Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 508: Quick Signing

Chapter 508: Chapter 508: Quick Signing

He Xing’s brow furrowed deeply as he looked at Su Cheng, a mixture of belief and doubt in his eyes, "Why should I believe you?"

There was a mole within the He Group, and He Xing had known this for some time. He had also been quietly cleansing the ranks of the He Family’s company of traitors, but some people were deeply hidden and, to date, he had failed to root them out.

The spacious office was so well-heated it could have been springtime indoors, yet Liang Tao felt as if the room was as cold as Snowland.

He knew it was the stand-off between He Xing and Su Cheng, their auras battling back and forth.

Clutching onto what little willpower he had left, Liang Tao placed two steaming cups of coffee in front of He Xing and Su Cheng, "Manager He, Manager Su, please enjoy your coffee."

After uttering these words, he didn’t wait for a response and fled the office as if escaping.

It wasn’t until he could finally breathe calmly that he realized the back of his shirt was drenched in sweat, uncomfortable as it clung wetly to his skin.

Meanwhile, back in the office, minutes passed before Su Cheng spoke again, "Yi Lixing works for you, but Xia Guoxiong bought him off a long time ago. The only reason he’s still with the He Group is because Xia Guoxiong tasked him to continue buying off your people. Regarding Director Wu, who left your group, I believe you knew he was Xia Guoxiong’s man and got rid of him. But actually, it was Yi Lixing who brought them together in the first place."

He Xing’s face grew darker by the second, and finally he asked with a stern face, "Who told you this?"

To save face for the He Group, He Xing had dealt with Director Wu very discreetly, publicly stating that Wu had sold his shares and left the company voluntarily.

After all, having a mole in the company’s board is an embarrassment for any company and could have a severe negative impact on its credibility.

Su Cheng smiled, picked up his now cool coffee and sipped it lightly, you might think he was savoring the most laboriously crafted artisanal coffee based on his demeanor.

In just the span of a few words, Su Cheng’s presence seemed to swell significantly. He put down the cup, "So, do we have the possibility to discuss cooperation now?"

"Of course," He Xing replied with his usual expressionless, cold demeanor, "but you’ll have to let me know what chips you hold first."

An hour later, the door to He Xing’s office opened. Su Cheng left still wearing a suit as crisp as when he had arrived, holding a contract in his hand as he departed from the He Group.

Liang Tao, standing guard outside, was filled with curiosity. The He Group and Huangpu Group had never cooperated, their relationship was, if not competitive, at least distant. Yet today, in just over an hour, they had managed to sign a contract.

Liang Tao had worked with He Xing for more than four years and knew how seriously He Xing took each contract. Signing a contract this hastily was truly without precedent.

They had skipped the drafting stage and gone straight to signing the contract, complete with the company seal.

Liang Tao cleaned up while cautiously observing He Xing, "Manager He, does this mean you’ll be partners with the young master of Huangpu from now on?"

"Mhm," He Xing responded coolly, tossing the contract on the desk towards Liang Tao, "The contract takes effect today. Notify all departments to fulfill their duties."

Liang Tao wanted to ask more, but unless he was blind, he couldn’t fail to notice that He Xing was in a foul mood today.

"Understood, Manager He," Liang Tao replied crisply, quickly grabbing the contract to leave.

He had one foot out the door when He Xing’s voice stopped him, "Wait a moment."

Liang Tao obediently halted, "Is there anything else you need, Manager He?"

He Xing ignored him, got up, went to his desk, pulled out a pen and a sticky note, and wrote several lines quickly, "Inform Human Resources, I don’t want to see a single person on this paper by tomorrow."

"Yes, Manager He," Liang Tao replied, taking the not-much-bigger-than-his-palm sticky note with the utmost respect.

Only after leaving He Xing’s office did Liang Tao dare to glance at the contract. He saw the figure first: one million, a full one million yuan.

Relief washed over him when he saw the amount; to the He Group, it wasn’t huge, of course, nor was it insignificant. A one million yuan deal was considerable anywhere.

His relief stemmed from the notion that He Xing would have issued an order worth several million or even billions to Su Cheng in an hour, which would have been rather far-fetched.

Liang Tao then checked the sticky note; there were about ten names on it, and he recognized every single one. Many were more than just acquaintances, often buying him coffee along with their own.

He didn’t understand why He Xing wanted to fire these people, especially since he hadn’t heard anything about it from He Xing yesterday; moreover, as the end of the year approached, there was an uptick in resignations, and just yesterday, He Xing had issued a directive for Human Resources to handle it.

Deciding not to dwell on what he couldn’t figure out, Liang Tao shook his head and reminded himself silently, "Don’t try to guess He Xing’s thoughts; you won’t puzzle them out. Just follow his orders."

The entire day at the He Group was steeped in tension. The Human Resources Director, Manager, even the Supervisor were so busy they had no time even to go to the restroom; they hardly had a moment to sip some lukewarm water as their mouths dried from all the talking.

Consequently, the resignation rate at the He Group’s headquarters was the highest of the year. Apart from the ten-odd names that He Xing had put out, the operations team, informed by the company’s notice, identified a batch of problematic employees, leading to their resignation as well.

By the time Liang Tao left work punctually that evening, the office felt eerily empty, resembling those late nights when he worked overtime.

But all that came later. After instructing to immediately implement the contract with Huangpu Group and handing out a list of names for Human Resources to process, he then sent an email to operations to thoroughly investigate those who sought personal gain through exploiting network vulnerabilities.

Once he had completed all these tasks, the pent-up frustration in his chest dissipated, and finally, he had the time to properly consider the words Su Cheng had spoken in his office shortly before.

He had known Su Cheng for over a year, but today was the first time he witnessed Su Cheng’s formidable business acumen. He negotiated not with flashy tricks but started by making his intentions clear, then laying out the pros and cons of partnership with him, and finally presenting a pre-prepared contract, asking whether you would sign.