Chapter 124: Preying on the Weak and Fearing the Strong

Hmph, He Haoxuan had already seen through what kind of petty man Chen Zhidong was. Men like him were always bullies to the weak and cowards before the strong. As long as He Haoxuan claimed to be formidable, it would surely scare him into backing off.

Sure enough, Chen Zhidong was taken aback and immediately stepped back a few paces. “He Haoxuan, this is Baili Group, not some underworld gang. Don’t act recklessly; we are gentlemen here.”

“I’m a live-and-let-live kind of person. As long as you don’t provoke me, I won’t bother anyone,” He Haoxuan sneered coldly.

Only then did Chen Zhidong relax a little. A troublemaker like He Haoxuan was still easy to deal with, as long as he didn’t get into a fight right then and there.

As for the base salary, he was willing to give He Haoxuan five hundred yuan a month. If He Haoxuan found it enough to live on, he could stay. But He Haoxuan surely wouldn’t remain here long; in a place like Qingshan City, five hundred yuan wasn’t even enough to rent a room.

Seeing Chen Zhidong soften, He Haoxuan said no more and sat down at the back, pulling out his phone to play with it.

“Hmph,” Chen Zhidong snorted heavily, helpless in the face of He Haoxuan’s indifference.

The entire morning passed like this, and soon He Haoxuan’s stomach began to growl loudly.

He sent a message to Li Qingying: “Honey, are you free to have lunch with me?”

“I’m not free; I have to finish a document. I usually eat in the office. You can go to the cafeteria yourself. I’ll have Mo Xiufang give you a meal card,” Li Qingying replied.

He Haoxuan wasn’t going to eat at the company cafeteria and immediately declined.

At that moment, his phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

“Hello, who is this?” He Haoxuan asked.

“Mr. He, this is Fang Chen. I’m on the street opposite Baili Group,” a voice came through the phone.

“Alright, wait for me there. I’m coming over now,” He Haoxuan nodded.

He wanted to get the property deed and discuss the affairs of Fang’s company with Fang Chen. After all, since Song Li and the others were toying with this company, He Haoxuan felt he owed Fang Chen an explanation to avoid embarrassment.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you, Mr. He,” Fang Chen said.

He Haoxuan stood and headed outside.

As he left the office of the Fourth Department, some colleagues whispered among themselves.

“That guy’s something else. He just sat there all morning, didn’t ask us for any business, and didn’t do any work.”

“Yeah, doesn’t he want to earn money?” one colleague muttered quietly.

Just then, Chen Zhidong emerged from a room and shouted, “What are you all talking about? Don’t you want your salaries?”

The others immediately lowered their heads and fell silent.

Chen Zhidong sneered, “That He Haoxuan shouldn’t think he’s great just because he knows a few people. I’ll deal with him sooner or later.”

With that, he strode off.

The salesmen sneered inwardly. “Go ahead and brag, Chen. When He Haoxuan slammed his fist on your desk to warn you just now, why didn’t you say you’d deal with him?” Still, they kept their thoughts to themselves.

He Haoxuan reached the opposite street and saw a young man in his twenties standing there.

When Fang Chen saw He Haoxuan, he hurried over with a troubled expression. “Mr. He, I’m Fang Chen. My elder cousin told me to give this to you.”

In truth, Fang Chen was very reluctant to hand over his Fang Company to He Haoxuan’s family. But his cousin insisted and promised to compensate him later, so he reluctantly agreed.

After all, he still needed to rely on his cousin in Qingshan City. There was nothing his cousin couldn’t solve here.

If you, He Haoxuan, have money, why don’t you just spend it to open your own company? Why do you have to hand over your Fang Company to others to mess around with? It’s really absurd.

He Haoxuan took the property deed and saw that it was in Li Qingying’s name. Without looking further, he pocketed it.

Then he looked up at Fang Chen and asked, “What’s wrong? Not happy about this?”

“No, no,” Fang Chen hurriedly shook his head.

Though unwilling at heart, Fang Chen had been warned by Fang Yongsheng never to offend He Haoxuan, or else he wouldn’t know what might happen.

Sigh, whether he liked it or not, he had to obey his cousin.

“Alright then, give me a bank account. I’ll transfer ten million to you right now. That way, Fang Company will be mine from now on,” He Haoxuan said.

“No, no need, Mr. He,” Fang Chen immediately waved his hand. “This company is about to go bankrupt. They can do whatever they want.”

Though he said that, the company was the fruit of many years of his hard work, and he was still reluctant to let go.

“Very well, I’ll have them come find you tomorrow,” He Haoxuan said, seeing that Fang Chen wouldn’t take the money. “You’re still the general manager of the company, so keep an eye on them. Don’t let them do anything excessive.”

Fang Chen cautiously asked, “Mr. He, do you mean I still have personnel and financial authority?”

In a company, those two powers were the most important. If Fang Chen still had them, there was still some hope.

“Of course. They’re just playing around and don’t understand business. You handle the operations, and let them have their fun. But you still have to pay their salaries—not too much though. Eight hundred thousand a year should suffice,” He Haoxuan thought for a moment.

“Alright,” Fang Chen said with a bitter expression.

Three people together would cost two million four hundred thousand a year—that was a huge outlay for him.

He didn’t have that kind of money now, but his cousin said he could subsidize him. Sigh, that matter could be dealt with later.

He Haoxuan didn’t want to talk more with Fang Chen and sent him on his way.

He Haoxuan then rushed back to the company and entered Li Qingying’s office, where he found Mo Xiufang and Li Qingying eating fast food.

“Darling, eating like this isn’t nutritious,” He Haoxuan said worriedly.

“It’s okay. It’s not like this all the time,” Li Qingying smiled.

Seeing Mo Xiufang still sitting there, He Haoxuan frowned and said, “Once you finish eating, you should leave. What are you still doing here?”

“I’m not full yet,” Mo Xiufang said, frowning.

“If you’re not full, you should eat outside. What are you doing eating here with my wife?” He Haoxuan felt Mo Xiufang was being inconsiderate.

Mo Xiufang ignored He Haoxuan anyway. After all, Li Qingying hadn’t asked her to leave. She was Li Qingying’s secretary, not He Haoxuan’s.

Li Qingying smiled and said, “Let her stay.”

“No, I have something important to tell you,” He Haoxuan said. He didn’t want this big third wheel hanging around.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingying asked Mo Xiufang to leave.

He Haoxuan took out the property deed and said, “Honey, look. This house is a gift from me to you.”

He handed her a bag.