Chapter 13 Turning Back

Manager Bai couldn't help but roll his eyes at Wan Chu'er's words. Why are girls so troublesome nowadays!

"If you're not looking for work, what are you doing here? Whoever's looking for a job should come, wait... we're not hiring." Manager Bai said grumpily, thinking this girl was indeed an idiot.

Wan Chu'er looked confused and asked, looking at Manager Bai's sour expression, "Why are you angry?"

Manager Bai took a deep breath: "...I'm not angry, hurry up and go back to school. You should be going to night classes at this hour, right? Hurry up. Get into a good college in the future, and you'll have plenty of good jobs to choose from."

Why are people here so eager to chase others away? Wan Chu'er calmly replied:

"You need a cleaner. There's trash on the floor in your lobby on the first floor. I sat there for fifteen minutes, and no one went to clean it. It really affects people's impression. If I didn't have to talk to you, I would've left in the first minute of coming in. Also, there's a layer of dust on your desk; it hasn't been wiped in at least two days. It looks like a shoddy organization. Since this is a service place, it should provide a clean and trustworthy environment for guests, including a clean floor."

Manager Bai, sitting in the boss chair, straightened up for a moment and widened his eyes, looking at Wan Chu'er carefully, "Are you looking for a job as a cleaner?"

"Not me, but I do need a cleaner position here," Wan Chu'er corrected him.

Manager Bai got curious, "Who are you finding a job for?"

"My classmate."

"Oh? Classmate camaraderie, helping each other out? How much are you planning to charge?"

"Ten dollars for one night."

Manager Bai snorted, "We operate here from seven at night until midnight. We can pay you... your classmate 20 yuan for a night."

"No need for so much, that person is my enemy."

Manager Bai froze for a moment, thinking this girl indeed had a peculiar mindset. Who finds a job for their enemy?!

Wait a minute, how did I get led around the nose by this girl? How did we end up agreeing on a cleaner position and even bargaining with her?

Wan Chu'er found the person in front of her too immature and unsteady. A manager like this really isn't competent. She asked, "Are you unable to make decisions about job assignments here? Should I talk to your boss to finalize it?"

That hit Manager Bai's sore spot, and he shouted, "Just a little cleaner, why can't I decide that, such a trivial matter. However, why should I help you?"

Wan Chu'er looked at Manager Bai as if looking at an idiot, getting even more skeptical about his managerial role. Either the boss is blind, or he is the son and his father opened a nightclub for fun.

"You're not helping me; we're mutually helping each other. You need a cleaner, and I can provide you with one, and at a low cost," Wan Chu'er said, but decided in her heart that if Manager Bai kept dawdling, she would leave. This job wasn't essential.

Who would've thought Manager Bai would smile, leaning toward Wan Chu'er gossip-like, "Tell me, what did your enemy do to you? Steal your lover or stab you in the back?"

Wan Chu'er: "..."

Manager Bai continued with his gossip: "You're coming here to get your enemy a job. I don't see the sense of revenge. Don't tell me you're some saint; I don't see you have a saint's halo."

Wan Chu'er: "..."

Turns out a man can be this gossipy!

Seeing Wan Chu'er just staring at him with big round eyes, Manager Bai couldn't help but feel mischievous, reaching out and pinching Wan Chu'er's cheek, twisting it with his thumb and index finger.

She actually got her face pinched!

Wan Chu'er was stunned, and the next second she quickly swung her hand at Manager Bai's fair face without thinking.

"Slap!"

Wan Chu'er's hand hit Manager Bai's retreating hand, both of them feeling a sting.

"It's just a pinch on the face, is it necessary to be so harsh?" Manager Bai complained, looking at his reddened hand, though thinking this girl had good skin, too bad her face was all bruised and looked too awful.

Furious, Wan Chu'er gritted her teeth, glared, and swung another slap.

This time, Manager Bai quickly caught Wan Chu'er's palm.

"Hey, hey, hey, a good man doesn't fight with a woman. Don't resort to violence."

Wan Chu'er struggled hard, unable to break free, so she reached with her other hand to hit Manager Bai's face, but that wrist was also caught.

"Let go of me!" Wan Chu'er growled.

"No, unless you promise not to resort to violence."

Wan Chu'er, filled with anger, immediately thought to knock her head against him, but there was an office table between them, making the distance too far for her head to reach.

She then struggled to free her arms, couldn't get free, and scratched, her right index finger accidentally touching the back of Manager Bai's hand, and she scratched down forcefully.

"Ouch!" Manager Bai yelled in pain, reflexively letting go of Wan Chu'er's hand.

Freed, Wan Chu'er lunged at the desk, filled with rage only thinking she'd hit this guy twice to vent out.

Seeing this, Manager Bai quickly grabbed Wan Chu'er's wrists again, this time being careful not to let her fingers touch him.

Looking at the fuming Wan Chu'er, Manager Bai suddenly felt overwhelmed, realizing he had stirred up a hornet's nest.

"Can you stop being so fierce! Look at what you've scratched here, if my girlfriend sees it, she'll surely overthink."

"Stop struggling, it'll be futile, my strength beats yours."

Wan Chu'er kept struggling, not listening.

"Oh my, I was wrong, I apologize, okay?"

Wan Chu'er kept raging.

"What do you want, this is my territory. With one word, I can have someone throw you out. Don't think I won't, I'm just giving you leeway since you're a girl," Manager Bai rambled, if it weren't for meeting her on the mountain that afternoon, he wouldn't have been so tolerant.

"I'm not afraid!" Wan Chu'er barked with a grin.

Encountering such a tigress, Manager Bai deeply regretted provoking her.

"Alright, I agree to your request, I'll give you a cleaner position. Your classmate can come anytime and start any time, wages paid daily. Is that alright now?"

Hearing this, Wan Chu'er paused, staring at him intently, saying, "Let me pinch you back."

Manager Bai: "...", this girl doesn't let anything slide!

"How about I give your classmate 20 yuan a night, ten to you, ten to her, how about that?"

Wan Chu'er stubbornly stared at him.

"No..." Before he could finish, seeing Wan Chu'er about to struggle, he quickly conceded, "Alright then, let you pinch my arm, my manly face is rough, no fun in pinching."

...

In the end, Manager Bai was on the verge of tears, wondering why he had tangled with this tigress.

Wan Chu'er happily extended her hand, using her index finger and thumb to pinch Manager Bai's face hard, then disdainfully wiped her hand on him after pinching.