His Boss

The alcohol that had just entered Xiao Zhou’s mouth was immediately sprayed out in a choking burst. Wiping his lips with his hand, he swallowed hard and slowly turned his head, praying over and over that it was just a hallucination. But when he saw clearly the man behind him, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, a faintly sinister smile on his face, all he could think was: Damn it. This is bad.

Xiao Zhou hurriedly stood up, followed by everyone else on the sofa, all of whom put on identical, insincere smiles and greeted with enthusiasm, “Brother Xiao.”

Xiao Zhou reacted the fastest, quickly making his way around the sofa to the man’s side, grinning as if he were a blooming flower. “Long time no see, Brother Xiao. The boss said you were on a business trip out of town and wouldn’t be back for at least a week. Haha, Brother Xiao, if only you’d let us know in advance, we could have picked you up at the airport.”

The man was tall and long-legged, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and hair as dark as ink, immaculately styled. His demeanor was calm and refined, gentle yet meticulous. Without the gold-rimmed glasses on his face, his handsome features drew lingering looks from the women present, while the faint, elusive smile at the corner of his lips could charm an entire room.

As the president of a publicly listed company, Yi Xiaoyu excelled in both appearance and erudition—he was the rarest of men in the business world of V City, an exemplar among distinguished gentlemen.

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