afraid! He hadn't lost as much as in the drama yet, and he hadn't bought Zhu Suosuo any gifts. Losing his job for this wouldn't be worth it.
He didn't dare look at Zhu Suosuo again and left dejectedly, but only if he paid the bill. Otherwise, would the manager let him leave? He didn't have that much money, so he could only follow Ye Jinyan's example and sign the bill here, indicating that he would pay later.
The lobby manager knew the boss had given instructions, so he agreed. Before leaving, he glared at Yao Bin, wanting to find out more about the other man's background, otherwise he would definitely teach Yao Bin a lesson.
When Zhu Suosuo saw Master Ma slink away, she realized she had been cheated and was quite angry! She also prepared to leave, feeling utterly humiliated today.
"Young lady, this must be our second meeting. What a coincidence!" Yao Bin said with a smile, looking at Zhu Suosuo. Now she's leaving? What if all his efforts were for nothing?
"Yes, we met at the hot pot restaurant last time, it was quite a coincidence!" Zhu Suosuo said somewhat awkwardly.
Yao Bin extended his right hand: "Let's get acquainted. My name is Yao Bin."
"Zhu Suosuo".
Yao Bin only lightly grasped the other person's fingertips, and then immediately let go. If he kept holding the girl's hand, wouldn't that make him a hooligan?
"I just saw Master Ma bragging over there, so I came to check it out! Don't be embarrassed, you're the one who got scammed, you're the victim!" Yao Bin was right. In this matter, Master Ma was indeed in the wrong first, and Zhu Suosuo was a victim.
"Thank you, Mr. Yao. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do today. I just wanted to ask him for help so I could get an internship at Jingyan Group," Zhu Suosuo said with a pitiful expression. Yes, she was putting on an act.
If Yao Bin really didn't know what kind of woman she was, he would have actually believed his lies.
Anyone can act.
"Oh, I can see that. A girl like you is so naive and easily fooled! You were also tricked by that Master Ma!" After saying that, Yao Bin looked at the food on the table. Obviously, the two of them hadn't eaten much.