39: Chapter 39 Can you add some sugar?
39: Chapter 39 Can you add some sugar?
It was around ten in the afternoon when Fan Jian, with a gloomy expression, arrived at the HR department.
Holding the records of Lin Zifeng that had just been filed in the past few days, he sneered, “You like to show off, don’t you?
This time I’ll let you show off to your heart’s content.”
He then cozied up to the HR director, saying that today was the day Lin Zifeng had to be kicked out.
Fan, why do you need to personally handle the firing of a mere security guard?
For such a small matter, couldn’t you just have told me?”
The HR director was a shrewd and capable middle-aged man.
He had heard some of the rumors circulating in the company that day but was merely curious as to why the prominent Advertising Planning Department Director would hassle a lowly security guard?
This piqued the curiosity of the very curious HR director.
“Hmph, don’t even bring it up; just mentioning it makes me furious.”
Fan Jian rolled his eyes and gave him a flirtatious look.
Of course, HR’s Zhang Zhen wasn’t a fool.
Fan Jian had a reputation in the company for being petty; anyone who crossed him faced swift retaliation.
However, the extent of today’s incident seemed rather excessive.
A director of the Advertising Planning Department having disputes with a security guard?
That was utterly absurd.
At this moment, virtually everyone in the Advertising Planning Department and HR knew about Lin Zifeng, the daring individual who had offended Fan Jian.
His courage was indeed commendable.
Fan Jian, true to his name, not only fired employees but also loudly proclaimed it around the company, making a high-profile declaration that to offend Fan Jian was to be at odds with him.
On the other hand, when Lin Zifeng received the layoff notice from HR, he acted as if nothing was wrong.
The entire Advertising Planning Department, with over a hundred people, was watching eagerly, expecting him to make a scene, but it turned out unexpectedly.
Even Fan Jian had hoped Lin Zifeng would create a disturbance so that he could simply call the police and spend some money to brutally deal with him, but Lin Zifeng made no move.
Yet everything seemed as if nothing had happened—it was illogical!
Mysteriously being fired, losing his job, and no salary either?
Shouldn’t he at least inquire at HR?
But Lin Zifeng wasn’t seen at all.
It was afternoon by then, and most of the corporate executives were typically enjoying their afternoon tea at this time.
Nangong Bing, a high-caliber graduate of Stanford University and manager of a multinational conglomerate, was no exception.
Especially as a woman who knew how to live and enjoy life, she really knew how to take care of herself.
At this moment, in the CEO’s office, Nangong Bing was furrowing her brows and squinting her frosty, beautiful eyes, savoring the famous Longjing tea from her homeland.
Truth be told, Nangong Bing wasn’t really adept at appreciating tea, but her forefathers had said that those who understood tea often had stories and very calm temperaments.
Though she wasn’t sensationally extraordinary, she somewhat qualified as a powerhouse businesswoman.
Although the title was somewhat clichéd, it was practical.
Rough in words, but sound in reasoning.
Nangong Bing lifted a cup filled with faintly green tea to her cheek, seemingly lost in thought.
The lady boss sure knows how to enjoy herself, hiding in the office savoring tea, while poor hubby here doesn’t even get tea dregs to sip, sigh.”
Just as Nangong Bing was contemplating the future development of the company, a sudden voice changed the color of her creamy, snow-white complexion instantly.
Turning around, she saw Lin Zifeng casually leaning against the office door with a cigarette in his mouth, then striding over to her.
Seemingly thirsty, he picked up a cup of Longjing tea she had just brewed and drank it all in one gulp.
Nice tea, it’s just a shame I couldn’t taste it; it felt like drinking plain water.
Next time you make tea, could you add some sugar?
It would taste even better then.”
Lin Zifeng smacked his lips, looking every inch the critic of what he deemed lousy tea.
This tea is the finest Longjing.
A single cup’s worth probably costs as much as half his monthly salary as a security guard, and yet he treated it like plain water?
And he even said the tea tasted bad?
Is this a cultural difference or a gap in thinking?
Nangong Bing’s face turned green.
With her delicate willow-shaped eyebrows furrowing slightly, she restrained her emotions with extreme effort and feigned calmness, “I give you three seconds to disappear!”
Nangong Bing’s expression was coldly stunning, devoid of any personal emotion.
However, her slightly pale complexion revealed that she was already angry, although she had been restraining her emotions all along.
As the president of the corporation, no matter what, she definitely outmatched others in emotional control.
Although she sometimes disliked dealing with people like Lin Zifeng, years of career life forced her to face it calmly.
But Lin Zifeng completely surpassed her expectations.
In the company, in the business world, towards everyone, everything, any speech, Nangong Bing could almost remain calm, except when Lin Zifeng called her “wife,” which she found unbearable.
What humiliated Nangong Bing the most was that she had never been at a disadvantage in front of that man, not to mention being violated by others.
But with Lin Zifeng, that damned bastard, wherever he was involved, Nangong Bing almost always ended up not benefiting.
“Wife, you can’t be !
It’s already the afternoon, and all the senior executives of the company have gone for afternoon tea.
Aren’t you also hiding here drinking tea?
Is it fair to leave your husband here, staying with the security and those guys drinking plain water?
You’re being too cruel!”
At this point, Nangong Bing could no longer bear it.
She had tried her best to control her emotions, not to let herself lose the image of a gentle lady, but Lin Zifeng was pushing her aggressively.
“I’m telling you, I’m declaring it again!
Remember this, don’t call me that in the company anymore.
Because we have no relationship whatsoever!
No, that’s wrong; whether at home or in the company, don’t mention those two words!
If you dare to mess up again, I’ll make sure you won’t even have plain water to drink in the security department!
Also, you need to understand, this is my group, my company.
Do you think I’m hiding to drink tea?”
Nangong Bingjiao was furious, and even the fleshy parts of her chest quivered within her business attire.
Lin Zifeng’s bright, spirited eyes couldn’t help but glance at her prominently high chest.
At this point, Nangong Bing began to despise the man in front of her even more.
I was wrong,” Lin Zifeng apologized to her for the first time.
You’ve been wrong all along; offending me, Nangong Bing, is one of the biggest mistakes you’ve made in your life!
If it weren’t for being bound by the stupid arranged marriage by the older generation, I would have fired you long ago.
Nangong Bing gave him a cold look, then continued to savor her tea on her own.
“How about we make a deal?”
Lin Zifeng chuckled lightly.
“What deal?” Nangong Bing frowned, always feeling that this guy had some secret, which also didn’t seem to be anything good.
“Do you know this person, our Director of Advertising Strategy?”
What do you need him for?
Is there something?” Nangong Bing was somewhat impatient, feeling that this guy was beating around the bush again.
“Hehe, it’s , this morning…” Lin Zifeng almost explained everything that had happened in the morning in detail.
Listening to this, Nangong Bing’s eyebrows crinkled frequently.
She even found Lin Zifeng’s words exaggerated.
The funds allocated annually to improve the company’s equipment, have they all been wasted?” After hearing Lin Zifeng’s brief account, Nangong Bing’s formidable aura as a strong woman dramatically surged.