Chapter 54 Huo Zhizhou Arrives

Chapter 54 Huo Zhizhou Arrives

Jiang Ruan had also thought about this, but Huo Zhizhou hadn't contacted her all day, not even giving her a second glance, as if she were just an ordinary employee of Yuanyi to him.

It makes no sense that they wouldn't cause trouble at the company, but would come to the dinner party to cause trouble.

"I'll come pick you up after I get Sui Sui." Ye Yanzhi was worried about her being alone. "In the meantime, don't make excuses to avoid going in."

Jiang Ruan was about to speak.

The manager came over and said, "Jiang Ruan, why aren't you going in yet?"

"It's a friend calling." Jiang Ruan pointed to her phone, quickly making up an excuse, "They need to talk to me urgently."

"Nothing is more important than the job you just got," the manager said seriously, with a slight smile on his face. "The company leaders will be here soon. As a newcomer, we can't keep them waiting, right?"

Jiang Ruan tightened her grip on her phone.

When she was with Huo Zhizhou, he always brought her to the dinner party last. No one dared to say a bad word about it. Back then, she didn't have to worry about social etiquette, whether she would offend anyone, or whether anyone would be happy.

But as the manager said, she is just a small employee. Being fired for this is not a big deal, but being harassed and made things difficult at work is really bad.

She nodded slightly: "I'll go in right away."

The manager nodded and told her to hurry up.

Ye Yanzhi heard everything they said. While driving, he said to his phone, which had Bluetooth enabled, "Don't listen to him, just wait for me there."

“Things are different now than before. I’ll go in first.” Jiang Ruan didn’t want anyone else to trip her up besides Huo Zhizhou. “Let me know when you get there. If there’s anything wrong, I’ll pretend I’m not feeling well, and then you can come up and get me.”

Ye Yanzhi couldn't help but worry.

Jiang Ruan summed it up in one sentence: "That's it, I'm hanging up now."

She put away her phone and walked toward the private room the manager had mentioned. When she entered, she was the only one in the room, along with Manager Tan. Seeing that she seemed a little uncomfortable, Manager Tan took the initiative to chat with her: "Jiang Ruan."

Jiang Ruan: "Hmm?"

Manager Tan asked in a more serious tone: "Are you familiar with our General Manager Song?"

Jiang Ruan shook her head: "Not familiar with it."

Not only was she unfamiliar with the company, she didn't even know it before she learned about it.

Manager Tan didn't say much: "I see."

"Should I be familiar with him?" Jiang Ruan noticed the other information behind his words. Under normal circumstances, who would care whether a newly hired junior employee is familiar with the top boss?

Just as Manager Tan was about to gloss over the matter, the door to the private room was opened.

One after another, company executives in suits walked in from outside, and Manager Tan greeted them one by one with Jiang Ruan.

"Is this the newcomer, Jiang Ruan?" one of the shareholders asked.

"Yes, Mr. Zhou." Manager Tan nodded slightly and then introduced Jiang Ruan, "This is Mr. Zhou, a shareholder of our company. Please say hello."

Jiang Ruan greeted him with a polite smile: "Hello, Mr. Zhou."

"No need to be so polite, please sit down," Mr. Zhou invited. "It's a blessing for the company to have you here."

Manager Tan: "?"

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Manager Tan's gaze, which had already dispelled his suspicions, fell on her again. People the company had poached at high prices before had also attended similar dinners, but the senior executives back then were all aloof. This was the first time he had seen someone so approachable.

Is Jiang Ruan actually one of President Song's people?

"What are you doing sitting there? Come and sit here." Seeing that Jiang Ruan was sitting in the most inconspicuous spot, Chairman Zhou immediately arranged for her to sit next to the head of the table. "You are a great contributor to our company, you should sit here."

"No need," Jiang Ruan tried to refuse.

But how could she possibly resist the persuasion of a group of people? Reluctantly, she was forced to sit next to the head of the table, and all the higher-ups treated her with exceptional courtesy.

Jiang Ruan felt like she was sitting on pins and needles: "I'm just a small employee, it's not appropriate for me to sit here."

“There’s nothing wrong with this place; this is where you are,” they continued. “Tell us if you need anything, and we’ll help you resolve it.”

At this point, Jiang Ruan could guess the general idea: there was only one reason why the shareholders of the listed company were so polite to her, a mere employee.

Huo Zhizhou.

She didn't know what he had said to them, or what the group had misunderstood, but she was now ninety percent certain that her employment was part of Huo Zhizhou's plan.

She tightened her grip, stood up, and wanted to tell them that she had no relationship with Huo Zhizhou.

Just as I was about to speak, the door to the private room opened again.

Huo Zhizhou, dressed in a light gray, custom-made suit, walked in with one hand in his pocket. His fair face was as perfect as ever, and his long legs were encased in suit trousers. The spacious private room suddenly felt much smaller as soon as he entered, and his aura was awe-inspiring.

Following behind him were Mr. Song, the real boss of Yuanyi Games, and his secretary.

"Mr. Huo."

"Please have a seat."

Everyone stood up and greeted them with smiles.

Jiang Ruan stood up under duress, but her heart sank lower and lower.

Manager Tan said Huo Zhizhou wouldn't come, but now he's making a grand entrance with President Song. She doesn't believe there's no scam involved.

Huo Zhizhou took his seat.

The others also sat down.

Manager Tan gave a shout to the outside, and dishes were brought out one by one.

"President Huo, let me toast you." Chairman Zhou stood up with a smile on his face. "Under your leadership, Yuanyi's market value will definitely double. On behalf of the company, I would like to express my gratitude."

These words were spoken.

The others stood up.

The atmosphere suddenly became lively. If Jiang Ruan, as a junior employee, were to remain seated, it would seem too arrogant. She tried to replace it with tea or a beverage, but all she could find in front of her was a glass of wine filled by the waiter next to her.

At this moment, she couldn't interrupt the process to change what she was holding; she could only raise her glass to toast like everyone else.

Huo Zhizhou saw it out of the corner of his eye.

My gaze lingered on the wine glass she was holding for less than two seconds.

This scene was noticed by Jay Chou, who was sitting on the other side of Jiang Ruan. He took the initiative to ask Jiang Ruan, "Can you drink it? If you can't, you can change the tea."

"Is that okay?" Jiang Ruan was a little surprised.

“Why not?” Mr. Zhou immediately instructed the waiter to replace the wine in Jiang Ruan’s hand.

Other shareholders expressed their appreciation for his actions.

Others in the company might not know, but the shareholders had all heard from President Song that President Huo had made a condition before agreeing to help manage Yuanyi: Jiang Ruan had to join the company and he couldn't let her know about his existence before she joined.

Although they didn't know why, they all believed that Jiang Ruan and President Huo had a close relationship.

Otherwise, why would we need to go to so much trouble?

Huo Zhizhou had witnessed their exchange of wine for tea. He sat there, putting down the wine glass he had just picked up, and his cool, oppressive words spilled from his thin lips: "It seems there's no need to drink this wine."