E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 93 - 93 Episode 93 Honored to be Invited Part 4
?Chapter 93: Episode 93: Honored to be Invited Part 4 Chapter 93: Episode 93: Honored to be Invited Part 4 “Excuse me, I need to get to the restroom…” Zhou Xueyin couldn’t be bothered to deal with these three contemptuous SBs.
“What’s with the attitude? Isn’t it just that your forum got taken over by alex within less than a year? What’s so great about that? The planning proposal you made at the beginning, I’ve never seen anything so trashy!”
“You’re not big, but you’ve got a temper, huh? How come your temper has grown even though you’ve started a company? At least in this circle, we’re your seniors, aren’t we? A little politeness when you speak wouldn’t hurt!” The one with glasses stood in front of Zhou Xueyin.
“I’ve said it, please let me through, I need to go to the restroom.” Zhou Xueyin probably knew why this trio had cornered her here; after all, everything she had said had come true.
And these three people in front of her were probably getting punished for not having the insight to recognize a good project and were taking it out on her today.
“That little shabby forum of yours, if we were to check it out, honestly, it wouldn’t make the cut… just throw in the data, we could easily invest in a site that would surpass yours, do you believe it?”
Hearing the skinny guy’s words, Zhou Xueyin confirmed that these three were being punished for their willful ignorance.
“Are you done? If you’re done, can you step aside now? Tell me, the three of you big men, hanging around the entrance of the ladies’ restroom, ganging up on a woman, don’t you feel ashamed?” Although Zhou Xueyin was not tall, her words stunned the several of them and they took a step back.
“Losing business isn’t shameful; what’s shameful is your contempt for female entrepreneurs, failing to make the right judgments! And even now, you take pleasure in humiliating me. Aren’t you being too bloody annoying?” Zhou Xueyin appeared composed, but her heart was pounding fiercely. Sear?h the n?vel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
“If you think these low tactics of yours will catch my attention and want me to be the first to talk about investment, then you’re sorely mistaken! You should be the ones getting down on your knees begging for the opportunity to invest in me! We at 51buy don’t lack insightful investors! Make way!” Zhou Xueyin pushed past the bespectacled man, trying to reach the restroom.
“Little girl, if you don’t learn a lesson, you won’t understand who runs the investment game in Beijing!” The one with glasses grabbed Zhou Xueyin’s shoulder and pulled her away from the restroom.
“Let go! What are you doing? Three big men hanging around the entrance of the women’s restroom!” A very familiar voice rang out.
It was Wei Jingzhu!
No! How could Wei Jingzhu be at Changfu Palace?
The three men dispersed in a flash at the sound of someone approaching, disappearing without a trace.
Her body suddenly losing its balance, Zhou Xueyin’s left foot twisted, and she fell to the ground.
“Miss, are you alright?” Wei Jingzhu hurried over, “Eh? Yinyin? Is that you?”
“Thank you… you’ve saved me once again…” Zhou Xueyin’s hands trembled, her fingertips going numb. Though she tightly grasped Wei Jingzhu’s sleeve, she was still profoundly terrified.
The restroom was located outside the conference venue, tucked away in a scarcely populated corner. If Wei Jingzhu hadn’t shown up, who knows what those three beasts disguised in clothes might have done to her.
“Get up first…” Wei Jingzhu firmly helped Zhou Xueyin to her feet.
“Hiss…” Intolerable pain shot through her left ankle and the right one as well.
“Bear with it…” Wei Jingzhu strained to help Zhou Xueyin stand up.
The two of them limped to the registration desk, where Wei Jingzhu hurriedly took off Zhou Xueyin’s ill-fitting shoes.
“Shit, I knew it… my ankle is broken.” Zhou Xueyin was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat.
“Wait here for me, don’t go anywhere, and don’t move!” After saying that, Wei Jingzhu ran off.
‘You want me to move, I don’t even want to move…’ Zhou Xueyin shook her head.
Her left foot must have twisted when she fell, and the ankles of both feet had been tormented by these high heels beyond recognition.
If possible, Zhou Xueyin really wished she could just take a taxi home right now…
Before long, Wei Jingzhu came back with a medical kit.
He knelt down on one knee, had Zhou Xueyin kneel on a chair, and then placed her foot on his own leg. He carefully wiped the blood with a cotton swab, followed by a gentle application of alcohol which he blew on while dabbing it onto the wound, and finally, he applied a band-aid.
For the left ankle, Wei Jingzhu used Yunnan Baiyao Spray, “This needs to be massaged in to be effective, and it’s quite painful, so bear with it.”
“Go ahead… In high school, I jammed my thumb playing basketball. I massaged it without any spray, and that really made me understand the meaning of excruciating pain,” Zhou Xueyin said, trying to keep a light-hearted tone.
Indeed, the twisted ankle was painful, but it was nothing compared to the time she massaged her sprained finger until the tendons were stretched out.
“By the way, what are you doing here?” Zhou Xueyin noticed Wei Jingzhu’s uniform for the first time, “You’re not here to work part-time or something, are you?”
“Not exactly. Li Ranxu’s mom is the lobby manager of this hotel. She said there was a business cocktail party today and wanted Li Ranxu to get some exposure, so she had him work as a waiter as part of an internship,” Wei Jingzhu explained as he massaged Zhou Xueyin’s foot.
“When I heard it was a business cocktail party, I thought, what if I could get some useful information? We’re about to graduate, so I wanted to get an early grasp of the corporate market…”
“You’re quite the little schemer, aren’t you? How’s your intel gathering going?” Zhou Xueyin chuckled, but she grimaced in pain soon after, “Ouch, ouch, ouch…”
“Sorry, sorry, I’ll be gentler…”
“It’s okay, being gentle won’t do much…”
“Those three guys that were surrounding you earlier were kicked out of the event by the sister who’s organizing this cocktail party. She said they’re the scum of the investment world and they’re not worthy to attend this business cocktail party,” Wei Jingzhu recounted everything he had observed.
“Huh? Yinyin?” Li Jiniang had circled the venue three times without seeing Zhou Xueyin and thought she might be in the restroom. She left the venue and didn’t expect to find her at the check-in desk, and of course, she also saw Wei Jingzhu, “Xiaojing? What are you doing here too?”
“Not just him, I’m here too!” Li Ranxu popped up from nowhere and joined Li Jiniang’s side, “My wife is looking too beautiful today! Xiaoding described your outfit to me the other day, and having the fortune to see it today, indeed, a beauty requires matching ornaments!”
“You’re such a dork! You’re only able to tease me with such comments… wait a second?” Li Jiniang suddenly remembered something and looked at Li Ranxu suspiciously, “Weren’t you at home preparing for your study abroad exams? What are you doing here? Following me?”
“My mom’s the manager here; she wanted me to come and learn a bit. She said: ‘Even if you study music, you need to know which occasions are suitable for what kind of songs, right? There’s a business cocktail party at our hotel; come and increase your knowledge!''” Li Ranxu imitated his mother’s way of speaking, “And then she called me over…”
“I came to understand the company’s situation, so I followed along,” Wei Jingzhu added.
“That’s good, that’s good…” Li Jiniang then noticed Zhou Xueyin’s foot on Wei Jingzhu’s leg, while he carefully massaged it, “What’s going on with you two? Hmm???”