Chapter 75 Human Heart

Han hung up the phone with Xie Ming, turned to look at the scenery outside the window, and fell into deep thought.

She did not deny that she had resentment towards Xie Ming, especially after he exposed her affair with Gu Ningwei, portraying herself as a canary kept by a rich man, and describing Gu Ningwei as a playboy who toyed with women, causing an uproar on the Internet.

What’s even more hateful is that he caused Liu Suping to have a heart attack and almost died!

But Xie Ming is Zhang Yuming's cousin, and they should have a good relationship.

However, Han remembered that after the summer vacation that year, Zhang Yuming's English pronunciation was very standard. He once asked her about it, and Zhang Yuming said that her relatives forced her to watch dramas to practice speaking during the summer vacation. So this relative should be Xie Ming.

Han also understood how precious this kind of friendship forged in youth is in today's society.

She could understand that Xie Ming wanted to take this opportunity to seek justice for Zhang Yuming and expose the dark side of "Chengguang", but should she cooperate with him?

Gu Ningwei and He Lian's engagement party is approaching, and everyone in the company is in high spirits and busy.

Han knew that many people were waiting to laugh at her, and they saw how passive and embarrassed she, the kept secret lover, would be once the matter was announced to the public. However, these were not enough to defeat her. The key was Gu Ningwei. When she thought about separating from him, she felt an inexplicable pain in her heart, as if it were being cut by a knife.

She originally wanted to leave and avoid the storm of public opinion, but judging by the current situation, she was afraid that she would not be able to leave in the short term.

Wang Jianan took his team away, and the entire R&D department became an empty shell.

After Han Que took over the R&D department, he realized that Wang Jianan must have secretly made preparations several years ago, and now the time was ripe. He almost wiped out the R&D department.

Aside from R&D results already in production, all projects currently under development were taken away. Even more frightening, even for products already in production, key materials and formula ratios were in Wang Jianan's hands. This meant that if Chening couldn't rebuild its R&D department quickly, it would face the risk of being unable to produce and having no products to sell.

That was undoubtedly a devastating blow to Gu Ningwei. How could Han abandon him at this critical juncture?

But if he stayed here, he would have to face the torment of Gu Ningwei and He Lian's marriage.

If there is any other way, it is to stop Gu Ningwei and He Lian's marriage.

As soon as this thought came to her mind, Han was shocked. Was she really inseparable from Gu Ningwei? She actually had such a thought.

She didn't dare to think about it any further and turned to look out the car window.

Outside the window is the boundless fields on the outskirts of the city, a patch of lush green. Not far away is the lotus pond, with lotus flowers in full bloom, swaying in the wind. It was sunny just now, but now it is drizzling.

It is the rainy season now. It rains sometimes and then becomes sunny. The sun rises in the east and it rains in the west, just like the changeable mood.

Han Que returned to the company office, and Director Pan came over to ask how her mother was doing. Han Que replied vaguely, and thanked Director Pan for his concern.

Director Pan said calmly, "Mr. Gu came in just now and asked about you."

Han's heart skipped a beat, and he nodded and said seriously, "Thank you, Mr. Gu, for your concern."

Director Pan glanced at her and said angrily, "You little girl."

Han was upset and reluctantly asked, "Where is Mr. Gu?"

Director Pan said, "He was here just now, and said he would wait for you to come back for dinner, but now he has been called away by the group." As she spoke, she looked at Han Que deeply again.

Han knew that it was about the He family's fiancée, so he said calmly, "Then I'll go check it out downstairs."

Director Pan nodded and sighed, "Misfortunes never come singly. Xiao Gu is always busy and overwhelmed. Fortunately, you can help him block it."

Han smiled and said, "It won't be of much use. I majored in this field, but it's been a long time since I started studying it. Now I have to pick it up again. It will take quite a while."

Director Pan sighed and said, "In fact, Mr. Gu has a difficult life too. He used to do things independently and there were few people around him he could trust."

Han nodded. She was upset and sad, and quickly waved to Director Pan to hide her feelings. "I'm going downstairs. I still have a lot of things to deal with over there."

Han went downstairs to Zhening Company and asked Liu Tongtong if Mr. Li had arrived.

Liu Tongtong shook her head and whispered, "Mr. Li hasn't been here recently."

Han frowned, feeling a little surprised.

No matter what, Zhening Company was founded by Li Zhekai. Why didn't he come to the company at this critical moment?

Although CEO Li has always been a hands-off manager, leaving everything, big and small, to the vice presidents, what's the company's current situation? This is a critical moment for the company's survival, so isn't he worried at all? Does he have other ideas?

Han wanted to send a message to Gu Ningwei to remind him, but then he thought, Gu Ningwei was going to the group to discuss his engagement with the He family, and he might be in high spirits, so he should not go and bring bad luck upon himself.

Han went to the sales department and found Yu Xiaoli to inquire about the collection status of several companies.

Yu Xiaoli told her that Chunyi Company had been very active in collecting payments for recent purchases. "I find this strange, too. Doesn't Mr. Xu look down on our company? Why does he keep coming to me through Manager Chen?"

"Chunyi Company?" Han asked in surprise. She knew that Xu Chun was Lu Xiaoping's godmother. She was very disgusted with herself because of Lu Xiaoping's affairs and even wanted to stop the company's performance at one point. The recent frequent purchases were indeed a bit abnormal.

She thought about it and said, "How about this? Please make an appointment with Manager Chen for me. Let's have a meal with him. No matter what, we should thank him for not returning our goods."

Yu Xiaoli quickly agreed.

Han thought about it and then instructed, "Ask him first if it's convenient for him to see me. If not, then go alone. Be careful to ask clearly, but don't reveal your purpose too clearly, understand?"

"Ah?" Yu Xiaoli waved her hand. "I'm going alone? I don't dare."

Han said, "Why are you afraid? When I was your age, I was always looking for clients and developing business by myself. How can you succeed if you don't practice more? Are you going to stay a sales assistant forever?"

Yu Xiaoli said, "Of course I don't want to be a sales assistant forever. Now that you're not here, who should I be an assistant to? No one wants to lead me."

Han tapped her forehead and said, "That's right. Since you know that, why don't you work hard on your own? I'm busy with so many things now. How can I keep an eye on you like before? You should contact him first, okay? If he's willing for me to go, then I'll go with you, but even if I go, I'll only be there to assist you."

Han Qian stood up and prepared to leave. Yu Xiaoli held her back and said softly, "Sister Han Que, I want to tell you something. Don't blame me."

Han smiled and said, "Just tell me. What trouble have you gotten yourself into that you want me to help you clean up?"

Yu Xiaoli shook her head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sister Han Que, let me ask you something. Is our company really going to fail?"

Han frowned, "What do you mean?"

Yu Xiaoli lowered her voice, "I hear everyone's saying the company will go bankrupt if Teacher Wang leaves. And Zhu Meimei and the others are going to resign as well." She raised her head and glanced at Han Que quickly, her expression coy. "And they're asking me if I want to leave too."

Han's expression changed slightly, but then he calmed down again, "Oh, then how many people will have to leave?"

"Probably about ten people will leave the sales department."

What? Ten or so people? The sales department only has about twenty people. Doesn't that mean 50% of them are gone?

Once these 50% of staff leave, the number of customers will be reduced by at least 2/3.

Han was stunned. She didn't expect things to develop so quickly. Wang Jianan was really cruel.

Yu Xiaoli said, "Yes, didn't Xiao Mei leave? I heard she was talking to them privately one by one, and she even promised them bonuses and higher salaries, at least 20% higher than here. So they said the company was going to go bankrupt."

Han gritted his teeth secretly, but didn't show it on his face.

"Sister Han Que, do you think Mr. Gu can hold on?" Yu Xiaoli asked worriedly.

"Of course." Han answered without hesitation: "Don't you see what kind of person Mr. Gu is? And what kind of person is Wang Jianan? You say he is willing to resort to such despicable means to destroy our Zhelin Company. Can you trust the words of such a person?"

Yu Xiaoli nodded and thought for a moment, "That's true."

Han scoffed, "I just don't believe it. After Zhu Meimei and the others go over, will Wang Jianan treat them well? These people haven't even thought about how Wang Jianan treats the people in the R&D department. Are their salaries high? Do he give them high bonuses? Besides the few people with projects, what's his attitude towards everyone else? Can't you see? It's truly stupid."

Han looked at Yu Xiaoli and said to her solemnly, "I'm not trying to persuade you to stay. Think carefully about whether you're willing to stay here and weather the storm with us, or whether you're willing to follow Wang Jianan. It's your choice."

"Of course I'm willing to follow you, Sister Han Que. How could I possibly trust Xiao Mei and Wang Jianan?" Yu Xiaoli was reassured by Han Que and immediately stated: "It turns out that Xiao Mei was not a good person when I was in the administrative department. I finally escaped her control. I won't fall into their trap. I'm not stupid."

Han nodded and said, "Okay, I'm glad you understand this. I'm going to the R&D department now."

She stood up and paused, then smiled at Xiaoli and said, "I think you're smart enough. You're a good candidate."

"Of course. No matter what, I was taught by you, right? And you were taught by Young Master Gu."

"What does this have to do with him?" Han was slightly stunned.

Yu Xiaoli smiled and said, "Of course there is a connection. This indirect connection means that I am also the direct descendant of Young Master Gu. It would be very prestigious if I could tell others about it. Besides, looking at Young Master Gu's handsome face is much better than looking at that withered and gloomy old man Wang Jianan every day."