"The vice chairman of Longxiang Group?"
"Zhong Tianyang!"
Tong Yue, Gu Yunwei, Zhang Taishan, and all the elders of the Gu family couldn't help standing up one after another.
Longxiang Group had always had a very mysterious chairman whom no one had ever seen.
The person who always appeared before the public was Zhong Tianyang.
Although he was only the vice chairman, to outsiders, he was no different from the chairman.
Minister Zhou and Manager Huang, both employees of Longxiang Group, hurriedly stepped forward and called out in unison, "Chairman Zhong!"
Zhong Tianyang glanced at the two of them without paying them the slightest attention.
Minister Zhou and Manager Huang were mere nobodies in his eyes.
He let his gaze sweep around the surroundings until he spotted Su Chen, and only then did a smile appear on his face.
However, just as he was about to walk over to greet him, he suddenly remembered something.
Since the founding of Longxiang Group, the chairman had never shown his face, and news about him had only recently leaked out.
Aside from the head of the secretariat, he was the only one who knew that Su Chen was the chairman.
It was easy to imagine that the chairman must have had other reasons for having to hide his identity.
Even so, this did not diminish the chairman's weight in his heart in the slightest.
The chairman not only invested capital, but also provided the group with the correct strategic direction, with every single step proving to be incomparably correct.
In his eyes, the chairman was practically a god.
Gathering his thoughts slightly, Zhong Tianyang first came before Tong Yue and Gu Yunwei.
Tong Yue hurriedly greeted him, "Chairman Zhong! Hello."
Zhong Tianyang hurriedly smiled and said, "Family Head Tong, there's no need to be so polite. I'm just here to deliver something."
Before coming, he had checked into things and found out that Su Chen's relationship with the Gu family was far from ordinary.
He certainly wouldn't dare to put on airs in front of these two sisters of the Gu family.
Deliver something?
While Tong Yue was wondering about this, Zhong Tianyang snapped his fingers.
Right behind Zhong Tianyang, two bodyguards stepped forward, each holding a box.
As the two bodyguards opened the boxes, astonishingly, each box contained an exquisitely crafted pink diamond necklace.
Tong Yue and Gu Yunwei simultaneously covered their small mouths in surprise.
"This is a pink diamond necklace worth ten million dollars that was previously won at an international auction!"
"What is Chairman Zhong doing? Could it be that he's giving these to the two Gu sisters?"
"Even though such a thing is a drop in the bucket for Chairman Zhong, isn't this a bit too extravagant for a first meeting?"
The surrounding crowd discussed the matter in astonishment.
Tong Yue looked at Zhong Tianyang in shock and asked, "Chairman Zhong, you... what is this?"
Zhong Tianyang smiled. "These are gifts for the two young ladies. The preparation was a bit hasty, so I hope you won't disdain them."
My goodness, this was a pink diamond necklace worth ten million dollars; who would disdain that?
However...
Tong Yue hurriedly waved her hands. "No, this is too precious. We cannot accept it."
She had no idea what Zhong Tianyang's purpose was.
After all, pies didn't just fall from the sky.
Zhong Tianyang smiled. "I harbor no ill intentions toward the Gu family or the two young ladies, but I do hope that Miss Tong will lend a hand with a few projects in the future."
Things had reached this point; if they didn't accept this goodwill, they might end up offending Zhong Tianyang instead.
Forget the Gu family as they were now—even the former Gu family couldn't afford to offend him.
She also believed that Zhong Tianyang certainly wouldn't give away such a precious item for no reason at all.
His so-called request for assistance probably meant there really would be some trouble in the future that required her help.
As for what kind of trouble it might be, and what price she would have to pay for it later on, she could only take things one step at a time.
Tong Yue had no choice but to say, "Then thank you, Chairman Zhong."
Zhong Tianyang felt a sense of relief inside. When the Gu family had run into trouble before, he had never intervened; this gesture of goodwill could be considered making amends, and he only hoped the chairman wouldn't be angry.
Following that, Zhong Tianyang took a card out of his pocket. "Miss Tong, this is a Supreme Gold Card for Longxiang Auction House."
"A Supreme Gold Card for Longxiang Auction House?! That's even more useful than an admission ticket!"
"I heard that the Supreme Gold Card not only grants access to any area of Longxiang Auction House, but also comes with a credit limit of one billion!"
"It seems that even across the entire Haibin, only Second Master Qiu has a Supreme Gold Card!"
The crowd broke into another wave of astonishment.
The degree of shock this time far surpassed when Zhong Tianyang had given away the pink diamond necklaces just moments before.
Tong Yue also drew a sharp breath.
Just yesterday, she had been worrying about how to get a single admission ticket to Longxiang Auction House.
Who would have thought that today she would directly obtain a Supreme Gold Card!
With trembling hands, Tong Yue took it. "Th-thank you, Chairman Zhong."
Having finished everything, Zhong Tianyang cast another casual glance at Su Chen, having no intention of going over to greet the chairman, and turned to leave.
Since the chairman did not want to expose his identity, naturally he couldn't go and cause trouble for him.
"Wait a minute!"
Su Chen called out to stop him.
Zhong Tianyang immediately turned back and looked at Su Chen.
Pointing at Minister Zhou and Manager Huang, Su Chen said, "Fire these two for abusing their power."
Minister Zhou was the first to flare up in anger. "Kid! What are you talking about? Who abused their power? And who gave you the right to talk to Chairman Zhong like that? You want to fire me, too?"
Manager Huang also chimed in coldly, "Chairman Zhong! This wet-behind-the-ears punk is running around playing the impostor under the name of the chairman of Longteng Group!"
With her expression changing, Gu Yunwei hurried over to apologize to Zhong Tianyang. "Chairman Zhong, I'm sorry. Su Chen is just talking nonsense, please don't take it to heart."
Whether it was Minister Zhou or Manager Huang, these were people from Longteng Group itself.
Why should they be fired just because of a complaint from you, Su Chen?
On the contrary, Su Chen actually dared to give orders to Chairman Zhong!
And just now, Su Chen had even assumed the identity of the chairman of Longteng Group; if word of this got out, wouldn't he die a miserable death?
"That's right! Chairman Zhong, I can also testify that this Su Chen has constantly been swindling people using Longteng Group's name. He's the one who most deserves to be punished!"
Li Lang stared at Su Chen and sneered.
Zhong Tianyang looked calmly at Li Lang. "You look a bit familiar."
A surge of joy welled up in Li Lang's heart, thinking that somehow Zhong Tianyang had remembered him.
He hurriedly said, "Chairman Zhong, my name is Li Lang. Our Li family has always undertaken engineering projects under Longxiang Group."
Zhong Tianyang had a flash of realization. "Ah, it's you. Very well, I'll make a note of it."
Li Lang became even more overjoyed and hurriedly expressed his gratitude. "Thank you for remembering me, Chairman Zhong!"
As he spoke, he even cast a disdainful glance at Su Chen.
What kind of nobody were you, Su Chen, to actually think about lodging a complaint with Zhong Tianyang?
You wouldn't even know how you died when the time came!
"Minister Zhou, Manager Huang, is it? Go back to the company later and handle your resignations; the company will provide standard compensation," Zhong Tianyang suddenly said.
Huh?
Li Lang was stunned dumb.
Minister Zhou and Manager Huang were also frozen in absolute shock.
The surrounding crowd felt a deep sense of wonder as well.
They never expected Zhong Tianyang to say such a thing.
Minister Zhou hurriedly said, "Chairman Zhong! What did I do wrong? Why are you firing me?"
"That's right, Chairman Zhong! Are you really going to fire us just because of what this kid said?" Manager Huang was also unconvinced.
Zhong Tianyang sneered inwardly.
Calling him a kid this, kid that.
They didn't even realize they had offended the big boss.
Trash without an ounce of situational awareness like this—even if kept in the company, they were nothing more than rice-buckets.
Zhong Tianyang said imperiously, "Because I feel like firing you. Is that reason enough?"
As soon as those words fell, Minister Zhou and Manager Huang instantly fell dumbfounded and silent.
Because Zhong Tianyang wanted to fire them, he was firing them.
The reasoning was simple and brutal...
The most crucial part was that they couldn't find a single reason to argue back!
Minister Zhou and Manager Huang exchanged a dull, vacant gaze before collapsing limply into their seats.
They racked their brains over past mistakes they might have made, yet never once suspected that Zhong Tianyang was firing them because of Su Chen.
At this moment, Zhong Tianyang's gaze landed on Li Lang once again.
Catching his gaze, Li Lang's whole body tensed up, his heart beating wildly as an ominous premonition enveloped him.
Zhong Tianyang didn't speak to Li Lang.
Instead, he took out his phone and made a call. "Cut off all business cooperation with the Li family—specifically someone named Li Lang."
Swish!
Li Lang's eyes bulged wide.
To cut off all cooperation with his family!
Stammering, Li Lang asked, "Chairman Zhong, wh-why is this?"
Zhong Tianyang merely gave him a cold look, too lazy to offer any reply.
If not for the fact that he had offended Su Chen, he wouldn't have deigned to look at a minor figure like Li Lang even once in his entire life.
It's over!
Only those two words echoed in Li Lang's mind.
And his family was finished because of him!
If he went back and let his father find out about this, wouldn't his dad beat him to death?!
Having finished everything, Zhong Tianyang cast another respectful look toward Su Chen.
Su Chen waved his hand indifferently. "All right, go back wherever you came from."
He didn't understand why Zhong Tianyang hadn't bothered to say a single word to him, but he couldn't be bothered to ask either; as long as the matter was handled, that was enough.
Seeing Su Chen treat Zhong Tianyang so casually, the crowd was startled yet again.
Especially Tong Yue and Gu Yunwei.
Tong Yue wanted to explain for Su Chen, "Chairman Zhong, Su Chen, he..."
Zhong Tianyang smiled. "This gentleman is very straightforward, Miss Tong. Now that the matter is settled, I'll be heading back first."
Only after Zhong Tianyang left did the crowd finally take deep breaths.
They felt as though the very air had been crushed under pressure the entire time Zhong Tianyang had been there.
Such was the imposing might of Zhong Tianyang from Longxiang Group.
Su Chen walked up to Zhang Taishan. "The things have been delivered. Shouldn't we fulfill our bet now?"
Zhang Taishan still hadn't fully recovered his wits; his own nephew, the general manager of Longxiang Group, had actually been fired just like that!
Hearing Su Chen's words now, he flew into a rage from embarrassment. "You little bodyguard, do you really think Chairman Zhong came for your sake? Our contract stated it in crystal-clear terms—you were supposed to get Longxiang Group to bring over the admission tickets to Longxiang Auction House! This matter has nothing to do with you!"