Ruby pursed her lips. She was miffed by what she had heard, yet she had nothing to use as a rebuttal.Faye, on the other hand, was different. Her eyes were dazzling brilliantly in anticipation as she bit her lip.“700 million dollars? That sounds like an exaggeration, you know?” Zayn piped up, “The way I heard it, the new Chairman bought Violet Vision with just 350 million dollars.”Ted shot him a glare before retorting snippily, “Are you the expert on Violet Vision, or am I the one who knows what I’m saying? You’re just a real estate agent. What do you know? See, Violet Vision is the city’s biggest film company. It’s absolutely gargantuan! And you really think a mere sum of 350 million would be enough to buy all of that? Fat chance!”In a way, he was right. Under Zayn’s leadership, Violet Vision had taken a complete one-eighty from its negative growth to its current positive one. By now, its market value had gone up to about 540 million dollars, and a humble sum of 350 million wou
With everyone in the room as his audience, Ted put his fabulist’s skills to the test, beginning his account by straightening himself and feigning coughs. “Ahem!”“The chairman of Violet Vision is a hunky man with a tall physique. He’s incredibly, positively handsome, with an air of manly dignity written on every single one of his facial features. His eyebrows are sharp, and his eyes! They draw you in—they mesmerize you. He looks even more handsome than any one of those male celebrities out there! If our chairman debuts in the entertainment industry, you bet he’s going to be the only thing that can unite the nation!”Every word in his description only served to make her heart gallop. Just the thought of their two previous interactions brought out her bashful side, amplified by suspicious pink shades on her cheeks.Who knew that the mysterious chairman would be so hot?Ted caught onto the changes on her face and teased, “Now, now, Faye. Don’t tell me you have the hots for the chairma
Pleased, Ted nodded and feigned another few coughs again, this time as a hint to Zayn to refill his drink. Seeing the man ignoring him altogether annoyed him, but before Ted could squeeze in a few stern words, his phone rang.When he pulled it out and glanced at the screen, a smile blossomed on his face. “A-ha, looks like my superior has decided to give me a call. He must be thinking of promoting me.”With that, Ted turned on the speaker and let everyone hear his conversation. “Hello? Sir? Oh, what a coincidence! I was just about to call you!”Ted was grinning from ear to ear, obviously extremely pleased with himself. He even managed to find a window of time to raise his eyebrow at Zayn just to squeeze in a moment to gloat.A middle-aged man’s voice boomed from the other side, “Are you free to talk? I have an important matter I need to discuss with you.”His words were a shot of vim and vigor. Ted was so galvanized that he could not stop his voice from quaking a little. “Oh, of co
Embarrassed, the Lewis family excused themselves from Ruby’s house earlier than they planned. They had initially planned to stay for lunch, but that was before the humiliating call from Ted's superior. Of course, no one except Ted suffered the worst blow. After practically having eggs thrown at his face, he could not bring himself to stay here for even a second longer!Too ashamed to stay for the meal, the Lewises fabricated an excuse and fled. Zayn waited until their silhouettes vanished into the distance before bursting into laughter. Faye, too, came very close to giving out a guffaw. Only Ruby seemed unamused. “Is it that funny to you? He might have been fired by Violet Vision, but at least, he has the heart to improve and be useful and become a success! He’s already miles better than you just for having those qualities, Zayn Larson!” she snapped sourly, “You, on the other hand, could never hold any job for a self-respecting man. Instead, you can only work in real estate! You
When Faye saw how Ruby spoke as if it were the truth, she could not help feeling touched. ‘Could the chairman of Violet Vision really feel differently towards me?’At the thought of it, Faye then turned around to look at Zayn who was in the kitchen. She gulped and said, “Mom, actually, there’s something that I haven’t told you about. A few days ago, I attended Ethan’s birthday, but…”Next, Faye told Ruby everything from how she had attended Ethan’s birthday and how he had drugged her, to how she almost lost her virginity but was ultimately rescued by Violet Vision’s chairman. “I feel that the chairman of Violet Vision seems to know me.”After Ruby heard everything, she excitedly clapped her hands and said, “Sure enough! The chairman of Violet Vision has feelings for you. Otherwise, why would he go through so much trouble to save you?! Plus, think about it yourself. If he wasn’t secretly protecting you, how could he have known that you were in trouble at Fireflies and needed rescuing
However, Zayn was unaware of what was going on inside Faye’s mind at that moment. After he ate his lunch, he went off to work.If he had known about it, he probably would have broken his facade and told Faye that he was the chairman of Violet Vision. He would have told her that he would take good care of her in the future. Now that Zayn was already the chairman of Violet Vision, it would not be appropriate for him to ride his bike to work. He did not want something like the previous incident to repeat itself, which would only make things complicated.However, he had not bought a car yet, so he had no choice but to hail a taxi for the past few days. Before he got out of the car, the taxi driver asked him curiously. “Hey, do you work at Violet Vision?”Zayn nodded his head and asked, “Yes, is there a problem?”“No problem, no problem at all!” The driver was a man who was probably in his 20’s. After he parked his car by the roadside, he turned his head to talk to Zayn and said, “Vio
“Cristian!”“Cristian!!!”“You’re so handsome, Cristian! I love you, Cristian!”“I want to have your babies, Cristian…”The women kept on shouting a name: Cristian. When he heard that name being called, Zayn was instantly stunned. ‘This man who looks like a sissy... Is he the Cristian that the driver was raving about?‘He’s not exactly very handsome. After sizing him up, I can see that he’s got a very obvious scar on his face to prove that he’s gone under the knife before. This young hunk has obviously had some work done.‘Celebrities nowadays… Instead of working on their singing or acting skills, they’re more focused on the superficial stuff.‘However, I’m not looking down on them or anything. After all, I’m the chairman of the media company, so these celebrities are like my geese that lay golden eggs.‘The thing that keeps me skeptical is… Cristian probably isn’t signed under Violet Vision, so what’s he doing here? Could he be here to discuss a collaboration?’Cristian enjoy
Zayn immediately frowned and said sharply, “Oi! How dare you litter at Violet Vision? Pick it up right this instant.”Cristian, who was walking in front of Zayn, turned around after hearing what the latter said. When he noticed that Zayn was pointing at the wet tissue on the ground, he immediately said in annoyance, “Are you talking to me?”“What a ridiculous person! Who else could it be if not you?” Zayn retorted without any courtesy. ‘When I saw Cristian being very friendly with his fans, I still had a good impression of him. Who knew that the moment he turned his head, he would not only curse them but even litter? What a person with poor virtues. If even he manages to become an artist, then I have to say that the bar for this profession is just being set lower and lower. In fact, I’ve even read in the news that quite a number of celebrities have faked their academic achievements or the likes.’ In fact, Cristian did not have much of an education at all. Initially, when he was s