Chapter 187: Chapter 47 Friends: Lu Qingyun, you have soared to success!
"Brother Sun is asking you a question." Xiang Yiren nudged her, snapping her out of her own little world.
"I’ll have whatever Sister Yiren is having," Lu Qingyun said quickly.
The saleswoman’s smile widened. "Excellent taste! Our CLA is the most popular model among our female customers. It comes in a few different configurations..."
Just like with the BMW, Sun Dasheng cut her off.
She wasn’t annoyed in the slightest, however, because he said, "Just give us the top configuration. Let’s not waste any more time."
The price was similar to a top-of-the-line BMW MINI, coming out to a little over four hundred thousand after all the fees. It wasn’t excessively expensive.
But gifting three of them at once definitely qualified him as a ’tycoon.’
After declining the sales staff’s kind offer to treat them to a meal, the group turned and left.
Watching Sun Dasheng leave with his entourage, a male salesperson sighed with emotion. "Now *that’s* what a real man should be!"
Immediately, a female salesperson pinched his ear.
"You, a real man? ’Should be like him?’ Do you have as much money as that boss? Are you as tall and handsome as he is? You have nothing! The only thing you have is me, who was blind enough to fall for you. And here you are, daydreaming about things far beyond your reach."
The Mercedes dealership erupted in boisterous laughter.
* * *
Lu Qingyun found that ever since the class reunion, good fortune had been coming to her one after another.
She had a huge villa to live in and a luxury car to drive. She also had a job that was the envy of others.
It was as if all the pain of being unemployed had simply vanished into thin air.
Everything else had already fallen into place. As for her living situation, Brother Sun had just given her permission to move into the villa.
The two "sisters," Xiang Yiren and Jiang Ziyan, had offered to help her move, but she declined. She knew they were both busy with their own work.
Moving was a minor task she could handle by herself. After all, she’d had plenty of practice. Over the past three years, she had moved countless times because of issues with landlords.
With her previous salary, she could only afford to rent a room in an old, small, and shabby shared apartment for just over two thousand a month. It was a three-bedroom, one-living-room flat. The master bedroom was occupied by a young couple, while she lived in one of the secondary bedrooms.
The other secondary bedroom was rented by a colleague from her company—a junior accountant in the same department, though they worked on different things. In fact, this colleague was the one who had recommended the apartment to her.
Lu Qingyun entered her apartment.
In the living room, her three housemates—her colleague and the couple—were having a late-night snack of barbecue. Her colleague, Xiao Yu, had been classmates with the couple, and the three of them were quite close.
Seeing her come in, Xiao Yu called out, "Qingyun! Come have some barbecue with us!"
She declined the offer.
Before long, she had packed everything she needed into two suitcases. There were still plenty of small trinkets left in the room, but she decided to leave them behind.
Opening her bedroom door, she said, "Xiao Yu, I’m moving out. There’s still a bunch of stuff in my room. If you see anything you like, feel free to take it. If not, could you please help me throw it away?"
Xiao Yu jumped to her feet in surprise. "Qingyun, didn’t you just pay rent? The landlord won’t give you a refund if you move out now. That’s a waste of money! Besides, you just lost your job and have to find a new one. Don’t throw your money away like that. Why don’t you stay for a while longer? It’s not too late to move after you’ve found a new job."
The couple on the sofa also looked over, surprised. "Xiao Yu is right. Don’t be in such a hurry to move. Figure things out after you find a new job."
The couple seemed genuinely concerned.
"Why don’t you join us for a bite first?" the boyfriend offered.
Lu Qingyun gave him a thoughtful glance before refusing. "There’s no need. I’ve already found a new job and a place to live."
"Oh! In that case, congratulations!" Xiao Yu was genuinely happy for her. After all, they were fellow workhorses in the same department, overworked and miserable together, so they shared a sense of camaraderie.
"You’re amazing, Lu Qingyun! You did what none of us would ever dare to do," Xiao Yu said, giving her a thumbs-up.
"What did she do?" the couple asked, their curiosity piqued.
Xiao Yu then recounted the incredible story of how Lu Qingyun had quit her job, which left them listening in stunned amazement. To quit your job and force the company to back-pay six million in taxes... there was only one word for it: badass.
The girlfriend looked at Lu Qingyun with pure admiration. I can’t believe the quiet, gentle girl I’ve lived with for so long is actually this fierce.
The boyfriend, however, shrank back slightly. That was a close call. Good thing I never tried to hit on her. The outcome would not have been pretty.
The three of them insisted on seeing her downstairs. After all, they had been roommates for a long time.
But when they saw her new car, Xiao Yu could no longer contain her burning curiosity.
Pulling Lu Qingyun aside so the couple couldn’t hear, she whispered, "Qingyun, be honest with me. Did you land a rich man?"
Lu Qingyun neither confirmed nor denied it.
She simply smiled, placed her luggage in the trunk, and closed it. From the driver’s seat, she said to the three of them, "Thanks for everything today. Let’s keep in touch."
Then, she drove off.
Watching the large Mercedes-Benz logo on the back of the car disappear, all three were filled with envy, and a little bit of jealousy. *We all lived under the same roof, so how come you’re the one who struck it rich?*
"Do you think she’s being kept by some rich boss?" the boyfriend said sourly.
He was met with angry glares from the two women.
"What? Can’t a woman buy her own house and car with her own abilities?"
Though they sounded indignant, deep down, they had their doubts too. Could anyone really buy their own house and car in a big city, all on their own?
Back at the villa, there were no empty rooms on the second floor, so she chose a guest room on the first. Its size and decor were no different from the rooms upstairs. To welcome her, Xiang Yiren and Jiang Ziyan had even replaced the bed in the guest room with the same high-end model they had—one worth several hundred thousand.
After putting her luggage away...