My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 353: He’s Actually the Boss? (Congratulations to "Thomas随风" on becoming the Alliance Hierarch of our book!)

Chapter 353: Chapter 353: He’s Actually the Boss? (Congratulations to "Thomas随风" on becoming the Alliance Hierarch of our book!)

When I first bought this hotel, Chen Yan merely considered it an extra bonus.

But after learning about the hotel’s comprehensive facilities and abundant culinary offerings from Young Master Dong, he began pondering: Was the hotel I painstakingly bought (with a cashback card) (but reimbursable) really meant for making money?

No. Of course, it was for my own enjoyment!

Therefore, after sending off the disobedient President Wang, Chen Yan made sure to reserve a private room or seating area for himself in each restaurant while organizing the new team.

The presidential suite was always kept vacant at his request, so he could stay at any time or host friends.

Hence, when he saw no available seating, Chen Yan couldn’t help but pull out his phone to call the hotel’s general manager and have him escorted to his reserved spot.

Before Chen Yan could dial, suddenly, a waiter approached and confidently said, "Hello, sir, madam. Our restaurant is fully booked, and there are no seats available at the moment."

"If you’d like to wait, it’s estimated to be around a 20-minute wait." freёweɓnovel.com

"So, we suggest you rest here for a moment or perhaps visit one of our other hotel restaurants."

After hearing his words, Chen Yan couldn’t help but ask, "Is business always this booming here every day?"

The waiter smiled and replied, "It’s alright. The main reason is that we’ve recently got a new boss."

"The new boss reformed the entire hotel and recruited a bunch of great chefs from various places."

"In our six restaurants, you can taste different cuisines from various countries and cities, all deliciously prepared, which has built us a strong reputation. That’s why many people come here."

Chen Yan nodded slightly after listening. Although most of it was done by the new team, he had personally recruited them, so rounding up, it was almost as if he’d done it himself!

Being praised by his own employee, Chen Yan didn’t feel any shame!

While Chen Yan was thinking this, the elevator he had come down in once again stopped on the third floor.

A man and a woman stepped out.

The couple was dressed exquisitely; the man in a suit and the woman all dolled up, clearly of discerning taste and substantial wealth.

Seeing new customers come up, the waiter politely nodded at Chen Yan, "Excuse me for a moment," before going to attend to them.

Upon approaching the couple, the waiter repeated what he had said to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan watched quietly until Yu Qiao Qiao softly spoke up, reminding him, "Chen Yan... shall we go to another restaurant? There’s a wait here."

Hearing Yu Qiao Qiao’s words, Chen Yan came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Of course, we’ll eat here. Don’t worry, I have a way."

As Yu Qiao Qiao looked at him with puzzled eyes, he made the call.

"Beep... beep... beep..."

Moments later, the call connected, and a middle-aged woman’s voice came from the other end, "President Chen, are you looking for me?"

Chen Yan said with a smile, "Sister Wang, I’m at our hotel to dine. I’m at the third-floor Western restaurant. Is my reserved spot still there?"

Hearing Chen Yan’s words, the middle-aged woman replied, "Yes, it’s available. Please wait a moment. I’ll call the restaurant and have them seat you. I’ll be right down."

Chen Yan replied, "No need. Just let them arrange it. You keep busy with what you have to do. It’s nothing major, just a meal."

After exchanging a few more words, they hung up.

Chen Yan then turned to Yu Qiao Qiao with a smile, "All set."

Yu Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Yan with her doe-like eyes, nodded silently, and didn’t speak.

In her mind, if Chen Yan said it was arranged, then it was, and there would be no issues.

At this time, the waiter returned from attending to the other two new customers.

Chen Yan scanned the area, yawned, and waited for someone to come get him.

The two impeccably dressed customers assessed Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao, whispering to each other in a volume only they could hear.

The flamboyantly dressed woman quietly said, "Look at them, coming to such a high-end restaurant dressed so... well, plain. Isn’t that a bit too casual?"

The man in the suit chuckled softly, "Don’t speak behind their backs. They probably came in a hurry and didn’t have our sense of ceremony."

The woman glanced at the man, her eyes brimming with sweetness and love.

Life needs a sense of ceremony. Going to a high-end restaurant should be accompanied by stunning attire and a bouquet of flowers.

As the couple whispered to each other, the restaurant’s director hurried over.

She had seen Chen Yan during an inspection visit after joining the company, so a quick glance was all she needed to spot Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao.

Her normally enthusiastic face grew even more earnest as she quickly approached and quietly greeted, "Boss. My apologies for the wait. I was checking ingredients in the upstairs Chinese restaurant and got here late."

Chen Yan chuckled warmly, replying, "It’s alright. Now’s your busy time, and I came unexpectedly, causing a bit of extra trouble."

Hearing this, the director quickly responded, "Not at all, not at all. You came to your own place to dine, there’s no trouble at all."

With that, she gestured to the waiter by the restaurant door, "Xiao Wang, clear table number 1, I’m taking President Chen there."

The waiter, thrilled at first by the director’s appearance thinking she needed him, was unsettled to see her respectfully engaging with the very same customer he had stopped earlier.

Now, hearing the director’s order to clear table number 1, he was truly shocked!

After the new management took over the hotel, all employees were trained to know that each restaurant reserved table number 1 and private room number 1 for the boss.

Clearing table number 1 now proved that the man in front of him was the boss!

His unease turned into trembling caution.

He rushed to clear the table.

Chen Yan, led by the director, proceeded with Yu Qiao Qiao to table number 1.

The Western restaurant had no private rooms; it was all open seating. However, not all spots were created equal.

For instance, table number 1 was situated at the center by the floor-to-ceiling windows, with no other tables within a meter radius.

Whether it was the view or the ambiance, it was the best.

Previously, many had coveted that spot, but were informed by the waitstaff that it was reserved and thus unattainable.

Now, as Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao settled into the coveted spot, many guests turned their attention their way.

While Chen Yan was unconcerned, Yu Qiao Qiao blushed shyly at the stares.

Thus settled, the restaurant director began to take their order.

The waiter who had initially led them was left to return to his spot, gazing longingly at Chen Yan’s table.

Meanwhile, the fashionably dressed couple who had come after Chen Yan were astonished to see him ushered in and seated at the best table. They approached a waiter with a query, "Excuse me, have you opened a new table? Can we be seated soon too?"

Upon hearing the couple’s question, the waiter snapped back to reality.

Even though his thoughts lingered on Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao, his recent training in professionalism allowed him to respond with a professional smile, softly saying, "Hello, dear guests. I’m sorry, but we haven’t opened a new table. For you, the wait is still around 20 minutes."

Hearing this, the flamboyantly dressed woman, pointing at table number 1, inquired, "Then how come they got a new table?"

The waiter confidently explained, "That man is the owner of our group. He came for a casual meal and has a reserved seat."

"The owner?!" The couple was flabbergasted.

While they didn’t know the value of the hotel, they recognized it was surely a staggering sum.

That man, casually dressed as if he’d come for a simple meal, was the secretive tycoon who owned this luxurious hotel?!

For a moment, they were struck speechless.

After a pause, they exchanged looks, both reading in each other’s eyes the same thought: They came to a luxury restaurant for the sense of ceremony, yet for him, it truly was just a casual meal...

To hell with a sense of ceremony; it’s all because we’re not as wealthy...

Chen Yan, oblivious to the impact he had unwittingly had on others’ worldviews, was busy discussing the menu with Yu Qiao Qiao.

Yu Qiao Qiao’s ordering process was rather interesting.

Chen Yan let the restaurant director make recommendations.

She would propose one, and Yu Qiao Qiao would check another in the menu, her face revealing a craving desire.

Yet when Chen Yan agreed, saying they should order that dish, she would glance at the price and her face would transform into shock and discomfort.

Every time, she would look at Chen Yan, wanting to dissuade him, but perhaps due to the presence of others, considering Chen Yan’s face, she would stifle her words after just a few attempts to speak out.

It was enough to amuse anyone.

Thus, Chen Yan ordered seven or eight dishes. Just as he was about to order more, Yu Qiao Qiao finally grew restless, gave him a timid glance, leaned forward slightly, and whispered, "Chen Yan, let’s stop ordering. There’s plenty for the two of us, really."

Chen Yan looked at her adorable expression and couldn’t help but chuckle. Then, assessing the dishes he had ordered and feeling it was indeed enough, he handed the menu back to the restaurant director, "Thank you, this will do."

The restaurant director nodded, "Alright, boss. Please wait a moment. I’ll arrange it right away."

With that, she took the menu and briskly went to the waiter, handed him Chen Yan’s order, and instructed, "This is what our boss would like to eat, have the kitchen start on it immediately."

After instructing, she took the menu again, "I’ll go and double-check."

Then she headed towards the Western kitchen...

At this time, at table number one in the restaurant.

Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao sipped water which had just been poured by the waiter, chatting away.

Yu Qiao Qiao looked around the Western restaurant carefully and then quietly asked, "Chen Yan, is this restaurant really yours?"

Chen Yan shook his head, "No."

Yu Qiao Qiao’s head was filled with question marks, "But, that person just called you the boss. They said this is your place."

Chen Yan chuckled and nodded, explaining, "Right. Because not only is this restaurant mine, but the entire hotel is too."

Hearing this, Yu Qiao Qiao’s eyes widened in shock as she stared at Chen Yan.

After a moment, she couldn’t help but ask, "You... you mean, this hotel?"

She cautiously gestured, "This huge hotel?"

Chen Yan nodded, and then casually mentioned, "I hadn’t originally planned to buy this hotel. I was only discussing the purchase of Fenghua Building with the Fenghua Group at the time."

"After buying it, I found it was too cheap and needed a little something extra. So, I bought this hotel."

"The hotel wasn’t expensive, just a few billion yuan."

"I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time."

"Now, after getting to know it better, I realize I really got a great deal."

Even after knowing Chen Yan for so long with some immunity to his frequent purchases, seeing Chen Yan nonchalantly talk about spending a few billion yuan to buy a hotel as just an add-on still staggered Yu Qiao Qiao.

Moreover, the critical thing was, if someone else had said this, Yu Qiao Qiao would probably think they were pretending to be calm. But knowing Chen Yan, seeing his utterly unconcerned demeanor, she truly believed he didn’t care about it all.

’This is just too crazy...’

Yu Qiao Qiao watched Chen Yan in front of her, feeling a sudden sense of unfamiliarity.

She still remembered the first day she met Chen Yan.