Ancient Factory Connections: How I Became Rich and Raised an Emperor for the Ages

Ning Jinluo was just out of college when her uncle tricked her into inheriting a factory on the brink of bankruptcy, leaving her buried in massive debt. Her boyfriend dumped her for a rich woman, l...

Chapter 284 A fight broke out in the office.

Chapter 284 A fight broke out in the office.

Snap!

The keyboard is in pieces.

Lily was stunned, and her teammates were also dumbfounded.

Employees in other work areas stopped what they were doing and looked at them with surprise.

"Xiaoya, you..." Zhang Haoyang's mind went blank for two seconds. He never expected that someone could make things like this.

Siya pointed at Lily's nose and ordered, "I'm talking to you nicely, but you won't listen. If you don't pack your things and get out of the way, I'll flip your computer over!"

The large office was filled with the chatter of other employees.

"Who is she? How can she be so arrogant?"

"I don't know... I've never seen her before. I think she just came in with her group leader. I glanced at her when she passed by our side. She's quite pretty, but she has such a bad temper."

"Could it be that he got in through connections...?"

"Let's remove the word 'could it be'. If they weren't connected to someone, how could they dare to be so arrogant?"

"..."

Hearing the murmurs, Si Ya raised her chin and looked around, her arrogant expression practically screaming "connections" on her face.

Seeing her so assertive, everyone was convinced that she was no ordinary person.

Even though they disliked her, they were all ordinary employees who just wanted to work quietly and avoid trouble, so they quickly avoided her gaze and pretended not to see anything.

Lily's colleagues in the same group also thought of these things in a short time, but they were all angry but dared not speak out.

After all, even Zhang Haoyang, who often gets favors from the director by currying favor with his superiors, is someone they avoid provoking. And this woman is much more arrogant than Zhang Haoyang, which is enough to prove that her background far surpasses Zhang Haoyang's.

They are even more dangerous to mess with.

Si Ya took in everyone's expressions and reactions, and couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.

Her boyfriend, Zhang Haoyang, was indeed extraordinary. Even as a team leader, he commanded respect from his colleagues. Otherwise, why hadn't anyone come to Lily's aid when she had been so domineering?

It feels so good to have a powerful backer.

Zhang Haoyang's heart was in his throat, but seeing that his team members and all his colleagues in the office remained silent, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Xiaoya, you’re not officially starting work today yet. How about this, you both compromise,” Zhang Haoyang said, standing in front of Si Ya and Lili. “After get off work today, Lili, tidy up your workstation, and I’ll arrange another seat for you. Starting tomorrow, this workstation will be Xiaoya’s. How does that sound?”

Si Ya shrugged and said, "That's fine, as long as she apologizes to me, I have no objection."

Tears welled up in Lily's eyes. She was the one being bullied, yet she was not only forced to give up her workstation but also had to apologize to the other party.

Her colleagues in the same group were also furious. Some of them almost couldn't help but want to speak up for Lily, but were secretly stopped by their colleagues.

"Apologize!" Si Ya urged.

Lily squatted down, head down, picking up the keyboard that Siya had smashed, protesting in silence.

Si Ya frowned, her tone becoming much firmer, "I demand an apology!"

Zhang Haoyang also spoke up, "Lily, just say sorry, and this matter will be over."

In an instant, large tears streamed down Lily's face. She gritted her teeth and stubbornly said, "I'll let you move, but I didn't do anything wrong. Why are you forcing me to apologize?"

"Get out if you don't apologize!" Si Ya was extremely arrogant and even kicked the keyboard away.

Before Lily could pull her hand away, the back of her hand was jabbed hard by the tip of a high heel.

"Haoyang, fire her! I don't want to work with someone like that!" Si Ya said to Zhang Haoyang.

Before Zhang Haoyang could speak...

A surprised voice rang out from the side, "Huh? Where did this keyboard come from?"

Si Ya and Zhang Haoyang recognized the voice and turned around to see Yu Teng picking up the broken keyboard, with Li Weiwen beside him.

Their eyes met, and both were stunned for two seconds.

Yu Teng glanced at the young woman squatting on the ground sobbing, then at the two acquaintances standing next to her, and couldn't help but frown.

Judging from the scene and the atmosphere, these two guys are probably bullying someone again.

Zhang Haoyang frowned as he sized up Yu Teng and Li Weiwen, and asked in an unfriendly tone, "Why are you two here again? If you didn't get the job, get out of here and stop wandering around!"

“Who said we didn’t get the job?” Yu Teng looked directly into Zhang Haoyang’s eyes and said calmly, “Weiwen and I are now employees of the product department. We’ve completed the onboarding process and are officially starting work today. Our boss asked us to come to the marketing department to meet with Director Wang to discuss the progress of several product promotions. Where is Director Wang?”

Zhang Haoyang and Si Ya looked on incredulously.

I actually got the job?

Not only did I get the job, but I was also quickly put into the work process and even assigned to directly liaise with General Manager Wang.

Zhang Haoyang was unaware of the personnel arrangements in other departments, but this meant that the two of them were at least at the level of department head assistants, which, in terms of position, was at least one level higher than Zhang Haoyang.

"President Wang isn't here!" Zhang Haoyang said coldly, "Besides, I'm dealing with some things right now. You two can go away! Wait wherever you want, just don't get in my way!"

“This keyboard should belong to that girl,” Li Weiwen said, pointing to Lily, who was squatting on the ground.

Ignoring Zhang Haoyang's attempt to shoo him away, Yu Teng walked over and whispered, "Are you alright?"

Lily hugged her knees, buried her head in her arms, and her shoulders heaved, making faint sobbing sounds.

Li Weiwen approached and squatted down beside her. "Were you bullied by Zhang Haoyang and Si Ya?"

Lily burst into tears.

"Who bullied her? Don't ask such nonsense! And you two, mind your own business!" Si Ya scolded.

"You're bullying her!" Finally, a colleague from the same group couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out, "Lily was working just fine, and you went over and asked her to make room for you, and that's not all, you even smashed her keyboard and demanded an apology! Do you have any sense of reason?"

Yu Teng and Li Weiwen then understood the whole story, and it wasn't surprising at all; it was indeed something Si Ya was capable of doing.

The two helped Lily up and sat her back in her work chair. They reassured her, telling her not to be afraid or worried, and not to take Siya's unreasonable demands seriously.

Si Ya glared at the employee who had just stood up for her, then put her hands on her hips and said sarcastically to Yu Teng and Li Weiwen, "Heh, so what? You got lucky and got the job, and now you dare to go against me? Who do you two think you are!"

Yu Teng said in a deep voice, "Zhang Haoyang, control your people. Don't let her act like a shrew and embarrass yourself."

These words shocked everyone around them.

Zhang Haoyang was already annoyed that the two of them had been hired by the group, and then being called a shrew by others made him furious. He swung his fist and punched Yu Teng hard in the face.

Yu Teng was physically strong, but Zhang Haoyang had trained before. Suddenly, he threw a punch, and Yu Teng couldn't defend himself and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Zhang Haoyang! Why did you hit me?!" Li Weiwen was both shocked and furious.

Zhang Haoyang sneered, "You two get out of here right now! Or I'll beat you up too!"

Li Weiwen was thin and had never been good at sports. Faced with Zhang Haoyang's threat, he was somewhat afraid and could only help Yu Teng up, intending to leave this place of trouble first.

"Damn it... I've been putting up with you for so long!" The moment Yu Teng was helped up, he suddenly lunged at Zhang Haoyang.

Zhang Haoyang didn't expect the other party to dare to fight back, and he was suddenly punched in the face.

In an instant, the two started fighting.

The colleagues in this group quickly pushed aside to make way, and employees in other work areas of the office all stood up to watch the show.

Siya exclaimed excitedly, "Haoyang, don't be polite to him! Teach him a lesson!"

Relying on his previous boxing and fighting training, Zhang Haoyang beat Yu Teng senseless. If Yu Teng hadn't been physically strong, he would have been knocked unconscious after just a few punches.

Bang!

Another dull thud as a fist struck flesh.

Yu Teng fell backwards to the ground.

Zhang Haoyang didn't want to give him a chance to breathe and was about to pounce on him and beat him mercilessly.

Li Weiwen was terrified, but he didn't want his good friend to be bullied like this. He steeled himself, swung his not-so-strong arm, rushed behind Zhang Haoyang, and hugged him tightly. "No... stop hitting him! Someone will die!"

"Let go of me!" Zhang Haoyang roared.

Li Weiwen tightened his arms around her with all his might, pleading, "Stop...I...I'll let go..."

"You're asking for it!" Zhang Haoyang's eyes turned red with rage. He suddenly exerted force with both arms, forcefully breaking free. He turned around and slapped Li Weiwen's fair and refined face, then grabbed him by the neck.

"Let him go!" Yu Teng endured the pain, got up, and lunged at Zhang Haoyang.

Zhang Haoyang flung Li Weiwen away like a tool, sending him crashing heavily onto Yu Teng.

Now, not only Zhang Haoyang went berserk, but Yu Teng and Li Weiwen also lost control of their emotions. Even though they knew they were no match for him, they desperately got up and started fighting with Zhang Haoyang again.

As the situation became increasingly out of control, someone finally came to their senses and shouted to call security.

Several employees who were near the office door immediately got up and ran outside.

"What are you doing! So clumsy!" a shout rang out from the doorway. "You almost bumped into me!"

"Ah! Mr. Wang!"

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

The employees quickly apologized and told him that a fight had broken out in the office and that they were going to call security.

"What?! Someone actually dares to fight here? Are they crazy?!" Boss Wang rushed in, glanced around, quickly spotted the three people wrestling, and ran over to shout, "Stop it, all of you!"

"Boss Wang is here! Stop fighting!" the employees nearby shouted.

Yu Teng and Li Weiwen calmed down and immediately stopped.

After they had already backed down, Zhang Haoyang punched them a few more times before exhaling, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and slowly smoothing his hair.

General Manager Wang's face turned ashen. He glared at Zhang Haoyang, then sternly rebuked Yu Teng and Li Weiwen, "Which department are you from?! What's wrong with you, coming here to cause trouble!"

Li Wei's face and eyes were swollen from the beating, his mouth was cut in several places, and he was so tired that he could barely stand.

Yu Teng was slightly better off, panting as he said, "You're...you're Director Wang, right? We...we're not here to cause trouble, something just happened...it was...it was Zhang Haoyang who started it...he attacked first..."

Zhang Haoyang said, "Mr. Wang, those two ganged up on me and accused me of bullying them. Do you believe that?"

“Hello, Mr. Wang,” Si Ya said smoothly, “I can testify that it was those two who came here to cause trouble!”

Mr. Wang pointed at the four men with a grim expression, "You, come with me to the conference room! The rest of you, stop watching and get to work!"

The office conflict was finally brought under control.

The four followed General Manager Wang into a meeting room on the side.

As soon as the door closed, Zhang Haoyang took out some expensive cigarettes from his pocket, handed them to Boss Wang, and then solicitously lit them for him.

Mr. Wang sat down, smoked a cigarette, and looked Yu Teng and Li Weiwen up and down. "Which department are you from?"

Before the two could speak, Zhang Haoyang interjected, "President Wang, these two guys were my college classmates. They just joined the product department today and came here to show off. I couldn't help but fight them."

"Huh? Zhang Haoyang, you're fucking twisting the truth!" Yu Teng said angrily.

Despite the sharp pain in his mouth, Li Weiwen angrily said, "It was clearly you and Si Ya who bullied our female colleague. We said a few words to you, and you hit us first! You actually—"

"Enough!" General Manager Wang interrupted. "I really don't know how the product department hired people! They brought in two such unruly individuals! You two don't need to come to work anymore, just get out! I'll go and explain the situation to your department head later!"

Yu Teng and Li Weiwen were both dumbfounded.

They never expected that this General Manager Wang would fire them without fully understanding the whole situation.

Zhang Haoyang grinned smugly and sat down next to President Wang with Si Ya, introducing her: "President Wang, this is my girlfriend. I told you this morning to have her come to work."

"Hello, Mr. Wang," Si Ya greeted him.

Mr. Wang nodded. "Zhang Haoyang is a young man I admire. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to let you join our group, let alone put you two in the same office. In short, you both need to work hard in the future."

“Yes, Mr. Wang,” Si Ya said with a sweet smile, “Haoyang and I will not let you down.”

Although Si Ya felt that if she brought up her boyfriend's impressive network of connections, she wouldn't need to take this so-called boss seriously at all, she still had to put on an act for now.

Mr. Wang's eyes lingered on Si Ya's curvaceous figure, and he said to Zhang Haoyang with a smile, "Haoyang, your girlfriend is pretty good. I think she'll definitely be a good employee in the future."

Zhang Haoyang complimented, "Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Wang."

Mr. Wang slowly shifted his gaze and noticed that Yu Teng and Li Weiwen were still standing by the office door. He immediately frowned and said impatiently, "Why haven't you left yet? Do you want me to call security?"

Li Weiwen nudged Yu Teng's arm and said weakly, "Never mind... let's go..."

Yu Teng gritted his teeth. "No, we have to get to the bottom of this today. We can't just take the blame without knowing the truth. Besides, if we get kicked out like this, we'll be letting Jin Li down."

Li Weiwen looked embarrassed. "I feel like I've already let her down. I just started working here, and I've already caused her so much trouble..."

“So we can’t just leave like that!” Yu Teng clenched his fist, strode to the conference table, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, “President Wang, many of your colleagues in the department witnessed the cause and course of events. I hope you can hear what others have to say. Besides, there are surveillance cameras in the office. You can pull up the surveillance footage to see what happened at the time.”