Chapter 219: Chapter 217 Si Yuhuan Has Been Dismissed
Li Bo glanced at Si Junyan standing behind Old Master Si and immediately stepped forward to curry favor. "Old Master, don’t be angry. Who doesn’t know that the Si Family holds the largest share of the stock? To choose a president, naturally, it has to be someone from the Si Family!"
Old Master Si furrowed his brows tightly.
Could it be that Yuhan really had disappeared?
He too had been thrust into this role amid the crisis, pushed forward by Junyan.
Seeing this scene, he was both angry and anxious. Fortunately, he had taken the Quick-acting Heart-saving Pill that Junyan had thoughtfully prepared for him. This enabled him to endure the confrontation with these people.
It was a relief that some clear-sighted directors here knew what to say; otherwise, he really would have been angered to death.
Li Bo spread his hands with a troubled look. "But now with Si Yuhan absent, Haohan Group has been severely hit by Tianyao Group and is like a dragon without its head. What do you expect us to do? Surely we can’t all just collapse here and wait for the company to go bankrupt, right?"
"You all know that Haohan Group was built upon its research on chips. Now, even our chief research engineer has been poached. How do we carry on? Si Yuhan foolishly invested hundreds of billions in research, but in the end, it all came to nothing, bringing us such huge losses. Is asking for his removal too much to ask?"
"Frankly, he’s only gotten worse with time. The feasible development plans he proposes aren’t even close to what Si Junyan, our Second Young Master Si, can offer. If we had followed the Second Young Master’s earlier direction and cut our losses in time, we wouldn’t have suffered like this!"
Some directors hurriedly nodded in agreement.
By focusing on industrial development, leveraging price margins, enhancing brand recognition, and selling at a premium, they were sure to make a fortune.
Compared to the current losses, they all felt so pained, they could hardly bear not to eat Si Yuhan alive.
Li Bo rallied the sentiment, "Since, Old Master, you are here, let’s not drag this out. How about we elect the Second Young Master as president?"
"I think that’s a good idea! Si Junyan’s vision and strategy are indeed sharp."
"I agree too."
Si Junyan demurred, "I’m not capable, Grandfather. My elder brother already has a deep misunderstanding of me. If you let me take this position as president, he will hate me to death."
Old Master Si, frustrated and agitated, grabbed him and made him lean closer. "Don’t you see the situation clearly? If you refuse now, someone else will quickly take over as president. This position must be held by a member of the Si Family!"
Overnight, the company was in a state of turmoil.
As the old chairman, Old Master Si did not want Si Yuhan to be dismissed either, but promoting Si Junyan now seemed to be the best solution.
"Alright then, Grandfather, I will listen to you," Si Junyan said, a gleam of ruthless triumph flashing in his eyes.
He then walked toward the president’s seat. His heart pounded as he looked at the position he had coveted for so long. Suppressing his excitement, he sat down with an air of pride.
This feeling was exhilarating! Power, status! It should all be his!
Si Junyan’s barely hidden ambition swelled as he disdainfully surveyed all the senior executives. These people... he would replace every single one of them eventually.
He would erase all traces of Si Yuhan.
Haohan Group would be his from now on.
His long period of biding his time had not been in vain.
Once everything had settled down, Old Master Si was wheeled out by Secretary Li.
Si Junyan stayed inside to discuss work with the directors.
He began to throw his weight around, making sweeping changes with great fanfare, which somewhat alarmed Old Master Si.
His grandson seemed to have changed at some point.
Yan Qing came up to him. "I’m here to take Old Master home."
Old Master Si nodded and told Secretary Li to withdraw.
Secretary Li rolled her eyes.
If it weren’t for the fact he was an elder of the Si Family, she wouldn’t have bothered pushing this old deadbeat around.
She was the woman who had slept with the new president!
In the future, she would be the true lady boss of Haohan Group!
Wiggling her voluptuous hips, she quickly headed to the conference room.
Old Master Si saw Yan Qing and eagerly asked, "Where’s Yuhan? With such a major incident, why isn’t he answering his phone? Don’t you know Haohan Group is about to change hands?!"
"Please, don’t ask about these things now. Let me get you out of here first."
After saying that, he quickly wheeled Old Master Si away from Haohan Group.
Si Junyan had thoroughly asserted his dominance, intimidating all the senior executives who had been close to Si Yuhan.
He even made an example by firing two of them, forcing everyone else to bow their heads.
At this moment, he sat in his office, incredibly pleased with himself.
Secretary Li, swaying her hips sinuously, sidled up to him. She draped herself over his chest and cooed, "I knew you were the best! All the time I spent embedded in the company, feeding you information, wasn’t in vain. Second Young Master, when will you marry me?"
She was too eager to secure her position as the President’s wife.
Just a moment ago, so many women were looking at Si Junyan with hungry eyes.
Secretary Li feared that if she was even a step late, all her efforts would be for nothing.
To her surprise, in the next second, Si Junyan picked her up as if she were a little chick and tossed her aside. "You think you’re worthy of marrying me?"
He sneered coldly, the scorn in his eyes obvious.
Secretary Li’s face suddenly lost all color. "Are you trying to discard me now that I’ve served my purpose?"
"You were, at best, a little spice to liven up my boring life. Did you really think you were the main course? Get out."
Si Junyan lost his patience.
Like a madwoman, Secretary Li rushed over and knelt. "Second Young Master, you can’t do this to me! I gave you my body, I’ve always been completely loyal to you, never wavering! I even betrayed Si Yuhan for you! If you abandon me, I’ll die!"
SMACK!
A slap numbed half of her face. She instantly quieted down.
"Remember your place. If you want me to throw you out of Beijing, just keep shouting!"
Secretary Li sobbed.
It instantly dawned on her: no matter what she did, Si Junyan would never truly see her. She had been deluding herself all along.
At that moment, a knock on the door sounded.
Jiang Qimeng pushed the door open and came in.
Seeing her, Si Junyan immediately became excited and went over. "Sister Meng, what brings you here?"
His expression changed faster than one could flip a book, causing Secretary Li to grit her teeth fiercely.
Jiang Qimeng’s gaze fell on Secretary Li’s swollen eyes.
Si Junyan waved his hand impatiently. "I’ll consider the matter of your promotion. You may leave now."
Upon hearing about a promotion, Secretary Li’s eyes lit up.
Even if she couldn’t have his love, a promotion meant her efforts hadn’t been entirely in vain.
She quickly covered her swollen face and went out, dutifully closing the door behind her.
Jiang Qimeng, feigning ignorance of what had just transpired, approached him playfully. "Well, well. If I hadn’t dropped by, I’d never have known you were capable of such a feat. How does it feel, suddenly becoming President of Haohan Group?"
"Sister Meng, you’re just mocking me!"
He looked at her earnestly, half-kneeling before her. "Sister Meng, everything I’ve done... it was all for you."
Jiang Qimeng’s lips twitched unnaturally. "Junyan, I..."
"I know you can’t accept me yet. I’ll wait. After all, the one you love is my elder brother."
"No! From the moment he became cold and heartless towards me, I stopped loving him," Jiang Qimeng hurried to explain.
She couldn’t afford to go down the wrong path again.
Compared to money and status, what was love, anyway?