It took several minutes for the old shareholder to walk out of the crowd on a distance of just over ten meters.

"Jiaojiao, if your classmates are tired, take them upstairs to rest."

"If you're not tired, there's a lucky draw at the company later. Since these are your classmates, they can participate too."

The original shareholders were only there to confirm Su Qingjiao's identity as agreed, and did not intend to actually sit there to support her.

After exchanging pleasantries, the old shareholder turned and left.

Everyone stared at Su Qingjiao in surprise. They had just witnessed the old shareholders being toasted and fawned over by big shots they couldn't get in touch with.

Nobody knows who Su Qingjiao is!

But there's absolutely no doubt about their status as long-term shareholders!

He is now the next acting president of the Zhou Group, which means that he will be in charge of the entire Zhou Group from now on.

"Young Miss, who is that? It seems like everyone wants to know him."

"How impressive! He actually came over to greet you."

"Many people look at you differently..."

Su Qingjiao was overjoyed inside, but on the surface she appeared completely unconcerned. She took a sip of red wine and said calmly:

“Those were the older generation of shareholders who co-founded the Zhou Group with my grandmother.”

“My parents are busy with overseas markets, and he now manages the domestic market.”

The shocked and envious gazes around her seemed to materialize as they looked directly at Su Qingjiao.

At that moment, all doubts in my heart vanished.

The old shareholders of the Zhou Group personally came to greet them!

How could it be fake?

Although they didn't know the old shareholder, everyone at the banquet tried to curry favor with him. Even the employees of the Zhou Group treated him with great respect. They weren't blind; they could all see it.

Su Qingjiao is definitely the real Zhou family heiress!

Everyone was so focused on currying favor with Su Qingjiao that no one realized that Su Qingjiao had been sitting in the rest area for so long, except for teachers and classmates.

None of the other guests at the banquet came over to greet Su Qingjiao.

Su Qingjiao was more respected than the old shareholders, yet she was ignored by the guests, which was clearly unreasonable.

But everyone was so overwhelmed by the huge surprise that they only wanted to cling to Su Qingjiao's powerful backer, and no one dared to doubt her.

"Young lady, do you need another leg accessory? I'm very easy to take care of."

"I knew those rumors at school were just jealousy of the young lady, and now it's confirmed! The young lady really is the daughter of the Zhou family. Being classmates with you is the happiest thing in my life."

"Young Miss..."

Just as everyone was vying to curry favor with Su Qingjiao, the counselor, who had been absent all along, finally arrived late.

He looked around the lobby blankly, and then, led by a waiter, arrived at the area where Su Qingjiao and the others were resting.

When the teacher saw him, she looked surprised: "Huh, you actually came in?"

"The banquet has already started, why are you only coming in now?"

"Could they have really sneaked in?"

Surrounded by students, the teacher couldn't get a word in edgewise. But then she finally saw a colleague and stood up, both delighted and surprised, to greet the counselor.

It's understandable that he overthinks things, since the counselor only came in after the banquet had started.

It's hard to believe that he walked in openly and honestly through the door.

The counselor sat down next to the teacher and explained apologetically:

"The car broke down on the road, so we were a little late."

As he spoke, he reached out and unbuttoned his suit jacket. The jacket, which he hadn't worn in a long time, seemed a bit too small. Only after unbuttoning the outermost button did the counselor breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked up and glanced at the crowd.

Not seeing Zhou Yi among them, the counselor couldn't help but ask:

"Where's Zhou Yi? I haven't seen him."

As soon as he arrived at the entrance, someone came up to him and asked if he was Zhou Yi's tutor. He then easily followed the person who greeted him into the banquet hall.

However, after entering the banquet hall, the man left and asked a waiter to take him to find someone.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi wasn't there.

Upon hearing Zhou Yi's name, the teacher raised an eyebrow and teased, "Haven't you come to terms with reality yet? You don't actually think Zhou Yi can get in, do you?"

"At a time like this, do you still believe Zhou Yi is the young master of the Zhou family?"

"The shareholders of Zhou's Group just spoke to us and asked if we were tired. We also won a prize in today's employee lucky draw."

"If it weren't for Su's sake, none of us here would have been even glanced at by the shareholders."

The counselor looked at Su Qingjiao in surprise. Su Qingjiao remained calm, while the students around her were already chattering away, telling the counselor what had just happened.

The counselor glanced around the banquet hall, trying to find Zhou Yi, but the hall was so big that it seemed to stretch on forever.

The teacher witnessed the counselor's actions and mocked him:

"You really haven't given up yet."

“I’ve been here for a while now. I just wandered around the banquet hall, but I didn’t see your good student Zhou Yi.”

Other classmates chimed in, nodding and saying, "Yes, Su really is a young lady from a wealthy family. We just saw it with our own eyes. As for Zhou Yi, he's not here."

"I didn't see Zhou Yi either."

"I don't have any either."

"......"

Among so many people, not a single one saw Zhou Yi.

The counselor's heart sank, and even the unwavering resolve began to falter.

Isn't Zhou Yi the young master of the Zhou Group?

No, that's impossible!

The anticipation that had been building instantly plummeted to an ice cave after Zhou Yi failed to appear. Her heart sizzled as if it were being roasted by fire and then buried in ice.

He didn't believe his colleague's words, but Zhou Yi wasn't there, leaving him with no grounds for argument. He could only stubbornly shake his head and say, "No way, he must have a reason for not arriving yet..."

"He'll definitely come, I believe in him..."

The counselor felt a little uneasy and flustered, but more than that, he was worried that something had happened to Zhou Yi that prevented him from arriving.

He needed to fill his stomach with wine, so he beckoned and picked up glasses of red wine from the waiter's tray, drinking them one after another.

Seeing the counselor's anxious and worried expression, the teacher reached out her hand with a sense of joy.

I took a glass of red wine from the tray, clinked glasses with my advisor, and wished myself victory in advance.

"Hey, don't get so drunk. It's just that you lost to me."

"Don't worry, even after I become the deputy director, we'll still be friends, and I'll protect you."

As they were talking, suddenly the lights in the banquet hall changed from bright to dim, making it difficult to see people just a few meters away.

At this moment, a light appeared on the round stage in the center of the banquet hall, which was very eye-catching in the dim surrounding light, making people look up at the stage involuntarily.