E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 127: Turning Misfortune into Blessing, Task 3 Completed Successfully

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Turning Misfortune into Blessing, Task 3 Completed Successfully

"Are you... okay? Did that scum do anything to you?" asked the person who had rescued Li Jiniang, with concern.

"No, no, I’m fine. Thank you for stepping in..." Although Li Jiniang was very grateful to this person, she felt somewhat unwilling to let it go since she hadn’t received the final payment yet. If Liang Youbin was let go like this, who knew when she would get her money.

"Hello, I am..."

"Who called the police just now?"

Before the rescuer could introduce themselves, the police arrived on the scene.

"Me! I called!" Liang Yongbin went up to the arriving police officer, "Officer, it was that man who tried to hit me. Look, he even left marks on my wrist!"

He rolled up his sleeve to show the officer his slightly reddened wrist.

"Oh... who did this to you?" The officer frowned, feeling that the person in front of him was blowing things out of proportion.

"Him, it was him! I was negotiating a deal with someone, and he came up and did this to my hand!" Liang Youbin was the kind of person who would accuse others before they could accuse him.

"You... what’s your name? What exactly happened?" The police walked over and inquired about the situation.

"Officer, hello, I am the General Manager of Fengyi Watches Limited, my name is Li Yiyang." Li Yiyang took out a business card from his cardholder and handed it to the officer.

"Oh... So did you injure..." the officer looked at Liang Youbin.

"I am Liang Youbin, the Sales Director of Dannis North China General Agent."

"Oh, and what about you?" The officer then looked at Li Jiniang, who stood to the side, not knowing what to do.

"I am the Business Director at 51buy, Li Jiniang..."

"Wow! If not a General Manager, then a Director. You all have quite the titles, don’t you!" The officer exclaimed with a laugh, "Tell me, what happened here? A bunch of Directors and Managers, how did you end up fighting?"

"Like I said before, I was chatting with this Li Jiniang here, we were having a nice conversation, then this guy suddenly lunged at her and grabbed my hand, calling me a pervert..." he caused the red marks. If I hadn’t called the police in time, he probably would have beaten me up," Liang Youbin complained pitifully.

"Officer, that’s not how it happened!" Li Jiniang immediately retorted, "It was him, Liang Youbin, who was acting inappropriately toward me! And then this gentleman helped me out of the situation!"

"Oh?" The police officer looked at Li Jiniang and Liang Youbin with suspicion.

"What Miss Li is saying is true, I was drinking here, heard the two of them discussing business, and then suddenly this man pounced at Miss Li, so I intervened..." Li Yiyang said nonchalantly.

"Nonsense! Complete nonsense! She... she’s my girlfriend! You’re just jealous that I have such a beautiful girlfriend," Liang Youbin started making things up.

"Bartender? Can you tell us what really happened?" The police officer turned to someone who seemed unrelated to the matter, ready to hear his testimony.

"What Mr. Li said is true, and we have surveillance here; I can take you to see it!" The bartender was indeed honest.

"Liang Youbin? Right? Give me your ID card!" the officer took out a notebook.

"What... what are you going to do? I... I’m a good citizen... I was just confused for a moment. Besides, she dressed like that, enticing me to commit a crime, right?" Liang Youbin tried to dodge responsibility.

"You called the police, I need to make an incident report! Record the information! Come on, give me your ID card!" the officer pinched his forehead, "And besides, no matter how a lady dresses, it does not give you the right to harass her! Also, I think Miss Li is dressed very appropriately!"

Since the police said so, Liang Youbin hesitantly took out his ID card from his bag and handed it over.

"Alright, we won’t hold you responsible for the false alarm this time! It should have been Miss Li who called the police to report you for harassment!" After registering the information, the police left.

"Okay, Mr. Liang, the commotion’s enough, isn’t it time you paid the balance you owe our company?" Li Jiniang innocently looked at Liang Youbin.

"Tch...fine..." Very reluctantly, Liang Youbin signed his name on the check, tore it off, and handed it to Li Jiniang before running off without looking back.

"Mr. Liang, take care~" Li Jiniang waved at his retreating figure, "And never come back!"

"Eh? You haven’t left yet?" Li Jiniang turned around, ready to get dressed and leave, only to find Li Yiyang still standing there, seemingly with something to say.

"I would like to boldly ask for a bit of Miss Li’s time, if that’s okay?" Li Yiyang politely inquired.

Li Jiniang glanced at her watch, "Sure, as long as I can catch the last train."

"Then let’s talk in the lobby..."

The lighting at the bar was dim, not a good place for business discussions, so Li Yiyang led Li Jiniang into the lobby.

It was then that Li Jiniang got a clear look at Li Yiyang’s face, which had a star-like quality, tall and skinny, with a distinguished air about him.

His eyes were not big but very expressive, his gaze was firm yet tender— he seemed like someone who could be trusted!

"Please take a seat..." Li Yiyang gestured for Li Jiniang to sit on the sofa opposite him, "I heard Miss Li earlier, you work on a women’s forum?"

"Right! Oh, and here’s my business card..." Li Jiniang offered her business card with both hands.

"And this is mine..." Li Yiyang also handed over his, as he received hers with both hands,

"Li Yiyang? A whole family from 500 years ago, haha..." Li Jiniang joked.

"What do you mean by ’a whole family from 500 years ago’?" Li Yiyang didn’t quite understand the meaning behind the joke.

"Which part of the country are you from, Mr. Li?" Li Jiniang casually asked.

"You can call me Annson, I just returned from the United Kingdom the year before last, planning to tap into the Chinese high-end watch market. I wonder if Miss Li’s company would be able to place an ad for us?" Li Yiyang briefly explained his situation and the current state of his company.

"Watches, huh? But now everyone is starting to use cellphones to tell time, watches are gradually being phased out..." Li Jiniang said with some regret.

"Ah, no, Miss Li..." Li Yiyang quickly clarified, "We make precision mechanical watches, the kind that don’t need batteries and can run for a long time with a little winding."

"Precision mechanical watches? Like the one you’re wearing?" Li Jiniang, with sharp eyes, immediately noticed Li Yiyang’s wrist.

"Yes, like this one..." Li Yiyang took off his watch and passed it over.

"Wow..."

The semi-transparent dial allowed one to see the gears moving slowly inside, looking very intricate.

"It does look nice! It’s just... it may not align well with our company’s position..." Li Jiniang smiled awkwardly, "We aim for the mass market, and this watch of yours looks quite expensive... I’m afraid..."

"We have a variety of watch series... here, this is our product brochure. Miss Li, you can take a look first." Li Yiyang took out a catalog from his bag and handed it to Li Jiniang.

"Wow... they’re all so exquisite! All very suitable as gifts! Oh right, the Chinese don’t usually give watches as gifts..." Li Jiniang mused to herself while looking through the brochure.