Chapter 83: Chapter 78: Taking You to See the Bustling World (Part 2)

"Um, Boss, could I possibly get an advance on my salary?"

Zong Rui remembered something and looked at Qi Sheng, her expression a little sheepish.

"Give me a reason."

Qi Sheng took a sip of water, his expression noncommittal.

"I used all the money I’d earned to buy a house for my family, and it needs to be renovated soon."

"My rent is due next month, so money’s a bit tight."

"Could you find it in your heart to advance me one more month’s salary?"

Zong Rui gave Qi Sheng a pitiful look, which, combined with her bombshell figure, was incredibly alluring.

"You have a younger brother?"

Qi Sheng’s brow furrowed. He thought Zong Rui might be one of those women who’d do anything for her younger brother.

"No, I just have a younger sister."

Zong Rui was a little confused. ’Why did the conversation suddenly turn to younger brothers?’

"A salary advance is impossible, but I can offer you a place to live."

Qi Sheng thought for a moment. As it happened, he and Tan Hua were about to move out anyway.

He had leased this apartment for six months.

Letting it sit empty would be a waste, so it would be better to let Zong Rui stay there.

"You have a place for rent?"

"It’s the apartment I rented when I first arrived in Chengdu."

Qi Sheng said with a smile, "It’s a little on the small side, only 92 square meters. My girlfriend and I are moving out, so rather than let it sit empty and waste the rent, you might as well stay there."

"Ninety-two square meters is considered small?"

Zong Rui was speechless.

’Is this boss of mine the illegitimate son of some billionaire or something?’

For a normal person, a family of three would feel perfectly content living in an apartment that size.

And that was for him and his girlfriend, just the two of them.

’Do you need a penthouse of several hundred square meters to be satisfied?’

"Thank you, Boss. What about the rent?"

Zong Rui was a bit embarrassed, but she was broke.

An apartment in the National Gold Mansion, even the cheapest one-bedroom, cost 20,000 yuan a month. There was no way she could afford that.

Qi Sheng considered it. If he offered it for free, Zong Rui probably wouldn’t be comfortable accepting.

"We’ve only been there for a month, so there are five months left on the lease. How about we say 10,000 a month for you? Is that okay?"

"That’s perfect! Thank you, Boss."

Zong Rui nodded quickly, her face lit up with delighted surprise.

She could live in the National Gold Mansion for just 10,000 yuan a month.

Enjoying all sorts of top-tier services and amenities... it was almost too good to be true.

Too bad she could only stay for five months.

After the five months were up, the 20,000 yuan monthly rent would be completely out of her price range.

"How much longer do you have on your current lease?"

Qi Sheng wanted to get the details sorted out ahead of time.

It would also take them some time to find a new place and move.

"It’s up in three days, but my landlady is really nice. She’d let me stay a few extra days."

Zong Rui looked at Qi Sheng with pleading eyes, terrified he might change his mind.

"I can rent the apartment to you, but I need you to come with me to look at new places. No problem with that, right?"

Qi Sheng was quite confident in his ability to handle Zong Rui.

’A lot of women claim not to be materialistic,’ he thought, ’but that’s only because they’ve never experienced the joy of being rich.’

’Take Tan Hua, for example. If she left him now, could she really adjust?’

It’s hard to go from a life of luxury back to a simple one.

’Once you’re used to living in a luxury apartment and eating at high-end restaurants that cost hundreds per person...’

’...wearing watches worth over a million and carrying bags that cost tens of thousands...’

’...and then you get knocked back down to earth after getting used to that extravagant lifestyle...’

’...the drastic change would shatter their defenses.’

’It wasn’t just women; men were the same way.’

It was just like that classic saying: "I could have tolerated the darkness, had I not seen the light."

Very few people could face such a massive downgrade and adapt to it with indifference.

"Alright, should we head out now?"

"I’m going to head up and change. Wait for me here."

Qi Sheng went straight upstairs, showered, changed, and came back down.

He came down just in time to see Zong Rui impatiently dealing with a young man.

"Ruirui, my family’s been helping me out a lot lately. I’m thinking of buying another 50 sessions. When can you schedule them?"

"I already told you, I have a VIP client now. I have to be available for him for the entire year, so I don’t have time to train you."

"What VIP client? I bet he just saw how hot you are and got ideas."

"Whether he has ’ideas’ about me or not is none of your business. We’re just a trainer and a client, so please don’t get the wrong idea about our relationship." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Zong Rui finished speaking impatiently just as she saw Qi Sheng walking over.

He stood at 185 centimeters, wearing a Burberry trench coat over an LV autumn outfit.

Add to that his male model-like face and well-built physique...

...and the sight of him was truly striking.

"Boss, you’re finally here!"

Seeing Qi Sheng approach, Zong Rui let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding.

It was as if his very presence was enough to drive this pest away.

"And this is?"

Qi Sheng glanced at the man, who was also decked out in designer brands.

The watch on his wrist was from the All Nations Portugieser series, with a public price of around eighty to ninety thousand yuan.

"He’s a former client of mine. We had a few sessions, and now that he’s seen me again, he’s insisting on buying more."

"But I’m exclusively training you now, so I don’t have time for him."

After clarifying their relationship, Zong Rui looked at Qi Sheng with pleading eyes.

"That’s it?"

Qi Sheng sneered and shook his head. "Buddy, let’s not even talk about how you two aren’t even dating. Even if you were, do you really think you could afford to support Zong Rui?"

"What are you talking about?"

Zong Rui shot Qi Sheng an unhappy glare, as if he’d just called her high-maintenance.

"Putting everything else aside, I pay Zong Rui an annual salary of 600,000, and that’s not even including her year-end bonus."

"If you can match that figure, I’ll walk away right now."

’It’s not that I’m looking down on him,’ Qi Sheng thought.

’If the guy had a couple hundred thousand in his bank account, that would already be considered impressive for his type.’

’This kind of second-generation rich kid was nothing in his eyes, only good enough to fool some airheaded woman.’

’Trying to get with a top-tier beauty with a killer body like Zong Rui? He was just dreaming.’