Chapter 44: No hope of promotion!
When he was in school, Yan Ruo was seen as a cool and arrogant academic master by his classmates.
He usually keeps to himself, and later he only plays with Chi Yu.
The key is that Chi Yu’s grades were also very good, and the two of them were later admitted to Beicheng University, which is one of the top universities in the country.
This further solidifies the cool image of the top student who only plays with top students.
However, when we met again many years after graduation, the barriers we had during school disappeared, leaving only the warmth of reunion after a long separation.
Chi Yu sat on Yan Ruo's left, and the man who didn't say much was on her right.
Seeing Yan Ruo sitting down, he turned his head and came over to greet her. "Yan Ruo, long time no see."
Yan Ruo couldn't actually remember who he was, but years of work experience kept her composure. She pretended to know him and replied, "Long time no see."
The other party obviously noticed that she didn't recognize him, smiled lightly, and introduced himself:
"My name is Liu Zeyu. I've been sitting behind you during the first semester of my senior year."
"Liu Zeyu? I remember you." Yan Ruo smiled awkwardly, "It's just that I suddenly saw so many old classmates that I didn't react at first."
Liu Zeyu took a set of dishes and placed them in front of her, and said softly:
"I haven't attended a class reunion in a long time. I couldn't remember many of my classmates' names just now. That's normal."
A beautiful and fashionable female classmate sitting opposite them saw them tilting their heads as if whispering to each other and said with a smile:
"The two people who usually hate attending class reunions the most either don't come or both come. As soon as they arrive, they sit together and whisper. What's going on? Do you look down on other old classmates?"
The smile on Liu Zeyu's face faded.
"Aren't people chatting with the students on their left and right? So, is it because they look down on others?"
The squad leader quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"You two are still so fond of joking. Here, here's the menu. Take a look and see if there's anything you like. Just order whatever you want! Zeyu said it's his treat today."
The private room suddenly became lively!
Yan Ruo looked at the woman opposite her with some curiosity. This voice belonged to the person who had just been so sarcastic.
Weiwei leaned closer to Chi Yu and asked in a low voice, "Who is that? Have I had any grudge against her before?"
"You really are oblivious to what's happening outside the window." Chi Yu held his forehead speechlessly.
"That's Zhang Miao. She's had a crush on Liu Zeyu since high school, and I heard she hasn't given up yet. Seeing you two so close, I wonder if I'm going to applaud you without making a few sarcastic remarks."
Yan Ruo felt something was wrong, "But when we first arrived, I hadn't even spoken to Liu Zeyu yet, and she was already teasing me."
Chi Yu looked at her helplessly. She was so slow. How on earth had she gotten together with Xu Shaoyu in the first place?
Everyone present, except Yan Ruo herself, knew that Liu Zeyu liked Yan Ruo. He had liked her since high school.
In his senior year of high school, no matter how the seats changed, he would try his best to move to the seat behind Yan Ruo, just to be closer to Yan Ruo.
Unexpectedly, Yan Ruo was so focused on getting into a good university that she didn't care about these things at all.
To put it bluntly, a class reunion is about eating, drinking and talking about the past. Those who are curious will gain a lot of gossip; those who are ambitious can make more connections.
Maybe when Zhang Miao went out today, he set a KPI for himself just to cause trouble for Yan Ruo.
Seeing that everyone was talking about work, he started to be sarcastic again.
"Yan Ruo, Xu's has been developing so well in the past two years, why did you suddenly resign? Did you offend someone?"
Her words clearly had a hidden meaning, and the people who were originally laughing and joking stopped immediately and looked over curiously.
Seeing Zhang Miao coming at him with a provocative look, Yan Ruo curled the corners of his mouth and spoke in a cold tone.
"I've worked at Xu's for eight years, and the people I've offended can be lined up from the south to the north of the city. I wonder who you're talking about?"
Chi Yu pretended to be surprised and asked, "Ruoruo, you have such a good personality, how could you offend so many people?"
Yan Ruo raised an eyebrow at her in appreciation, "It can't be helped. In a big company like Xu's, the better you do, the more people you'll offend."
Chi Yu nodded in agreement, "Oh, I see. This is what they say: if you don't attract envy, you are mediocre."
Yan Ruo glanced at Zhang Miao.
"That's the reason. Unlike some people, they offend others simply because they are rude and talk too much."
They sang the same tune and were extremely sarcastic.
No one expected that someone who used to be so quiet would be so eloquent now.
Zhang Miao's face instantly turned ugly. After a while, he regained his voice and taunted:
"Isn't it just being a secretary at Xu's? Why are you pretending? I don't know if it's because of work or because of seducing men that you offended people."
No one expected that she would say such harsh words.
The entire private room instantly became quiet, and many people looked at Yan Ruo openly or secretly.
But Chi Yu, with his fiery personality, couldn't help himself first.
"I see that you're not only a chatterbox, but also a foul-mouthed person. Aren't you just jealous of our Ruoruo's beauty? You just open your mouth about everything. Be careful or we'll sue you for defamation."
Seeing Chi Yu getting angry, others started to try to smooth things over.
"Zhang Miao, please don't talk nonsense about this. We are all old classmates. How could Yan Ruo be such a person?"
"Even if you don't like Yan Ruo, you can't just say that casually..."
"Maybe he just got carried away and lost himself in anger! Yan Ruo, please don't take it to heart. Zhang Miao is a hot-headed person."
Liu Zeyu's face was grim, hinting at anger. "Don't say things like that. Zhang Miao, apologize."
After she said it, Zhang Miao actually regretted it. She was chatting with her college classmates who worked in Beicheng and accidentally heard that the president of Beicheng Xu Group had an ambiguous relationship with a secretary of the company.
And this secretary is Yan Ruo.
She didn't believe it at first. Yan Ruduo was a proud person. Many boys in her high school class liked her, but she ignored them all and even looked down on Liu Zeyu.
Until a while ago, someone in the group said that Yan Ruo resigned and came to Nancheng.
His original disbelief instantly turned into half-belief and half-doubt. He blurted it out in a fit of rage.
This is actually true. Why do these people stand on Yan Ruo's side and blame her?
Especially since even Liu Zeyu asked her to apologize, Zhang Miao was even more furious. "I didn't say anything wrong! Why should I apologize?"
He glanced at Yan Ruo, whose expression remained calm, and smiled sarcastically.
"Just ask around in North City and everyone will know that the CEO of the Xu Group and his secretary have an ambiguous relationship."
"Yan Ruo, you dare to say that the reason you resigned and came back this time is not because Mr. Xu is getting engaged. Is that because you have no hope of getting promoted?"
Seeing that she was so sure and had proof, some people began to look at Yan Ruo with suspicion.
Chi Yu was almost mad. It was obvious that Xu Shaoyu and Yan Ruo were together, and it was a normal relationship.
But if we tell this story now, wouldn’t it confirm what Zhang Miao said?
She looked at Yan Ruo anxiously and worriedly, but she didn't expect that she was not angry but laughed.
I couldn't help but worry even more. 'It's over, it's over. You can actually laugh at this time, Ruoruo must be so angry that his brain is not normal.'
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