Su He’s pretty face turned beet red.
She had never met someone who acted so virtuous after taking advantage of her!
He was Lu Yanbei, how could he say such a thing!
Su He wondered if he had been possessed by something unclean!
Lu Yanbei knew she would fly into a rage if he teased her any longer, so he turned to get the new dress from the door. "Change into this first, the performances will start soon."
Lu Corporation's anniversary celebration was grand, with many celebrities invited as guests, and performances were naturally included. Company employees had also prepared performances. The banquet hall, which could accommodate thousands of people, was already set up and waiting for the leader's speech before it began.
Lu Yanbei checked the time; there were five minutes left.
Old Master Lu would give the opening speech at the banquet, and then it would be his turn.
Su He wanted to say she had already shown her face and needed to leave, but before she could speak, she heard Lu Yanbei say, "After the performances, there's a lucky draw. The grand prize is one hundred thousand."
Upon hearing the amount of a hundred thousand, Su He silently retracted her foot. "That much?"
"Lu Corporation has always been generous to its employees," Lu Yanbei said matter-of-factly.
"Can everyone present participate in the lucky draw?" Su He asked.
"When you came in, everyone received a flower, remember?" Lu Yanbei kindly reminded her.
Su He nodded and rummaged through her bag, pulling out the crushed tulip.
Could there be a hidden secret in this?
Lu Yanbei generously told her, "The flower stems are engraved with numbers. Different numbers correspond to different prizes."
"Everyone gets a chance?" Su He became inexplicably excited.
Lu Yanbei curved his lips. "Yes."
"Then, I'll wait a little longer." With a new goal, Su He was no longer in a hurry to leave. What if she got lucky and won the grand prize?
Seeing her greedy smile, Lu Yanbei knew he had gambled correctly.
At exactly eight o'clock, Su He and Lu Yanbei returned to the banquet hall.
The hall, which resembled an auditorium, was already furnished with tables and chairs, and most of the guests had arrived.
As Lu Yanbei entered, everyone stood up to greet him.
As the next successor of Lu Corporation, Lu Yanbei's seat was at the very front. Wherever he went, there was applause and praise, and everyone was polite and respectful.
Su He didn't want to draw too much attention, so she didn't follow him but found a secluded corner to sit.
The people at Su He's table were ordinary company employees. Seeing Su He approach, they assumed she was a new colleague from some department.
"Hey, which department are you from?" A girl in a white dress nudged her with her elbow.
Su He didn't want anyone to know her identity, so she made something up. "I'm a new intern, just helping out with odd jobs."
"Human Resources?" the girl guessed.
Su He vaguely grunted in response.
"I'm also new here, I'm at the reception. My name is Fang Xiaowen, and you?" The girl was gregarious and talked a lot when she found someone she liked.
"You can call me Xiao He," Su He deliberately omitted her surname.
Fang Xiaowen thought her surname was He and called her "Sister He." "We're both new, let's look out for each other in the future."
"Ah, okay," Su He replied absentmindedly.
Once the performances officially began, Su He fell silent, focusing her attention on the temporary stage.
As expected of the wealthy Lu Corporation, they had invited quite a few celebrity guests. Even Su He, who wasn't very interested in entertainment, recognized a few faces.
One was a popular actress from a recent hit drama, with a charming face and a hot figure. Her energetic dance performance drew continuous cheers from the audience.
Another was a girl group from a talent show, all youthful and radiant, full of vitality, with energetic singing and dancing, a feast for the eyes.
Besides them, there was also a former Golden Melody Queen, a critically acclaimed film emperor, and a popular young idol. All sorts of handsome men and beautiful women gathered, comparable to the year-end awards ceremonies on various TV stations.
Cheers and shouts erupted from the audience, creating a lively atmosphere.
The dazzling lights, clear sound effects, and energetic performances made it feel like a large-scale music festival.
"Ahhhh, Actor Zhang is so handsome!"
"Ning Wan, my youth!"
"I'm actually this close to my goddess Rongrong, I'm so happy!"
Hearing Fang Xiaowen's screams, Su He instinctively covered her ears. While the guests performed on stage, Fang Xiaowen sang along, her voice hoarse from shouting.
Ah, fans are truly crazy.
Su He waited and waited, finally reaching the lucky draw segment.
On stage, the staff had already prepared the lucky draw box.
"Next, please welcome Mr. Lu to the stage to draw today's grand prize." As soon as the emcee finished speaking, a spotlight shone on Lu Yanbei in the front center.
Lu Yanbei slowly stood up, adjusted his suit jacket, and walked up the steps with steady strides.
"Just his back view is enough to mesmerize me,嗚嗚嗚, how can there be such a handsome man in this world!"
"Mr. Lu's figure is really amazing, even better than those celebrities!"
"Those broad shoulders, that narrow waist, that perky butt, tsk tsk tsk... Looking for too long, I'm going to get a nosebleed!"
Hearing the excited discussions from the girls around her, Su He felt a sense of shared sentiment. Lu Yanbei was indeed excellent in every aspect, a perfect creation of heaven!
She wasn't the only one falling for Lu Yanbei, it seemed!
This made her feel more balanced.
Lu Yanbei leisurely walked to the lucky draw box and reached his slender arm inside.
The audience held their breath.
Everyone was hoping to win a prize.
Su He also nervously clutched the flower in her hand.
The number engraved on her flower stem was seventeen.
It contained her lucky number seven.
"I must win!" Su He clasped the bouquet in her hands and prayed silently.
At this moment, Lu Yanbei had already withdrawn his hand and handed the slip of paper to the emcee beside him.
"Let's congratulate... number 148!" The emcee excitedly waved to the audience. "Who is number 148? Please come up on stage to receive the grand prize, one hundred thousand yuan in cash!"
"My god, one hundred thousand! I can't earn that much in a year!"
"This is too generous, the boss is mighty!"
"With such a generous boss, I'm willing to work for Mr. Lu my whole life!"
"Ah, only one number off!"
"Who is this lucky winner?"
People in the audience looked around, trying to find out who had been hit by this windfall.
Su He sighed softly, her small face instantly falling.
It wasn't her!
If she had known, she wouldn't have stayed!
"Hahaha, I won!" A young man wearing glasses suddenly jumped up from the crowd.
Everyone eagerly watched him walk onto the stage and receive a thick stack of cash from Lu Yanbei's hands.
Su He lost interest in what happened next and, holding up her skirt, dejectedly left the banquet hall.
A light rain had started to fall outside, and Su He was a bit worried.
As she hesitated whether to use a ride-hailing app or flag down a taxi on the street, Lu Yanbei's assistant, Cheng Jue, approached her. "Miss Su, Mr. Lu asks you to wait in the car."
Su He was taken aback. Just as she was about to refuse, she heard Cheng Jue add with a smile, "Mr. Lu said he has a surprise for you."
Su He: ...
Fine, she wouldn't refuse a freebie!