PEERLESS GENIUS SYSTEM II

Chapter 270: Retaliate

"Call the police, and don't let him leave the premises!"

Shen Qingyan seemed to be perpetually smiling, but her response was harsh and swift, and she acted decisively. Her inscrutable and unpredictable nature made her someone to reckon with, and it was never wise to take such a person lightly.

"Yes, Miss Shen."

The tall woman responded and promptly made the call to the police from her handphone.

Guan Tong was ashen-faced, and he plopped on the floor, trembling—he had just dug a pit to start a fire and then jumped into it.

"Hold on!"

Xiao Luo called out to the tall lady as he strode toward her. When she looked up at him, he suddenly seized her phone and canceled the call before handing it back. Guan Tong and he had been university classmates, and he couldn't just watch as his friend wallowed neck-deep in trouble. Xiao Luo then turned around to Shen Qingyan and said, "Miss Shen, he didn't intend to trouble your organization. I think there's no need to make such a big fuss over it."

Shen Qingyan raised her eyebrows and sat down once again. She began playing with her pen as she asked, "Do you know him?"

"Yes," Xiao Luo answered.

"What's your relationship?"

"A classmate and a friend."

"Oohhhh... I see."

Shen Qingyan nodded, dragging her voice slyly as she raised a corner of her mouth to form a mocking smile.

Xiao Luo had said certain things that she couldn't agree with, and he even dared to grab the phone from her assistant. Now was her opportunity to strike back, and she relished the chance.

She smiled playfully and said, "So, you want me to let him go?"

Xiao Luo didn't answer but only gave her a slight nod.

"Very well then, if you can impress me and land the sales consultant job, I will not hold him accountable," Shen Qingyan said.

Xiao Luo frowned as things just got more complicated. His plan to merely go through the motions had now gone awry, and this sudden turn of events had caught him off-guard.

Guan Tong jumped off the floor and ran to Xiao Luo, holding his hands with a woeful look. "Xiao Luo, please help me, you must help me, although my parents have some money, it's certainly much less than 5 million. If I'm required to pay the compensation, my family will lose everything we have," he pleaded in tears. This time, he had indeed gone overboard and gotten himself into quite a predicament. Shen Qingyan didn't look like the type to forgive, and she sounded dead serious.

"I'll try my best."

Xiao Luo tried to console his friend though he didn't quite know what he should do. It was only a while ago that he had thought how cool Guan Tong's little ruse was, but now, he was somewhat speechless with how things had turned out.

Then, something else occurred to him. If Su Li could set an interview for him at Huayao Corporation, she could very well arrange for more interviews with other companies. For every day he didn't have a job, he would know no peace. Perhaps it wasn't such a bad idea to land the sales consultant job here after all, and it did seem there wouldn't be much for him to do anyway.

Shen Qingyan was enjoying every moment of watching Xiao Luo grapple with the situation and found it thoroughly amusing. She had decided to teach him a good lesson for daring to look down on her company, or her surname wasn't Shen, she told herself.

She coughed dryly and said, "You don't need to try your best, Xiao Luo. As far as I'm concerned, you don't qualify. This job is not for you."

"Well, I think it is," Xiao Luo said, shaking his head and giving her a wry smile.