The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 499 - 499 484 Apology

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Everyone burst into laughter.

Ye Chen sure had a sharp tongue; with just one sentence, he could talk someone to death.

Li Ruo was also infuriated by Ye Chen, this guy really had no filter when it came to speaking.

However, the members of the directorate were quite moved.

Ye Chen, as a vice president, was willing to stand up for them; this must be a form of care for the employees below him.

“Humph, so you’re saying that you’re putting me in the same category as an octopus?” Li Ruo huffed indignantly because she was involved in this affair too.

After all, the restaurant’s rules were approved and signed off on by her, with the official documents bearing her signature in red.

“I didn’t say that!” Ye Chen snorted coldly and said, “You’re the esteemed president who is high and mighty.

How could you understand the hardships of the common folk?

The ordinary employees’ efforts are in no way inferior to those of the executives.

Some executives don’t even do their jobs in the office, spending their days drinking tea and enjoying themselves.

And yet come lunchtime, they still get to enjoy special meals.

Truly, they live like they’re in a socialist society, don’t they?”

Pfft…

Lin Ziwen couldn’t help but laugh.

Ye Chen, that scoundrel, really could drag anything into the conversation.

But it was true; the current executives were indeed not conscientious enough, often dumping their work on the employees while the employees toiled away, not daring to complain.

After all, Tianya Group’s salaries and benefits were among the best in Jianghuai City, so everyone was unwilling to lose their jobs.

“You…” Li Ruo’s face turned crimson.

Every time she thought of the splitting headaches she had at work, she couldn’t help but sympathize with the executives.

They all had complex tasks to do, dealing with heaps of data and coordinating various plans.

Thus, when it came to allocating funds for the restaurant, Li Ruo naturally favored the executives.

She hadn’t expected Ye Chen to paint such an abhorrent picture of them — lazy and passing their work down to others.

If that were really the case, her good intentions would’ve been in vain.

“Every word I’ve said is the truth!” Ye Chen smiled faintly and continued, “I actually think that the regular staff deserve better meals.

I believe that with better food, they will work even harder.

As for the executives, maybe they should try what the employees eat!”

Everyone on the scene was dumbfounded.

Shit, wouldn’t that mean that the executives would be worse off than the ordinary employees?

All eyes involuntarily turned to Li Ruo.

Frowning, Li Ruo realized she might have been too idealistic before.

Thinking about it now, such a decision did seem biased.

“Then what do you propose we do?” Li Ruo looked up at Ye Chen, “You’re the vice president of the company, you can submit a proposal to me!”

“Alright!” Ye Chen clapped his hands together and declared, “I believe that all employees of the company are part of the same family, so why should there be a division between an executive restaurant and an employee restaurant?

Don’t you think this is discrimination?

It also promotes vanity among the junior executives, giving them a sense of arrogance and self-importance.

Therefore, I request that, starting today, the restaurant treat everyone equally, with no distinction between executive and staff.

All funds invested by the company into the restaurant should be used to improve the collective dining experience!”

The sound of applause…

Before Li Ruo could even ponder Ye Chen’s suggestion, all the ordinary employees started clapping for him.

Indeed, Ye Chen’s speech had won everyone’s endorsement.

Every time the employees entered the restaurant, although they were not allowed into the executive dining area, they accepted it.

However, they were resolute in not letting incidents like the one with the chef who bullied them just now go unchecked.

“Good, we’ll do as you say!” Li Ruo nodded and then turned to Lin Ziwen, “Ziwen, issue a notice within the company later, and also, have the catering department staff come to my office this afternoon!”

“Yes, Mr.

Li!” Lin Ziwen immediately agreed.

“Also, let’s go eat out with Ye Chen and the others today!” Li Ruo smiled faintly.

“Yes, Mr.

Li!” Lin Ziwen replied respectfully.

Soon after, Lin Ziwen had the janitor auntie clean up the glass and arranged for someone in the afternoon to dismantle the executive dining room, from then on to be just another regular staff dining room.

This move naturally garnered cheers from the company’s employees.

The crowd burst into applause.

Li Ruo and Ye Chen, along with others, dined in the external staff restaurant, an act that frightened the head chef.

Thus, the head chef hurried out to apologize to Li Ruo, “Mr.

Li, I…

It’s my fault for not managing my subordinates properly.

I…

I apologize.

Please, come eat in the internal restaurant!”

“No need, now that the executive dining room has been dismantled, there’s no such thing as an internal restaurant!” Li Ruo said calmly.

“Ah?!” The head chef was startled, not expecting Li Ruo to actually follow through.

The head chef was somewhat frustrated; he used to control the executive dining room’s meals, trying all kinds of schemes to please the executives and Li Ruo.

Now, with Li Ruo and a bunch of Tianya Group’s executives about to join the staff dining room, the head chef was at a loss on what to do next.

He quickly offered, “Then…

then I’ll go cook a few exquisite dishes for you right away!”

“Stop!” Li Ruo immediately waved her hand and said, “If you were to cook for us, how would that be any different from the cadre dining hall?

The cadre dining hall has already been dismantled, and from now on, the higher-ups will get their meals directly from the main lobby.

So, you don’t need to go through any trouble for us!”

The head chef was immediately dumbfounded; it seemed Mr.

Li was serious.

Then, Li Ruo instructed Lin Ziwen to have the chefs send up the meals.

The large disinfection tray was scrubbed fiercely by the head chef, who then tossed it into the sterilizer to be intensely steamed at a high temperature.

What a joke, Mr.

Li’s health was more precious than anyone’s.

As the head chef, I might not be able to help Mr.

Li with his worries and difficulties, but I could certainly take care of his dietary needs.

The meals from the staff canteen were brought up.

Li Ruo looked at the dull yellowing mess and the big pot dishes served, feeling completely appetite-less.

Taking a deep breath, considering her staff could eat such meals every day, why couldn’t she?

Thus, Li Ruo mustered her courage and tried a bite of the vegetables.

The taste was a bit too strong, but the rest was okay.

As for the rice, it truly was a bit hard.

After a few bites, Li Ruo could no longer stomach it.

“Mr.

Li, having experienced the meals of your ordinary staff, how do you feel?” Ye Chen asked with a laughing smile.

“Not bad,” Li Ruo frowned, unable to say it was disgusting—that would be like slapping her own face.

Liu Shang, Fang Fei, and the others had unnatural expressions, eating at the same table as Mr.

Li really did add some pressure.

Around the table where Mr.

Li sat, it was crowded with people eager to get closer and take a good look at Mr.

Li, even using cameras to sneak selfies with Li Ruo with the intent of posting them on Weibo later with a caption: “The untold story between me and the beautiful CEO of Tianya Group!”

However, that guy was reportedly bombarded on Weibo and nearly committed suicide by jumping off a building.

In his desperation to gain followers, he didn’t hold back at all, even fabricating emotional stories with Li Ruo.

What a joke, as if the Heavenly Reversal Gang wouldn’t have torn him apart.

“Eat more if it’s okay,” Ye Chen said with a grin, then he started eating heartily.

Liu Shang also began to eat, and everyone else followed suit.

In Business Unit One, aside from Ye Chen and Liu Shang, the other five were all girls.

From Li Ruo’s perspective, if they could eat these meals, why couldn’t she?

So, Li Ruo forced herself to eat, to accept these unpalatable meals.

Soon, Li Ruo surrendered, telling everyone, “I’m full, you guys eat slowly, I’m heading back to the office!”

“You’re full already?” Ye Chen was taken aback and quickly said, “Mr.

Li, that’s not good.

You eat less than a cat but work harder than an ox, you’ll wear yourself out like that!”

“I…

I’m really full!” Li Ruo left that remark and promptly walked towards the elevator.

Watching Li Ruo’s retreating figure, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Shang said nervously, “Ye Chen, I’m sure Mr.

Li didn’t eat enough!”

“Isn’t that obvious?” Fang Fei glanced at him and said, “Could anyone be full from eating so little?”

Ye Chen glanced at the group, then headed towards the kitchen.

He had a few words with the head chef, whose eyes lit up and nodded in agreement.

Afterward, the head chef sprung into action, preparing a meal for Li Ruo, and several delicate dishes were quickly produced.

The head chef personally carried the dishes, along with the fragrant Thai jasmine rice, into the elevator.

Before leaving, he made sure to flash a smile at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen waved it off.

When the meals were delivered to Li Ruo’s office, Li Ruo asked curiously, “I didn’t order any meal!”

“Oh, Mr.

Li, this is what Vice President Ye instructed us to send to you!” The head chef quickly replied with a smile.

“Ah?!” Li Ruo was startled, then a blush appeared on her face, and she looked at the head chef and said, “Okay, I got it.”

“Mr.

Li, if you’re done eating, just give the restaurant a call and I’ll come right up to collect the plates,” said the head chef with a smile before quickly leaving Li Ruo’s office.

Li Ruo sighed helplessly as she looked at the fragrant dishes on the table, not just the flavor, but even the presentation was much more exquisite than what she’d seen at the staff canteen.

“It appears I’m just not cut out for communal dining.”

Picking up her chopsticks and thinking of Ye Chen’s caring smile, Li Ruo found the food tasted much better.

The stir in the canteen whipped up a storm within Tianya Group, with many people supporting Ye Chen’s actions, while others expressed their disagreement.

Those in favor believed that tearing down that glass wall could enhance the company’s unity and prevent polarization within the company.

Those opposed felt that the executive staff deserved different treatment; after all, this was China, and the situation ought to conform to our country’s fundamental conditions…