Luo Chengcheng speculated about his cousin’s intentions and said, “Well, it’s not like you can’t have as much as you want, brother.”
Luo Yusen nodded slightly. If spending this amount of money could reasonably deal with Xu Xiangcheng, then it wouldn’t be a loss.
Although Luo Chengcheng was the one who signed this deal, having been in the company for so long, he knew inside and out that the manager of the research and development department had no cunning, just a grass-roots experience of life. Blaming everything on Xu Xiangcheng, who always relied on his seniority and acted superior, was like taking candy from a baby.
“Oh, by the way, brother, this distributor has invited me out to eat several times before. Once I even invited Xu Xiangcheng along, hoping he’d help me handle the alcohol or something. But as soon as we sat down, he started boasting about how influential he was in the company right in front of me. He’s in his forties or fifties, I couldn’t just call him out on it then and there, and he’s not afraid of me either. Maybe they really believe him. I remember after we dispersed, he even left his phone number for someone else. I don’t know if he’s managed to gain anything from it,” Luo Chengcheng said.
“Have someone investigate. If they find any clues, that’s great. If not…” Luo Yusen didn’t finish his sentence, but Luo Chengcheng nodded in understanding.
“Go and call Secretary Zheng in. I have something to discuss with her,” Luo Yusen motioned toward the door.
Luo Chengcheng knew that his job was no longer in jeopardy, so he immediately relaxed. However, he didn’t dare show his joy and just said, “Alright,” before hurrying out the door, afraid that his cousin might see the corners of his mouth curling up.
Secretary Zheng had been waiting outside the door, nervously sweating for her chatting companion. When she saw Luo Chengcheng happily coming out, she knew he was fine. However, when she heard that President Luo wanted her to come in, she became nervous again. Her heart pounded, and her high heels felt unsteady under her feet.
After all, she had given the company seal to Luo Chengcheng at the time. If President Luo wanted to find a scapegoat for his cousin, she might be a potential candidate.
Luo Chengcheng noticed Secretary Zheng’s nervousness and whispered in a low voice, “Don’t worry, Sister Zheng. If there’s anything, it’s not us.”
Secretary Zheng cautiously walked into the CEO’s office and saw Luo Yusen flipping through a paper version of the company’s rules and regulations that he had pulled from the shelf.
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“President Luo,” she said as she approached the desk.
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“Forgotten?” Luo Yushen didn’t hear her response and lifted his head, asking indifferently.
“I apologize, President Luo,” Secretary Zheng snapped back to attention. “In the next seven days, except for Wednesday and the weekends, as you requested to keep free, Friday night is the only available slot.”
Luo Yusen closed the folder in his hand. “Alright, then arrange for me to have dinner with the company’s board members on Friday evening.”
The best way to deal with Xu Xiangcheng was through a termination process for gross misconduct, unilaterally terminating the labor contract with Fengyun. This series of procedures for termination couldn’t be done without involving the trade union. Although the trade union didn’t have much say in the company, he could just go through the motions. He wanted to grow and sustain Fengyun, so he couldn’t ignore the importance of winning people’s hearts.
Though Secretary Zheng didn’t know why Luo Yusen suddenly wanted to have dinner with union members, she guessed it was related to personnel appointments, meaning someone was in trouble.
Surely it wouldn’t be her, arranging her own execution feast would be too tragic.
Then again, she was just a secretary. Was it really necessary for President Luo to go to such lengths to terminate her?
As a professional secretary, Secretary Zheng was lost in her thoughts while maintaining a standard smile on her face. “Alright, I’ll remember that. I’ll go arrange it now. President Luo, do you have anything else?”
“Nothing else. You can go now,” Luo Yusen said without much tone, putting the folder back on the shelf and opening his computer to browse through the financial reports sent over by the finance department.
He noticed Secretary Zheng’s hesitant steps as she left, so he added in a toneless voice, “There’s no need to let others know about this dinner. I don’t want to alert anyone.”
After hearing this, Secretary Zheng finally relaxed. It seemed President Luo had a different target in mind.
Glancing at her watch, she reminded Luo Yusen, “President Luo, it’s already 7:30. Can I let everyone go home?”
The tradition at Fengyun was always “If Luo Yusen doesn’t leave, nobody leaves.” Today, since Luo Yusen discovered the contract issue, he has been weighing his options in his office. Most employees, though unaware of what was happening, dared not leave easily.
Luo Yusen said goodbye, remembering that today was the day when Fei Bai came to his house to teach Feifei. Usually, by this time, he would have already driven the child home.
After hearing the office door gently close behind Secretary Zheng, Luo Yusen made a phone call to his driver. When the driver answered, he asked, “Has Feibai been dropped off?”
“Mr. Fei just got out of the car,” the driver replied respectfully.
Luo Yusen nodded, “Alright. His house is on the third floor east. Wait until the lights come on before you leave.”
The driver, while agreeing, was surprised by how much Luo Yusen cared about Fei Bai.
Thinking back to the last time Luo Yusen passed by S University after socializing, he went to the convenience store, presumably to see Fei Bai.
The driver recalled some rumors about why Luo Yusen hadn’t had a girlfriend for so many years, and he suddenly became excited.
This must be the closest Luo Yusen has been to a love life in recent times.
Meanwhile, Fei Bai, just entering the building, turned his head and felt a bit strange. Normally, after the driver dropped him off, he would reverse the car and leave. He didn’t know why today, just like Luo Yusen, the driver was still waiting for him to go upstairs.
But regardless, when there was someone waiting outside, he felt more secure walking in the dark hallway.
Fei Bai climbed three flights of stairs, took out his keys from his pocket, unlocked the door, threw his backpack on the floor, took a shower, changed into his pajamas, and sat at his desk to turn on his computer.
Yuan Zidan had promised to send him all the charts needed for the midterm report tonight. With less than four hours left in the evening, he wondered if this computer science student could grasp the traditional Chinese virtue of honesty and integrity within that time frame.
Why couldn’t he be more like his Shixiong? They were both computer science majors, so why were they so different?
The world was truly diverse.
Fei Bai had already prepared for the worst. If Yuan Zidan didn’t send the charts by midnight, he would do it himself. Unexpectedly, just after eleven o’clock, Yuan Zidan sent a compressed file to their project group.
Before Fei Bai could even reply, Qiao Li messaged him privately in a flurry, “Holy crap, am I seeing things right? Yuan Zidan suddenly grew a conscience and finally decided to work?”
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