Stepmom Male Lead Villain

Chapter 63

Both Yan Shuyu and her boss dressed up and, the way they dressed, they could actually walk on the red carpet. Even so, Yan Shuyu was still shocked by the scale of the boss company's annual party.

Even his place was Higher, Greater, and Higher Scaled than he had expected. The banquet hall was magnificent and the guests were dressed well. The guests chatted elegantly. It was a scene straight from the upper class. Yan Shuyu, who had never attended an event like this, was stunned by the sight that looked more realistic than what she had seen on television.

In his mind, the annual party would be just like how they were portrayed online by netizens. The location will be a stadium that can accommodate up to tens of thousands of people. All employees, regardless of their level, will be there together. There will be stars singing and dancing. The annual party will resemble a concert and everyone is excited. What did he see a little on the pretentious side?

Walking inside the majestic banquet hall, Yan Shuyu finally could not help but whisper into the boss's ears, "How about this kind of annual feast?"

He was not very explicit with his words but Zhou Qinhe had listened to his speculation at home before. He did not answer at the time but he knew what he was talking about. Naturally, the kind and gentle Boss Zhou would not make fun of him. Instead, he bowed to her and whispered into her ear indifferently. “This one is for top management only. What you think was held last week. ”

So a big company is going to throw a normal annual party and one for top-level management? Yan Shuyu was enlightened and, when she saw the room filled with upper management elites, she was startled again. Are there too many elites in the boss company? There were at least a few hundred if not more than 1,000 people there.

Yan Shuyu even saw some blond-haired and blue-eyed strangers, even blacks. He could hear Chinese spoken with a different accent. It is true that the whole world can speak Chinese.

At that moment, he felt that the boss next to him had just become bigger and taller.

By the way, Yan Shuyu was quite familiar with the Zhou Company's top-tier management annual party venue. In fact, it was so familiar that he felt somewhat embarrassed.

Exactly right. It is located at the Dorsett Hotel.

As the saying goes, one need not fear a ghost knocking on a door at night if there is nothing to hide. The reverse is also true. Yan Shuyu has a dark history that cannot be erased associated with the Dorsett Hotel. To the extent that he felt uneasy every time he walked past it, let alone walking in it openly. Unfortunately, by the time he realized it, he was already sitting in a luxurious car on the way there. His hand was gripped by the boss gently so he would not be able to escape even if he wanted to. Therefore, he had no choice but to walk in.

Fortunately, he was always lucky. The annual party of the head office upper management is held in the largest banquet hall of Hotel Dorsett. The hotel is large and the guest rooms and banquet halls are very far away. Even though the workers on both sides were co-workers, but they were never closed to each other. Moreover, the turnover rate in the hospitality industry was high and within half a month, it was enough to pass through several waves of employees. Yan Shuyu glanced around the venue and did not see a single familiar face. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If no one there recognized him, he could pretend nothing had happened.

What Yan Shuyu did not realize was that although there was no recognizable server here, someone among the guests immediately realized the intimacy between him and Boss Zhou. And that person was the boss of the previous original owner, General Manager Han Yu of the Dorsett Hotel.

The Dorsett Hotel has never stood out inside the headquarters. In the past, they would never have been chosen to host such a large-scale event as an annual party. This is a lucky year for the Dorsett Hotel. Maybe because, at the beginning of the year, it, Boss Zhou had decided to stay for over a month in their hotel and they had managed to leave a deep impression and were therefore willing to let them handle a project of this magnitude. As half of the host, Boss Han had been chatting with his partner in satisfaction with the glass of wine in hand before the banquet began.

Seeing the more beautiful woman from the movie starting to accompany Boss Zhou to the place, Boss Han, like his other colleagues, was dazed for a while. Nevertheless, he was very happy afterwards.

The fact that Boss Zhou had a girlfriend was no longer a secret after he brought his documents to the previous office. In fact, even a few months ago, there were rumors that Boss Zhou was no longer single. Why else would a workaholic man suddenly start leaving on time? What other reasons can there be other than being in a romantic relationship?

Under everyone's careful observation, the woman behind the boss slowly revealed. They only knew that he was very reclusive, or that Boss Zhou was doing too good a job to hide him from the public eye. After all sorts of digging, the only thing they knew about her was that her last name was "Yan", she was very pretty but she was not a star, and she seemed to be a single mother as well. And that's all anyone can learn about him.

More detailed information may be limited to a few who are close to the boss.

Boss Han, on the other hand, was an exception to the rule. He was not a trusted employee of Boss Zhou, but he was very familiar with boss romances. In fact, he could be said to know more than Secretary Lu. After all, by the time Secretary Lu found out, Yan Shuyu was already his boss' girlfriend. Robin and Louis can tell her about Yan Shuyu, but they won't gossip about her romance part and clearly don't share anything they shouldn't.

Of course, whatever happened at the Dorsett Hotel, even if no one else knew about the event but Han Yue was not one of them. Although the surveillance video from that night has been removed quickly and everyone who knows something is told not to share the world, but Manager Han will finally find out the truth of the night.

Precisely because he knew about the past, more thoughts flashed through Boss Han's mind when he saw Yan Shuyu. Most other people just thought that this Boss Zhou and Miss Yan seemed to be very familiar with each other, but Han Yue wondered if there was another message Boss Zhou was trying to send by bringing Yan Shuyu with her as her date.

In Han Yue's mind, Yan Shuyu stood out among the other women. He always thought of her as someone with nothing special about her other than her looks. Beautiful girls like her were usually more arrogant than their peers and the same could be said about her. The ambition in his eyes might be able to fool others but not Han Yue. He had never given her much attention but what she managed to do had exceeded her expectations.

This Miss Yan is truly ambitious and locks the big boss at first sight and follows through.

When they found out the real reason for his departure from Hotel Dorsett, Han Yue, along with Chen Jing, from the Guest Department, faced each other – was good, the problem was gone. Han Yue discovered that Boss Zhou then developed an interest and asked Manager Chen for a small favor. Boss Han pretended not to know anything about it. Respecting the privacy of her boss, she also did not have much faith in Yan Shuyu. She was just a little prettier than her friends. Even if Boss Zhou was interested in him, his interest would be short-lived.

Never in a million years did she expect that when she heard about him again, the girl was already the boss's official girlfriend. In fact, the number of meetings outside the boss's working hours was reduced. It was pleasing to many of his colleagues at the headquarters. In addition, Yan Shuyu also entered and exited the company headquarters openly, rode Boss Zhou's private elevator, and even took part in his business trip.

After hearing all these stories, Han Yue did not dare to underestimate Yan Shuyu anymore. He thought that there was even more to Miss Yan that he was hiding. Boss Zhou himself was already quite unfathomable, and Yan Shuyu could be manipulative with him and succeed. If she placed her focus on work, she might already be a left or right hand woman by now. After all, those who work in the hospitality industry place more emphasis on ability than qualifications.

But that's okay, people aim for different things in life. You could say it would be faster for Miss Yan to become Miss. Zhou rather than being a top-level management in the hotel – Han Yue had only speculated personally before today but, looking at Yan Shuyu now, she had become more convinced of it. Not only because he accompanied Boss Zhou to the annual party but also from the changes he could see in him.

The original owner had actually only met Boss Han a few times when he was working at the Dorsett Hotel and the two of them had never even spoken. He would, otherwise, not need to make Boss Zhou his target.

But she's beautiful. Since Han Yue was not in a relationship with the employees working under her, she still remembered her. She had not thought too much about it before because she was no different from the other beautiful girls she had seen in the past, beautiful but shallow. And he didn't like the inappropriate ambition he could see in his eyes.

However, within a few months, Yan Shuyu tonight had Han Yue blown away. She was still the same beautiful girl but her appearance and aura had changed completely. Luxury jewelry and clothing does not make it seem out of place. On the contrary, they praised him perfectly and made him look noble and classy.

Standing next to Boss Zhou with a slight smile on her, she did not look like the pitiful ambitious girl she used to be.

Indeed, seeing how Yan Shuyu looked today, all of her hard work paid off.

That was why Boss Han felt that they would have the new Mrs Zhou. The fact that Boss Zhou brought her with him today was probably a message.

Most of his colleagues did not know Boss Zhou's girlfriend and, in fact, this was the first time they had met her. They were still hesitating whether they should go up and greet him. He, on the other hand, has no such problem. He knew Yan Shuyu from before and now he could use it to his advantage – a lot came to Boss Han's mind but it didn't take much time at all. He immediately exchanged a new glass of wine and walked over excitedly and kindly, "Boss Zhou, Miss Yan ..."

Seeing Boss Han suddenly made Yan Shuyu feel guilty again. The boss, on the other hand, toasted to him kindly. He even gave her a glass of red wine in person. Yan Shuyu had no choice but to sip awkwardly while planning on finding an opportunity to sneak away. The boss had told him that he did not need to do anything other than to be there directly. So it didn't matter if he just wanted to hide in a hidden corner somewhere.

Yan Shuyu had yet to find that opportunity when Han Yue started chatting with them. He did not eliminate Yan Shuyu while chatting with Boss Zhou nor did he avoid the part he used to work there. “I just found out how talented Miss Yan was when I saw the news a few days ago. I am as good as finding talent as Boss Zhou and cannot hold Miss Yan here.”.

As Han Yue spoke eloquently, Yan Shuyu started to feel less awkward. Looking at Boss Han's straight face, he began to think that he had thought about everything excessively. Maybe Boss Han didn't know what he had done. Anyone who knew about his dark history would pretend not to recognize him to avoid awkwardness. It made no sense that he would talk about it on purpose.

Thinking that, Yan Shuyu stood even more upright than before. Coincidentally Boss Zhou turned to look at him and, smiling, said, "He's not bad right now either."

Yan Shuyu nodded reflexively. He's doing pretty well for himself now. Being an internet-famous instructor with a high salary is 100 times better than working in a hotel.

Han Yue interpreted it very differently from what Yan Shuyu did. After finishing with her drink, she laughed wholeheartedly, “Bos Zhou and Miss Yan met at the Dorsett Hotel, right? That would make me a short matchmaker. Equally, hahaha.”

Boss Zhou did not respond to that but poured more wine directly and kindly. Boss Han downed the wine swiftly and finally left after chatting again.

After seeing him walk away, Yan Shuyu finally smiled casually at him. He thinks he knows everything. Indeed, Boss Han had no idea what he had done to the boss. Back then, Boss Han stayed at the hotel monitoring everything himself. If the general manager doesn't know what's going on, then no one else knows.

He was very discreet in his actions or that the boss had done something to help cover it up. After all, he had nothing else to worry about.

Therefore, when the annual party was over, Yan Shuyu could already get out of there quietly and with her head held high.

Zhou's annual party for top-level management was held a week after their routine annual party. New Year is two days after the annual feast. Naturally, Yan Shuyu would spend the New Year with Zhou father and son.

Speaking of which, Yan Shuyu was also quite surprised. He and his son had nowhere to go but it seemed that the boss and the little young master did not need to spend their New Year at the rental. Although the rent is still luxurious and nothing shabby but still sad because they will not go home for the New Year.

However it did not bother the boss or the little young master at all. The four of them were putting up couplets and making dumplings on new year's night. That was so festive.

During the New Year period, the four family members have different vacation lengths. Kindergarten Zhang Yuanjia and Zhou Yi will not be continued until the 20th on the lunar calendar. The Yan Shuyu musical institute was much earlier than them and would be resumed on the 8th.

Nevertheless, when compared to his vacation, some other holidays are very short, such as boss holidays.

It makes sense that the boss has very little time off. Chinese New Year is a holiday in China but Zhou Company has business all over the world. The Chinese New Year has no effect on business abroad. The company was still running and, as such, Boss Zhou, as the big boss, was still busy as usual. She has a quiet New Year's Eve and New Year's Day at home and has to go on a business trip on the 2nd.

Yan Shuyu was quite surprised by this situation as well. It is mentioned in passing in the novel that the boss has a very small family. There was nothing more in their main branch than him and the little male leader. Now that he has been with the boss for so long, he has learned more about his family. The Zhou family only had one descendant each generation for several generations until the boss. His father had no siblings and, as such, he was the only one left after they died in a car accident.

And the little male leader was the only one after him.

When he learned of this, Yan Shuyu regretted the rough life of the boss and the leader of the little man. It should be a challenge given to them by destiny to prepare them for their responsibilities in life.

And then everything made sense to him. He seemed to already know why the boss had to train his son in such an extreme way. The Zhou family had no relatives in three generations. If the male leader is unable to take on the responsibilities of the family business, then the "throne" will end up outside the family. Then the boss would be the sinner of the nobles, no, belonging to Zhou.

Indeed, if there was one more person left from the older generation, then the little male lead would not end up with a miserable life in the novel. Even if his own father could train him as he did, his grandparents would not let that happen.

But he has deviated. Even learning more about the boss family, Yan Shuyu still did not understand why she had to go on a business trip on the 2nd.

The boss' father and son looked like they were both like him and his instant son, but it was still not the same as one person. After all, Zhou was a prominent family for generations. Even without close relatives, doesn't he still have distant relatives or friends that he should visit during the New Year? Even he was ready to visit Manager Yang and his Boss Liu on the 4th.

The boss, on the other hand, did not let this hinder him. He even brought Yan Shuyu and two little children with nothing better to do on his private plane and said he would take them for fun.

The boss went to England this time. Yan Shuyu was not a person who traveled a lot and this was her first time to England. Zhang Yuanbao and the little male leader had a good time there, going out with the driver and bodyguards every day. Yan Shuyu, on the other hand, did not experience the excitement of traveling abroad.

Perhaps his appearance at the annual party allowed the boss to see his potential as a vase. He asked for his help in all social events in the UK.

Strangers seem to enjoy the ball very much. The few events that Yan Shuyu followed with the boss were all in ball format. Maybe that was also the reason why he needed to bring her along.