Chapter 1197: Chapter 1197

Although they seemed to have a large number of people, the terrain here was really too advantageous for Xiao Zheng. The staircase was already so narrow, allowing at most three or four people to walk side by side.

So, actually, every time Xiao Zheng fought head-on, there were only about five or six people at most.

Just like that, Xiao Zheng dealt with them one by one, quickly dispatching most of them, leaving all those people lying on the stairs.

If it were in an open square, this group might have swarmed up, and Xiao Zheng could have ended it quicker, but here, there was not even the slightest possibility of failure for Xiao Zheng.

Once the situation was resolved, Xiao Zheng descended the stairs and walked downward with Liu Han Yan. The thugs behind them dared not pursue any further.

While walking downwards, Liu Han Yan did not say a word. She quietly looked at her feet, avoiding eye contact with Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng didn’t overthink it, assuming that she was scared speechless from what had just happened. Follow current novels on Nove1Fire.net

After they walked out of the building, they soon reached the parking area. Xiao Zheng got in the car first, then opened the car door for Liu Han Yan. This time, Liu Han Yan did not make any unreasonable requests and slowly got into the car.

"Since that boss earlier was so disagreeable, let’s not rent this building. Shall we go look at the next location? Do you have any other suitable places you want to check out?" Xiao Zheng turned to Liu Han Yan and asked.

Liu Han Yan remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly turned to Xiao Zheng: "Thank you for what happened earlier."

Xiao Zheng was a bit taken aback, then smiled and said nothing.

However, he still felt quite surprised. Given Liu Han Yan’s personality and the conflicts between them these past few days, it was indeed a peculiar phenomenon for her to say thank you to him.

"There’s another office building not far ahead; we can inquire about it." Liu Han Yan calmly collected herself, glanced ahead to confirm the direction, and spoke to Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng started the car and headed to the next destination as per Liu Han Yan’s instructions.

"Are you okay from earlier?" Liu Han Yan asked with some concern, noticing trace blood on Xiao Zheng, feeling a little worried.

Xiao Zheng waved it off. The earlier fight was nothing to him; he didn’t even exert much effort. As for getting hurt, that wasn’t possible at all.

The second office building they wanted to see was just a short distance away, and looked somewhat similar to the previous one.

Once Xiao Zheng parked the car, he and Liu Han Yan went directly into the building.

This time, like before, Xiao Zheng waited outside while Liu Han Yan went inside to negotiate with the person in charge.

Arriving at an office door, Liu Han Yan glanced at Xiao Zheng waiting at the corner, smiled, adjusted her clothes, and knocked on the door.

After entering the office, Liu Han Yan met the person in charge this time.

The person in charge was a middle-aged man, tall and wearing glasses, overall appearing quite shrewd.

Liu Han Yan felt slightly relieved, at least he wasn’t one of those lecherous types, a kind of boss she couldn’t stand.

Realizing Liu Han Yan’s intentions, he directly said: "I roughly understand your intention, but unfortunately, before you arrived, another client had already taken an interest in our office building, and we’ve already negotiated the price."

"What?" Liu Han Yan looked slightly disappointed at the person in charge, knowing that in this area, the only decent office buildings were this one and the previous one.

The previous one wasn’t worth mentioning; she not only kicked the boss’s jewels, but Xiao Zheng also beat up so many people. Living there again was basically impossible, and she didn’t think about going in that direction anymore.

The only other decent office building was the one in front of her, but it had already been preempted by someone else, making things a bit difficult for Liu Han Yan.

If she couldn’t secure this office building, Liu Han Yan didn’t know where to choose next.

Quickly renting an office to start her business was Liu Han Yan’s plan, which was urgent and couldn’t afford any delays, especially not wasting time on renting a place.

"So, I’m really sorry, but if you offer a higher price, maybe I could consider renting this office to you instead," the person in charge said, sprawled nonchalantly on the sofa, squinting at Liu Han Yan.

Hearing this, Liu Han Yan felt slightly relieved, rekindling some hope; at least this boss was a money-lover, unlike the pervert from before. This one preferred money.

Compared to that, Liu Han Yan found the latter much more acceptable. He just wanted money, and as long as it wasn’t excessively demanding, she was willing to rent the building, but she wouldn’t agree to compromise her integrity no matter what.

"Alright, I’d like to know what the previous client offered." Liu Han Yan contemplated for a while, then asked.

The person in charge nodded, with an approving look towards Liu Han Yan, thinking a moment, and then said: "Their offer was 300,000, which I thought a bit low, so I didn’t agree. But if you want to rent this office, 500,000 a month will suffice."

"What?" Liu Han Yan’s face changed slightly; this guy wanted 500,000 too, just like the sleazy boss before?

"What nonsense are you talking about? I’ve already had someone investigate the average price for office space here, and it’s at most 250,000 or so. I’m willing to offer 300,000, but 500,000 is out of the question," Liu Han Yan said, sternly refusing.

It’s just renting an office space, yet encountering one similar issue after another made Liu Han Yan quite infuriated.

She was already getting a little impatient, her tone becoming a bit impulsive.

The boss’s face instantly turned gloomy too, saying to Liu Han Yan: "You should also know that my office building is in a very good location here. Although the average price indeed is a monthly rental of 250,000, currently, mine is the only one available for rent. The others, I reckon, are not up to your standards, so that’s why you’re here, isn’t it?"

(The main character fought those thugs only because Liu Han Yan was around, pretending not to use full strength.)