Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Five: Settling In (1/2)

Xiao Yu felt something was a little strange.

He’d felt this way from the moment he had walked in, but the feeling hadn’t been as strong. Now, the feeling was more pronounced.

Whether it was the receptionist’s smiling expression or Director Wang personally waiting for him at the front, they all contributed to Xiao Yu’s inexplicable sense of unease.

The final straw was what had just happened with the human resources representative.

The contract worth tens of millions was resting innocuously in his hands, but somehow he felt as though it was burning hot.

“Speaking of which, the contract was prepared long ago. What took you so long to come?” Director Wang suddenly asked.

“Huh? Umm…”

Xiao Yu searched for a reason.

Of course he couldn’t say that the scoundrel Yan Jin had gotten him so drunk that his hamster ears wouldn’t go away.

“I was mainly dealing with the aftermath of the accident like, umm, compensation and such.”

In that frantic moment, Xiao Yu was only able to come up with that vague excuse.

Director Wang stopped abruptly in his tracks and gave Xiao Yu a suspicious glance. Reverting back to a straight face, Director Wang flatly asked, “Did you have to pay a lot? After all, Chairman Yan’s Phantom is extremely expensive. ”

“Umm, well, pay, I didn’t have to pay too much. Yan Jin…”

A single lie necessitates another ten thousand.

Xiao Yu first eliminated the option of revealing how much he actually paid and then considered for three seconds whether he should reveal his relationship with Yan Jin. In the end, he went with, “Yan Jin said that if I signed with YL, he’d waive the indemnities.”

Director Wang sighed heavily. Xiao Yu wasn’t sure, but he thought Director Wang’s eyes were full of sympathy.

“D-Director Wang?”

“It’s nothing. Let’s keep walking.”

Xiao Yu did the same and followed, the strange feeling growing ever stronger.

When they’d reached their destination, Xiao Yu was surprised to see the large lettering “Conference Room” on the door. “Wait, aren’t we going to the work area?”

“You’re not wrong.”

Director Wang pulled the door open, but instead of going inside, he stepped to the side. Fast as a thunderbolt, he solidly shoved Xiao Yu in the back.

Xiao Yu stumbled into the conference room. After regaining his balance, he turned to reproach Director Wang for his dangerous stunt, but instead he heard bang bang, pow pow!

Bang!

Pow!

Boom!

The sounds of a firecracker salute rang out, and streamers and confetti of all colors filled the room, showering Xiao Yu.

Shocked, Xiao Yu lifted his head.

The conference room was full of people. Some Xiao Yu recognized, and others he didn’t.

At once, they chorused, “Welcoming the honorable Mr. Mystery!”

A warm welcome for the mystery designer indeed.

A massive banner was unfolded, revealing those same words written in red and gold.

On the central table rested an appetizing double layer cake with white frosting and strawberries.

Xiao Yu’s stunned brain slowly began functioning again. Pulling the streamers off his head, he opened his mouth to say all the things he wanted to, but in the end he only managed an emotional “thank you”.

The attendees broke out into applause and laughter. The applause continued for a long while.

From the other side, Shao Yue entered from a side door and saw the scene before him. While sighing that he’d arrived late, he grabbed the crown from the table and went to place it on Xiao Yu’s head.

Xiao Yu inclined his head to receive the crown but failed to do so.

Another person had followed Shao Yue in and intercepted the crown.

Xiao Yu saw a large shadow fall across his own fuzzy line of sight.

Yan Jin used his tall and large body to block Xiao Yu, whose eyes were red with emotion, from the crowd. Indifferently, Yan Jin stated, “That’s enough playing around. All of you should leave now.”

“Whaaaat——”

Everyone expressed their fierce displeasure.

“Chairman Yan, you’re too much. Who was the one who wanted the welcome party in the first place? Why are you blaming us now?” Shao Yue was the first to retort.

“Yeah, yeah!”

“Chairman Yan, stop mother-henning us. Come join us!”

The room quickly dissolved into a mess of continuous hubbub and laughter.

Mixed inside the regular sounds of conversation was the sound of some atypical laughter.

The laughter wasn’t evil or mocking either; rather, it was the undisguised silvery tinkling laughter of young girls in springtime enjoying the festivities.