Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Zhuang Li was not interested in managing a company, but this did not mean that he could not do a good job.
Yao Xin’s attempt to erase all traces of Xuan Ming left in the world completely angered him. At noon that day, he released the news of selling 45% of Haisheng Group’s shares.
The outside world didn’t know that Haisheng’s lifeline was already in his hands, and there was a sudden rush of buyers. In the end, Future Map spent more than 10 billion to acquire these shares. There would definitely be a fierce battle between him and Yao Xin, but this was not within the scope of Zhuang Li’s concern.
After completing all handovers, Zhuang Li submitted his resignation to the Human Resources Department on the same day, and then led his team to move out cleanly.
Before leaving, he thought about it and ran to the top floor again, trying to take away all Xuan Ming’s personal belongings.
Someone from the Secretariat stopped him at the elevator entrance and said in a very contemptuous tone: “Mr. Zhuang, I just received news from the Human Resources Department. It is said that you have resigned? Then you are not qualified to enter our office area.”
“I’ll pack up my things and leave.” Zhuang Li looked impatient.
“There is nothing of yours here.” Two more secretaries came over and blocked the aisle.
“Xuan Ming’s relics are mine.” Zhuang Li said in a matter-of-fact tone.
The secretaries were all in a state of you look at me, and I look at you, with obvious sarcasm in their eyes. Who did this man think he was, the boss of the company? Mr. Xuan was already dead, yet he still dared to act haughty on the top floor!
“Hey, is this the security office? There’s someone making trouble on the top floor, please come over.” A secretary took out his cell phone and said with a gloating laugh.
Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows and took out his mobile phone to call Yao Xin. His tone was extremely forceful: “If I can’t get Xuan Ming’s relics today, Haisheng will go bankrupt tomorrow. You’d better think carefully about the consequences.”
The person on other end of the phone seemed to be explaining something eagerly, but Zhuang Li didn’t have the patience to listen at all. He pressed the screen and put away the phone.
Several secretaries covered their mouths to hold back laughter. When they looked at each other, the contempt in their eyes was so strong that it almost overflowed.
What on earth was going on with this man, did he really think he was some kind of top rich man? Even if Haisheng went bankrupt tomorrow, he won’t be afraid of Feng Da’s tongue flashing! Did he really call Mr. Yao just now? Did Mr. Yao scold him until he was bloody? Just wait, security will be here soon!
“Crazy!” a secretary cursed in a low voice.
The other secretaries also opened their mouths sarcastically.
However, the next second, their arrogant expressions froze on their faces.
The elevator door behind Zhuang Li opened, and who came out was not the aggressive security guard, but Yao Xin who was covered in cold sweat and Chang Dongming who had turned pale.
“Mr. Zhuang, please, please come in! I haven’t touched Mr. Xuan’s office at all. Take a look and see if there is anything you need. I will help you bring a few plastic boxes to put the things in! Can you do it alone? Do you want me to help?” Yao Xin held Zhuang Li’s arm with one hand and pointed towards Xuan Ming’s office with the other, nodding and bowing with a fearful attitude like a little eunuch.
The several secretaries were stunned.
Chang Dongming lowered his voice and asked sternly: “You didn’t say anything excessive to Zhuang Li just now, did you?”
“No, no! We didn’t say anything!” Several people who were extremely arrogant just now were now as frightened as quails. They all hunched their necks and waved their arms, trying to distance themselves from each other.
One of them asked cautiously: “Didn’t you say that Zhuang Li has been driven away by Mr. Yao?”
Chang Dongming tugged on his tie irritably, and sneered helplessly: “Oh, even if Mr. Yao leaves, Mr. Zhuang cannot leave. Haisheng can still operate as usual without Mr. Yao, but without Mr. Zhuang, it will go bankrupt tomorrow. When he comes to the company from now on, you should be smart and not offend him.”
The several secretaries wanted to ask again, but Chang Dongming had already chased away the two people in front of him and walked away, and his back looked very hasty.
Mr. Yao’s loud voice could still be heard from a distance. He was constantly flattering Zhuang Li, vaguely mentioning “patent, authorization, please continue to cooperate with us” and other words. Obviously, Zhuang Li held an important bargaining chip in his hands, and could even use it to threaten Haisheng’s prosperity and survival. This was a tough challenge that even Mr. Yao, a big capitalist, had to bow his head and submit to.
They actually insulted someone that Mr. Yao didn’t dare to offend like that? Thinking of this, the secretaries all turned pale and felt fear in their hearts.
At the same time, Zhuang Li was sitting behind Xuan Ming’s desk, turning on his personal computer.
Yao Xin and Chang Dongming had left wisely and thoughtfully left behind a few storage boxes.
The computer screen slowly lit up with a blue light, and then a dialog box asking for a password popped up.
Zhuang Li subconsciously opened the management backend and wanted to try to use brute force to crack the password. But then he seemed to think of something and was stunned. Then he returned to the locked page and lightly clicked on a few numbers with his fingertips.
The combination of those numbers was his birthday, which coincidentally was also the birthday of Zhuang Li in this world.
There was a crisp ding-dong sound, and the computer was indeed opened, but Zhuang Li closed his eyes and suppressed the rush of heat in his heart again.
At this time, he was sure that Xuan Ming loved him. But how was it possible! He usually didn’t show any abnormality at all!
There was a lot of noise in Zhuang Li’s mind, but he unexpectedly lost the ability to think. He unconsciously browsed the icons on the computer screen, and when he saw a folder labeled “Little Curly Hair”, his eyes couldn’t help but freeze.
With a soft click, he opened the folder with the mouse, and many photos popped up, filling the screen. They all recorded Zhuang Li’s figure, some were of him reading with his head down, some were of him writing seriously, some were him looking sideways, and some were of him sleeping with his eyes closed…
Every move, every frown, every smile was as vivid as before. You could imagine how much time and energy the person who took these photos must have spent capturing these subtle but beautiful moments.
Zhuang Li browsed the photos one by one, the heat in his eyes spreading to the tip of his nose. Suddenly, a picture of a red fox smiling at the camera with squinting eyes and sticking out its tongue popped up, catching him off guard and confusing him.
We agreed to shoot my album, why did it turn into a fox again? The emotion on his face froze slightly, his eyes moved to the top of the little fox’s head, and his thin eyebrows couldn’t help but frown.
He saw that the little fox had a lot of thick curly hair growing on its head, and it was styled into a messy but chic shape, making it look even more ridiculous. It could be turned into an emoticon online.
What the hell was Xuan Ming doing? Zhuang Li stared at this photo with a sudden change in painting style, unable to regain his consciousness for a long time. After a while, his slow brain gradually realized that the curly hair on the little fox’s head seemed familiar?
He immediately clicked on the previous photo, compared his own hairstyle with that of the little fox, and then came to an almost absurd conclusion – the little fox’s curly hair was done by Xuan Ming based on his own hair!
Zhuang Li repeatedly compared the two photos. He should have been angry that his image had been vilified, but instead he closed his eyes and whispered helplessly: “Mr. Xuan, what were you doing?”
It was hard for him to imagine Xuan Ming using his clumsy fingers to pluck out his hair bit by bit and stick it onto the little fox’s head. When he did such a ridiculously childish thing, was his expression as serious as if he were attending a major meeting? In his spare time, did he often take out his photos to admire, then cover his lips and snicker? How boring was he?
Zhuang Li had to admit that after seeing this prank photo, the image of Xuan Ming finally came alive in his mind. Before that, this man was just his financial backer. He was forthright, generous, ambitious and courageous. He always dealt with official matters and was never sloppy.
Most of Zhuang Li’s relationship with him was based on a good cooperative relationship, and he rarely had contact with him in private, so his understanding of him was very limited.
But now, the vague and stereotyped image of this person was gradually fading in Zhuang Li’s heart, replaced by a lively and vivid soul. He would secretly prank his own photos behind his back, like a childish ghost who had not grown up. He was calm and reliable at work, but he was also cute and interesting in life.
Zhuang Li sketched Xuan Ming’s face in his mind, smiling before bursting into tears.
Being born lonely seemed to be Zhuang Li’s fate. Because of his super high IQ, he had never been able to make friends, nor could he experience the feeling of being cared about, cared for, and silently liked by others.
But now he finally understood that this feeling was warm and soft, wrapping his sharp and angular heart like a cloud. It was a pity that the person who was always watching, thinking, loving, and protecting him with his life would never come back…
On this day, Zhuang Li stayed in Xuan Ming’s office for a long time. From morning to evening, he was gradually swallowed up by the night.
No one on the top floor dared to disturb him, because Mr. Yao had said that anyone who dared to offend Mr. Zhuang could get out immediately. It seemed that even if Xuan Ming had died, no one could shake Zhuang Li’s position in the company.
In the early hours of the morning, Zhuang Dahai personally came to the company to look for him and finally took away Zhuang Li, whose eyes and nose were red from crying.
Later, Zhuang Li and Xuan Pei jointly funded a technology company, still called Haiming, Haiyang’s Hai and Xuan Ming’s Ming. After that, the original Haiming Group, which was renamed Haisheng, needed to spend 6 billion every year to purchase the right to use 5g technology from Zhuang Li in order to continue operating.
The news spread to the outside world and caused a public outcry. It was only then that people from Haisheng Group finally understood why Yao Xin always treated Zhuang Li with respect. After working here for a long time, it was discovered that Mr. Zhuang was the big boss of Haisheng Group and had the absolute say. If he continued to license his patents to them, Haisheng would be able to survive; if he didn’t, Haisheng would be finished immediately.
Zhuang Li’s sudden rise attracted the attention of all parties, but he soon fell silent, leaving only a legend that was talked about for years.
Ten years later, the new Haiming Group had become the company with the most commercial value and technological content in the world and was a well-deserved commercial overlord. Relying on Haiming’s advanced technology, China had taken off again.
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