Chapter 51 Zhuang Bieyan Officially Announces the Banquet on WeChat Moments
Qu He's mind went blank for a moment.
She appears to still be there, but she's actually been gone for a while.
He...did he take out his marriage certificate and have a picture taken in front of everyone during a meeting?
Familiar words formed a strange sentence.
This world has gone mad.
The cell phone rang.
The three words "Farewell Banquet" flashing on the screen made Qu He subconsciously want to throw her phone away.
But in the end, she pressed the answer button just a second before the ringing was about to end.
"Hello, this is Zhuang Bieyan."
His voice came through the receiver, deep and tinged with a hint of amusement.
"....I know."
"That's good. I was worried that my wife hadn't saved my contact information."
He deliberately emphasized the word 'Madam,' and Qu He's face still flushed slightly when she heard it again.
"Did you receive the photos? I was worried you weren't satisfied since you haven't replied."
"Received, thank you."
"You're too kind, Madam."
Qu He's face was almost buried in her knees.
"Zhuang Bieyan, were you... in a meeting just now?" she asked softly.
"Actually, you could have just sent me a message. I'm not in a rush. It's fine to send it later."
"We're in a meeting," he paused, as if he had moved to a more open space, and his voice became much clearer.
"It's because I'm in a hurry. I don't want you to wait. I'm afraid you'll overthink things if you don't receive my photos."
Qu He was speechless for a moment.
How could he have known... he guessed everything correctly.
All those chaotic thoughts, inner turmoil, and unease that had been swirling in those few short minutes were dispelled by his single sentence.
Zhuang Bieyan's voice came again, this time gentler and tinged with apology.
"I didn't think this through today. I should have announced it on WeChat Moments beforehand. Please forgive me this time, my wife."
Post it on WeChat Moments?
Qu He was stunned, and subconsciously said, "There's no need for that. My friend already believes it after seeing the photos."
“But I want to post it.” His tone was firm and earnest.
“I’ve heard from others that this is a way for couples to give each other a sense of security. Quhe, this is also what I want to give you. You can completely trust me.”
Qu He was shocked by his words. Her fingers tightened around her phone, and her throat tightened.
He once again demonstrated through his actions that he wanted her to try to believe him.
"So, Mrs. Zhuang, will you grant me this request?" His tone was somewhat coaxing, seemingly gentle, yet relentlessly pressing.
"...Okay." Qu He heard her own voice was very soft.
"Thank you, madam."
After the call ended, she was automatically redirected to the WeChat interface, where Qu He saw a familiar profile picture popping up in her Moments.
She paused for a moment, then clicked on it.
Just now, Zhuang Bieyan posted a picture of himself holding his marriage certificate, with her back to him as she held pink lychees in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
[My wife has approved me to post this photo]
Qu He's face flushed red all the way to her neck.
When exactly did he take this photo?
On the other end, Zhuang Bieyan looked at the profile pictures that had received likes on his WeChat Moments, a triumphant smile playing on his lips.
He put away his phone, slowly and methodically returned the marriage certificate to his suit's inner pocket, looked at the people in the conference room, and said calmly:
"Sorry, it's my wife on the phone."
The entire audience: "......??"
The words caused an uproar in the conference room.
The expressions on everyone's faces were absolutely brilliant.
Just now, halfway through their meeting, Zhuang suddenly picked up his phone and replied to a message with a smile, which is fine.
What's outrageous is that he suddenly paused the meeting, took out two marriage certificates from the inside pocket of his suit, and started taking pictures of the marriage certificates in full view of everyone. In the end, he even held them in his hand and had Assistant Tan take a picture with them!
The CEOs in the conference room were all stunned, as if a bomb had exploded in their heads, and for a moment they thought they were still asleep.
Is that a marriage certificate that their boss, Zhuang, is holding?
Zhuang Bieyan got married!!!
The Zhuang Group is about to have a mistress!
Zhuang Jiayushu has descended to the mortal realm!
Before they could react, they saw Zhuang Bieyan give Assistant Tan a wink and then take the marriage certificate to the rest room next door.
When he came back, all he said was, "Sorry, it's my wife on the phone."
The finance department's deputy general manager, Luo, was the first to react, standing up to offer his congratulations, "President Zhuang is getting married? Congratulations! I wish you and your wife a happy marriage and a long and happy life together."
The others quickly reacted and rushed to offer their congratulations, afraid of being the last to do so and appearing careless.
"Happy marriage, Mr. Zhuang."
"Mr. Zhuang and his wife are so loving!"
Everyone chimed in with their own words, and blessings rose and fell, instantly transforming the originally tense meeting room into one filled with joy.
Zhuang Bieyan accepted all the blessings with composure.
After the meeting room gradually quieted down, he slowly began to speak, "Thank you all on behalf of my wife. She is rather shy, and the wedding is still in the planning stages, so I hope everyone will refrain from making any announcements yet."
"Understood, understood, Mr. Zhuang, please rest assured."
Everyone agreed and responded in unison.
But deep down, he knew perfectly well that the way those two marriage certificates were displayed just now didn't seem like they were trying to hide anything.
Only Tan Cong, standing to the side, helplessly closed his eyes.
From the moment their CEO Zhuang entered the office in the morning, those two marriage certificates were openly placed on the desk.
During this time, everyone who came in to report, from the vice president to the cleaning staff, saw it.
Judging by the timeline, the news that "President Zhuang is already married" has probably already spread throughout the company via internal communication channels.
He played the double standard perfectly at Zhuang Bieyan.
The meeting was finally brought back on track.
At this moment, Mr. Cheng from the Marketing Department sighed, "Mr. Zhuang and his wife have such a good relationship. My wife often messages and calls me. Sometimes when I'm away on business for a long time, she can't sleep, and I have to call her every night to comfort her."
Although he said that, the sweetness on his face was no less.
"This is the sweet trouble of being a married man!"
After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent.
An awkward feeling of belated realization surfaced.
Mr. Cheng then realized what he had just said, and the smile on his face froze. Just as he was about to make amends, he heard Zhuang Bieyan looking at him with a serious expression.
"Mr. Cheng is right." He nodded thoughtfully.
"President Cheng is flying to Malaysia the day after tomorrow to discuss the cooperation. Let Tan Cong go instead. You've worked hard these past few days. Let me give you a break so you can go back and spend some quality time with your wife."
President Cheng couldn't hide his joy, while Tan Cong was speechless.
Pain doesn't disappear, it just shifts.
Tan Cong closed his eyes speechlessly. You're so high and mighty, you have a wife, you're so great, I deserve it, okay?
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