The salesclerk seemed to have caught a life-saving straw, grabbing Ye Huohuo's sleeve. "Miss Ye, if you don't hold me accountable, I... I can keep my job! I can't live without this job! Please be merciful!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Ye Huohuo was not moved by her begging. Her expression was calm but serious. "I said you wouldn't be fired because of me. You're being fired today entirely due to your own past mistakes!"
"As long as Miss Ye doesn't pursue it, I will definitely discipline her properly from now on," Sun Jinyu added from the side.
Sun Jinyu gritted her teeth secretly. She was unlucky this time, having run into Li Mohan's anger. Next time, she would definitely find a better opportunity. This Ye Huohuo had to be removed from Li Mohan's side.
Ye Huohuo looked at her, her dark eyes seeming to see through everything. But she didn't expose it, only smiled with her eyes curved. "I won't pursue it."
The salesclerk and Sun Jinyu both breathed a sigh of relief, but Ye Huohuo continued, "My not pursuing it doesn't mean she can stay, because others will!"
Everyone looked at Li Mohan in unison. Indeed, after all, Ye Huohuo was his girlfriend, and being insulted like that, he would likely stand up for her.
"I said, that's Huohuo's own business. She'll handle it. If she says she won't pursue it, I won't interfere," Li Mohan said, crossing his arms and looking like he was watching a show.
Everyone was now confused. Ye Huohuo wasn't pursuing it, and Li Mohan had also stated he wouldn't. Logically, the salesclerk should no longer be in danger of being fired.
But why could Ye Huohuo still say with certainty that she would be fired?
"That Ye Huohuo must be finding an excuse to settle scores later."
"I think so too. She pretends to be magnanimous by saying she won't pursue it, but then she acts behind the scenes with dirty tricks!"
"I guess so, two-faced. I really don't understand how Mr. Li could like such a woman. She has no looks, no figure, no taste. Alas, what lucky incense did this woman light?"
"..."
The people around started to whisper again.
Just then, someone exclaimed, "Oh my god, Li's Mall is trending on hot search!"
This shout not only made the onlookers present frown, but even Li Mohan's brow furrowed.
Things that usually trend on hot search are rarely good. As the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things travel a thousand miles; a truth that remains unchanged through the ages.
Everyone present, except Ye Huohuo, took out their phones and opened the webpage. The top trending search had a large, eye-catching title.
[Li's Mall Salesclerk Judges People by Appearance, Billionaire Daughter Mistreated as Beggar and Blocked from Entry]
Below was a video where one salesclerk was shouting, "You can't afford it by the looks of you, dressed like a beggar. Don't stain our clothes! Get out!"
It was the same salesclerk from before.
The woman who was pushed out had her face blurred, but the accompanying text stated she was the daughter of a listed company's CEO, with a net worth of billions.
In an instant, the entire mall, not just this floor, became lively.
Many customers loudly rebuked, "What kind of service attitude is this? They say customers are God, but do we need to have our worth marked on us to buy things?"
"They say the services under Li's Group are good. Is this how good they are? Do they only serve the rich? Are people who aren't rich not human? Do they not even have the right to enter?"
"Since they look down on us ordinary consumers, we won't buy their things!"
"Yes, boycott, resolutely boycott!"
"..."
A single stone stirred a thousand ripples. The entire mall, and even the whole city of Haicheng, was in an uproar because of this trending search.
The salesclerk, who had just been relieved to have escaped, now had a pale face, slumped on the ground, completely stunned.
Sun Jinyu also stood there blankly. If she hadn't been leaning against the glass door, she might have slumped to the ground too.
The mall's managers, their phones rang as if they had alarm bells, putting down one only for another to ring.
In an instant, the entire mall was in chaos.
Li Mohan's brow was tightly furrowed, his eyes still fixed on the video, his thoughts unknown.
"Alas, I told you being fired had nothing to do with me. You brought this upon yourself!" Ye Huohuo said, raising her eyebrows, her voice neither warm nor cold.
At this moment, Sun Jinyu, as if grabbing the last life-saving straw, suddenly jumped up, grabbed Ye Huohuo's arms, and shook her violently.
"Don't you have fortune-telling abilities? Can't you smooth things over? I know you hate me and her. If you want revenge, come at me alone, don't implicate the entire Li's!"
Her eyes reddened, she begged. At this moment, in the eyes of the crowd, she was someone who would sacrifice everything for the company.
This genuine emotion moved the people around. Many felt it was fortunate that Li's had such a manager! Even if there were shortcomings, they should be forgiven.
Ye Huohuo threw off her hands, stepped back two paces, her chin slightly raised, her expression cool. "I said, this is your karma, it has nothing to do with me.
The cause of today's incident was not because of me, and this trending search wasn't caused by me either. As the mall manager, when faced with such a situation, shouldn't you be finding the source and thinking of solutions to calm everyone's anger? What's the use of clinging to me, an outsider?
You, who condoned your subordinates to bully customers and judge people by their appearance, are also the reason for today's outcome. Why does it sound like I caused things to turn out this way?
If you had supervised them to treat everyone equally, would there have been this trending search today? You blame others for your own inadequacy! Is this how you work?
Did you buy your position as the mall's second-in-command with family money?"
After her speech, Sun Jinyu's face turned red and white. The surrounding onlookers also understood. That's right, it seemed this Sun Jinyu was just an empty shell, good to look at but useless, lacking any competence as the second-in-command.
As Ye Huohuo finished speaking, she turned and met Li Mohan's gaze. She paused.
She secretly thought, "Oh no, although this matter has nothing to do with me, it happened after I borrowed luck from him. Will he think that lending him luck caused the company to be affected by public opinion?"
"Will he even consider me a jinx?"
The moment the word "jinx" appeared in her mind, her face turned pale.
She looked at Li Mohan, wanting to speak but hesitating. What could she say? The incident did happen after her arrival. Anyone would think that way!
"Li..." She bit her lip, not knowing what to call Li Mohan. Calling him Mr. Li would be too distant, as they were a couple in front of outsiders.
Calling him Li Mohan would be too impolite. Calling him Mohan seemed too intimate, as they had known each other for less than a day.
"It has nothing to do with you! It's our poor management. This kind of problem was bound to happen sooner or later!" Li Mohan spoke before her.
"You... you don't blame me?" Ye Huohuo widened her eyes, looking at him incredulously.
Since childhood, except for her master and a few others, anyone who knew even a little about her misfortunes would try to stay far away from her.
After all, no one wanted to be associated with a jinx.
This incident was not huge, but not small either. Public opinion was paramount, and if mishandled, it would certainly cause considerable losses for Li's.
Yet, Li Mohan didn't blame her at all and even comforted her.
Ye Huohuo felt a surge of indescribable emotions, her eyes heating up as she bit her lip.
"It's fine, I'll handle things here. You go upstairs and rest first!" Li Mohan saw the fleeting tear in her eyes, patted her head, and said softly.
The women around were almost going crazy. Was this the legendary cold CEO? They had never seen him treat any woman so gently. What kind of magic did this Ye Huohuo possess?
Li Mohan raised his hand and called a mall supervisor, asking him to escort Ye Huohuo to the president's office upstairs.
Just then, Li Mohan's phone rang. The caller ID showed: Third Brother!
Li Mohan frowned, answered the call, "What is it?" his voice sounding somewhat annoyed.
He thought Li Mohan Yan was calling to ask about the trending search, but upon answering, it was completely different!
"Brother, is Big Sister-in-law there?"
"Yes, what's wrong?" Hearing Li Mohan Yan ask for Ye Huohuo, Li Mohan felt uncomfortable, and his tone became even worse.
"Hurry and have her come over. Something big has happened here!" Li Mohan Yan's voice contained a hint of uncontainable fear.