Chapter 12: Rest Plan: Failure

When Li Weijie finally had the rare opportunity to sleep in, his phone suddenly rang loudly, interrupting his slumber.

It was Sun Mo calling him, and it wasn't to ask him to wake up. Li Weijie groggily answered the call.

"Ajie, sorry to disturb your sleep. The shop is a bit busy right now. Can you come and help out? We can arrange another day for you to make up for your rest," Sun Mo politely said.

As a new employee in a new environment, Li Weijie naturally wanted to make a good impression.

Being recommended and arranged by Xu Rong, he didn't want to give others a reason to talk or cause trouble for Xu Rong. So he immediately agreed to go back.

After hanging up the phone and checking the time, he realized it was already 10 a.m.

Although he felt a bit frustrated, Li Weijie quickly got up, freshened up, and called a taxi to go to the "Sovereign Hair Salon" on Happiness Road.

As soon as he entered the shop, or rather, even before entering the shop, Li Weijie felt that something was off.

Why was it off?

Because the situation inside was clear at a glance—it was not much different from a usual morning, and there was no sign of being overwhelmed with work!

It didn't take long for Sun Mo to dispel his doubts. As soon as she saw him, she came over and explained the actual situation.

"Hehe, don't be surprised. It's not actually that we're overwhelmed with work, but Miss Su is here again, and she specifically requested your service. I was afraid that if you didn't come, she wouldn't back down, so I deceived you to come here," Sun Mo explained in a low voice.

"Please help us out."

Upon hearing Sun Mo's words, Li Weijie also felt two hostile gazes locked onto him. With a glance, he spotted Su Keko, who was impatiently waiting in the customer lounge.

"What a hassle," Li Weijie couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, expressing his complaint.

Sun Mo smirked and said, "Miss Su insisting on having you serve her is a recognition of your skills. You should feel happy about it!"

Li Weijie shook his head without saying anything and went to change his clothes.

He didn't have any complaints about coming back to work initially, but now that he knew Su Keko specifically wanted him to come back and do her hair, he didn't have such a good mood. It was beyond the scope of service; she was trying to create trouble!

While Li Weijie was changing his clothes, Sun Mo pointed at Su Keko, who had already taken her seat from the previous day.

"Miss Su, good morning. It's quite early for you to come. Is it possible that you want to keep us here until the evening?" Li Weijie sarcastically greeted Su Keko as he walked up behind her.

"Hmph, good morning? It's almost eleven o'clock, and you still think it's morning? Shouldn't you apologize for keeping the customer waiting until eleven?" Su Keko said irritably.

She had come early, hoping to take advantage of her good mood to continue tormenting Li Weijie.

But she didn't expect this guy to not show up for work!

What a coincidence! She naturally assumed that Li Weijie was deliberately avoiding her, so she specifically requested his service and had Sun Mo bring him back immediately.

As Su Keko sat there waiting, her anger grew with each passing moment.

Who was he to make me wait? He's nothing more than a disgusting rogue, at best an intern assistant.

But Su Keko intended to retaliate against Li Weijie.

She refused Sun Mo's suggestion to have her served by a hairstylist on the second floor or another assistant, and she waited impatiently for Li Weijie's arrival.

But when Li Weijie finally arrived, he gave her a helpless cold glance, which further fueled her anger.

Li Weijie calmly said, "Make the customer wait? We have so many hairstylists here. How could we possibly make the customer wait?

You must have misunderstood. Or maybe the customer you mentioned is too... demanding.

No appointment, specific requests, and even asking others to cancel their vacation. It seems that this kind of customer isn't very considerate."

"What? Are you saying I'm inconsiderate?" Su Keko's eyes, already filled with anger, seemed as if they could kill.

Seeing her furious expression, Li Weijie couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

However, he suddenly remembered that Su Keko was just a spoiled girl who was a regular customer at the shop. Was it worth arguing with her?

"I'm sorry, I wasn't talking about you. I was just joking," Li Weijie said with a faint smile.

Seeing Li Weijie's reaction, Su Keko suddenly didn't know how to respond. She had expected to confront Li Weijie and engage in an argument, but now he suddenly apologized, extending an olive branch.

For a moment, she didn't know how to react and looked somewhat stunned.

"Miss Su, what hairstyle would you like today?" Li Weijie asked politely, not expecting much.

Su Keko didn't answer him and continued to grumble, "Hmph, do you think you can avoid me by not coming to work? Before I calm down, I will come to bother you every day. If you have the guts, don't show up for work every day!"

Upon hearing her words, although it might be a somewhat exaggerated threat, Li Weijie still felt a headache.

How could I attend to other customers if this girl comes to make trouble every day?

"Well... um, Miss Su I think... you would be the one at a disadvantage in that case!" Li Weijie wanted to dispel her thoughts and spoke in a much more polite tone.

"What disadvantage would I have?" Su Keko glared at Li Weijie in the mirror, watching him cautiously.

While starting to style her hair, Li Weijie tried to appear sincere and not hold any grudges as he said, "Well, think about it. Every time you come, you have to spend money. Doesn't that increase our revenue?"

"Hmph, I don't care," Su Keko replied with an attitude of "as long as I can vent my anger, money means nothing."

"That's true, but..."

If she didn't care about money, then what else did she care about?

Li Weijie immediately thought of another angle, "Money is one thing, but you're also wasting your precious time..."

Before Li Weijie could say anything, Su Keko continued, "I have plenty of time, and the most important thing right now is revenge!"

"But can you bear to have your beautiful hair ruined by me every day? You should know that frequent hairstyling can cause significant damage to your hair quality!"

Li Weijie threw out his final threat, knowing that girls who care about their appearance wouldn't want their hair to become unhealthy.

Su Keko thought about it and realized that if she spent money and damaged her hair just to get back at this guy, it would be a losing proposition.

"What you said... makes some sense," Su Keko furrowed her eyebrows and carefully pondered.

Seeing her reaction, Li Weijie, who thought he had escaped a calamity, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and relaxedly said, "Of course, I'm just looking out for you."

"Huh?"

Su Keko suddenly tilted her head and glanced at Li Weijie in the mirror.

"Something's not right.

You're my enemy. How could you possibly look out for me? Are you really that good? What's your ulterior motive?!"

Li Weijie laughed bitterly and could only force a smile, "You're jumping to conclusions. Even if we had a grudge, as a professional hairstylist, I would still adhere to my professional ethics and give you appropriate advice."

"Hmph, you're too cunning, I can't trust you," Su Keko's face was filled with suspicion and wariness.

"You guessed that I would come to trouble you today and purposely didn't show up for work. That alone proves how cunning you are!"

Li Weijie was completely speechless and sighed after a while, "Come on, I was supposed to have a day off today, and you dragged me here. And now you're criticizing me, sigh..."

Su Keko still regarded him with caution and muttered, seemingly not believing his words.

She warned him, "I'm telling you, if you dare to do anything to my hair, you'll be in big trouble!"

Do something to your hair?

Am I supposed to poison it or something?

Li Weijie cursed inwardly.

Suddenly, he thought, could this person be suspecting that I would use toxic hair products?

Faced with Su Keko's unreasonable attitude, Li Weijie could only say, "Alright, I've come up with a good solution to resolve our petty grudges!"