?Chapter 92: Episode 92: It’s an Honor to be Invited 3 Chapter 92: Episode 92: It’s an Honor to be Invited 3 “You know, I really was planning to invest in your company… but I lost your business card from last time. Then I tried adding you with the QQ number you left on the website, and it told me your QQ friends list was full…” Da Boyi said regretfully.

    “Eh? It’s full? Oh man, I didn’t even notice. I was wondering why things had been so quiet recently, no one was adding me…” Zhou Xueyin realized that she might have inadvertently lost potential customers.

    “Yinyin, you two chat, I’ll go for a little walk, okay?” Li Jiniang couldn’t get a word in and felt awkward just standing there, so she took a glass of champagne and wandered around the venue.

    Once this beauty was on her own, she was like a lamb that had strayed from the flock.

    A group of men dressed in suits and looking respectable flocked to her, eagerly vying for her attention and asking to exchange business cards.

    ‘Let’s consider today a customer acquisition day!’ Although she didn’t want to deal with these people, Jiang Chunming’s words echoed in her ears again.

    Yes, she shouldn’t waste such a great opportunity! Cast the net wide, and who knows, she might snag a customer?

    To Li Jiniang, these men were no longer just people but potential customers ripe for 51buy’s picking.

    It was only while chatting with this flock of sheep, ah, no, these people, that Li Jiniang discovered that 51buy was actually quite famous already.

    But she still pretended, “Eh? Famous? Our company isn’t as well-known as you say. We have fewer than 20 people. That’s after our recent expansion too…”

    Upon hearing this, these men were even more impressed. They had always thought 51buy was just an experimental forum under some conglomerate; they had no idea it was really created by four girls, specifically catering to female users.

    “Hey, there’s no need for you all to crowd around me. This is a thanksgiving meeting, not a matchmaking event, right?” When someone started asking Li Jiniang more personal questions, she skillfully steered away from them.

    “Don’t mind it, haha. His standards are high, and it’s not often he finds a girl he likes, so he just wanted to get to know you better, don’t mind it!” someone in the group interjected to ease the situation.

    “Truth be told, I came here on a mission today…” Li Jiniang thought, perhaps if she mentioned work, these sheep would scatter, so she said, “Our CEO has tasked me with acquiring at least 20 new customers today. It looks like you guys are about that number, so tell me, what’s the specific situation with your companies?”

    Sure enough, once work was brought up, some of them just walked away with their glasses of wine.

    For this group, their primary goal was to meet pretty girls; customer acquisition was only secondary.

    As the crowd thinned out, Li Jiniang let out a slow breath of relief. These guys really lacked discernment; couldn’t they tell she didn’t want to continue the conversation? Such a lack of social sensitivity; showing up was just a waste of time!

    “Excuse me, miss? Care to have a chat?” A deep voice reached Li Jiniang’s ears.

    This voice was completely unfamiliar, definitely not belonging to any of the young guys from before.

    “I’m open to talking about work, and that’s it.” Li Jiniang turned around with a professional smile.

    The man who appeared before her was mature, composed, and seemed distinguished. He looked to be in his late thirties. He had a more stable presence than the others, and coincidentally, he was just her type too.

    “I… am actually here to talk about work.” The man took out a business card and handed it over with both hands, “I’m An Jiakang, Marketing Director of Yahong Haoding Menswear.”

    “Jiakang? As in Tokugawa Ieyasu?”

    “Exactly! That Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Jiakang. Miss Li really is well-informed!” An Jiakang flattered her.

    ‘You think you’re so worldly and experienced? Do you take me for a junior high student who knows nothing?’ Although annoyed that the other person had misfired with their attempt at flattery, her face still maintained a professional smile. Sear?h the Novёl?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    “Not bad, not bad… But your company specializes in men’s fashion and goes for a haute couture approach. Doesn’t seem like we’re quite the right fit,” she said, evidently trying to brush off his advance with a polite excuse.

    “Ms. Li, that’s where you’re mistaken…” An Jiakang raised his index finger, waving it about, “Clothes make the man, just as a saddle makes the horse. Our Yahong Haoding, though targeting male consumers, actually caters to the tastes of females.”

    “What do you mean?” Li Jiniang didn’t quite follow An Jiakang’s roundabout logic.

    “Let me put it this way, does Ms. Li have a boyfriend?” An Jiakang casually broached this very private matter.

    “Yes, what about it?” Even the emotionally intelligent Li Jiniang, skilled in deflecting such talk, let her privacy be drawn out by his clever words.

    “Then wouldn’t Ms. Li like to see her boyfriend wearing well-fitted, neatly dressed, and dashing outfits?” An Jiakang kept probing.

    “Of course, who doesn’t want their partner to look handsome?” Li Jiniang nearly rolled her eyes in response.

    “Exactly!” An Jiakang clapped his hands, “Put it like this, if you let your boyfriend choose his clothes versus you selecting for him, certainly you’ll find him more pleasing to the eye in the clothes you’ve picked out, right?”

    “…” Li Jiniang opened her mouth, “I can’t really argue with that… Although my boyfriend looks quite handsome in what he buys himself, I still think the outfits I pick for him are even more attractive…”

    “So, our company’s men’s haute couture line is, in fact, aimed at female customers!” An Jiakang not only introduced his company but also successfully found out that Li Jiniang was not single.

    “Ah, what a pity that Ms. Li already has a boyfriend, otherwise she could have styled me,” An Jiakang remarked with a polite smile.

    “Heh, even if I didn’t have a boyfriend, I wouldn’t style you. But you’ve given me an excellent idea! I’ll be in touch!” Li Jiniang turned away, her disdainful expression replacing the professional smile.

    ‘Married men pretending to be something they’re not! Trying to chat me up? What for? To make me the other woman? First, get rid of the white mark on your ring finger before anything else!’

    The ring finger on An Jiakang’s left hand bore a very obvious white mark, and the finger itself looked slightly bruised, clearly from forcefully removing a ring before approaching Li Jiniang.

    “Huh? Where’s Yinyin?” Li Jiniang returned to the dining table, but didn’t see Zhou Xueyin anywhere. She made a phone call, but no one answered.

    It’s probably because the venue was noisy and Zhou Xueyin was used to having her phone on vibrate, so she didn’t hear it.

    Left to her own devices, Li Jiniang boredly walked around the table slowly, looking at the food options.

    In fact, Zhou Xueyin hadn’t gone far, just to the restroom. Her newly purchased high-heeled shoes were so stiff that her ankles couldn’t take it anymore, and she wanted to check if they were rubbing her feet raw.

    However, on her way to the restroom, she ran into the three men she had rejected at the investment company before.

    “Yo, isn’t this the little girl who came to our company to talk about investment?” sneered one of the chubbier men, “Now you’ve even managed to slip into a cocktail party?”

    “To be honest, I thought this girl was no simpleton from the start. Who would have thought she could actually ‘sleep’ her way to today’s success?” chimed in another younger guy, joining in the mockery.

    “Mind your language. Even if someone climbs their way up that way, it’s a skill, isn’t it? If we told you guys to do it, would you be able to? Could you? Hahaha…” The one wearing glasses was even more jarring with his words.