Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 140 - 102 Lin Yuwei: Did the Boss Get a New Girlfriend Again?

Just as Li Yuan was about to pass on some of his hard-won experience to the two naïve guys, Wang Shuai and Xu Zhi, he saw Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen walking over arm in arm.

Wang Yuchen smiled mischievously and teased, "Talented Li, what are you treating us to tonight? We’re going to properly fleece you today on Bai’s behalf."

You can’t catch a wolf without the bait, and you can’t get White Rabbit candy without opening your wallet.

Li Yuan looked at Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen. "So, what do you both want to eat?"

Before Bai Weixi could speak, Wang Yuchen quickly answered, "Seafood is the most expensive. I want a seafood feast."

Li Yuan was speechless. He suddenly realized that Wang Yuchen was something of a textbook phony girl. In his previous life, he hadn’t known much about her. He was too busy fawning over Bai Weixi, running errands for her while trying every possible way to make money, so he’d never realized this. Now, from his conversations with Xu Zhi and his own observations, he found that even if Wang Yuchen wasn’t a phony girl yet, she was certainly heading in that direction.

Looking at the hesitant Bai Weixi, Li Yuan asked cheerfully, "Bai, how about you? Is there anything you’d like to eat?"

Bai Weixi glanced at Li Yuan. Just as she was about to speak, Wang Yuchen tugged at her skirt, signaling to her insistently.

Bai Weixi wavered for a moment. She looked at Wang Yuchen and, seeing her nod repeatedly, softly agreed, "Then let’s go with what Yuchen suggested."

Wang Shuai chuckled to himself. She’s really determined to fleece Li Yuan, the "tyrant," he thought. Earning a million a month is just too enviable. My family is relatively well-off; we own two storefronts in the county town, but our total assets are only a few million. Our available liquid cash is even less—not even a million, just a few hundred thousand at most. Meanwhile, what Li Yuan could earn in just two or three months is equivalent to what two generations of my family—my parents and grandparents—toiled for decades to achieve. It would be a lie to say I’m not envious.

Wang Shuai grinned. "Dazhi, ladies, we have to really feast tonight. We have to eat Li Yuan into bankruptcy!"

Li Yuan gave a faint smile. The idea that a single seafood feast could bankrupt me is rather ambitious.

"Since both Bai and Yuchen want seafood, let’s go give it a try."

In his past life as an average office worker, Li Yuan rarely ate seafood—it was too expensive for him to afford. Especially fresh abalone; a single serving could cost him half a month’s salary. More expensive items were out of the question; they didn’t just hurt his wallet, they damaged his health...

The Longyu Building, being a comprehensive shopping mall, had a seafood buffet that was considered quite high-end in Modu.

Li Yuan and his group of five marched grandly toward the seafood buffet restaurant.

***

Hu Zhenqiang, Xie Zheng, and Lin Yuwei had just left the company and were quietly discussing their new workplace as they walked.

Lin Yuwei giggled. "I just checked. Our company was established less than two months ago, and the big boss is none other than our own Director Li."

"Our Director Li isn’t just young and rich; he’s also very decisive and has great vision. I feel that if we work with him, we can definitely achieve great things."

Hu Zhenqiang wholeheartedly agreed. The game plan Li Yuan proposed had inspired him, and he felt a surge of ambition, his eyes gleaming with resolve.

"Director Li is indeed far-sighted and courageous. If we can keep this project going, we can definitely hold our own against companies like Wangyi in the future."

Xie Zheng shook his head. He could see how challenging it was going to be. The game Director Li had proposed was far from simple; the data processing and modeling alone would be enormous tasks. Their twenty-person team had enough manpower, but the required funds would be immense, probably comparable to those for legendary blockbuster games.

"Though the company’s prospects are bright, the process will be tough," Xie Zheng said. "Let’s grab a quick bite and then head back to work overtime. Director Li has offered us generous salaries, but in return, his expectations are also very high."

Hu Zhenqiang replied as if it were a matter of course, "High expectations are normal. This is going to be a game-changing project, and it’s bound to be the masterpiece that makes our White Jade Capital studio go down in history..."

As the three chatted, Lin Yuwei’s eyes suddenly lit up as she spotted a familiar figure not far ahead.

"Look, isn’t that our boss?"

Hu Zhenqiang quickly asked, "Where?"

"Just ahead by the elevator. His height and clothes are exactly like what our boss wore today," Lin Yuwei said, then hesitated. "But it looks like he’s with some friends. Should we go over and say hi?"

"We should still go say hi," Hu Zhenqiang suggested.

***

Noticing how familiar Li Yuan seemed with the Longyu Building, Wang Yuchen couldn’t help but ask suspiciously, "Li Yuan, you seem to know this place pretty well. Have you been here often?"

Bai Weixi also shot him a questioning look. Her woman’s sixth sense told her something might be up.

Li Yuan gave an awkward smile, just about to make up an excuse, when he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Director Li, what a coincidence," Lin Yuwei said, greeting Li Yuan with a respectful smile.

"Hello, Director Li."

"Director Li."

Xie Zheng and Hu Zhenqiang also greeted Li Yuan in unison. Our new boss is so young, and his personality is still an unknown. He might be the arrogant type, and it would be bad to get on his bad side.

Li Yuan looked at the three newly recruited mainstays of his company and smiled back. "It is quite a coincidence. Are you all heading out for dinner after work?"

Thinking there was an implied message in his words, Lin Yuwei quickly explained, "Director Li, we were just planning to grab a quick bite and then head back to the company to push forward on the project."