Chapter 97 Lu Zeyuan's Promotion
In the afternoon, the project team held its regular meeting.
Ruan Yao was revising the plan on the computer when Huo Jing suddenly announced news that caught everyone off guard.
"There is something to announce to everyone. Due to his outstanding personal abilities, Lu Zeyuan has been selected by the group headquarters and will be promoted to the newly established AI technology company in Shanghai as the project manager of the marketing department, effective immediately."
The meeting room erupted in an uproar.
Everyone looked at Lu Zeyuan with a mixture of shock and envy.
This is like riding a rocket to the sky!
He jumped from an ordinary project team member in a branch office to the head of a new core business department at headquarters, a promotion of more than three levels!
Ruan Yao was also stunned.
She subconsciously looked at Lu Zeyuan and found that the expression on his face was even more bewildered and incredulous than hers.
After the meeting, Ruan Yao found Lu Zeyuan, who was still in a daze, in the break room.
"What happened? So sudden?"
"I don't know either." Lu Zeyuan pushed up his glasses, his expression complicated. "The HR department just suddenly called me in and gave me an offer. This opportunity... I really can't refuse."
Although this sudden transfer disrupted all his career plans, the opportunity to skip several levels and directly become the head of a core department in a rapidly growing subsidiary was a fatal temptation for any ambitious professional.
Ruan Yao felt a pang of disappointment.
She had finally found a partner who was so compatible with her professionally, but before they could even work together, the person was leaving.
But she quickly composed herself and sincerely congratulated him.
"Congratulations! That's great. With your talent, you should have moved to a broader platform a long time ago!"
"Thank you." Lu Zeyuan looked at her, a hint of regret in his eyes. "I was really looking forward to making 'Summer Wonderland' with you, what a pity."
"We'll have the opportunity to work together again in the future," Ruan Yao said with a smile.
After seeing Lu Zeyuan off, Ruan Yao returned to her workstation and looked at the plan that the two of them had worked on together on the table, feeling empty inside.
I finally found such a compatible partner, but he flew away before I could even get to know him.
In the evening, Huo Yanzhi's car stopped downstairs on time.
Ruan Yao got into the car, looking rather downcast, and leaned back listlessly in her seat.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Huo Yanzhi started the car and turned to look at her.
In the soft twilight, the girl's cheeks puffed out, like a wronged little hamster.
“You remember that really capable new colleague in our group? He was transferred today,” Ruan Yao said sullenly. “He was transferred to Shanghai for a promotion, and he resigned today.”
As she spoke, she sighed. The excitement of meeting a worthy opponent hadn't even faded when the person was gone, and this sense of loss left her feeling listless.
"Is that so?" Huo Yanzhi's tone sounded somewhat regretful.
He reached out and ruffled her hair, gently comforting her, "Talented people will shine wherever they are. The platform at Lexing Island might be a bit too small for him. It's a good thing that the group is offering him better development opportunities."
“But we’re short-staffed for our project, and we finally got a super capable person…” Ruan Yao still felt it was a pity, “I feel like I’ve just broken up with someone.”
“Since your project team is short-staffed,” Huo Yanzhi turned his head and offered a solution in a relaxed tone, “I’ll have Qin Feng screen a few capable people whose backgrounds and abilities match the requirements, send their resumes to you, and let you choose for yourself, okay?”
Ruan Yao raised her head in a daze.
Looking at the man's sharply defined profile and his powerful aura that seemed to solve everything with a calm and collected demeanor, the disappointment and troubles in her heart seemed to be soothed instantly.
Yes, she has Huo Yanzhi.
It seems that no matter how big the problem is, as long as it comes to him, it can be easily solved.
"I'm so sorry to trouble Assistant Qin with my matter," she said softly.
"His job is to solve problems for the boss," Huo Yanzhi said matter-of-factly. "This little thing is no trouble at all."
"Mr. Huo, you're so kind." She leaned closer and teased him with a smile.
Instead of driving back to the villa, the car stopped at what looked like a private garage.
"What are we doing here?" Ruan Yao asked curiously.
"I'll show you something."
The heavy metal door slowly rose, revealing a brightly lit interior, resembling a futuristic technology exhibition hall.
Ruan Yao's breath hitched.
There was only one car parked in the entire huge garage.
It was a sports car with a starry purple body, its lines smooth and elegant. Under the cool white lights, the paint reflected a diamond-like brilliance, like a finely crafted work of art.
"This..." Ruan Yao was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Huo Yanzhi took a car key out of his pocket and pressed a button.
The sports car's headlights instantly lit up, and the two scissor doors slowly opened upwards, like a pair of butterfly wings about to take flight.
He walked to her side and placed the car keys, still warm from his body, into her palm.
"I originally planned to give you this as a celebratory gift after your project was successfully completed."
His voice sounded particularly deep and pleasant in the empty garage.
"But since you seemed unhappy today, I took it out ahead of time."
The enormous surprise exploded in Ruan Yao's heart like a dazzling firework.
The feeling of loss I had just experienced because of losing a capable colleague was completely dispelled by an indescribable sense of happiness and emotion.
She'd seen sports cars before, but this one held a completely different meaning.
He put a lot of thought into it and made it especially for her.
Because he could always keenly perceive all her subtle emotions, and then, in his own way, quietly and subtly, present her with the best things in the world.
Did she save the galaxy in her past life?
You'll only meet someone as wonderful as Huo Yanzhi in this lifetime.
Ruan Yao's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Since her rebirth, she has tried her best to make up for what she has lost and desperately protected what she has lost, but she also feels tired and uneasy at times.
But this man was like an unbreakable mountain, gently catching all her weariness and anxiety, and telling her that with him there, everything was alright.
Ruan Yao tiptoed, hooked her arms around his neck, and kissed him.
After an unknown amount of time, both of them were breathing rapidly.
"You like it that much?" His voice became unusually hoarse with emotion.
"Mmm." Ruan Yao's eyes were filled with his reflection. "I like you, and I like the gifts you gave me."
She took Huo Yanzhi's hand and got into the passenger seat of the sports car.
This car was custom-made for her, and the space wasn't very large. When Huo Yanzhi also got in, the distance between the two was brought extremely close.
Ruan Yao leaned forward and straddled the man's lap.
Huo Yanzhi's breath hitched, and his body tensed instantly.
"Yaoyao?" His voice was terribly hoarse.
Ruan Yao didn't speak, but simply raised her hand, wrapped it around his neck, and kissed him again.
This time, her kiss was clearly provocative and seductive.
The temperature inside the car rose rapidly at that moment.
The storm in Huo Yanzhi's eyes almost engulfed her, but he restrained himself and didn't move, letting her set him ablaze.
Until she awkwardly began to unbutton his shirt.
Huo Yanzhi finally grasped her mischievous hand.
"Here?"
"Mmm..." Ruan Yao buried her face in his burning chest, not daring to look at him, "I want to try it."
The next second, she heard the sound of the seat being reclined.
The custom-made leather exuded the unique scent of a new car, mingling with the cool, crisp fragrance of cedar emanating from him, completely enveloping Ruan Yao.
Outside the car window, the night was deep and dark; inside, the air was thick with rising heat.
The city's neon lights shone through the garage's ventilation windows, casting dappled shadows on the car windows, which were veiled in a thin layer of mist.
The starry purple sports car swayed gently in a certain rhythm in the quiet underground parking garage.
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