At the thought, Bi Lina hurriedly put on a fawning expression and said to Ye Chen in a sugary voice, "Class Monitor Ye, your esteemed presence is truly an honor for Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel, and an honor for me, your old classmate. Please, come in..."
She thought that a few flattering words would make Ye Chen forget, or overlook, what she had just done.
But she had taken Ye Chen for far too kind a man.
When Chen Zekai heard Bi Lina, he asked in delighted surprise, "Xiao Bi, you're Mr. Ye's classmate?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Bi Lina hurriedly said. "Mr. Ye was my class monitor in college. We were very close!"
Chen Zekai immediately said, "Good, good, good, that's wonderful! Report to the president's office tomorrow. From now on, you'll be the head of human resources at Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel!"
Going from team leader to head of human resources meant jumping at least three ranks at Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel, with more than ten times the pay!
What was more, the head of human resources held the power of life and death over most employees and was unquestionably one of the senior executives.
When Bi Lina heard this, she was so excited she nearly fainted.
Just then, Ye Chen's expression darkened, and he asked coldly, "President Chen, do you know what kind of relationship Bi Lina and I have?"
Chen Zekai thought Ye Chen was still dissatisfied with his arrangement and immediately said in fear and trepidation, "If you're not satisfied, Mr. Ye, I'll promote Xiao Bi straight to vice president of the hotel!"
Bi Lina was so excited she nearly burst into tears!
What was a vice president? Second only to one person and above ten thousand!
But just then, Ye Chen suddenly spoke in a stern voice. "I called Bi Lina for help because I didn't have a membership card, but she humiliated me in every way for no reason, and even tried several times to get security to beat me. Yet you want to promote her to vice president. What do you mean by that? Are you deliberately trying to go against me?"
Hearing this, Chen Zekai felt a chill in his heart.
I'm finished! I tried to pat the horse's ass and hit its leg instead!
When he looked at Bi Lina again, his eyes were full of anger.
He immediately slapped Bi Lina hard across the face and cursed furiously, "You even dared to offend Mr. Ye? Did you eat a bear's heart and a leopard's gall? You don't want to live anymore, is that it?"
Bi Lina went weak all over with fright. She knelt on the floor, kowtowing over and over as she cried, "President Chen, I was wrong."
Chen Zekai suddenly kicked Bi Lina hard, sending her flying several meters. He cursed, "You blind piece of shit! Today I'll show you the price of provoking Mr. Ye!"
With that, he shouted to the security guards beside him, "Beat her hard! Beat her half to death, then ruin that face she got from plastic surgery. After that, tell everyone in Jinling that any company that dares hire her from now on will be making an enemy of me, Chen Zekai!"
Bi Lina was scared half to death and hurriedly said, "President Chen, I was wrong. Please spare me!"
Chen Zekai flew into a rage and shouted, "Now you know you were wrong? What the fuck were you doing earlier? Is Mr. Ye someone you can afford to offend? Fuck, if it weren't for Young Master Ye, I'd fucking kill you!"
Bi Lina broke down sobbing. On her knees, she crawled all the way to Ye Chen and kowtowed repeatedly. "Class Monitor Ye, I was wrong, I'm sorry! Please, for the sake of our time as classmates..."
Ye Chen asked her calmly, "Bi Lina, we were classmates, so why did you insult me and my wife just now?"
Bi Lina wept bitterly. "Class monitor, I lost my head just now. It's all because I couldn't keep my filthy mouth shut. Please forgive me..."
Ye Chen said, "If others don't offend me, I won't offend them. But if they do offend me, I'll never let them off!"
With that, he snorted coldly and added, "You brewed this bitter wine yourself, so drink every last drop!"
Chen Zekai cursed, "You fucking bitch, if you dare run your mouth at Young Master Ye again, I'll have someone tear that filthy mouth of yours apart!"
Bi Lina immediately stopped daring to beg for mercy. Instead, she knelt on the floor and wept uncontrollably by herself.
Ye Chen felt no sympathy for her. He simply ignored her and said expressionlessly to Chen Zekai, "I'd like to talk to you about the Hanging Garden. Let's go to your office."
Chen Zekai hurriedly nodded and said respectfully, "Please follow me, Mr. Ye!"
With that, he pointed at the security guards beside him and shouted, "Beat her hard!"
"Yes, President Chen!"
The guards did not dare defy him. They immediately nodded, rushed over, pinned Bi Lina down, and gave her a brutal beating.
Bi Lina wailed incessantly, but Ye Chen paid her no attention. With Chen Zekai bowing and scraping as he led the way, Ye Chen entered Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel.
As soon as they reached Chen Zekai's office, Ye Chen got straight to the point. "In a few days, it'll be my wedding anniversary. I want to book the entire Hanging Garden. Can you do that?"
Chen Zekai said without hesitation, "Young Master, to ensure fairness to all our high-end members, the Hanging Garden has always refused exclusive bookings. Even if a top city official comes, we don't offer that service. However, if you wish, the Hanging Garden can even remain open exclusively to you forever!"
Ye Chen said calmly, "That won't be necessary. Just set it aside for the anniversary. Also, I need your help preparing a little surprise for my wife."
Chen Zekai immediately said, "Rest assured, Young Master. The entire staff of Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel and I will follow all your instructions!"
After taking care of things at Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel, Ye Chen took the bus home. Almost all the passengers were scrolling through the most popular short-video apps.
And to his surprise, everyone was watching the same video!
It was the video of him throwing around thirteen million in cash at Jade Pavilion!
The video began with Tang Sihai's fleet of Rolls-Royces.
A long line of top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce sedans, a dozen or so black-clad security guards carrying black leather cases, and thirteen million in cash dumped on the floor, leaving the sales manager who had looked down on him with no place to hide her shame-the whole thing had been posted online.
The video simply had not captured Ye Chen's face from the front.
The video quickly went viral in Jinling, and countless people speculated about who this super-rich tycoon really was.
Many young women even began dreaming the Cinderella-and-prince dream, longing to meet this low-key tycoon one day.
Ye Chen checked repeatedly to make sure he really was difficult to recognize in the video. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and return home.
At home, everyone was in high spirits.
Xiao Churan had secured the Dihao Group contract and was about to become a director at the Xiao Group. Her parents were naturally so excited that tears streamed down their aging faces.
After being looked down on in the Xiao Family for so many years, they could finally hold their heads high!
Delighted as they were, his father-in-law and mother-in-law were not as annoyed as before when they saw Ye Chen.
His mother-in-law said excitedly, "Oh, I'm so happy today! My daughter really is no ordinary person!"
Then she looked at Ye Chen and gave him a rare smile. "Ye Chen, you deserve some credit for inspiring Churan in this matter. You don't have to cook today. Let's find a restaurant and have a good meal!"
Xiao Churan smiled. "Then let's go to Kempinski for Western food!"
"Isn't that too expensive?" her mother blurted out. "Wouldn't it cost over a thousand per person?"
Xiao Churan smiled and said, "Mom, a director's salary is very high. It's a million a year."
"Oh!" Her mother clapped her hands in delight. "Wonderful, wonderful! Our Churan has finally made something of herself!"
Then she added, "But you'll have to give Mom at least seventy percent of your salary from now on. You young people don't understand the importance of managing money. Give it to me, and I'll keep it for you. That's definitely more reliable than saving it yourself!"
Xiao Churan immediately nodded and smiled. "Okay, Mom. I'll give it to you every month when the time comes, but it's a deal: you can't keep criticizing Ye Chen from now on. He's your son-in-law, after all!"
Her mother immediately beamed. "All right! For your sake, Mom will try to criticize him less from now on!"