Chapter 145: It’s Your Turn
The laughter in the meeting room instantly vanished, and the smiles on everyone’s faces froze.
Xu Jingyi was also stunned, staring blankly at Xia Chenge.
Xia Chenge tapped the conference table intermittently: “Capable people won’t fail to complete their work just because they occupy a little time. Responsible people won’t delay a meeting for an hour past the scheduled time.”
“Since they lack both ability and a sense of responsibility, why should Sheng Xia Group employ them? There are plenty of capable people; Sheng Xia doesn’t lack them.”
Her words were sharp and to the point, leaving the managers in the meeting room speechless.
“Chenge, don’t be ridiculous. This is a company, not the Xia family. These are long-serving employees of Sheng Xia. Your words will chill their hearts; how will you manage Sheng Xia in the future?” Xu Jingyi, having recovered from his shock, was so angry he almost vomited blood, yet he had to patiently persuade Xia Chenge.
In fact, he wished he could choke Xia Chenge to death!
“What right do you have to call me ridiculous?” Xia Chenge looked coldly at Xu Jingyi, her sharp gaze piercing his heart, making Xu Jingyi shiver.
“The company’s operations cannot do without their diligent work…” Xu Jingyi suppressed the chill and continued to play the good guy, reasoning with her.
“So Sheng Xia is declining, and I should still give them a raise and be grateful?” Xia Chenge retorted, “They earn higher salaries than their peers but do worse work. Tell me, what reason do they have not to be fired!”
“This is too much! A high school student is bossing us around here. How much do you know about company management? Do you even know how business is acquired? What right do you have to accuse us?”
“Exactly. We work hard for Sheng Xia, and even if we don’t have merit, we have effort. Young Lady Xia’s single sentence negates all our contributions and tells us to leave. What right does she have? Even as the heir to Sheng Xia, the highest management here is still President Xu!”
“Since Young Lady looks down on us, then we should leave. We don’t want to be an eyesore to Young Lady and have her use this as an excuse to insult us!”
“Young Lady, please apologize!”
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The managers angrily pressured Xia Chenge, threatening her with a strike.
“Everyone, Xiao Ge is still young and sometimes speaks too directly. You don’t need to take it to heart,” Xu Jingyi pretended to be anxious, but he was actually delighted. He hoped Xia Chenge would continue to make a scene and offend all the managers. If they collectively went on strike, it would be a headache for that old undying, and eventually, they would have to beg him!
“Hmph, utterly ridiculous.”
“President Xu, if you don’t give us an explanation today, we will collectively resign.”
“That’s right. If this place doesn’t want us, there are other places that will. We don’t believe there’s nowhere to go besides Sheng Xia.”
“Everyone, please don’t be anxious. Sit down and let’s talk properly.” Xu Jingyi quickly tried to appease them, then turned to Xia Chenge and whispered, “Chenge, this is a critical time for personnel. If all these people resign, the company will be in great difficulty. You’re grown up now; please consider the consequences.”
“So what?” Xia Chenge asked indifferently.
Seeing this, everyone was so angry they laughed:
“President Xu, forgive me, but I can no longer work with you. I will go back and submit my resignation now.”
“That’s right, President Xu. We stayed at Sheng Xia only out of respect for you. Now that Young Lady wants to dismiss us, we can only pack our bags and leave.”
“We wish Young Lady the best in hiring capable people soon, so Sheng Xia can prosper and soar to new heights.”
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“Don’t go, don’t go, listen to me,” Xu Jingyi hastily tried to stop them, while whispering to Xia Chenge, “Xiao Ge, apologize quickly. Everything is for the company. Uncle-in-law will make it up to you!”
Xia Chenge watched Xu Jingyi with a half-smile, which made Xu Jingyi’s heart pound and a bad premonition arise.
“You want me to apologize?” Xia Chenge looked around and spoke slowly.
“How dare we? You are Young Lady, and we are just employees. We cannot afford to offend you. Please, Young Lady, be magnanimous and spare us.”
“Young Lady is wise and mighty. We insignificant beings are not worthy to breathe in the same space as Young Lady, lest we pollute Young Lady’s air quality.”
…
The managers spoke sarcastically, their eyes filled with disdain.
“Xiao Ge…” Xu Jingyi sighed, looking helpless.
Xia Chenge didn’t speak and gestured to Wei Lixin.
Wei Lixin immediately placed a stack of documents in front of Xia Chenge.
Xia Chenge lowered her head and flipped through the documents. This seemingly ordinary action made the managers in the meeting room break out in a cold sweat, feeling inexplicably guilty.
Xia Chenge quickly stacked the documents separately, then looked up, her gaze like a torch, sharply fixing on each person in the meeting room.
An indescribable sense of pressure filled the meeting room, and the managers felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.
Xu Jingyi had no idea what Xia Chenge was planning to do and felt completely uncertain.
Xia Chenge smiled slightly, a smile so brilliant it outshone the summer sun, captivating the heart. But the next moment, the smile in her eyes suddenly vanished, replaced by an incredibly sharp coldness.
She picked up the separated documents and suddenly hurled them at the business manager who had spoken first.
The business manager was hit and looked bewildered, instinctively slamming the table and exclaiming, “Xia Chenge, what the hell do you think you’re doing?”
*Slap!*
“Ouch…”
The business manager clutched his face and cried out in pain.
“Is this what you call being busy? The clients are waiting! Your performance hasn’t met the target in five years, yet you own twenty to thirty properties, several abroad, with assets worth over a hundred million!” Xia Chenge said sternly, “You’ve used your position to take a large amount of kickbacks and line your own pockets!”
Hearing this, the business manager’s face drained of color, and he looked at Xia Chenge in fear.
*Slap!*
Xia Chenge threw another stack of documents at the finance director’s face: “You falsified accounts and embezzled public funds up to three hundred million. Can you tell us where the embezzled funds have gone?”
The finance director instantly fainted in his seat.
At this, the faces of all the managers in the meeting room turned pale, large beads of cold sweat streaming down their faces as they desperately lowered their heads, trying to minimize their presence.
In fact, eighty percent of them were hit with irrefutable evidence of economic crimes.
Xu Jingyi’s hair stood on end, and he felt a chill run down his spine, wishing he could escape the meeting room immediately.
However, Wei Lixin stood like a guardian at the meeting room door, allowing no one to leave.
Furthermore, Xia Chenge had tampered with the meeting room’s signal, jamming it to prevent them from seeking outside help.
No one in the meeting room dared to speak recklessly anymore. Almost everyone seemed to have had their strength drained, slumping weakly into their chairs, their faces ashen. Even the few diligent managers who hadn’t made any major mistakes were so intimidated by Xia Chenge’s aura that their bodies felt weak.
“The small fries have been dealt with. Now…” After counting them, Xia Chenge finally looked coldly at the sweating Xu Jingyi, “It’s your turn, Xu Jingyi!”
Second update complete. Good night, everyone!
