Seeing that Su Mei remained silent, Hou Jun changed the subject and said:

“Originally, the fine should have been eight hundred. But Chu Liu has been continuously absent from work, which is a serious offense. Therefore, his fine should be heavier. I suggest that the supervisor and manager double Chu Liu’s fine to deter other employees from following suit…”

Double?

A sigh of neither large nor small came from the crowd.

We waiters earn a thousand yuan a month.

And the doubling that Hou Jun mentioned would deduct one and a half months of my salary.

Fortunately, I had some savings before.

Otherwise, I would have to eat dirt and drink wind for the next two months.

If it were someone else, they might choose to quit.

But I remained silent, looking out the window.

As if everything happening now had nothing to do with me.

After Hou Jun finished speaking, he looked at Sister Mei again and respectfully asked:

“Sister Mei, what do you think?”

Su Mei didn’t directly answer him, but looked in my direction and asked:

“Chu Liu, do you have any objections?”

The eyes of everyone in the hall once again turned to me.

Everyone thought that I would definitely argue or say something.

But I just shook my head lightly and said two words:

“No!”

Last night, it was Su Mei who took me to the casino. She should have explained for me, but she deliberately didn’t mention it.

I knew she was still angry.

A highly positioned professional manager.

Born with heavenly beauty and a thousand charms.

Many men regard her as a goddess.

Such a woman, however, lowered her dignity in front of me, took off her skirt, and apologized to me.

But I still refused her request to be the hidden lamp.

So, she didn’t stop it.

Let Hou Jun make trouble for me.

As for Hou Jun, I care even less.

If the Blue Path and The Swindler Sect are likened to a pack of wolves.

Then I, I must be a lone wolf who wants to become the wolf king.

Since I want to become the wolf king, how could I care about the barking of a puppy?

Seeing that I had no objections, Hou Jun thought I was scared, afraid of losing my job.

He became even more arrogant, pointed his chin in my direction, and disdainfully said:

“No objections, then pay the fine now…”

I turned my head to look at Hou Jun, and he was also looking at me.

In his eyes, there was a demonstration, a provocation.

More than that, it was a kind of domineering certainty that he had me.

I was about to speak.

Suddenly, a woman’s voice came from the crowd.

“I’ll pay for him!”

One sentence, causing everyone present to be greatly surprised.

All eyes involuntarily gathered.

Even Su Mei was also looking.

But her eyes were somewhat disdainful and disgusted.

The person speaking was Chen Xiaoxue.

Chen Xiaoxue seemed to enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention.

She was carrying her handbag, wearing high heels.

Long legs in black stockings, slender waist like a willow.

She walked up to Hou Jun with a swaying step.

Opened her handbag, quickly counted out sixteen hundred from it, and handed it to Hou Jun.

“I’ll pay for Chu Liu, sixteen hundred, you count it…”

Looking at Chen Xiaoxue.

Hou Jun’s face went from surprise to slowly turning into anger.

Although they had broken up.

But it could be felt that Hou Jun still had a lingering affection for Chen Xiaoxue.

And as everyone knew, his ex-girlfriend.

She was actually going to pay a fine for another man in public.

This was simply a great humiliation to him.

“Chen Xiaoxue, what do you mean?”

Chen Xiaoxue was quite free and easy, and put on a nonchalant look and said:

“No meaning at all, Chu Liu earns less, I just help him pay the fine. We are all colleagues, we should help each other…”

Chen Xiaoxue’s words were very clever.

Those who were watching the excitement would definitely secretly praise her generosity.

And for me, it was equivalent to alleviating my public embarrassment and giving me a not small favor.

She knew that I would definitely return this favor.

And as long as I return it, it will definitely be doubled.

Hou Jun was so angry that his lips were trembling and his face turned pale.

He turned his head and glared at me, asking:

“Chu Liu, are you trying to be a gigolo, living off a woman’s money?”

A gigolo refers to a man who relies on his face and specializes in living off women.

In Harbin North, such men have always been looked down upon.

Before I could speak, I heard Chen Xiaoxue snort coldly.

“Talking about others being gigolos, living off women’s money. Hou Jun, have you spent less of my money?”

As soon as her words fell.

A low laughter immediately spread through the crowd.

Everyone in the Bathing knew about the two of them being together.

Chen Xiaoxue was a technician on the surface.

But occasionally she would take a few flesh and blood orders.

She earned quite a bit more than Hou Jun.

People behind Sky Like all said that Hou Jun was a gigolo kept by Chen Xiaoxue.

Hou Jun, who wanted to insult me, ended up insulting himself.

Hou Jun was so angry that his whole body was shaking.

He even clenched his fist, wanting to slap Chen Xiaoxue.

But this was a staff meeting, and he didn’t have the guts.

The scene was a bit awkward for a while.

Su Mei, who had been cold-faced and silent, suddenly looked at me and asked:

“Chu Liu, are you sure you want Chen Xiaoxue to pay your fine?”

I didn’t say anything, but walked out of the line.

As I passed by Chen Xiaoxue, I said lightly:

“Thanks, but you don’t need to pay this money!”

Then, I walked up to Su Mei.

“I will pay the fine myself, but Manager Su, shouldn’t you return the money you owe me?”

My tone, seemingly respectful, was actually indifferent.

As soon as I finished speaking.

Everyone present was greatly surprised.

I, a bottom-level waiter at Sky Like.

Su Mei, besides the boss, she has the final say at Sky Like.

And she actually owed me money?

How is that possible?

Even Su Mei looked at me with a puzzled face and asked back:

“What money do I owe you?”

“The ten thousand from last night!”

When we went to the casino yesterday, it was my ten thousand that bought the chips.

The two million chips won in the end were given to Su Mei.

After our negotiation broke down, that ten thousand was never given back to me.

Although, this ten thousand yuan was the gift money Su Mei gave me before.

But since she gave it to me, it’s mine.

So, I must have it.

“Oh, you have a good memory, don’t you?”

Su Mei said sarcastically.

But she still opened her handbag, took out a stack of money from it, handed it to me, and said coldly:

“Ten thousand yuan, is that enough?”

Looking at Su Mei, I didn’t take the money, but slowly shook my head.

“Not enough!”

My words made Su Mei stunned.

It was me who said ten thousand yuan, why did I suddenly say it was not enough?

Su Mei’s face became even colder.

She lowered her voice and said harshly:

“Chu Liu, you’re not thinking about the money you won last night, are you? I’ve told you, yesterday was just a test. And that test was well-intentioned…”

As she spoke, she glared at me, her words carrying a hint of threat.

“Chu Liu, greed is a bottomless pit. Forget about the money from last night. Otherwise, if you cause trouble, you won’t be able to handle it!”

Perhaps in Su Mei’s eyes.

I’m just a person who knows some Swindler techniques, but is insatiable.

Of course, I don’t bother to explain to her.

“It’s not this money!”

I said.

“Then what money is it?”

Su Mei was puzzled.

Our financial dealings were only these two times.

Su Mei really couldn’t figure out what money she still owed me.

“Taxi fare! The taxi fare from when you took me to the gambling den and back, I spent eighty-seven yuan. This money, you should pay…”

Su Mei was speechless.

My words made her feel absurd and ridiculous.

I could use ten thousand chips to win two million in two rounds of cards.

I could also easily refuse her invitation for a million-dollar annual salary.

But I was haggling over this insignificant eighty-something yuan with her.

Of course, Su Mei didn’t understand.

The rules of the Swindler Sect.

What’s mine is mine.

What the Boss should pay, the Boss must pay.

This is not because I don’t understand the ways of the world.

But in the Swindler’s profession, you must understand the rules.

Otherwise, no Boss will respect you.

They will only treat you as a tool who knows some skills.

Su Mei took out a hundred yuan from her bag, along with the previous ten thousand yuan.

With a “slap”, she slapped it into my hand.

“Is that enough now? Oh, there’s still thirteen yuan left. But you don’t have to give it back, consider it as a tip for you…”

Saying this, Su Mei turned around angrily and went upstairs.

She didn’t care about the employees who were still standing in the hall, looking at each other.

Everyone didn’t know what had happened.

But they could guess that there must be some kind of relationship between me and Su Mei.

To be precise, a connection.

But what kind of connection, they couldn’t figure out.