Chapter 116: The Air-Dropped General Manager
Today is the day of Ji’s Enterprise’s change of leadership, and the hotel staff were busy preparing for the ceremony early in the morning. Many young female employees were excited in their hearts, because the most valuable and youngest diamond president in this city was by their side, and they would soon witness the Young Master of the Ji Family, who was a heartthrob during his school days. It was truly a blessing cultivated over centuries!
With ten minutes left before the ceremony began, a scene was unfolding in a presidential suite of the hotel.
“Athena, are you ready to welcome all of this?” The one who spoke was a person with a resolute back, a cold tone, and bloodthirsty eyes, existing like a devil!
The one being questioned wore a long V-neck dress, had fiery red lips, and golden hair, looking like a provocative woman at first glance.
Her red lips parted slightly, “Everything is ready, we just need the east wind!”
After speaking, their eyes met, and their lips curved upwards simultaneously, both thinking in their hearts, “First battle, guaranteed victory!”
At this moment, Grandfather Ji pushed open the door, leaning on his cane, and said with a chuckle, “Children, welcome home!!”
Andrei and Athena walked to Grandfather Ji’s side, linking arms with the nearly hundred-year-old but still energetic elder.
The three of them looked into the distance with their own hidden thoughts!
Before the ceremony began, a large group of media friends gathered in the venue, paying close attention to the matter of Ji’s Enterprise changing its leader. This was the new leader of this city! They definitely had to witness this precious moment!
Shareholders arrived one after another, and senior executives of the company took their seats one by one.
The closed doors were magnificently opened. Ji Xiangyu wore a silver-gray slim-fit suit, with a sapphire blue decorative silk on his lapel, paired with a sapphire blue shirt. The moment he appeared, he captivated all the young girls and women in the venue, and even many male compatriots were jealous of this king-like man for possessing all the most wonderful things in the world!
Coupled with Ji Xiangyu’s ruthless style of conduct in recent years, it made those girlish fantasies unstoppable. It was simply a real-life version of a domineering CEO falling in love with me, and promising to buy me the entire fish pond!
However, this could only be a fantasy. Who could help it when such a noble and cool young master was already exclusively claimed by a formidable woman? Look at Situ Jingyi, who always held Ji Xiangyu’s hand at any occasion. They could practically be described as a talented man and beautiful woman, well-matched in social status, and childhood sweethearts. They were simply figures to be admired from afar, not to be trifled with!
Situ Jingyi, holding Ji Xiangyu’s arm, elegantly and gracefully walked to the media friends. She gently said to the incessantly flashing cameras, “Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend Yu’s inauguration ceremony. Thank you!”
“When is Miss Situ and Young Master Ji’s wedding set? With the two families joining forces, won’t it be more conducive to the future development of Ji’s Enterprise? Will Ji’s Enterprise begin a new model in the future?”
Situ Jingyi raised an eyebrow, looking at Ji Xiangyu, and smiled charmingly, “As the woman, it’s not appropriate for me to answer this!”
So the reporter turned their camera to Ji Xiangyu and asked, “Young Master Ji, what do you want to say?”
Ji Xiangyu’s face was cold, and he said expressionlessly, “No comment! Thank you all for coming, Ji Mou is deeply grateful, I’ll be taking my leave now!”
With that, he shook off Situ Jingyi’s hand and left with a resolute back!
Leaving Situ Jingyi alone to awkwardly face the reporters’ questions.
After dealing with that group of reporters, Situ Jingyi angrily ran to the waiting room and found Ji Xiangyu, saying, “Yu, I was helping you! How could you treat me like this!?”
Ji Xiangyu sat on the sofa, eyes closed, resting. Upon hearing Situ Jingyi’s accusation, he replied in a cold tone, “These people are just trying to dig up something; they don’t actually care about my inauguration. There’s no need to say more to that bunch! Talking more is useless!!”
Ji Xiangyu’s cold words infuriated Situ Jingyi. She retorted, “You…” She tried to say something for a long time but couldn’t utter a word!
Ji Xiangyu said coldly, “Enough, Jingyi, I want to be alone!! You go to the venue and check things out first!”
Situ Jingyi stood there helplessly, looking at Ji Xiangyu. For the past five years, he had maintained a certain distance from her, neither too close nor too far. His eyes always saw only that woman who, in his mind, had betrayed him.
After so many years, she still couldn’t win Ji Xiangyu’s heart.
She refused to believe that a living person couldn’t compare to a dead woman!!!
Ceremony Venue:
The Master of Ceremonies was saying some pleasantries on stage. Ji Xiangyu sat in the audience, looking at the Ji’s Enterprise logo prominently displayed on the backdrop. He frowned. How could he bear such a great responsibility?
Even if the road ahead was full of thorns, he would not let his grandfather down. At least he would do his best to maintain Ji’s Enterprise even better!
At this moment, Grandfather Ji walked to the main stage, leaning on his cane. He looked at everyone gathered and said with a smile, “Today is a great day for my grandson, Xiao Yu, to take over the position of Chairman of Holy Courtyard. I, this old man, would like to take this opportunity to say that I hope all seniors will guide my grandson well in all aspects! Now, I invite our protagonist, Chairman Ji Xiangyu, to say a few words!”
Grandfather Ji looked at Ji Xiangyu kindly and gave him a reassuring smile.
Ji Xiangyu’s lips curved upwards, and he nodded slightly.
He then stepped towards the main stage and said to the crowd, “I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as Chairman. I hope that in the days to come, I can work with all seniors to strive for the hotel and make Ji’s Enterprise flourish!”
It was a very brief statement, he didn’t even thank anyone, lasting less than a minute.
Grandfather Ji looked at Ji Xiangyu with worry. How could he take office properly like this? Perhaps a more domineering approach would be much better.
Grandfather Ji stepped forward, holding the exclusive badge of the Chairman of Ji’s Enterprise Holy Courtyard Hotel. It was a pure gold badge, inlaid with a precious jade bearing the hotel’s logo. This was the badge symbolizing who held the power. Having the badge meant being able to command every employee of the entire hotel and its affiliated entertainment industry!
Grandfather Ji carefully pinned it to Ji Xiangyu’s chest, patted Ji Xiangyu’s shoulder heavily, and said earnestly, “Xiao Yu, the road ahead is still long. I hope you can walk forward without fear of hardship!”
Ji Xiangyu nodded, his eyes firm, “Grandfather, don’t worry, I will give it my all!”
Grandfather Ji nodded with relief and continued speaking on the main stage, “Taking this opportunity, I, this old man, would also like to introduce someone to everyone, the new General Manager of the hotel this term. He is a young and promising man, formerly an outstanding hotel management professional in Las Vegas. I, this old man, am fortunate to have invited him to serve our hotel!”
As soon as the news broke, there was another wave of shock and discussion from the audience.
Grandfather Ji continued, “Please welcome our newly appointed General Manager, Mr. Andrei!”
Originally, everyone was just curious about who this air-dropped General Manager would be. When the heavy wooden doors were pushed open, two black figures walked onto the main stage together. There were countless flashes along the way. The man was handsome, resembling a Sino-Russian mixed-race person, and the woman had golden hair, looking very sexy like a Hollywood blonde!
The reporters were only focused on guessing the identities of these two. But Ji Xiangyu was different. The moment the door was opened, he thought he was mistaken. The blonde woman looked exactly like Qing Tian. The man beside her was very similar to Xia Yang. What play was Grandfather putting on?
The moment Situ Jingyi saw Andrei and his companion, her legs went weak, and she stumbled back into her chair, muttering, “How could this be?”
