This is setting up a huge love triangle drama for them in no time!

"That Miss Gao is here again. She's really persistent."

Lin Xiaoran accompanied Song Yunxi to a meeting with the project contact person arranged by the Chi Group. As soon as they returned to the Platinum Hotel, they saw Gao Jiali sitting in the lobby.

Recently, Gao Jiali has been frequently visiting the Platinum Hotel. Although Jiang Hailang almost never comes out to see her, she is just as Lin Xiaoran said: persistent.

Back when Gao Jiali first started pursuing Jiang Hailang, he also disagreed. Wasn't it because she was more persistent and relentlessly pursued him that she won him over? Now, she wants to use the same tactic again.

However, her goal has changed. Before, she wanted to beg Jiang Hailang to cooperate with President Jiang in order to get a job as a live streamer. Now, her target has become Jiang Hailang himself.

As Jiang Yucheng said, Jiang Hailang has never had a steady girlfriend all these years, perhaps because he still can't forget her.

Therefore, as long as she continues to pursue him relentlessly as she did back then, giving him face and fulfilling his male vanity, thus making up for the regret of her leaving him, he will once again succumb to her gentle embrace.

Song Yunxi joked, "Your friend who's older than you is quite charming."

Lin Xiaoran laughed too, "That's right, otherwise how could you be a player?"

It was as if she felt honored that Jiang Hailang had become the King of the Sea.

Song Yunxi had heard Lin Xiaoran gossip a few days ago that the girl named Gao Jiali was Jiang Hailang's ex-girlfriend, who abandoned Jiang Hailang for her future after graduating from university.

However, Jiang Hailang didn't provide the details. He simply explained to Lin Xiaoran about his relationship with Gao Jiali: "She broke up with me when we graduated from university."

Everything else was just something Lin Xiaoran imagined based on that statement. However, having read so many melodramatic novels and short dramas, Lin Xiaoran was certain that what she imagined was the truth.

Any claim that the two are not identical is pure sophistry.

As Song Yunxi and Lin Xiaoran walked through the lobby to return to their offices, they heard a female voice behind them: "Rui Yan."

Song Yunxi stopped and turned around with a smile. She had been called by that name quite frequently lately, so she knew that someone was calling her now.

Gao Jiali quickly stepped forward, her voice tinged with disbelief. "Is it really you? I was afraid I'd mistaken you for someone else."

After all, the girl who seemed a little silly, innocent and ordinary back then is now a sophisticated urban professional with a professional look, wearing business attire and high heels, and walking with a confident stride.

In contrast, she, who once held herself in high esteem as the most beautiful girl at Lan University, has now fallen into such a sorry state.

Song Yunxi still smiled, "Miss, you've really mistaken me for someone else. My name is Song Yunxi."

Gao Jiali was stunned. It wasn't Rui Yan? But they really looked alike.

Back then, her encounter with Rui Yan wasn't the kind where they would mistake one person for another; they met frequently.

At that time, she and Jiang Hailang were already together, and Jiang Hailang's best friend, Mu Chen, would often bring Rui Yan to their gatherings.

They went to Qingyuan Lane to eat snacks, strolled around Yunting Street, and watched the sunrise at Yunqi Mountain together.

When Gao Jiali learned that the person in front of her was not Rui Yan, she was actually a little happy. After all, seeing those who were inferior to her back then now doing better than her still deeply hurt her pride.

"Hello, my name is Gao Jiali. I am..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Song Yunxi smiled and asked, "Are you here to see President Lang?"

Gao Jiali glanced at Lin Xiaoran standing next to Song Yunxi and immediately understood that it was Lin Xiaoran who had told Song Yunxi about her identity.

She dropped her previous politeness and adopted a cold tone: "As far as I know, Miss Lin is not Hailang's girlfriend, so I'm not here to steal Miss Lin away, and you don't need to try to deal with me."

“Miss Gao, you misunderstand. We didn’t mean to harm you. If you hadn’t called me over just now, I wouldn’t have wanted to greet you.” Song Yunxi spoke with a smile, but there was a hint of grievance in her tone.

Lin Xiaoran wasn't as gentle and good-tempered as Song Yunxi. She immediately retorted with a disdainful look: "That's right, Jiang Hailang doesn't even pay attention to you, why would we have so much free time to deal with you?"

"That's good." Gao Jiali said irritably and turned to leave.

These two spoke to her with such sarcasm, yet they claimed they had no intention of harming her? However, she was currently on someone else's turf, so this wasn't the time to engage in verbal sparring. She'd settle accounts with them slowly after she dealt with Jiang Hailang.

Seeing that Gao Jiali was about to return to the lobby sofa where she had been sitting, Song Yunxi quickly called out to her, "Miss Gao."

Gao Jiali stopped and looked at Song Yunxi, who had been smiling the whole time since she started talking to her.

She said, “Since Miss Gao is a frequent customer, please order more tea and snacks. Oh, please don’t misunderstand, our Platinum Hotel has absolutely no mandatory consumption, nor does it stipulate how long guests can sit in the lobby bar. We warmly welcome and thank Miss Gao for your patronage. But I really mean it for your sake. You sit here for most of the day each time, and one cup of coffee is really not enough, is it? If Miss Gao gets thirsty, then we would be neglecting you.”

Gao Jiali still possessed a certain amount of pride, even if it wasn't pride but just some worthless sense of self-respect. In any case, she felt utterly humiliated standing there.

The smiling Song Yunxi was clearly mocking her for being poor and unworthy of spending money in a high-class place like the Platinum Hotel, and not even worthy of sitting in the lobby waiting for someone.

Gao Jiali grabbed her backpack from the sofa and strode out of the hotel as if fleeing. It was as if if she slowed down, she would no longer be able to withstand the mocking gazes coming from all around her.

Watching Song Yunxi and Lin Xiaoran walk side by side towards their office, Mu Chen, who was standing behind them, suddenly smiled.

He heard Song Yunxi's last words as soon as he came in from outside. Those gentle words were far more damaging than a hundred curses from someone else.

That's truly killing someone by breaking their spirit.

Mu Chen felt that whether Song Yunxi was greedy, scheming, or sharp-tongued, it made her more real, no longer the unfathomable, smiling fake she was when he first met her.

But others had different opinions from Mu Chen. For example, President Jiang, who was sitting in the corner receiving guests, frowned with dissatisfaction at the scene just now.

When Lin Xiaoran returned to her office, she grabbed Song Yunxi's hand and examined it from both sides for a long time.

Song Yunxi said, "What are you doing?"

Lin Xiaoran laughed and said, "Unnie, I want to see if you're holding a knife that kills without drawing blood."

"Stop fooling around, let's organize all the issues we discussed in the meeting. He Yi's people are coming next week, and we'll need to communicate with them then."

At Song Yunxi's suggestion, Platinum Hotel has already signed a contract with Heyi Consulting. Moreover, Tantai Yi has also proactively called Song Yunxi, and he will personally bring the people in charge of the Platinum Hotel co-branding project to be stationed on-site next week.

Song Yunxi was naturally overjoyed. She felt that she should do these kinds of rescues more often in the future. If she accidentally saved a few more people like Tantai Yi, she would be a winner in life.

*

After lunch, Song Yunxi received a call from the general manager's secretary, who said that an emergency meeting of senior executives was to be held and asked Song Yunxi to go to the large conference room on the tenth floor.

When she entered the conference room, several shareholders, including President Jiang, and several directors, including Jiang Hailang, were already seated. After smiling and politely greeting everyone, she took the initiative to sit down at the end of the table.

Accompanied by Pan Zhe, President Mu followed Song Yunxi into the conference room.

Since the meeting was convened by President Jiang, everyone naturally waited for him to speak first. However, President Jiang maintained his usual cold demeanor and sarcastic remarks.

"The hotel was originally doing quite well under Mr. Mu's leadership and management. We old men could just wait for our dividends and enjoy a peaceful life without having to worry about everything."

President Jiang looked around the conference room, his gaze lingering on Mu Chen, Jiang Hailang, and Song Yunxi for a moment before continuing, "But recently there have been some bad practices that are not conducive to the development of the hotel. I think we still need to have an open and frank discussion."

Mu Chen spoke up: "President Jiang, please speak frankly."

"I've heard that a Miss Gao has been frequently visiting Mr. Lang lately. Of course, this is a matter between you young people, and it's not my place to comment. But Miss Song openly competing with Miss Gao in the hotel lobby will definitely affect the normal operation of the hotel."

Furthermore, I've heard that Mr. Mu has booked a suite for Ms. Song at the hotel. If Mr. Mu and Mr. Lang were to have any disagreements over Ms. Song, it would likely have a significant impact on the hotel.

Mu Chen, Song Yunxi, and Jiang Hailang exchanged bewildered glances. This was like a love triangle drama being orchestrated for them in the blink of an eye. They hadn't expected President Jiang to be such a brilliant screenwriter; they had truly been blind to his talent.

"President Jiang, you've misunderstood." Song Yunxi stood up, smiled, bowed to everyone present, and then slowly said, "Miss Gao and I weren't jealous of each other. We were just worried that if she had any unpleasant experiences while receiving services at the hotel, it would affect the reputation of Platinum Hotel. So I kindly reminded her."

Of course, I also have my own selfish motives, which is to hope that guests will spend more money at Platinum Hotel.

I need to explain why Mr. Mu booked a suite for me, because my rank qualifies me for a standard hotel room. However, I'm a bit picky and don't like standard rooms, so I got upgraded to a suite. I paid the full room rate upfront; you can check with the front desk later.

I was ill when I booked the room, and Mr. Mu kindly helped me, a hotel colleague alone and helpless in a foreign country, so he registered the room in his name. Later, after I recovered, I became rather lazy and didn't go to the front desk to change the registration. I admit this mistake; I will go to the front desk to change it after the meeting.”

She's incredibly eloquent.

Admitting to selfishness, being spoiled, and being lazy, these self-deprecating remarks are so poignant that one has to carefully consider even the words of rebuttal.

"However, I think what President Jiang said makes a lot of sense. If hotel colleagues develop special feelings for each other and bring those feelings into the workplace, it will indeed have a certain impact on work. ST Group previously had a rule that employees cannot date or have romantic relationships with each other, otherwise at least one of them would have to leave the company. I suggest that our Platinum Hotel also implement this rule."

As soon as Song Yunxi finished speaking, Mu Chen was the first to cast a surprised glance at her. The second was Jiang Hailang, but in addition to his surprise, he also had a bit of excitement, as if he were watching a good show, and he turned his gaze to Mu Chen.

President Jiang, who had been stern and righteous when he convened the meeting, had lost his temper and had nothing to say except to agree with Song Yunxi's proposal.

"Then let's follow Ms. Song's suggestion and please implement it in the employee handbook and relevant regulations as soon as possible."

Song Yunxi bowed to express her gratitude: "Thank you for your support, President Jiang."

Song Yunxi sighed softly. "My brothers and sisters at Platinum Hotel, please forgive me. I truly had no better option than to make this suggestion."

Although she offered a long and rambling explanation using sophistry and misleading arguments, President Jiang, having decided to convene this emergency meeting, would not let it go so easily just because of a few words from her.

In order to protect herself and to prevent President Jiang from having any more excuses to make things difficult for Mu Chen, she had no choice but to unleash her ultimate move.

The debts we incur today, we'll find another opportunity to make up for them later.