Chapter 110: Celebration Banquet (Part 1)
On the top floor of Starlight Technology Headquarters, there is a huge circular banquet hall.
Starlight Technology held a grand internal celebration for Chairman Yu Ling's vindication and return to power. Core executives, technical experts, and board members were all in attendance, their faces filled with genuine joy and awe for the female chairwoman in the main seat.
In just one night, a stunning reversal! Not only did it clear the company's reputation, but it also sent the company's stock price soaring and boosted its cohesion to an unprecedented level! Yu Ling, the young chairman, fought back from an unexpected disaster, firmly establishing her unshakable authority within Starlight Technology.
Yu Ling sat at the head of the table, her impeccably tailored burgundy velvet evening gown accentuating her skin's whiteness and radiant complexion. The pale, fragile expression that had shrouded her brow yesterday had vanished, replaced by a refined, restrained, and powerful aura.
With just the right smile on her lips, she calmly accepted the toasts and congratulations from all sides.
Next to her, the silver thermos cup printed with simple geometric lines still firmly occupied its familiar position. When the lid of the cup was unscrewed, the familiar aroma of brown sugar water with the spicy taste of old ginger wafted out - the "strategic material" that Zhao Chen had specially filled up before leaving.
Zhao Chen sat slightly beside her, wearing a meticulously ironed dark grey suit. His eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses were gentle and reserved, and his posture was modest and decent, perfectly playing the role of "chairman's family member".
There wasn't much food on the plate in front of him, but there was a small pile of cleanly peeled, crystal clear shrimps, which were obviously prepared for the "Queen" next to him.
He was lowering his head slightly, his slender fingers deftly handling another plump prawn. His movements were focused and familiar, as if this was the most important task at the moment.
After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere became more and more lively.
The vice president in charge of public relations stood up with a flushed face, raised his champagne glass, and proposed in a loud voice:
"Everyone! Please be quiet! Today is the day when Xinghui Technology breaks through the clouds and rises from the ashes! It is also the glorious moment when our Chairman Yu Ling, with her supreme wisdom and tenacity, turns the tide and crushes the conspiracy! I propose that we all raise a toast to our Chairman! Thank you for leading Xinghui out of its predicament and towards an even brighter future!"
"Respect Yu Dong!"
"Cheers to the Chairman!"
"Long live Xinghui!"
Enthusiastic applause instantly filled the banquet hall. Everyone stood up, raised their glasses high, and focused their eyes eagerly on Yu Ling.
Yu Ling stood up with a smile, gracefully picking up the goblet of golden champagne before her. Her gaze calmly swept across the excited faces in the room.
"Thank you, everyone." Her voice was not loud, but it had a peculiar penetrating power that clearly suppressed the noise in the room.
"I'm very happy and grateful to be able to stand here and celebrate with you all." She paused, her eyes becoming penetrating, with a wisdom that sees through the world. "But this redress of injustice, this glorious victory, is not the work of Yu Ling alone."
The whole place fell silent instantly, and everyone held their breath, waiting for her next words.
Could it be that the enigmatic, all-powerful "noble figure" was about to make his appearance? A political heavyweight? A financial tycoon? Everyone's eyes were filled with curiosity and awe.
Amidst the anticipation, Yu Ling's gaze shifted slightly to the side, landing on the man beside her who was still lowering his head, diligently peeling shrimp. Her eyes instantly softened, with a subtle hint of cunning and doting.
She opened her red lips slightly, and her voice was clearly heard throughout the room:
"This time, we were able to clear the fog so quickly, find the real culprit, and restore Xinghui's innocence. Both I and the company owe a huge favor to a key figure." She paused deliberately to whet everyone's appetite.
Zhao Chen's shrimp-peeling movements paused imperceptibly, then resumed their smooth flow, as if unconcerned. Only his drooping eyelashes trembled slightly behind his lenses.
"He's not a business tycoon, nor a prominent politician," Yu Ling said, her voice strangely relaxed and teasing. Her gaze swept across the room, finally landing on Zhao Chen, her smile widening. "He's a lawyer friend of my husband, Zhao Chen."
puff--
Cough cough cough!
Someone couldn't help but choked on his drink.
The whole place fell into an eerie silence in an instant!
Lawyer...friend?!
Everyone was stunned! Their eyes widened! Their mouths dropped open! The awe they had just built up towards the "mysterious boss" froze on their faces, looking incredibly funny.
What kind of shocking name is this?
A... lawyer friend?
A lawyer friend could, overnight, get the Vice President of Xinyue Technology to recant his confession, a key "broker" to turn against him, and the police to lock up and detain Gu Qianqian with lightning speed? He could turn the entire case around in an instant, like a landslide? What kind of "lawyer friend" is this? A Super Saiyan of the legal world?
It was at this awkward moment when the whole place was silent and you could hear a pin drop.
“Snap!”
An extremely crisp and extremely inappropriate sound!
At the main seat, Mr. Zhao Chen, who had just been named as the "family member of a key figure," seemed to shake uncontrollably in his hand holding the shrimp when he heard the words "lawyer friend"!
The freshly peeled, crystal clear and plump shrimp dipped in a little sauce, like a precisely guided missile, drew a beautiful parabola in the air, and then, it flew straight to the target!
With incredible precision!
It fell into the goblet of golden champagne in Yu Ling's hand!
Plop!
The shrimp fell into the champagne, splashing a small golden hop flower.
“…………”
Dead silence.
Absolute silence.
Everyone stared at the scene in amazement, at the glass of champagne with a shrimp floating in it, and then at the culprit - Mr. Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen seemed to have been completely unprepared for this "precise airdrop". He raised his head abruptly, his eyes widening behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his face filled with genuine, unexpected embarrassment and a barely perceptible panic.
His handsome face was covered with a deep crimson that almost looked like it was bleeding, starting from his ears, at a speed visible to the naked eye!
“Pfft—hahahaha!”
I don’t know who couldn’t hold back first and burst into the first earth-shaking laughter!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Mr. Zhao's hands are shaking...precision guidance!"
"Mr. Yu! This glass of 'Seafood Champagne' is exclusively provided by Mr. Zhao!"
"My lawyer friend is awesome! My shrimp peeler's hands are pretty shaky too, hahaha!"
The dead silence in the room was instantly replaced by deafening laughter! The strange atmosphere about the "lawyer friend" was completely dispelled by this sudden, lifelike and funny scene!
Everyone was rolling in laughter. Even the usually serious Zhou Zheng couldn't help but look away, his shoulders shaking. The atmosphere in the banquet hall instantly switched from awe to joyful laughter.
Zhao Chen's face flushed so red it looked like smoke! He hurriedly put down his shrimp peeling tools, pulled out his napkin, and tried to fish out the shrimp that was floating in the champagne. His clumsy and awkward movements only made the laughter grow louder.
Yu Ling looked at him, looking as if he wished he could find a hole to crawl into, then looked at the innocent shrimp in her glass. Finally, she couldn't help herself and burst out laughing. Tears welled up in her eyes. She put down her glass of "special champagne", picked up her napkin, and wiped her eyes gracefully.
"Okay, okay," she suppressed her laughter and waved to everyone to help her "clumsy" husband out of the predicament.
"Mr. Zhao is reminding me with his actions that champagne and seafood are not good for my stomach. My brown sugar water is better for health." As she spoke, she naturally picked up the thermos cup at hand, unscrewed the lid, and took a sip calmly amid the good-natured laughter of the crowd.
The atmosphere completely relaxed, and everyone thought it was just a minor incident, a small mistake made by Yu Dong's husband due to nervousness.
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