After the female bartender left, she scooped up the sweet and delicate cream and slowly ate it, one bite at a time.
Her heart was a bit complicated, and a ripple appeared in her dark eyes.
Why was that handsome man being so nice to her?
He even knew she liked eating cake.
His strikingly attractive face flashed in her mind, and a slight awkwardness appeared in the young girl’s eyes.
But after a while, a gentle and slow curve formed at the corners of her lips.
Because of the meeting, all the employees arrived early today. Yun Qiqi had her dinner in the conference room. The general manager thought that since there weren’t many people here and it wasn’t as stuffy as a private room, it was a good place for her to eat.
Who would have thought that halfway through her meal, a few employees passing by in the hallway started gossiping, and the emptiness of the conference room made their voices clearly audible inside.
Where there are people, there is gossip, especially in a place like a bar, where things are never in short supply.
It was Yun Qiqi’s first real interaction with her colleagues, and she realized that the people here loved talking behind others’ backs.
She didn’t expect that besides what she had just overheard about the HR manager, she would also hear things about herself.
"I didn’t expect that Yun Qiqi would attend the meeting today, but no wonder all those rich young men like her. She’s really quite good-looking."
"I don’t know what she’s thinking, getting involved with a group of young masters and still working here as a bartender, especially since Mr. Yan treats her so well... If I could get close to Mr. Yan, I’d never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of my life."
"Tsk, do you dare to think about Mr. Yan? Is that even possible? Not to mention status, but with his personality, you dare to approach him? It’s not like no woman tried to get close in the past two years, and look how it ended for them."
Ever since the news spread in the Imperial City that the young girl whom Yan Yan cherished had gone missing, countless women got ideas. They all thought that since Yan Yan had a fiancée, he wouldn’t dislike women as much as before, and they felt they had a chance.
Besides socialites and a few actresses who entertained such thoughts, even many ordinary girls in the Imperial City started daydreaming about a domineering CEO falling in love with them.
But later, they realized that those who merely had thoughts were fine, but those who tried anything ended up badly.
Having lost Yun Qiluo, Yan Yan became even more ruthless and cruel than before, and naturally, he showed no mercy to those who tried to stir up trouble.
Now, few dared to really provoke him. Most people, upon seeing that face, besides finding it attractive and stunning, only felt fear.
The female employee speaking gave up on her thoughts and continued, "Yun Qiqi is just relying on that face. I heard she looks a lot like Yan Yan’s fiancée, who went missing two years ago—almost identical."
"I know. I’ve seen that girl before; they really do look alike, but their personalities are different. She was just a little cutie, particularly good at acting coy."
"Doesn’t it seem like Yan Yan is using Yun Qiqi as a stand-in? Probably, she doesn’t even know herself."
"It’s not just Yan Yan—there’s also the young master of the Ji Family, the second young master of the Fan Family, and even Doctor Gu, all treating her as if she were that girl. Otherwise, why would they be so nice to her? They probably think her presence as a stand-in would make Yan Yan feel better."
"Now that you mention it, Yun Qiqi does seem a bit pitiful."