Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife

This was the first time most employees had the chance to see the President of the Purgatory Factory in person.

But their fear of the President overwhelmed their curiosity.

Almost every employee lowered their head at once.

They didn't dare face her imposing presence!

The President's eyes held a glint like distant, cold stars. A mere flick of her gaze was enough to silence the entire room.

The atmosphere nearly froze.

"Did you poison today's food?"

That icy voice fell upon the Head Chef's ears.

He shuddered instinctively, the color draining from his chin all the way up his face. He could hear almost nothing, only a silent terror coursing through his limbs.

The Head Chef didn't know how to answer.

He wasn't confident enough to deny the accusation.

The chefs under him had never been the most reliable.

'It was entirely possible that this mass poisoning and diarrhea incident was the result of some cook secretly tampering with the food.'

The President's brow furrowed at the sight.

She had originally planned to use this opportunity to meet with Yun Zhenyue, whom she held in high regard.

'Of all the times for something like this to happen!'

A silent killing intent flickered in her eyes.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Yun Zhenyue and the others were holding their breath, secretly watching.

"Wow, she's so beautiful!"

"This is my first time seeing the President!" Xiao Jiu exclaimed in a hushed voice.

Yun Zhenyue looked on in a daze.

The President, not far away, looked just like a kind, older sister.

'This is the President of the Purgatory Factory?'

'This was completely different from what Yun Zhenyue had imagined.'

'She thought it would be some cold, ruthless man.'

'But she turned out to be so beautiful?'

Seeing that all three of them had lifted their heads to look at the President,

Li Ruxue also braved the pressure.

She cast a curious, respectful gaze toward the President.

The next moment!

WHIR!

Her pupils suddenly dilated.

The President was dressed in a silver suit, her hair immaculately pulled back into a high ponytail that gave her an exceptionally refined air. A blood-diamond necklace dangled above her collarbones, rising and falling with each breath, casting flecks of light on the side of her neck.

The necklace had ten blood-diamonds in total, and each one was imprinted with a star.

That was ten stars in all!

Representing the supreme ruler of the Purgatory Factory!

The President!

'So beautiful.'

'No!'

'That can't be right, can it?'

'The incredibly imposing President from her imagination was actually a great beauty?'

...

「In a corner of the cafeteria.」

Han Sumei also saw the President's cold and arrogant back.

She wasn't one of the three hundred core members.

She had just happened to come to the cafeteria for a meal.

She never expected to run into such major drama.

But none of that was important!

The most crucial thing was!

—Yun Zhenyue was about to be in deep trouble!

She had been hiding in a corner just now.

And happened to see Yun Zhenyue walking out of the kitchen.

Although she didn't know the specifics of her task, Han Sumei's subconscious told her the truth.

'There was an extremely high probability that Yun Zhenyue was responsible for this whole mess!'

'Besides her...'

'Who else could have done it?'

'Anyway, every time there was a mission and something went wrong—like a big shot showing up out of nowhere, or the original task turning into a complete disaster—it was most likely because of Yun Zhenyue.'

'Let's see you try and get out of this one.' Han Sumei took a deep breath.

'She was ready for a good show.'

'Giving so many employees diarrhea at the same time... there had to be some hidden secret behind it.'

「At the bottom of the stairs to the premium dining area.」

Maya was clinging to the arm of a six-star male ghoul.

She shot a twisted gaze at Yun Zhenyue.

'She had gone through hell and high water to hook this male ghoul.'

'But after seeing the eight stars on Yun Zhenyue...'

'A chill suddenly ran down Maya's spine.'

'Yun Zhenyue had been promoted again...'

'And she'd gained two stars at once!'

'She had worked so hard to latch onto a powerful figure, yet she still couldn't keep up with Yun Zhenyue's pace.'

'What was it all for?'

Jealousy and resentment practically materialized around her.

Maya bit her lip so hard it started to bleed.

She had also noticed what happened on the first floor of the cafeteria earlier.

Now, she was silently praying.

'I hope Yun Zhenyue is involved in this.'

'I hope she suffers the President's harshest punishment!'

...

After the Head Chef's explanation,

The President, Konglan, now understood the general situation.

A meal meant to be a send-off for those three hundred employees had instead given them all diarrhea. Many could barely even stand, let alone go on a mission to kill enemies.

Unless this entire group was replaced,

The only other option was to wait for them to recover.

'What a hassle!'

She was thoroughly annoyed.

The mission to take over the Soul Inn had been perfectly arranged, and today was when its proprietress was at her weakest.

Any further delay could lead to unexpected complications.

In truth, as the President, she didn't need to personally handle such minor matters.

But the thought of Yun Zhenyue!

'Her most promising successor, who would be disheartened by this change to the mission... '

Konglan suppressed her displeasure and resolved to find the real culprit.

'The Purgatory Factory would not tolerate such insolence!'

"Go and taste each dish. Find out which one is the problem."

Konglan had the Head Chef test the dishes one by one.

Fortunately, there were leftovers of every dish.

At last, they identified the culprit behind the mass poisoning incident.

—The vat of meatball soup.

Upon inspection, they found it had been spiked with a laxative!

"Who had contact with this meatball soup today?"

Konglan's eyes narrowed.

A biting chill enveloped the entire kitchen.

Following her question, two chefs stood up, trembling.

They were the ones who had been smoking ghoul-tobacco behind the kitchen earlier before slacking off in the bathroom.

"We've been framed, Your Excellency!"

"Why would we want to harm our own comrades? We have no reason to!" the bald ghoul chef cried out in protest. "Besides, I even... I tasted the meatball soup earlier. There was absolutely nothing wrong with it."

"Someone must have framed us on purpose!"

Konglan's expression remained blank as she listened.

One of her subordinates found a half-used bag of laxative in a kitchen cabinet. His expression changed, and he walked over.

"Ma'am, we found this in a kitchen cabinet."

Konglan had her subordinate hand the laxative to the Head Chef. His sense of smell was extremely sharp, and with one sniff, he recognized it. The smell of the laxative perfectly matched the strange odor in the meatball soup!

"This is it!"

The Head Chef's scarlet eyes widened.

He pointed at the two chefs and cursed.

"These two must be moles! They're trying to sabotage the Factory's plans!"

"They snuck the laxative into the soup when I wasn't looking."

Hearing this, the bald ghoul chef's mind went blank.

'It was his laxative, sure, but he really hadn't put it in the soup! And he definitely wasn't a mole!'

"No, it wasn't me!" His face was ashen as he vehemently denied it, terrified of being framed.

"Besides you two, who else entered the kitchen today?" the Head Chef said, his voice filled with anguish. "Outsiders are strictly forbidden from the kitchen precisely to prevent this kind of thing from happening."

"I was planning to train you two properly, but look at you!"

"How could you commit such a despicable act! You're worse than pigs and dogs!"

Suddenly,

the other ghoul chef remembered something and immediately spoke up. "Wait, Head Chef, didn't you brag earlier that the Deputy General Manager came to the kitchen to help you carry out dishes?"

"Why aren't you suspecting her!"

The Head Chef immediately moved to slap him!

But the motion...

Halted under Konglan's indifferent gaze.

He could only say with a face full of fury, "Why would the Deputy General Manager poison the food for no reason? Are you out of your mind? To frame her with such an excuse—you must be the mole!"

...

At that moment,

Konglan had a suspicion.

But she couldn't be sure.

And she was unwilling to believe it.

The Deputy General Manager they spoke of...

Was Yun Zhenyue, whom she had personally promoted.

Although she knew Yun Zhenyue might be dissatisfied with this mission,

Konglan had still entrusted her with the task of taking over the Soul Inn.

'After all, in Konglan's mind, Yun Zhenyue was the epitome of loyalty.'

'The type to be wholeheartedly devoted to the Factory!'

'The type who would even throw herself into harm's way without a second thought!'

'Even if Yun Zhenyue confessed to being a mole with her own mouth!'

'Konglan would absolutely never believe it!'

'How could such a trusted aide betray the Factory just to help humans?'