Just as the two were hesitating about whether to go out to look for Chen Zhe, a woman suddenly walked in from outside.
This woman had a powerful presence; many people looked at her when she walked in.
Zhou Jiawei was originally joking and flirting with Liu Yanran, but when he saw that woman come in, he was so frightened that he dropped his chopsticks.
He hurriedly stepped forward to the woman's side; "Chairman Luo, what brings you here?"
This person was none other than Luo Guifang, the chairman of Changhe Group.
Luo Guifang glanced at him, as if she was thinking about something.
The shrewd Zhou Jiawei immediately introduced himself: "Chairman Luo, I am Zhou Jiawei from the distribution department."
Luo Guifang: "I don't really remember. Who is your boss?"
"My boss is..."
Zhou Jiawei gave his name, and Luo Guifang nodded. "Okay, you can eat your meal. I just came here to have a meal."
Zhou Jiawei's eyes darted around. He rarely got to see such a high-ranking leader and was eager to curry favor. "Chairman Luo, I know this restaurant well. How about I give you a recommendation?"
"Alright, then you can introduce it."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiawei acted as if he had received an imperial edict. He picked up the menu and began to bow and scrape, looking as humble as an eunuch from the past.
His appearance displeased Liu Yanran, who was not far away.
She didn't know Luo Guifang. Although she was interning at Changhe Group, she had never met any of the top leaders.
She saw Zhou Jiawei showing concern and care for the older woman in front of her, so she walked over.
"Manager Zhou, who is this? What's your relationship with her?"
Zhou Jiawei was startled when he heard Liu Yanran's question in that tone.
"Yanran, watch your step, this is our Chairman Luo!"
"Chairman Luo? Ah? Chairman Luo!"
Liu Yanran was also startled when she heard this.
"Excuse me, Chairman Luo, I haven't met you before."
Luo Guifang crossed her arms and looked at her; "And who are you?"
"I...I..."
Faced with Luo Guifang's overwhelming aura, Liu Yanran was too nervous to speak.
It was Zhou Jiawei, who was standing next to her, who spoke up for her: "Chairman Luo's name is Liu Yanran, and she's also from our department."
"Huh? You're in the same department?"
Yes, yes!
Zhou Jiawei nodded and bowed, but then he noticed that Luo Guifang's expression was off, and his heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, upon hearing that they were from the same department, Luo Guifang showed some displeasure. Although she wasn't angry, it was clear that this was quite serious for Zhou Jiawei.
"Zhou Jiawei, right?"
"Yes, Chairman Luo."
Zhou Jiawei was somewhat cautious.
"Don't you understand our company's rules? Office romances are prohibited between people in the same department, you know that, right?"
"I know……"
"So, what are you two doing now?"
Zhou Jiawei quickly denied it; "Chairman Luo, please don't misunderstand. We're just having a normal meal as colleagues, there's really nothing wrong with it, right, Yanran?"
Liu Yanran felt a little annoyed when she heard this.
Didn't Manager Zhou just say they were good friends? How come they're just normal colleagues now?
Is it normal for colleagues to touch and kiss each other?
Zhou Jiawei kept giving Liu Yanran meaningful glances, and Liu Yanran responded with a somewhat annoyed "hmm".
At this moment, Zhang Xinrui, who was not far away, finally understood.
She felt a sense of familiarity with that woman.
After thinking for a moment, she remembered seeing her at the Linglong Club. When she came here, she attracted Zhou Jiawei's attention, so she must be the person Chen Zhe had sent.
"No!!! No!!!"
Like a good student eager to answer questions, Zhang Xinrui pulled Tang Zihao over with a smile; "Sister, I can prove that the two of them are not just colleagues, they are boyfriend and girlfriend."
"oh?"
Luo Guifang then looked at Zhou Jiawei with a questioning gaze.
Is what this little girl is saying true?
Zhou Jiawei broke out in a cold sweat from nervousness. Changhe Group was very strict about office romances; once discovered, even if the person wasn't fired, they would be transferred to a very bad position.
"Chairman Luo, it's not true."
"What do you mean it's not true? Sister, let me tell you, this man stole my friend's girlfriend, the one next to him. He made my friend cry, make a scene, and even threatened to hang himself. He's a terrible person."
Luo Guifang glared angrily at Zhou Jiawei; "Is what she said true? Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
"I... Mr. Luo, it's not true. Yanran and I are just ordinary colleagues."
"Haha, what a normal friendship! They were hugging and kissing just now, and they almost started a real-life performance. How can that be considered a normal colleague relationship?"
Zhang Xinrui kept stirring things up from the sidelines, and Luo Guifang cooperated in the performance, after all, that was what she came here to do.
Luo Guifang slammed her hand on the table.
"Zhou Jiawei, have you forgotten the rules of our Changhe Group? Having an office romance in front of me, do you even care about the company?"
Zhou Jiawei was terrified when Luo Guifang lost her temper.
"Chairman Luo, that's not it. I never thought about becoming boyfriend and girlfriend with her. We just got a little closer. Don't worry, I will definitely follow the rules in the future. Chairman Luo, please forgive me this time."
When Liu Yanran saw Zhou Jiawei's pleading look, she was suddenly stunned. In her mind, Zhou Jiawei had always been a mature, steady, and successful man.
She never imagined that this man would one day be so humble in front of another woman.
"Zhou Jiawei, what do you take me for?"
Liu Yanran felt extremely wronged.
Zhou Jiawei had no time to think about her; all he wanted now was to keep his job.
"Yanran, in my heart I only see you as a younger sister, there is no relationship between us."
"You fucking bastard! Then why did you touch me just now?"
Liu Yanran's grievances erupted; she had never experienced such neglect from Tang Zihao before.
When Tang Zihao saw Liu Yanran crying, he instinctively wanted to go over and comfort her, but Zhang Xinrui stopped him. Zhang Xinrui lowered her voice and whispered in his ear, "If you dare to fawn over her again, I'll break off all ties with you!"
Tang Zihao only calmed down a bit after hearing this.
Liu Yanran was crying, and Zhou Jiawei kept explaining.
Luo Guifang simply waved her hand; "Alright, I just came out for a meal and don't want to deal with this kind of problem. I'll have your supervisor talk to you about this later. I was just looking forward to having a nice meal, but you've ruined my mood. I'm not eating!"
After Luo Guifang finished speaking, she stood up and walked out.
After seeing Luo Guifang leave, Zhou Jiawei turned back to comfort Liu Yanran.
"Yanran, I had no choice just now. You have to understand, this is our big boss. We can't let her know we're dating. But don't worry, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend at the company, but we can be in public."
Zhang Xinrui burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"Isn't this just being a secret lover? Hahaha, Liu Yanran, you're really something else. You dumped a rich second-generation boyfriend and then found a spineless old man to be his secret lover. You're really amazing."
Liu Yanran was furious after hearing this sarcasm.
"Zhang Xinrui, what did you say? When did I become someone's mistress?"
"Aren't you one right now?"
"I...I haven't agreed yet!"
"You'll agree sooner or later, because you're a jerk!"
"Zhang Xinrui!!! That's enough! What did I do to offend you?"
Liu Yanran shouted angrily.
“You didn’t provoke me, you provoked him. He and I have been best friends since childhood. You provoked my best friend, which means you provoked me. I don’t like you.”
"Heh!! You guys talk like you're so great. So what if you don't like me? Let me tell you, I just can't stand Tang Zihao. He's so childish and controlling. Every minute and every second I spend with him is torture. If you really like him, then I wish you both well, because you two are a perfect match. You're both weirdos!"
"Yanran, how could you say that about Xinrui!"
Tang Zihao didn't care about being scolded himself, but when he heard that Zhang Xinrui had also been scolded, he finally got angry.
"Hey, you're yelling at me? Tang Zihao, you're really something. You actually like her, not me, right? You're just pretending to love me so much, acting all lovey-dovey. Seeing you like this makes me want to vomit, especially since you're pretending to be a rich second-generation. Everyone thinks you're rich, but only I know that you're just from a middle-class family at best! You even have to pay for a house in installments. Rich second-generation? Ha! I didn't criticize you before because I was being nice to you. Now that we're all talking, let's hurt each other!"
"You!!! How could you say that?"
"Isn't that right? I asked you to buy me a gold bracelet before, and you made all sorts of excuses, saying you wanted it designed and made to order. Forget it, you just didn't have the money, but you made it sound so nice to outsiders. They believed you, but I don't."
Zhang Xinrui suddenly burst into laughter after hearing this.
"I'm speechless!! I'm truly speechless!! Tang Zihao, did you really do that in front of her?"
Tang Zihao was somewhat embarrassed.
Zhang Xinrui was speechless; "Big brother, why are you pretending? Your family is richer than mine, why did you let her talk about you like that?"
Tang Zihao felt a little aggrieved; "My family told me to keep a low profile."
This is indeed true.
To maintain a low profile, Tang Zihao took Liu Yanran to a place that was only slightly upscale, not particularly top-tier.
The house I took her to buy was an ordinary house, and to keep a low profile, we even arranged for it to be purchased in installments.
He had actually mentioned that gold bracelet to Zhang Xinrui. Zhang Xinrui's family owned a gold shop, and he wanted them to design one for him, hoping to surprise her.
But before he could even give her the surprise, Liu Yanran broke up with him.
This was very difficult for him to accept.
"Heh, keep a low profile? Give me a break. I've been with him for so long, don't I know him? He's just putting on an act and doesn't have much confidence. You two stop pretending in front of me, I don't believe a word of it!"
Several people are arguing.
Suddenly, a commotion broke out at the restaurant entrance.
Several people's attention was drawn to this, and then they saw several beautiful girls dressed in maid outfits walking over with great elegance. The four girls came up to Tang Zihao and called out in a clear voice, "Young Master, the Master said you need to go back."
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