Chapter 31: Flattery

They went to a Hong Kong-style restaurant that specializes in Cantonese cuisine. Liang Zhouheng's restaurant also serves Cantonese cuisine. Jiang Yuan guessed that this should be Yin Dong's favorite dish.

She took note of it secretly and planned to go back and check whether Yin Dong had been in Yuezhou before.

The restaurant manager led everyone into the largest VIP box. Jiang Yuan was the last one to enter the room. When she came in, everyone had already taken their seats. Yin Dong, who was sitting in the main seat, looked up at her, as if he had just realized that she had also followed him from the company.

Jiang Yuan clearly caught the instantaneous change in his eyes, from surprise to obvious boredom and even contempt.

She pretended not to understand and followed Yang Ming with a smile, taking a seat closest to the box door.

While waiting for the food, everyone casually started chatting.

Yin Dong at the dinner table was completely different from the one in the meeting room.

He took off his suit jacket, casually rolled up his shirt sleeves, and leaned lazily on the seat, smoking a cigarette intermittently, listening to people talking with his eyes slightly squinted, and occasionally pulling up the corners of his mouth and agreeing with a smile.

Jiang Yuan secretly admired him. This man really mastered the art of being a boss. He had thundering methods in the company, but outside the company he could put down his airs and have fun with the people. He used both kindness and force to keep a group of forty-something cunning people in line.

"Xiao Jiang, we were just chatting. You and our President Yin are classmates. You graduated this year, so President Yin should be six years older than you, right? Have you ever heard of President Yin in your school?"

Yang Ming deliberately raised his voice so that everyone at the table could hear him.

Jiang Yuan had originally been reluctant to show off at the dinner table, fearing she would further annoy Yin Dong, but now she could only bite the bullet and flatter him. "Mr. Yin is one of our school's most outstanding graduates and has always been the pride of our alma mater. In recent years, Dongjin has been at the forefront of the field of artificial intelligence. As the saying goes, 'Those who observe the trend are wise, those who follow the trend are intelligent, and those who control the trend are unrivaled in the world.' I think Mr. Yin is a trendsetter, and as a junior student, I am very satisfied to be a trendsetter and follow closely in Mr. Yin's footsteps."

"As expected of a top student, haha, that's quite a statement."

"Little girl, your future is limitless."

Yang Ming felt that bringing Jiang Yuan here was a good bet, and Jiang Yuan made him proud again.

"It seems the Finance Department has put a lot of effort into employee induction training."

Along with a cold sneer, Yin Dong's ambiguous voice came over.

"The Finance Department is truly united and of the same caliber... They're all good at flattering."

Yin Dong said this with a smile, and the corners of his lips were raised very sharply.

Although the words were a bit harsh, there was no anger on his face, and he seemed to be very pleased.

Yang Ming was delighted. No successful man would not like to be flattered, let alone from a beautiful woman.

But in Jiang Yuan's opinion, she was flattering the wrong person, and Yin Dong's smile was clearly a joke and sarcasm.

In front of so many subordinates, this man simply restrained his harshness and sharp tongue.

She pursed her lips and continued to play dumb. "I'm speaking from the heart without exaggeration. After all, President Yin's achievements today are obvious to all, and he truly deserves the title. Do you, fellow executives, think I'm wrong?"

Someone echoed: "What the little girl said is absolutely right. Mr. Yin's position in the industry is indeed unshakable."

"That's right. Looking at the entire field of artificial intelligence, Dongjin's position is unmatched. These are all the great achievements that President Yin has achieved over the years by assessing the situation and constantly innovating."

"Following Mr. Yin over the years, every one of us present has benefited a lot."

......

Jiang Yuan was thinking that since he accused her of flattery, she would drag everyone into it. At least he wouldn't target her alone.

While the others were flattering and expressing their determination, she secretly glanced in the direction of the main seat.

Through the layers of smoke, he was looking at her with the corners of his lips curled up, his eyes deep and his face full of amusement.