Chapter 963: Chapter 963: That Brain-Dead Second Cousin
He thought to himself, what a good-looking, energetic young guy, yet he insists on smiling so lewdly.
No wonder he still hasn’t found a girlfriend.
Zhao Dingli decided that once he got out of being single, he would, as someone who’d been through it, give Rui Changhuai a friendly reminder.
Then he coolly shot back at Rui Changhuai, "What do you think?"
Rui Changhuai blinked and said very deliberately, "What if it still ends up being their General Manager from Ruizhi in charge, and Miss Li is only helping out? Then the one who comes over would be their General Manager."
"If you can’t handle this properly, I’ll send you over to Changyi for some ’training’," Zhao Dingli said.
Rui Changhuai: "..."
Isn’t Changyi that company owned by Zhao Dingli’s idiot second cousin, Zhao Dingye?
He’s not going!
"Got it!" Rui Changhuai said at once. "I guarantee I’ll take care of it perfectly."
"President, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go deal with it right away!" Rui Changhuai added.
Zhao Dingli waved his hand, dismissing him.
Having been by his side for so long, this brat Rui Changhuai had completely figured out his personality.
Relying on being so capable that he wouldn’t be replaced, he kept dancing on the edge of self-destruction, testing the limits over and over.
Zhao Dingli had to admit, he was already used to it.
Rui Changhuai left the office and waited another twenty minutes or so.
Zhao Dingli didn’t call him back in.
Only then did Rui Changhuai settle down and start officially handling the tasks Zhao Dingli had assigned.
He first began quietly arranging for people to secretly investigate whether President Wu had any serious misconduct like Vice President Lu.
The investigation would take time, so for now he could only wait.
After that, Rui Changhuai called Vice President Lu and relayed Zhao Dingli’s orders.
When she heard that Zhao Dingli was actually giving her a temporary leave, Vice President Lu felt a chill run through her whole body.
A coldness pierced straight into her bones.
"This... how long is this leave going to last?" Vice President Lu asked immediately.
Would her position be gone by the time she came back from "leave"?
Or would they simply fire her outright?
For someone like her who had already reached the position of Vice President, if the company fired her, the news would spread quickly in the circle.
It would be hard for her to find another job.
How was she supposed to look?
What company is going to have a vacant Vice President position lying around?
Granted, with her résumé, she wouldn’t have to start again from the bottom.
But if they made her start over from a mid–low level position, she couldn’t accept that sudden downgrade.
Besides, once it gets out that she was dismissed,
whether or not it’s the company she’s applying to, out of gossip, many companies will go check, or ask why she was fired.
Right now Vice President Lu still didn’t know the reason she was being suspended.
But she was well aware of the things she’d done.
Whether or not she was being fired because of those.
Those things couldn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Once someone starts digging, they’d be easy to uncover.
At that point, never mind mid–low level—who would dare hire her?
Only now did Vice President Lu truly start to panic.
She could barely protect herself, where would she find the bandwidth to think about going to warn General Manager Wu?
Besides, she also knew that General Manager Wu had a clear head and really hadn’t done anything as excessive as she had.
At this moment, Vice President Lu asked somewhat fearfully, "Why am I being suspended from work?"
"Assistant Rui, if you’re suspending my work, there has to be a reason, right?" Vice President Lu said.
Her first reaction was the cooperation with Ruizhi.
Because everything went off track starting from that contract being withheld by Zhao Dingli.
"Is it because of the partnership with Ruizhi?" Vice President Lu volunteered. "I had people check; there’s no problem with Ruizhi and they fully meet our company’s requirements for partners. That’s why I chose Ruizhi."
Hearing Vice President Lu talk so high-sounding at this point, yet with a hint of probing,
Rui Changhuai said, "Vice President Lu, you really don’t need to test me. I’ll just be straight with you. As for the Ruizhi deal, there’s no problem with Ruizhi, and the company does intend to continue the partnership with Ruizhi, so you can relax about that."
Vice President Lu: "..."
Relax?
What is she supposed to relax about!
Continuing to work with Ruizhi does nothing for her.
Right now the important thing is her position!
"He’s only asking you to take a leave. As for why, I think you can probably guess on your own," Rui Changhuai said. "How did Ruizhi secure this cooperation through you? The President already knows."
Now Vice President Lu felt her heart turn completely to ice.
Cold from the inside out.
If Zhao Dingli knows about this, does he also know about other things?
Vice President Lu knew all too well how many things she’d actually done.
But she didn’t dare ask.
What if Zhao Dingli and Rui Changhuai actually didn’t know and hadn’t investigated the past?
If she asked directly like that, wouldn’t she be walking right into their trap?
Rui Changhuai was too shrewd; Vice President Lu didn’t even dare to probe.
Even the slightest hint would be enough for Rui Changhuai to seize on.
"Then this time..." Vice President Lu said with difficulty, "Assistant Rui, at least give me a clear answer. What exactly is the President thinking? Am I being suspended? After all these years at the company, I’ve never caused any loss, I’ve even brought in a lot of business."
"Even with the Ruizhi deal, I admit I crossed the line in my private dealings, but professionally I still drew a clear line. Like you said, there’s nothing wrong with Ruizhi; they fully meet our company’s criteria. So shouldn’t my private matters be kept separate from public business?" Vice President Lu said.
Rui Changhuai simply tossed it back to Zhao Dingli: "If you feel it’s unfair, you can go talk to the President yourself. This decision came from the President. I’m just passing it on."
Vice President Lu: "..."
How would she dare go to Zhao Dingli?
After so many years in the company, who doesn’t know what kind of temper Zhao Dingli has?
Once Zhao Dingli makes a decision, especially about disciplinary actions, whoever goes to argue will only end up with the punishment made harsher.
So there was no way Vice President Lu would go to Zhao Dingli.
To calm her down a bit, Rui Changhuai said, "Vice President Lu, don’t worry too much. It’s not a suspension, just a temporary leave."
"The President basically doesn’t want you handling the Ruizhi partnership anymore," Rui Changhuai added.
Vice President Lu felt slightly relieved, but still thought something was off, and said, "If that’s all, then worst case they can just take Ruizhi off my plate. Why do I have to go on leave?"
Before Rui Changhuai could answer, Vice President Lu added, "Assistant Rui, don’t tell me to go ask the President. You’ve been with him for so many years; in this whole company, you know the President best. Why don’t you just be frank with me."
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