CHAPTER 779: CHAPTER 776: MAGIC TRICKS

The annual party was quite interesting.

And it certainly wasn’t Ruan Hongzhuang’s summary on stage that made it interesting.

Although her words were very inciting, especially after practicing the "Heavenly Maiden’s Skill," her voice naturally carried a hint of allure.

With just a simple work summary and a vision for the coming year, she had the hundred or so people below clapping excitedly, cheering loudly, greatly boosting morale.

But obviously, this had little effect on Shen Siyuan.

What he found interesting were the performances at the annual party.

The customer service department, normally a group of aloof ladies, were dancing to Korean pop songs, especially their manager, Le Yunxi.

Wearing black-rimmed glasses and often walking with her eyes looking upward, occasionally speaking English, Le Yunxi was dancing to HyunA’s "Trouble Maker." She already had a tall and elegant figure, usually dressed in formal attire, looking stiffly procedural, but at that moment, the intense shaking was exciting the crowd below, making them howl.

In addition, there was Han Yanxia, the trust-fund kid who previously came to seek trouble with Shen Siyuan, who appeared on stage with a rap performance, his styling and makeup so cool it was over the top, making some of the girls watching below shout themselves hoarse.

Additionally, the legal department manager, Chang Haoxuan, came on stage with a stand-up comedy act. The venomous Chang Haoxuan not only joked about himself but also about other company employees, even making fun of Shen Siyuan. Offending him is quite an art, and it’s a good thing Shen Siyuan is broad-minded; any less-so person might have immediately drawn the "Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword" and stabbed him into a mist of blood.

In fact, there were many like Chang Haoxuan in the company who found Shen Siyuan disagreeable; Han Yanxia was one of the most representative figures. These people were either suitors of Ruan Hongzhuang or admirers of her.

So, naturally, they could barely maintain a good attitude toward Shen Siyuan, this "ordinary man" who had won the beauty.

Why emphasize ordinary man? Because if Shen Siyuan were extraordinarily outstanding in all aspects, making him unreachable and untouchable, they would naturally submit and acknowledge their inferiority, and that would be the end of it.

But he was just an ordinary person in all aspects; how could they easily admit defeat?

Especially recently, Ruan Hongzhuang appeared radiant, in all her glory, obviously well-cared-for, which made them even more envious.

Fortunately, they still didn’t know that Shen Siyuan was about to have a wedding with Ruan Hongzhuang, or else there would have been more people dissing him today.

Nevertheless, after Chang Haoxuan, the legal department manager, finished his stand-up routine, an atmosphere urging Shen Siyuan to perform reached a climax.

Everyone clapped in unison and chanted slogans.

"Perform one, perform one."

Even the network maintenance department people sitting beside him were instigating.

They weren’t interested in seeing him perform; they just wanted to see him make a fool of himself.

With things said to this extent, Shen Siyuan couldn’t remain seated and unmoving, so he had to stand up.

At this moment, Taozi came over and whispered, "Ruan Ruan told me to tell you, if you don’t want to go on stage, she’ll have someone suppress it."

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyuan looked toward the front stage and indeed saw Ruan Hongzhuang looking at him with a worried expression.

He then lightly smiled, withdrew his gaze, and said to Taozi, "Everyone is so happy today, let’s not spoil the fun, don’t worry."

Saying this, Shen Siyuan walked directly towards the stage.

Seeing Shen Siyuan actually come on stage, the host, Wei Suhua, quickly said, "Let’s welcome our colleague from the network maintenance department, Shen Siyuan, to perform a program, let’s give him a round of applause."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a burst of applause from the audience; they were truly excited, eager to see Shen Siyuan make a fool of himself. People get most thrilled and excited when doing bad things.

"Is it okay?"

When he got on stage, Wei Suhua covered the microphone and asked softly.

Seeing her worried face, Shen Siyuan reached out into the void, pinched, and a dewy, vibrant rose appeared in his palm.

"For you," Shen Siyuan said.

Seeing him suddenly display this trick, Wei Suhua knew today was a sure thing and, while reaching out to take the rose, handed the microphone to Shen Siyuan as well.

Taking the microphone, Shen Siyuan spoke while walking towards the center of the stage.

"I know many are unhappy that I managed to win over your President Ruan, but it doesn’t matter, I just enjoy how you’re unhappy but can’t do anything to me..."

"Boo~"

There was a laughter-filled boo from the audience, and the tension in the atmosphere relaxed considerably.

Shen Siyuan noticed Zhao Dezhu below the stage too, and seeing his panicky expression, smiled and cast him a reassuring glance because Chang Haoxuan was considered his follower, and while others didn’t know Shen Siyuan’s identity, Zhao Dezhu knew it all too well. So, with Chang Haoxuan’s performance today, he was genuinely dizzy, feeling like the sky was falling.

Retracting his gaze, Shen Siyuan said to the people below, "Many are curious about how I pursued President Ruan, including our colleagues from the network maintenance department, I told them she pursued me..."

"Pfff..." Another wave of disdain came from below.

"They didn’t believe me, just like you, and even jeered at me..." Shen Siyuan said, looking towards Ruan Hongzhuang in the audience.

She was smiling brightly and serenely gazing at him.

"Fire them all later," Shen Siyuan said.

There was a burst of laughter below, and Ruan Hongzhuang laughed and replied, "Alright."

Not only Shen Siyuan, but the leadership at the same table were all observing Ruan Hongzhuang’s expression.

Seeing Shen Siyuan speak like this, with Ruan Hongzhuang showing no signs of anger and actively cooperating, though not knowing if this was true or false, her attitude evidenced that their relationship was undoubtedly strong.

At this moment, Shen Siyuan shifted his tone and said, "Actually, I don’t believe it myself, because I’m just bragging, the real reason is..."

Everyone saw Shen Siyuan reach out into the void, and a huge bouquet of roses appeared in his hand.

The crowd below widened their eyes in amazement because Shen Siyuan was only wearing a simple two-piece outfit today, thin and breathable, with a short-sleeved top making it impossible to have a place to hide something.

And it was such a large bouquet of roses, even holding it was difficult, imagine concealing it anywhere else on him.

Shen Siyuan, holding the roses, walked towards the edge of the stage, where Ruan Hongzhuang immediately got up, walked over, and took them from him.

Seeing this, Taozi secretly pouted; she also wished Shen Siyuan would give her roses in front of everyone.

But that was nearly impossible.

Yet, at that moment, another big bunch of roses appeared in Shen Siyuan’s hand, and while the prior bouquet was red roses, this new bouquet was pink.

Gesturing to Taozi, she eagerly skipped forward and took them.

The crowd thought Taozi was helping Ruan Hongzhuang to take them, as rather than two massive bouquets; it was tough for Ruan Hongzhuang to hold them all.

Only Hong Wenqing, placed at the front table as a partner, showed a curious expression, feeling there seemed to be something subtly different about Shen Siyuan and Jiang Taoshi’s relationship.

At the same time, many from the back of the hall were already standing, even moving forward, wanting to see clearly how Shen Siyuan conjured such two massive bouquets of roses.

Shen Siyuan’s performance continued...

PS: More to come today~