Chapter 840 - Her people (1/2)
The sound of a man's sobbing voice continued to echo inside An Qing's CEO office disappears over time as silence replaces it.
Yue Ling sat on the couch as Tong Biao remained seated on the opposite couch. She stares at the man, who had stopped crying and couldn't help but feel guilt for his pain.
If she had speed up her plans, would she have stopped the suffering of her employees?
Would she have been able to prevent those snakes from causing any more harm than they already have?
”CEO Han...”
Amid her thoughts, Tong Biao's shaking voice surfaces. She looks at him and is met with a pair of eyes swollen from crying.
She smiles a small sigh at how exhausted Tong Biao looked.
”Mr. Tong, you don't have to be formal with me. Miss Han is fine.”
Tong Biao smiles in return, but one can see the pain in his eyes. He looks behind Yue Ling to the empty desk.
”Mr. Chen was a good CEO. He always treated his employees with respect, despite the difference in their position.”
He inhales a shaky breath but maintains his smile.
”Even when all the employees leave home, he would stay behind and help me clean.”
A faint chuckle escapes his lips as he recalls the past.
”He was a good man.”
”He often spoke about you. I thought it was out of admiration because you are a well-known figure and the face of An Qing and De L'amour.”
His head nods a few times like he finally realized something.
”But now I understand. You are the real CEO of this company.”
Yue Ling didn't say a word but listens as Tong Biao tells her about the past. Despite when he was no longer in the room, her eyes remained on the opposite couch.
* knock knock
”Boss, it's me.”
Her silent daze was disturbed by a knock and Liu Shan's voice. She finally looks away from the opposite couch and stares at the door.
Liu Shan doesn't wait for a response and enters the room. He didn't forget to take a glance around before settling his eyes on his boss.
”Everything here has been dealt with, and I sent Secretary Jiang back to De L' amour. I also asked Mr. Tong to turn on the heaters for the lower floor levels.”
”I don't know why you are letting them off easily, but I've got eyes on them to make sure they don't take your generosity for granted.”
He heaves a long sigh and tilts his head back to rest against the couch. He stares up at the ceiling with millions of things on his mind.
”Now that we are done here, should we head back to De L'amour too?”
Yue Ling stares at Liu Shan without answering right away. In her eyes, he is the perfect assistant without any flaws in whatever he does. However, if one were to see his posture, they would most likely consider him a delinquent.
”Let's go. There's still matters to take care of.”
Her words fell as she stood up from her seat. She may have disposed of the snakes within An Qing, but that didn't mean her day is over.
”Boss.”
Just as she stood up, a voice calls out to her. It wasn't Liu Shan but Qi Li.
Yue Ling looks up at the door while Liu Shan sits up and turns his head to look at the owner of the voice.
”What is it?”
Qi Li stood in front of the door upon entering the room. His expression was as cold as any winter day without faltering. When he heard his boss's question, he doesn't hesitate to answer.
”The board members wish to meet you.”
Yue Ling nods her head in approval and looks at her assistant.
”Inform Lin Hui. Have him meet us in thirty minutes.”
She looks back at Qi Li and gives him another nod.
Upon seeing her gesture, Qi Li doesn't stay any longer and walks out of the room. Liu Shan stares at his departing figure with blinking eyes.
He then gets up from the couch and grins at his boss.