"Sure thing~" Ruo Chi replied cheerfully.
He deliberately shot a smug look at Hao Zhibin.
That look seemed to be saying, "See? The Second Master still protects me. I'm the apple of his eye. You don't stand a chance at all."
"Second... Second Young Master! What should I do now?"
Hao Zhibin felt deflated. He had no choice but to muster up the courage and shout at the top of his voice.
He knew that none of the Bo family members were good people. At the same time, he also knew that Bo Jingyu and Bo Siming, the two brothers, had been at odds with each other for a long time.
They had been fighting openly and secretly for ages.
If he wanted to defect to Bo Jingyu, he had to show his sincerity.
Hao Zhibin would surely bite the bullet and make steady progress, bearing all the humiliation, remorse, and anger inflicted by Bo Siming.
He was willing to endure it all, even if he had to start from the bottom.
Ruo Chi stood afar and rolled his eyes at him.
"You really are thick-headed! The Second Master has made it crystal clear. Go to the police station and get the evidence of Shen Shiyu framing Xiao Zhenguo!"
"I need a ride then!"
Ruo Chi flashed a naughty smile. "Go and find Butler Yang. There's a bicycle in the back warehouse that no one uses. You can ride it back to the city."
After saying that, Ruo Chi got into the car and sped off.
"Hey! It's a long way from here to the city!"
Hao Zhibin ran a few steps after the car and roared angrily.
He muttered a few swear words under his breath and then slunk into the villa dejectedly.
Butler Yang looked at him in surprise. "What... What do you want?"
The hostility radiating from him made her a bit scared.
Hao Zhibin knew that his behavior was a bit over the top. He quickly put on a simple-minded smile. "I heard those maids call you Aunt Yang just now. Can I call you that too?"
"… You don't have to use honorifics. Just be natural."
She still hadn't let down her guard and replied politely.
"That brat just told me to ask you if there's a bicycle in the warehouse that no one uses?"
Butler Yang hesitated for a few seconds. Her face looked a bit grim.
"Do you mean Mr. Ruo Chi?"
Seeing her expression, Hao Zhibin knew he had said something wrong again.
"Sorry. I'm a rough guy. My words may be a bit... "
"Since you're new here, I'll give you a piece of advice. Tone down your carefree personality. Maybe you can get a decent job under the Second Young Master."
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll remember that." He scratched the back of his head with a smile.
Butler Yang had always been soft-hearted. "Come with me."
"This is the one. My grandson used to ride it when he came back occasionally. It's been sitting here for a long time. I don't know if it still works."
Hao Zhibin squatted down and took a look. Many parts were rusty.
It was really tough being a low-level employee.
It would take half a day to fix this broken bike, and another half a day to ride it back to the city.
"Aunt Yang, do you have any tools like a wrench? I need to repair it."
"Yes. I'll ask Xiao Zhou to bring them to you later."
After giving the order, Butler Yang went to tend to the flowers and plants in the backyard of the villa.
Hao Zhibin looked at her leisurely retired life and couldn't help feeling envious.
"I hope I can live such a carefree life when I'm old. No need to worry about food and clothing. Just idle around every day."
Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head to get rid of the thought.
He mumbled to himself, "What am I thinking about?"
He hadn't avenged himself against Bo Siming yet, nor had he made him pay the price. During this period, Hao Zhibin couldn't let his guard down.
He had to stay sober at all times and keep this pent-up hatred in mind.
Shen Ximan parked the car in the underground parking lot. She held An Ruo's hand tightly and showed no sign of letting go. Her face was as dark as thunder, as if she was about to explode.
After entering the company, she handed An Ruo over to Xue Xiaoqi.
"Watch her have lunch and then send her back to the villa."
"Okay, Sister Ximan. You..."
Seeing that Xue Xiaoqi hesitated to speak, Shen Ximan knew exactly what she was thinking.
"Bo Jingyu set me up last night and made me stay in the eastern suburbs for the night. An Ruo had a fever yesterday, so I didn't go back to Xijiaohai."
"I see. I'll ask the doctor to come over later."
Just as Xue Xiaoqi was about to take An Ruo out, Shen Ximan added, "There will be a meeting in ten minutes. I have something to announce."
"Okay."
During the meeting, Shen Ximan's expression remained cold and stern.
This made all the department heads who were reporting their work tremble with fear. They were afraid that a single wrong word would get them fired. They quickly lowered their heads and flipped through the documents in their hands, looking for anything that needed to be supplemented or revised.
After the quarterly financial report was presented, she finally spoke.
"A 0.1% drop. Do you know what that means?"
The financial director turned pale with fright and quickly looked at the document.
Only then did he realize his mistake. There was a typo in the document!
"Sorry, Ms. Wen. I... I didn't do it on purpose."
Shen Ximan said coldly, "Do you want to keep your job?"
"Yes! Yes!"
"If you do, then focus. You're the financial director, the one who summarizes all the company's expenditures and revenues! If you can't even handle such a small thing, what use are you to me?"
Her words were filled with an irresistible chill.
Even Xue Xiaoqi, who was standing beside her, didn't dare to say a word to stop her.
Something must have happened between her and the Second Young Master of the Bo family last night!
"I have something to announce to everyone."
Shen Ximan folded her hands on the table. Her expression was solemn.
"Due to some issues with Su's Entertainment, the previously arranged dual endorsement has now been changed to a single endorsement. The production factory for Juan Yi will be replaced by a factory under the Bo Group. All the exhibitions of the autumn new products will be postponed."
The team leader of the project department's face changed.
"Ms. Wen, when you say postponed... How long will it be?"
"Yes. Our prime time is only about half a month. If we postpone it for too long, won't we miss this good opportunity?"
The others whispered their doubts.
Shen Ximan had also considered this situation.
"This won't take long. At most two or three days. During this period, let the cosmetics be launched first. Discuss the release time with the advertising and media teams who were prepared before. The photo magazines can also start pre-selling."
Xue Xiaoqi whispered, "I heard that Tian Danni is still in the hospital for treatment. She probably won't be able to attend the interview for a while."
"That's her problem. Even if she has to come in a wheelchair, she has to show up."
Shen Ximan said seriously, "There are plenty of companies that want to cooperate with our Ahairei. Why should I keep making compromises? The society is so realistic. If I don't make money, neither will you."
As a leader, she did put the company at the core and focused on future development. Her dedication made everyone admire her and even unable to take their eyes off her.
But as an ordinary person, she might be seen as a heartless villain. She knew the other person's situation but still forced her to attend the social event regardless of the consequences.
She was really heartless.