"I did say it, but they just don't believe me," Fan Jie responded innocently.
At this moment, Zhang Shaojie finally remembered what Fan Jie had said earlier. He was indeed invited by Mr. Li.
Zhang Hui on the side was the first to react. "Mr. Li, so Fan Jie is your guest. I am truly sorry for being disrespectful to your guest." Then he looked at Zhang Shaojie, his previously pleasing expression immediately turned serious, and he directly scolded Zhang Shaojie.
"Zhang Shaojie, you are becoming more and more unruly. It's so disrespectful to Mr. Li's guests. Quickly apologize to the guest!"
At this moment, Zhang Hui was also speechless, never expecting that his nephew would cause trouble for Mr. Li.
Upon hearing the word "apology," Zhang Shaojie's face turned ugly. Despite his previous arrogance, he was now being forced to apologize to the so-called "inferior" person.
"Uncle, I..." He was about to say something, but Zhang Hui, who was standing beside him, lost his composure and angrily scolded, "Hurry up and apologize to the guest, what are you looking at me for?"
Zhang Hui's face also broke out in a cold sweat; he had really been put in a difficult position by his nephew today. He had often cleaned up after this nephew in the past, but today he had actually gotten into trouble with Mr. Li.
On the side, Li Jiangpeng watched the uncle and nephew without saying a word, simply observing their performance in silence.
At this moment, Zheng Tong was also stunned. He had been friends with Fan Jie for several years, yet Fan Jie had never mentioned any connection between himself and Mr. Liu from the Liu Group.
Feeling the gaze of the crowd, Zhang Shaojie originally wanted to argue, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He turned to Fan Jie and reluctantly said, "I'm sorry." There was a long silence. Fan Jie did not respond to his apology.
And on the side, Zhang Hui spoke up, "Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, then Mr. Li, you can continue with your work. We won't disturb you any longer." He signaled to Zhang Shaojie, and the three of them prepared to leave. Just then, after a long silence, Li Jiangpeng finally spoke.
"Zhang Hui Ah, it seems like you've been quite free lately."
Upon hearing Li Jiangpeng's words, Zhang Hui, who was about to leave, froze in place. However, he could only force a guilty smile at Mr. Li, unable to say a word. Unexpectedly, Li Jiangpeng suddenly spoke in a cold tone.
"Mind your own business and don't go looking for trouble."
A cold snort startled Zhang Hui and Zhang Shaojie, leaving them frozen in place. Then, Li Jiangpeng's gaze shifted to Zhang Shaojie as he scrutinized him. With thousands of employees at the Liu Group, such an inconspicuous project leader did not catch Li Jiangpeng's attention. He spoke again.
"You're mistaken. Fan Jie is not my guest."
"He is Mr. Liu's guest. I'm just here to deliver a message."
With these words, Zhang Hui's originally smiling face also became unnatural.
The Liu surname represents the true upper echelon within the Liu Group, a vast enterprise entirely controlled by the Liu family. Among all executives in the company, anyone with the surname Liu holds a position at least equal to that of Li Jiangpeng, who is a deputy general manager.
There are three vice presidents in the upper management of the Liu Group. Aside from Li Jiangpeng, the other two are also surnamed Liu, including the general manager, who is also named Liu. The person who could relay messages for Li Jiangpeng is likely their general manager—Liu Jianxing.
At this moment, Zhang Hui finally lost his composure. The cold sweat on his face increased as he cursed Zhang Shaojie, that little brat, a thousand times in his heart for causing him such a huge problem this time.
Meanwhile, Zhang Shaojie and Zheng Tong stood frozen in place, unable to comprehend how that brat Fan Jie managed to connect with the higher-ups of the Liu family.
Seeing the stunned expressions on the three of them, Li Jiangpeng let out a cold laugh before turning to look at Fan Jie.
"Let's go, Mr. Liu is waiting for you upstairs."
Later, in the gaze of several people, Fan Jie followed Li Jiangpeng onto the elevator. Inside the elevator, Li Jiangpeng turned to his assistant and said a sentence. "Deal with that young man we just met."
After hearing this, Fan Jie was filled with disbelief. This young man was none other than Zhang Shaojie. As expected of a vice president, just a casual remark could determine someone's fate. It seemed that Zhang Shaojie was about to be kicked out by the Liu Group. However, what puzzled Fan Jie was why the higher-ups at the Liu Group were so protective of him, even going so far as to dismiss their own employees. Additionally, there was the matter of Mr. Liu, as mentioned by Li Jiangpeng, who had summoned him for an unknown reason.
While Fan Jie was lost in thought, the elevator went straight up and stopped at the 78th floor. When the doors opened, Li Jiangpeng led Fan Jie to the right. At the end of the magnificent hallway stood a set of double doors with six large characters inscribed on the upper right corner—Chairman's Office.
Li Jiangpeng approached the door and gently knocked before pushing it open and gesturing for Fan Jie to enter, though he did not follow him inside.
"Go in, the chairman is waiting for you inside."
Fan Jie walked into the magnificent office with an uneasy heart. There were three people in the office at this time, an old man with graying hair sitting at the main desk, and a middle-aged man and woman sitting on the sofas on either side.
When Fan Jie entered, the three seated individuals all stood up and went to greet Fan Jie.
Without saying a word, they just held Fan Jie's hand and looked him up and down.
At that moment, Fan Jie felt inexplicably puzzled. Just as he was about to speak, the white-haired old man directly hugged him and then said something that shocked him.
"My dear grandson, you have suffered."
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