At 8:30 in the morning, each entrance of the Chu Group's office building lobby was already filled with employees heading to work.

After clocking in, I entered the elevator and went up. As the elevator door opened on each floor, I could hear the laughter of employees greeting each other or sharing breakfast.

When we stopped at the top floor, the silence was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The secretaries walked on tiptoe, and even though there was carpet under their feet, they were still worried that their high heels would make the slightest sound.

The office at the end of the corridor is the office of Vice President Chu Jinnian.

This year, whether attending media press conferences or being introduced in public, the title on Chu Jinnian's nameplate was always Executive Vice President.

But everyone in the Chu Group knew that it was just a title.

Even if Mr. Chu appears in the group, Chu Jinnian is still the one in charge.

If last year was a bloody year for the Chu Group, then this year can be described as a year of misery.

Almost since he started working on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, Chu Jinnian seemed to live in the company and he was rarely seen walking out of the group's gate.

What followed was the rapid decline of the once prosperous Zhao family.

"Chu Jinnian, Chu Jinnian..."

"Ms. Zhao, Mr. Chu won't see you without an appointment..."

Bang! When the office door was pushed open, a gust of wind rushed in.

Behind the black desk, the leather chair slowly turned around, revealing Chu Jinnian's face, which looked extremely tired after not sleeping all night.

But even with tiredness, people still dare not look directly at it.

"Boss Chu..."

The special assistant looked reserved and said, “The front desk has strict rules and regulations that no one is allowed to enter without an appointment, but Miss Zhao broke in, and security…” He didn’t dare to stop her.

"Got it. Let's go down."

Chu Jinnian's words made the special assistant breathe a sigh of relief.

While asking the angry Zhao Qingkong to sit down, he made two cups of coffee and brought them in.

In April, Sicheng is already full of spring flowers.

Zhao Qingkong seemed to feel no warmth at all, staring coldly at the man in the leather seat, "You know I went to see her, so you deliberately want to bring down the Zhao family, right?"

"right."

Chu Jinnian answered frankly.

After getting the confirmation, Zhao Qingkong stared at the man in front of him with an extremely ugly expression.

Chu Jinnian met those eyes that were filled with love and hatred, and said in a calm voice, "From the moment you appeared in Paris and in front of her, you should have known that this day would come."

"Why, do you regret it?"

Chu Jinnian picked up the coffee cup and held it in his palm.

The rich aroma of coffee permeates the air.

Even though it was just a wisp, Zhao Qingkong could tell that it was cappuccino.

Tang Mulin likes sweet coffee.

My heart suddenly felt like it was soaked in bitter water.

After meeting Tang Mulin, she returned to Sicheng.

A few days later, I met Chu Jinnian in Vicent.

The man was elegant and calm, with that warm smile still on his face, as if nothing had happened.

When he saw her, he greeted her politely, "Miss Zhao."

Before Zhao Qingkong could figure out how to casually appear beside him and then walk into his heart step by step to replace Tang Mulin's position.

Something happened to Zhao.

First, several suppliers who had cooperated with us for more than ten years dropped the ball.

Subsequently, a large number of orders were cancelled.

In just one month, Zhao's stock price plummeted, becoming a subject of much criticism among experts in the domestic economic sector.

"Yes, I regret it!"

With his head still raised proudly, Zhao Qingkong's eyes were filled with shattered regret. "As long as you let go, I'll book the fastest flight to Paris and explain to her in person, okay?"

"Oh……"

Chu Jinnian sneered, "Sorry, it's too late!"

My heart sank to the bottom of the cold pond.

Zhao Qingkong looked at Chu Jinnian and suddenly felt that she seemed to have never known this person before.

There was a tremor in his voice, "What should I do to make you let Zhao go?"

(End of this chapter)