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Chou Jie Holding his phone, not knowing how to send a message to me, he was exhausted and in unbearable pain. Every memory of working with Joe flashed through his mind, as if each one was hollowing out his insides. Finally, after sorting out his emotions, he sent me a message: "I will be staying in Canada for a while. Take care of yourself and stay well!" Holding the phone, I felt something was not quite right, so I immediately called him.
"Hello," his voice on the other end of the line sounded exhausted and hoarse.
"Chou, what's wrong?" I knew that Chou Jie only calls me "Pengpai" when he has something on his mind and is serious.
"The business here in Canada needs my attention, I'm fine, don't worry about me, take care of yourself, I'll be back soon!" I heard his choked voice and wanted to ask more, but he knew my temper and how much I worried, so he tried hard to suppress his own grief and comforted me, "Xiao Peng, I'm fine, just tired from the long journey. I miss you so much. I haven't been able to be with you properly during this time, I'm sorry. Take care of yourself, I'll make it up to you with a honeymoon when I get back."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." In that moment, I didn't know how to express myself, tears welled up in my eyes. I knew something must have happened to him, but he didn't want me to worry, he didn't even know how to express his emotions and himself. He suppressed himself, not releasing, including his love. At the moment he sighed deeply, "My heart is overwhelmed!" I knew everything. He loved deeply, heavily.
I didn't ask any more questions. In the moment I hung up the phone, we both wept openly.
In the afternoon, Chou Jie came to Joe's house and met a person. This person was the one Joe had decided to take over the company yesterday, Thomas, the former vice president of the company who had been with Joe for decades. Thomas rolled his eyes, showing a large area of white in his eyes. Chou Jie knew this person.
After exchanging pleasantries, Joe took Chou Jie's hand and told him that they should continue to run the company, and that Chou Jie should listen to Thomas's opinions and decisions more, as he was a senior employee of the company. During the time Chou Jie was not in Canada, it was Thomas who had helped Joe steer the company through one crisis after another.
Thomas solemnly promised Joe that he would definitely make the company bigger and stronger, to put Joe's mind at ease. The butler standing on the side also reassured Joe, as if they had everything under control for the future. Only Chou Jie stood silently, looking at Joe.
After arranging Joe's funeral, Thomas immediately fired two members of the company, both of whom had been Joe's right-hand men. Chou Jie had promised Joe to support Thomas and did not want to have a dispute with the future leader so soon after Joe's passing. Despite the fact that the two fired individuals held a large number of clients, market resources, and even trade secrets of the company.
Chou Jie knew that the future would be difficult. He had to rely on Thomas to maintain the business in Canada while also protecting the company, which was Joe's lifelong effort.
Before Chou Jie could visit, Thomas approached him to discuss business. It turned out that Thomas wanted to export a batch of expired beef using Chou Jie's connections in the domestic market. Chou Jie never dealt with expired food products, and although the beef would be legally acceptable based on its expiration date upon entry into the domestic market, Chou Jie refused on the spot. Thomas was furious and threatened to terminate all cooperation with Chou Jie if the beef was not exported. Despite not being afraid, Chou Jie, thinking of Joe's dying wish, reluctantly agreed to Thomas's request after careful consideration.
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