Chapter 966
“Cough, cough!”
Yu Leyou cleared his throat and said, “I want to know… is Melody Fox married?”
After asking, he felt inexplicably nervous.
Rodney Stanton asked in confusion, “Why are you asking this? Moreover, how can you call her by her name? I even have to address her respectfully, as Miss Fox did. You’re too rude!”
Yu Leyou didn’t respond, but repeated, “Just tell me, is she married?”
Rodney Stanton’s mind was racing.
Only a small group of people knew about Miss Fox’s marriage.
Although he did not know why Yu Leyou asked this question, because Melody Fox’s marriage partner’s identity was really special, both he and Yu Leyou were not qualified to discuss such matters.
Hence, Rodney Stanton was cautious and did not answer directly. Instead, he said, “I’m not too sure about this. If there’s a chance, you can ask her directly.”
“You… don’t know either? I thought Miss Fox was already very familiar with you.”
“Familiar is familiar. I never pry into other people’s private lives, so don’t pry into these things. However, you’ve been really strange recently. You’ve already asked me Miss Fox’s personal questions for the second time. Did there be a misunderstanding between the two of you? Or did you anger her?”
Before Yu Leyou could speak, Rodney Stanton warned him again, “Let me tell you, she’s not someone you can offend. If you really offend her, not to mention her backer, even I won’t let you off!”
“I didn’t mess with her.”
“Then why do you keep asking about Miss Fox’s private matters? The first time, you asked about her background and origin. The second time, you asked about her marital status… You’re very strange.”
Yu Leyou furrowed his brows and said, “In short… Master, this matter isn’t what you think it is. I don’t have any ill intentions. I can swear to the heavens.”
“Alright, alright. I brought you up. How can I not know who you are? If I didn’t believe you, I wouldn’t have told you about her last time. But don’t ask about Miss Fox’s private matters anymore, understand?!”
“I know what I’m doing.”
“It’s good that you know what you’re doing. I still have a surgery to do. I’ll hang up first!”
With that, Rodney Stanton hung up.
After the call ended, the dim light in Yu Leyou’s eyes lit up again.
His master did not even know if Melody Fox was married, which meant that she was indeed not married! Otherwise, according to his master, before Melody Fox came to Insterimond, he often met Melody Fox. How could he not know if she was married?
Melody Fox She was indeed lying to him!
Yu Leyou was supposed to be happy, but he felt even more defeated.
Was she lying because she didn’t like him?
However, Yu Leyou quickly regrouped.
Melody Fox did not like him now because they had only been together for less than a day. Strictly speaking, they had only met twice. Their meeting was indeed too short.
When she understood him, she would definitely accept him after a long time, right?
After all… Melody Fox might be a good person in her heart, but in the eyes of the secular world, she was not someone that men liked.
Perhaps no one had confessed to her other than him before?
Yu Leyou’s heart ached even more for Melody Fox.
Her mother had passed away when she was born. She had just learned how to speak when she was sent to the countryside. Not long ago, she seemed to have been chased out by her family. In addition, her appearance was so… indescribable.
Such a girl must be very wary of the outside world.
It was all his fault.
He was too anxious to express his feelings. It would be strange if Melody Fox was not frightened.
It was no wonder that she wanted to fabricate such a lie. If it were him, he would probably find it difficult to accept a man suddenly confessing to him.
Yu Leyou turned to look at the hotel before shaking his head.
Although this hotel was considered a star-rated hotel, it was obvious that it was not expensive because it looked very old and its location was relatively remote.
It seemed that although her medical skills were superb, she did not have much money.
What a silly girl. She saved people like Mr. Ou and Mrs. Liu, but she didn’t even take the opportunity to ask for a consultation fee.
He was First Hospital’s doctor. This was his duty. Naturally, he would not take the money privately. However, Melody Fox was different. She was here to help. She should have a big red packet.
In the end, she grew up in the countryside and was too narrow-minded to understand the hidden rules of society.
However, the safety and hygiene conditions of such a hotel could not be guaranteed.
How about this? He would help her book a better luxury hotel that was closer to First Hospital. This way, it would be easier for him to find her.
Yu Leyou thought for a moment and made a call.
“Hello? Butler Fu, help me book a room at the Swanson
Group Capital International Hotel. I want the best suite … I know it’s difficult to book a room there. Otherwise, why would I let you come? Isn’t Dad’s company working with the Swanson Group? It shouldn’t be difficult to get a room. Go through my father’s connections. You have to book it for me as soon as possible. I have a friend who’s in a hurry to stay.”
“Which friend of yours? Actually, you can let him stay at home. We just changed villas. Don’t we have many empty rooms? The old man was still nagging two days ago. He said that the house has grown bigger and it seems quieter. It makes him feel even more bored. It’s better to have more people. Young Master, what do you think?”
Butler Fu thought that the other party was Yu Leyou’s male friend, so he suggested this.
Yu Leyou wanted to, but he had a feeling that Melody Fox would definitely not agree.
“No need. Just do as I say. If you really can’t book the best suite, then an ordinary suite is fine. In short, you have to book this hotel.”
“Yes, I understand.”
The Swanson Group Capital International Hotel was different from this hotel. It mainly focused on the high-end market.
Many upper-class foreigners who came to Insterimond to do business or travel liked to stay here to show off their noble status.
Therefore, the hotel did not have any standard rooms or large bedrooms. Every room was a premium suite, but even a premium suite was divided into different levels. However, even the most ordinary suite was not something ordinary people could afford.
It was precisely because of this that it was difficult to book a room in a hotel.
He thought that Melody Fox would like such a place.
Yu Leyou had just ended the call when the hospital called. “Director Yu, the results of Mr. Ou’s examination are out.
Almost all the indicators are normal, and he can be transferred from the IUC to a normal ward. However, Mr. Ou’s identity is special, so you need to personally handle the transfer procedures.”
“Got it. I’ll be right back.”
Yu Leyou hung up the phone and rode his motorcycle to the hotel.
Meanwhile, Melody Fox returned to the suite with a bag of potions and some disposable medical tools.
Ken Swanson seemed to be a little worried about waiting. When he saw her return, he clearly heaved a sigh of relief. “I thought something had happened to you. You haven’t been back for so long. I was just about to ask Aaron Berg to come down and take a look when you came up.”
Chapter 967
Melody Fox was afraid that after Ken Swanson found out about her conversation with Yu Leyou, he would crawl out of bed even if he had a fever and stand in front of Yu Leyou to show that he is the husband of Melody and he really existed and that she was not making him up.
Ken Swanson could really do such a thing.
Therefore, she thought for a moment and did not mention Yu Leyou at all. She only said, “The elevator is being repaired. It took time to get up.
Ken Swanson was not feeling well and his mind was not as clear as before, so he did not think too much about it. He only looked at her with a doting gaze and said, “It’s been hard on you today. You should have let Aaron Berg go down just now.”
“What’s the big deal? You’ve done as much for me as I’ve done for you. Okay, get ready. I’ll put you on a drip. After that, I’ll go to Division Insterimond.”
Melody Fox was afraid that she would reveal something, so she quickly turned around to prepare the medicine.
Although the medicine had been prepared, she still needed to inject the medicine into the drip bottle.
By the time she received the infusion, it was already more than 20 minutes since she called the general manager of the Insterimond branch.
She glanced at the room and said, “Have a good rest then. I go to the branch office now.”
Ken Swanson held her hand and did not want to let go. However, the two of them were people who restrained their personal desires to the extreme, so Ken Swanson finally let go and said, “Go ahead. If you don’t understand, follow Aaron Berg and call me. Aaron Berg has a general summary of the information about the people in the branch. You can roughly know who are our people and who are ‘other people’ at a glance.”
“Alright.” Melody Fox nodded.
Although she was not a business person, she had helped Ulric Swanson manage the business in her previous life. Although she was not better than Ken Swanson, she was at least more professional than most people who claimed to be financial professionals.
After all, the people who had managed the entire Swanson Group would not be afraid of managing a mere branch of the Swanson Group.
Moreover, she didn’t have to manage the entire company. She just had to sign the contract for that project.
Just as she was about to walk out of the bedroom, he suddenly stopped her.
“After everything is over, we’ll take a long vacation together and travel around the world with your godparents.”
A smile spread across Melody Fox’s lips.
“I’m sure that day won’t be far away.”
They looked at each other and smiled. Finally, they broke apart.
Spencer was in charge of driving her to Division Insterimond. She left Aaron Berg behind to take care of Ken Swanson. Although Spencer was reliable, she was still too inexperienced compared to Aaron Berg. If she left Aaron Berg there, she would not have to worry too much about Ken Swanson.
“Hurry up. We’ve already missed so much time.”
“Yes! Madam!”
“…” Melody Fox coughed dryly and reminded, “You should continue to call me Miss Fox. I’m more used to this form of address.”
“Yes, Miss Fox.”
Only then did Melody Fox feel a little more at ease. She lowered her head and looked at the information Aaron Berg had given her.
The first person she saw was the general manager of the branch company, Shi Kai. He could be considered one of the people brought up by Ken Swanson. He was honest and loyal, but he looked a little silly.
After Melody Fox memorized the names and basic information of a few of his own people, she flipped to the information of a few “other people”.
The leader was called Liu Gaoyi.
He was originally working at Pearly Antiques. However, after Ulric Swanson gave him the Pearly Antiques account book last time, he arranged for Liu Gaoyi to be assigned to the Insterimond branch.
This Liu Gaoyi had some tricks up his sleeve. Taking advantage of the fact that Ken Swanson had not been in the Insterimond branch for a long time, he actually inserted a third of the Ulric Swanson people in the branch company that Ken Swanson had personally led. Now, he was almost comparable to Shi Kai.
If not for the fact that Shi Kai still had the status of a general manager suppressing Liu Gaoyi, the branch company would probably be Ulric Swanson now.
She clicked her tongue in her heart and kept Liu Gaoyi in mind.
On the other side, at the entrance of Branch Insterimond. Shi Kai followed Melody Fox’s instructions and estimated Melody’s arrival so that he brought his people downstairs to wait. He was afraid that the receptionist would not recognize Melody Fox and neglect her.
However, after waiting for a long time, he did not see anyone.
In order to recognize Melody Fox at first glance, he had already used his connections to get a photo of Melody Fox. He should be able to see her.
But calling… He only knew the young master’s office number, not Melody Fox’s phone number.
If he disturbed the Eldest Young Master and caused him to fly into a rage, he would die even if he had ten lives.
The meeting room had already been arranged, but Melody Fox still did not appear at the door.
The people behind him couldn’t help but come over and ask.
“Boss Shi, why isn’t Mrs. Swanson here yet?”
“Didn’t you say that Mrs. Swanson would arrive in 40 minutes? It’s already a little late, but we haven’t even seen her. Did something happen?”
Shi Kai’s face darkened as he kicked the butt of the person who spoke.
“Shoo, shoo, shoo! Can you say something nice with that mouth of yours?”
That person knew that he had misspoken. He covered his mouth and did not dare to cry out in pain.
Although Shi Kai was also anxious, he was afraid that something would happen.
However, as the boss, he could not show any panic. Otherwise, his subordinates would definitely be in a mess.
One had to know that although Melody Fox came from a poor background, her appearance here today represented the face of the young master.
If their own people were all loose, wouldn’t that be slapping their own faces?
With a solemn face, Shi Kai reprimanded loudly, “Everyone, tense up and wait. If anyone relaxes and slacks off to gossip, I’ll skin you alive!”
“Yes…-“
Everyone responded in unison and finally straightened their backs and waited.
Shi Kai let out a sigh and called his assistant over. He asked in a low voice, “It’s been so long, but Liu Gaoyi and the others haven’t come down yet? Didn’t you inform them to come down and line up to welcome Mrs. Swanson?” The assistant looked around and saw that there were no people from Ulric Swanson’s faction. Then, he replied, President Shi, don’t mention it. I went to inform them as soon as you instructed me. Not only did I inform them verbally, but I also informed them in the group chat. In the end, they agreed verbally one by one. Manager Líu even said that he would bring people down immediately. In the end, there’s still no sign of them…”
The veins on Shi Kai’s forehead throbbed.
“Damn Liu Gaoyi. He’s deliberately trying to show off his strength to Mrs. Swanson!”
“Then tell me, should I call them again?
“Go! Go now! Help me tell Liu Gaoyi that if he doesn’t come down, I’ll go to the headquarters and ask them to transfer him back to that Pearly Antiques!”
The assistant reminded him softly, “But he was sent here by the Second Young Master. I’m afraid the headquarters will ignore him.”
“Ha! Then remind him again that the quarterly meeting will be held next month.”
The quarterly meeting required the general managers of each branch company to report to the chairman in person. He did not believe that the chairman’s words were not as useful as the second young master’s.
“Yes! I’ll go right away!” The assistant nodded, emboldened himself, and went upstairs.
Chapter 968
The assistant originally thought that he would directly go against Liu Gaoyi this time. Unexpectedly, just as he asked Liu Gaoyi to go down and welcome Mrs. Swanson, Liu Gaoyi nodded repeatedly.
“Yes, yes, yes. I almost forgot to go down to welcome Mrs. Swanson.”
As Liu Gaoyi spoke, he slapped his head and said, “Look at my brain. How could I forget such an important thing? It’s my fault. It’s all my fault. I was too focused on dealing with the problem that appeared in the meeting just now and forgot something more important.”
Liu Gaoyi’s assistant also walked forward and said, “Manager, how can it be your fault? This is all my fault. I forgot to remind you.”
“No, no, no. You have to admit your mistake. If it’s my fault, it’s my fault. Let’s go! I’ll apologize to CEO Shi now!”
“Manager, this isn’t your fault… Aren’t you taking the blame for me?”
The two of them echoed each other. It was even more exciting than a performance. Shi Kai’s assistant’s face alternated between green and white. He was furious, but he could only cooperate on the surface.
“Both of you, neither of you is at fault. It’s all my fault. I didn’t come over earlier to remind you to go down and welcome Mrs. Swanson.”
As soon as he said this, Liu Gaoyi and his assistant stopped singing.
Liu Gaoyi said hypocritically, “Little Hou, it’s all because you’re sensible and didn’t blame the two of us. However, you’re not wrong in this matter. Neither of us is wrong. The mistake is that there have been too many things going on recently. Let’s go. Let’s hurry down. President Shi should be anxious from waiting.”
In this way, Xiao Hou could only swallow all the words ” threat” and “order”. He had no choice but to lead the way with a smile on his face. He was so stifled that he almost suffered internal injuries.
Liu Gaoyi was famous for being shameless and thick-skinned.
Thinking about it carefully, ever since Liu Gaoyi came here, this kind of thing often happened.
Liu Gaoyi was clearly the one who did something wrong every time, but in the end, they could not say anything to blame him.
Perhaps this was how CEO Shi’s high blood pressure came about.
Damn Liu Gaoyi, I really hope that Mrs. Swanson can come and deal with him!
However, when Assistant Hou thought about how Mrs. Swanson had yet to appear, he started to worry again.
Could it be that Mrs. Swanson knew that this project was very important on the way here and chickened out?
If they were stood up like this, what would happen to the project? How would their CEO Shi explain it to the headquarters?
Assistant Hou frowned along the way and finally brought Liu Gaoyi and his men to the lobby on the first floor of the company.
When Shi Kai saw his assistant’s expression, he knew that he must have been suppressed by Liu Gaoyi’s glib tongue again.
Shi Kai gritted his teeth in hatred. When he saw Liu Gaoyi come over to greet him, his expression was also very ugly. It was Assistant Hou who reminded him, “President Shi, if you keep a straight face, the company will say that you’re deliberately making things difficult for Manager Liu.”
Shi Kai was even angrier.
Liu Gaoyi was such a shameless bastard. Every time Liu Gaoyi made a mistake, he would reprimand him purely out of business. In the end, the company would always spread rumors that he deliberately mocked Liu Gaoyi and made things difficult for him.
As a result, he did not dare to scold Liu Gaoyi in public, even if the other party was his subordinate.
Liu Gaoyi said in an extremely hypocritical manner, President Shi, brother, don’t pull a long face. It’s not that I don’t want to come down, but there are too many things in my department. Whether it’s the marketing department or the legal department, I’m the one who runs to my place the most, right? I forgot about the time because I was busy. That’s why I am only here now.”
Shi Kai knew that this was all Liu Gaoyi’s excuse.
He gritted his teeth in frustration, but he had no choice but to swallow all the words he had said to scold Liu Gaoyi. He only said, “Come down earlier next time!”
Liu Gaoyi looked at Shi Kai’s expression and said, “I can’t stand him, but I can’t get rid of him.” He was overjoyed.
He knew that Melody Fox had not dared to appear until now, so he followed Shi Kai’s assistant down the slope.
Now that he had an opportunity, he naturally wouldn’t let go of Qi Shikai.
Liu Gaoyi nodded and said, “I know, I know. I’ll be early next time. But you rushed so early… Didn’t you not receive anyone? It’s not too late for me to come down now, right?” Shi Kai’s anger surged again.
“Liu Gaoyi, what do you mean?”
“Brother, don’t be angry. I’m just reminding you that instead of wasting time with a group of people, it’s better to think of a solution as soon as possible. I think Mrs. Swanson will definitely not come.”
“Who said she won’t come? She’ll definitely come! She told me herself over the phone, and the written authorization from headquarters was faxed over.”
“That’s true, but how long has it been? Everyone is saying that she feels that she can’t afford the responsibility of the contract failure, so she fled at the last minute and didn’t dare to come! After today, the headquarters will know that we’re stuck at the contract signing step. She’s the young madam of the Swanson family, so she can just leave. But what about us? We have to take responsibility!”
Shi Kai was already feeling more and more nervous as he waited. Now that he heard Liu Gaoyi say this, he was even more worried. He also agreed with Liu Gaoyi’s thoughts. Logically speaking, it was normal to be 10 to 20 minutes late. However, looking at the time, Melody Fox was already running late.
There was no news at all during this period of time. If it wasn’t desertion, what was it?
“So? If it were you, what would you do?”
“Of course, we’ll go back to the meeting room now and discuss it with everyone. Should we send someone to contact them about the signing? Although we don’t have the headquarters’ authorization and can’t take the lead to meet the partners to discuss the signing of the contract if we succeed, why would the headquarters blame us?”
Shi Kai really wanted to agree. After all, it was really not good to just wait.
However, he had suffered too much from Liu Gaoyi. He did not believe that Liu Gaoyi would be so kind.
Therefore, Shi Kai hesitated and did not immediately refuse or agree. Instead, he looked deeply at Liu Gaoyi and pretended to agree. “Then in your opinion, who do you think is the most suitable to sign the contract?”
Liu Gaoyi rubbed his hands like a fly and pretended to be humble.
“This branch company of ours, you’re this…” As he spoke, he gave a thumbs up.
“Other than you, who else is more qualified than you to sign the contract? Moreover, your ability and qualifications are all ‘this’!” He gave a thumbs up again and said, “So, there’s no one more suitable than you to replace our branch company to sign the contract with the other party. What do you think?”
Shi Kai did not understand what Liu Gaoyi was up to just now. He was curious about why Liu Gaoyi had suddenly changed his attitude. He did not know why Liu Gaoyi was so kind as to help him come up with a plan…
Now he understood.
Chapter 969
Liu Gaoyi was deliberately flattering him. He wanted him to directly replace Melody Fox and sign a contract with the partner before obtaining the headquarters’ authorization. The truth was just as Liu Gaoyi had said. If he was lucky enough to sign the contract successfully, the company would not punish him on the surface.
But behind his back?
For a big company, it was taboo for the head of the branch company to be a local tyrant and not take the headquarters’ orders seriously.
It was obvious that if the chairman had any such thoughts, his position as the general manager would end.
After he took over, the person who would be helped up would definitely be that bastard Liu Gaoyi.
Moreover, this was already the best outcome.
If the contract failed, not only would he be the next Janet Murphy, but he would also be court-martialed!
No matter how much profit the company lost on this project, he, Shi Kai, had to make up for it!
Even if he, Shi Kai, handed over his life, it was impossible for him to make up for this huge hole!
What a treacherous and vicious Liu Gaoyi!
After Shi Kai figured out what kind of poison Liu Gaoyi was up to, he was so shocked that his back was covered in a layer of cold sweat.
If it was his first time interacting with Liu Gaoyi today and he did not know his original character and had not suffered many losses at his hands, he might really take the blame in a moment of panic!
When it came to this, it would be useless even if he regretted it!
Shi Kai’s mind was spinning, and his hands were tightly clenched into fists. He wished he could punch Liu Gaoyi directly!
Liu Gaoyi obviously didn’t know that Shi Kai, who was often at a disadvantage at his hands, had suddenly learned to be smart this time. He continued, “President Shi, I’m speaking from the bottom of my heart! Although I usually have some unexplainable misunderstandings with you, we’re still in the same company. When we encounter common difficulties, I’m definitely still on our side, right?”
“One of us?” Shi Kai laughed and repeated, “You treat me as one of us? Liu Gaoyi, you don’t treat me as one of us anymore. You treat me as a fool!”
Liu Gaoyi’s smile froze and he asked, “President Shi, why are you saying this? Why did you suddenly…”
“Liu Gaoyi, let me tell you, don’t think that I don’t know what’ s going on in your mind! Put away your vicious thoughts!” The smile on Liu Gaoyi’s face completely disappeared.
He also realized that Shi Kai had learned his lesson this time and saw through his scheme to reap the benefits. Liu Gaoyi narrowed his eyes slightly, then put on an innocent expression and said, “President Shi, I’m giving you an idea out of goodwill. You… why are you scolding me? You…”
He deliberately raised his voice, attracting everyone’s attention.
Originally, the rumors of the two of them not getting along had appeared for a long time. Now that everyone saw that the two of them were actually arguing, their gossipy hearts almost burned.
Shi Kai felt everyone’s gazes on him. He tried his best to suppress his anger and said in a low voice, “Scolding? I’m not scolding you. I’m just telling the truth! Didn’t you take the opportunity to instigate me to sign the contract? Don’t think I can’t tell! I, Shi Kai, am indeed not very smart, but I’m not completely a stupid pig!”
However, Shi Kai lowered his voice, but Liu Gaoyi deliberately made things worse.
His voice did not decrease at all. “President Shi, your words are really a little like ‘judging a gentleman’s stomach with your own narrow-mindedness’. I…, Liu Gaoyi, feel wronged!” “Aggrieved? What are you aggrieved about! Also, hurry up and lower your voice! Do you really want others to laugh at us?” Shi Kai lowered his voice and said.
“Of course, I feel wronged! If you don’t believe me, let everyone judge me!”
As Liu Gaoyi spoke, he did not give Shi Kai a chance to speak. He raised his arms and said loudly, “Everyone, help me judge. Mrs. Swanson ran away and did not dare to appear, so I took the initiative to give CEO Shi an idea. As the person in charge, he came to discuss the contract with the other company. However, he said that I was vicious and treated him as a fool…”
Everyone naturally did not think as much as Shi Kai. When they heard this, they sized up Shi Kai with complicated gazes, as if they were scolding him with their eyes that he should not be so “small-hearted”.
Liu Gaoyi struck while the iron was hot and continued, “I know that whether it’s President Shi or some of the old employees in the branch, they all have a problem with me because I’m an ‘airborne soldier’. But what I want to tell everyone is that since I’m here, I’m in the same boat as everyone. The company’s honor is my honor!
If anything happened to the company, would I have a good ending? Of course not! Therefore, everything I did was for myself and the company. How could I deliberately harm anyone?
“Everyone in our branch company knows the importance of this project. That’s why I suggested it to CEO Shi.
“I know it’s not compliant, but Mrs. Swanson ran away at the last minute. Is there any other way besides this?
“I can’t possibly go past CEO Shi and talk to the other company, right? If the other party finds out, won’t they think that we don’t value them?”
His inflammatory words made the employees nod one after another. There were even a few who were on Shi Kai’s side.
“Shut up! Liu Gaoyi, you’re twisting right and wrong, you bastard! Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?!” “I’m doing a good job. How could I be struck by lightning? On the other hand, CEO Shi, ask yourself honestly. Don’t I work hard for the company every day?”
“Y…-you-“
Shi Kai was so angry that his temples were throbbing. He had a feeling that his blood was surging and he could not pass through.
As Liu Gaoyi spoke more and more, this feeling became stronger and stronger, almost suffocating.
Assistant Hou felt that something was wrong. He quickly took out the antihypertensive medicine from Shi Kai’s pocket and fed it to him.
In the end, the effect of the medicine was not that fast. Shi Kai’s face was pale, and he could not breathe smoothly as he held his chest.
“President Shi, President Shi, don’t scare me. Say
something. Where are you feeling unwell? Why don’t I call an ambulance…”
Shi Kai opened his mouth, wanting to tell him that he could not breathe, but his words seemed to be blocked by a ball of fire in his chest. He could not speak at all.
A sense of despair and suffocation grew stronger and stronger.
Shi Kai even felt that he might really be angered to death by Liu Gaoyi this time.
However, Liu Gaoyi did not even look at Shi Kai’s situation and continued to say his provocative words.
“President Shi? President Shi?”
Assistant Hou supported Shi Kai and kept calling his name. Only then did the people who had been attracted by Liu Gaoyi look over at Shi Kai.
“What’s wrong with CEO Shi? His expression doesn’t seem right.”
“I don’t know. Is he angry? CEO Shi has always been honest. I don’t think he’s the kind of person Manager Liu said…”
In the meeting room, everyone started to waver from believing in Liu Gaoyi. Some people even started to call an ambulance for Shi Kai.
Liu Gaoyi noticed the change in everyone’s mentality and was annoyed.
Chapter 970
When Liu Gaoyi saw most of the employees surrounding Shi Kai worriedly, he gritted his teeth in hatred.
Damn, Shi Kai! He looked quite honest. Why was he suddenly possessed by the Best Actor now?
Moreover, this act seemed to be quite realistic.
He gritted his teeth and sneered. “Heh! Boss Shi, I didn’t expect you to have learned this move!”
Everyone was stunned and looked at Liu Gaoyi.
After Assistant Hou called the ambulance, he glared fiercely at Liu Gaoyi.
Shi Kai could no longer stand steadily, so Assistant Hou could only let him lie on the ground and rest his head on his knees.
Assistant Hou was angry and heartbroken. He shouted angrily, “Manager Liu! What are you talking about? What else do you want? CEO Shi is already so angry at you! If something really happens to him, you have to take responsibility!”
Liu Gaoyi narrowed his eyes and said in an unfriendly tone, Little Hou, is this the attitude an assistant like you should have towards me? It’s not the first time I’ve seen the two of you echoing each other! It’s just that I didn’t expect you to have the cheek to use this move in front of so many people!” “What nonsense are you talking about? What are we waiting for?”
Liu Gaoyi looked away and said, “I don’t think everyone knows this, but for the sake of the company’s reputation, I haven’t told anyone. But today, I really… I can’t tolerate this! In the past, when CEO Shi forced me to do something I wasn’t willing to do, he would do this with his assistant. This isn’t the first time he pretended to be angry with me.”
When Shi Kai, who was in a semi-conscious state, heard this, his chest heaved even more violently.
Assistant Hou clenched his fists tightly and said, “You’re talking nonsense! It’s obvious that you and your assistant often echo each other and put CEO Shi on the spot as if you’re acting! You’re clearly talking about yourself!”
“Alright, Assistant Hou, you’re very good. One of you is pretending to be sick, and the other is twisting the truth. Do you have to leave this company to stop?!”
Assistant Hou was about to retort when he felt Shi Kai, who was in his arms, suddenly twitch. Then, he spat out a mouthful of dark red blood.
Then, Shi Kai convulsed again. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.
The surrounding people were shocked when they saw this. If it was an act… it was impossible for him to vomit blood, right?
It was impossible for the general manager to have a blood bun in his mouth in advance.
Moreover, the amount of blood he vomited… was not something that a blood bag hidden in his mouth could have. Liu Gaoyi’s expression was the ugliest.
When he saw Shi Kai vomiting blood, he finally reacted. Shi Kai was not pretending to be sick. He was really sick from anger and vomited blood!
Damn it, this Shi Kaipinglooked like a strong person, but why was he so weak?
If he really died, he wouldn’t be sued, right?
No… he had to steady himself.
He could not let everyone think that he had angered Shi Kai to the point of vomiting blood.
Shi Kai could only pretend. It couldn’t be real!
A vicious and scheming look flashed across Liu Gaoyi’s eyes.
Over there.
Assistant Hou was so frightened that he shook Shi Kai’s shoulders violently.
However, Shi Kai’s eyes were still tightly shut, and he did not feel anything.
“President Shi? President Shi!! Don’t scare me, President Shi! What will I do if something happens to you, President Shi! Wake up!”
Right at this moment, Liu Gaoyi arrived in front of Shi Kai with two tall subordinates.
Assistant Hou was covered by the shadow. He
subconsciously looked up and met Liu Gaoyi’s gaze.
He only felt that Liu Gaoyi’s gaze today was exceptionally terrifying!
“Assistant Hou, your acting skills are comparable to President Shi’s.”
“Liu Gaoyi! CEO Shi is vomiting blood! Do you still think he’s pretending? Are you still human?!”
“Everyone knows whether I’m human or not. However, many people might not know what you’re up to. Coincidentally, one of my subordinates abandoned medicine and entered the business world. As long as he takes a look, he’ll know if your CEO Shi is really sick or pretending to be sick!”
As Liu Gaoyi spoke, he took a step back and waved his hand. “Go!”
“What do you want?!”
Liu Gaoyi smiled coldly and said, “What? Didn’t I say just now? I’ll bring your President Shi to my subordinate to take a look.”
“Don’t even think about it! With me around, no one can touch a single strand of CEO Shi’s hair!”
Assistant Hou quickly stood up to protect Shi Kai. An ominous feeling rose in his heart.
This premonition told him that he would never let CEO Shi be taken away!
Liu Gaoyi curled his lips and said, “Everyone saw it, right? It’ ‘s not like I’m going to do anything to President Shi. I’m just bringing President Shi to see my doctor’s subordinate, but his reaction is actually so big… If he’s not guilty, what is he?”
Everyone started discussing.
“Assistant Hou’s reaction is indeed too much…”
“But why is President Shi vomiting blood? This doesn’t seem like an act.”
“I think it’s hard to say. We didn’t notice President Shi just now. Who knows if he had a mouthful of fake blood prepared in advance in his mouth? It’s hard to say!”
“Anyway, I think it’s strange that Assistant Hou is trying so hard to stop him.”
“That’s right. We’re just going to see a doctor. If something really happened, didn’t he ask someone who knows medicine to help see what was going on?”
“Yes, what you said makes sense. Looks like CEO Shi is really pretending. Tsk tsk, a dignified head of a branch company actually played this trick. How despicable!”
“I’d love to see what kind of trick can be installed by President Shi.”
Liu Gaoyi raised his eyebrows and stared at Assistant Hou. “Assistant Hou, did you hear that? You’re overreacting!”
Assistant Hou clenched his fists tightly and said, “Then just take it that I’m overreacting! I’ve already called an ambulance. The ambulance will be here soon. You’ll know that President Shi isn’t pretending. Why are you in such a hurry?”
“Hehe, aren’t you giving up what’s near to seek what’s far away? Stop tormenting yourself, Assistant Hou. You can’t stop so many of us alone.”
Liu Gaoyi waved his hand and was about to get someone to take Shi Kai away forcefully when a seemingly delicate figure suddenly passed through the crowd and came to Shi Kai’s side. She squatted down beside Shi Kai.
“W-Who are you?” Assistant Hou was the first to react and asked her.
The people around her slowly looked at her, but the person acted as if no one was around. He pulled Shi Kai’s hand and carefully felt his pulse.
A moment later, under everyone’s stunned gazes, she said calmly, “He was so angry that his heart was in a state of arrhythmia. Fortunately, he took the antihypertensive medicine in advance and there was no more serious cerebral hemorrhage. Otherwise, he might have died here.”
Assistant Hou was shocked and no longer looked at the person warily.
The surrounding people started discussing again.
“Oh my god, it’s not an act?”
“Brain hemorrhage… It sounds terrible!”
“Of course it’s scary! My friend’s mother left because of a cerebral hemorrhage! Because our family is rich, we even had brain surgery, but in the end, we still couldn’t hold on… A cerebral hemorrhage is really dangerous.”
Chapter 971
Hearing someone raise the real case beside them, everyone regretted misunderstanding Shi Kai just now.
“Pfft, pfft, pfft! My mouth is really… I hope President Shi can forgive me.
“Don’t spit on us. You can’t blame us. It’s all Manager Liu’s fault. He insisted that President Shi was pretending… President Shi is just a general manager. Why would he pretend to be sick?”
“That’s right. In my opinion, it’s really Manager Liu’s fault that CEO Shi became like this. If it were me, I would have vomited blood from anger when I was already feeling unwell, and was even said that I was pretending.”
“I really feel sorry for CEO Shi.”
Liu Gaoyi felt guilty and angry when everyone looked at him. These fence-sitters!
They were the ones who agreed with him saying that Shi Kai was pretending to be sick. Now, they were saying that he was the one who caused Shi Kai to vomit blood.
However, this sudden turn of events was all this woman’s fault!
Liu Gaoyi looked at the woman squatting on the ground.
She tore open Shi Kai’s white shirt, revealing his chest. Then, she took out an acupuncture bag from the branded bag she carried with her.
When Assistant Hou saw this scene, he could not help but ask, “Miss, are you traditional medicine? Is this treatment useful?”
“Yes! It can prevent his life from being in danger and allow him to wake up quickly.”
Assistant Hou didn’t know why, but he trusted this woman who suddenly appeared.
It was probably because other than this woman, no one else was on his side.
Although there were many people from their Young Master’s faction, many of them were pretending to be neutral to confuse Liu Gaoyi, so it was not convenient for them to appear.
As for those who were convenient to appear, none of them knew medicine, so they could only rely on this woman.
Assistant Hou only noticed that the woman’s face was covered in red spots. She looked a little scary.
However, in Assistant Hou’s eyes, this woman was simply an angel.
The angel who saved him and CEO Shi.
Liu Gaoyi’s heart sank when he heard what the woman said.
He actually had the thought of letting Shi Kai die directly just now.
After all, if Shi Kai died just like that, even if his death was really related to him, Ulric Swanson would definitely save him.
Back then, the Second Young Master had sent him here mainly to squeeze Shi Kai out of his position.
Moreover, he had checked just now. Shi Kai was really angered to death by him. Even without the Second Young Master, he could have found a good lawyer to exonerate himself.
Therefore, as soon as this thought landed, it was as if Pandora’s Box had been opened.
He could no longer accept the fact that Shi Kai would recover quickly.
Shi Kai must die!
Seeing that the woman was about to insert a silver needle into an acupuncture point on Shi Kai’s body, although Liu Gaoyi did not know how confident the other party was in treating Shi Kai, he was afraid that Shi Kai would really be cured. He quickly took a few steps forward and grabbed Melody Fox’s hand to stop her from applying the needles to Shi Kai.
However, the moment their eyes met, Liu Gaoyi was shocked by those seemingly calm eyes and did not dare to act rashly.
He reflexively let go of the other party’s hand, but then he realized in frustration that he had been frightened by the gaze of a little girl.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Melody Fox quickly inserted a few silver needles into a few acupuncture points on Shi Kai’s body.
“Stop it!”
When Liu Gaoyi saw that the woman actually dared to perform the acupuncture, his anger overlapped and his voice was extremely cold.
“Where did you come from? Who allowed an outsider like you to get involved in our company’s matters? Hurry up and get lost. If you don’t get lost, don’t even think about leaving casually later.”
Before the woman could speak, Assistant Hou quickly spoke up for her.
“Manager Liu, what are you doing?! This doctor is treating CEO Shi Kai! Why did you stop her?”
“Doctor?”
Liu Gaoyi sneered and stared at the woman’s red-spotted face. “Look at her. Not to mention that she doesn’t look like a doctor with superb medical skills at her age, just looking at her face, she’s definitely not a doctor!”
“What right do you have to say that?” Assistant Hou glared at him.
“Look at her face! Look at her. She’s scary even in broad daylight. If she was a doctor, she would have treated her face long ago! Xiao Hou, don’t try anything when you’re sick. My subordinate who knows medicine is much more reliable than this woman of unknown origin.”
“My origins are unknown?”
The woman’s lips curled into an amused smile.
Liu Gaoyi met the other party’s gaze. He felt that the other party was looking at him as if he were a clown, making him feel very uncomfortable.
He frowned deeply and said, “Isn’t that so? You’re not wearing a work pass, and I’ve never seen you before. You’re definitely not from our company, right? You don’t have an unknown background, so who came here? Could it be me? Someone, drag this woman who’s pretending to be a doctor and wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune! Also, carry CEO Shi away to a ‘safe’ place!”
The two tall bodyguards behind Liu Gaoyi immediately walked towards the woman.
“Stop! You’re not allowed to mess around! No one is allowed to touch President Shi!” Assistant Hou quickly stood in front of the woman and Shi Kai.
However, the woman pulled him away.
She was almost one-third smaller than Assistant Hou, but she easily pulled him away.
“Miss Doctor?”
When the woman heard this strange address and saw that Assistant Hou was trembling in fear, she couldn’t help but chuckle and say, “Don’t be afraid. No one can touch a single hair on us.”
Assistant Hou was about to remind her that Liu Gaoyi was not to be trifled with when he heard Liu Gaoyi laugh mockingly and say, “You brat, you’re quite arrogant! Then let me see if my people can touch you! Hurry up and attack. Whether it’s this woman of unknown origin or this Assistant Hou who tried to let a liar kill President Shi, arrest them all!”
Ken Swanson’s people immediately went forward to help. Liu Gaoyi had already slapped them in the face. Even if they didn’t want to be exposed, they had to reveal their side.
However, before everyone could rush over, they saw that the two tall bodyguards could not even withstand a single move from the mysterious woman.
In less than 3 Seconds, both of them fell to the ground. They curled up and wailed in pain. “Ah, ah…!!!
Liu Gaoyi’s expression changed again and again. He finally realized that this woman didn’t seem to be here to cheat.
She couldn’t be just a doctor who helped out when she saw injustice.
The two bodyguards he sent out were given to her by
Second Young Master. Ordinary people were no match for any of them.
Assistant Hou was also stunned.
He widened his eyes in a daze and asked, “You, you… aren’t you a doctor?”
The woman smiled and said, “Doctors are indeed my profession, but I’m not here as a doctor today.”
“Who exactly are you?!” Liu Gaoyi stared at her with fear.
Chapter 972
In a split second, everyone stared at Melody Fox and guessed her identity.
“Don’t tell me it’s not some special agent… who has his eyes on our branch company?”
“I think you’ve watched too many movies. Where did so many agents come from? Why are the agents targeting us? If they want to target someone, they should be targeting headquarters.”
“Could she be President Shi’s daughter? I heard that President Shi has a daughter who studies abroad. She seems to be a medical student too!”
“Eh? That’s possible, but I’ve never heard her call CEO Shi Dad’. Moreover, she doesn’t seem to be worried about CEO Shi’s life and death. She’s a little too calm.”
“That’s true. If it was her father who vomited blood, no matter who it was, as his daughter, she wouldn’t be so calm.”
The woman crossed her arms and glanced at Liu Gaoyi coldly.
“Didn’t your mother teach you how to spell the word courtesy? Don’t you know to introduce yourself before you ask for someone’s identity and name?”
Liu Gaoyi looked like he wanted to kill her with his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, “I won’t change my name or my surname, Liu Gaoyi!”
“Oh, so it’s you.” The woman smirked with interest.
Liu Gaoyi’s face darkened.
There it was again, that look as if he was looking at a clown.
He hated it the most when this woman looked at him like that!
If not for the fact that the two generals in his hands had fallen to Melody Fox, he would have dug out the other party’s annoying eyes!
He clenched his fists tightly and said, “It’s your turn! Who are you?”
The woman was about to speak when a hoarse voice suddenly sounded-
“What’s wrong with me?”
Everyone was stunned for a moment before looking in the direction of the voice.
Shi Kai, who had just lost all consciousness, actually opened his eyes. Moreover, from his mental state, he seemed to be in good condition.
Shi Kai had really recovered under the woman’s treatment!
Some people in the lobby were happy while others were sad. Of course, Liu Gaoyi was the one in the worst mood. Assistant Hou was so happy that he was incoherent. “President Shi, you’re finally awake. You scared me to death! Just now, your expression suddenly didn’t look right. Then, you suddenly vomited blood and suddenly fainted. Then…” “Alright, stop talking. You’re going to make me dizzy again.” Assistant Hou quickly covered his mouth, afraid that he would really make Shi Kai faint again.
Just as Shi Kai was about to get up from the ground, a hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder.
“Don’t move. I’ll remove the silver needles for you first.”
As the woman spoke, she removed the silver needles from Shi Kai’s body one by one.
At this moment, Shi Kai realized that his chest was bare, and there were a few silver needles that were pierced very deeply into his body.
He subconsciously followed the woman’s hand and looked up. As he looked, he asked, “You…?”
The next second, when he saw the woman’s face clearly, his eyes suddenly widened like copper bells. The words he wanted to ask about her identity were stuck in his throat. Assistant Hou did not notice Shi Kai’s expression. He only felt his body freeze and thought that Shi Kai was wondering who this woman was.
Hence, Assistant Hou explained, “President Shi, it was this female doctor who saved you. If not for her, I’m afraid you wouldn’t have woken up so quickly. Something big might have happened…”
Seeing that Shi Kai had almost completely recovered, Liu Gaoyi could only brace himself and say with a dry smile, Old Shi, it’s good that you’re fine. You scared me to death! I thought that this woman was a scammer who wanted to harm you. Hahaha, I didn’t expect it to be a misunderstanding!”
As soon as Liu Gaoyi finished speaking, Shi Kai reprimanded him with a dark expression, “How dare you!” Liu Gaoyi was shocked. He thought that Shi Kai was here to settle scores with him because he was so angry that he vomited blood. He saw Shi Kai hurriedly get up from the ground after the last silver needle was removed and bow deeply to the woman.
..” Liu Gaoyi’s lips twitched.
Even if the other party was his savior, there was no need for him to bow so respectfully, right?
This bow… His forehead was about to hit the floor tiles.
Liu Gaoyi was mocking in his heart when he saw him bow even more-
Shi Kai bent his legs and knelt down in front of the woman.
This kneeling shocked everyone so much that their eyes widened.
Bowing was understandable, but kneeling… wasn’t this shortening the young lady’s lifespan?
However, the little girl seemed to accept it very calmly. She nodded and said calmly, “Alright, get up.”
Just as everyone looked at each other in shock, Shi Kai shook his head and said, “I can’t get up yet. Mrs. Swanson, you saved my life. Please accept my bow!”
As Shi Kai spoke, he kowtowed to Melody Fox.
Melody Fox shrugged and said, “Alright, can you get up now?
How much do you want me to shorten your lifespan before you stop?”
Shi Kai was shocked and shook his head repeatedly. “No, no. Your status is noble. You deserve my bow.”
After Shi Kai finished speaking, he realized that the company lobby had suddenly become silent.
His brain was two beats slower before he roughly understood what was going on. He turned to look at Assistant Hou.
“Even you don’t know that this is our Mrs. Swanson?”
Assistant Hou swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple clearly bobbing up and down.
He shook his head and said mechanically, “I-I know now…”
Shi Kai slapped his head and remembered that he was the only one who had Melody Fox’s photo. Moreover, he had to go around in circles to get Melody Fox’s photo. If he was already like this, it would be even more difficult for others to get Melody Fox’s photo. Of course, they did not know Melody Fox’s identity.
“I’m really sorry, Mrs. Swanson. I forgot to tell them what you look like… It’s really because my illness really makes me forgetful. It’s all my fault. Please punish me!”
Melody Fox had no intention of punishing Shi Kai.
She happened to see the farce before Shi Kai fainted, so her impression of Shi Kai was not bad.
She shook her head and said as kindly as she could, “It’s not your fault. How can you be sick? Go find a place to lie down for a while. Although I pressed your blood pressure with a silver needle, your blood pressure is still a little unstable, so you have to lie down for at least half an hour. If there’s any dizziness or nausea in this half hour, or if your hands and feet are numb, immediately call someone to tell me.”
“How can I do that?” Shi Kai said. “The project is still…”
“I’m in charge of the project. Am I in charge of this project? Oh, right… On the way here, I was delayed by some private matters. Sorry for making you wait.”
Shi Kai shook his head repeatedly. “Not long, you’re not late. It’s our duty to wait for you.”
Melody Fox raised her eyebrows and said in a commanding tone, “Let’s not talk about this anymore. Hurry up and rest. At least lie down for half an hour. I don’t need to emphasize anymore, right?”
“Yes, I’ll go now…”
As the head of the branch company, Shi Kai had his own lounge.
He placed Assistant Hou beside Melody Fox and asked Melody Fox to follow him and ask if there was anything she didn’t understand. Only then did he go to the lounge with the help of his other subordinates.
Chapter 973
That’s right, it was none other than Melody Fox.
She watched as Shi Kai walked towards the elevator and then glanced coldly at Liu Gaoyi.
From the moment Shi Kai woke up and kowtowed to Melody Fox, to the moment Shi Kai shouted “Mrs. Swanson”, to the moment Shi Kai said goodbye to Melody Fox, Liu Gaoyi was stunned the entire time. His mind was blank, and he did not know how to deal with the next scene.
How could he have not known that Melody Fox, whom he called a charlatan, was the legal wife of Eldest Young Master of the Swanson Group, whom all of them had been waiting for!
Melody Fox looked up and saw Liu Gaoyi’s expression as if he had seen a ghost. His originally small eyes were now extremely huge, and his rapidly shrinking pupils could be clearly seen.
It was obvious that he was surprised after learning his identity.
No, it should be said that he was shocked.
He did not move at all and stood rooted to the ground. Coincidentally, Shi Kai passed by Liu Gaoyi.
Shi Kai stopped in his tracks and took a deep look at Liu Gaoyi. His gaze clearly said, “Look, I knew Mrs. Swanson wouldn’t chicken out at the last minute. She’s really here!” Liu Gaoyi’s already ugly expression instantly became even uglier.
Shi Kai felt refreshed.
However, this refreshing feeling could not suppress the feeling of breaking down when he was so angry that he vomited blood.
When he thought about how Liu Gaoyi had almost killed him, Shi Kai’s brows furrowed.
He raised his voice and said, “Manager Liu, I won’t argue with you about what happened just now, but since I have to rest for a while, please assist Mrs. Swanson in signing this project. If there’s anything, we’ll settle it later.”
“Hehe, President Shi, don’t worry and go rest. It’s not my first day in the office. I know what to do. You should care about your health.”
Liu Gaoyi squeezed the words out of his mouth.
Shi Kai let out a cold snort from the tip of his nose and was finally willing to leave completely.
As soon as Shi Kai left, Liu Gaoyi shamelessly came to Melody Fox with a different expression.
“Mrs. Swanson, I was blind just now and didn’t recognize you. Please forgive me! You’re a magnanimous person. You definitely won’t lower yourself to the level of an ant like me, right?”
Assistant Hou gritted his teeth.
Here we go again!
Liu Gaoyi was used to speaking like this. No one could punish him. If they did, it would be equivalent to scolding themselves.
After all, if a dog bit you, you couldn’t bite it back, right? Moreover, he had already admitted that he was an ant. If they continued to make things difficult for him, it would be petty. The company would spread rumors that they were bullying Liu Gaoyi.
How many times had CEO Shi and him suffered because of this?
Assistant Hou could not help but look at Melody Fox sympathetically.
Mrs. Swanson couldn’t do anything to such a shameless person, right?
Melody Fox said coldly…-
“In my eyes, you’re worse than an ant. I’m indeed too lazy to lower myself to your level.”
Liu Gaoyi chuckled. It was obvious that he was not angry at Melody Fox at all.
This was how thick-skinned people were. Otherwise, why would there be a saying that said, “When a person is despicable, they are invincible”?
However, in the next second, Melody Fox spoke again, “If I was bitten by an ant on the road, I wouldn’t be stupid enough to quarrel with an ant. I would only… step on him to death.”
Towards the end, Melody Fox’s voice suddenly turned cold. Liu Gaoyi’s smile froze on his face.
Now it was Melody Fox’s turn to laugh.
She stared at Liu Gaoyi and said with a smile, “Is that so, Manager Liu?”
The corners of Liu Gaoyi’s mouth twitched, and he squeezed out the word “yes” from between his teeth.
They did not come with good intentions.
At the very least, she was more difficult to deal with than Shi Kai.
However, on second thought, although the other party had the title of Mrs. Swanson, she was still a country bumpkin at heart. Not only did she not have any ink in her stomach, but her mind was probably filled with idiocies.
Why should he be afraid of such a good-for-nothing? It was just a bluff!
He could not be intimidated by a few words from a little girl.
She was just glib-tongued. If she could not successfully sign the project, she would still cry!
Moreover, her visit to the company this time meant that Ken Swanson had come to the company.
If the project failed, it meant that Ken Swanson had failed.
If there was an important project in the future, would the chairman still hand it over to the couple without any scruples like this time?
From a small perspective, although this failure would not completely shake their foundation, the trust the chairman had in them would be on the verge of collapse because of this failure. If it happened again or twice, the building they trusted would completely collapse.
In the chairman’s heart, the second young master was the most suitable person to inherit the Swanson Group’s headquarters.
After the Second Young Master took over,, Liu Gaoyi, would become a great contributor.
The more Liu Gaoyi thought about it, the happier he felt. He completely disregarded Melody Fox.
It was precisely because of this that he had completely forgotten Melody Fox’s warning.
Liu Gaoyi smiled and said, “You’re right. If you can’t stand something, just kill it. Could it be that a small ant that came out of some cave is more precious than us?”
If it were anyone else, they might think that Liu Gaoyi was degrading himself or flattering Melody Fox.
However, Melody Fox, who had always been looked down upon because of her upbringing, did not even need to think to know that Liu Gaoyi was scolding her. “I wonder which cave this little ant came from.”
Tsk…
This Liu Gaoyi was really courting death.
Even if Ulric Swanson was in front of her now, he would not mock her background.
After all, no matter where a hero came from, Ulric Swanson, who had suffered at her hands a few times and tried all means to harm her, had never succeeded. How could he dare to underestimate her?
He probably wanted her to die immediately because of her ability, right?
Melody Fox smirked.
The more he didn’t take her seriously, the worse the outcome would be.
“President Liu is really… young and impetuous.”
Liu Gaoyi looked at Melody Fox’s gaze and felt unhappy again.
It was that look again!
Did this damn woman really think that she had become a real phoenix just because she flew up the branch?
A sparrow was still a sparrow!
However, Liu Gaoyi was still a smart person.
He was dissatisfied, but he did not show it on his face. He even smiled and made a “please” gesture to Melody Fox. “I’m not young anymore. I’m working hard for the future of the company. Please, let’s talk about this project in the conference room upstairs.”
Melody Fox raised her eyebrows and said, “Then let’s go! Tell everyone in the lobby to disperse. Just go about their business. Don’t mind me. I don’t like to be surrounded by too many people. Just let people related to the project come.”
“Okay, Mrs. Swanson.”
Liu Gaoyi nodded in agreement, but he despised Melody Fox even more in his heart.
What did he mean by not liking to be surrounded by too many people? He was not used to being surrounded, right? The total number of people in the village she grew up in was probably less than half of the people in their branch. office!
She was really a village girl who had never seen the world!
Chapter 974
Liu Gaoyi cursed in his heart, but his actions were still considered neat. He dispersed everyone in no time.
However, his actions seemed to be a little too efficient. When Melody Fox arrived at the conference room, she realized that there were five people sitting in the conference room. Among the five of them, she and Assistant Hou were included. It could be counted on one hand.
Melody Fox glanced at the few people in the meeting room. Her heart was already like the Sun and Moon Mirror. She knew what Liu Gaoyi was planning.
However, Assistant Hou was not as calm as Melody Fox. Seeing that not only were there few people, but they were also on Liu Gaoyi’s side, he immediately asked with a dark expression, “Manager Liu, what do you mean? Are you bullying Mrs. Swanson for not understanding, so you only called two people over? There are more than two people from the legal department involved in this project alone.”
Liu Gaoyi’s usual smile did not diminish. Instead, it became even more shameless.
“Assistant Hou, you’re wrong. It’s not about the number of people, but the quality. Please don’t judge me. You’ve really misunderstood me.”
“You-“
However, Liu Gaoyi didn’t give Assistant Hou a chance to finish his sentence. He raised his hand and said, “Someone, invite Assistant Hou out first. President Shi isn’t around, and he doesn’t belong to our project, so don’t stay here anymore.”
When Assistant Hou saw the two people from the project department walking in, he subconsciously took a step back. However, he still mustered his courage and said, “What are you doing? You want to chase me out and take the opportunity to bully Mrs. Swanson, right? Let me tell you, don’t even think about it. I won’t leave!”
Liu Gaoyi’s smile faded.
“Assistant Hou, the CEO Shi has indulged you in every way, but this is a Special Phase. This project is not something someone of your level can listen in on. Please push it out yourself. Otherwise… before the project is completely announced, if any information is leaked, I’ll hold you responsible!”
Assistant Hou was timid, to begin with. After being frightened like this, his legs trembled.
However, he was loyal to Shi Kai. Even though he was extremely afraid, he was still unwilling to give in.
“I’ve been following CEO Shi in the early stages of the project. There’s nothing I can’t listen to. Don’t worry, I won’t leak anything about this project.”
“Hehe, but I, Liu Gaoyi, never believe in verbal promises.”
He waved his hand and said impatiently, “What are you waiting for? Take her out!”
Following Liu Gaoyi’s order, two people from the project department grabbed Assistant Hou’s arms from both sides and forcefully pulled him out.
“Let me go! Let me go! Mrs. Swanson, save me…-“
Melody Fox frowned slightly and said, “Let him go.”
Melody Fox’s identity was obvious. The two people from the project department subconsciously stopped in their tracks and looked at Liu Gaoyi nervously.
Liu Gaoyi smiled insincerely and said, “Hehe, Mrs. Swanson, did you misunderstand something? Although my attitude is tough, I only asked someone to bring him away from here. I won’t cause him any physical harm. Assistant Hou is just a timid child. Did you misunderstand him by making a fuss?”
Melody Fox did not answer Liu Gaoyi’s question at all. She only asked, “Is this a confidential project?”
“This… isn’t it. It’s just that there are too many competitors for this project, so it’s better for us to hide our sharpness. Moreover, think about it, although we’re a branch company here, we have the Swanson Group’s backing. If this project is snatched by another company, the headquarters will be embarrassed, so everyone tacitly keeps the project a secret.” Melody Fox took a deep breath impatiently and said, “You just need to answer my question directly. Don’t talk about nonsense. Is this a confidential project or not?”
Liu Gaoyi’s lips twitched. This kind of stubborn person was the hardest to deal with…
Helpless, he could only answer, “It’s not a confidential project.”
“Then Assistant Hou can stay,” Melody Fox said. He turned her head and said to the two employees who were still holding Assistant Hou’s hands, “You can leave.”
The employee did not answer Melody Fox and only looked at Liu Gaoyi again.
This time, before Liu Gaoyi could speak, Melody Fox spoke first.
“It seems that these two people have bad ears. They don’t seem to hear me every time I speak. Moreover, they seem to have squinty eyes. They keep looking at Manager Liu.” “N-no, we…”
“Mrs. Swanson, this…”
The two of them subconsciously wanted to explain, but Melody Fox interrupted them and said, “Isn’t the company’s most basic requirement for employees to be healthy? These two people are not qualified. Assistant Hou, get someone to investigate how they entered the company.” Assistant Hou’s eyes lit up.
“Yes! I’m from the HR department!”
Without another word, he went out to make a call.
“Mrs. Swanson! Don’t-…”
The two of them panicked.
They didn’t enter through a proper assessment. Instead, they were brought over by Liu Gaoyi from Pearly Antiques. Before coming to the project department of the branch company, the two of them were only salesmen of Pearly Antiques.
If the Human Resources Department really investigated, they would definitely be kicked out, and it was very likely that they would not even be able to return to the sales department.
Therefore, how could they not panic?
“Mrs. Swanson, we were wrong!”
“We’re not sick, Mrs. Swanson. My hearing is very good, and I don’t have squint. Please spare us this time…”
The two of them kept begging for mercy. They even cried at Melody Fox with the excuse that they could not lose this job.
Melody Fox dug her ears and impatiently urged Assistant Hou, “The HR department isn’t here yet?”
“I’ve already given the order. I think they’re looking for the files on these two guys.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the HR manager came in with two sets of documents.
“Hello, Mrs. Swanson.” The person was respectful. From her attitude and Assistant Hou’s energetic expression, she knew that this HR manager was definitely one of Ken Swanson’s people.
However, under pressure from Ulric Swanson, she had no choice but to let the people Liu Gaoyi brought in.
Melody Fox nodded slightly in response to the other party’s goodwill.
“Did Assistant Hou explain the situation to you just now?” “Yes, I made it clear over the phone. These two people’s employment is indeed irregular. It’s all my fault. I’ll arrange for them to leave now.”
When the two of them heard this, they did not care what Melody Fox would think and began to ask Liu Gaoyi for help.
“Manager Liu, save us!”
“We’re all doing as you instructed. Please put in a good word for us!”
Liu Gaoyi’s face alternated between green and white. These two idiots!
Melody Fox did this because they were Liu Gaoyi’s men.
Now, he had originally wanted to protect these two fellows. However, after hearing their words, he could no longer protect them.
Chapter 975
Unfortunately, these two fellows happened to be the two subordinates who listened to him the most. Their words were also to his liking. He did not expect them to be defeated just like that.
Liu Gaoyi also felt that it was a pity. He was afraid that they would say something that they shouldn’t say, such as mentioning Second Young Master…
If Second Young Master was mentioned, this woman might be wary of him. It would be difficult to continue what happened after that.
Thinking of this, Liu Gaoyi directly instructed his two subordinates sitting in the conference room, “Didn’t you hear what Mrs. Swanson said? Take him out immediately! Don’t let them dirty Mrs. Swanson’s eyes!”
“Yes!”
The two people who were abandoned widened their eyes in disbelief.
“Manager? You don’t care about us anymore? You can’t ignore our lives!”
“Take them away!” Liu Gaoyi ordered impatiently. In a few seconds, the two of them were forced to cover their mouths and dragged out.
Melody Fox found this scene ridiculous.
Liu Gaoyi was quite smart. He knew that these two guys might betray him and Ulric Swanson.
However, she was not blind or stupid. How could she not tell that Liu Gaoyi was from Ulric Swanson?
In the end, the other party had underestimated her.
Soon, the voices of the two people completely disappeared.
Liu Gaoyi chuckled and said, “Mrs. Swanson, did these two guys disturb you? Don’t worry, you won’t encounter these two guys in the company again. This is also my fault. After such a long time, I actually didn’t realize that these two guys actually entered the company irregularly. If I had discovered it earlier, the previous incident wouldn’t have happened.”
Melody Fox said expressionlessly, “As their immediate superior, it’s indeed a huge responsibility for you to not know your subordinates so well. When you contact the personnel later, don’t ask for this year’s year-end bonus.”
Liu Gaoyi’s expression froze. He did not expect Melody Fox to not give him any face at all.
Was she that unhappy with those two guys? Just because they only looked at his face and acted according to his wishes?
Logically speaking, since he had already said that, she should not pursue her responsibility for those two fellows.
Liu Gaoyi was about to speak up for himself, but Melody Fox ignored him and said directly to the HR manager, “The Swanson Group has always been strict in recruiting people, but such an omission actually happened. As the HR manager, your responsibility is not light. Think about it, how can you make up for your mistake? Otherwise, you can forget about your year-end bonus too.”
The HR manager was very smart and understood what Melody Fox meant. He immediately admitted his mistake and said, “It’s all my fault! I’ll conduct a thorough investigation of the entire branch company immediately. I definitely won’t miss out on any non-compliant personnel. Please give me this opportunity to conduct a thorough investigation so that I can atone for my crimes.”
Melody Fox raised her eyebrows. It seemed that Ken Swanson was not arranged here by honest people like Shi Kai and Assistant Hou. There were also a few smart people.
She nodded and said, “Alright, there are quite a number of employees in the branch company. It’s inevitable that there will be omissions. After dealing with these two guys, go and investigate thoroughly. If you find anyone who doesn’t comply with the rules, immediately get him to pack up and leave…”
Liu Gaoyi’s heart skipped a beat as he listened to their conversation.
Almost all the so-called irregular people were brought in by him.
No wonder this woman didn’t give up an inch of land. It turned out that this woman wasn’t just targeting the two employees, but. everyone in his faction.
From the looks of it, she already knew that she was Second Young Master’s woman.”
Everything that couldn’t be explained was cleared up now.
Liu Gaoyi finally realized that this woman was not easy to fool. Not only that, but she was also aggressive.
Damn it… I really didn’t expect this to be a tough nut to crack!
Liu Gaoyi clenched his fists tightly, but there was nothing he could do.
If it was Shi Kai, he could still use his glib tongue to resolve this crisis. However, the other party was Melody Fox. Her status was much higher than his, so he could not just use his mouth.
After thinking about it, Liu Gaoyi decided to divert Melody Fox’s attention.
In any case, this real “airborne soldier” would soon be dismissed. After that, wouldn’t it be up to him to decide if the Human Resources Department could continue to investigate his people?
Thinking of this, Liu Gaoyi waited for Melody Fox to instruct the HR manager before saying, “Mrs. Swanson, I’ll remember your lesson just now. Assistant Hou’s matter… I was too strict. Since you have no objections, there’s no harm in letting him stay.”
Melody Fox asked with a faint smile, “Manager Liu, you’re quite magnanimous. The Human Resources Department is about to investigate thoroughly. Aren’t you flustered at all?”
Liu Gaoyi was still smiling.
“Mrs. Swanson, I don’t understand what you mean. I’m legally compliant and was sent over from the headquarters. What’s there to panic about? As for the others… it’s even less of my business.”
His nonchalant attitude was too fake. It was so fake that Melody Fox could tell what Liu Gaoyi was thinking at a glance.
Wasn’t it because she felt that once this project failed, she wouldn’t be able to care about this matter and wouldn’t be able to protect herself?
There were many evil ideas, but unfortunately, he was going to be disappointed.
Melody Fox did not continue talking to Liu Gaoyi about the previous topic. Instead, she said calmly, “Since it’s not a confidential project, let all the relevant personnel come over. I can understand this project more fully.”
“Mrs. Swanson, I’ll go call for help now!” Assistant Hou volunteered to call for help.
Liu Gaoyi quickly stopped Assistant Hou.
“Xiao Hou, wait a moment.”
“What do you want now?” Assistant Hou asked with an ugly expression.
“Why? You’re just an assistant. Do I need to ask you what I want to do? Assistant Hou, please remember your identity.”
Melody Fox glanced at the ashen-faced Assistant Hou and said protectively, “He’s considered my assistant now. What he says represents what I say. Why? Do I have to remember my own identity? Don’t you already know my identity?”
Liu Gaoyi’s expression was ugly, but he did not dare to refute it. He could only say, “I said something wrong. Please forgive me…
However, although I’m a dumb person, I can still do things.
Otherwise, Second Young Master would not have appointed me here. What do you think?”
In other words, since you already know that I’m a Second Young Master’s man, let’s have a face-off. No one should go against each other openly.
However, Melody Fox did not seem to understand the second half of his sentence at all. She did not mention Ulric Swanson at all and only replied to the first half of his sentence.
“I’ve forgiven you many times today. I hope you’ll really change after knowing your mistake and not say it nicely.”
“Yes…”
He realized that his glib tongue was completely useless in front of someone like Melody Fox.
Indeed, country bumpkins were vulgar, and could not understand his words at all.
“Since you really know your mistake, hurry up and call everyone over. Don’t miss a single one.”
Liu Gaoyi suppressed the anger in his heart and tried his best to maintain a smile. “Mrs. Swanson, you’re not familiar with the branch company, so you might not know. One of them represents the legal department, and the other represents the project department. It’s enough with the two of them and me around. Don’t you dislike many people surrounding you? Isn’t this just right? Hehe.”
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