In the large meeting room, important employees of the Chau Thi Group were attentively listening to the person giving instructions on the podium.
And the person up there, though youthful, was the highest-ranking individual in the room.
He was Chau Zhen Kiet, the son of the chairman of the Chau Thi Group and the sole heir of the Chau family.
Chau Zhen Kiet, impeccably dressed and with a tall, model-like physique, held a document in his hand.
He pushed up the silver-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and with an expressionless face and a monotone voice, he outlined the company's next direction.
At this moment, the secretary standing below quickly glanced at the watch on his wrist, fidgeting uneasily.
Only after Chau Zhen Kiet finished speaking and stepped down did the secretary dare to quickly approach him and whisper something.
After listening, Chau Zhen Kiet closed the document folder in his hand and spoke.
"Alright, our meeting ends here. Everyone can return to their departments and continue working."
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly walked out of the meeting room.
As soon as Chau Zhen Kiet left, those inside immediately relaxed and let out a sigh of relief.
Every time this young CEO held a meeting, it brought an oppressive atmosphere that made people feel suffocated.
The HR manager looked towards the door, making sure he was far away before daring to speak.
"I wonder what important matter the CEO has to leave so quickly?"
The marketing manager heard this and replied.
"Don't you know? I heard through the grapevine that the CEO is going to propose to his girlfriend. He went all the way to Paris to order the wedding ring this time. He's probably going there now to pick up the ring."
The HR manager scratched his head, puzzled.
"Go all the way to Paris to pick up a ring!? Does it need to be so extravagant? What era are we in now? There's express delivery for everything."
The accounting manager next to him burst out laughing.
"You really are something. Do you even know who the wedding ring designer is? It's the famous Humbert from the high-fashion world. He's not easy to commission; he doesn't even pay attention to the British royal family."
After a pause, the accounting manager continued.
"It seems CEO Chau really values this woman to go to such lengths."
The accounting manager was right; Chau Zhen Kiet truly cared about his future fiancée, Vien Chau Hoa.
Vien Chau Hoa was the daughter of the chairman of the Vien Thi Group, a beautiful and famous young lady in A City.
Vien Chau Hoa and Chau Zhen Kiet had known each other since childhood, growing up together as childhood sweethearts.
Their friendship gradually turned into love, and everyone admired this talented man and beautiful woman.
Because of a single word from his girlfriend, Chau Zhen Kiet spared no effort, traveling back and forth all the way to Paris to meet the famous designer Humbert and have the engagement ring made.
Originally, Humbert only designed jewelry for royalty, but it was unknown what Chau Zhen Kiet did to make the famous jewelry designer agree to design for him.
Chau Zhen Kiet went downstairs; the car was already waiting in front of the company entrance. He walked hastily, not noticing someone walking towards him.
"Ah!"
A girl was bumped by him and fell to the ground. Chau Zhen Kiet merely extended a hand to help her up, then hastily got into the car.
Without even an apology, he was gone.
The girl, before she could even demand compensation, found him gone. Looking at the pile of food on the ground, she could only sigh and mutter about her bad luck.
She squatted down to pick up and see if anything could still be taken home.
Then she saw that the bus she was waiting for had arrived and quickly ran to the bus stop.
Twenty minutes later, the bus stopped in front of an old apartment complex. The girl got off the bus and ran up to the third floor.
The apartment building was old, and now the elevator wasn't even working, so the only way up was by stairs.
Fortunately, her rented place was on the third floor, so taking the stairs wasn't too inconvenient.
Standing in front of her door, before she could even reach for the doorknob, someone inside opened it. Seeing her, the person immediately spoke.
“Jiang Baiyu, do you have any idea what time it is?! I thought you'd died in a ditch somewhere, I've been waiting forever!”
“Sorry, I'm back with the groceries.”
She placed the grocery bag on the small table in the living room. The other person, Li Lan, was her roommate.
Li Lan rummaged through the bag, then frowned.
“Hey, I told you to buy tofu, why isn't there any in here?!”
Jiang Baiyu quickly looked inside, then gave her friend an awkward laugh.
“I bumped into someone earlier, and the tofu fell out. I'll get you some more tomorrow.”
Li Lan rolled her eyes, flopped onto the sofa, and said.
“No, don't bother. You need to save money to send back home. Why would I take your meager cash?”
Li Lan knew Jiang Baiyu's situation was very difficult; she came from a poor family with many siblings.
Jiang Baiyu had dropped out of school to work in the city and support her family.
When they first met, Jiang Baiyu had nowhere to sleep and had to sleep at the train station.
Seeing her plight, Li Lan took pity on Jiang Baiyu and brought her home. She let Jiang Baiyu do chores to cover the rent, with the understanding that she would pay her back once she started earning a salary.
Hearing this, Jiang Baiyu happily hugged Li Lan, moved, and said.
“You really are the best person on earth.”
Li Lan got goosebumps from her words, pushed her away, and stood up.
“Enough with the nonsense, go cook.”
Jiang Baiyu smiled, replied with a sound of assent, and took the grocery bag into the kitchen to cook.
Li Lan crossed her legs, picked up the newspaper in front of her, looked at it, and then chatted with Jiang Baiyu.
“Listen, my friend is taking next Thursday off because she has something important to do and can't go to work. Can you fill in for her?”
Jiang Baiyu paused her chopping of vegetables on the cutting board, thought for a moment, then replied.
“I can, but what kind of work is it?”
“I heard some rich person is throwing a party. You just need to carry food from the kitchen. Like a waiter.”
“Okay, I'll go then.”