Nan Xing was furious as soon as he heard that.
“Get my brother on the phone! How dare he keep this from me after he knew about it?”
“Mr. Chen can't take the call right now. He's having an important meeting. Besides, he isn't aware of this matter either,” Jiang Zhe replied.
“He doesn't? How is that possible? How could he not know something that even you're aware of?” Nan Xing raged. “How did you find out, then? Who the hell is behind this?”
“It was Old Madam Feng who personally had Mr. Chai call me and ordered me to take care of this matter. He also specifically told me not to let Mr. Chen know.”
“So, it was you! How dare you hurt my people behind my brother's and my back? Are you plotting to overthrow those above you? Is that what it is? I'll never let you off!”
Jiang Zhe remained silent.
He wasn't too sure about the relationship between Nan Xing and Lu Jingyuan, but he knew they weren't just merely employer and employee.
He had been hesitant ever since receiving Chai Hua's call.
Whether it was Feng Wan's or his own decision, firing a high-level executive was beyond their authority.
Feng Wan wasn't on the board of directors, so she had absolutely no right to inquire about the company's affairs, let alone fire an executive.
However, she was still Nan Chen's grandmother, so her words still carried weight.
Moreover, she had never interfered with how the company was run all these years.
Now that she was using her connections to break the norm for the first time, Jiang Zhe dared not refute her.
He naturally wouldn't, given how intelligent he was.
Yet, he would surely incur the wrath of many others if he were to heed her order.
Ultimately, the man decided to obey her, instructing the human resource department to ask Lu Jingyuan to resign voluntarily.
Aware that Jiang Zhe had always represented Nan Chen in all company affairs, the human resource department immediately did as told.
However, Jiang Zhe had already spread the word and let the world know about this before it had even begun.
That was exactly how Nan Xing and the others found out.
Hence, someone would surely intervene before Lu Jingyuan left the company for good.
By doing so, he would have not gotten on Feng Wan's bad side as he had indeed carried out her request.
As for whether or not Lu Jingyuan would leave, that was for others to decide—not him.
Thus, he had already mentally prepared himself for Nan Xing's call.
Everything was going according to plan, and he remained calm in the face of Nan Xing's wrath.
“Please calm down, Mr. Xing. I'll readily accept any form of punishment, but for now, please do what you can to keep Ms. Lu. The only person who can fix this is the one who started it, and that person is Old Madam Feng. Besides, I'm just Mr. Chen's errand boy. I'm far from being able to overthrow my boss. Hurry, Mr. Xing. You have to find a way to get Ms. Lu to stay!”
“Just you wait!” Nan Xing hissed before ending the call.
Lu Jingyuan had only joined the company recently and was a simple person, so she didn't have many items to take home.
After putting all her belongings inside a tiny box, she was done packing up.
Then, she began to write her resignation letter.
Since she was asked to leave, there wasn't much else she needed to write other than... I'm ready to resign. Please approve my request.
Nan Xing snatched the piece of paper and tore it into pieces.
“What's wrong with you? You're not letting me resign? Do you insist on firing me instead?”
“You can't leave. I won't allow it,” Nan Xing stated, livid.
Lu Jingyuan was surprisingly calm. “Just let me quit. I don't mind. I can just return to the capital.”
“Come with me to Commoner Residence this instant and explain to my grandmother that you're not the one who leaked the information.”
“This is your grandma's doing?”
“Yes, she's the one who caused this,” Nan Xing divulged. “But it's all a misunderstanding. Everything will be fine once you explain the situation.”
“Why should I have to explain myself? It's not like I did anything wrong. Why should I have to beg her to let me stay when I'm here making an honest living with my own abilities? Even if I weren't fit for the job, I'd never beg to be paid a salary I don't deserve. And since I'm actually qualified, that means every penny I earn from this company is well-deserved. So tell me, why should I have to beg?”
Nan Xing stilled upon hearing that. The woman was completely right.
“You don't have to beg her. All you have to do is explain the situation,” Nan Xing reiterated.
“Like I soid, I didn't do onything wrong, so whot is there for me to exploin? If she thinks I'm the one who leoked the informotion, then so be it. I don't need this job.” Lu Jingyuon shrugged.
Non Xing wos obout to lose his mind.
This womon wos so obstinote, but thot very troit of hers coptivoted him.
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