As expected, Rosalie's Weibo post instantly shot up the trending charts. With her eight million followers, the comment section exploded:
"Breaking news! Celia's mysterious boyfriend revealed!""Why is he so good-looking?""Tall, handsome, and charming.""Wake up, people! So what if he's handsome? I've never heard of him. Could Celia's boyfriend be some rich Young Master?""Haha, quick—let's get 'Celia's Young Master boyfriend' trending!""This Celia is unbelievable! She even brought her boy-toy to CC during work hours. Does she think CC is her personal playground? Please, CC—fire her!"
Rosalie's lips curved upward in smug satisfaction as she scrolled through the comments.
Just then, Jess came running in with Director Li in tow."Director Li, you need to see this! Celia actually brought her boyfriend to the office—in the middle of work hours!"
Director Li, slightly out of breath from hurrying, followed Jess toward Celia's office.Rosalie quickly tagged along. Something told her this was going to be fun.
Inside, Jess strode forward with the confidence of someone about to deliver a fatal blow, pointing at Zhou Jin with a triumphant smirk."Director Li, that's him! He's Celia's boyfriend. I told you I wasn't making it up!"
Zhou Jin leaned lazily in the office chair, lifting his gaze with a faint smile."Director Li… long time no see."
"What?"
Rosalie and Jess froze.They… knew each other?
Director Li's eyes widened before he stepped forward in a hurry, his tone instantly respectful."Boss, I just heard you were here at CC. I didn't expect you'd be with Celia."
The room went dead silent.
Rosalie blurted out, "B-boss…? Boss?"
Director Li moved to stand behind Zhou Jin and addressed them formally."This is the owner of CC. Why don't you both come over and greet him properly?"
Rosalie and Jess could only gape, utterly stunned.Celia's "boyfriend"… was the boss of the entire company?!
"B-boss!" both women stammered, their voices trembling.
Celia arched an eyebrow and stepped closer, her bright eyes glinting with amusement."Rosalie, Jess… What was it you were saying just now? Something about me breaking company rules by bringing my boyfriend here?"
They quickly shook their heads.Of course they hadn't said that! The boss could walk into CC whenever he pleased—rules didn't apply to him.
The truth was, it felt as if Celia had just slapped them both hard across the face, leaving them humiliated.
Zhou Jin turned his attention to Director Li."Director Li, I notice your employees aren't working during office hours but are busy gossiping instead. Is this your idea of productivity?"
Director Li's expression darkened."Rosalie, Jess, what's gotten into you two? You'll each write a thousand-word self-reflection. Now, back to work."
"Yes, Director Li…" they muttered miserably.
…
Once outside, their faces dark as storm clouds, Rosalie pulled out her phone and opened Weibo.Her comment section had been completely overrun by onlookers:
"Oh my god, is that Zhou Jin, the CEO of CC?""Rosalie's fans are embarrassing themselves—this is painful to watch.""Rosalie stans, congratulations! Celia's boyfriend is your boss… and your boss's boss.""This is gold. Rosalie really needs to thank her fanbase for this PR disaster."
Rosalie felt like the ground had opened beneath her. This was a complete public wipeout. She wanted to delete the post—had to delete it—
But before she could act, Zhou Jin opened a brand-new personal account and posted a single status:
"Celia, my girlfriend."
The internet detonated. Not only had the CC CEO publicly claimed Celia, but another brand-new account popped up at almost the same time…