The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 555 - 555 555 Lin Fei Has Not Left Xue'er in Tears

555: Chapter 555: Lin Fei Has Not Left, Xue’er in Tears 555: Chapter 555: Lin Fei Has Not Left, Xue’er in Tears In the afternoon at the Moongaze Building, home of the Mu Group.

“Hey, did you hear about this morning when President Mu gathered the executives for a meeting?

Vice Minister Lin from the Security Department was fired on the spot by President Mu for being late to the meeting.”

“I’ve heard about it too, but it’s not as simple as you say.

I heard from the president’s secretary’s office that Vice Minister Lin was late to the meeting and was called out by President Mu.

Feeling humiliated, Lin talked back to President Mu.

In a fit of rage, President Mu immediately demanded that the HR department fire him.”

“But I heard that it was because Vice Minister Lin lied.

So, President Mu felt his character was questionable, and that’s why he decided to fire him.”

“That can’t be right.

Although Vice Minister Lin is somewhat irresponsible, the guards from the second security team say that his character is actually quite good.”

“You don’t know the half of it.

I heard that yesterday Lin’s wife went for a prenatal checkup, and Lin did not accompany her, instead, he went out fooling around with another woman.

A man like that definitely has character issues.”

“Nowadays, men with a bit of money and power are all like that.

President Mu, who is so clear about keeping personal and professional lives separate, surely wouldn’t consider firing him just over his personal life.”

“You don’t understand.

President Mu knows Lin’s wife, and they are even best friends.”

“That explains it!

President Mu was standing up for her best friend!

No wonder Lin could be irresponsible at work without President Mu saying much.

There’s this underlying relationship!”

“Exactly.

Lin should also know better.

His own wife is President Mu’s best friend, and yet he dares to fool around.

He deserves to be fired by President Mu!”

…

This morning, in the large conference room, the icy CEO Mu Shanshan announced the dismissal of her prodigal husband, Lin Fei.

In just one or two hours, as the Mu Group executives spread the word, intentionally or not, virtually everyone at the Moongaze Building knew that Lin Fei had been fired by Mu Shanshan.

However, due to discrepancies and exaggerations in the way information was passed along, the news of Lin Fei’s dismissal by Mu Shanshan quickly evolved into more than a dozen different versions within just a short span of one or two hours.

For example, Meng Xue’er, who was on duty at the reception, and Gu Xiaolei and Ye Wenwen from the marketing department heard completely different versions.

“Xue’er, you must have heard it wrong.

It’s not the first or second time Brother Lin has been late to work.

Why would this particular instance upset President Mu?

I think that there must be another reason why President Mu wanted to fire Brother Lin other than just being late to a meeting.”

“Yeah, Xue’er, I also think it’s unlikely that President Mu would want to fire him just for being late to a meeting.

After all, Brother Lin has been late many times before.

If it were just about being late, President Mu would have probably fired him many times over by now.

Plus, with President Mu’s temperament, clearly, she wouldn’t wait until now just to fire Brother Lin.”

In the marketing department’s pantry, Gu Xiaolei and Ye Wenwen successively rejected Meng Xue’er’s version of the events—that Lin Fei was late to the meeting and was consequently fired on the spot by the icy CEO Mu Shanshan.

“It’s not, not because of being late.

What else could it be?

It certainly can’t be like they said, that Mr.

Mu wants to fire Brother Lin because of infidelity.

If that were really the case, it, it wouldn’t make any sense,” Meng Xue’er, whose delicate and fair face filled with anxiety, lamented to Gu Xiaolei and Ye Wenwen after being repeatedly refuted by them, “Brother Lin is such a good person.

How could Mr.

Mu think about firing him?”

“People say keeping company with a king is like keeping company with a tiger, and I never felt it before.

Now, I finally understand it a bit.”

“What’s the use of talking about this now?

Think of a way quickly, see if there’s a way to keep Brother Lin in the company.”

“Do you think it’s possible?

If the Personnel Department wanted to fire Brother Lin, maybe we could have thought of a way to help him.

But now, it’s Mr.

Mu who wants to fire Brother Lin, Mr.

Mu!

You’ve been at the company for a while, you should have heard about Mr.

Mu’s temperament.

Once Mr.

Mu decides to fire someone, have you ever seen anyone manage to stay?”

“What are we supposed to do then, just stand by and watch Brother Lin get fired by Mr.

Mu?!”

“What can we do?

All we can do now is wait.

Didn’t you also see that Brother Lin went into President Shen’s office just now?

Surely, they must be discussing this matter.

I heard that Brother Lin and President Shen are quite close friends.

If President Shen is willing to ask his aunt, the director, to persuade Mr.

Mu on Brother Lin’s behalf, there might still be a chance for this to turn around.

Otherwise, we will hardly see Brother Lin at the company anymore.”

After listening to Gu Xiaolei’s analysis, both Ye Wenwen and Meng Xue’er fell silent.

Clearly, after Gu Xiaolei’s explanation, both ladies also understood the crux of the matter.

However, understanding the situation didn’t ease the pure-hearted Meng Xue’er’s anxiety.

The girl, biting her red lips tightly, with a hint of crying in her voice, said, “I, I don’t want Brother Lin to leave.

I, I’m going to find Mr.

Mu.”

Saying this, Meng Xue’er was about to step forward to the president’s office to find Mu Shanshan, the icy president, and plead for Lin Fei so that he might stay at the company.

Hearing Meng Xue’er’s words, Gu Xiaolei and Ye Wenwen, who knew the girl’s temperament well, hurriedly held her back, “Xue’er, have you lost your mind?

Going to see Mr.

Mu now, you won’t be helping Brother Lin.

What’s more, Mr.

Mu might fire you too in his anger!”

“I, I’m not afraid!” Meng Xue’er, always so pure and innocent to the core, showed a rare determination.

However, the girl’s eyes, misty with moisture, undeniably added a touch of sadness.

“It’s not about whether you’re afraid or not.

Xue’er, have you considered that Mr.

Mu is surely angry now?

If you go now, it might just make things worse.”

“But, but I, I—I don’t want Brother Lin to leave.” After saying this, tears that had been forming in Meng Xue’er’s beautiful eyes began to fall unconsciously.

“Silly Xue’er, we also don’t want Brother Lin to leave.

Don’t worry, Brother Lin is so smart; he will definitely think of a way.”

Although they were comforting Meng Xue’er verbally, Gu Xiaolei and Ye Wenwen’s eyes were also filled with a mist of tears…