The deputy manager immediately said, "It's very filial for you to prepare a birthday gift for your mother, Mr. Hudgens. Our Lorlene Jewelry will offer you the best choices."
"Miss Jean? Would you please…" The deputy manager then turned to ask Jean, since she was the designer and was responsible for all the introductions. Arthur was their customer, after all, so Jean had no choice but to introduce the products to him.
But when she was walking towards the stall, the blister on her hell suddenly burst, nearly causing Jean to cry out. But she only frowned and thought to herself, "Wonderful! What a perfect time for the blister to burst! I really can't tolerate high-heeled shoes anymore."
"Are you okay?" Arthur noticed keenly that something was wrong, so he asked with concern.
"Oh, nothing, I am fine," Jean answered through gritted teeth. The deputy manager and her assistant were still watching, and she didn't want to expose their intimate relationship but treated Arthur simply as a customer.
But her assistance interrupted, "Oh my god, Miss Jean. Your blister burst. It must be quite hurt!"
Jean was utterly speechless. She tilted her head, glaring at the assistant as if warning her assistant to stay out of this. The assistant only stuck out her tongue, trying to look innocent. In fact, it was Jean who had complained to the assistant that the high-heeled shoes were so uncomfortable that she even got a blister on her heel. So, when the assistant found the blister broken, she yelled out of worry.
"Let me have a check." The next moment, Arthur knelt down without hesitation, his long fingers held on Jean's heel to check the blister.
While Jean backed up with embarrassment, saying, "I said I am alright." What was he thinking? The deputy manager and her assistant were still here!
But ignoring her rejection, Arthur held her feet in his hand with some force and he soon noticed a broken blister right on her heel. The wound looked terrifying on her white smooth skin. No wonder Jean had just frowned. How could she say she was alright? Her toughness nearly broke his heart.
Jean's assistant covered her mouth with her hand. She was shocked by Arthur's movement. It was too intimate. As for the deputy manager, he just pulled the assistance away coolly, leaving the two youngsters to indulge in the intimacy. Though they pretended they didn't know each other, when it came to an emergency, nothing could be hidden. The deputy manager had noticed something fishy between Jean and Arthur earlier and it turned out to be love affairs. But it seemed strange to him that the relationship was more like an affair rather than love.
"I will buy you some bandages. Wait for me." After checking the wound, Arthur left for the medical center in the exhibition directly, where there will be doctors in case of an accident. When he came to the exhibition, he had already checked the location of the medical center out of the instinct of being a doctor himself.
When Arthur left, Jean sat in the chair again, crossing her legs. She was feeling uneasy when the deputy manager and the assistant turned to her, the deputy manager commenting suggestively, "What a wonderful husband Mr. Hudgens will be."
Jean rolled her eyes. "A wonderful husband? You are kidding me?" The deputy manager had just made contact with Arthur and Jean couldn't say anything if the deputy manager referred to Arthur as her boyfriend. But a husband? Didn't he think this was too quick?
But the deputy manager asked rhetorically, "Or what? Don't you tell me it's puppy love at such an age?"
Jean only shook her head without a word. They only didn't know Arthur well and they didn't know they had had a rocky history before.
Arthur soon came back with a pair of casual shoes found in Jean's room. Though it was a bit inappropriate for the communication fair, it could give her feet some rest.
"Thank you," Jean said politely and changed her shoes, then continued, "You need to buy your mother a gift, right? Let me show you the products."
"Sure." Arthur gazed at her for a while and went to the jewelry stall.
Arthur had mentioned his mother to Jean before, so she knew his mother should be a quiet, modest lady and his mother wouldn't like the jewelry that was too eye-catching. Finally, she recommended a set of jade, which was simply designed yet elegant.
Arthur purchased it without any hesitation while Jean asked, "You sure? Would you like to look at other jewelry?"
Arthur answered, "Sure. This is a perfect choice." Jean had mentioned his mother's personality when she was recommending the jade, and what she said ensured Arthur that this must be the best choice. He also understood why customers would purchase the product only if it was recommended by Jean. She was using her advantage as a psychiatrist, analyzing customers' personalities and preferences, and used that analysis in persuasion, which led to a highly successful rate. He had to admit that she was outstandingly clever.
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