Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 85 - 83: Lunch at the Executive Restaurant
Jiayi knew he wasn’t wondering why Tang En’en would be at the headquarters; suddenly, she realized that her guess had been correct.
"What’s the matter?" He looked up as he saw she hadn’t left yet.
"Was it the President who greeted Samuel and arranged for En’en to join the headquarters?" Jiayi ventured.
Huo Zhenyang didn’t bother to hide it much: "Yeah."
She paused for a breath, "It isn’t because of me, is it?"
Otherwise, she really couldn’t understand why Tang En’en had joined the headquarters right after her.
This place wasn’t one where just anyone could enter casually.
Could it be, he had seen the good relationship she had with En’en, and considering it rare to find a friend, decided to transfer En’en as well?
"When you’re in a good mood at work, you perform better, so I arranged for her to keep you company," he shrugged.
Jiayi was moved inside, indeed, and hummed in response, "Thank you, President."
When she was going downstairs, in the elevator, she still felt somewhat warmed.
But as she thought about it, something started to feel off.
Jiayi slapped her forehead, how could she have forgotten about this man docking her salary so mercilessly just now?
And she had almost been moved by him.
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At noon, people from the office were heading one after another to the staff cafeteria on the twenty-fifth floor.
Yue Lan, Xue Xiaoying, and Miaomiao were also getting ready for lunch, and as they passed by Jiayi’s seat, Miaomiao paused for a moment and whispered, "She’s new here, not familiar with the company. The HR manager asked us to take her with us to the cafeteria today, should we call her...?"
Yue Lan frowned and looked down on Miaomiao, "She has hands and feet and eyes, can’t she find the cafeteria by herself? Do you think she’s a three-year-old child?"
"Yeah, Miaomiao, you really worry too much," Xue Xiaoying echoed Yue Lan.
Jiayi knew Yue Lan was ostracizing her and could only force a smile, "It’s okay, you guys go ahead and eat."
"Did you hear that? She doesn’t care, it’s just you being over-sensitive," Yue Lan’s lips twisted.
Miaomiao had nothing else to say and went ahead with the two others.
After the three of them left, the office, except for Jiayi, was quiet and empty.
She breathed a sigh of relief, yet felt a faint sense of desolation; the feeling of being left out by colleagues wasn’t pleasant.
Just then, Tang En’en’s usually sunny and cheerful voice came from the doorway, "Jiayi, are you ready?"
Jiayi looked over, and her somewhat sour mood instantly improved, thankfully having En’en still there.
If it weren’t for that man transferring En’en too, maybe her time in the headquarters would have been even more difficult.
"Let’s go, been busy all morning. The headquarters is indeed different, the workload is much larger than at JJ, but there’s also much more to learn. Ah, let’s not talk anymore, I’m starving." Tang En’en took Jiayi’s hand, smiling and pulling her towards the elevator, ready to press the button for the staff cafeteria floor.
Jiayi took her hand and hesitated for a moment, then pressed the button for the thirtieth floor, "En’en, let’s have lunch on the thirtieth floor today."
"Ah, but isn’t that the group executives’ restaurant?" Tang En’en looked at the closing elevator doors, surprised.
"Yeah, I went to the President’s office to deliver documents today. Boss must have been in a good mood and thought I did well, so he allowed me to eat on the thirtieth floor, and yes, to bring a companion."
Without overthinking it, Tang En’en’s face flushed with excitement as she cheered, "That’s fantastic, dear, you’re so lucky."
Seeing her happy, Jiayi also felt very pleased.
They chatted as the elevator reached the thirtieth floor.
Compared to the bustling and crowded main staff cafeteria on the twenty-fifth floor, the revolving restaurant reserved for the senior management of Huo Group featured a minimalist Nordic style that was even more exquisite, clean, quiet, and comfortable.
The restaurant offered a complete supply of Western food, with a coffee machine and a juicer at the bar for refills after meals, along with a few sofas and private restrooms nearby, provided for the senior management’s midday breaks.
At the moment, several executives in suits were leisurely enjoying their meals.
A middle-aged man dressed in a white chef’s uniform, who seemed to be in charge of the executive restaurant, came over, "You must be Miss Luo from the Secretarial Department, right? Please feel free to choose any seat, there are menus above, once you’ve ordered, we will serve your food within fifteen minutes."
A few executives heard the words "Secretarial Department" and all turned to look. Huh, how could someone from the Secretarial Department dine on the thirtieth floor?
Jiayi pretended not to notice the gazes from those around her and pulled Tang En’en to a seat by the window.
Upon opening the Western menu, both of them were somewhat surprised.
Indeed, this was a restaurant meant for executives—each dish was no less impressive than what you’d find in an outside French restaurant.
Just a lunch, and it had to be this extravagant—
Roast lamb racks, black pepper steak, French red wine braised beef, eel, pan-seared foie gras, cream of mushroom soup...
Huo Group really lived up to its reputation of being opulent.
Despite such opulence, they still docked her wages.
No way.
That detestable bloodsucker had almost deducted her entire first month’s salary, so she definitely had to eat her fill this meal, considering it as compensation.
She didn’t care anymore and ruthlessly ordered several pricey dishes.
Tang En’en was astonished, "Jiayi, you really don’t hold back, do you? Can you finish all that? Don’t waste it."
So what if it’s wasted? If she couldn’t finish, she could pack it up for stray dogs and cats.
Thinking about her salary that she had yet to receive this month made Jiayi’s heart ache, and she bit her lip, "It’s fine, since we’re here, we might as well enjoy it. You should order too."
Tang En’en, who initially felt a little embarrassed, began to order more freely after seeing Jiayi’s straightforward manner.
The efficiency of the executive dining room was high; there was no need to queue, and the food was served quickly.
Fifteen minutes later, the restaurant staff brought up the main course, soup, dessert, and drinks they had ordered—one dish after another.
Sitting on the soft sofas, they enjoyed the cityscape outside the window while having a sumptuous lunch. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
After finishing the main course, they each ordered a crêpe and caramel cake as post-meal desserts.
It wasn’t until Tang En’en finally leaned back on the sofa with a hand on her stomach, groaning, "I can’t, I can’t, I’m really going to burst," that they stopped.
Approaching the time to return to work in the afternoon, they got up and left the restaurant.
Back at the Secretarial Department, as soon as Jiayi walked in, she felt many heads turn and eyes converge on her.
"Are you sure you saw clearly? Really her? No way. She’s a newcomer, it’s her first day, how could she possibly eat in the executive dining room?"
"Nonsense, I’m not blind, okay? When I went to deliver documents to Director Liu in the executives’ restaurant at noon, I clearly saw her dining there with the newbie from the General Affairs Department, ordering a whole table of dishes like foie gras, roasted lamb racks..."
...
Waves of gossip reached her ears.
It wasn’t odd being seen by others in a company with so many people.
Jiayi acted as if she hadn’t heard anything and went straight to her seat, only to feel even colder glances casting over.
It was from Yue Lan and Xue Xiaoying at the neighboring seats.
