Zhou Zixiong, furious, swung his hand and slapped Su Qin to the ground.
As Su Qin lay on the ground, she immediately sprung up and clutched Zhou Zixiong's leg, her face pale as she pleaded,
"Vice Chairman Zhou, please give me another chance. I'll never dare to do it again. I will go immediately and make things clear to that junior employee, and from now on, I will be wholeheartedly devoted to you."
Now that she knew Hao Jian's identity, she knew she couldn't keep her job, and couldn't afford to lose Zhou Zixiong's support either.
Otherwise, not only would her reputation be ruined, but everything would be over for her!
Zhou Zixiong kicked Su Qin away, by now completely insane with rage.
He had stood up for Su Qin, and this bitch went behind his back to seduce some young meat? And even called him impotent? How could Zhou Zixiong face anyone?
It was no exaggeration to say that at this moment, Zhou Zixiong really wanted to kill Su Qin.
"If you want to make a scene, do it somewhere else. Since you've already decided to divest, you have no relation to our company anymore. You don't deserve to stay here," Hao Jian said to Zhou Zixiong, expressionless.
Then, Hao Jian glanced at Su Qin, "And you, such a disgusting employee also doesn't deserve to stay at our company. Go to HR later and get your pay and get out!"
Everyone was bewildered, feeling as if in this instant, Hao Jian was the president of their company.
A driver gesturing and giving orders in the conference room might seem laughable, but at this moment, no one dared to say he was wrong.
"I won't divest! I absolutely won't!" Zhou Zixiong shouted out loud, shaking his head incessantly like someone who had lost his mind.
His partnership with Xu Donghe had fallen through, and if he divested now, he would truly be a fool—bankruptcy would follow shortly.
"Not divesting? You think I can't do anything to you if you don't divest?"
Hao Jian scoffed disdainfully and looked at Xu Donghe, "Elder Xu, how long would it take to turn his shares into worthless paper if it's a case of malicious competition?"
Xu Donghe pondered for a moment and responded, "About a week, I suppose."
Xu Donghe was already stunned. Xu Donghe was obviously playing him to death on behalf of Hao Jian.
With a resigned smile, Xu Donghe said, "Don't blame me. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for messing with this kid. Even I can't afford to provoke him, let alone you."
Zhou Zixiong and the others all drew a sharp breath. Even Xu Donghe can't afford to provoke him? Just who exactly is this kid?
Then, those shareholders began to look at Shu Ya with a strange glint in their eyes!
Shu Ya had previously mentioned that Hao Jian was her relative, but they had been in conflict with Jiang Shan alongside Shu Ya's grandfather and mother, and they had no idea there was such an impressive person in her family.
So they suspected that Hao Jian was not really Shu Ya's relative as she claimed, but actually her boyfriend.
Only as a boyfriend would he lower himself to work as a driver in order to protect her assets.
They believed that seeing Zhou Zixiong trying to harm Shu Ya, Hao Jian decisively took action.
"That Shu Ya, I'm really sorry about before. Uncle didn't know your boyfriend was so powerful, so I spoke out of turn. Here, I'm slapping my face," said the previously confrontational shareholder, making a conciliatory expression and even faking a slap to his own face.
He could also see that Hao Jian was not someone he could afford to provoke. It was better to admit his mistake proactively rather than be targeted by him—he did not want his shares to become useless pieces of paper.
"Uncle Sun, you're too serious. You were thinking of the company's interests. How could I blame you?" Shu Ya said.
Shu Ya smiled, but she didn't deliberately explain her relationship with Hao Jian, which was tantamount to tacit approval.
She had actually been looking for the right moment to let everyone know about it, and now it seemed that even if she didn't acknowledge it, there was no way around it, so she simply chose not to explain further.
However, when everyone saw that Shu Ya offered no defense, they were shocked. Could this man really be Shu Ya's boyfriend?
At this moment, Foreman Liang's expression was the most animated!
Because he harbored feelings for Shu Ya, and now he witnessed Shu Ya tacitly confirming that Hao Jian was her boyfriend. It felt as if his heart had been stabbed repeatedly.
"If you don't withdraw your shares, I'll render them completely worthless, choose!" Hao Jian said with a cold and merciless face.
"Do you really have to be so ruthless?" Zhou Zixiong looked at Hao Jian with a distressed expression, almost on the verge of tears.
Because at this very moment, he didn't even have the courage to hate Hao Jian, let alone confront him—Xu Donghe had already said Hao Jian was not someone to provoke, so what could he possibly use to compete with Hao Jian?
"It was you who were utterly ruthless first; I am simply following suit," Hao Jian said with a faint smile.
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and pack your things and get out, don't force me to call security."
"Hao Jian, let it be."
But just then, an unexpected voice came through. Shu Ya sighed and said with a bitter smile.
All eyes turned to Shu Ya. They couldn't understand why she would do this when their company now had sufficient funds to eliminate the threat posed by Zhou Zixiong.
"Let it be? But he just..."
Hao Jian was also somewhat puzzled. Indecisiveness didn't fit Shu Ya's character.
Shu Ya waved her hand to interrupt Hao Jian:
"After all, he's a hero who fought alongside my mother to build what the Shu Ya Group is today. Without him, the Shu Ya Group wouldn't be where it is now, so I want to give him another chance."
As she spoke, a certain message was conveyed from the depths of Shu Ya's eyes.
Hao Jian was a smart man and immediately understood what Shu Ya meant, but he frowned and said:
"That won't do, he was just about to fire me. If we let him off the hook just like that, wouldn't I be too aggrieved?"
"How about this, then? He owns thirty percent of our company's shares. We have him give up ten percent, how does that sound?"
Shu Ya proposed in a tone of negotiation to Hao Jian, but in reality, her words were intended for Zhou Zixiong to hear.
Zhou Zixiong's eyes lit up immediately, and he hastily nodded with excitement:
"No... no problem! I voluntarily give up ten percent!"
Giving up ten percent was better than nothing at all.
"Ten percent? Isn't that a bit too little?" Hao Jian said hesitantly.
Zhou Zixiong's heart skipped a beat as he looked at Shu Ya with a pleading gaze.
Shu Ya gave Zhou Zixiong a reassuring look and said to Hao Jian:
"Ten percent is not a small amount already. Let's give him a small punishment for now, and if he disobeys again in the future, we can deal with him more severely."
Of course, these words were also meant for Zhou Zixiong to hear.
"Of course, of course, in the future, I will serve the company wholeheartedly, never causing trouble without reason again!" Zhou Zixiong assured fervently, thinking to himself:
With your man being so formidable, how could I ever dare to oppose you in the future? I'd be smiling secretly if you didn't bully me.
Watching Hao Jian and Shu Ya play good cop, bad cop, Xu Donghe couldn't help but laugh.