140: Chapter 140 President Zhao Xiaoshuai is Online

After all, everyone wasn't that familiar with each other yet, so they were drinking with restraint during this meal.

However, even if those older brothers drank without restraint, they wouldn't be a match for the current Zhao Xiaoshuai.

Because in just this short while, the effects of the alcohol on Zhao Xiaoshuai had already mostly worn off.

The so-called "never getting drunk after a thousand cups" was just a piece of scenery he had passed by; in the foreseeable future, drinking alcohol would be no different from drinking water.

However, one still had to follow traffic rules, so he called a designated driver to take him to Lingyue Design; he was coming to take over the company he had just purchased.

After signing the contract in the morning, Mother Ling had given him a number for the person in charge of the handover.

Thus, he also knew that the company over there had already held an emergency meeting and announced the news of the change in ownership to the senior management; he just needed to go over there now to successfully take over.

The designated driver drove very cautiously; it seemed this was his first time driving a luxury car of this caliber.

"Always calling for a designated driver is a hassle. Now that I have a company, it seems I should hire a driver."

Lingyue Design.

"How come the company was suddenly sold? There wasn't even a hint of news before."

"It must be a top-level transfer. I was right next to President Zhang when he answered the phone today. His tone was very respectful, and as soon as he hung up, he called everyone for a meeting."

"What do you think the new boss will be like? Will he be a Shuaige or some old geezer?"

Faced with the female colleague's sudden question, the Shen Lang of the past might have wittily responded and added a few flirtatious remarks, but now...

"Whatever he's like is fine. It won't be worse than it is now."

He gave a perfunctory reply and continued with the endless work at hand.

Ever since his divorce, Shen Lang, who had been left with nothing by his ex-wife, had been living a very difficult life.

Although he had agreed to many conditions set by his ex-wife's parents in exchange for keeping his current job.

However, his dereliction of duty had been exposed, so his original position was definitely not secure; in the end, he could only "voluntarily" apply for a job transfer.

He used to be considered true senior management at the company and was responsible for liaising with various clients, so he had a high degree of freedom.

Now he had become a 996 salaryman, and his current supervisor was a colleague with whom he had some past grievances, who now made things difficult for him every day, but he could only endure it.

After all, although his position had changed, his salary had not been reduced, and he certainly wouldn't be able to get such a high salary elsewhere.

However, the private assets he had accumulated in private, because they were all obtained through dereliction of duty and some even involved embezzlement of public funds, were all awarded to his ex-wife in exchange for avoiding jail time.

The Waterloo in his marriage and the sharp dive in his finances had made him look much haggard in just a short time, as if he had aged ten years.

Now, he knew that blaming Chu Ziqing for what happened at the ski resort was meaningless; his boss investigating him was simply at the behest of Bai Feng's father.

He regretted being a bit impulsive back then; he had invested so much time and money, yet in the end, he hadn't even tasted Chu Ziqing.

Thinking of his ex-wife again, he couldn't help but feel deep regret.

Such a beautiful wife, such a comfortable life; why did he always keep thinking about the wild flowers outside?

Why couldn't he keep his pants zipped up?

If he were given another chance...

This company called Lingyue Design was exactly the company where his former adulterer Shen Lang worked, and Bai Feng's father was also a shareholder of this company.

At this moment, Zhao Xiaoshuai was in the top-floor conference room, handing over all matters with the former president.

"The Chairman has already given all the instructions. From now on, the company is in your hands, President Zhao. I believe we will meet again at group meetings in the future."

Although Zhao Xiaoshuai was now the largest shareholder, it had been agreed upon when buying the company that he would not interfere with the Chairman's authority, but the board of directors would also try their best not to interfere with his management of the company.

After seeing off his predecessor, the company now belonged entirely to him, and the Ling Family's direct descendants in senior management had also withdrawn; it could be said that the sincerity shown was quite sufficient.

But this also put Zhao Xiaoshuai's ability to the test, as several key positions had been left vacant.

Zhao Xiaoshuai had no ability whatsoever; ten days ago, he was still a corporate slave, managing no more than twenty people.

But he had a cheat.

"Notify all employees to come to my office by department, in order of rank. You, Human Resources Department, make a schedule. Don't let those who haven't been called delay their work."

"Yes, President Zhao."

The person was the head of the Human Resources Department; it wasn't really appropriate to keep ordering such a high-level executive around, so it seemed he would need to look for a few capable secretaries later.

All the company's staff were called into the president's office one by one, but everyone came out soon after entering.

This strange phenomenon piqued the gossiping curiosity of all the employees.

"I heard the president is a big Shuaige?"

"It's true. I just came out from inside, and he's so handsome."

"You were only inside for a little while; what did he ask you?"

"He didn't ask anything. We just greeted each other, and then he let me out."

"What do you think the president means by that?"

"I don't know."

Shen Lang, who was busy working, was extremely annoyed by the whispering of his colleagues around him; it looked like he would have to work overtime again today.

"Shen Lang, go to the president's office."

Even if he had a great deal of anger in his heart, Shen Lang dared not delay the new president's business. He quickly tidied up his appearance, adjusted his expression using his phone, and quickly headed to the president's office.

Zhao Xiaoshuai's work was very simple: it was just filling in a few numbers on each employee's form.

Some people might have a comment, and some people's names would be followed by an "optimization."

The Insightful Eye skill, boosted by the system, allowed him to see various evaluations of a person, enabling him to directly see a person's work ability and job adaptability.

While activating the card, he could also handle the company's important tasks at the same time; it was killing two birds with one stone.

"Hmm? Shen Lang? This is quite a coincidence."

Zhao Xiaoshuai generally wouldn't remember irrelevant males.

But this person was different.

He kept the scene of this man getting out of a Mercedes that night, with his arm around Chu Ziqing as they went upstairs, deeply in his memory.

"Hello, President Zhao."

Zhao Xiaoshuai looked up at this former tall, rich, and handsome man.

That night, he had been blindingly dazzling; at a glance, he was a winner in life, with extreme self-confidence on his face.

Now, Shen Lang had deep-set eyes, very obvious dark circles, a face that was no longer glowing, faint white hairs visible on his forehead, and even some unshaven stubble on his cheeks.

He hadn't become thin; on the contrary, he had become much rounder, but it was that kind of flabby fat, and overall he looked a bit bloated.

It was hard to imagine that this was the same person as that tall, rich, and handsome man from not long ago.

The magnitude of his change was on par with Zhao Xiaoshuai, the cheater, except that the two of them were like the two poles of the world, each having walked to the other's former location.

Looking at the somewhat reserved and nervous Shen Lang, Zhao Xiaoshuai revealed a kind smile:

"Relax, it's nothing important. Let's just chat casually."