I'm A Baller

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When Chen Xi and the others came back, they were carrying large and small plates of food.

Before they set off at noon, everyone had not yet eaten. It was already past 7pm now, and they were all starving.

However, no one was in a hurry. They still gave priority to Wang Yan.

Bai Jie had a special liking for scallops. She broke the scallops with her bare hands and directly brought them to the young master’s mouth.

Wang Yufei was holding a kebab, so she was at a disadvantage.

She couldn’t possibly pull off the grilled meat and feed it to Wang Yan, right?

She could only sit closer and act coquettishly.

Compared to the last time, she was much more relaxed now because Chu Hong had confirmed the success of the collaboration in front of them.

“Xiaoxi, when we’re back, go and organize the evaluation conditions for our strategic clients. Send it to Young Master Wang and help him be prepared.”

“Young Master Wang, if there are any problems, just hand them over to Xiaoxi. I will provide her with all that she needs.”

Why didn’t Chu Hong personally help Wang Yan handle it?

There was a difference between knowing how to suck up to others and not knowing how to do it.

A middle-aged fatty who was highly efficient and easily handled everything.

A beautiful woman who was inefficient and kept going back and forth to ask for instructions.

Which service was more pleasant?

It was obvious!

Wang Yan had no reason to refuse and nodded with a smile. Wang Yufei immediately became anxious.

She sat down next to Wang Yan and did not move. She asked after him and acted cutely. No one would have thought that she was a 26-year-old girl who had completely turned into a little fangirl.

Bai Jie was also anxious, but she was still able to keep her composure.

Her actions were normal, but the number of times she tried to persuade Wang Yan to drink increased.

“Young Master Wang, this wine is great! Come, let’s drink to Young Master Wang’s generosity!”

“Let’s drink to our friendship again!”

“I wish you a bright and glorious future ahead!”

…

On this day, there were too many reasons to drink. Bai Jie finally found an opportunity to go all out.

Wang Yan didn’t need to be tense anymore after the negotiation, so he didn’t refuse anyone.

Wasn’t it just drinking?

Do you really think I’m afraid of you guys?

I’m not afraid of taking turns, and I’m not afraid of you all coming at once!!

Men need to be strong-willed!

In the end, the two bottles of red wine that had just been decanted were all emptied in less than 15 minutes.

There was still a lot of red wine, but they needed to be decanted. During this interval, they could only use champagne as a substitute.

Veteran drinkers knew that although champagne and dry red had similar or even lower alcohol content, it was more likely to get drunk on champagne than dry red.

This is because, once any type of wine has been bubbled, the concentration of alcohol in the blood will rise faster, and the effects of the alcohol will last for a longer period of time.

Moreover, sparkling wine also dulls the senses and causes one to lose the ability to react quickly.

Why did champagne of all things end up as the king of parties and celebrations?

This was the reason.

Champagne could allow humans to enter a relaxed and happy state at the fastest speed possible.

After two glasses of Perrier Jouet, Wang Yufei was visibly starting to get high, and she stuck closer to Wang Yan.

The young master did not reject her contact, but he did not rush to touch her either.

He ate, drank, and did everything as usual.

Wang Yufei was unwilling to give up. She became more and more anxious, and her movements bigger and bigger. However, it was a pity that she could not get her desired effect.

It did lead Bai Jie astray, though.

Originally, Bai Jie had her own rhythm, but Wang Yufei had been causing trouble at the side, so she could not continue to fight on steadily. Finally, she discreetly gave a hint.

She placed her hand on Wang Yan’s thigh more than once.

As to how sensitive that position was, that wasn’t important.

But the space it allowed for one’s imagination was too huge.

She threw her hands slightly upwards…

And the crab pincers came over directly.

Then, just as Bai Jie was feeding Young Master Wang for the third time and her chest inadvertently brushed against his elbow, Wang Yan took the initiative to move aside and gave a toast to Chen Xi.

“Comrade Xiaoxi, I’ll have to trouble you a lot in the near future. I’ll give you a toast in advance. Let’s have a pleasant cooperation!”

Chen Xi was stunned, and a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes. She hurriedly raised her wine glass.

“It’s no trouble, no trouble at all. It’s part of my job, so I’ll do my best!”

Educated girls were different, after all. They still managed to respond appropriately in abrupt situations. Unlike Wang Yufei, who only knew how to say things like “Young Master Wang, you’re awesome”.

Huh?

With this comparison, it seemed like Wang Yufei should have been the right kind of girl, though?!

Emmm…

Young Master Wang’s seemingly unintentional toast instantly caused the warzone to become even more chaotic.

Chen Xi’s heart suddenly surged with hope. Wang Yufei became more and more anxious, while Bai Jie decisively broke away and began to reconsider her strategy.

However, it was all for naught.

Wang Yan did not continue to bother with them. He was mainly chatting with Chu Hong.

A cruel fact was that in the high-end bureau, women were just accessories most of the time.

Among the four people present, the most valuable person was undoubtedly that middle-aged fatty.

One didn’t look at anything else but the differences in salary.

Chu Hong was a Level 5, Class 4, Chen Xi was a Level 12, Class 5, Bai Jie was a Level 9, Class 7, and Wang Yufei was a Level 11, Class 5.

Normally, it would take at least 15 years for a Level 9 employee to climb up to Chu Hong’s current position, and that was if everything went smoothly.

Chu Hong’s connections, knowledge, and ability were vastly different from the three of them. They weren’t on the same level at all.

But then again, it was precisely because they were beautiful enough that they had the opportunity to cross the Level 5 gap and attend the banquet with Chu Hong.

In the future, they might also be able to quickly rise in rank and status because of their beauty and emotional intelligence.

Being good-looking was the deciding factor when everyone possessed similar abilities, this was true.

When it came to salary, this language was what everyone had in common.

Chu Hong was surprisingly honest, probably because he wanted to get closer to Wang Yan, so he told the truth.

“Actually, once you’re at my level in the bank’s system, I don’t really rely on salary anymore. I’d rather take a lower salary to decrease the pressure on my work performance…”

Bai Jie laughed.

“Please don’t. The only thing that’s motivating me to work hard is the salary of a leadership position above Level 7. If Minsheng Bank dares to decrease their employees’ salaries, I’ll resign on the spot!”

The wine made Wang Yufei dish out her complaints.

“Boss Chu, you’re under a lot of pressure, but at least your annual salary’s a million yuan. Isn’t the pressure on me even greater since I’m in the credit industry?

Our tasks are tightly scrutinized, and especially for the number of micro-loan borrowers we get, there’s always an assessment the moment we open our eyes!

Then, what’s our reward?

For the small business loans, we would get a bonus of 260,000 yuan for every million yuan. If there were any small problems during the audit, this would be deducted by at least 2,000 yuan. If the credit turned bad, we’d be directly laid off!

If we don’t do it, we’d have no performance to show. If we did it more often, we’d be screwed sooner or later. What should we do?

Damn, why is it so difficult for small bank employees to survive nowadays!”

Chen Xi couldn’t forget the mention of changing jobs.

“Feifei, you are in post A. Your salary coefficient is 1.3, and I am in post C. My salary coefficient is 0.8. Our annual salary can differ by over 100 percent anytime. Isn’t the difference just because of this pressure?”

They chatted happily. Wang Yan did not have much opportunity to participate, but he listened with relish.

To understand the society and the hearts of the people required these details as support.

They were all knowledge that couldn’t be learned from books. There was no harm in listening and thinking more.

While they were chatting merrily, Lina came out of nowhere with a bottle of wine in her hand and rushed to Wang Yan’s side to disrupt the conversation.

She insisted on drinking with Wang Yan. She even hugged his neck from behind, wanting to kiss him directly.

At the critical moment, Wang Yan picked up a bottle of unopened Pierre Jouet, placed it horizontally on the girl’s neck, and pushed her away.

“Take this wine and go play somewhere else.”

“Car God, I…”

Lina had just started to act coquettishly when Wang Yan tilted his head, raised his eyebrows, and narrowed his eyes. He used a hard and cold gaze to sober her up.

This person in front of me is a high-class young master in Shanghai. Wasn’t I being too presumptuous?

The effects of the alcohol had subsided, and Lina broke out in a cold sweat.

Ever since he had obtained the new temperament [As Ethereal as the Wind], whenever Young Master Wang got angry, his gaze would be like shooting a beam of freeze ray. It’s pressurizing effect was highly efficient in conveying his emotions.

After Lina left, Bai Jie and the others had a new understanding of Young Master Wang.

Wang Yufei, who had been feeling very resentful just now, suddenly changed her tone.

“Actually, our work is not bad, I guess. At the very least, we don’t have to be like that slut and embarrass ourselves everywhere we go!”

Chu Hong seemed to still be harboring sinister designs towards Lina, yet he also seemed to have some ulterior motives. He smiled and teased, “She works for a month and earns what you do in a year.”

Bai Jie pursed her lips. “I can earn my salary for a lifetime, how many years can she do this for?”

“Exactly!” Wang Yufei agreed. “How do you know that she has work every day? Our workdays are the same at 22 days, can her work rate be 50%? She’ll have to rest for a couple months after an abortion, or get a disease and waste half a year for nothing!”

Chen Xi added calmly, “People with our jobs are more popular in the marriage market. Sister Bai’s husband is very good. He has a high salary and few things to do. He’s cultured and never quarrels with sister Bai.”

When the young master heard about sister Bai’s husband, he could not help but be curious.

Brother, what’s your surname?

Forget it, forget it. I don’t dare to ask…

He narrowed his eyes and was quiet. However, Chu Hong did not intend to let him stop.

The damn fatty had been lying in wait for a long time. Suddenly, he made his shot out of the blue.

“Feifei, let’s drink and talk nonsense today. Let’s not care about our positions and ages and speak from our hearts.

Just now, according to what you said, that girl only had 10 working hours a month, and her monthly income was still 300,000 yuan.

You’re much prettier than her. Can you take that lying down?

You can’t be that crass, I know. Then let’s change the hypothesis —

If a rich man took you in for 300,000 yuan a month, would you be able to handle it?

Or to be more straightforward, let’s not talk about having a mistress. Just for one night, he’ll give you 50,000 yuan and no one else in the world will know about it. What do you think of this?”

What the heck!

Chu Hong, you and Wang Youcai are blood brothers, aren’t you?!

The moment the topic changed to this, Wang Yan immediately understood — he was freaking creating trouble for himself!

If Chu Hong really harbored any thoughts towards Wang Yufei, he would have succeeded 800 years ago. There was no need for him to put on such an act at this moment.

What other explanation could there be?

He was trying to pave the way for himself!

Wang Yan understood, but he did not interrupt.

He was also very curious about Wang Yufei’s attitude. He was really just purely curious.

In his impression, the women in the bank were all high-level white-collar workers. They had steady, high-paying jobs and were bright and beautiful. They were so much better than private employees like Gao Ya.

So what did they think of such things?

The young master was pondering over this, but just as he turned his head to look, Wang Yufei came up to him directly.

“300,000 yuan is nothing! Why am I so superficial? If I don’t like what I see, no one will do! If the person can make me fall in love with him, I’ll even give him money!”

What the heck!

Young Master Wang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

When it comes to the person who climbs up social ladders and does things so sloppily, there’s no one more suited for that than you!

What she had said was definitely not the truth. Whoever believed her would be stupid.

However, this was definitely a clear statement. She was just short of saying, “Take me away tonight and I’ll give you a red packet”.

With such a counterattack, her response made Chu Hong feel helpless.

Fortunately, the desired effect was not too bad.

Chu Hong shook his head and teased Bai Jie helplessly. “Come, Little Bai, tell Feifei how cruel reality is!”

Bai Jie rolled her eyes. “What cruel? I won’t betray my husband.”

Without waiting for Chu Hong to reply, Chen Xi suddenly widened her eyes and asked in confusion, “Bai Jie, isn’t your goal a Level 7 leadership post? If there’s a chance to be promoted and you can hide it from your husband, will you…”

Bai Jie’s expression froze.

Wang Yufei was drinking by herself when she suddenly said, “It’s already very difficult to get promoted to Level 9, okay?”

It was like a drunken sentence that had not yet been processed in one’s brain. If one listened to it alone, one would not be able to understand the meaning behind it.

However, Bai Jie’s expression became even uglier.

It was obvious that there was a story behind this.

Exciting!

How exciting!

In just two short exchanges, Wang Yan was greatly satisfied. He simply could not take in everything that was happening.

An unscrupulous leader plus a fake colleague. It was so interesting when they tore each other apart!

Moreover, what was especially unexpected to Wang Yan was that Wang Yufei and Bai Jie’s targeted attacks on Chen Xi should have been the most likely scenario. In the end, what should have happened didn’t happen. Instead, Bai Jie was the first to get arrowed.

This was real magical.

However, Bai Jie was really able to hold her ground. At the critical moment, she was fierce and sarcastic.

“If I were willing to sleep with a pig, I would have reached level 7 five years earlier.

When you two little girls weren’t here, who was the number one beauty in the industry? Go and find out!

Unfortunately, I didn’t have that fate.

If there had been a leader as handsome as Young Master Wang in the industry back when I wasn’t married, I would have stuck myself onto him no matter what!”

The two beauties giggled and stole a glance at Wang Yan’s reaction.

He waved his hand. “You guys talk about your own stuff. Don’t drag me into it. I’m still young, so I can’t stand getting praised.”

How difficult to deal with…

Wang Yan was too steady, making them feel like they had no idea where to start.

Looks like he hadn’t drank enough?

Wang Yufei gritted her teeth and continued the toasts.

In this way, despite round after round of chatting, drinking, and flirting, Wang Yan didn’t fall no matter how hard they tried. Wang Yufei and Chen Xi gradually couldn’t hold on any longer.

Not long after, the two girls went to the toilet together.

The remaining three were all magnanimous, so they continued chatting.

Chu Hong was experienced and knowledgeable. He rambled on about anything and everything, pulling out many insider information about the industry. It was an eye-opener for Wang Yan, who was studying economics.

Just as they were chatting happily, a series of shouts suddenly came from the big tent.

Wang Yan turned around and saw a group of men each dragging a big suitcase. Those looked extremely heavy.

Chu Hong did not even need to turn around to know what was going on.

“Those guys are going to start a war.”

“Oh?”

“They’re playing cards.”

“Oh!”

Wang Yan was suddenly enlightened and did not know whether to laugh or cry.

“Why did they come here to play?”

“They have fun when they feel like it, I guess.”

Chu Hong shrugged. “Although I do have quite a bit of money too, I really don’t understand what’s going on with the rich people these days.”

Wang Yan laughed out loud. He felt that this joke was cold yet funny.

However, Chu Hong was very serious. He turned around and explained everything to Wang Yan.

“Do you see those three cars? There are three men and three women. Their tents are the furthest away.”

“Wild flings?” Wang Yan was not surprised.

Chu Hong shook his head. “More than that.”

The young master suddenly widened his eyes. “As a group?”

“Yes.”

Chu Hong finally nodded and lowered his voice. “There are two couples inside. The other couple are boyfriend and girlfriend…”

Damn!

Young Master Wang was really shocked. He forced himself not to scream.

Chu Hong added, “Those three couples all have factories. They are in the same park. They work in a supply chain…”

Wow!

They were really as close as a family!

Hello, big brothers and sisters. Sorry to have disturbed you!

Chu Hong chuckled and pointed at the big tent. “The leader is the chairman of a listed company. The luggage they carry are filled with cash. Guess how much a suitcase can hold?”

Wang Yan could not guess, but he knew very well that losing ten to twenty million a night in a low-stakes poker game was like playing any other normal game to them.

Chu Hong pouted at the car on top of the hill.

“Senior management, also the guard on standby. All the roads in the surrounding 10 kilometers are under surveillance.”

No wonder!

Wang Yan was puzzled. This was a good camping place, but why was there only their group of people nearby?

It might have been that the others had long thought of a way to monopolize this place to themselves.

Chu Hong finally turned his gaze to Lina. There were three other women standing beside Sexy Fairy who were wearing the same internet celebrity outfit and had the same elongated legs. They were drinking and playing.

“Those four girls were specially invited to accompany us.”

What the heck!

What exactly was going on today?

Old Chu, your connections are too wild…

Initially, Wang Yan thought that he would go to the tent later to watch the commotion.

But what was there to watch now.

It was better to stay far away from those people. It would be troublesome if he got involved.

As he sighed, Wang Yufei and Chen Xi came back. On the way back, they were teased by a man who had been drinking a lot.

That man did not touch them. He just said a few dirty words with a cheeky smile.

Wang Yan immediately felt that Chu Hong was not reliable.

Bringing three beautiful women and a group of ordinary rich people to spend the night in the wilderness, are you really not afraid of getting into trouble?

In the end, Chu Hong suddenly self-reflected.

“Oh man, luckily I got your tents pitched a good distance away. We really can’t depend on these guys to drink only a little…”

“Bai Jie, don’t run around at night. Don’t leave Young Master Wang. It’s best to let him follow you when you go to the toilet.

Young Master Wang, I’ll leave them to you. You’re young and strong. Protect the beauties of our bank well!”

Huh?

I guess Chu Hong’s still quite reliable after all…

Wang Yan smiled and nodded.

The three beauties suddenly looked at each other and then together at Wang Yan. The atmosphere gradually became very intriguing.