He’s doing this to indirectly help nominate Mr. Chu.

Li Hua was somewhat puzzled, but upon hearing that it was beneficial for Mr. Chu, he softened his attitude, "Well, you should be careful, don’t mess things up. And don’t forget our agreement, don’t smear Mr. Chu’s reputation!"

Chu Ge chuckled, "Alright, I’ll go in first. Staying too long wouldn’t be good."

Inside the room, Li Mei, who had taken off her work clothes, was now wearing a tight-fitting ultra-short dress. Nangong Yang selectively ignored it, silently mocking in her heart, so what if she dresses revealingly? Huang Puchen isn’t coming today! All dressed up for nothing.

Li Mei felt somewhat disappointed upon seeing no sign of Huang Puchen among the arrivals.

Nangong Yang had never seen these so-called directors, and Chairman Zhang was seated in the main seat, leisurely chatting with a middle-aged man beside him, occasionally nodding and smiling.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Chu Ge walked in.

The middle-aged man’s smile disappeared instantly upon seeing Chu Ge, he squinted his eyes and adjusted his glasses, "Who is this?"

Chairman Zhang explained, "This is Mr. Chu, who helped cure the Old Master’s illness earlier. I’m planning to involve him in the research and development of our new medicine this time."

The middle-aged man’s face darkened further, "But I’ve heard that you’ve already come to terms with Nangong. I heard the Young Master Yunxi, who just returned from abroad, is also quite skilled in this area."

Chairman Zhang smiled faintly, "Everyone’s operating based on their abilities, having multiple opinions involved is not bad."

The middle-aged man didn’t say more as she didn’t refuse Nangong Yunxi’s involvement, he then turned his attention to Nangong Yang, asking, "And who is this person?"

"Let me introduce, this is Miss Nangong Yang, my son’s girlfriend. I brought her today to make her acquainted with everyone. Nangong Yang, please greet everyone."

At this moment, Chairman Zhang no longer had the morning’s sternness. If not for prior encounters, Nangong Yang might have thought of her as a loving, gentle, and elegant mother.

"Hello everyone, I’m Nangong Yang." Nangong Yang admitted that being pretentious wasn’t her strong suit. She nodded slightly, lowered her head, and secretly glanced at the directors’ expressions, all looking at her expressionlessly, except for the glasses man, who squinted his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, the glasses man said, "Meimei, what are you doing standing back there?"

Li Mei walked to Nangong Yang’s side, glanced at Nangong Yang, her eyes filled with jealousy, and then walked to the glasses man’s side, "Daddy."

The glasses man is the legendary Chairman Li, son of the founding members of the Group, no wonder he seemed more arrogant than the other directors. As a son, the enterprise established by the father, all the descendants follow the legacy effortlessly.

Li Mei gracefully sat down, Chu Ge helped Nangong Yang arrange her chair, Nangong Yang sat down squarely, her legs naturally crossed. The people across the table couldn’t see Nangong Yang’s actions due to the table’s obstruction. Chairman Zhang saw this, sighed heavily, and looked at Nangong Yang with a complicated expression.

"Come, don’t just sit there staring, waiters, serve the dishes." Chairman Zhang broke the silence.

The dishes were served one by one, but no one seemed inclined to pick up their chopsticks, Nangong Yang was almost famished! 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

She picked up the chopsticks and casually grabbed a piece of chicken in front of her, put it in her mouth, and started eating without regard to her image. The food at a high-end hotel was indeed different, so delicious. The waiters seemed to slowly retreat, was that all? Such a big table with just these few dishes?

The delicacies on the table successfully attracted Nangong Yang’s gaze, she picked up another larger piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

Sensing the odd stares directed at her, she looked up and met Chairman Zhang’s angry gaze, looking around, they were all staring at her. Nangong Yang bit her lower lip tightly, silently put down the chopsticks, looked at Chu Ge, Chu Ge picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of sweet and crispy rib into his plate, casually saying, "Eat whatever you want, why worry so much? Isn’t eating meant to be enjoyable and filling?"

Chairman Zhang also picked up his chopsticks and said, "Everyone, let’s dig in."

Li Mei twisted her waist, snorted contemptuously, slowly picked a bit, slightly opened her mouth and took a small bite, then looked at Nangong Yang again, lifted her chin arrogantly. Nangong Yang angrily picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing while looking at Li Mei, mimicking her by lifting her chin proudly.

Li Mei didn’t expect Nangong Yang to retaliate, especially in front of the directors, everyone sensibly pretended not to notice, only Chairman Zhang coughed once, and Li Mei quickly flattered, "Auntie, are you alright? Have some water!"

Chairman Zhang glanced at the water handed over by Li Hua, but showed no intention to take it, Li Hua sullenly placed the cup down, lowered his head, and said nothing.

Chairman Li came to smooth things over, "Chairman Zhang, don’t you think we should expedite the progress of our research and development contract?"

Chairman Zhang nodded, "Now that Mr. Chu is here, it’s a good opportunity for us to discuss it thoroughly."

The dinner ended as they talked about matters Nangong Yang didn’t understand.

Originally, she thought after this dinner, her relationship with Chairman Zhang would be much more cordial. But unexpectedly, Nangong Yang got demoted back to the grassroots level the next day.

The secretary lady in front of her wore a smile, but this smile seemed frozen on her face, so unnatural. She walked straight to the finance department without saying a word.

"Minister, this is Miss Nangong," the secretary introduced.

The handsome man in front of her, seemingly in his thirties, carefully observed Nangong Yang, "I know, thank you Secretary Li. Would you like a drink?"

"Working hours, thanks." With that, she turned and left, leaving her and the Minister alone.

She chuckled secretly, he certainly doesn’t appreciate your attentiveness!

"Nangong Yang!" Oops, she got caught.

"Yes!" Immediately put on a compliant demeanor.

"Come, let me show you to your new desk."

Thinking it would be some magnificent office, instead he brought her to the pantry,

"From now on, you will no longer be responsible for game development, but for maintaining cleanliness here!"

What? Cleanliness?

"Don’t show discontent. Everyone entering Huangpu Group possesses genuine talent. I can’t have the talented scholars who returned from abroad handle this, right?"

"Minister, has anyone told you your voice sounds quite effeminate?"

"What nonsense! I’m your supervisor! Such rudeness! Also, there’s a printing room next door! All the photocopying is your responsibility too!" After saying that, he glared at her and turned to leave!

Looking at the empty pantry, a cleaning lady walked in, "Little girl, it’s not time for water yet."