Jiang Man hadn't given up on He Ting yet, but by now, she could no longer meet him. She blamed all this on An Ke.
He Ting must have ignored her because of An Ke. It must be so. Jiang Man was going a bit crazy. An Ke, I won't let you have an easy time.
Let's not mention for the moment how Jiang Man was secretly gnashing her teeth and planning to deal with An Ke. On Jiang Zekai's side, he had already found a way to take on An Ke.
An Ke's position in the company wasn't very stable. There were still quite a few people who wanted to replace her, and he had found such a person.
"Who are you? I don't remember knowing you!"
Qu Tao, the deputy head of the Human Resources Department, was the person Jiang Zekai wanted to bribe.
Jiang Zekai had investigated. Originally, Qu Tao was a sure - thing candidate for the manager position of the branch company, but it was snatched away by the suddenly - emerged An Ke.
Now Qu Tao had become An Ke's subordinate and the deputy manager of the branch company. He must have some grudges against An Ke in his heart.
"Mr. Qu, please sit down. I mean you no harm." Jiang Zekai smiled slightly. He didn't immediately state his purpose. After all, having been in the business world for a long time, he understood this well.
Showing one's purpose right at the start would only leave one at the mercy of others.
Qu Tao frowned tightly but still sat down obediently. The man in front of him was well - dressed and couldn't be here without a reason. "Just say it. I still have a project to work on later!"
Jiang Zekai poured a glass of water for Qu Tao. "Don't be in a hurry. I'm here to help you deal with An Ke. As the old saying goes, the enemy of one's enemy is one's friend. I'd like to form an alliance with you."
"Alliance? Deal with An Ke? Why should I deal with An Ke? Don't make me laugh!" Qu Tao was startled inside and didn't dare to expose his true thoughts in front of Jiang Zekai.
Jiang Zekai didn't care about Qu Tao's futile struggle. "Really? Then just take it that I said the wrong thing. But I still hope you'll consider it. After all, opportunities are fleeting."
Jiang Zekai had put himself in a very humble position. Qu Tao also saw that the man in front of him might have a feud with An Ke, which wouldn't do him any harm.
Thinking of this, Qu Tao became more enthusiastic towards Jiang Zekai. "What are you saying? I'll surely seize this opportunity. After all, it's a rare one."
"That's good. Let me introduce myself first. I'm Jiang Zekai, the head of the Jiang family." Jiang Zekai was quite proud of his identity.
Qu Tao didn't expect that the enemy of An Ke had such a great background. "Hello, Mr. Jiang. I'm glad to cooperate with you." To cooperate with the head of the Jiang family was the hope of many people. Qu Tao felt a bit self - satisfied.
"This is the foundation of our cooperation." Jiang Zekai took out the check he had prepared in advance and handed it to Qu Tao, who was sitting there stupidly.
Jiang Zekai was quite satisfied with his reaction, but he still looked very modest.
Just imagining that An Ke would be obstructed and framed by Qu Tao in the company, and picturing the embarrassed look on An Ke's face in the future after being defeated by him, Jiang Zekai felt that the money he spent was well - worth it.
"Qu Tao, here's to our happy cooperation!" Jiang Zekai and Qu Tao both picked up the coffee in front of them and drank it up without hesitation.
After reaching an agreement with Jiang Zekai, Qu Tao left. After all, it was still working hours, and Qu Tao didn't want An Ke to catch any of his weaknesses.
Jiang Zekai had full confidence in Qu Tao, whom he had bribed at a high price. In his opinion, Qu Tao wasn't an easy person to deal with.
Jiang Zekai sat in the coffee shop, having his daydream. Then he let out a laugh and left the coffee shop.
At this time, An Ke, who was sitting in the office and working seriously, had no idea that this had happened, nor did she know that Qu Tao had been bribed by Jiang Zekai.
Her mind was still immersed in the argument with He Ting a few days ago. She didn't understand why He Ting was like this. She really felt so tired being with He Ting.
Sometimes she could feel that He Ting liked her, but most of the time, An Ke wasn't so sure, especially when He Ting argued with her without any explanation.
This made An Ke feel that He Ting only thought highly of her because of past events.
An Ke even suspected that He Ting regarded her as his private property. This realization made An Ke extremely sad.
All the kindness He Ting had shown her before was drowned in such suspicions. An Ke was full of anger and sadness, but there was no one for her to talk to.
This made her mood even worse. So in these days, she had to put more of her mind into work to stop thinking about that bastard He Ting.
Unexpectedly, her hard - working attitude was seen by the company's leaders, who praised her greatly. It was like achieving something by accident.
"An Ke, come in. I have something to tell you!" Deputy General Manager Zhou was very satisfied with An Ke's hard - working attitude. But thinking of what he was about to announce, he felt sorry for An Ke's efforts.
"What did you say? You want me to cooperate with Mr. He's company?" An Ke didn't expect that after waiting for a few days for He Ting to withdraw from the project, she didn't get what she wanted.
Now her leader was telling her that their company had chosen to cooperate with He Ting instead of fighting against him. Was this a joke? To cooperate just like that was too sudden!
"This is also General Manager Xu's intention. You don't know how powerful He Ting is. For him to be willing to cooperate with us is like a windfall."
Deputy General Manager Zhou said helplessly. He didn't want to let down his subordinate's efforts either, but who said the company wasn't up to him?
An Ke nodded. "So does that mean our branch company doesn't need to be in charge of this project anymore?" An Ke didn't really want to deal with He Ting anymore.
Actually, this wasn't bad. They could go their separate ways, like two parallel lines that would never intersect.
"You're still in charge. He Ting said he really appreciates your ability and hopes to cooperate with you. So, for the time being, you're still in charge of this project. You must safeguard the company's interests well..."
Deputy General Manager Zhou couldn't go on. After all, He Ting was a well - known cunning man. It wasn't easy to gain benefits from him.
Deputy General Manager Zhou shouldn't force it either. After all, He Ting should also give the Xu family some face.
"I see..."
The employees of the He Group hadn't had an easy time these days. They had to work overtime in the morning, noon, and evening every day. But the only good thing was that their salaries were constantly doubling.
This made them both pained and happy. Fu Qing had always been by He Ting's side and was used to his president's behavior of making them work overtime at will. It was just tough on the employees below.
He Ting picked up his phone expectantly. There were no missed calls or unread messages on it. "This heartless woman doesn't care at all..."