Peninsula's first chance encounter during my stay in Dali

Humming a little tune, Zhou Haoming drove to the neighborhood supermarket, bought the groceries he needed, and returned home to begin his culinary adventures.

"Hey, Noona, I'm cooking right now."

"Thank you for your hard work, Haoming. I've finished work and will be waiting for you at the hotel!"

"receive!"

Zhou Haoming had never been so passionate about cooking, and he was still enjoying it even when the spatula was smoking.

Tomato and egg stir-fry, spicy stir-fried pork, stir-fried beef, and pumpkin soup—three dishes and one soup are ready to go.

Zhou Haoming drove non-stop to a hotel in Nanyangzhou. The name of the place reminded him of Lee Kwang-soo's killer smile in Nanyangzhou.

After parking the car in the hotel parking lot, Zhou Haoming took out his phone and called Lin Yoona, "Noona, I've arrived. Which room are you in?"

"Room 2001 on the top floor, just come over here. The room key is at the front desk."

After Zhou Haoming got his room key at the front desk, he took the elevator to the 20th floor.

Zhou Haoming swiped his room card to enter the room but did not see Lin Yun'er; he only heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.

"Are you taking a shower, Nuna?"

"Okay, put the dishes on the table and wait for me. They'll be right there."

Zhou Haoming didn't care about anything else. He quickly took off his clothes and pants, and sneaked into the bathroom to open the door.

"Hey! You filthy pervert!"

"Hehehe, Nuna, I've missed you so much! I can't wait!"

After a thrilling water battle, Zhou Haoming and Lin Yun'er enjoyed a delicious meal, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

"By the way, Noona, I recently came across some luxury brand resources that you'd like to work with. How about becoming a global ambassador for Gucci?"

"Forget it, right now I just want to focus on my acting career. As for luxury brands, I'll just buy whatever I like myself. I'll pass on the endorsements."

  

"Wow, no wonder she's the center of Girls' Generation, she speaks with such confidence!"

"Tch, stop giving me this nonsense. Why are you suddenly bringing this up? Are you doing something behind my back?" Yoona sensed something was off.

"No way, it's just that if I had resources, I would definitely consider my girlfriend," Zhou Haoming said calmly.

"Heh, you better not have any, or you'd better watch out." Lin Yoona glanced at Zhou Haoming's lower body, which made him feel a chill down his spine, as if he wasn't wearing pants.

"Your family will send you clothes tomorrow. I picked them all out for you, so remember to keep them safe."

"Oh, I already have enough clothes, why are you buying me more?"

"My little darling, you're now the representative of Kakao. How can you dress like a college student every day? You have to dress more formally for official events."

"Okay, I'll follow Noona's style every day from now on, and I promise I won't wear anything wrong."

To be honest, Zhou Haoming is quite handsome when he dresses up, but he's usually too lazy and just throws on any clothes and goes out without any style.

Yoona bought a lot of suits this time. With his height of over 1.8 meters and his rather muscular physique, just thinking about it makes me weak.

Sitting opposite Lin Yoona, Zhou Haoming had no idea what she was thinking. Right now, he just wanted to replenish his energy after the battle, since another fierce battle awaited him that night.

"Don't you think my cooking skills have improved?"

"Your cooking has always been delicious, hasn't it? You've even improved. Are you planning to open a restaurant?"

While eating, Zhou Haoming suddenly thought of something: Yi Qian had already completed the international shipping procedures, and he was preparing to ship Yi Qian over the day after tomorrow. He wondered if Yun'er was afraid of cats.

"By the way, Nuna, I'm planning to ship my pet cat, Yiqian, from Dali over. Are you afraid of cats?"

"Friend? You finally managed to send over a thousand! I've been wanting this for so long!" Yoona said excitedly.

"Arriving the day after tomorrow, arriving the day after tomorrow," Zhou Haoming didn't expect Lin Yun'er to react so excitedly, and he was also gratified that his girlfriend liked Thousand—after all, this was a cat he had raised since it was a kitten, and his feelings for her were definitely not just empty words.

"Then I need to make time to go to the pet store tomorrow to buy some nice things for 1,000, like a cat scratching post and stuff!" Lim Yoona counted on her fingers.

Just then, his phone rang. Zhou Haoming saw that it was Secretary Liu calling and quickly answered the phone.

"Hey, Haoming, emergency! The president has suddenly been hospitalized! You need to get back to the company right away. We need to prepare for an emergency board meeting."

"Okay, I understand." Zhou Haoming hung up the phone.

"Noona, something happened at the company, I have to go back quickly, I can't stay with you today, you should get some rest!" Zhou Haoming picked up his coat and walked out.

"Be careful on your way, and remember to call me if anything happens," Lim Yoona reminded her.

Upon returning to the company, Zhou Haoming immediately went to his office to find Secretary Liu for more detailed information.

It turns out that President Kim suddenly fell at home, resulting in his hospitalization and the specific details of his condition are unknown. The company's shareholders' meeting is now being convened by CEO Hong Eun-taek.

As the second-largest shareholder, Zhou Haoming should have been the most likely successor to Kim Bum-soo as co-chairman, but he is currently too inexperienced to take the position.

"Honestly, of all times, this had to happen. If it had been a little later, when all my plans had been in full swing, it would have been so much better," Zhou Haoming lamented, pounding his fist on the table.

"We can't act rashly now. It would be best if we could take this position, but if not, so be it," Secretary Liu said to Zhou Haoming.

"Yes! Without achievements to show for it, sitting in that position is really unrealistic," Zhou Haoming sighed.

"Let's go see what kind of trouble they're up to."

Because of the timely news blackout following the incident, the news of Kim Bum-soo's hospitalization was not reported.

Upon arriving at the top-floor conference room, Zhou Haoming found that almost everyone was already seated. After sitting down, he looked at Hong Yinze across from him, who nodded slightly in return.

Zhou Haoming nodded in understanding. The significance of this meeting was who should now take over the position of co-chairman of Kim Bum-soo's company. Zhou Haoming guessed it would be Hong Eun-taek.

After all, based on seniority and achievements, others are all acceptable; you still need to achieve results yourself.

During the meeting, due to Kim Bum-soo's hospitalization, Hong Eun-taek smoothly took over the position of co-chairman, which was sufficient even though he was acting.

After the meeting ended, Hong Yinze called Zhou Haoming over.

"Representative Zhou, please wait a moment. I've been out of town on business and haven't had a proper meeting with you yet. This is our first official meeting."

"President Hong, it's a pleasure to meet you. I apologize for not taking the initiative to visit you."

The two shook hands, and Hong Yinze said enthusiastically, "Seeing Haoming today makes me realize how many talented people are emerging in this era! I've looked at your project, and it has a very promising future!"

"Hehehe, these are just small-scale operations. The overall direction still needs to be grasped by President Hong," Zhou Haoming continued to flatter.

"But you need to be careful not to cause unnecessary losses to the company, understand?"

"That's for sure. With President Hong here, I'm sure there won't be any problems."

"Look at what you're saying, let's all strive together!" Hong Yinze then left the meeting room.