Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Wait until he catches the secretary...
The evening of Xingyue's 30th anniversary celebration was very lively. Fu Group invited seniors and bigwigs in the industry to attend. The banquet hall was decorated magnificently. Waiters in black suits and white gloves carried wine trays and shuttled among the elegantly dressed people. The long table was filled with various delicacies, which were overwhelming.
At the entrance of the banquet hall, Wei Xian, in a formal suit, was receiving guests with Guan Yanxuan, and accidentally caught a glimpse of Yu Wan's slim figure.
She was wearing a lotus pink long skirt today. It was lighter and simpler than a dress, and more like an everyday skirt. However, the fabric of the skirt had a lustrous luster, and when she walked, you could see the plain jacquard like hydrangeas. The small V-neck design revealed her slender collarbone, and the hem of the skirt was gathered tightly, outlining her perky hips and waistline, which was full of visual impact.
She was following Fu Zhiyao closely, answering whatever Fu Zhiyao asked, looking well-behaved.
Wei Xian couldn't control himself and whistled like a gangster when Yu Wan passed by.
Yu Wan turned around and saw that it was her. She smiled brightly, "Hello, Director Wei."
Guan Yanxuan followed Wei Xian's gaze and saw Yu Wan. She curled the corners of her lips, with shallow brackets on both sides of her light pink lips, and her smile was very sweet.
Guan Yanxuan lowered his eyes, turned his gaze away, and continued to receive the guests.
Fu Zhiyao heard Yu Wan talking to someone and turned to look over.
Wei Xian smiled at Yu Wan for just a few seconds before he straightened his back, nodded at Fu Zhiyao, and turned around as if nothing had happened.
Yu Wan thought that the big boss's deterrent power was indeed unique.
This was probably Yu Wan's first time participating in a large-scale event after joining Fu's. She was full of energy and very active, even changing into a new dress purchased with public funds.
Sure enough, when Fu Zhiyao saw her wearing this new dress today, he lingered for a few more seconds but didn't say anything critical.
Yu Wan suspected that if she still wore a white shirt and jeans, she would definitely be ruthlessly kicked out of the banquet hall by Fu Zhiyao.
The celebration officially began at seven o'clock.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Fu Zhiyao walked onto the stage.
He was wearing a black suit with a shawl collar and a dark blue bow tie with a beautiful gold braided chain tie clip on it. It shone delicately under the bright lights, and paired with his shocking face, he looked particularly noble and elegant.
Fu Zhiyao lifted the standing microphone and adjusted the height without any haste or slowness.
He didn't have a speech manuscript in his hand, but Yu Wan knew that Secretary Shang from the President's Office had written him a manuscript of about 500 words.
Yu Wan took the opportunity to take a few glances at the manuscript while delivering it. Secretary Shang was indeed the literary prince of the company, with sophisticated and concise writing skills.
The boss didn't take the manuscript, probably because he had already memorized it. However, when Fu Zhiyao spoke, Yu Wan knew that the other party didn't use the manuscript given by Secretary Shang at all.
The handsome man on the stage raised his eyes and looked at the audience. His voice was mellow and deep: "Hello everyone, I am Fu Zhiyao. First of all, thank you all for taking the time to come to the Xingyue Hotel's 30th anniversary celebration."
After the applause, Fu Zhiyao continued, "You have all witnessed the development of Xingyue Hotel. From its initial establishment to its current status as a top-tier luxury hotel in China, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the Xingyue people. It is your hard work that has made Xingyue what it is today. This is the 30th anniversary celebration of Xingyue, and it is also a recognition and commemoration of all of us at Xingyue. I hope that all of you will continue to work hard and strive for the future development of Xingyue. I believe that with your efforts, Xingyue will grow stronger and more glorious."
Fu Zhiyao spoke in a steady and unhurried voice. His words were simple but powerful, expressing his appreciation as the company's president to every hard-working employee of Xingyue Group. This was exactly what the employees needed. In addition to high salaries, those in the service industry needed their value to be seen and affirmed.
This is the realization of social value.
Yu Wan stood in the audience, clapping along with everyone else. As she clapped, she suddenly had a different perception of Fu Zhiyao.
He never slacks off at work and rarely enjoys pleasure. Although he always looks as if everyone in the world owes him money, it is undeniable that Fu Zhiyao is an excellent leader.
The banquet officially begins.
The next period of time is for the guests to socialize.
In the corner, the band played elegantly and orderly, and the soothing and melodious music echoed in the hall. The sound was transmitted through the high-ceilinged banquet hall, with its own harmonic effect, which was particularly pleasant to the ears.
Yu Wan sat next to Fu Zhiyao, listening to music and stuffing grapes into her mouth. After putting two in, she suddenly remembered that Fu Zhiyao had not eaten yet.
"Boss, what do you want to eat? I'll get it for you. Eating something will fill your stomach and make you feel better when you drink later."
Fu Zhiyao glanced at her and nodded lightly.
Yu Wan trotted to the buffet table to get food. The long table was filled with all kinds of exquisite pastries and delicacies. Yu Wan could hardly see them all, so she quickly selected some food that Fu Zhiyao might like and took it back.
Yu Wan: "Boss, this is a dessert spoon. Try it and see if it tastes good."
There were other meat dishes on the buffet table, but they were not easy to eat and had a strong smell, so Yu Wan only took some desserts.
Fu Zhiyao took a bite of the mousse cake out of courtesy, then frowned: "Too sweet."
"Then try the chocolate chip cookies."
"Too dry."
"What about this butter?"
"I don't like cream."
“Where’s Macron?”
"It's too greasy. Whatever you chose, it's not tasty."
Fu Zhiyao made no secret of his disgust.
I thought the secretary would get angry if I was being so picky, but when I looked up, I saw Yu Wan's thoughtful expression. "Then I'll go choose for you. I remember they have Matcha Basque over there, but I guess it's not too sweet."
Fu Zhiyao responded indifferently and looked at Yu Wan's figure trotting over. It looked like a little white mouse running, oh no, a pink-skinned little mouse.
This time, the desserts brought finally included ones that Fu Zhiyao liked. Fu Zhiyao ate half a piece of matcha basque and a portion of matcha ice cheese cookies. After eating, he drank two sips of hot black tea.
Seeing that Fu Zhiyao had eaten, Yu Wan felt relieved and could start to focus on finishing the dessert in front of her.
During the time, beautiful women came over in waves to chat with Fu Zhiyao, giving him a wink with their eyes, and some even boldly invited Fu Zhiyao to dance with her on the dance floor.
In response, Fu Zhiyao had only one sentence: "I don't dance."
When those beautiful women heard what he said, the smiles on their faces did not change. They exchanged a few polite words and left, showing the meaning of "knowing what's appropriate" to the fullest.
For the first time, Yu Wan realized Fu Zhiyao's status as the male protagonist in the novel world.
He is handsome, rich, powerful and influential. Even if he doesn't make any excuses, it still doesn't affect other people's flattery of him. What's wrong with having a bad temper? After seeing the heroine, he becomes soft as steel. This is a change that only the heroine can bring to the hero.
Thinking of this, Yu Wan couldn't help but feel confused.
She has been Fu Zhiyao's secretary for almost a month, and not only has she hardly seen the heroine Song Chuchu, she has also rarely seen any interaction between Fu Zhiyao and Song Chuchu.
Is she wearing a fake novel?
Seeing Fu Zhiyao standing up with a glass of red wine, Yu Wan collected her thoughts and followed Fu Zhiyao, watching him clink glasses and chat with his business partners.
Yu Wan continued to play the role of a nobody, eavesdropping on their discussions about high-sounding topics like funds and bonds, hoping to learn something.
During this time, someone asked about her, and Yu Wan introduced herself gracefully: "Hello, Mr. X, I am Mr. Fu's secretary, my name is Yu Wan."
After a while, Yu Wan received five or six business cards and held them happily in her hands.
Fu Zhiyao saw her and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Yu Wan showed it to Fu Zhiyao directly: "Boss, I received a lot of business cards."
Fu Zhiyao sneered, "What's the point of receiving a business card? Even if you call them, they won't pay attention to you."
The business world is a very realistic place, where people flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, and do anything for profit without any bottom line. If Yu Wan, a small secretary, were to go there, people probably wouldn't even look at her.
Yu Wan's mind raced as she said, "If I introduce myself as Mr. Fu's secretary, won't they pay attention to me then?"
Fu Zhiyao glared at him, but his tone was not blaming: "Is my reputation used to do bad things for you?"
Yu Wan quickly swore, "Boss, I promise I won't use your name to do anything bad. Your reputation is the reputation of our company. I will never do anything that will harm the development of our company."
If the company doesn't develop well, how will she earn her salary and get her bonus? You know, because of the idea of "one shot" for the New Yuhe wine advertisement, Yu Wan received a creative bonus of 2,000 yuan.
That’s a huge income!
It turns out that it’s good to follow the boss. You can eat meat and make money by following the boss.
Yu Wan couldn't help but laugh.
Fu Zhiyao glanced at Yu Wan a few times without saying anything. Thinking that Yu Wan might have only eaten a little tonight, he asked her not to follow him.
"Go get something to eat, you don't have to follow me."
Yu Wan knew the boss's temper and agreed: "Okay, boss, I'll be over there at the buffet table. Call me if you need anything."
She couldn't just walk around with the plates in her arms and wait for the boss to chase her all over the banquet hall, as that would undermine the boss's dignity.
Fu Zhiyao waved his hand casually, and Yu Wan slipped away quickly.
I didn't expect that something would happen during this trip.
Yu Wan was looking for food on the long buffet table. Unlike the boss who could only eat desserts, she put all the meat dishes on her plate and ate to her heart's content.
Taking a moment to check on the boss's situation and confirming that there was no problem, Yu Wan continued to search the long table with his plate, struggling over whether to order fillet or Australian lobster.
But, only children make choices, and she still has room in her stomach, so of course she eats it all.
Yu Wan found a small corner and was about to put down the plate when a figure suddenly bumped into him. Yu Wan couldn't dodge in time and suddenly felt a chill at his waist. The plate in his hand fell onto the table and the food scattered everywhere.
Fortunately, there were not many people in the small corner that Yu Wan found, so no innocent people were harmed.
However, her skirt was stained with deep red wine stains, and the excess red wine liquid dripped down due to gravity and landed on the instep of her feet wearing single shoes.
Yu Wan raised her head and saw who was coming.
Zhao Yushu held up his empty wine glass and apologized without a trace of guilt on his face. "Ah, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, Yu Wan, I didn't see you just now."
Seeing that Yu Wan didn't say anything, Zhao Yushu spoke again: "Yu Wan, you won't be angry, will you? I really didn't mean it. I just thought your dress was so beautiful and wanted to get closer to take a look. I didn't know it would be like this..."
Yu Wan looked at Zhao Yushu with a calm expression: "I accept the apology, but what's the solution?"
Zhao Yushu's expression froze. "What do you mean?"
"My skirt was stained by you. If you apologize to me, will my skirt be cleaned?"
Yu Wan's voice wasn't loud, and because her pronunciation was clear, it even sounded soft. It seemed harmless, but it made Zhao Yushu's face turn ugly. She gritted her teeth and said, "...I understand. I'll pay for the dry cleaning. Is that okay?"
Yu Wan nodded seriously: "Don't worry, I will send you the dry cleaning bill for the skirt. Remember to transfer the money."
After saying that, Yu Wan turned around and left, not giving Zhao Yushu any time to speak.
She first found the waiter and asked him to help clear the table, then went to the bathroom to wash clothes. In order to avoid running into Zhao Yushu again, Yu Wan deliberately chose the bathroom on the upper floor.
Entering from the fire escape, there was a restroom on the side of the stairs. Yu Wan walked in and carefully absorbed the excess red wine with toilet paper.
Red wine stains are not easy to clean. Since Zhao Yushu said he would bear the dry cleaning costs, Yu Wan planned to send them to the laundry for cleaning.
However, Yu Wan couldn't understand why Zhao Yushu would target her.
When Yu Wan first joined the company, she knew that the interns who ate with her didn't like her. They just took her with them because they were all interns, and if their supervisors or leaders knew about such unacceptable means of isolation or exclusion, it would affect their chances of becoming regular employees. So they had no choice but to take her with them.
Come to think of it, the interns' enthusiasm for her stopped at learning about her academic qualifications.
Could it be that Zhao Yushu feels that his education level is too low to be qualified to be the boss's secretary?
As for her academic qualifications, Yu Wan did have only an ordinary first-class university degree, she did not deny it, but she also obtained it through hard work. She did not cheat or take shortcuts, and she also passed the written test and interview to enter the Fu family. What was there to be ashamed of?
Although he comforted himself in this way, Yu Wan couldn't help feeling lost.
Coming out of the bathroom, Yu Wan's attention was drawn to a tall figure in the dim corridor not far away.
The man seemed to be drunk and could not walk steadily. He could only hold on to the wall and stumble towards her.
As he got closer, Yu Wan could see the person's appearance clearly under the light.
It’s Fu Zhiyao.
His face was flushed, like a crabapple blossom blooming passionately in spring, burning from his neck all the way to his cheeks. His deep eyes were as bright as if dipped in ice water. His handsome eyebrows were wrinkled, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his expression, which was difficult to restrain, was full of passion.
Yu Wan froze in place.
Is the plot twist coming up so soon? So the drugged scene in the novel is happening tonight?
Yu Wan remembered that Fu Zhiyao accidentally bumped into the heroine Song Chuchu after being drugged. The two got into the elevator and had a passionate relationship all the way to the presidential suite. After a night, Song Chuchu handed in her resignation and disappeared. Three years later, she returned to China with her child and started her reunion with the hero.
This was Yu Wan's personal and accurate summary of the introduction, but when the plot actually happened in front of her, Yu Wan realized for the first time the horror of entering a novel.
She seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move, her mind was blank and she could hardly think.
Just then, Yu Wan heard a noise behind her. She subconsciously turned around and saw a pair of warm hands suddenly resting on her shoulders.
"Yu Wan..."
Fu Zhiyao's voice was almost close to her ear, and the hot air he exhaled was moist and sticky, like the juice overflowing from crushed petals, sweet and bewitching.
Yu Wan shuddered, turned around, and said in a dry voice: "...Boss."
Fu Zhiyao's voice was weak: "Go to the hospital, I'm not feeling well..."
He didn't know when he drank the problematic wine. By the time he realized something was wrong, the drug had already taken effect. He didn't have time to ask for help, so he ran upstairs from the nearest exit to avoid the crowd. But after a few steps, his body felt like it was being roasted on fire. All his strength was drained away, and he even had difficulty taking a step.
Fortunately, he saw Yu Wan.
After saying that, Fu Zhiyao lost his strength and fell towards Yu Wan. Yu Wan subconsciously opened her arms to catch Fu Zhiyao, but she was not prepared. She followed the direction in which Fu Zhiyao rushed and sat down in the corner with a "bang".
The two of them were in a strange posture.
Yu Wan leaned against the corner with her legs bent. Fu Zhiyao fell on her, his head against the wall, his nose brushing against her long hair, almost kneeling in front of her.
In a panic, Yu Wan remembered that she had tied her cell phone to her thigh with a strap, just in case she couldn't get her handbag in case of an emergency.
Thinking of this, Yu Wan hurriedly lifted up her skirt and pulled out her cell phone. Because her hands were shaking, she entered the wrong lock screen password several times.
Fu Zhiyao half-leaned against Yu Wan, the drug taking effect. His thoughts were like a spring ball being pulled by a string, bouncing around in the boundless space, unable to find a place to rest. Perhaps because he was so close to Yu Wan, he could feel her icy warmth and smell the faint scent of her shower gel, probably the scent of white magnolia, fresh and elegant, making him want to press himself against her without reservation.
But he couldn't, he forced himself to turn his head, and his hot breath kept falling on his cool and soft hair.
Even at this time, when the distance was so close, he still couldn't hear Yu Wan's thoughts.
Although Fu Zhiyao knew that it was normal not to be able to hear people's voices, he had already used this inner voice to learn about other people's inner thoughts countless times. He relied on this cheating-like method to quickly identify and screen talents. He thought that only by understanding others could he use them better. The first time he met Yu Wan, who was unable to discern her inner voice, Fu Zhiyao was actually more suspicious than trusting.
That was also why Fu Zhiyao couldn't completely let down his guard towards his young secretary.
Seeing the secretary lift up her long skirt without any scruples, revealing her snow-white thighs, I felt that she had ulterior motives.
Fu Zhiyao regained some of his sanity. He supported himself against the wall with his strong arms and straightened his back with difficulty to look at Yu Wan. His eyes were dark and deep, with a charming watery light in their bottom. His mind became confused along with his hot body.
He stared at Yu Wan, gritting his teeth and speaking: "Yu Wan...you, you are hiding something from me. Wait until I catch you, huh...unforgivable..."
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