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A sense of loss welled up inside her.
Cao Meng chuckled and said, "Gan Jing, what you're saying is just like a green tea b*tch. Why should men always wait for you women? Why should men always take the initiative to make sacrifices? Why should men always revolve around you women?"
Why do you have such a superior attitude? It's not like I, Cao Meng, don't lack women!
When Gan Jing heard what Cao Meng said, he didn't know what to say.
When did I become a "green tea" in his eyes?
As Jiang Lai listened from the side, she sensed something was amiss. What was Cao Meng doing? If he were to fall out with Gan Jing like this, wouldn't he be unable to fulfill the important task she entrusted to him?
She still hoped that Cao Meng could handle Gan Jing, steal her away from Jiang Haokun.
That way, she could see her brother Jiang Haokun crying his heart out after losing his beloved forever.
So Jiang Lai quickly jumped out and said to Gan Jing, "Don't listen to Cao Meng's pretense. He has always liked you very much."
He even called you by your name when he was on our date!
Gan Jing blushed with embarrassment. She never expected that Cao Meng would call her name while on a date with Jiang Lai. It seemed that he was deeply in love with her.
This man is such a hypocrite; he clearly likes me a lot, but he pretends he doesn't.
Actually, what bothered Gan Jing before was not Cao Meng's lewd behavior, but that Cao Meng did not immediately show his deep affection for her. He treated her like a woman he could play with at will, which made him seem disrespectful to her.
Cao Meng was speechless. Jiang Lai was really exaggerating. When had he ever called Gan Jing by his name when he was on a date with her?
Chapter 61: Breaking into Gan Jing's heart, Haidilao earns 500 billion annually!
Cao Meng instantly understood Jiang Lai's meaning.
Jiang Lai probably figured out Gan Jing's thoughts. What Gan Jing is bothered by now is that Cao Meng is not serious or affectionate towards her, and seems to be playing with her feelings.
Jiang Lai's personal testimony proves that Cao Meng is deeply in love with Gan Jing.
What could be more convincing than a rival's testimony?
After all, by doing this, Jiang Lai abandoned her dignity as a woman, making her seem inferior to Gan Jing.
After all, it would be incredibly humiliating for any woman to experience a man calling out another woman's name while on a date with her.
Jiang Lai's words convinced Gan Jing that the matter might be true.
Little did she know that this was all fabricated by Jiang Lai.
Even if Cao Meng liked Gan Jing more than Jiang Lai, he wouldn't do something so reckless.
Gan Jing believed it. Her beautiful eyes sparkled as she gave Cao Meng a deep look and said, "Since you're with Jiang Lai, you should be more serious. Don't be fickle and change your mind so easily!"
Cao Meng shook his head inwardly. Gan Jing, that woman, is so smug. Little does she know that this was all made up by Jiang Lai on the spot.
Now, Cao Meng followed up on Jiang Lai's fabricated story and said to Gan Jing, "I have always left you with that kind of impression, and it was my fault."
My actions outweighed my thoughts. I originally wanted to be a gentleman to you, but I couldn't control my feelings for you and ended up doing things that resembled ghosts.
I don't want this to happen, but I can't control myself.
I know this isn't good for Jiang Lai, but she can't forget her ex-boyfriend... so in this respect, I'm quite pitiful too!
Jiang Lai sighed inwardly, realizing that she was just a tool in this world.
However, in order to achieve Jiang Lai's goal of taking revenge on her brother Jiang Haokun, Jiang Lai had no choice but to accept Cao Meng's explanation.
Gan Jing was deeply moved when he heard Cao Meng's sincere words from the bottom of his heart.
Looking back on Cao Meng's time with her, and his thuggish behavior, she realized it was all a way of expressing his strong affection for her.
As she gradually came to look at Cao Meng with new respect and became more accepting of him, she increasingly felt that Cao Meng's affection for her made her somewhat fond of him as well.
In fact, Gan Jing, this mature and sophisticated woman, is like most women; she doesn't really resist others liking her.
Just like before, she never really liked Jiang Haokun, but she didn't explicitly reject his kindness towards her either.
The problem between her and Cao Meng was that she used to think Cao Meng was a scoundrel, but now that she uses love to beautify it, she feels that Cao Meng is no longer a scoundrel, but is showing his passionate love for her, only in a slightly lewd way.
Gan Jing looked at Cao Meng with gentle eyes and said, "Now I understand. All those slightly roguish things you did before were actually because you liked me."
I forgive you. You can do whatever you want from now on!
The implication is that if you want to act like a scoundrel towards me, go ahead; I actually quite enjoy it.
Compared to Cao Meng's lewd behavior towards him, Gan Jing is now actually a little afraid that Cao Meng will ignore him.
Cao Meng smiled and looked at Gan Jing, saying, "I'm glad you understand my feelings. I'll try to control my love for you a little in the future so as not to embarrass you!"
Gan Jing really wanted to say, "Please don't control yourself, okay?"
But if she said that, it would damage the dignified and reserved image of a lady she had always cultivated.
She nodded demurely and said, "That's very good."
"Then can you tell me now, exactly how did Lu Yuan take such a risk?"
Cao Meng didn't expect that as soon as his relationship with Gan Jing improved a little, this woman would immediately ask her about what had happened to her ex-boyfriend Lu Yuan.
However, Cao Meng was not angry. The reason Gan Jing asked that question was because her frantic search for Lu Yuan during that period had become a kind of inner demon for her.
This does not mean that Gan Jing still has feelings for Lu Yuan.
Cao Meng decided to reveal some information to Gan Jing.
He said slowly, "At that time, the mortgage on that house was about to be defaulted on, and we couldn't hold on any longer."
Having no other option, Lu Yuan heard from others that there was a way to make money: smuggling passports…
At this point, Cao Meng abruptly stopped and did not continue.
Gan Jing was completely bewildered and hurriedly urged, "He smuggled passports, and then what? And then what happened?"
Gan Jing could have easily reasoned it out himself; smuggling passports would inevitably lead to being caught, and it was quite possible that he would be imprisoned for several years.
Gan Jing probably didn't realize that Lu Yuan could have called him or Jiang Haokun to ask for help at that time. Jiang Haokun was willing to pay Lu Yuan a high amount of bail.
Gan Jing went through a very difficult time during that period. She was terrified of thinking about what happened during that time, so she was completely unable to make any logical deductions.
Therefore, Gan Jing still wanted to learn more about the truth from Cao Meng.
Cao Meng said calmly, "If you want to know the truth, then do the third thing for me!"
Gan Jing quickly asked, "What is the third thing?"
Cao Meng said with a smile, "The third thing is a series of things, which is to do something you've never done before in your life."
I'd guess someone like you has never raced a car, never bungee jumped, and never skydived!
Gan Jing has always been a very reserved and introverted woman. She prefers to act steadily and is not a woman who likes to take risks.
Gan Jing was very surprised: "Why do you want me to do these risky things? Do you like me or hate me? Do you want me to die?"
Cao Meng shook his head and said, "I can accompany you in doing these things; I'll go on adventures with you."
If there's danger, we'll face it together. Are you willing to take on this challenge with me?
Cao Meng discovered that in ordinary life, it would be difficult for him to cross Gan Jing's final line.
Only by following Gan Jing on her adventures, things she's never done before, might you discover another side of her.
They might even take advantage of her vulnerability and break into her heart.
Leaving aside things like skydiving and bungee jumping, just from the reactions of Jiang Lai and Peng Jiahe, Cao Meng could tell just how crazy these extreme sports could drive a woman.
Jiang Lai immediately understood why Cao Meng had Gan Jing accompany her to do these things, and secretly gave Cao Meng a thumbs up.
Gan Jing has been torn between her ex-boyfriend Lu Yuan and her current boyfriend Jiang Haokun these days, and is in great pain.
Cao Meng's suggestion made Gan Jing suddenly realize that perhaps doing these things he had never done before could help him get rid of the pressure of reality and achieve true relaxation.
Gan Jing then said, "Okay, I promise you, but I still have a villa renovation project that I haven't finished yet."
"Once I'm done, I'll go with you and try out all those extreme sports!"
After Gan Jing left the villa, Jiang Lai grinned at Cao Meng and said, "Cao Meng, you're really something, coming up with such a plan. Just that car chase alone is unbearable for me."
After this series of extreme sports, this woman will definitely collapse into your arms, completely exhausted.
I can almost see my brother crying uncontrollably right now!
Cao Meng sighed and said to Jiang Lai, "Could you please not tell Gan Jing the truth when the time comes?"
Jiang Lai looked at Cao Meng with a sneer and said, "Could it be that you have really fallen in love with Gan Jing and can't bear to hurt her?"
Cao Meng said, "There's only a little bit of love; most of it is worry."
This woman has been through so much, especially what she experienced in America, which has made her very emotionally fragile.
If she finds out that everything I did wasn't out of love for her, but rather that I was plotting against her with you, I'm really worried she'll break down!
Jiang Lai was actually annoyed by her brother Jiang Haokun, but didn't have much malice towards Gan Jing.
She nodded and said, "Alright then, I'll keep it a secret."
But I hope you won't turn your back on me after you've done your work!
Jiang Lai's meaning was that Cao Meng shouldn't abandon her after getting Gan Jing; she would definitely tell Gan Jing the truth.
Cao Meng chuckled and said, "Don't worry, have you forgotten what I told you before?"
I'm a very possessive man. I'd rather keep a woman at home and beat her three times a day than leave her with another man!
Jiang Lai was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this: "Big brother, please don't say things like that anymore. I believe you, okay?"
At this point, Jiang Lai remembered her real purpose for going to the hot pot restaurant to find Cao Meng.
"Why hasn't your hot pot restaurant officially opened yet!"
How can your employees grow if they're not actively involved in business operations?
Although Jiang Lai's investment of 20 million yuan only accounts for 2%, because this is Cao Meng's biggest business right now, she is quite concerned about Haidilao because of her affection for the company.
She was very worried that what Cao Meng had said before was all empty talk and grand pronouncements, and that it had not come to fruition.
Cao Meng said with a smile, "Don't worry, everything is going according to plan. We'll officially open for business in two days!"
Jiang Lai couldn't help but say, "But your restaurant is just too big, two floors, 1000 square meters, several times bigger than a typical hot pot restaurant, with so many tables and so many waiters..."
Although the commercial area next to you is bustling and there are many residents, there are also many hot pot restaurants operating there!
"When your hot pot restaurant officially opens, wouldn't it be incredibly awkward if such a large place only had a few customers and there were more servers than customers?"
Cao Meng, confident and smiling, said, "I have a plan that will bring me a lot of guests right away!"
Jiang Lai asked, "What method?"
Cao Meng said, "This method is very simple: 15 days free!"
Jiang Lai stared wide-eyed at Cao Meng in astonishment: "15 days free? Are you crazy? Do you know how much pressure this 15-day free trial will put on your finances, even though it will attract a lot of customers?"
And do you think those customers who come because it's free will become repeat customers?
Cao Meng had already thought it through and said with a smile, "Don't worry, there are a total of 100 tables. We'll only serve dinner once a day, and each table will be turned over twice on average. Even if it's free for 15 days, it will only cause a loss of a few hundred thousand."
But these hundreds of thousands in losses can bring in a steady stream of customers!
Cao Meng's approach is based on internet thinking: burning money in the early stages to attract traffic for free.
He believes that through his many days of hellish training, the business-minded talents he recruited have matured.
A mature service model will definitely outperform all other hot pot restaurants of this era.
We guarantee that those free customers will be willing to spend money to come back and spend money in the future.
There are so many hot pot restaurants nowadays; almost every residential area has one downstairs. They all taste pretty much the same and are priced similarly.
So why is it that among so many hot pot restaurants, Haidilao has managed to carve out a niche in a highly competitive market?
It's because their founders realized early on that the hot pot industry is all about service quality. If the service is attentive, it will naturally attract and retain customers.
After a month of grueling training, these waiters were completely transformed, becoming comparable to the top employees of Haidilao in their previous lives.
The trial operation will then last for 15 days, during which all dishes will be free!
This was a bombshell, causing a strong reaction in the industry.
After Cao Meng advertised the 15-day free trial, people from the surrounding commercial and residential areas came, and people from even more distant places also came.
Who can resist hot pot, especially free hot pot!
When all the guests came, they thought they were just getting a free hot pot meal.