Chapter 507: Chapter 507

Pu Sangzhi didn’t dare to tell anyone about this matter at home, including Ye Qingcao.

So when Ye Qingcao later asked her, what exactly happened at her home?

Pu Sangzhi didn’t say a single word, her attitude exceptionally resolute!

During this day off, Ye Qingcao could clearly see that Pu Sangzhi was in a bad mood and something was off.

As her best friend, Ye Qingcao really wanted to know the reason behind it!

Since Pu Sangzhi wouldn’t speak, she couldn’t pry the information out of her and eventually gave up.

This rare day off ended in a strange and awkward atmosphere...

The next day, it was back to work.

Just like before, Huo Feng rode his small electric scooter early in the morning to pick them both up and take them to the store and then left.

The work atmosphere was no different from usual, the shop saw no one at noon, no one in the afternoon, and only started to get busy at the start of the evening...

Due to her bad mood, Pu Sangzhi wasn’t quite herself today.

Harboring concealed misfortune resulted in her frequently feeling uneasy, fearful, and anxious, especially about Chen Huifen being alone at home.

While at work, she was frequently distracted, uncontrollably recalling the times in Shanghai when she and her mother were being harassed by debt collectors.

What she remembered most clearly was when she was at school and left Chen Huifen alone at home, only for local thugs to barge in and bully her mother...

Whenever Pu Sangzhi thought of this, a wave of dread would unknowingly sweep over her...

As a result, she often ran to the storeroom and hid to call home to check on Chen Huifen.

Thus, she called Chen Huifen at least five times that day, having to hear her mother’s voice and hear her say everything was fine at home before she could feel at ease.

Ye Qingcao, seeing her in such a state, was extremely worried.

Ye Qingcao was truly concerned and paid close attention to her all day...

Ye Qingcao really wanted to know what was going on at her house and wanted to help her find solutions.

But Pu Sangzhi just wouldn’t say.

No matter how much Ye Qingcao asked, Pu Sangzhi’s lips were tightly sealed, and she wouldn’t reveal a single word.

After such a day, by 9 PM, with only one hour left until closing time, Pu Sangzhi still took her phone and sneaked into the storeroom, secretly calling Chen Huifen.

Ye Qingcao watched Pu Sangzhi’s back from behind, her face filled with concern, but she couldn’t help much... Read full story at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩

"She’s acting very oddly today."

Suddenly, Han Lei showed up out of the blue at Ye Qingcao’s side, unexpectedly blurting out that phrase.

It gave Ye Qingcao a scare, "Hey, why do you suddenly start talking out of nowhere? You could seriously scare someone to death!"

Han Lei gave Ye Qingcao a brief glance, didn’t respond to her comment, and merely continued saying, "She’s acting very oddly today, didn’t you notice?"

"I’m her best friend, of course, I noticed a long time ago!"

Ye Qingcao openly rebutted, giving Han Lei a peculiar look, "What about it? Are you trying to say something? She has issues at home, it’s not just a bad mood! Do not bother her today, or I’ll show you!"

Han Lei scoffed, then surprisingly asked, "What’s wrong with her family?"

"I don’t know what’s wrong with her family."

Ye Qingcao replied to him, "Even if I did know, I wouldn’t tell you. We’re not close, and you don’t truly care about her."

After being told off by Ye Qingcao like that, Han Lei genuinely lost interest.

He turned and left, his back resolute and definitive, clearly devoid of any emotional attachment.

Ye Qingcao, watching his quick departure, curled her lips and thought to herself: Just knew it! This guy was merely driven by curiosity! No way I’m telling him!

After a while, Pu Sangzhi came out of the storeroom.

As soon as Ye Qingcao saw her come out, she quickly walked up to meet her, asking with concern, "Sangzhi, what’s really going on with you today? Can’t you really tell me?"

Pu Sangzhi pulled a forced smile, "There’s really nothing, don’t think too much."

Ye Qingcao rebutted, "You’re troubled, I can really tell! Why can’t you tell me? I’m your best friend..."

Pu Sangzhi just said, "There’s really nothing, just stop asking."

Seeing her , Ye Qingcao realized that this must be something that truly shouldn’t be disclosed, so she reluctantly let it go, "Okay then. But it worries me to see you unhappy..."

Pu Sangzhi smiled and rubbed her hair, "I’m not unhappy, you don’t need to worry about me, nothing’s wrong."

Ye Qingcao replied softly, "Oh..."

But actually, Ye Qingcao didn’t believe there was nothing wrong at all!

There definitely was something wrong!

But Sangzhi wouldn’t say...

Afterwards, Pu Sangzhi’s condition still wasn’t great.

If they had no customers left in the store as usual, Ye Qingcao and Pu Sangzhi would gather at the counter to check the sales for the day and calculate how much commission they might earn.

But today, only Ye Qingcao was doing that at the counter.

Pu Sangzhi sat on a chair aside, occasionally checking her phone, whether she was reading messages or checking the time, it wasn’t clear.

Anyone could tell that Pu Sangzhi was preoccupied and looked lost.

However, as long as Pu Sangzhi didn’t speak up, no one knew the reason behind her demeanor...

Ye Qingcao also didn’t know what to do?

She could only watch from a distance, unable to coax, speak, or persuade...

Ye Qingcao always felt she was failing terribly as a best friend.

At that moment, it was Han Lei, who usually didn’t get along with them, who took the initiative to approach Pu Sangzhi to talk, and quite frankly asked her, "What’s wrong with you today?"

Pu Sangzhi was surprised that Han Lei would take the initiative to talk to her, and to start with a question, somehow she even detected a trace of concern...

Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but doubt whether she was hallucinating. Could this guy be concerned about her? Was that possible?

"I’m fine..." Pu Sangzhi replied to him.

Han Lei appeared unconvinced, but he didn’t expose her; instead, he casually changed the topic, "I made some achievements today, did you see?"

Pu Sangzhi answered, "I didn’t see it, congratulations."

Han Lei, holding the inventory notebook, handed it over to Pu Sangzhi, "I count the stock every day. I’ll hand it over to you today."

Pu Sangzhi was taken aback and didn’t want to take the notebook, "The manager said your performance was not good, but you are thorough with such tasks, so he has handed it all over to you."

Han Lei denied, "I made some achievements today, so I don’t want to do it. You do it."

Pu Sangzhi didn’t know what mood he was in today, but she wasn’t in the mood to waste words with him either, so she stood up, took the notebook, and simply got to work.

At that time, Ye Qingcao, who was behind the counter, hurriedly came out, and Han Lei went over to Ye Qingcao’s side.

"Hey, why are you bullying Sangzhi when she’s already in a bad mood!"

Ye Qingcao hurriedly criticized Han Lei in a whisper.

"Keeping her busy will be good for her." Han Lei shrugged nonchalantly.

"You’re disgusting! Instead of lightening her load at a time , you’re making things worse! I despise you!" Ye Qingcao couldn’t accept his reasoning, rebuked him, and ran to help Pu Sangzhi.

Han Lei was indifferent to their words and attitudes.

Instead, having taken over their tasks, he stood behind the counter, excitedly reviewing his only order of achievements for the day...

Han Lei had worked many days, and except for Huo Mingshan’s help last night, he had secured only one order of achievements that day.

He spoke a bit more that day and actually managed to welcome customers and sold a $358 sportswear set.

Although Han Lei remembered his achievements very clearly, he couldn’t resist taking another look.

He opened the sales system on the computer, entered his report, and saw his single achievement for the day, a slight smile curving his lips.

Just then, the manager who had been out returned...

The manager called out to Han Lei as soon as he returned, "You let two girls do the inventory while you just stand around and rest! Come out here!"

Han Lei looked up helplessly at the manager and said, "I made some achievements today."

The manager raised an eyebrow, looking surprised, "How much?"

Han Lei replied, "One order."

The manager frowned again, "Get back to inventory quickly!"

Then, the smugness of Han Lei collapsed entirely within seconds...

Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao, who were doing the inventory together, couldn’t help but chuckle.

Han Lei stepped away from the counter, and as the manager walked towards the counter passing by him, he patted Han Lei’s backside and said, "Boys need to be diligent!"

Han Lei furrowed his brows and took a deep breath, "Don’t touch me..."

After getting off work at 10 PM, Huo Feng came to pick them up as usual.

On the way home, Huo Feng excitedly asked them how their work and achievements were that day?

As he asked, Huo Feng noticed it was only Ye Qingcao responding to him, so he directly addressed Pu Sangzhi, "Sangzhi, why aren’t you talking? Don’t you want to chat with me?"

Pu Sangzhi said, "Aren’t you having a great chat with Xiaocao?"

Huo Feng laughed, "Hey, I want to chat with you. You’re not jealous of Xenia, are you?"

Pu Sangzhi naturally replied to him, "No."

At this, Ye Qingcao chimed in, "Brother Feng, Sangzhi is in a bad mood today!"

Huo Feng exclaimed, "Then let’s add some excitement!"

With that, he suddenly revved up the accelerator, and the electric scooter whizzed along the highway—

Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao, the two girls, screamed in fright!