The manager said indifferently, "Sir, this matter does not concern you. If you wish to dine, please follow me to the first floor. If not, please leave."
Luo Shiping was furious, "Is this how your Imperial Kitchen treats guests? What's your boss's phone number? I want to call him!"
The manager immediately said, "Security, there's a situation on the second floor. Come up here."
Seeing the manager call security, Luo Shiping's arrogance vanished. He glared at Ye Tian hatefully and finally chose to go downstairs.
Lin Ziyi looked at the elegant surroundings and smiled, "I've dreamed of dining at Shang Shufang, and now the dream has come true. Husband, do you know the owner of Imperial Kitchen?"
Ye Tian replied, "The owner of Imperial Kitchen is named He Dong. Last year, his son was critically ill, and I cured him. He was very grateful and said I could dine there for free anytime."
Lin Ziyi exclaimed, "Tian Ge, your medical skills are truly amazing. And this He Dong, I've heard he has significant backing."
Ye Tian said, "I've spoken with him. He owns four catering companies, and the group is likely to go public soon, with a conservative market value of over a hundred billion."
Lin Ziyi was astonished, "A hundred billion? That's incredible!"
Ye Tian added, "He Dong is indeed a visionary and a businessman with great foresight."
After a brief chat, the dishes arrived. The food at Shang Shufang was personally prepared by the head chef, making it even more delicious.
Meanwhile, Luo Shiping sat alone upstairs, having ordered two dishes. He grew increasingly displeased, wondering why Ye Tian was allowed to dine at Shang Shufang. Did someone from the lower class like him deserve such a privilege?
Just then, he noticed the company chat group becoming lively. It turned out their boss, Yang Shoucheng, was distributing red envelopes to welcome the new colleague, Lin Ziyi, and everyone was busy grabbing them.
Luo Shiping was taken aback. Did the boss actually value Lin Ziyi so highly?
At that moment, Yang Shoucheng sent a voice message, "Accompanying Lin Ziyi today is Mr. Ye Tian, the company's second largest shareholder. Mr. Ye has made immense contributions to the establishment of our company."
Following this, Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi were added to the group by Yang Shoucheng.
Ye Tian shook his head, "This Old Yang, he's forcing me to send red envelopes."
As a shareholder, Ye Tian sent out several large red envelopes, instantly electrifying the group.
Luo Shiping felt a chill from head to toe. After reconfirming multiple times, he finally accepted that the person sending red envelopes was indeed the Ye Tian he knew!
"Impossible! How can he be my boss?"
No matter how much he didn't want to accept it, the reality was undeniable.
Luo Shiping panicked. This job was hard-won. Although he was just a manager, his future was bright. Once the company went public, his stock options would be worth at least hundreds of millions! This was his chance to escape the influence of that overbearing woman.
He quickly sent a message to Ye Tian: "Boss, I apologize."
Ye Tian received his message but did not respond. He couldn't be bothered to exchange a single word with Luo Shiping.
Seeing Ye Tian ignore him, Luo Shiping became even more anxious. Just then, several people walked in, led by a man of great bearing. A随从 beside him asked the manager, "We'd like to go to Shang Shufang."
The manager quickly stepped forward and respectfully said, "I'm sorry, sir, Shang Shufang is already occupied by guests."
The随从's expression changed, "It's occupied?"
He had no choice but to look at the leader, a man in his forties.
The man said to the manager, "I need to host an important guest in half an hour. Could you speak to the people upstairs and ask them to leave? I'm willing to compensate you."
The manager immediately replied, "I'm truly sorry, sir, but the guests upstairs are our five-star VIPs. We have no authority to do so."
The middle-aged man frowned, "Do you know who I am?"
The manager said calmly, "No matter who you are, you cannot disturb the guests at Shang Shufang."
The middle-aged man sneered, "Even your boss, He Dong, has to show me some respect. I can't be bothered with a small fry like you. Call your boss!"