"Is Century Company really mine now?"
Su Yang still felt a bit unreal. He genuinely disliked flattery, but he hadn't expected this impeccably dressed man to suddenly become so respectful.
Hearing his question, Xu Jing didn't even dare to lift his head. "The Chairman is joking. You now own over half the shares, so the company is definitely yours."
This system seemed quite effective, not only providing him with cash but also with these shares.
"How is Century... how is my company doing?"
Upon hearing Su Yang inquire about the business, Xu Jing immediately responded like a student encountering a teacher, reciting everything he knew. Finally, he added, "Chairman, please rest assured, I will do a good job... I will absolutely not let the Chairman down."
"I don't have any expectations of you, but can I fire anyone in the company now?"
Su Yang spoke coldly, sending a shiver down Xu Jing's spine. He nodded mechanically, "Of course, of course..."
It's over!
I'm dead!
I was rude to the Chairman's mother earlier, and now the Chairman will surely settle the score!
"Alright, then you should know what I mean. Whoever came to trouble me, you go and deal with them. That's your duty as an employee."
Su Yang said slowly, trying his best to maintain a steady tone, as this was how domineering CEOs acted in TV dramas.
Xu Jing suddenly understood. He turned to Chen Xingwei and said, "You understand, you don't need to come to work anymore."
"I... Huh?"
Chen Xingwei was completely taken aback. What was going on?
I invited you to help me show off, but you're helping Su Yang?
And you kept calling him the Chairman.
How could such a poor student possibly be the Chairman of Century Company?
"Director Xu, is there some misunderstanding here? You accepted..."
Before he could finish, Xu Jing, in his haste, suddenly reached out and slapped Chen Xingwei across the face.
—Slap!!
The sound echoed throughout the private room.
The live stream exploded!
[No way! The boss of that four-eyed sycophant is Su Yang's subordinate?]
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. He wanted to bring his boss to show off, but it turned out he's the male lead's subordinate. This little four-eyes has kicked a steel plate!]
[Awesome!]
[I'm dying of laughter. I tried to show off to my own Chairman's face.]
[If it were me, I'd resign on the spot. I'm so embarrassed, I'm out.]
[Guess if that little four-eyes has the guts? Definitely not!]
Yang Mange watched the stiff scene in the private room with amusement.
She had been about to speak up for Su Yang. Although Century Company was powerful, as a mere director, she could still help Su Yang out of a difficult situation given her status.
But she hadn't expected that his true identity was even more formidable than she had imagined.
He had resolved everything himself without needing her intervention.
"Watch your mouth. I, Xu Jing, am upright and honorable. What did I accept from you!"
Xu Jing, enraged and ashamed, glared at Chen Xingwei with a flushed face, signaling him to shut up. He then immediately turned back to Su Yang and bowed. "Chairman, this kid is slandering me! He's slandering me!"
Su Yang frowned. He wasn't interested in such trivial matters. He would deal with them slowly once he truly took charge of Century Company.
After all, every company had such corrupt parasites.
"We'll discuss the rest later. Go do what you need to do."
Su Yang dismissed them. Xu Jing suddenly remembered something and immediately bowed again, his head nearly touching his knees, towards Zhang Ning. "I was blind and didn't recognize you earlier. Chairman, Mrs. Su, please forgive me!"
Zhang Ning had never seen such a scene. Before she could speak, Xu Jing picked up the Maotai bottle on the table and drank it down in one gulp.
"Cough—"
He choked a few times, almost spitting it out. His old face turned red as he bowed again. "Chairman, I'll take my leave then."
With that, Xu Jing turned and quickly left the private room. His heart was still in his throat. He had run into trouble today, and he had no idea how Su Yang would deal with him next, nor did he dare to think about it.
Seeing Xu Jing leave, Chen Xingwei was bewildered. When he came to his senses, he immediately chased after him.
"Director Xu, Director Xu, what exactly is going on?"
Even after chasing him out of the UV restaurant, Xu Jing directly got into his Maybach without even glancing at Chen Xingwei.
Chen Xingwei still wanted to pester him, but Xu Jing's two bodyguards immediately stopped him.
Xu Jing was still uneasy. He signaled his bodyguards to take Chen Xingwei down.
"Remember, you've offended someone you shouldn't have. Don't ever appear at Century Company again. I'll return the things you sent. And from now on, don't ever say you have any relation to me! None!"
Xu Jing made a throat-slitting gesture. "If you dare to say anything out of line in front of the Chairman and cost me my job, I'll kill you. Drive!"
Only when the taillights of the Maybach disappeared did Chen Xingwei stagger to his feet. At this moment, Zhang Yiyi also caught up. "Xingwei, what happened? Is that person crazy!"
"It can't be that simple!" Chen Xingwei glared at Zhang Yiyi. "It's all your fault, you damned woman. If it weren't for trying to gain face for you, would I have offended Director Xu? Do you know how much money I spent to get into Century Company!"
Zhang Yiyi was startled by his shouting.
"You... Didn't you say you got in based on your own merit..."
"Merit? What good is merit in this world? To get into a big company, you need connections, favors. What about your cousin? Why is Director Xu so afraid of him?"
"I... I don't know either! Could he really be Director Xu's boss?" Zhang Yiyi blurted out, then slapped herself. "I'm truly insane. How is that possible? My cousin's family is even poorer than mine, and his father is just a useless retired party member..."
"Then it's strange. Damn it, I lost my job for no reason!"
"If the green hills remain, there'll be wood to burn. Maybe Director Xu just mistook him for someone else. Let's go in first, my parents are waiting for us inside..."
Zhang Yiyi said with a pleading look. Xu Jing's actions not only embarrassed Chen Xingwei but also indirectly told everyone by apologizing to her aunt that her aunt and cousin were the ones he needed to show respect to.
This made Zhang Yiyi very unhappy.
The two walked to the entrance of the private room, just as a waiter approached with the bill.
"Wait, just give it to me."
Zhang Yiyi, full of resentment, handed the bill to Chen Xingwei. "You pay the bill, don't let them look down on us. My cousin definitely doesn't have the money to pay. This is our chance to turn things around."
The two walked into the private room. "Mom, Dad, I'm back. Sigh, Director Xu was drunk earlier and mistook my boyfriend for my cousin, so he slapped him."