chapter 050 I am the Boss

"InsideWithin the esteemed Gourmet Restaurant.

Eric's class had more than forty students, so the, a sudden influx of peopleover forty students from Eric's class caused quite a commotion.

Severalconsiderable stir. The unexpected crowd drew the attention of several servers, who promptly approached upon seeing the sudden influx of people.

""the group."May I askinquire if you all are here to dine at Gourmet Restaurant?"" one?" a member of the waitstaff politely asked.

""That's right, we're having"Indeed, we are here for a class gathering, so please prepare . Please arrange seating for us,""," Maria took, one of the lead and replied.

""students, confidently responded."A class gathering? Are you sure?""

certain?" The servers appeared surprised.seemed taken aback. Dining at Gourmet Restaurant came at a high cost, and usually was only dined at by wealthy individuals was a luxury, typically reserved for the affluent or private gatherings.

""Of course we're sure!""

events."Absolutely certain!" A clear and loud, assertive voice camerang out from outside the door.

The servers turned theirentrance. All heads turned to see Eric, pushing his way through the crowd and entering.

""stepping inside."Boss!""

!" The servers were taken aback. Wasn'texclaimed in surprise. Was this not their pwnerowner, Eric?

Then, theyThey quickly bowed recovered, greeting him in unison and greeted Eric, ""Boss, good, "Good afternoon!""

, Boss!"The classmates looked bewilderedstudents exchanged puzzled glances, wondering why these waitstaff were callingthe servers referred to Eric as their boss.

Could it be that Eric iswas the bossowner of Gourmet Restaurant? That's impossible!

""The idea seemed preposterous."Why... why are they calling him boss? Did they make a Is there some mistake?""?" Maria couldn't help but ask.

""voice her confusion."Because he is our boss,"" one of the waitstaff," a server replied.

""A few waiters replied in unison.""

"", his colleagues echoing his statement."What?"" All the?" The students present looked incredulous upon hearing this sentence.

revelation.Maria's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Eric.

Even Sharon was astonishedseemed taken aback, covering her mouth in a surprised manner.

""surprise."No way! He's just a poor guy, how could he be the owner ofown Gourmet Restaurant!"" Maria exclaimed!" Maria's voice rose sharply, her voice becoming sharp due to her inner shock.

evident. She would neveradamantly refused to believe that Eric could be the owner of Gourmet Restaurant.

At that momentsuch a prestigious establishment.Just then, Lily, the front of house manger rushedmanager, hurried over.

"" "Boss, you're here. This is the transfer contract and documents sent byfrom the previous owner. He asked me to give them to you."" Lily smiled and." She handed the documents to Eric.

with a warm smile.Eric tookaccepted the documents.

Then, Eric, then turned his head to Maria.

"" "You don't believe I'm the owner, right? Then open your eyes wide and take a good look."" Eric threw." With that, he tossed the documents toward towards Maria.

Maria, unable to believe her eyes, quickly caught the documents. It, her eyes scanning the contents. The papers clearly stated inside that Gourmet Restaurant washad been transferred to Eric, accompaniedcomplete with personal information. There was no mistake.

After reading it, Maria dropped theroom for doubt.The documents in her handslipped from Maria's grasp, falling to the ground,floor as her face turning extremely paleturned ashen. She seemed to have lost all her vitality.

Oh my God, Eric is actually, the owner of Gourmet Restaurant? Even though she didn't want toDespite her initial disbelief, she had no choice but to believe it now!accept the reality. The classmates in the classroom alsowho had previously looked atdown on Eric in shock. There was no longer any trace of disdain in their eyes, onlywere now regarding him with awe! .Big Teddy, a fellow classmate, couldn't help but gloat andas he approached Maria, saying, "". "Maria, I told you before, Eric is amazing!""Big Teddy!" He felt extremely relieveda sense of satisfaction at the moment.

her shock.Eric smirked and said, ""at Maria, do. "Do you still not knowquestion if I'm worthy of Sharon?""

Maria's face turned pale, and she couldn't say a word.

?" Maria was too stunned to respond.Eric then turned to theaddressed a redhead and said, ""And you,who had previously in the classroom, you didn't spare any sarcasmbeen sarcastic towards me.""

him. The redhead man's face went pale, keepinglowered his head low and, not daring to speak.

Eric glanced atEric's gaze swept over the other classmates.

Those classmates who had once ridiculed and mocked Eric before,him now loweredavoided his gaze, their heads , afraid to make eye contact with him.

lowered in shame.Although Gourmet Restaurant was only worth only about ten million dollars, in the eyes ofto these ordinary university students, being the owner of Gourmet Restaurant alreadyowning such an establishment made Eric an impressive person, a successful individual.

""All rightfigure."Alright, classmates, I'm not a narrow-minded person. I won't hold grudges against what happened in thefor past transgressions. I just hope that in the future, you won't judge a person based on whether they have money.""their wealth," Eric said.

""Yes!""

The classmates nodded one after another, feeling relieved at the same time.

in agreement, relief washing over them.Eric took back his stuff.

With a glance, Ericthen turned his head to Lily, the front of house manager, Lily, and said, "". "Lily, prepare the seating. Our class is having a gathering here today. Instruct the kitchen to serve all the signature dishes!""

""!""Today is a treat, Eric, well done!""!" Lily exclaimed Lily.

When the classmates heard Eric's instructions to serve all. The students' eyes lit up at the mention of the signature dishes, their eyes lit up. The signature dishes at Gourmet Restaurant were well-known aroundrenowned throughout the school area. If it weren't forWithout Eric's arrangement, they might never have had a chancethe opportunity to taste them.

"""Alright, boss. I'll make the arrangements right away!""!" Lily nodded and turned to give her orders.

The gathering was held in a spacious private room on the second floor. Eric had Sharon seated next to him.

"""Eric, you have to tell me, what's going on? How did you become the owner of Gourmet Restaurant?""?" Sharon asked curiously as soon as they sat down.

""... , her curiosity piqued."I bought it. It wasn't because I won hundreds of thousands in the lottery,""," Eric chuckled., leaving his classmates in awe of his unexpected success.

Sharon pouted, ""You're still lying to me! You used to say you Sharon's lips curled into a pout. "You continue to deceive me!" she accused. "You claimed to have won hundreds of thousands of dollars, and I believedwas naive enough to believe you. But there's no way you could buypurchasing the Gourmet Restaurant? That's impossible with justsuch a sum! I'm not a toddler, you know!"Big Teddy felt compelled to intervene. "Sharon, the truth is he's..."He was about to reveal that! I'm not a three-year-old!""

Big Teddy couldn't help but interject, ""Sharon, actually he is...""

Big Teddy intended to say that Eric was the chairman of the Power Group. However,, but Eric interruptedcut him off before he could finish his sentence.

""."Sharon, you'll find outunderstand when the time comes,""is right," Eric said.

Initially, interjected.Eric had plannedinitially intended to revealdisclose his identity to Sharon openly. But thenwithout reservation. However, he thought, if he were to tell her, itreconsidered, deciding that such a revelation should be done formally, and not here.

""in such a casual setting."Alright,""," Sharon nodded.conceded, nodding her head. Since Eric didn't say anything morechose not to elaborate, she believedtrusted he must havehad his reasons, and she didn't pressrefrained from pressing him further.

HoweverYet, Sharon became increasingly convincedcouldn't shake off the feeling that Eric hadwas harboring a bigsignificant secret. Just thenAs she pondered this, several girls from their class came runningbounding over.

"""Eric, thank youwe're so grateful for treating usyour generosity. We hope you can take care ofyou'll continue to look out for us and the otherour classmates in the future,"" these girls expressed," they gushed, their gratitude with enthusiasm.

brimming over.Eric couldn't help butsuppress a smile. These girls never talked to , who had previously ignored him before, they treated him as if he were invisible. But, now, they were initiating conversations, obviously wanting to build sought his attention, clearly hoping to foster a relationship with him because they saw Eric had money.

""Sure,"" Eric didn't say much and raised due to his newfound wealth."Of course," Eric responded tersely, raising his glass in response.

After thatacknowledgment.Throughout the evening, classmates kept coming over to toastapproaching Eric, offering toasts and friendly banter. The male classmates were particularly friendly. Compared to the scenes ofamiable. The atmosphere was a stark contrast to the earlier classroom scene filled with mockery, sarcasm, and disdain. Now, everything felt warm and congenial.Even those who had been most vitriolic in their ridicule, sarcasm, and disdain from the afternoon in the classroom, everything now felt warm and friendly.

Even the few classmates who were the harshest in their mockery earlier voluntarily came overapproached Eric to apologize to Eric, hoping he would forgive them.

As for his forgiveness.Meanwhile, Maria, she sat quietly in thea corner.

After, observing the proceedings.By the end of the meal, Eric had become the most popular person in the class. It didn't take much imagination to knowwas clear that many classmates would surely take the initiative to flatter him and establish a relationshipseek to ingratiate themselves with him in the future. The reason was simple: Eric iswas the owner of the Gourmet Restaurant!

After the class gathering, it was alreadyas evening. fell, Eric wentaccompanied Sharon to the hospital with Sharon to visit her mother.

...

...The nextfollowing day.

Just as dawned.As Eric was about to preparepreparing for class in thehis morning class, he received a call from Aurora.

"""Aurora, why dowhat brings you have time to call me? You and your dadfather must be busy duringswamped at this time,""," Eric said.

greeted her.At thetheir previous gathering, Eric had not only reachedstruck a cooperation agreement with Aurora but also invested onea billion dollars in her family's company to helpaid its expansion.

""Well"Indeed, we are indeedquite busy, but also very happyelated. The company is finally thrivingflourishing, and this isit's all thanks to you,""," Aurora's voice cameechoed through the phone.

"""So, why didwhat prompted you to call me today? Is there something going onan issue at the company?"" Eric asked.

""Things are going well?" Eric inquired."Everything is running smoothly at the company, nothing to worryfret about... It's just...""..." Aurora hesitated.

"""Aurora, if you treatconsider me as a friend, just tell me directly if there's something onyou can speak your mind. No need to hesitate,"" without hesitation," Eric said.

In Eric's eyesencouraged her.To Eric, Aurora was a good-hearted girl, and if she needed any help, Ericassistance, he would definitely lendcertainly extend a helping hand.

"""Well, the thing is, I have some personal matters that I'd like to ask for your help with,""," Aurora finally mustered upgathered the courage to speak.

""say."Go ahead, I'll see if I can help.,""assist," Eric nodded."responded, nodding in agreement.