Chapter 50 Quarrel
The next day, a piece of news circulated in the company: SNK is about to welcome a new president for the Asia-Pacific region.
All departments are speculating on what kind of changes this mysterious new president will bring.
But Pei Song no longer had time to care about these things. Last night's quarrel with Shi Yanchen and Zhou Feng's invitation made him upset.
Even work couldn't calm him down. He was always distracted unconsciously, and all he could see before his eyes was Shi Yanchen's stern eyes.
When getting off work, Zhou Feng stopped Pei Song who was about to leave and said, "I want to buy you a drink and talk about training."
Pei Song originally wanted to decline, but when he saw the empty dialog box on his phone, he felt disappointed.
Maybe it's better to go out for a walk than to be alone in the room with random thoughts.
"good.
He nodded.
The lights in the bar were dim and jazz music was playing softly.
Zhou Feng ordered two glasses of vodka lemon. The transparent liquor was mixed with a little golden lemon juice and swayed slightly in the glass.
The ice cubes made a crackling sound, reflecting the light from the bar.
"Pei Song, I am very optimistic about your potential. This trip to Country D is not only for training, but also a rare development opportunity." Zhou Feng's voice was gentle.
Pei Song took a sip of wine, and when he thought about the fact that Shi Yanchen would be returning to Country D next Friday, he felt annoyed again.
The fresh scent of lemon mixed with the slight bitterness of alcohol could not suppress the surging emotions in my heart.
"What are you still hesitating about?" Zhou Feng poured more wine into his glass, "If you have any concerns, you can talk about it.
"The project is not yet fully completed..."
"Don't worry about that," Zhou Feng said with a smile, "I'll take care of it. What's important is your future development."
Maybe it was the effect of alcohol, or maybe it was because he was reluctant to see Shi Yanchen leave, Pei Song finally nodded: "Okay, I'll go."
When they came out of the bar, Zhou Feng insisted on taking him back to the hotel.
"No need, I can take a taxi myself." Pei Song declined.
"It's so late, it's safer if I take you home." Zhou Feng was very persistent.
When they arrived at the hotel entrance, Pei Song was about to get off the car, but when he looked up, he saw Shi Yanchen standing outside the lobby.
The three people's eyes met in the air, and the atmosphere instantly became subtle.
Shi Yanchen's eyes stayed on Zhou Feng's car for a few seconds, and his expression became increasingly gloomy.
"Pei Song, you're back so late." His voice was colder than usual.
Zhou Feng stuck his head out of the car window: "Mr. Shi, nice to meet you. I am Zhou Feng from SNK."
Shi Yanchen nodded but didn't say a word.
After Zhou Feng's car drove away, Shi Yanchen turned around and walked towards the elevator.
Pei Song followed behind him and felt the low pressure emanating from him.
As soon as he entered the suite, Shi Yanchen spoke: "I had a great time chatting with Zhou Feng."
"We just talked about training." Pei Song tried to explain, "I agreed to go to Country D for training."
"So I told you not to go, but you insisted on going." Shi Yanchen's voice was frighteningly cold.
"Why are you so against me going?" Pei Song was also a little angry, "This is obviously a good opportunity."
"Good opportunity," Shi Yanchen sneered, "Are you sure Zhou Feng doesn't have other ideas?"
"What's the meaning"
"His attention to you has gone beyond the normal scope of superiors and subordinates." Shi Yanchen took a step closer, "How can you not see his intentions?"
Pei Song bit his lip and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Mr. Zhou and I are just ordinary superiors and subordinates."
"Really?" Shi Yanchen's eyes became even colder, "Then why didn't you tell me that you liked him before?"
Pei Song froze and asked awkwardly: "How do you know..."
"So it's true." Shi Yanchen's voice was filled with unspeakable emotion, "No wonder you listen to him so much."
"That was many years ago," Pei Song explained. "I was too young when I just graduated and I was rejected for my impulsive confession. Now we are just ordinary colleagues."
"Ordinary colleagues" Shi Yanchen pressed on step by step, "Ordinary colleagues will ask you out for drinks late at night and will send you home on purpose"
"What do you want to say?" Pei Song was irritated by his aggressive attitude, "Do I need your consent for any decision I make?"
"You really want to go to Country D?" Shi Yanchen grabbed his wrist with such force that it hurt. "In order to stay with him, you even lost the most basic judgment."
"Let me go!" Pei Song struggled, "Why do you care about me? Aren't you going back to Country D too?"
Shi Yanchen paused: "What did you say?"
"I heard you asked your assistant to book a flight." Pei Song sneered, "Shouldn't you tell me first that you were going back to Country D?"
The room fell into an eerie silence.
Shi Yanchen let go of his hand, his expression complicated: "You misunderstood."
"What misunderstanding?" Pei Song said sarcastically, "Isn't the ticket booked for you?"
Shi Yanchen wanted to explain, but seeing Pei Song's stubborn expression, he ended up saying nothing.
"I'm tired." Pei Song turned and walked towards the room, "You should also go to bed early."
The next morning, Pei Song went out early without even having breakfast.
As soon as he arrived at the company, Li Ming nervously found Pei Song and asked, "Manager Pei, can I have a word with you?"
The two of them came to the tea room. After Li Ming looked around to make sure no one was there, he took out a USB flash drive from his bag: "I found this by accident."
"What is it?"
"I...I have been secretly keeping an eye on Liu Yan's movements." Li Ming looked nervous. "I was working overtime the night before yesterday, and I saw him go to the underground parking lot, so I followed him."
He took a deep breath and continued, "Liu Yan talked to the people from Galaxy Real Estate for a long time in the car. They thought there was no one there and spoke casually. I hid behind a nearby concrete pillar and recorded the conversation with my phone."
Li Ming turned on his phone and played the recording. Although there was some noise, Liu Yan's voice could still be clearly heard: "...As long as we follow the plan, when the stock price hits the bottom, Galaxy Real Estate will be able to..."
He opened the file in the USB drive: "Later, I secretly checked the background of that person and found that he was the vice president of Galaxy Real Estate. Then I followed the clues and found the business information of those suspicious suppliers, and they were all inextricably linked to Galaxy Real Estate."
Pei Song looked through the documents carefully. These suppliers appeared to be independently operated, but their equity structures were very complicated and ultimately pointed to the same offshore company.
"How did you find out this?"
"I used to work in a securities company, so I'm very familiar with this kind of equity penetration," Li Ming said. "And I asked a friend to help me check the industrial and commercial archives and found that the legal persons of these companies are all relatives of Galaxy Real Estate executives."
Pei Song thought thoughtfully: "So Liu Yan is a pawn planted by Galaxy Real Estate in our company?"
"Very likely." Li Ming nodded. "They want to hit the share price of the Starlight Plaza project by short selling."
"These pieces of evidence are indeed important," Pei Song said, "but we need more crucial evidence. Please keep it to yourself for now, and we will collect more."
When we got back to the hotel, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
Pei Song hesitated at the door for a moment before swiping his card to enter.