Chapter 1525: Chapter 1525: Scheming Hearts
The atmosphere in the meeting room was unusually strange at the moment, and the three people present each harbored ulterior motives, clearly all very dissatisfied with Xu Ke.
Xu Ke’s attitude today was exceptionally arrogant, which made the man with glasses quite uncomfortable.
The man with glasses, after all, was someone who had fought for the empire alongside the old man Xu, and although his status on the board wasn’t very high, it’s true that a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
The man with glasses was named Li Dong, and he used to be a little punk in the capital who couldn’t afford a meal.
By a stroke of luck, he met the old man Xu.
Back then, Li Dong was so poor he couldn’t afford his next meal.
But ever since meeting the old man Xu, Xu not only gave him money but also a place to live.
From then on, he started following the old man Xu to fight for the empire, and step by step reached his current position.
Recalling past events, Li Dong always felt grateful towards the old man Xu.
But this gratitude has slowly faded over time, Li Dong believed that after following the old man Xu for so many years and helping him build the empire, he had repaid him enough for his kindness.
Especially in recent years, old man Xu’s health was not good, and they worried about almost everything in the company.
Originally, even if they didn’t have merit, they had toiled hard; if the old man Xu were to choose a successor, it would be from among them.
But the sudden appearance of Xu Ke made Li Dong very dissatisfied. After all, he had fought for the empire for half a lifetime, and suddenly a local emperor parachutes in; anyone would find it unacceptable.
Especially since Xu Ke’s current age was about the same when he initially followed the old man Xu; at this age, he still suffered, while Xu Ke could already sit in the chairman’s position.
Li Dong was very discontent; he believed the position of chairman should be his.
And sitting next to Li Dong was indeed Wang Lishan, who clearly was also dissatisfied with Xu Ke.
To Wang Lishan, this arriving new chairman was a sworn enemy.
He had already planned long ago; the old man Xu was no longer able, and during this period he had been busy inserting his people throughout the company.
As soon as the old man Xu stepped down, Wang Lishan was confident he could take the position of president of the Xu Group.
Back in the day, Wang Lishan was also a famous noble son in the capital; when he was young, he met the old man Xu by chance.
At that time, their family conditions were similar, so the two were almost equal.
But later, Wang Lishan’s father made several decision-making mistakes, causing their company to fall sharply.
From then on, the Wang Family never recovered, until now few people have heard of them.
Wang Lishan was forced to join the Xu Group, bringing with him the last sum of money from his family to invest with the hope of saving his family.
Although this decision was correct, Wang Lishan indeed pulled his family back from the brink of death.
But ultimately, it was all for nothing; the glory is past, and the Wang Family fell into decline.
After the Wang Family’s decline, Wang Lishan remained in the Xu Group.
Because apart from here, he had nowhere else to go. All of the Wang Group’s companies had long been acquired by the old man Xu.
After all, these used to be his family’s companies, so naturally Wang Lishan didn’t want them easily handed over to others.
But since the situation was already settled, Wang Lishan had no choice but to bitterly accept reality.
Yet all these years, Wang Lishan never gave up on retrieving his family’s assets.
One could say he has been enduring humiliation for years, hoping one day he can reach the position of president of the Xu Group.
When that day comes, he will take back everything that belongs to the Wang Family.
The Wang Family will once again rise, and they will definitely restore their past might.
It was because of this goal that Wang Lishan endured humiliation for years; although the old man Xu treated him well, he did acquire their company.
Ever since the acquisition contract was signed, Wang Lishan regarded the old man Xu as an enemy.
"We absolutely cannot let this go; although the old man Xu has been kind to us, after all these years, we have long repaid that kindness. If Xu Ke wants to become chairman, I’m the first to disagree."
The one speaking was the third person on the board, named Zhang Qiang.
He was also someone who fought for the empire alongside old man Xu in the early days; initially, Zhang Qiang was quite ambitious.
But as his career slowly developed, his previous bad habits slowly emerged.
Though he reached the board position, Zhang Qiang still felt unsatisfied.
He frequently exploited his position to embezzle various public funds from the company.
Because of this, the old man Xu discovered him multiple times.
But considering past sentiment, the old man Xu forgave Zhang Qiang.
But unexpectedly, Zhang Qiang not only failed to show gratitude but instead bore a grudge against the old man Xu.
"Why should I report taking some of my own money to you? For all these years, the money I earned for your family has far exceeded whatever; I just took a little from what I earned myself, and the old man Xu still gives me grief. What? If Xu Ke comes to power, is he going to kick all of us old folks out?"
Zhang Qiang was previously a thug in school, and later after getting expelled for fighting, he started mixing into society.
By chance, he helped the old man Xu with a small favor.
The old man Xu saw that Zhang Qiang had potential, so he let him start from the company’s grassroots.
That’s when Zhang Qiang began to follow old man Xu and fight for the empire up to now.
Zhang Qiang’s words instantly resonated with Li Dong and Wang Lishan.
These three were of one mind on the board, no matter what others said, they always stood united.
They were arguably the best-connected in the company; whatever they did, they acted together.
"Zhang Qiang, so according to you, now that the situation has become like this, what exactly should we do to prevent Xu Ke from becoming the new chairman of the company? I refuse to hand over the empire I’ve spent most of my life laboring over to some snotty-nosed kid."
At this time, Li Dong was urgently searching for a solution; he already felt the crisis approaching. If it continued like this, all he had now would disappear into smoke.
"Indeed, Zhang Qiang, Xu Ke’s performance today already reveals the problem; he completely disregards us three brothers. If this man isn’t removed, from now on, none of us will live in peace."
Wang Lishan absolutely wouldn’t sit idly by; he believed they had to take action and do something.
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