Chapter 55 Let Jiang Ruan Drink

Chapter 55 Let Jiang Ruan Drink

Everyone paused.

We looked at each other, completely bewildered.

I have absolutely no idea how I offended anyone.

"I imagine you are all not entirely satisfied with my temporary management of Yuanyi." Huo Zhizhou casually straightened his sleeves, then stood up. "In that case, I will not linger any longer."

"It's a misunderstanding! How could we possibly be dissatisfied with your management of Yuanyi?"

"It is our honor to have you manage Yuanyi; this is something other companies would love to do!"

"If there is any inadequacy in our hospitality, please feel free to let us know."

Everyone immediately panicked.

Everyone knows Huo Zhizhou's abilities. He surpassed his older brother to become the heir of the Huo family. He is a trendsetter in the business world and has helped many companies that have fallen into difficulties to turn things around.

This is a big shot that we couldn't invite even if we asked.

Now that they've finally arrived, how could they possibly let them go?

"Is there some misunderstanding?" President Song, dressed in a white suit, looked gentle and refined.

Huo Zhizhou's dark eyes looked at Jiang Ruan, his gaze slowly moving down her face and finally landing on the tea in her hand: "There's no misunderstanding, I just think you all are quite good at finding fault."

Everyone was panicking, both outwardly and inwardly.

When will they start a fight...?

Thinking of this.

Suddenly, Jay Chou remembered that he seemed to have replaced the wine in Jiang Ruan's hand with tea before the incident.

"You've misunderstood, that's absolutely not what I meant." Zhou Dong calmly replaced the tea in Jiang Ruan's hand with wine, and apologized to Huo Zhizhou at the same time, "I was blind and mistakenly thought Jiang Ruan was one of your people, I will punish myself with three cups."

After saying that, Jay Chou drank three glasses in a row.

Jiang Ruan looked through the air and her gaze met Huo Zhizhou's.

"Jiang Ruan, you should also offer three toasts to President Huo," President Song reminded her with a light cough, "and apologize to President Huo."

Jiang Ruan unconsciously tightened her grip on the wine glass.

She doesn't drink much alcohol.

He's not a big drinker either.

Huo Zhizhou knew all of this.

"It seems your company's employees have a lot of complaints about me." Huo Zhizhou looked down at her, his words clearly showing his difficulty.

"This is a new employee who doesn't quite understand workplace etiquette, please don't take it too seriously." President Song said a few words in Jiang Ruan's defense, and then gave Jiang Ruan a wink, "Quickly apologize to President Huo."

The atmosphere inside the private room instantly became tense.

At this moment, everyone realized that Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou were related, but they dared not guess what their relationship was.

Just as President Song was about to urge him a third time, Jiang Ruan toasted Huo Zhizhou, saying, "I was tactless just now, I apologize to you."

He drank it right after he finished speaking.

Three cups in a row, without stopping.

The high-concentration liquor went down her throat without her even taking a sip, and the unbearable spiciness made her frown.

I've drunk less baijiu (Chinese liquor) than I did in all my life, not even those three cups.

"This little bit is considered an apology?" Huo Zhizhou had already sat down at some point, his slender, white fingers tapping lightly on the table, exuding the indifference of a superior.

Jiang Ruan looked at him: "What do you want?"

Huo Zhizhou shifted his gaze from her face to the bottle of high-proof liquor beside her: "Drink that bottle."

"You won't hold it against me after you finish drinking it?" Jiang Ruan asked.

Huo Zhizhou looked at her again and said, "Yes."

Jiang Ruan took the wine bottle in her hand.

Seeing this, the others wisely sat down quietly, not daring to make a sound.

Jiang Ruan was the only one still standing at the table. She poured the wine from the bottle into her glass, intending to gulp it down in one go as before, to avoid the wine flavor spreading too much in her mouth.

"Wait a minute," Huo Zhizhou called out to her.

Jiang Ruan stopped what she was doing and looked at him. The three glasses of wine she had just drunk were already taking effect, and she was feeling a little dizzy.

Huo Zhizhou reached out to take the wine from her hand.

Jiang Ruan instinctively pulled her hand away from the cup: "What are you doing?"

"Check if this is wine or freshly boiled water." When Huo Zhizhou held her wine glass, his warm fingertips touched her slender, cool hand, and Jiang Ruan released it as if she had been electrocuted.

All of Yuan Yi's top executives witnessed this scene.

The same thought popped into their minds: If these two have nothing to do, they'll eat this table!

Sitting on Huo Zhizhou's other side, President Song speculated whether Jiang Ruan was Huo Zhizhou's ex-wife.

Everyone in the industry knows about Huo Zhizhou and Jiang Ruan, but not many people have actually met Jiang Ruan or dined with her. At least, it's even less likely that someone from a company like Yuan Yi, which isn't even in the Fortune 500, would have seen them in person.

Furthermore, Huo Zhizhou never allows media reports, so it's even less likely that Jiang Ruan's photos will be leaked.

As for the time he and Su Anran trended on social media, he had it specially handled so that people who knew him could recognize him by his silhouette and figure, while people who didn't know him wouldn't know what he looked like.

This is also why President Song made his guess, while others made wild guesses.

"How am I supposed to change so many eyes?" Jiang Ruan thought he was just making trouble for no reason.

Huo Zhizhou glanced at Zhou Dong next to her and said unhurriedly, "Didn't the wine just now get changed to tea?"

Jay Chou gave an awkward smile.

Jiang Ruan held her breath, and seeing him smell it, she asked, "Are you sure? Is it cooled boiled water?"

"President Song." Huo Zhizhou placed the wine glass on the table.

Mr. Song: "Please go ahead."

Huo Zhizhou's gaze never left Jiang Ruan: "Are all the employees in your company this temperamental?"

Jiang Ruan: "..."

President Song: "..."

For a moment, President Song was at a loss for words.

If Jiang Ruan is indeed Huo Zhizhou's wife, then it is not appropriate for them to participate in or comment on this matter. If not, judging from the conversation and interaction just now, Jiang Ruan's relationship with him is also quite special.

Although he didn't know much about Huo Zhizhou, he knew that if he was dissatisfied with someone, he wouldn't act like this.

He might just walk away from the dinner table without anyone knowing why they offended him, until they later receive a "gift" from him and realize what happened.

They might make things incredibly difficult for the person at the dinner table, leaving them too afraid to even breathe.

What's happening now seems more like a joke.

"You're joking. Yuanyi is now your company too." He considered it for a moment before giving this reply.

Huo Zhizhou placed his finger on the wine glass and gently pushed it towards Jiang Ruan: "I've confirmed it, it's wine."

Jiang Ruan hesitated to pick it up.

She discovered something terrible.

The three glasses of wine she had drunk earlier wouldn't have caused any major problems, but during the time she was arguing with Huo Zhizhou, the effects of the alcohol had fully kicked in. At this moment, she felt her head was heavy, her consciousness was somewhat confused, and even her hands were slightly numb.

"Why aren't you drinking?" Huo Zhizhou took in all her reactions and knew better than she did how drunk she was.

As the alcohol took effect, Jiang Ruan's temper flared up: "Fine, I'll drink then."

She picked up the glass and poured it into her mouth in a hurried and reckless manner. The glass clinked against her lips, and some of the wine spilled down her chin, running down her fair and slender neck and slowly seeping into the collar of her clothes.