Chapter 11
The day before the launch event.
As soon as the training was over, Miss Ye invited everyone to attend the pep rally at Huangchao Restaurant in the evening.
Su Ruowan had no other choice but to call Wu Lili and ask her to take her daughter home.
At six o’clock, Gao Xiaoxiao, dressed in a black dress, asked everyone to gather.
Only then did Su Ruowan notice that the other models had already changed into their formal gowns.
Most of them were young women in their twenties and had no trouble changing their clothes while doing their makeup. Some had also started to inquire about the mystery guests who would attend tonight. Obviously, they were very excited.
After taking off her sweaty clothes, Su Ruowan pulled her spare outfit out of the bag. It was a white T-shirt and simple denim shorts.
Once she got dressed, she draped her long hair over her shoulders. Among all the models wearing heavy makeup, Su Ruowan looked simple and innocent in her clothes.
When Gao Xiaoxiao saw her, she was stunned for a moment. Putting on a smile, she leaned over and whispered in her ear, “Clever!”
Su Ruowan was quite astonished. It didn’t take long for her to hear the other models’ whispers.
“This Su Ruowan is quite scheming…”
“Yes, she dressed up all pure and innocent just so she could look special!”
“Shush, all of you. I heard that our boss wanted her to be there. There might be a powerful man supporting her. Be careful!”
Su Ruowan turned around, shocked. What did they mean?
At this time, Gao Xiaoxiao clapped her hands, and the dressing room immediately fell silent.
Tall and slender, the woman wore a short black dress that made her skin seem particularly fairer. There was no denying how attractive she looked.
“You’ve all done a great job this week! Tonight, you’ll meet the sponsor of the event! But you must have in mind this is a serious occasion. Stop thinking about finding a sugar daddy here. I don’t want any of you flirting with men anywhere near my sight!”
The next moment, Gao Xiaoxiao turned around and left the room. The girls immediately started to complain.
“Who does she think she is? She doesn’t have a boyfriend and now wants to stop us from finding one too?”
“Hypocritical woman!”
“She is simply jealous!”
At seven in the evening, in the lobby of Huangchao Restaurant.
The models had been arranged in three tables. Besides those, there were two other tables in the middle of the room. Most seats had already been occupied. Gao Xiaoxiao and Miss Ye were sitting in one of them with some people, who Su Ruowan didn’t know but imagined to be very important.
There were three empty seats at the table at the center, which should be reserved for the most important guests.
Su Ruowan sat there bored, praying that the dinner party could end as soon as possible.
However, since the most important guests hadn’t shown up yet, this wasn’t likely to happen. Someone even complained in a low voice about the delay.
Grabbing her phone, Su Ruowan logged into the Weibo app and was surprised to find that Wu Lili and Wang Zijian had been defending her from thousands of people online.
As she looked at the man tagged in the post, she saw Jing Muchen’s name!
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly clicked on the link. Fortunately… the man was so busy every day that he probably didn’t have time to connect to Weibo.
The number of Jing Muchen’s followers on the Weibo was 15 million, though he hadn’t posted anything on it yet.
Confidently, Su Ruowan joined the online discussion. She only stopped typing when she heard Gao Xiaoxiao’s voice echoing through the room.
“Now, let’s welcome Mr. Zhang, from Dacheng Company, and his daughter, Miss Zhang Luoya, the person behind this event!”
Zhang Luoya… Su Ruowan looked up and saw the woman. In a royal blue cheongsam, she had her brown curly hair tied to the side and a beautiful smile on her oval face.
By the time the daughter and father took their seats, Gao Xiaoxiao spoke sweetly again in the microphone, “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!”
“I would like to express our gratitude to Dacheng Company for the generous sponsorship. This is a pep rally for tomorrow’s launch event…”
It crossed Su Ruowan’s mind that maybe a certain man wouldn’t come tonight.
However, Gao Xiaoxiao’s next words proved her wrong. “I would also like to welcome, Jing Muchen!” Startled, Su Ruowan almost fell from her chair.
As she heard the screams from the excited audience, she lowered her head and felt a migraine coming.
“A Chen…” Zhang Luoya stood up and walked to him, bestowing all her charm. She then hooked her arm in his and slightly stood on her tiptoe to whisper something in his ear.
Jing Muchen nodded briefly, his face as cold as ever. His dark grey suit wrapped his tall and straight figure to perfection, exuding elegance and nobility.
Gao Xiaoxiao continued, “Let’s welcome Jing Muchen, the CEO of Jing Yang Group to the stage!”
Screams echoed from every corner of the room. People started to look like fans cheering for their favorite idol.
“Oh my God!”
“What a handsome man!”
“He’s the man of my dreams! A true prince charming! ”
Zhang Luoya’s eyes couldn’t hide her satisfaction.
Zhang Fuhu was also very pleased. Looking at the couple, he was already planning the cooperation with the land in the south of the city.
Walking onto the stage, Jing Muchen took the microphone and said in a low yet magnetic voice, “Thank you for your hard work. I wish all the success to the launch event tomorrow.”
After saying that, he handed the microphone back to Gao Xiaoxiao and took a glass of red wine served by a waiter nearby. Raising it, he brought it to his thin lips and drank.
As Su Ruowan noticed everyone standing up and raising their glasses, she had no choice but to do the same.
At this moment, she felt very lucky that all these other models had a different goal from hers. Thankfully, she was sitting at the table opposite the one in the middle, which covered her up pretty well.
The girls at her table were itching for a chance to speak to Jing Muchen despite Zhang Luoya’s presence. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them. How could they miss it?
So…