"I called you today, but the call went through." Grandpa Li said calmly. He held his breath when he saw his eldest grandson, who always wore haute couture suits, wearing a cheap casual suit.
Li Haotian took out his cell phone, turned it on with one click, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, and he joked with his grandfather:
"I work as soon as I open my eyes every day, and I'm still thinking about work when I close my eyes at night. My phone is always full of messages waiting to be responded to 24 hours a day, so I deliberately turned off my phone for the whole day today to relax peacefully."
He never felt tired at work before, but He Mengmeng said that they are human beings, not machines, and they should have a life besides work and have their own private time that is not occupied by work.
In the past, whenever Li Haotian had something to do, no matter if it was late at night or on holidays, he would get busy with his work first and also require his subordinates to be on call 24 hours a day.
This is efficiency, this is dedication, this is the work attitude.
"You should relax properly after work. Why didn't you bring Secretary Gao with you when you went out to relax? Didn't you go play golf? I remember that this was your favorite sport in the past." Old Master Li picked up the teacup beside him and took a big sip.
Uh, how should he respond?
Should he tell grandpa that he and He Mengmeng had played in the amusement park all day, tried every project, and even went to the snack street that he had looked down upon before to eat at roadside stalls. The low-quality ingredients made his stomach a little uncomfortable.
"Was this relaxing trip arranged by that new Assistant He? It seems Assistant He is quite capable at work. At least you, the CEO, are having a great time. How much can a working girl earn in a month? And she wants to split the bill with you when we go out to play? We can't take advantage of such a small amount of money."
"Grandpa, don't worry. If she insists on giving me this money, I will just give her a raise."
At first, Li Haotian thought that his grandfather had something urgent to talk to him about, but now his grandfather was chatting with him about family matters. It seemed that his grandfather had come to the company specifically to see him.
"Why haven't you brought Changsheng back to the old house recently? I haven't seen him for some time." Old Master Li continued to hold his breath, his throat felt uncomfortable, and his hands were shaking a little.
"Grandpa, I'm busy with work every day, and Duan Changsheng only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. How can I have time to hang out with her?" Li Haotian's face was full of impatience when he mentioned Duan Changsheng. He was really annoyed by Duan Changsheng some time ago. The eldest lady is just too pretentious.
Fortunately, she has been self-aware during this period and rarely comes to the company to cause trouble. Otherwise, she would go crazy seeing him and Assistant He coming in and out, making the whole company laugh at her.
"You have time today."
"Duan Changsheng doesn't like amusement parks."
"Why didn't you tell Secretary Gao about your itinerary? Why didn't you tell the people in the secretariat?" As a CEO, you are in charge of the Li Group. You can ignore unimportant things, but you turned off your phone and lost contact!
"I took Assistant He out and said hello to the secretariat." Li Haotian is no longer the man who relied on his grandfather for instructions in everything. The Li Group has long been his one-man show. Even his grandfather cannot interfere so directly.
Otherwise, he would work so hard every day and have to endure a fiancée he doesn't like. What is he doing it for? What is the meaning?
"Throughout the day today, Secretary Gao, the major shareholders, and I have called you countless times. We've sent people to look for your favorite restaurants, horse farms, golf courses, villas... all of them." Old Master Li's hand, which was supporting himself with a cane, was clenched with veins showing through it, and he took out blood pressure medication from his clothes and ate it while trembling.
At this time, Li Haotian also realized that something was wrong. He had only disappeared for a day, and his grandfather would not have mobilized so many people. Something big must have happened.
He quickly checked WeChat on his phone and found that Secretary Gao had left him a message, both in voice and text versions.
"break off an engagement?"
Although Li Haotian repeatedly threatened Duan Changsheng with breaking off the engagement, deep down he was unwilling to believe that Duan Changsheng would unilaterally agree to have nothing to do with him anymore. He had always been confident because he could see how much Duan Changsheng cared about him.
"Impossible." Li Haotian didn't believe it.
Mr. Li couldn't help himself any longer and threw the teacup at Li Haotian, "Idiot. The internet is flooded with information, and even the PR department's emergency PR efforts have had little effect."
It was mainly a live broadcast, and the reporters invited were relatively authoritative ones. The Li family did not receive any information in advance, and the person involved, Li Haotian, has not appeared since the incident.
The Li family was wealthy, but didn't the Duan family have fewer connections? Did the Li family have fewer mortal enemies?
At this time, many people want to take advantage of others' misfortune.
Li Haotian watched the live broadcast over and over again. Is this Duan Changsheng?
He didn't know if it was because of the screen or what, but he felt that Changsheng in front of the camera was particularly unfamiliar. Otherwise, how could she say such cold words?
Their relationship of so many years was about to end? Could she bear to do that? It was probably just another game of playing hard to get!
"Thank you all for taking the time to come... I solemnly declare that the engagement between me, Duan Changsheng, and Li Haotian of the Li Group has been cancelled. From this moment on, we are no longer engaged, and will no longer have any intimate relationship. There's no question of right or wrong; it's just that after spending some time together, we've discovered that our personalities are incompatible and we're not ideal partners for future marriage. So, let's end it now. May both of us be well..."
The live broadcast content was played continuously in the quiet president's office.
Grandpa Li hit his eldest grandson on the back with his crutch and said, "Call Changsheng and ask if there's any chance to salvage the relationship. I sent someone to Changsheng's villa today, but there was no one there. I later asked someone and found out that Changsheng went abroad and doesn't seem to be planning to return for a long time."
Their Li family's overseas market has just started to pick up, and now is not a good time to fall out with the Duan family.
What's more, from the very beginning, the overseas business of their Li family was based on the power of the Duan family, so if the engagement was cancelled, the one who would suffer the loss would not be the Duan family, but their Li family.
"And that Assistant He, notify the HR department to fire her directly, compensate her as she deserves, and ask her to find another job." Old Master Li had been waiting in the president's office for most of the day and knew everything he needed to know.
He really couldn't believe that his most proud grandson would become love-brained when his career was at its peak.
If it was a very outstanding woman, such as Secretary Gao, he could still find reasons to convince himself that Duan Changsheng only had a good family background, but was indeed not a person who could help the company in terms of business capabilities.
But look at the kind of person he has his eye on.
She has neither talent nor beauty. There are so many women like this on the street, and they are so unique that you can't even tell them apart if you look at them in a crowd. How could she have caught the eye of his arrogant grandson?
Tired of eating big fish and meat, and want to try some porridge and shrimp?
Men, especially those at their level.
It’s okay to have one or two close female friends outside, but you can’t bring them to the company.
Mr. Li has always kept public and private affairs separate. He hates to see people messing up the company because of personal matters.
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