Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Love is Stronger than Gold_1
Now, Xiao Manlian was the CEO, she had turned the tables.
Huanmei Group would now obey Xiao Manlian’s orders.
All the dissatisfaction from the past, she would return it all!
She had to let Yu Keqing truly experience the feeling of being neglected and suppressed.
This was a case of "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river".
Returning to Huanmei Group, Xiao Manlian no longer had the heart to work.
She had made a work plan yesterday, intending to complete the experiment today.
But now, she no longer had the will to do experiments.
She was about to become the CEO of Huanmei Group, and would wield absolute power.
The matters of product research and development could be handed over to her subordinates.
The next day, in the morning.
No sooner had Xiao Manlian arrived at the company than the appointment letter from Sanrenhe Group came.
She would replace Yu Keqing and become the CEO of Huanmei Group.
With the appointment letter in hand, Xiao Manlian walked into the President’s office.
Yu Keqing, of course, had also received the notification.
She was getting ready to call Xiao Manlian into her office to handle the handover.
After all, Xiao Manlian was her best friend.
Handing over the CEO position to Xiao Manlian, Yu Keqing believed that there should be no major issues.
Her suggestions would definitely be accepted by Xiao Manlian.
Just as Yu Keqing was about to pick up her phone to call Xiao Manlian, Xiao Manlian arrived.
"Manlian, you’re here?"
"Yu Keqing, you should have received the notice, right? This office no longer belongs to you, you need to move out immediately!"
Xiao Manlian’s words stunned Yu Keqing on the spot.
What was going on with her best friend?
"Manlian, what do you mean?"
"Please address me as President Xiao, I am now the CEO of Huanmei Group, and you are merely my assistant. Mind your tone when speaking to me."
Yu Keqing was dumbfounded.
She looked at Xiao Manlian with disbelief in her eyes.
Was this person in front of her still her closest friend?
"Manlian, is this really necessary?"
"I’ll say it again, from now on, you have to call me President Xiao! Also, all these personal items in the office, I’m giving you half an hour to clean them out. Clean the office thoroughly too! Leave not a trace, not a mark of your presence."
"Where is my office?" Yu Keqing asked.
"Now that you’re just a low-level employee, merely my little assistant, of course, you won’t have an independent office. In the Executive Office, that corner spot over there, that’s yours."
Xiao Manlian’s words were beyond belief for Yu Keqing.
"President Xiao, when I was the CEO, I was good to you, wasn’t I? Do you feel no guilt for treating me this way?"
"Huanmei Group doesn’t support idlers, or those without capability. If you had the capacity, could you have turned Huanmei Group into what it is now, leaving a mess for me? If you’re incompetent, then you can only enjoy the treatment of the incompetent. A vase with just a pretty face, relying on flaunting charm, belongs in the trash when it’s no longer appealing!"
"Xiao Manlian, is this how you see me?"
"Does Huanmei Group owe its success today to you, Yu Keqing? It was our R&D department, led by me, Xiao Manlian. If it weren’t for me leading the R&D department to develop those previous hit products, Huanmei Group would have died eight hundred times over. In the end, all the credit went to you, Yu Keqing.
I’ve never left my post as the head of R&D. You wouldn’t even give me a Vice President position! I helped you build an empire, and in return, I’ve always been suppressed by you. You still have the nerve to talk to me about conscience?"
"Xiao Manlian, you’re the one who’s heartless. I’ve always kept you as the head of R&D because that’s the most important division in Huanmei Group. I wouldn’t trust anyone else in that position.
Even though your position hasn’t been promoted, your annual salary and bonuses are the highest in the entire group, even higher than my CEO salary. I’ve given you all the authority and the best treatment. And you still say I’m oppressing you? Did a dog eat your conscience?"
"Stop blabbering and hurry up and tidy up the office, then clean it for me. Make sure it’s spotless, without any dirt. Even a speck of dust is unacceptable!"
After she finished speaking, Xiao Manlian walked off with her high heels, strutting like a victorious hen.
Her own best friend was treating her this way.
Yu Keqing felt depressed and heartbroken.
However, she quickly got to tidying up.
Xiao Manlian was just misunderstanding her, after a while, once Xiao Manlian came to her senses, they would surely reconcile.
Yu Keqing was confident.
She believed that the friendship with Xiao Manlian was stronger than gold!
Half an hour later, Yu Keqing had packed up all her personal belongings.
The office was cleaned up neatly, looking as if it had just been renovated.
Xiao Manlian came to check.
After glancing at the office, she asked, "Have you cleaned up?"
"Is it not clean enough?"
Xiao Manlian took out a napkin, squatted down, and wiped the floor.
On the napkin, there appeared a slight dark mark.
Pointing to the napkin, she questioned Yu Keqing, "Is this what you call clean?"
"Xiao Manlian, isn’t this going too far?"
"Too far? You dare say I’ve gone too far? Now I am the CEO of Huanmei Group, and I hold high standards for our employees. Today is the first time you’ve made a mistake, so considering it’s your first offense, I won’t punish you too harshly. Go and clean the toilets on this floor, every last one of them. There must be not a hint of odor, and the water in the toilet bowls must be drinkable!"
"Xiao Manlian, have you gone mad today?"
"I am the CEO now. Whatever I tell you to do, you’ve got to do it! Get going, go clean the toilets! Don’t think you can just rely on your looks to flirt your way up the ladder and then boss people around! I won’t indulge you!""
"You..."
"What about you? Get moving and clean those toilets! In an hour, I’ll come to inspect. If you can’t even clean the toilets properly, we’ll see how I punish you?"
Yu Keqing was seething with anger; she truly hadn’t expected Xiao Manlian to turn out like this after becoming CEO?
Still, she believed that her best friend would have a change of heart.
It was just that Xiao Manlian had gotten a little carried away after becoming CEO.
After a few days, when she experienced the difficulties of being a CEO, she would surely come to her senses.
So, Yu Keqing didn’t want to argue with Xiao Manlian right now.
Seeing Yu Keqing standing still and not doing as she was told, Xiao Manlian immediately got angry.
"What’s the matter with you? I ask you to clean the toilets, and that’s too much for you?"
"No, I’m not troubled. I’ll go do it now!"
Yu Keqing went.
Watching Yu Keqing comply, albeit reluctantly, Xiao Manlian still felt very pleased.
