Chapter 9
Zhang Yang was struck by lightning!
Zhang Yang slammed the table and stood up, sternly saying, “What did you say?”
“Please listen to me…”
“I made a reservation!” Zhang Yang’s eyes immediately turned bloodshot. “I paid a deposit. How could you give him to someone else? Go and get him back for me now!” Her blood boiled, her eyes widened, her chest heaved violently, and it felt like countless voices were screaming inside her body, wanting to break through the skin barrier and turn into a sword to viciously pierce through the woman in front of her!
Ke Yu was sold to someone else, her Ke Yu, was sold to someone else?!
“Sorry, Miss Zhang, we haven’t heard from you for the past two weeks. We thought you weren’t coming.”
“Two weeks haven’t passed yet!” Zhang Yang shouted uncontrollably, “How dare you do this? Are you crazy? I came for him. I sold my house for him. You didn’t keep your word!”
Xu Jing furrowed her brows, “Miss Zhang, you established an appointment time with me that day at around four in the afternoon. It’s almost eight o’clock now, strictly speaking…”
“Rubbish!” Zhang Yang banged the table, “You’re twisting the facts. You didn’t keep your word. I’ve paid so much for him. I came here specifically for him. I have to take him away. You go and get him back for me, get him back for me!”
Xu Jing sighed, “Miss Zhang, I’m truly sorry. We also have our own difficulties. We can’t give Ke Yu to you.”
Zhang Yang’s vision blurred, and tears had already fallen from her eyes without her noticing. She cried and shouted, “I don’t care. You didn’t keep your word. Give Ke Yu back to me.”
“We can customize a new one for you, as long as it takes eight months…”
“You don’t know anything!” Zhang Yang’s eyes gleamed with a ferocious light. “I only want Ke Yu. He’s unique and special to me!”
Xu Jing tried to calm her down, “I’m very sorry…”
“Don’t say sorry anymore, just give Ke Yu back to me. Who is that person? Let me talk to him. I’m different from anyone else when it comes to Ke Yu. Let him give him to me…”
Xu Jing shook her head, “That’s impossible. We can’t offend the person who bought Ke Yu.”
Zhang Yang stared blankly at Xu Jing, feeling like she was on the brink of collapse.
What was she doing? She sold the house left by her parents, and even hesitated to spend 500 yuan on clothes she wore every day. But now she was planning to spend five million yuan to buy a person. She knew it was illegal, she knew it was insane, but she did it anyway, just to bring Ke Yu home.
But now Ke Yu was sold to someone else. What was the point of everything she had done? Where did Ke Yu go? Did he remember her? Would he be treated well? Would they ever see each other again in this lifetime?
All these questions turned into sharp knives, piercing through her heart. She felt like she was going crazy. Why did it end up like this? When she was willing to bet everything on love, reality gave her a resounding slap in the face.
Zhang Yang pounded the table and cried loudly, cursing randomly, “Call your leader here. Did you do this on purpose? You broke the contract after I paid the deposit. You didn’t keep your word. I’m going to sue you!”
In the meeting room, Xu Jing’s face became increasingly unpleasant. “Miss Zhang, please calm down. We can discuss everything.”
“Discuss what? Go to hell!” No matter how Zhang Yang boasted on the internet about her achievements, in reality she rarely got red-faced, let alone confrontational. But now she didn’t care about anything, her anger was about to explode, regardless of her dignity, face, or manners.
Xu Jing tried to appease her. “Miss Zhang, we have another custom product with a similarity rate of 70%, which we can offer a discount on.”
“Shut up! Shut up!” Zhang Yang shouted. “Are you even human? Or can’t you understand human language? I want Ke Yu, I only want him. You must give him back to me, otherwise this is not over!”
“Miss Zhang, we really can’t recover the sold custom product, and even if we could, it wouldn’t make sense for you because Ke Yu has already been reset.”
Zhang Yang’s crying stopped abruptly. At that moment, she truly experienced what it meant to be heartbroken.
Ke Yu had been reset.
Yes, this woman had said it before. Every time a new owner took over, he would have to be reset once, erasing all memories of the previous owners.
Ke Yu didn’t remember her anymore. All the sweet memories between them were forgotten by Ke Yu. He had walked far away, and she was left behind for a lifetime.
Zhang Yang felt as if her soul had been sucked out, silently shedding tears.
“Given the situation, let’s think of a compensation plan.” Xu Jing said almost coldly.
Zhang Yang stared at Xu Jing with hollow eyes. It took her a long time to slowly regain focus. She felt that this person was hideous and wished she could kill her.
Zhang Yang suddenly stood up, looking a little crazy. “I don’t want compensation, I want Ke Yu!” She pushed open the conference room door roughly, shouting, “Where’s your leader? How can you explain to your customers when you don’t keep your word! Who dares to do business with you!”
This person who always gave people a gentle impression in reality had decided to be a shrew today. She was sad and in pain. How could she let Xu Jing, this bitch, get away with it?
Xu Jing followed her out, feeling a little flustered. “Miss Zhang, please calm down.”
Zhang Yang pushed her away fiercely and ran towards where people might be, shouting as she ran. Everyone she met on the way looked at her with curiosity.
This move really worked. In a short while, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked quickly towards them, looking sternly at Xu Jing. “What’s going on? Don’t you know we’re receiving customers?”
Xu Jing whispered, “I’m sorry, General Manager Chen.”
Zhang Yang pointed at General Manager Chen. “Are you her boss? Do you know that this bitch didn’t keep her promise and sold the person I reserved to someone else? Huh? Is this how your company does business? Do your customers know that you’re not trustworthy!”
“Please calm down,” Mr. Chen said, looking at Xu Jing. “What’s going on?”
“It’s Ke Yu,” Xu Jing whispered.
Mr. Chen made a knowing expression. “You’re Miss Zhang. We thought you wouldn’t come.”
“But I’m here. Where are my things?” Zhang Yang glared at him, her eyes bloodshot.
“Miss Zhang, let’s talk somewhere else. We’re willing to compensate you for your losses.”
“I don’t want compensation. I want Ke Yu!” Zhang Yang cried. “You’re all heartless animals who don’t treat people as people and think it’s justified.”
Mr. Chen calmly said, “You can cry and curse all you want, but it doesn’t solve the problem, does it? How about we talk about how to make up for your losses through other means?”
The surrounding gazes were like daggers piercing her back, and Zhang Yang sniffed, glaring fiercely at Xu Jing before reluctantly agreeing.
Mr. Chen led Zhang Yang into the elevator and to the meeting room where she last saw Ke Yu fourteen days ago.
Back then, she was sitting on Ke Yu’s lap, hugging each other and crying tears of joy, expressing their love and making promises. Zhang Yang remembered every promise she made, including the promise to take Ke Yu home.
At that time, she was full of joy and expectations for the future, but now, everything was gone.
Mr. Chen asked, “Would you like something to drink?”
Zhang Yang coldly looked at him, feeling numb rather than calm – numbness from the extreme pain.
“Miss Zhang, I understand your feelings. You developed an emotional attachment to a customized product.”
Zhang Yang glared at him. “Can’t you do something about it?”
“We always advise our customers not to develop emotional attachment to customized products, but people are emotional creatures, and sometimes it’s hard to control.”
“This isn’t over.” Zhang Yang trembled. “Unless you give Ke Yu back to me.”
“The sponsor who bought Ke Yu is a product series sponsor, such as Sheng Shi, and the sponsorship is in billions.”
“Other people have more money, and you can change your mind. That’s disgusting,” Zhang Yang hated.
Mr. Chen apologized, “Miss Zhang, our finished products don’t accept reservations or installment payments. We made an exception for you because of Miss Mina’s relationship. There is no deposit contract or written certification between us, only an oral agreement, which is not binding. I admit it’s not very good, but it’s not against the rules.”
“So I just have to accept my bad luck, right? Why did I do all of this for Ke Yu? I sold the house my parents left me for him. What’s the point?” Zhang Yang sneered.
“I am truly sorry,” Mr. Chen said, “even though we don’t have a written contract, we are still willing to compensate you. I have two options for you. First, we can customize a product based on Sheng Shi with 85% similarity at a 10% discount. Second, we have a 70% similarity in-stock product that you can use for free for three months.”
Zhang Yang felt a wave of nausea and realized that no matter what she said, these people would not understand that emotions and love were not just commodities. She gritted her teeth and said, “How many times do I have to say it? I don’t want any other customized product, I want Keyu. We have established a connection, and no one else can replace him.”
“Even so, you have to face the reality that Keyu doesn’t remember you,” Mr. Chen looked at Zhang Yang’s eyes, “not to mention that even if he could come back, he would be a blank customized product, already reset and completely forgetting all memories related to you. So even if you customize another one, it would be the same.”
Zhang Yang’s eyes were sore, and tears began to gather again.
“Customizing another one is like a blank sheet of paper. You can train him according to your own preferences. Isn’t that better than someone else’s used one? Or, why not consider the in-stock product? We can give you three months of free use, and 70% similarity is also very handsome.”
Zhang Yang knew that the man was right. Even if Keyu could come back, he wouldn’t remember her, and all the memories between them would be gone. Even though it was only a short ten days, it was the happiest and sweetest ten days of her life, but the person who accompanied her to create these memories had forgotten.
Zhang Yang was lost and hopeless. “I don’t know…” What should she do? If she had known this, she would never have sold the house, never misappropriated the funds, and done these foolish things, but it was all for nothing in the end.
“I’ll go through the customization process with you, and maybe you’ll change your mind.”
“Xu Jing has already…” Zhang Yang remembered Xu Jing and said coldly, “Will you punish Xu Jing?”
Mr. Chen was evasive. “If we find that she has violated regulations after investigation, we will…”
“She didn’t follow the process with me,” Zhang Yang raised her eyebrows and looked at Mr. Chen with malice in her eyes, “She didn’t show me the sample.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, even though I said I wanted Keyu myself, isn’t showing the sample one of your processes? Is she not violating regulations?”
“She is.”
“How will she be punished?”
“She will have her salary deducted.”
Zhang Yang was still resentful. She also knew that Xu Jing couldn’t decide who to sell Keyu to, but she needed someone to vent her anger on.
“So, let’s make up for this process. I’ll taKe Yao to see the sample myself, and then you can decide whether to customize it again, accept the 70% finished product, or give up. It’s all up to you.”
Zhang Yang actually didn’t want to see the sample. She didn’t know what to do now.
Mr. Chen took out an iPad and handed it to Zhang Yang. “Please choose a style.”
“What?” Zhang Yang took it with suspicion and saw a stage photo of Sheng Shi at the Red Mansion Concert on the screen. She swiped left and right, and there were all Sheng Shi’s photos, from the drama, red carpet, and variety shows.
Zhang Yang’s heart trembled for a moment. Even with only 70% similarity, if someone were to dress up in the same style, they would definitely look like Sheng Shi, and she suddenly felt curious to see it.
“Not in a hurry, taKe Yaor time to choose,” said the manager.
Zhang Yang whispered, “I’ll take this one.”
It was the first outfit that Sheng Shi wore in his hit idol drama.
A rebellious rich young master, wearing black military boots, leather pants, and a leather jacket, rode a heavy motorcycle into the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a building. He stopped in front of a group of men in suits and ties who were there for the occasion, just to show his father, with whom he had a bad relationship, who was boss. When he propped up the motorcycle with a leg that seemed endless, took off his helmet with one hand, shook his thick black hair, and glanced at the crowd with a wild, contemptuous look, Sheng Shi’s striking beauty pierced through the screen and captured the hearts of thousands of young girls.
In that instant, Zhang Yang fell in love with him as if she had been waiting for him for thousands of years, and was willing to do anything for him.
The manager smiled, “No problem.”
Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in,” said Zhang Yang.
Feeling a little nervous, she had no expectations for the custom-made outfit with 70% similarity, and she knew that no one could replace Ke Yu. However, she was curious to see what her brother’s outfit would look like on a person who resembled Sheng Shi.
The door opened and a tall, black-clad man walked in calmly.
With just one glance, Zhang Yang’s heart exploded like thunder!
Sheng Shi!
The manager introduced, “Miss Zhang, this is the sample we customized based on Sheng Shi’s image. The similarity is 100%.”
