534: Chapter 0535: Don’t Talk to Me About Work During Meals 534: Chapter 0535: Don’t Talk to Me About Work During Meals Ye Qiu came up with a stunning lingerie design in the meeting room that even led to Shen Yueru taking the initiative to kiss him.
And the normally sought-after Li Yingjun was rumored to have bad breath and body odor.
These two pieces of gossip spread quickly throughout Xingyue Group.
Now, seeing Shen Yueru walk ahead with a plainly dressed young man trailing behind, it was clear that he must be the impressive designer Mr.
When Ye Qiu and Shen Yueru got into the elevator and headed downstairs, female employees of Xingyue Group from other floors would occasionally join them.
They only saw Shen Yueru and Ye Qiu standing to the side.
These female employees usually held the female CEO in great awe.
To their surprise, they now found her with a young man dressed very modestly.
With Yueru present, they dared not say anything, riding the elevator from the twenty-eighth floor all the way down to the underground parking on level B1.
Shen Yueru owned a BMW, but upon discovering Ye Qiu had driven his Mercedes AMG, she chose not to drive her own BMW.
Instead, she got into the backseat of Ye Qiu’s Mercedes.
Ye Qiu reversed the car and left, heading to the Western restaurant Shen Yueru had mentioned.
“How long have you had your license?”
“About half a month, I guess!”
Watching Ye Qiu confidently handle the large Mercedes SUV, Shen Yueru almost thought he was an experienced driver.
In reality, Ye Qiu had only had his license for less than half a month, and he had obtained it through Zhao Ruxue’s connections.
As for why he drove so well, it was because he had absorbed the Soul Consciousness of many seasoned drivers.
Leaving the underground parking of Xingyue Group, Ye Qiu drove toward the Western restaurant Shen Xingru had directed him to.
About thirty minutes later, they arrived at the newly opened restaurant.
As Ye Qiu parked the car and both he and Shen Yueru got out and entered the restaurant, they immediately recognized it as a high-class establishment.
“Hello, will it be for two?” asked the female hostess as they walked in.
Primarily, she noticed Ye Qiu’s attire, which alongside Shen Yueru, didn’t seem indicative of a romantic couple.
If they were any other couple, their outfits would have been quite different.
“Yes, for two,” Shen Yueru responded.
“Right this way, please,” the hostess said.
As Shen Yueru and Ye Qiu followed the hostess, Shen Yueru suddenly remembered she had something to tell Ye Qiu—something secret that naturally couldn’t be discussed in the main dining area.
Even if they spoke in whispers, Shen Yueru was worried about being overheard by others.
“Excuse me, do you have private rooms available?”
Shen Yueru inquired further.
“We do, but there’s a minimum charge and the rooms are also time-based.”
Normally, there is both a minimum spending requirement and an additional charge for the time spent.
So, unless it was for something important, private rooms were not usually opted for.
Of course, the benefits of a private room are many: privacy, quiet, no disturbances from others, and many wealthy individuals and officials usually prefer to dine in secluded private rooms.
“That’s fine,” said Shen Yueru.
The hostess then led Ye Qiu and Shen Yueru to a private room named ‘Spain,’ as all the private rooms here were named after different countries.
Inside, Ye Qiu found the private room to be quite spacious and comfortable, especially when sitting down with the air conditioning on.
“Miss, here’s the menu.”
The waitress handed the menu to Shen Yueru, who glanced over it and saw the usual array of steaks and other common items found in high-end Western restaurants—there wasn’t much difference at all.
Of course, she was here to treat Ye Qiu to dinner, primarily to thank him for his help with the lingerie design sketches, but she also had something else she wanted to discuss with him.
“Do you have any recommendations?”
“There’s a very nice couple’s set meal that’s quite affordable.
However, since you’ve booked a private room, there is a minimum spending requirement.”
After looking at the couple’s set meal, Shen Yueru noticed it was steak again, but not bad—it was imported steak.
Besides, if there was a spending requirement, all they needed to do was order a slightly more expensive bottle of wine.
“Then let’s have one of those sets, and also a bottle of red wine for three thousand RMB.”
After taking note, the waitress then left the private room, closing the door behind her.
“It seems we’re not a couple, are we?”
“Does husband cake actually contain a husband?
Would buying a house that comes with a wife actually include a wife?
Shen Yueru said coldly.
She didn’t take it seriously at all.
Of course, she didn’t want to come for a meal with Li Yingjun, which obviously suggested reluctance.
Ye Qiu felt the same.
Sitting there, Ye Qiu didn’t say anything more because he felt that he had more to talk about with Shen Xingru rather than with Shen Yueru, the icy CEO, with whom conversation was sparse.
“I’d like to talk to you about clothing design,” she said.
“Don’t talk to me about work during a meal!”
Shen Yueru was furious.
Normally, people discussed business over meals, but now Ye Qiu was the one who specifically didn’t want to talk during a meal.
Of course, Shen Yueru knew why he said that—he simply wasn’t interested.
Yet, she couldn’t understand why Ye Qiu was so talented at clothing design.
“Then, can you design for me an outfit like the one the model Amy wore?”
“We’ll talk about it when I have time.”
Shen Yueru was maddened.
She had thought she knew what to expect, but to her surprise, Ye Qiu’s usual way of speaking was even more infuriating and he plainly ignored her.
No sooner had Shen Yueru finished speaking than a knock came at the door, and a waitress entered, carrying a side bottle of wine and a wine opener.
After opening the wine bottle, Ye Qiu sniffed the aroma emanating from it and then examined the wine bottle.
He knew that this bottle of wine wasn’t a knock-off, but it would be worth just a few hundred RMB at most overseas.
It appears that these wines are indeed massively marked up—the better the wine, the more staggering the price.
Seeing Ye Qiu’s reaction, Shen Yueru understood that he must be someone who drank often.
Moreover, Shen Yueru knew that Ye Qiu wasn’t short on money, so indulging in red wine was certainly easy for him.
The waitress then poured half a glass of wine in each of their glasses before confirming they didn’t need any other service, after which she stepped outside the private room and closed the door.
“I have something to tell you!”
“Same as before, don’t talk to me about work during a meal,” he said.