Su Weiwei cheerfully agreed.

Ye Feng didn't refuse, but he didn't intend to take it for free either.

He placed the clothes he had picked out earlier on the checkout counter and then said, "Weiwei, your store doesn't seem to be doing well, does it?"

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Upon hearing this, a trace of worry appeared on Su Weiwei's face. In fact, her clothing store was on the brink of closing down.

She had already owed several months of rent to the mall, and if she didn't pay soon, she would be evicted and forced to close.

She had no idea how she would manage in the future.

Back in college, Su Weiwei had pursued Ye Feng fervently, but unfortunately, Ye Feng had already gotten together with Liu Yingying by then.

After graduation, feeling disheartened, she married a man at random.

She thought that as long as it wasn't someone she loved, it wouldn't matter who she married.

Little did she know, her husband was a compulsive gambler who didn't care about the family at all.

After having a son, she relied entirely on this clothing store to support the household expenses, suffering in silence.

She could only smile bitterly and say, "To be honest, I'm about to go bankrupt. If you need clothes, pick a few more."

Ye Feng wasn't surprised and was just about to speak when a few people in suits, seemingly mall staff, walked in from outside.

As soon as they entered the store, they said to Su Weiwei, "Miss Su, your store has been behind on rent for several months. Today is the final deadline, and we need to close it down."

Su Weiwei's face changed, and she pleaded with the mall staff, "Can you give me a little more time? I'll pay the rent as soon as I gather the money."

"No, we've already given you plenty of time."

The mall management was firm, refusing decisively and not willing to give Su Weiwei any more time.

If the store were to be closed, Su Weiwei would truly have nothing left. Her husband had already sold their house and lost all the money.

Now, the family of three was living in a rented apartment, and without the store, she couldn't even afford the rent.

She continued to plead, "Please give me one more month. I promise to pay all the overdue rent."

But her pleas were in vain. The mall management was unmoved and decided to lock up the store, telling Ye Feng and the others, "You all need to leave; we're locking up."

Hearing this, Su Weiwei's face turned ashen, and the light in her eyes dimmed instantly.

At that moment, a man in a suit passed by in the corridor outside, noticed the commotion in the store, and stopped to walk in.

"Manager, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing the man, the mall staff hurriedly greeted him.

This man was the general manager of the mall, named Zheng Guozhong. He was the one who had planned this grand commercial plaza.

Seeing Zheng Guozhong, Su Weiwei, disregarding her dignity, hurriedly went up to plead, "Manager Zheng, please, don't close my store."

Looking at the pitiful woman in front of him, Zheng Guozhong knew she had an irresponsible husband who often came to the store to ask for money and caused trouble.

However, there wasn't much room for leniency in mall operations. He said helplessly to Su Weiwei, "Miss Su, the mall has regulations. We've already been lenient for several months; there's nothing more I can do."

He had just finished speaking and was about to leave when his eyes caught sight of Ye Feng, and he was so shocked that his mouth dropped open, and his eyes nearly popped out. He said incredulously, "Ye... Chairman Ye?"

"Chairman Ye?"

The mall staff were stunned, and even Su Weiwei was taken aback.

They hadn't expected Ye Feng to be someone who could shock the mall's general manager and be addressed with such respect.

The man in front of them, Zheng Guozhong, was once an employee at Ye Feng's former company. At that time, Ye Feng had not only promoted him to a senior executive position but also given him some shares.

Seeing him again, Ye Feng smiled wryly and said, "Old Zheng, long time no see. I'm no longer the Chairman Ye you knew."

"No, you'll always be Chairman Ye in my eyes."

Zheng Guozhong said excitedly.

He had always cherished the kindness Ye Feng had shown him back then and would never forget it.

As for what happened to Ye Feng later, as an insider, he knew that Ye Feng's imprisonment was a complete miscarriage of justice.

It was entirely due to Ye Feng's roommate, now the company's chairman, who had teamed up with the Ye family to deliver a fatal blow to Ye Feng.

But facing the Ye family, he, as a mere employee, was powerless and could only watch as Ye Feng was imprisoned.

Seeing this, Ye Feng nodded seriously and said, "I have nothing now and am no longer your chairman. If you still think I have some face, please understand my classmate's situation."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Guozhong quickly said, "Chairman Ye, I didn't know Miss Su was your classmate. If I had known, I would never have made things difficult for her."

After saying this, he turned to the mall staff and said seriously, "Waive Miss Su's overdue rent, and don't trouble her in the future."

Su Weiwei, who had been in despair, didn't expect the mall's general manager to be one of Ye Feng's former subordinates.

With just a word, he helped her out of her predicament.

She had originally wanted to help him, but instead, he ended up helping her. But thinking back, it made sense; Ye Feng was once so brilliant.

Even after five years in prison, he was still a gem. How could he be as down-and-out as she had imagined?

Su Weiwei's eyes were red, and she was so moved that she could barely speak. She managed to squeeze out a few words, "Ye... Ye Feng, thank you!"

Ye Feng smiled faintly and said, "No need to say that. It's rare for Old Zheng to give me, his former boss, some face. You should thank him!"

"Thank you, Manager Zheng."

Su Weiwei almost forgot about Zheng Guozhong and quickly turned to thank him.

Zheng Guozhong was magnanimous, waving his hand and saying, "Miss Su, you're too kind. It was just a small effort."

Ye Feng glanced at Zheng Guozhong, secretly admiring his own judgment back then. He was capable, honest, and grateful.

"Chairman Ye..."

"Old Zheng, this isn't the place to talk. Let me catch up with my old classmate first, and I'll come to your office later."

Zheng Guozhong, eager to say something, was interrupted by Ye Feng.

Zheng Guozhong calmed himself down, nodded, and said, "Alright, I'll head back and wait for you!"

Ye Feng nodded.

Zheng Guozhong then left with the mall staff, and Ye Feng watched his departing figure with a deep gaze.

Zheng Guozhong was a good breakthrough point. To return to Yunfeng Group, he needed a sharp tool to break the situation.

However, he had been away for many years and didn't know the current structure of the company.

Moreover, he needed to further interact with Zheng Guozhong to discern loyalty from betrayal.

Ye Feng wasn't a child; he had seen too much deceit in the business world back then.

He wouldn't assume that just because Zheng Guozhong waived a small amount of rent for Su Weiwei, he was still the same as before.

Ye Feng brushed aside his thoughts and turned to look at Su Weiwei, whose eyes were red, teasing, "What's wrong? Are you so moved that you're willing to offer yourself?"

Su Weiwei snapped back to reality, looking at the man who had rejected her countless times before, and said plaintively, "Do you want me or not?"

Ye Feng laughed awkwardly and quickly changed the subject, "Aren't you going to treat your old classmate to a meal?"