Chapter 8, don't force me
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This voice is very unpleasant.
Looking up, I saw a fat man with big ears, with a beer belly, looking at Colton with a sneer on his face.
Whether I eat or not is none of your business?
Besides, are we familiar with each other?
Colton pursed his lips and didn't plan to respond. He turned around and was about to leave.
But that fat man didn't intend to let him go. He walked up to him, blocked his way, and sarcastically said, "Ignoring people? You're quite arrogant. I heard that your business failed, and now you rely on Vice General Leyla for everything. You have the nerve to be a man and actually live off someone else."
Colton frowned, extremely unhappy.
He recognized this person, Frank, the manager of Leyla's company's marketing department. He used to have improper intentions towards Leyla and he was taught a lesson by Colton later on.
Unexpectedly, now that this guy sees him at a low point, he starts mocking and taunting him in various ways.
The other colleagues of Leyla, at this moment, looked at Colton with strange eyes.
They all knew Colton to some extent. He used to be a spirited entrepreneur, but now he had become nothing more than a delivery guy.
Leyla stood among the crowd, furrowing her brows, glancing at Colton, feeling embarrassed.
"Colton, you better leave quickly," Leyla said.
As soon as Frank heard this, his eyebrows raised and his disdainful gaze became even more intense.
The other colleagues also began to mock.
This Colton, even his own wife despises him. How pathetic.
Colton didn't want to stay for a moment. He turned sideways and was about to leave.
But Frank insisted, "Colton, don't go. Why don't we have a meal together? Your wife signed a million-dollar contract yesterday. You can't achieve such a performance even if you deliver takeout for ten years. Let's celebrate together."
A million-dollar contract?
Leyla closed the deal.
Colton understood it in his heart, but he didn't plan to stay.
Even his wife was urging him to leave. There was no point in staying and making a fool of himself.
Oh, Leyla, if you knew that I facilitated this deal, how would you react?
"No need. I have to go to the hospital," Colton said coldly.
Without asking for consent, Frank pulled Colton into the restaurant, intimately putting his arm around his shoulder, and said, "No need to be embarrassed. After all, it's your wife treating us. We mustn't refuse this invitation."
Even those who eat off others can still put on airs.
In this way, everyone entered the Ju Xian Pavilion's main hall, but Colton was still standing alone in the corner.
Meanwhile, Leyla stayed with her colleagues, excitedly and passionately talking about how she secured her deal.
"Vice General, are you saying someone helped you and that's why you closed this deal?" one of the women, dressed beautifully, exclaimed in surprise.
Leyla nodded and said, "At first, Mr. Andy from Lisher Pharmaceutical made things difficult for me. You all know that he even invited me for dinner several times. But yesterday, he received a phone call, and suddenly he signed the contract with me and sincerely apologized."
As she spoke, Leyla inadvertently glanced at Colton, who was still standing in the corner.
She couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.
She secretly hoped that the person who helped her was Colton, but she knew it was impossible.
"Wow, who has a secret crush on our Vice General Leyla, to help her like this? This is a million-dollar deal!" that woman screamed again, deliberately speaking loudly so that Colton could hear.
Look, you loser. Even your wife is being coveted by someone. Why are you still standing there like a fool?
How useless!
While everyone was discussing loudly, Frank walked over with a troubled expression and said, "We can't eat here anymore. We need to make a reservation, and only members can make reservations."
Frank couldn't believe that they needed a reservation at Ju Xian Pavilion.
Moreover, becoming a member required an annual expenditure of at least one million!
Spending one million a year on meals, that's a true tycoon.
Leyla immediately stood up, looking embarrassed, and said, "What should we do then? Should we go somewhere else?"
Originally, they had planned to have dinner here today, but it turns out they needed a reservation.
Leyla was also here for the first time and came based on her colleagues' recommendations.
"What? Frank, we've come all the way here," someone said dissatisfiedly. "Frank, you need to figure something out. I heard that the food is really good."
"If it's not possible, let's go somewhere else."
Some people started expressing their dissatisfaction, talking incessantly.
Frank was also helpless. He was running around just to gain Leyla's favor.
But where could he get a million-dollar membership card?
"How about we go to Dedy instead? We need a reservation here, so I can't do anything about it," Frank shrugged.
The loudest woman earlier, Emma, was Frank's secretary.
Of course, the old saying comes true.
Secretaries are busy when there's work, and when there's nothing to do, the boss has s*x with secretaries.
Emma walked with her long legs, grabbed Frank's arm, and said with a sweet voice, "General, it's my first time here. Didn't you say you know the manager here? Ask him to add a table for us."
Upon hearing this, Leyla and her other colleagues also looked at Frank with hope.
Frank was now in a dilemma.
He didn't actually know any manager, he was just bragging.
"Well...that might not be a good idea. Let's not trouble them. Let's go to Dedy. I'll treat everyone," Frank immediately said.
Dedy wasn't expensive. For the seven or eight people, it would only cost about a thousand.
"Offering a meal casually in passing might earn a thank-you from Leyla, who knows.
However, several colleagues seemed visibly unhappy.
Glancing at her, Emmaexpressed dissatisfaction, 'Manager, you promised to treat us to a meal here. This is quite disappointing.'"
Emma was originally jealous of Leyla. She was young and climbed up to the position of deputy general manager, and she was also favored.
Why?
Just because she's good-looking?
Am I not good-looking?
I'm not just good-looking, you rotten men. Why don't you pay attention to me?
"Alright, alright, Vice General Leyla doesn't need an appointment, let's go to Dedy." Frank spoke up for Leyla, with a somewhat assertive attitude.
Leyla also apologized in a busy manner: "I'm sorry, let me treat you at Dedy. It was originally my treat. It won't trouble Frank to pay."
Several colleagues gave a cold glance at Leyla and turned away angrily.
I'm so annoyed, what's the point of eating!
Just when everyone was unhappy, a voice broke the silence.
"I have a membership card here. Would you like to use it?"
Colton in the corner suddenly spoke.
He couldn't help himself because Leyla was his wife. Being criticized and looked down upon by colleagues like this also made him feel uncomfortable.
"You have a card? Colton, your big talk won't kill you. Do you know where we are? The minimum annual consumption for a membership card is one million!" Frank's ambiguous words came again.
His colleagues next to him also looked at Colton with negating eyes and added a mocking expression.
Leyla was also slightly taken aback. She looked at Colton awkwardly, walked over, pulled him, and was about to leave, and lowered her voice, "What are you doing? Hurry back to the hospital to accompany our daughter."
This was to prevent herself from losing face and to drive him away.
Colton didn't explain either. Since he wasn't needed to help, he just left.
However, Frank became interested. He sneered and said, "Vice General Leyla, don't be in a hurry. Since your husband said he has a membership card, let him book a table for me."
Frank's face was full of ridicule, mostly wanting to see Colton embarrassed.
This loser really likes showing off.
Didn't he just hear it? Even the ordinary silver card of Ju Xian Ge requires an annual consumption of one million, right?
Well, let him make a fool of himself in front of everyone. In that case, Leyla should be disappointed in him.
He would have a chance to take advantage of the opportunity.
"Colton! Stop messing around and go back!" Leyla said coldly, trying to suppress her anger.
Why did he have to jump out at this moment? Is this embarrassing situation so enjoyable?
Originally, when she mentioned her husband in front of her colleagues, she couldn't lift her head. He was only adding fuel to the fire.
So angry!
"I really have a membership card," Colton said calmly.
As he said so, Colton took out a card from his pocket and waved it in front of everyone.
Frank and the others were startled. Could it be true that he really had a card?
But then they thought again, Frank's expression became even more sneering.
"Colton, this can't be the membership card for delivering takeaway, right? It's not right to deceive people like this," Frank said, mocking without any regard for others.
However, Colton looked at Frank with a face that seemed to be looking at an i***t.
This made Frank very unhappy. Why was this loser so calm?
Could it be that the card was real?
Absolutely not!
At this time, Emma stepped on high heels, snatched the membership card from Colton's hand, and arrogantly sneered, "Since Vice General Leyla's husband said it's a membership card, let's try it."
After saying that, she took the card, twisted her round and curvy waist arrogantly, and ran towards the front desk.
Seeing this, Leyla couldn't stop her, and could only stomp her foot in anger, angrily glaring at Colton, "Colton, you really disappoint me!"
Yes, this man, at this point, still wanted to show off.
Now it's great. When the lie is exposed later, not only will he be embarrassed, but she will be too!
The mocking expressions on Frank and the other colleagues' faces became even more satisfying.
"Let's go, let's go. Today, thanks to Colton, let's quickly see if the reservation was made." Frank was delighted, eagerly wanting to see Colton embarrassed.
He had prepared a bunch of words, waiting to mock him later.
A few people laughed and surrounded Colton and Leyla as they walked towards the front desk, afraid that he would run away.
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