The day the National Day holiday ended, Xu Ye gave everyone at the company a raise. The whole place was thrilled, top to bottom.

After a short meeting that morning, Xu Ye had Zhang Xinzhou stay behind.

Zhang Xinzhou put on a look that was just asking for a smack. "Boss Xu, what are your orders?"

"Sometime in the next couple of days, go to the dealership and buy two cars. One's a company van, a seven-seater. The other's an Audi A8L. Register them both under the company. The van stays with the company for picking up clients, and the Audi's for me."

Zhang Xinzhou grinned right away. "You should've switched cars a long time ago. Showing up to business meetings in that car of yours is embarrassing."

"Go ask Jiang Wei how to handle it. The sooner the better."

"Relax. That's easy."

Zhang Xinzhou seemed to have some experience with this. He left the conference room looking very sure of himself.

Xu Ye, for his part, took out his phone and messaged Qin Zhiwei. "Come by my place this weekend."

Qin Zhiwei answered in a second. "What's up?"

Xu Ye: "Didn't I say before that if I got a new car, you could have this one? I should have the new car this week."

Qin Zhiwei: "!!!"

Qin Zhiwei: "Wait, you're really getting a new car?"

Xu Ye: "Yeah."

Qin Zhiwei: "My mom said you just got your dad a new car?"

Xu Ye: "My dad's my dad. I'm me."

Qin Zhiwei: "What are you getting? An Audi too?"

Xu Ye: "Yeah. An Audi A8L. Probably over a million, out the door."

Qin Zhiwei: "…"

Qin Zhiwei: "Damn you."

Qin Zhiwei: "I just ground my back teeth to dust."

Xu Ye: "Do you want it or not? If not, forget it."

Qin Zhiwei: "I want it!"

Qin Zhiwei: "I'll come over Friday. Wait for me."

Yu Jiaying's Shengshi Jiayan Beauty Center was doing steady business now, with a regular clientele. It wasn't going to make her rich, but it was enough for her to support herself.

That afternoon there…