Luo Chao felt that Ning Wanxi's attitude towards him seed to have improved a bit. In the past, she would have already scolded him, so could it be because she t his parents, and his parents were good to her?
But that doesn't seem right; after all, the agreent is for two years, and his parents aren't her real in-laws. As Luo Chao thought about it, he suddenly cursed at himself. The fact that President Ning's attitude towards him had improved should be sothing to be happy about, sparing him from facing a cold refrigerator every day.
"Okay, I got it," Luo Chao nodded and was about to leave when Ning Wanxi added, "Li Ruotong's identity is not as simple as you think. It's best not to get too close to her."
Luo Chao was taken aback. Li Ruotong was already extraordinary as an international celebrity. Could she have another identity?
With a clatter, after Luo Chao left, Ning Wanxi muttered, "Why does he always have such surprising performances? What exactly was his identity before?"
"You must be Luo Chao," just after walking out of the CEO's office, Luo Chao saw a middle-aged man in a neat suit walking towards him. He had a broad, square face, slightly upward-slanting eyes, and a high-bridged nose, looking every bit the cunning businessman.
Luo Chao couldn't not recognize this man, the company's vice president. Other than Chairman Ning Zongze and CEO Ning Wanxi, he was the third in command at the company, Yan Bingxi. Ning Zongze was Ning Wanxi's father, whom Luo Chao had not yet t, his future father-in-law.
"Hello, Vice President Yan!" Luo Chao warmly shook his hand.
Yan Bingxi chuckled a few tis, "Brother Luo, you've accomplished another earth-shattering feat today, I'm impressed!"
Luo Chao replied with a dry laugh, "This was no big deal; I just got scolded by President Ning earlier."
"This matter didn't cause any loss to the company. Wanxi is too nitpicky, don't you think?" Yan Bingxi winked at him.
Yan's hair was slicked back with hair gel, shining brightly, making him look all the more sly. Luo Chao knew exactly what he was up to and sighed, "In the end, it was just a big joke, affecting the employees' work. President Ning said she would fire , and it scared to death. If I lost my job, I'd be sleeping on the streets at night. Luckily, President Ning showed rcy, or I'd be dood."
Yan Bingxi's eyes flashed with confusion, admiring Luo Chao's believable acting, with no flaws to be seen, he laughed again, "Do you know who's been sabotaging you?"
"I have no idea. I haven't offended anyone lately," Luo Chao shook his head, still looking dejected.
Yan Bingxi reminded him, "Brother Luo, you need to be careful. These saboteurs are formidable; if they co back, you'll have a lot to deal with."
Luo Chao nodded, "I won't use the computer for now, Vice President Yan. If there's nothing else, I'll get back to work."
Yan Bingxi smiled, "Go ahead. Oh, by the way, are you free tonight? I think we get along quite well, so I could buy you a drink, how about it?"
Yan was a miser, offering a free al was hard to resist. Luo Chao smiled, "Sure, let's do it," and inside, he had already made calculations. This sly old fox surely had other intentions.
The Tengyuan Group was founded by Ning Zongze. At the ti, due to funding issues, he brought in his good friend Yan Bingxi to invest, making Yan a founding figure of the company, holding 10% of the shares.
As night fell, at Jiangning City's most famous night market, Luo Chao and Yan Bingxi sat at a barbecue stall. Looking at the two bottles of beer on the table, Luo Chao mused, this Tengyuan Group's vice president was indeed a penny pincher, bringing him to the night market for barbecue, only ordering two bottles of beer, miserly to the core.
While eating a skewer of lamb, Yan Bingxi asked, "Brother Luo, how do you like the food here? I love night markets for their variety."
"Hmm, the atmosphere is quite nice," Luo Chao raised his glass, "To you, Vice President Yan, thank you for your generous hospitality."
Yan Bingxi's smile froze, his face twitching slightly, "This guy is calling stingy, huh? Just kidding. I'm testing you; if you were just an ordinary employee, you wouldn't even have the qualification to have a al with !"
"Haha, no, no," Yan Bingxi downed his drink and continued, "Brother Luo, you seem to be new to the company."
Luo Chao replied, "Yeah, just a few months."
"I think I saw you in the guard room at the parking lot," Yan Bingxi said, staring at Luo Chao. It wasn't just "think," he had indeed seen him wearing a security guard's uniform. Little did he know that in just a month's ti, Luo Chao had been transferred to the Leisure Departnt and had entered the CEO's office twice!
Luo Chao candidly said, "Yeah, I used to be a security guard at the parking lot." Knowing Yan had seen him, there was no point in lying. As he suspected, this stingy old man ca to probe him, probably itching to ask about his relationship with the CEO.
Yan Bingxi chuckled, "Brother Luo, forgive my bluntness, but you've got so solid connections in the company; to be transferred directly from a security guard to the Leisure Departnt, which guards idlers, where without connections you can't get in."
"You know your departnt's head, right? She's the CEO's cousin, hardly cos to the company but earns tens of thousands in salary. My own son doesn't enjoy such perks," Yan Bingxi comnted with admiration.
"Your son works in this company too?" Luo Chao asked.
"Yeah, my son is in the Marketing Departnt as a manager, definitely earns less than the head," Yan Bingxi suddenly thought of sothing, "Brother Luo, are you married?"
Luo Chao's clever move was impressive, directly shifting the topic to avoid being led by Yan's nose. Today he invited Luo Chao to dinner just to pump him for information.
Luo Chao thought for a mont and said, "Yes, I'm married, why the sudden question?"
"That worthless son of mine is already 25, but still hasn't dated anyone!"
"No way, Vice President Yan! You may not be wealthy beyond belief, but in all of Jiangning City, you're still quite a notable figure. Your son hasn't found a girlfriend?" Luo Chao thought, even if he was unattractive, there'd be plenty of won willing to marry him; perhaps he had a trait unforgivable to won.
Seeing Luo Chao's curious look, Yan Bingxi hurriedly said, "Brother Luo, don't get the wrong idea. My son is perfectly healthy, just a bit stingy. I heard that he once had a girlfriend but wouldn't even pay for a hotel room. They spent the night in a park, and the next day, the girl caught a cold."
"Pfft!" Luo Chao spat his drink all over, face full of shock. So, there's always soone more miserly than the last. If his father was stingy enough, his son took it to the extre!
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