Chapter 228: Big guy 228, what do you mean? Chapter 228: Big guy 228, what do you mean? “I’ll find an opportunity to speak to him myself,”
Shi Lan leaned forward, looking down at Chen Beini from above, and said, “If you don’t say it now and wait until the pain is over before you do, it will be meaningless. Do you think you’re being noble? Do you believe he will empathize with you? That’s not how it works.”
In fact, Gu Chengyu could sense that something was happening between the two women, and it was very likely related to him. But men inherently aren’t the type that can make accurate predictions based on the sixth sense; they need clear answers.
Chen Beini took two days off and only managed to recover to eighty percent of her previous work pace.
But all the staff on set could feel that this young lady was no longer as happy as before. Previously, she would laugh and joke around, self-deprecatingly entertaining everyone on set at any time. However, these last two days, her smile had clearly diminished.
Just then, the first real-life spokesperson for “Yaoxing” had a silhouette released along with some keywords, all part of the hype-building for the spokesperson and “Yaoxing.”
As Shi Lan had predicted, Yilong took every opportunity to engage in cunning operations.
A torrent of boosted and disparaging press releases was promptly released.
“‘Yaoxing’s’ stunning spokesperson will soon be revealed—see where An Lan falls short?”
“Yilong’s spokesperson to be unveiled, An Lan scorned…”
“‘Yaoxing’s’ first spokesperson makes a mysterious appearance, completely outshining An Lan in all aspects, a godlike presence…”
Seeing all these hot keywords was a clear sign of Yilong’s opportunistic revenge. Knowing not to offend Huahai, they would strike you from these dark corners. Although this happens countless times every day in the industry—if you’re not famous, you’re stepped on to boost others—it mattered who they were stepping on!
“Have you found Deputy General Manager Qin? They’re up to their tricks again,” Sun Ling said, angrily swiping through her phone, “You think you can ridicule my boss? Just wait for the award ceremony to blind you!”
“Sun Ling, it’s noon, where’s our food?” Shi Lan interrupted her.
“Oh right, the hotel has delivered it, but the waiter just apologized to me. Our exclusive chef took a leave, so today’s flavor might be different from before,” Sun Ling answered, standing up to lay out the food on the table.
“Exclusive chef?” Shi Lan caught the key point, adding a question mark.
“I don’t know what’s going on, and Brother Tang doesn’t either, so I’ll go ask later,” Sun Ling said as she handed Shi Lan the dishes.
The boss’s internal alarm went off instantly, and after that lunch, it was confirmed—the meal was significantly different from the previous ones.
After eating, Shi Lan and Sun Ling went back to the hotel together to find the hotel manager and head chef to inquire about this so-called exclusive chef.
The head chef told Shi Lan that it was the hotel’s arrangement; this chef was solely responsible for making food for the guests in room 1117 and had to be proficient in Western cuisine and creative dishes.
Shi Lan confirmed the timeline with the other party—it dated back to shortly after her first encounter with Yan Shixiu when the pastry was mistakenly placed on his plate.
“Boss, this must have been arranged by President Yan, right? He knows you’re picky,” Sun Ling said carelessly, thinking it was very considerate of President Yan.
“Did you tell him I’m picky?”
“I just told him you were having trouble sleeping,” Sun Ling quickly defended herself.
“So, from that, he inferred I like Western and creative dishes?”
“Boss, what do you mean?” Sun Ling finally realized Shi Lan’s mood was off.
“It’s nothing, keep scrolling through your Weibo,” Shi Lan replied.