Chapter 42: A Girl's Scent
"Those words were way too much. No wonder that guy got angry."
"Even so, you shouldn't hit someone."
"If anyone dared to say something like that about my girlfriend, I'd probably hit even harder than he did."
Zhou Jiajia never expected Chen Chen to have recorded their conversation. Now she had no way to argue back. At the very least, she wanted to make Tian Siyi feel upset.
She glared at Tian Siyi as if she wanted to tear her apart, then turned to Chen Chen and explained,
"I wasn't the one who made it up! That's what people posted on the school forum. I just wanted you to see what kind of person she really is!"
Hearing that, Tian Siyi couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.
"The school forum?" She really only believed what she wanted to believe. The post that slandered her, written by Ji Xiaoyue, had only stayed on the forum for one day before it was removed. Somehow Zhou Jiajia had seen that one. But the apology post, which had been pinned to the front page the whole time, seemed completely invisible to her.
"What are you laughing at?" Zhou Jiajia frowned in confusion. What did that mean? Since she couldn't defend herself anymore, was she trying to laugh it off?
"I'm laughing because you're truly a bad woman to the core."
"What do you mean?"
"What do I mean?" Tian Siyi's smile grew even wider. "You really ignore anything that isn't good for you. Everything you mentioned was cleared up a long time ago. The girl who spread the rumors even made a public apology. There are plenty of posts about it if you search. Yet somehow you never saw any of them."
Zhou Jiajia was stunned.
It was cleared up? How did I never see that?
Still unwilling to admit defeat, she said,
"Even if it was cleared up, that doesn't mean you did nothing wrong. If you were really innocent, why would people start rumors about you in the first place?"
"Enough!" Chen Chen cut her off coldly. "I personally looked into this matter, so I know exactly what happened. Those girls were just jealous of Siyi. The photos and videos were all edited! Besides, I know exactly what kind of person Siyi is. I don't need you here trying to drive us apart!"
Tian Siyi nodded repeatedly.
"That's right! The girl who spread the rumors is still at the police station being questioned. Do you want to go keep her company?"
The moment Zhou Jiajia heard the words "police station," she panicked and didn't dare say another word.
She hated Tian Siyi, but she was also afraid of her. She had a feeling that if she kept causing trouble, Tian Siyi might really send her to the police.
After listening for so long, the store manager finally understood what had happened.
It was obvious that Zhou Jiajia knew the two of them, and the three clearly had a complicated history.
Zhou Jiajia held a grudge against the girl, believed the rumors, and deliberately told her boyfriend about them.
But it turned out that the boyfriend had already investigated everything. Of course he would be furious when someone slandered his girlfriend.
In the end, Zhou Jiajia had spoken with bad intentions and said something far too offensive. She had angered the other party, so that slap wasn't undeserved.
The manager smiled apologetically at Chen Chen.
"I'm very sorry. I understand the situation now, and we will deal with this seriously. To apologize, I'd like to apply for a 10% discount on your purchase. Would that be acceptable?"
The moment Tian Siyi heard there was a discount, she happily tugged on Chen Chen's arm. Words of apology meant nothing. A lower price was much more practical.
Chen Chen, however, wasn't in a hurry. He frowned and said,
"Only a 10% discount? Doesn't that seem a little too little? I don't really see your sincerity with an offer like that."
Chen Chen knew that when buying a car, the price was always negotiable. The manager was the person in charge of the dealership, so there was no way the biggest discount he could offer was only that much. Besides, the discount was also supposed to be an apology for what had happened.
The manager hesitated for a moment. Chen Chen clearly wasn't someone who could be fooled so easily. Since the problem had been caused by one of their employees, handling it badly could hurt the dealership's reputation.
Smiling, he bowed slightly to Chen Chen again and said,
"How about this? I'll give both of you a 20% discount. That's the biggest discount I'm allowed to approve. Would that be acceptable?"
Only then did Chen Chen nod.
"Alright."
Tian Siyi excitedly grabbed Chen Chen's arm.
"A 20% discount! A 100,000-yuan car becomes 20,000 yuan cheaper. A 200,000-yuan car becomes 40,000 yuan cheaper! The budget I got from your sister was only 50,000 yuan."
Chen Chen smiled.
"Then we can buy a slightly more expensive car."
"Will the money your sister gave us be enough?"
"Definitely. Even if it isn't, it's fine. I've saved up some money myself."
Chen Chen wasn't short on money. He didn't spend much in his daily life and had been working part-time to save money.
"Alright then. As long as you think it's okay."
After waiting for them to finish talking, the manager spoke at the right moment.
"So, what kind of car would you like to buy? I'll take you to have a look."
Zhou Jiajia froze.
Then what about my sales commission?
"I..."
The manager frowned as soon as he heard her speak.
"You what? Haven't you caused enough trouble already?"
Then he immediately turned back to Chen Chen with a professional smile.
"This way, please."
In the end, Chen Chen bought a business van that cost a little over 200,000 yuan. After the 20% discount, the price was under 200,000 yuan, but after adding various extra fees, the final cost was still over 200,000 yuan.
Going over the original 100,000-yuan budget didn't bother Chen Hui at all.
After all, it was her younger brother buying a car.
That evening, after Chen Hui finished work and heard about everything that had happened at the dealership, she laughed so hard that she almost doubled over.
She gave Chen Chen a thumbs-up.
"Good slap! A woman like that deserved to be taught a lesson! She actually dared to call our adorable Tian Siyi a 'public bus.' She was asking for it!"
Suddenly, she ran over, hugged Tian Siyi, and rubbed her cheek against the girl's back.
Tian Siyi shivered. "What are you doing?"
Chen Hui let go with a satisfied look and proudly said to Chen Chen, "She clearly has such a nice maiden scent. Do you want to smell it too?"
"Huh?"
Tian Siyi sniffed herself.
She really did have a faint, pleasant scent, but that was because she was...
Chen Chen immediately argued,
"What nonsense are you talking about? That's just her natural body scent. It has nothing to do with whether she's a virgin or not."
Chen Hui didn't argue back. Instead, she smiled and asked, "Oh? Then how do you know? Have you smelled it before?"
Chen Chen answered as if it were obvious.
"Of course I have!"
He really had. In fact, he had lost count of how many times. Tian Siyi had always had very little sense of personal space and was constantly standing close to him, so it was almost impossible not to notice her scent.
When Chen Hui heard that Chen Chen had actually smelled Tian Siyi before, a mischievous smile appeared on her face.
Tian Siyi, however, remembered what had happened in the school clinic. She snorted and said,
"That pervert has definitely smelled it! He even deliberately smelled my feet!"
Chen Hui's eyes lit up.
"Oh? I didn't know my little brother had that kind of hobby."
Chen Chen quickly defended himself.
"I didn't do it on purpose! Her foot was injured, remember? When I was checking it, I noticed a faint scent. I was just trying to figure out where it was coming from."
Chen Hui laughed. "So you still smelled it?"
There was no way Chen Chen could deny that.
He could only nod helplessly.
"What did it smell like?"
Chen Chen lowered his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"It smelled... just like the scent on her body."