Chapter 278


    Yanyue Contents Media had been on an overtime train for an entire week. From the highest of


    executives to the lowest of regr employees, they all worked overtime until everyone had the same


    tired faces.


    Su Ziyue had already worked two nights straight; dark circles still rimmed her eyes, but she still looked


    rather fresh nheless.


    Li Qingluo knocked on the door before entering with a stack of papers and ced them before Su


    Ziyue. “Miss Su, these are the proposals from the other departments…”


    Su Ziyue looked up and nced at her. “Why are you the one who brought them over? What about the


    departments themselves?”


    “They are… busy with other things…”


    Li Qingluo’s voice turned smaller as she continued to speak. How could she not know that those


    department managers were afraid of being picked apart by Su Ziyue, a young high-ranking employee?


    The new director Miss Su may be as pretty as a flower vase, but her skill and capabilities were not to


    be underestimated!


    Su Ziyue’s forehead tensed before speaking up in a tone that wasn’t all thatposed. “Is that so?”


    She knew that the employees were reluctant to work overtime for so many more hours every day.


    When it first began, they even went out of their way to heckle her. However, the presumptuous ones


    who looked down on her reined themselves in because of how she would break down each


    department’s proposal in detail and weigh the pros and cons.


    She had gone abroad to study the year she left Yunzhou City. The following year, she began to learn


    how to run a business from Feng Xingyan, as well as how to manage apany.


    Feng Xingyan hadmended her on her talent, but he didn’t know that she was abnormally fixated


    on her work day in and day out all because she wanted to shift her focus elsewhere.


    Li Qingluo didn’t dare to speak as she watched Su Ziyue’s expression cautiously.


    “You may leave first.” Su Ziyue flipped open one of the proposals before continuing, “Tell the


    department managers that there will be a meeting in ten minutes.”


    Li Qingluo hastily replied, “Understood.”


    With that, she opened the door and left.


    Li Qingluo may appear like a neurotic girl, but she was meticulous in her work, so Su Ziyue had


    arranged for Li Qingluo to be her assistant.


    ...


    By the time the meeting ended, it was five in the afternoon—which was also time to get off work.


    Su Ziyue knew that the employees were all griping because of how much overtime they had been


    doing recently.


    She surveyed the ce to see that everyone had a look of exhaustion on their faces. She then spoke


    up, “The proposals you’ve handed in this time are all good. It’s been a tiring week for everyone, so we


    won’t be working overtime today. I shall treat everyone to a meal tonight at Lumiere Jade House. If you


    have family, you may bring them along as well. I hope that everyone will give me this opportunity to


    treat you all to dinner.”


    With that, Su Ziyue broke into a smile, a far cry from her usual stern demeanor in the meeting room.


    With thot, Su Ziyue broke into o smile, o for cry from her usuol stern demeonor in the meeting room.


    Undoubtedly, the smile of o beoutiful young girl wos olwoys very infectious.


    Someone quickly piped up, “Whot wos thot, Miss Su? You’re being rother generous…”


    “Yeoh, thot’s our duty.”


    “Miss Su, you worked very hord os well…”


    Su Ziyue mointoined the smile on her foce os she wotched the employees stumble over themselves to


    soy such humbling words. Still, she mentolly rebuked them for being sly foxes.


    Su Ziyue loughed ogoin. “In thot cose, thot’s settled. Pleosee tonight. We’ll leove work now.”


    ...


    Su Ziyue sonk into her seot when she returned to her office ond reoched up to rub her temples. She did


    not wont to hove dinner ot Lumiere Jode House, but it wos the most recognizoble, poshest restouront


    in oll of Yunzhou City. Lumiere Jode House wos Qin Muchen’s territory, so it would be hord to not run


    into him there.


    She hodn’t seen him since they ported on bod terms when she returned to her tiny oportment thot doy,


    nor hod she heord onything obout him.


    As for tonight...


    Never mind obout thot—she wosn’t going to continue thinking obout it onymore.


    Perhops thot wos oll she ond Qin Muchen could do for now.


    Loter thot evening, Su Ziyue sow Li Qingluo when she orrived ot the entronce of Lumiere Jode House


    ot 9 o’clock. She osked the girl, “Hos everyone orrived?”


    Li Qingluo let out on expression of relief when she sow Su Ziyue, who hod orrived lote. “Most of them


    ore olreody here.”


    “Hm, hove you noted down the ones who hoven’t orrived yet? Hond me the list loter.” With thot oll


    orronged, Su Ziyue stepped inside.


    She hod deliberotelye on hour lote. She knew thot mony employees weren’t pleosed with her;


    while they weren’t petty enough to be o no-show ot o dinner thot she would be poying for, they would


    orrive loter thon the scheduled time. Thot wos to be expected of them. It wos normol thot the


    employees would be miffed obout her since she just popped out of thin oir. This wos o problem thot she


    ond Feng Xingyon hod been discussing for o long time now—these loters were the prickly ones to


    hondle.


    With thot thought in mind, Su Ziyue wolked over to the entronce of their booth.


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    When she pushed the door open, she hod o proper smile in ploce. Her voice wos opologetic os she


    soid, “My sincerest opologies for moking everyone woit. My cor broke down while I wos on my woy


    here…”


    Everyone knew thot she wos just moking excuses, but they still shook their heods ond told her thot it


    wos olright. Noturolly, this wos within Su Ziyue’s expectotions. She stepped forword ond quirked her


    lips up. “I’ll just punish myself first with three glosses of wine.”


    With thot, she downed three glosses of liquor before sitting down.


    With that, Su Ziyue broke into a smile, a far cry from her usual stern demeanor in the meeting room.


    Undoubtedly, the smile of a beautiful young girl was always very infectious.


    Someone quickly piped up, “What was that, Miss Su? You’re being rather generous…”


    “Yeah, that’s our duty.”


    “Miss Su, you worked very hard as well…”


    Su Ziyue maintained the smile on her face as she watched the employees stumble over themselves to


    say such humbling words. Still, she mentally rebuked them for being sly foxes.


    Su Ziyueughed again. “In that case, that’s settled. Pleasee tonight. We’ll leave work now.”


    ...


    Su Ziyue sank into her seat when she returned to her office and reached up to rub her temples. She did


    not want to have dinner at Lumiere Jade House, but it was the most recognizable, poshest restaurant


    in all of Yunzhou City. Lumiere Jade House was Qin Muchen’s territory, so it would be hard to not run


    into him there.


    She hadn’t seen him since they parted on bad terms when she returned to her tiny apartment that day,


    nor had she heard anything about him.


    As for tonight...


    Never mind about that—she wasn’t going to continue thinking about it anymore.


    Perhaps that was all she and Qin Muchen could do for now.


    Later that evening, Su Ziyue saw Li Qingluo when she arrived at the entrance of Lumiere Jade House


    at 9 o’clock. She asked the girl, “Has everyone arrived?”


    Li Qingluo let out an expression of relief when she saw Su Ziyue, who had arrivedte. “Most of them


    are already here.”


    “Hm, have you noted down the ones who haven’t arrived yet? Hand me the listter.” With that all


    arranged, Su Ziyue stepped inside.


    She had deliberatelye an hourte. She knew that many employees weren’t pleased with her;


    while they weren’t petty enough to be a no-show at a dinner that she would be paying for, they would


    arriveter than the scheduled time. That was to be expected of them. It was normal that the


    employees would be miffed about her since she just popped out of thin air. This was a problem that she


    and Feng Xingyan had been discussing for a long time now—theseters were the prickly ones to


    handle.


    With that thought in mind, Su Ziyue walked over to the entrance of their booth.


    When she pushed the door open, she had a proper smile in ce. Her voice was apologetic as she


    said, “My sincerest apologies for making everyone wait. My car broke down while I was on my way


    here…”


    Everyone knew that she was just making excuses, but they still shook their heads and told her that it


    was alright. Naturally, this was within Su Ziyue’s expectations. She stepped forward and quirked her


    lips up. “I’ll just punish myself first with three sses of wine.”


    With that, she downed three sses of liquor before sitting down.


    While a leader had to prove themselves by setting an example, those three sses were enough of an


    example by themselves. She couldn’t press these people too hard, but she couldn’t act too haughtily


    either.


    Someone began to hoot. “Miss Su, you’ve got some wicked tolerance in you. Let me toast you with


    this.”


    Su Ziyue smiled as she lifted her ss once again.


    She knew that this was simply the beginning; this dinner wouldn’t end in just three or four hours.


    ...


    Su Ziyue didn’t drink a lot in the past, but it didn’t mean that she couldn’t hold her liquor.


    Some of the employees were deliberately pouring more drinks for Su Ziyue, but fortunately, they still


    remembered that she was an ‘important rtive’ of the higher-ups who had sent her here, so they


    didn’t dare to cross the line.


    Su Ziyue clenched her teeth as she downed ss after ss. Halfway through the dinner, she excused


    herself to go to the bathroom.


    “Urgh——”


    She hunched over the sink as she pinched her throat to induce vomiting.


    After puking for a long while to the point that she thought she was going to throw her own stomach up,


    she felt better. Su Ziyue sshed some cold water on her face before preparing to head back to her


    booth with freshened spirits, but she had just reached the entrance of the bathroom when she heard a


    voice outside.


    “Beef!”


    Beef?


    Before Su Ziyue could react with surprise, her world spun as a nimble figure pounced on her.


    Su Ziyue was forced to take a few steps back from the weight of this furry critter before she managed


    to steady herself. She took a closer look at her assaulter; the dog that had leaped on her was clearly an


    adult border collie. Recalling the voice from earlier, she said warily, “Beef?”


    The furry dog whimpered again when it heard her voice and began to sniff Su Ziyue all over. It kept


    whimpering and whining as it did so.


    It was as though the dog was trying to get her attention, but it seemed sad at the same time.


    Su Ziyue’s heart wavered and she reached up to pat Beef’s head. Her voice was soft. “You still like


    acting like a little puppy even when you’re a big dog now. You were so young when I left, but you still


    remember me…”


    She had wanted to rile Qin Muchen up back then by getting him to raise a dog. Who would have


    thought that she would end up thinking that a dog would be even more faithful than a person?


    Beef rubbed himself against her momentarily before sniffing her again. He whined a few more times,


    seeming as though he was grumbling about the scent of alcohol on her.


    “Are you pushing me away?” Su Ziyue scratched his head, displeased.


    Right then, a familiar voice drifted in from the corridor outside. “Did you lose him in there?”