Chapter 947: I Really Dislike the Smile You Just Gave

He watched as the secretary left.

Xu Shaochen suddenly noticed that the secretary’s figure had unknowingly improved—more and more proportionate.

Of course, he hadn’t realized.

The secretary had been going to the gym after work every day and practicing yoga at night just to please him.

On top of that, she had also signed up for dance classes on weekends, learning about clothing and makeup just to win his favor.

So, being a good lover is quite exhausting.

After all, don’t you know what men are looking for?

If you can’t maintain your face and figure, who knows when you’ll be kicked out with a single boot.

The secretary was working hard, striving to be a model lover, getting increasingly skilled on this path.

Next, Xu Shaochen thought about Chen Ji, and his brows tightened.

“Ding ding ding…”

Suddenly, the phone on his desk rang.

He picked it up and saw it was a call from Deng Tianwen.

“That guy… he’s not short on money again, is he?”

Xu Shaochen muttered to himself, then answered the phone.

“What’s up?”

“Second Uncle, I just want to wish you an early New Year’s blessing.”

Deng Tianwen’s casual voice came through the phone.

Xu Shaochen tugged the corner of his mouth, “Speak clearly—don’t tell me you’ve already blown through 50 billion.”

“Chairman Xu, it’s not that I’ve used it up. I didn’t even get a chance before the bank froze my account.”

Deng Tianwen lamented, as miserable as he had ever been.

In their prime, no bank would have dared to freeze the Deng Family’s accounts. Now it seemed the mighty tiger had stumbled and the dogs were biting.

“What’s going on?”

Xu Shaochen furrowed his brow. The Deng Family had clearly run into a formidable opponent.

Although the Deng Family’s influence had waned.

But for a bank to freeze Deng Tianwen’s account, that wasn’t something just anyone could pull off.

At the very least, the Zhao Family couldn’t do it.

If they could, they wouldn’t need underhanded tricks to drain the Deng Family’s funds—it would be much easier to just have the bank freeze the account.

“Chairman Xu, Brother Xu, I’m really begging you to save me this time. I wouldn’t call unless I had nowhere else to turn.”

Xu Shaochen rolled his eyes and interrupted him, “So you only think of me when you’re in trouble, but the rest of the time, I’m out of sight, out of mind, huh?”

“Bro, I’m not joking right now. Here’s the deal… The Zhao Family is playing really dirty…”

Deng Tianwen quickly explained how Ye Shihu had been injured: “Now Ye Shilong, that mad dog, is fully supporting the Zhao Family and giving them every advantage. The Deng Family has been losing ground non-stop.”

“Give me a few days. I’ll try to find some time to personally make a trip to the Northwest.”

Xu Shaochen took a deep breath. After all, he couldn’t just sit back and watch the Deng Family get erased.

“That’s all I needed to hear. Come whenever you’re ready. The Deng Family won’t fall just like that in two days.”

Deng Tianwen’s words were light, but Xu Shaochen could hear the fatigue in his voice.

“Whew—”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Shaochen let out a long sigh.

These days were really tumultuous.

On one hand, he had to worry about the Genetic Serum.

On the other, he had to oversee game development.

And now, there was the Deng Family’s troubles.

Not to mention Chen Ji’s previous attempts at poaching staff from his company.

Damn, everything was happening all at once.

“Knock knock knock…”

A series of knocks on the door interrupted Xu Shaochen’s thoughts.

He took a deep breath and composed himself, “Come in.”

You could never appear weak in front of employees or subordinates.

It was the secretary who entered.

“How is it?”

Xu Shaochen asked.

The secretary nodded vigorously, “Confirmed. It was Chen Ji. One of the vice presidents even admitted that it was Chen Ji who poached him.”

Xu Shaochen held absolute authority within the company.

The secretary, acting under his name, had easily uncovered the truth.

So, the results came swiftly.

“Heh. So, it’s a real-life version of the Farmer and the Wolf.”

Xu Shaochen sneered coldly and pulled out his phone, dialing Chen Ji’s number.

“Chairman Xu, how rare of you to call me. Do you have any instructions for me?”

The call connected quickly, and Chen Ji’s tone was casual, far from the respectful manner of the past.

“Come to my office.”

Xu Shaochen coldly gave the order and immediately hung up.

On the other end of the line, Chen Ji was stunned for a moment, his face alternating between pale and red, burning with anger.

Damn Xu! Do you really think I’m still living under your thumb? You think you can just order me around? Just because you say so, I have to show up in your office? Chen Ji’s face turned livid as he grabbed his coat and stormed out of his office.

Though, in the end, he didn’t dare not go.

Even if he wasn’t with Chenyu anymore, he still had to show respect toward Xu Shaochen.

Along the way, it wasn’t hard for him to figure out why Xu Shaochen was calling him.

Since Xu’s tone wasn’t friendly, it definitely wasn’t for anything good.

But Chen Ji had only done two questionable things recently.

First, he had introduced Xu Zhou to replace his position at Chenyu.

Second, he had been poaching staff from Chenyu over the past few days.

Since it was unlikely that Xu Zhou had acted up again so soon, it must be about the second thing.

Realizing this, Chen Ji smirked in disdain, his lips curling into a faint, mocking smile.

Poaching people was a pretty standard industry practice.

Besides, he had a reason to do it. Having changed companies, his loyalty had to shift too.

He didn’t believe Xu Shaochen would kill him over this.

It didn’t take long before he arrived at the Chen Yu Group.

After parking his car, Chen Ji headed straight to Xu Shaochen’s office.

People greeted him along the way.

It was clear that he still maintained quite a good rapport within the company.

Soon, he arrived at Xu Shaochen’s office.

After briefly adjusting his jacket, he knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

Hearing the response, Chen Ji pushed the door open and walked in.

“Chairman Xu, what can I do for you? If you need anything, just say the word, and I’ll do my best.”

Walking in, Chen Ji took the initiative to greet him with a warm and humble smile, trying to take control of the exchange.

“Come here. A bit closer.”

Xu Shaochen beckoned Chen Ji closer with a wave.

Chen Ji was stunned, then smiled and stepped up to Xu’s desk. “Chairman Xu, is this close enough?”

Xu Shaochen nodded.

And then.

He grabbed the ashtray on his desk and smashed it right into Chen Ji’s face.

“Clang!”

“Ah!”

Caught completely off guard, Chen Ji let out a scream and collapsed to the floor. His nose was broken on the spot, and he lost a few teeth, his face instantly covered in blood.

“I really dislike the smile you just gave me. Remember, don’t ever smile like that in front of me again, or I can’t guarantee your safety.”

Xu Shaochen looked down at Chen Ji, his demeanor calm and casual.