Chapter 53 Gift Giving
"Hey, hey, hey, have you heard that Manager Jiang has been fired?"
When the office is idle, there is always gossip. Lu Yan was taking a nap on the table. Hearing this, he raised his head and saw Tao Yangzheng, the finance team leader, and several colleagues conveying the news they had heard from the next department:
"Didn't the company report a batch of material costs that were not right a few days ago? They even called the police and set up a special task force to investigate. In the end, they found out that it was Manager Jiang and our Director Wang who tampered with the money. Wow, a full 20 million!"
As soon as this number came out, everyone was shocked.
It turned out that the chairman suddenly sent a team of specialists to check the previous accounts two days ago. It would have been fine if they hadn't checked, but they were shocked to find a loss of nearly 20 million. They called the police immediately. Wang, the director of the Finance Department, was taken away by the police for questioning and has not been released until now. There are rumors that he did it, but no one thought that this matter was related to Jiang Boyun.
"Isn't Manager Jiang usually highly regarded by General Yu? How could he be so greedy even for such money?"
"He was so greedy because he was valued by Mr. Yu. If it were someone else, he wouldn't have the guts to do that. I heard that the company, considering his many years of service, said that as long as he paid off the debt within the specified period, the matter would be written off."
Someone gasped, "Twenty million. Even if he earns a million a year, it would take him twenty years to pay it back without eating or drinking. Not to mention that he's been fired now. Does the company really intend to let him go?"
Tao Yang was already brewing wolfberry tea in a thermos. He took a sip and then said slowly, "Who knows what the higher-ups are thinking? Maybe Jiang will sell his house and car and be able to pay it back with some money."
As he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that Lu Yan, who had been woken up, was looking over here. He smiled at him, showing off his healthy white teeth: "Little Lu, Mr. Yu just said that he wants last year's accounts. I'm too lazy to run, so you can help me deliver it."
Lu Yan had been working for a while, and he probably knew the private relationships in the department. He didn't know about other people, but Tao Yang was definitely Yu Zechuan's man. When the team was working, he would always deliberately arrange some easy tasks for him. If Yu Zechuan sent a message, he would also send him over.
To put it simply, it means hiding one's confidants.
However, Tao Yang is a confidant who is aware of current affairs and is quite capable. When the position of Manager Wang becomes vacant, it is estimated that he will take over soon.
Lu Yanhuan looked around and asked, "Team Leader Tao, where is the USB drive?"
Tao Yang raised his chin and indicated, "In my cabinet, the second drawer at the bottom."
"Okay, I'll go then."
Lu Yan usually has a good reputation in the office. He would take the initiative to lend a hand when his colleagues needed help. He found the USB flash drive and left the office directly.
But on the way to Yu Zechuan's office, Lu Yan felt more and more that something was wrong, and he always felt that something was odd.
The chairman hasn't asked about company affairs for a long time, and he only personally participates in large-scale projects. Why would he want to check the accounts for no reason, and are they old accounts?
Moreover, it was Jiang Boyun who fabricated the accounts to frame Yu Zechuan in his previous life. How come the situation is reversed now and he is burdened with a debt of 20 million for no reason?
All in all, this sudden loss is very strange.
Lu Yan walked and thought all the way to Yu Zechuan's office. Because he was "too familiar" with the office, he did not press the bell and pushed the door open directly.
Lu Yan's movement was so quiet that the man who was leaning on the office chair with his eyes closed didn't notice it at all. The sunlight outside the floor-to-ceiling window was blocked by blinds, and the light spots like piano keys fell on his body, dividing his cold and sharp face into several pieces by the shadows, half in light and half in darkness.
The dark part was too gloomy. Lu Yan once suspected that he saw Yu Zechuan from his previous life, with lingering pain and hatred always lingering between his brows.
But he thought it was an illusion.
I can be reborn only with the help of a system, how could Yu Zechuan do that?
But it is not impossible. After all, there are so many absurd things in the world, and this one is no exception.
Lu Yan thought of the strange things that happened recently and felt that he had to test it out. He walked to the desk, leaned over to look at Yu Zechuan, and deliberately made some noises. The latter suddenly opened his eyes and looked over alertly -
"You're here?"
Yu Zechuan saw that it was Lu Yan, and his guard was visibly lowered. He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose: "Why didn't you wake me up when you came over? You were as quiet as a cat."
Lu Yan smiled and said, "Seeing you were sleeping, I didn't want to disturb you."
Yu Zechuan's sleep quality has always been poor. When Lu Yan sleeps in the same bed with him at night, he wakes up several times a night and can only sleep soundly when he rolls up in bed.
"I had a morning meeting this morning and my head hurts a bit."
Yu Zechuan raised his head slightly and kissed him lightly. Because he had just woken up, his voice was hoarse and magnetic: "Let's have dinner together after work. I'll introduce a friend to you."
Lu Yan was puzzled: "What friends?"
Yu Zechuan: "You'll know when we meet."
Lu Yan was not very curious, so he didn't take it seriously and instead brought up another matter: "I heard from others that the company's recent loss seems to have something to do with Manager Jiang?"
Yu Zechuan paused when he heard this and looked at him with an ambiguous expression: "Who told you that?"
Lu Yan shrugged slightly: "The whole company is talking about it, it's hard not to know."
Yu Zechuan leaned back in his chair and groaned without making any emotion: "There is a loss of 20 million in the account. I told him that as long as he can pay it back within three months, the company will forgive him."
Here it comes, that weird feeling comes again.
Lu Yan was somewhat suspicious: "Can he afford it? Why not send him to jail?"
"Prison?"
Yu Zechuan suddenly chuckled when he heard this. He hooked his fingertips slightly, motioning Lu Yan to bend over, then leaned his head and whispered into his ear. His gesture was intimate, but it inexplicably made people feel cold all over: "How stupid, it's only 20 million. He can pay back part of it himself and find a lawyer to sue. He can't be sentenced to a few years at all, but it will be different if he stays out to pay off the debt."
"He can sell his car, his house, and borrow money at high interest rates to gamble. If he gets too poor and can't pay back his debts, his arms and legs will be broken..."
Yu Zechuan paused, a hint of gloom flashed across his eyes, and he asked with a smirk, "Don't you think this is more interesting than letting him go to jail?"
“…”
Lu Yan seemed calm, but in fact, he was already in a state of shock. It was because Yu Zechuan looked just like he did in his previous life. Could it be that he was really reborn?!
This realization made Lu Yan uncontrollably tighten his fingertips: "Do you... dislike Jiang Boyun so much?"
To say I hate it is an understatement; to say I hate it is almost the same.
Yu Zechuan raised his eyebrows slightly. He held Lu Yan's fingertips and played with them from time to time: "Didn't you say that he deliberately picked a fight with you at work last time? Isn't it good for me to help you vent your anger?"
Lu Yan: “…”
Lu Yan was slow to think of it. It seemed to be true. Jiang Boyun suddenly came to their department two days ago to complain that there was a problem with a large amount of invoices that were reimbursed. What a coincidence that it was the part that he handled. If Yu Zechuan hadn't secretly suppressed the matter, he would have been fired long ago.
Lu Yan was suspicious: "Just because of this?"
Yu Zechuan asked back, "Why else? Haven't you heard that there can't be two tigers in one mountain? As long as Jiang Boyun is in the company, you won't have an easy life. You might as well clean up as soon as possible."
Lu Yan tried to probe without leaving any trace: "Did Jiang Boyun really embezzle 20 million?"
Or did Yu Zechuan set up a trap for him on purpose?
Yu Zechuan said lightly, "It's his bad luck. Grandpa just happened to check the accounts on a whim, and he was singled out as an example. There was a total loss of 20 million, and he alone took 15 million. The rest was divided up by Manager Wang and his subordinates."
After Yu Zechuan said this, Lu Yan felt that it might just be a coincidence. After all, when Jiang Boyun was corrupt, Yu Zechuan protected him. Now that he no longer has the face or favor, it is normal for him to resign and leave.
Now that the other party has left, there will naturally be no chance to make false accounts to frame Yu Zechuan, which is equivalent to solving an invisible major crisis.
Lu Yan's mood suddenly improved. He looked down at his watch and said, "It's getting late. Didn't you say you wanted to introduce me to your friend? Let's go."
Yu Zechuan was silent for a moment: "My friend can't drive. After all, this is the first time you meet. How about I go pick him up first and you go buy some gifts?"
Lu Yan looked at Yu Zechuan dimly: "What friend? You have to pick her up in person? I'm still your boyfriend."
He almost named Yu Zechuan and said that he had cheated on his wife.
Yu Zechuan thought Lu Yan was jealous and found it strange: "We are just ordinary friends, but he is older than me and has a bad temper."
Lu Yan became interested: "Bad temper? Is he worse than you?"
Yu Zechuan's face changed slightly when he heard this, and his good mood disappeared: "What do you mean? Do I have a bad temper?"
He thought that his temper had become much calmer after being with Lu Yan. Of course, it was not ruled out that it was because the other party had coaxed him into submission and he simply couldn't find any reason to lose his temper.
Lu Yan glanced at him and said, "So what if you're bad? I just like your bad temper, okay?"
As soon as the words came out, Lu Yan was stunned for a moment. Without waiting for Yu Zechuan to react, he turned around and walked towards the door, hurriedly saying, "I'm going to go out and buy some gifts. You go pick up your friends and we'll meet at the restaurant later."
Lu Yan seemed a little embarrassed.
Without even looking back, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Yu Zechuan was left standing there, his eyes deep, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lu Yan bought some gifts at a nearby mall and took a car to the hotel. He thought Yu Zechuan would be faster than him, but when he arrived at the private room, the waiter said that Yu Zechuan had not arrived yet.
"Mr. Yu hasn't come yet, but he has already given instructions in advance. I will take you to the private room first. Please follow me."
A beautiful waitress wearing a celadon cheongsam led the way and pushed open one of the private room doors. Lu Yan followed her in, but was stunned to see a young man sitting at the round table inside.
He was wearing a neat black suit, shiny handmade leather shoes, and his hair was combed neatly with hair oil, but he was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose. His eyes were clear, stupid, and inexplicably funny, just like a college student who was still in school and stole his father's clothes.
"puff--"
Lu Yan couldn't help but burst out crying, it was because the man was actually Xue Jin!
Xue Jin had been here for quite a while. Yu Zechuan said that he would bring an important person to introduce him to him today. Although he did not explain in detail, it was probably a boyfriend or something like that. He was worried about embarrassing Yu Zechuan, so he dressed up deliberately. He was inevitably a little nervous, but he did not expect the other party to burst into laughter as soon as he saw him.
“…”
How should I put it? The scene was a bit awkward for a while.
Xue Jin saw the waiter close the door of the private room, so he had to stand up and greet him with a stiff smile: "Hello, I... my name is Xue Jin, and I'm Mr. Yu's friend."
Lu Yan couldn't really connect the clumsy and rustic man in front of him with the refined elite five years later. He pinched his thigh secretly before shaking hands with Xue Jin. Because he was trying hard to suppress a smile, his expression was a little distorted for a moment: "Hello, my name is Lu Yan, Lu as in strange and bizarre, Yan as in longevity."
Then the air fell into silence, and they had no idea what to talk about.
Xue Jin retracted his hand and gestured to the side: "Sit down, Brother Zechuan should be here soon."
Lu Yan lowered his head and sat down. He took a few deep breaths and finally suppressed his smile. He put the gift in his hand aside and suddenly seemed to realize something. He asked in confusion, "Mr. Yu said he drove to pick up a friend. Wasn't it you who was picked up?"
"friend?"
Xue Jin was also stunned. "What friend? He didn't answer..."
Before he could finish his words, the door of the private room was suddenly opened, and Yu Zechuan walked in from outside, supporting a white-haired old man. Although the man was leaning on a cane, he was in good spirits, with a pair of shockingly bright eyes. It was the current chairman of Yinchuan Group, Yu Shanyue.
"Grandpa?"
Xue Jin was the first to react when he saw this. He quickly pulled out a chair and stepped forward to help, saying in a reproachful tone, "Why didn't you call me when you arrived so I could go down and pick you up."
Old Master Yu had a sour look on his face since he entered the door, and his eyes kept wandering towards Lu Yan. Hearing this, he snorted coldly and said, "There's no one to greet me at the door, so how can I dare to ask you to come downstairs to greet me?"
Lu Yan finally came back to his senses after hearing this, but he really couldn't blame him. He could only blame Yu Zechuan for not informing him in advance. Didn't they say they were friends? How did he become an elder? !
Lu Yan pulled out his chair and walked forward, but stopped two steps away from the old man. He nodded slightly, neither servile nor overbearing: "Hello, Chairman. My name is Lu Yan. You can just call me Xiao Lu."
The old man raised his eyelids but said nothing. He really had a bad temper.
Lu Yan didn't care. As an old man, how could he not have a temper? Anyway, he was thick-skinned and stood by with a smile on his face, like a fox that attracts fortune.
Yu Zechuan frowned slightly, secretly pinched the old man's arm, and whispered, "Grandpa, this is A Yan. He heard that he was going to have dinner with you today, and he ran several blocks to buy a gift for the meeting."
The implication was that he shouldn't be so harsh.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yan glanced at Yu Zechuan subtly, thinking to himself that this guy also lies without thinking, why would he run several blocks to buy it? He just bought it in the mall 200 meters downstairs.
Mr. Yu was also very easy to deceive. When he heard that Lu Yan had traveled a long way to buy him a gift, his expression eased a little. With the help of Yu Zechuan, he sat down and asked with interest, "A meeting gift? What meeting gift?"
Yu Zechuan looked at Lu Yan and hinted subtly, "Ayan, Grandpa is calling you."
Mr. Yu has lived a long life and is used to eating all kinds of delicacies. He doesn't have any special hobbies. He values the thought the most, so Yu Zechuan didn't tell him anything in advance. He thought that Lu Yan was always considerate and the money he gave him was enough, so even if he bought a box of abalone, shark's fin, fish maw, fish glue, donkey-hide glue, etc., it would be enough as a token of his thought.
Lu Yan's eyelids were twitching: "..."
Yu Zechuan thought he didn't hear him, so he reminded him again: "Didn't you bring a gift for Grandpa? Take it out."
Xue Jin, the silly boy, didn't see the situation clearly. Seeing this, he thought that Lu Yan couldn't find where he put his things. He lifted the tablecloth and helped to look for it underneath: "When you came in just now, I saw you carrying something. Did you put it under the table?"
Under the gaze of three pairs of eyes, Lu Yan had no choice but to bend down, silently took out the gift he bought from under the table, and then pushed it in the direction of Mr. Yu: "Chairman, this is a small gift, please accept it."
The smile on Master Yu's face froze: "..."
There was only a Platinum Brain and a gift bag of Want Want ice cakes quietly placed on the table. They were bought at a 40% discount during a mall promotion.
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