Chapter 396 - No one on Earth could save you
Li Zimeng took her phone out immediately to call Luo Workshop’s head of human resources, Lin Chongdong, “Mr. Lin, can you please terminate Lee Yueze.”
“Huh, why? Didn’t you just promote Lee Yueze? He’s also one of the pioneers in the Xiahai City venture; why are you firing him?” Lin Chongdong asked.
“This is an instruction from President Xiao,” Li Zimeng replied.
“Ah, roger that, his termination letter will be sent to Luo Workshop’s managers’ group within five minutes.”
Upon learning that it was Xiao Luo’s instructions, Lin Chongdong did not hesitate and immediately processed it.
Li Zimeng ended the call and repeated what Lin Chongdong had said to Xiao Luo. “Mr. Lin said that he’ll settle it within five minutes,” she said.
It was barely five minutes when she received an incoming e-mail on her phone, and as expected, the letter was issued within the timeframe.
A copy also reached Lee Yueze’s phone via e-mail, and when he opened the mailbox to check, it was from Luo Workshop’s human resource department. It was shocking, but there was no doubt about it—the last line in the letter carried a hard-hitting message: “You are hereby terminated”!
What...?!
Lee Yueze’s eyes widened in disbelief, and he felt giddy like he had just fallen from heaven down into an abyssal hell. Everything suddenly appeared gray and blurry to him.
He didn’t come from a wealthy family. On the contrary, they were below average when it came to their finances. Everything he had was achieved through his relentless efforts and never-say-die attitude. The day he became Luo Workshop’s store manager was the proudest day in his life, giving him great confidence.
And, just like that, he was no longer Luo Workshop’s store manager anymore, which meant that all his efforts had gone down the drain along with his financial independence. His recent purchase of a Porsche had put him millions in debt, and, in the blink of an eye, everything would be lost.
Oh, no... no!
He was desperately screaming on the inside, and suddenly, he went on his knees and clung on to Xiao Luo’s thigh, pleading. Without any thought of his image, he cried, “President Xiao, please give me a chance... please give me one more chance, I am begging you, I am begging you, please...”
This job meant the world to him, and it was slowly crumbling right before his eyes. He felt nothing but fear—a cold, desperate fear. He had to protect it at all costs, even if it meant giving up his dignity as a man.
“Give you a chance?”
Xiao Luo smiled mirthlessly. He was never a bad-tempered person, to begin with, but when he was provoked, someone would definitely have to pay the price. Unfortunately for Lee Yueze, he made the mistake of doing so. Had it been someone else other than Xiao Luo treating the old woman, that person would have been taken away by the Health Bureau—which was ridiculous for saving another person’s life.
“I’m sorry, someone deserves this chance much more than you.”
He nudged Lee Yueze away as he did not fancy a man clinging on to his thigh.
The Tan family were still looking at him in shocked silence.
He’s the boss of Luo Workshop?
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For a moment, Mrs. Tan even forgot the pain in her hands. After knowing Xiao Luo’s real identity, she felt suffocated by a great weight of shame for her earlier opinion of him. She had said that Xiao Luo did not even match up to a strand of Lee Yueze’s hair. Finding out that he was actually Lee Yueze’s boss, her cheeks were now blushing red, as if someone had just slapped her hard in the face.
Tan Ningfu’s eyes widened, and she could hardly cope with all the new discoveries about Xiao Luo’s true identity. She had always known that Xiao Luo was quite extraordinary, but she did not expect him to be this special. She had heard about Luo Workshop from Jiangcheng as it was in the headlines last year, and at least half the nation knew about it. That was the company that created a miracle, and the boss of that company was standing before her now.
How was that possible?
This was surreal!
She could not believe that she had actually made the acquaintance of such a famous person.
Lee Yueze, who was sent sprawling earlier by Xiao Luo, began to crawl up to Xiao Luo and kowtowed relentlessly. As his forehead struck the ground, the sound it made was frighteningly loud, and his forehead started bleeding. After a while, his entire face was covered in blood.
“Please give me one more chance, please give me one more chance, I am kowtowing to you, president Xiao, please...”
Lee Yueze pleaded desperately, with his face was covered in blood, tears, and snot. He could not afford to lose this job as it meant everything to him. He knew that losing this job would be equivalent to permanently tearing away a part of him.
He continued to kowtow and did so with great force each time. After a while, his forehead was a complete mess, stained with dust and blood, and he was a sorry sight. Li Zimeng could not help frowning when she saw him in such a state.
Tan Ningfu wanted to stop him, but she was held back by her father, Tan Jianbo. He told her to not get involved with this matter as Xiao Luo would not appreciate a nosy woman.
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“You’re pretty ruthless!”
Xiao Luo squatted down and stared at the blood-soak figure of Lee Yueze.
Lee Yueze looked at him pleadingly, a stark contrast to his confident poise before this. Beyond shame and not feeling any more pain, Lee Yueze made a last attempt to seek Xiao Luo’s forgiveness and croaked, “President Xiao, I...I cannot lose this job; my family sees me as their pride and joy; I cannot afford to let them down. I’m sorry, and I know my mistake, can you please forgive me...”
“Now that we have such a history, how can I be assured that you’ll always stay loyal to the company? How can I be convinced that you will not have any intentions of taking vengeance should the opportunity present itself to you?” Xiao Luo posed the question as he got up.
Anxiously, Lee Yueze crawled forward on his knees and responded, “I will sign a ten-year contract with the company that if I ever cause any harm to the company, I will bear the full responsibility for it, and all of my assets will serve as collateral to compensate the company.”
Xiao Luo looked at him with interest but remained silent.
Lee Yueze was very anxious and started to kowtow again, leaving traces of blood on the ground with every bow. It was a gory scene and looked like a blood bag had spilled.
“Enough!”
Xiao Luo stopped him with a firm word, then turned to Li Zimeng and said, “Revoke that order. Lee Yueze will remain employed in Xiahai.”
“Roger that.”
Li Zimeng did not ask anything further, and it was quite apparent to everyone there that she would carry out Xiao Luo’s order unconditionally. She wasn’t the only one; every single senior member of Luo Workshop would do the same. Xiao Luo’s order preceded everything else as far as they were concerned.
She immediately contacted Lin Chongdong again and repeated Xiao Luo’s words.
Like her, Lin Chongdong did not ask any questions and carried out the latest order accordingly.
“Thank you, thank you, president Xiao... I will never forget your mercy, thank you!”
Lee Yueze cried like a child, relieved that he had gotten back the job that he had fought so hard for.
“Remember what happened today, and I hope that you can put this ruthless energy into your work. Also, I am warning you that should you ever commit any act that harms the company, no one on Earth can save you!” Xiao Luo said, putting his hands in his pocket as he looked down his nose at Lee Yueze.
“I will remember, I will remember it...”
Lee Yueze was eternally grateful and could not stop bowing to Xiao Luo for his mercy.
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