Bab 118: Audacity Costs Lives
Zhonghai, Yu Lei International.
Today was a very important day for Lin Ruoxi. Excluding the fact that she now had a boyfriend, and he turned out to be a god that is…
Talking with her father, she now knew that there had been a plan to take Yu Lei from her hands and that even that bastard Su Zhihong himself was involved in this.
She was currently sitting in the middle of a corporative meeting, and it was time to first confirm her suspicions.
"Therefore, our shares keep increasing as the premise of our alliance with Hermes' extends, some even think Hermes' is the nexus between us and Maple… Meixi Textile Corporation in Guangzhou is also giving us a contract discount due to the high volume of orders… As long as we use only them…" Her Vice President and best friend, Mo Qianni, was now giving a summary of Yu Lei's activities in the trimester as in every meeting.
After she finished, it was time to begin.
"I'd like to make an accusation as the CEO." Lin Ruoxi spoke for the first time, during the whole meeting, numbers spoke by themselves telling stories of her success, there was no need for her to speak, until now.
Heads rotated and seconds' later, everyone in the room was staring at her.
In the middle of this office, there were two vacant spots…
"I want to fire head department Ma Renli for abuse of power and sexual harassment of our employees. We shall now do a general vote regarding this matter." She suddenly said attracting everyone's attention and gossip.
Out of the people present, there were five men shooting her vicious glares hidden behind gentile smiles!
"CEO Lin, I believe you should show proof of his actions before making us vote for such a decision…" The eldest man's words stopped the gossiping as Lin Ruoxi shot him a glare.
'As expected he's the first one to oppose…'
"Are you saying that I'm a liar, Mr Feng?" Lin Ruoxi asked back with nigh malice.
If there was something she hated was it not to be called a liar, but to be challenged within Yu Lei.
Yu Lei International is her domain!
"Of course not CEO Lin! It's just that, Department Head Ma has been working in our company for more than a decade! Wouldn't it be unfair to fire him without even showing proof of his wrongdoings?" The men, staring at her were surprised momentarily, Lin Ruoxi was by no means a submissive woman. But they had also not seen her showing a visage like this before!
Even Mo Qianni was surprised.
"You want proof, huh?" She said and took out her phone, reproducing the contents of Alucard's record and astonishing everyone present.
…
"That's just a simple recording… It could have been tampered with… Show something more conclusive." Some other elder said suddenly and the gazes of everyone shot towards him as Lin Ruoxi's glare fell on him like cold needles.
"You're saying that I would step so low as to tamper with a recording just to get rid of Ma Renli!?" She was pissed now and Mo Qianni noticed, thus approaching her!
"I'm sorry CEO Lin, but it is truly too hard to believe that a well-mannered individual such as Head Department Ma, would commit such atrocity beyond words." The older man made an aggrieved expression as some disgusting gazes were directed at him.
Lin Ruoxi could only grit her teeth.
The vote carried on, and as expected… She lost.
She held 30% of the shares.
No one held more than her, but their combined effort was enough to bring her down.
In the end, 45% voted to get rid of Ma Renli.
50% voted against it.
5% were neutral.
She felt outraged, it was a simple action such as firing someone that was causing trouble in her company, and there were obstacles against it.
She needed to get rid of those men… But how?
The meeting finished but Lin Ruoxi told certain 'individuals' to stay…
Those individuals that wanted Yu Lei and colluded with her father, she offered them to buy back their stocks at a hefty price…
But they denied it and left, they had been holding their stocks even before she became the CEO, and weren't willing to sell.
Her hands were now tied...
"What are we going to do Ruoxi?" Mo Qianni asked, aware of the situation.
"Give Liu Mingyu a week's leave… She's in danger if that bastard was not fired… I… want to ask Vlad for advice." She suddenly uttered surprising Mo Qianni!
She's getting advice from a man!?
"Ruoxi… W-What is your relationship with him?" The Vice President asked with curiosity.
"…" should she tell her? Her relationship with Vlad wasn't public… And it likely wouldn't be for a long time… Until this matter with the Queen, Alcina Dimitrescu and Tang Wan was resolved.
But she's also her best friend…
"W-We are going out…" The CEO evaded her scrutinising glance and answered as Mo Qianni's gaze contorted more and more!
...
"Impossible!"
"W-What do you mean 'impossible'!?" The CEO stood up in outrage!
"I-I mean, you like men!?"
"What do you mean 'you like men'?! Of course, I like men!" Was this really her best friend?!
Mo Qianni sat down on one of the chairs with her hand covering her head in astonishment her eyes flickered with deep impressions, "So you're actually straight…"
"You doubted it!?" Lin Ruoxi also sat down and caressed her nose bridge.
…
"Since when?"
"… Today."
"Ah! that makes sense!" Mo Qianni giggled, so she's Ruoxi after all!
"You're pissing me off, Qianni. Besides, YOU are single!" Lin Ruoxi countered, how can this girl judge her? If the ranks of loneliness the two of them are at the peak!
Or well, used to be… Now Mo Qianni is the unquestioned top!
Mo Qianni's face contorted it was only now that she was aware of her disadvantage.
Her lifelong friend got a boyfriend? Isn't she the only one single now!?
"L-Let's get back to the subject at hand?" She stuttered with a forced smile, bearing the brunt of Lin Ruoxi's mocking giggles.
The latter smiled and took out her phone before making a call.
*RING*
*RING*
"Hello? Ruoxi." Alucard's voice resounded from the other side shortly afterwards.
"Good Afternoon, V-Vlad, how has your day been?" Lin Ruoxi asked with all the awkwardness in the world…
"I'm fine Ruoxi, just finished a meeting with someone. What about you? Are you still dizzy?~"
"No, it was just from that moment! I feel better now. It won't happen again, I will be prepared the next time!"
"Were you impressed?"
"Of course I was! Especially the height… God, I thought I was going to faint!"
"Did it hurt you when we landed?"
"No, it didn't hurt at all, actually, it felt very pleasurable, the whole time we did it~"
"You mean the flight?"
"Yes, what else?~ could it be that you didn't enjoy it?"
…
Lin Ruoxi basked on her conversation with him, he was always able to make things the least awkward possible and she felt as if they merged with every conversation.
The same couldn't be said for her best friend, who couldn't hear Alucard's voice…
The more they spoke the more she gaped!
'W-W-What are they talking about in front of me!? They started going out today but, did 'that' already!?'
'It was very pleasurable and it didn't hurt!? Is he that good in bed?'
'What d-do you m-mean 'height'? Y-You mean that his 'thing' is very tall? Is it so big that 'large' is not enough to describe it!? And it didn't hurt you!?'
Each sentence was like a blow to Mo Qianni's delicate heart.
Her friend didn't just surpass her, no.
She was left in the dust!
"Do you think it would be okay for us to meet, Vlad? Just shortly. I'd like your advice regarding something." CEO Lin then asked when she felt more comfortable.
"… Okay, but I can't stay too long. I'm going to Catherine's place." He said with a sigh, there was still time.
Upon hearing him mention that woman, she soured. He's going to England straight from there…
"Thank you… Can we meet at Longyin Hot Pot restaurant at Zhonghai Central? I will be there with Qianni."
"No problem. I'll wait for you there, when you enter just ask for a table reserved by me."
"O-Okay, L-Love you!" She said with embarrassment and hung up just as quickly without even hearing his answer!
On the other side of the city, the count could only look at his phone with a smirk.
…
Back with Ruoxi.
She figured he would fly there and reserve a table ahead of her.
"Qianni, we have to go to-" About to tell her friend their new plans, she only realised that she now looked like a walking corpse.
"R-Ruoxi… How could you…" her lifeless corpse said.
"Qianni?"
…
The President and Vice President got into Ruoxi's Lambo as the Vice President soured even more than she already was, knowing that she was about to perform excellently as a third wheel…
"Ruoxi, this car…" she asked but prepared for the blow.
"It was Vlad's gift~", Ruoxi said with a sweet voice and started it.
*GROWL!*
"Ah… as expected." her gloomy aura just extended.
There had always been competition between the two, but Lin Ruoxi was always ahead of her, as the CEO of the business.
And now, even in love… She had claimed Vlad Tepes… The man most singles in Zhonghai craved.
The Vice President thought that maybe she would be able to meet someone better than Ruoxi's boyfriend if she ever got one (she doubted it and the CEO broke her expectations)
But… Someone better than Vlad Tepes…
This competition was very hard to win.
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It didn't take them long to reach the restaurant.
Ruoxi parked her car and Qianni tidied herself up, not wanting to look bad in front of him.
Once they entered the luxurious restaurant Lin Ruoxi asked for a reservation in Vlad Tepes' name and she was led to the table where Alucard awaited.
Just as she remembered him, with his legs crossed and sipping wine, looking out through the window.
It was a VIP room with a table for just the three of them at the top of a thirty-story building.
The moment they entered Alucard received them with a smile and stood up.
"Welcome. CEO Lin and Vice President Mo." His gaze ran along with their eyes.
The moment Mo Qianni set her eyes on him, just like before, his eyes captivated her.
She could only bite her lips and try to not curse at her best friend's good luck.
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