Chapter 56 Crack
In the underground garage, Jiang Jin sat in the driver's seat, his expression gloomy and thoughtful. Gu Ningli looked at him deeply and sneered, "What else are you thinking about?" She raised her wrist, showing off the diamond-studded Chopard watch on her fair wrist. "You've been sitting here in a daze for ten minutes, not saying a word. At this auction, except for a few words on the stage, you've been giving me glares the whole time. What's the meaning of this?"
Jiang Jin glanced at her and said sarcastically, "Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?"
Gu Ningli said, "What do I understand? What can I know from your look? Just say what you want to say."
Jiang Jin snorted, took out his phone, clicked on the chat history, and threw it into Gu Ningli's arms, "Look for yourself."
Gu Ningli took it and took a look. It was a screenshot of the small group chat history that Yu Xiaoli sent to Jiang Jin. Someone was talking about Gu Ningli scolding Han Que on the 24th floor in the afternoon.
"I heard Han Que didn't do anything wrong. He was just following Mr. Gu's order not to disturb her, but the young lady got mad."
"Oh, it's so hard for workers. I listened to my boss and ended up offending his relatives. I really don't know what to do."
"Han Que shouldn't have gone to the 24th floor. He was doing well in the sales department, with good performance and generous commissions. Apart from dealing with customers, there weren't so many disputes." "Isn't it just climbing up the social ladder? It seems that people from humble backgrounds are still humble. Even if you climb up the ladder, you will still fall. The higher you climb, the harder you fall."
"You can't say that. They do have a chance. I think if everyone has this opportunity, no one would give it up."
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Seeing his expression becoming increasingly grim, Gu Ningli threw the phone back to Jiang Jin and gritted her teeth, "These people are talking about the leaders and shareholders behind their backs and making rumors and causing trouble."
Jiang Jin looked at her and sneered, "Spreading rumors and causing trouble? Then let me ask you, is what they said true? Did you lose your temper on the 24th floor this afternoon? Just because Han Que followed Gu Ningwei's wishes and didn't let you in?"
Gu Ningli bit her lip and said nothing. Jiang Jin knew that she agreed, so he curled his lips and sneered.
Gu Ningli glared at his gloomy expression and sneered, "I was angry, so what? What does it have to do with them? They don't work properly, they gossip behind people's backs, sow discord, and stir up trouble. You are their leader, and you don't put a stop to this behavior, and you blame me? These people should all be fired."
"Fired them all?" Jiang Jin looked at her in surprise, as if it was unbelievable. He pursed his lips and said, "Who do you want me to fire? You know these people are the backbone of sales. Each of them has his own resources and customers, and they are impenetrable. How much sales have they made for the company in a year? Do you know that your father's Chengguang Group is just a shell, and how much is its annual net profit? This Zhening Bio has only more than a hundred people. How much sales have they made in half a year? What is the net profit? You want me to fire them all, it really is..." He shook his head, as if he heard a cold joke.
Gu Ningli lowered her head and said nothing. She was of course aware of the recent situation of the group company, but she didn't expect it to be so serious.
Jiang Jin paused, then continued, "You know, although these people say this and that about Han Que behind her back, they have nothing to say about her performance. Until now, she still relies on herself to maintain her clients and is still paying back the company. You asked me to fire the backbone sales staff. Do you know how much effort I put into winning over people? Otherwise, who would tell me about these behind-the-scenes gossips?"
He looked at Gu Ningli, paused, and said helplessly, "Miss Gu, do you know what's happening with your father's Chengguang Group? Do you know how much sales revenue we need to cover the cost of this jewelry set you're bidding for? It's already this late, and you're still busy satisfying your own shopping cravings."
Gu Ningli rolled her eyes at him. "That's none of your business. My dad asked me to take the film, and you got some benefits from it. Why didn't you say anything on stage just now?" She pouted and muttered, "You're really petty."
Jiang Jin said, "Okay, I haven't seen the world, I'm petty, I'm not as powerful as you, so why are you in charge? Why are you the one who handles these employees?"
Gu Ningli had a stern face and no expression. She graduated from a business school in the UK and had studied management theory, but she had never worked before and had no idea that what she had learned was completely useless in the workplace of a small domestic company.
After a long silence, Gu Ningli turned around and looked at him directly: "Jiang Jin, you don't have to use these big principles to lecture me. I got angry at Han Que today. Did it hurt you?"
Jiang Jin was surprised by her sudden words, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
Gu Ningli saw the panic in his eyes clearly, and the thorn in her heart pierced even deeper. She continued, "Have you known Han Que for a long time? Do you have a special relationship with her?"
Jiang Jin denied it: "No. I didn't know her before."
Gu Ningli didn't believe it at all: "Don't lie to me. I will find out."
Jiang Jin simply looked at her, put on an indifferent expression, and said with a smile: "Then go and investigate."
Gu Ningli stared at his nonchalant face, her eye sockets sore and red unconsciously. She gritted her teeth and nodded. Just as she was about to say something, her phone rang. It was He Lian: "Why haven't you come yet? The cocktail party is about to start? Ah Wei and I are waiting for you at the door."
Gu Ningli took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll be right there. We just sent the auction item back."
He Lian laughed and joked on the phone: "It takes so long to deliver something. Did you do it again? Hahaha."
Gu Ningli held back her tears and forced a smile, "Sister He Lian, please stop joking around."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Hurry up, Awei is impatient and wants to leave." He Lian said with a smile and hung up the phone.
Jiang Jin pulled off his seatbelt, looked at Gu Ningli calmly, and urged, "Get on, don't act like a child." Then he leaned over and kissed her gently on the cheek, "Now is not the time to lose your composure."
It was late at night, but more and more people were entering the bar. On the small circular stage in the middle, the female members of the group were dancing in revealing clothes. They had hot bodies, seductive eyes, and alluring postures. Many people gathered around, crowding the stage and screaming and cheering.
The lights shone, and the music boomed, like a heavy hammer hitting her eardrums again and again. Han was given a headache by the noise. She checked her phone and saw that Gu Ningwei still hadn't replied. She said to Zhou Wenwen and Fang Jiayan, "Are you leaving? I have to go back. I have to go to work early tomorrow morning."
Fang Jiayan nodded repeatedly, "I'm leaving too. Starting tomorrow, I'll be on consecutive night shifts. I need to go home and catch up on my sleep. Don't let yourself get too much sleep and die suddenly from overwork."
Seeing that both of them were about to leave, Zhou Wenwen nodded and said, "Then let's go together."
The three of them packed up their belongings on the table, walked out of the bar, and stood at the door waiting for a car. Zhou Wenwen's car arrived first, and Fang Jiayan was going the same way as her. Before leaving, Zhou Wenwen wanted to take Han Que with her, but Han Que said, "Forget it, it's not on the way. You should just take Jiayan home and let her go to bed early so she doesn't die from overwork."
Fang Jiayan told her to be careful, and the two of them left first. Han waved at them and smiled as the orange taxi disappeared into the night.
The night wind blew gently, the lights between the sycamore trees were dim, and a few drops of rain fell sporadically. However, Han looked down at his phone again, but there was still no message.
She smoothed her hair and continued to wait for the bus when a voice suddenly came from behind her and asked, "Excuse me, are you Miss Han Que?"
Han turned around and saw a young man standing in front of her. He was wearing a light blue shirt and jeans, with regular features and bright eyes. He was the one who had been sitting at the table next to them in the bar just now.
She frowned slightly, thinking she had run into a shady man who specialized in "picking up corpses" outside bars. She turned her face coldly and refused, "Sir, I don't know you and I have no interest in you."
The young man was not angry, and smiled and said, "Ms. Han, please don't misunderstand. I am investigative reporter Xie Ming. This is my business card. I hope to have the opportunity to meet you." As he said that, he handed over a business card with the name of Xie Ming, senior reporter of Financial Weekly, written on it.
Han frowned and looked at him with some confusion: "Financial Weekly?"
The other person nodded, took out his phone, and opened his social media account. "Look, this is my self-media account Mingjing Finance."
Han browsed quickly in his hands, and the other party was really a big V in the financial self-media.
She didn't know what she had to offer that would warrant an interview with a financial reporter, but with her keen intuition, she guessed that the reporter was targeting Chengguang Group and was likely related to Gu Ningwei. So, she simply smiled and said, "Mr. Xie, I'm just an ordinary person. I don't have anything worthy of being featured in the financial news. You've got the wrong person."
Xie Ming also smiled, accustomed to her resistance. He said, "It's okay. It's normal for you not to want to. After all, with your relationship with Mr. Gu Ningwei, it's really not convenient to say anything."
Han was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up at him deeply, still smiling. She said slowly, "Mr. Xie, although I am Mr. Gu Ningwei's assistant, if you want to interview Mr. Gu Ningwei, please make an appointment according to the official process. Instead of..." She paused and continued with a smile, "Stopping a single woman outside the bar is like a stalker with ulterior motives."
As she was speaking, the car she called arrived. Han quickly opened the door and got in, told the driver the last digit of her cell phone number, and urged him to drive as quickly as possible.
The online car-hailing driver glanced at her, stepped on the accelerator, and sped away. Xie Ming stood there, watching the car disappear into the depths of the sycamore trees. He bent down to pick up the business card that had just floated out of the car and smiled slightly.
The next day, Han Que went to work. From the moment he entered the elevator, the girl at the front desk and his colleagues in the office were all holding their mobile phones, gathered together, and talked a lot.
She thought everyone was still immersed in last night's auction and was still not satisfied. Thinking it had nothing to do with her, she went straight to the office, turned on the computer and prepared for work. During this time, Gu Ningwei asked her to collect literature on recombinant collagen, both domestically and abroad. Han was forced to pick up professional English again and start reading and translating.
She has been working in sales for several years. Although she is very familiar with the products, her professional level has dropped a lot. Now she feels a little overwhelmed when she picks it up again, but she also knows that she doesn't have much time left.
"Sister Han Que, have you seen the trending searches? Mr. Gu is on the trending searches." The cell phone was beeping, and Yu Xiaoli was sending her messages.
"I was busy and didn't see it." Han replied to her, and then saw the screenshots and web links that Yu Xiaoli sent to her one by one.
Han clicked on it and saw that the screen was full of intimate shots of Gu Ningwei and He Lian. They stood side by side, affectionately; they stood at the cocktail party check-in area, whispering; they kissed passionately in the corner; and, at the cocktail party, Gu Ningwei bent down to adjust He Lian's skirt.
All the reports were saying: "The love affair between the up-and-coming painter He Lian and the prince of Chengguang Group has fallen in love."
"Gu Ningwei and He Lian's suspected relationship exposed."
There was also a blurry, candid photo of Gu Ningwei and He Lian at the entrance of a villa complex. The title was even more eye-catching: "Exclusive revelation! Prince Chengguang stayed overnight at the He residence, adding new evidence to the confirmation of the wealthy marriage."
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