Chapter 109 The Bitter Flesh Scheme

On this day, as soon as she arrived at the company, she saw the two managers from the finance department and the project department arguing fiercely at the entrance of the president's office. The reason was that Yitao Culture had previously received a large order for art ceramics, with Zhao Fu leading the signing of the contract, and the factories under its jurisdiction had also started production.

But now the project has suddenly stopped, the partners have disappeared, the workers have worked for months for nothing and haven't received a penny, the finance department's accounts are empty, and various departments are shirking their responsibilities and defaulting on their debts. The cash flow issue is naturally a matter of great importance to the company and cannot be taken lightly.

"Stop arguing." Su Youling looked at the two of them coldly. "How much money is left in the company's account?"

"After you came to the company, you advocated reforms. Half of the working capital was used to improve the welfare and wages of front-line workers. The remaining working capital was not enough to keep the progress of this big project going. The people in the factory sensed the news and went on strike, threatening to quit." The finance manager said with a resentful look. "If you ask me, President Su, you are still too young. These heartless workers are all profit-driven. Although the wages we paid before were low, that's how the market is now."

“You treat them like royalty, but now that something’s happened, they’re the first to cause trouble,” the project manager complained. “When General Manager Zhao was in charge, he had an iron fist and iron methods, but none of the people under him ever caused any trouble.”

"It seems that with Mr. Zhao's departure, your hearts have gone with him." Su Youling smiled faintly. "Do you two also wish to leave with Mr. Zhao?"

"You!" Both of them were old foxes. Seeing that Su Youling was young and hadn't targeted the older employees much since taking office, they became a little arrogant. "If you're so capable, President Su, then fire everyone at Yitao. Let's see if those workers will still work for you for free then?"

Snap!

Su Youling slammed the documents in front of the two men, her face icy cold. "We're all just trying to make a living. Why should the workers work for free? The project failed because you engaged in malicious competition and drove down profits before signing the contract. You didn't consider the company's current financial situation and were overconfident, thinking you had secured a big client. Little did you know that in the end, you would only ruin the reputation of Yitao Culture!"

The two managers looked at each other in dismay. "This project was something General Manager Zhao worked very hard to secure. He even drank himself into the hospital for trying to boost sales. General Manager Su's words are really disheartening!"

These two weren't making such a splash a couple of days ago, so who gave them the audacity to say these things today?

Su Youling became wary. "Since President Zhao is working so hard and he was the one who signed the project, let's ask him to come back and explain the situation."

She knew perfectly well that this project was a trap planted by Zhao Fu, no wonder he resigned so readily!

How could a perfectly good partner just disappear like that?

The people she was in contact with were Zhao Fu and Manager Liu. She had asked Wei Ning to help her look for Manager Liu for a long time, but there was no trace of him. It seems that Zhao Fu was hiding very well.

Perhaps today is the day Zhao Fu has been waiting for to deliver his long-awaited reply.

With just one phone call, Zhao Fu arrived in less than half an hour, followed by the much more obedient Zhao Xinning. The father and daughter had lost their previous high spirits, as if they had undergone a complete transformation and started anew.

Su Youling felt increasingly uneasy; there must be something fishy going on here.

"President Su, I heard that the project we signed before ran out of money? How could this happen? You've been in office for so many days, and this is the company's number one project. Why didn't you personally oversee it?"

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"Keep an eye on it," Zhao Fu said worriedly. "I've already been kicked out of the company by you, so I shouldn't be meddling. But this is, after all, a business owned by the Li family, and I don't want my own family to suffer losses, so I swallowed my pride and came to help."

"President Zhao, how have you been?" Su Youling subtly surveyed every corner of the president's office, wondering if there were secret surveillance cameras or recording devices installed, otherwise why were these people speaking in such a pretentious manner?

"After all, Mr. Zhao personally signed the project agreement, and you personally liaised with the partners. Now that he's run away, the money is gone..."

Zhao Xinning walked over cautiously, as if she were afraid of her. "President Su, my father has already resigned from the company and handed over all the power. He hasn't complained to anyone... Why won't you let him go? You wouldn't be trying to shift the blame for the project's failure onto my father, would you?"

Su Youling frowned and subtly pushed the person away, saying, "Miss Zhao is no longer an employee of Yitao. It's not appropriate for her to be here."

She slowly sat back down at her desk, quietly sent a message and started recording, then casually placed her phone on the table: "Mr. Zhao, let's not beat around the bush. Why is there so little money left in the finance department's accounts? Do you need me to explain it to you item by item?"

Zhao Fu and the finance manager's eyes flickered simultaneously.

Su Youling said calmly, "As long as you help me find that business partner, there's still a chance to turn things around..."

"Su Youling! Don't go too far!" Zhao Fu suddenly frowned and raised his voice, "You first forced Manager Liu to leave, then made me leave the company, forced my daughter and me to apologize to the workers and embarrass the company, and then you monopolized Yitao for yourself! Now that the project has run into trouble, you're not capable enough, so you expect me to take the blame for you? What a joke!"

Zhao Xinning grabbed Su Youling's hand and suddenly knelt down, hugging her arm. "President Su, my father is no longer with Yitao Culture. He's only here today because of the Li family. Please don't pressure him anymore, okay? I beg you!"

"What are you doing?" She used too much force, and Su Youling's arm was bruised from being gripped. She felt the pain and quickly pushed her away.

Despite not using much force, Zhao Xinning was thrown several meters away as if she had taken a fake drug, crashing into the corner of a shelf not far away, hitting her forehead hard and drawing blood. Then she rolled her eyes back and passed out.

"Ningning!" Zhao Fu shouted, rushing over to hug Zhao Xinning with a look of panic and anger. "Su Youling, you've gone too far! If you have any grievances, take them out on me. Why did you hit Ningning?"

The other two people immediately called an ambulance, while condemning Su Youling's unreasonable behavior.

“These tricks…” Su Youling immediately stood up, and was so dizzy from the sudden movement that she swayed before regaining her balance.

Did this father and daughter come all this way just to stage this self-inflicted injury?

Who is this performance for?

Su Youling's eyelids twitched. Suddenly, the door to the lounge was pushed open from the inside, and Li's mother walked out aggressively in her high heels.

"Mom..." Su Youling blurted out, but before she could finish the sentence, a slap landed hard on her face.

Mrs. Li said sternly, "President Su, what a big shot you are! You even dare to bully my family so blatantly. Who gave you the guts? Li Tingxi?"