Chapter 137: The Traitor

  After arriving at the real estate company, Li Yang took Su Mo directly to a specially prepared office for her. Inside, a set of black women's suits had already been laid out, including a woolen coat and a hairstyle tied up in a bun. Her tall figure matched this outfit perfectly, giving off an aura of coolness that made people dare not look at her straight.

  Li Mian's eyes scanned Li Yang directly, "Has nothing else happened in the company during this time?"

  Although such a gaze made his heart tremble, Li Yang still steeled himself and nodded, "The other party is the boss of Shengshi Real Estate, their background is very strong, they are from the princeling faction..." In this era, having power is like being the king of heaven, even if you have a lot of money, you can't compete with those in power.

  A glance, a cold smile played on the corner of his mouth, "Li Yang, it seems you also have the mistake of using people poorly." The words were spoken neither lightly nor heavily, but the listener's heart felt as if it had been struck by a heavy club.

  Li Yang's face, which had been uncertain and surprised, suddenly turned pale, and he immediately lowered his head. This small matter didn't need to bother Su Mo Ruo, as he had already handled it privately. However, now that Su Mo Ruo mentioned it, Li Yang felt a bit uneasy, after all, Su Mo Ruo trusted him and let him take charge of the company's power. This was Li Yang's first major task since taking over as CEO of the real estate company, but he didn't expect such a mistake to occur.

  "Now that things have happened, we should think of ways to make up for it." Looking at Li Yang's pale face, he knew that he was not wrong about this matter either. After all, the other party had the power, and even if Li Yang had the ability, he wouldn't be able to handle this matter. Moreover, he had made it clear what kind of identity the other party had - a prince from the capital city. With such an identity, even if Li Yang knew some officials, it was unlikely that he could go against these princes.

  "Yes, I have already made an appointment with the general manager of Shengshi Real Estate today..."

  "Uh, what time is it tonight?"

  "Seven thirty in the evening." This was the best time Li Yang could get.

  Su Mo listened quietly and didn't say anything else. Usually, business dinners were around 6 o'clock, but this meal was delayed until 7:30. It's easy to imagine the arrogance of these people. However, in her opinion, whatever it takes is fine as long as she gets what she wants - the land in their hands. Even if they use some rough tactics, she doesn't mind, after all, she had planned this out a long time ago. If it weren't for someone among them plotting...

  In the business world, some underhanded tactics are nothing unusual, and since Shengshi Real Estate took this land by using some not-so-clean methods, if she uses some small tricks to take it back, that's just giving them a taste of their own medicine.

  "An hour later, convene a meeting with everyone, I want to have a comprehensive understanding of the company's recent situation, and also this time the bid was not selected. By 7:30 in the evening, she must grasp these unfamiliar things."

  Li Yang's smile grew wider as he hastily nodded and stepped out of the office to gather everyone for a meeting. They had a tough battle ahead of them tonight, and although they knew their boss was wealthy and capable, they were still up against the top-tier princelings of Beijing. Even if not absolute princes, they were high-ranking officials' sons, and even with Su Mo's ruthlessness, it wasn't certain they would emerge victorious.

  The whole afternoon, ppt demonstrations of various data reports, as well as analyses and summaries of the failed bidding, were presented clearly and logically in front of Su Mo, making her very satisfied. She suddenly said she wanted to hold a meeting, but gave everyone an hour to prepare. Such precise and detailed data analysis made her very pleased. During this time, she didn't say a word, but her gentle facial expression also made the employees who were not particularly familiar with Su Mo but had always respected her secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

  After all, when they entered the company, they knew that the boss gave the newly appointed leader his first task. The company's absolute end is that everyone spent almost half a year preparing, but unexpectedly, in the end, someone drilled an empty hole and won benefits, while they suffered a great loss.

  When they learned that the boss was coming to the company for inspection, each department was nervous and worried that the new boss's anger would be directed at them. But now, everyone has also put their minds at ease by half.

  After the PPT demonstration was over, all the meeting personnel still did not relax, each bowing their heads to discuss with each other, whispering to one another.

  Su Mo sat in the boss chair, digesting the data reports that had just been given out one by one. He already had a plan in his mind. Tonight, they were only meeting with the general manager of Shengshi Real Estate, not the chairman, but it didn't matter...

  Slowly opening her eyes, a sinister glint flashed at the bottom of her eyes. The general manager? She also believed that this person was not simple. Shengshi Real Estate was an enterprise owned by the princelings, so it was easy to imagine that ordinary people would not be able to sit in the position of general manager. At that time, hehe, feeding dogs at the corner of his mouth, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

  Sitting next to Sumo Luo, Li Yang, who was busy and focused, suddenly felt a chill all over his body. He subconsciously looked up at Sumo Luo, his heart skipped a beat, the corner of his eye twitched, and he silently thought, "Old classmate, save me! The boss has another new scheme, I don't know if he's included him in it or not."

  At half past six in the evening, Li Yang took the lead and handed over the data that everyone had worked hard to calculate for an afternoon to Su Mo Ruo.

  "Looking at the data above, I raised an eyebrow, 'What about the price you gave last time?'"

  As soon as Su Mo's words fell, Li Yang had already handed another set of data into Su Mo's hands.

  "...such data..." After saying that, Su Mo stopped talking and stared straight at all the employees present.

  "I believe that you all must have calculated this new data before, but my arrival today has made everyone more cautious, so you recalculated it again for me..." The words flowed smoothly without any emotional tone, seemingly flat and lacking in inflection, yet they gave off an aura of unyielding authority. Each person's back straightened, their hearts lifted high, as they gazed at Su Mo with highly attentive eyes.

  "I believe in the abilities of everyone present, and I also believe that you are all elites in this industry... However, I also hope that each of you has your own professional integrity. Since you are receiving the generous salaries provided by our company, think carefully about every single thing you do."

  Everyone's mood was tense, their bodies involuntarily standing at attention, and everyone said in unison: "Yes!"

  "Alright, the second to last employee on the left side, stay behind. Everyone else can leave." Su Mo Ruo had always trusted her sixth sense. Although Li Yang's words implied that those people had been taken care of, the Prince Party in the capital was not a force to be underestimated. If they wanted to plant someone in the company, it would be easier than eating a meal. So when she first saw this man's eyes, she already had doubts.

  Everyone was stunned, and Li Yang didn't expect Su Mo to ask an employee to stay behind alone. He looked at Su Mo with some hesitation in his eyes, then shifted his gaze back to the employee Su Mo had asked to stay, whose name was Wu Jing. Wu Jing was originally very capable, and when he first joined the company, it was Su Mo who personally recruited him. His abilities and character were both excellent, and his reputation within the company had always been good. However, what Li Yang couldn't understand was that the boss had only come to the company twice before, so logically speaking, he shouldn't be very familiar with Wu Jing.

  But Su Mo didn't let him think more, nor did she allow others to think more. "Everyone go home, it's very late." Then she said to Li Yang and the other employees she had named to stay behind: "You two, come with me to my office."

  Li Yang suppressed the doubts in his heart and called Wu Jing to follow Su Mo Ruo's footsteps together.

  Wu Jing walked beside Li Yang, but his heart was slightly empty. He had done something wrong himself, so he felt guilty. Before, he thought Su Mo Ruo was strong and capable, but she was just a 20-year-old girl, how could she compare to him, a man in his thirties? But now, he suddenly realized that he felt a chill run down his spine.

  It was at this time that he had some regrets, as if he had underestimated this boss.

  After arriving at the office, Wu Jing appeared timid and reserved, while Li Yang was puzzled but didn't show it, instead sitting down on the sofa under Su Mo Ruo's hint.

  “……”

  Originally, the two were waiting for Su Mo to speak up, but after a long time, Su Mo remained silent. Wu Jing felt anxious in his heart, while Li Yang couldn't let the atmosphere become awkward. He glanced at the wall clock and reminded Su Mo, "It's almost seven o'clock, and it takes over twenty minutes to drive from here to the restaurant. Boss, we should get going."

  “……uh-huh.” Just as the atmosphere was about to fall into another awkward silence, Su Mo finally spoke up, her eyes fixed straight on Wu Jing, a simple sound coming from her throat, serving as an answer to Li Yang's question.

  "Then let's go down and get the car ready." Li Yang said as he stood up.

  Wu Jing wasn't an idiot either, staying there would be equivalent to putting pressure on himself, so he hastily stood up with them, but his movements seemed a bit flustered.

  In Li Yang's view, Wu Jing was intimidated by Su Mo Ruo's aura, after all, even he couldn't handle it, let alone Wu Jing; but in Su Mo Ruo's opinion, this was a sign of guilt, only there was no evidence.

  But it's okay, she believes that someone will give her evidence soon, something she likes to do by herself, but dissect a certain thing that makes her suspicious and uncover the mystery.

  "He'll be joining us soon to meet the people of Sheng Shi." Su Mo added as the two were about to leave the office.

  Li Yang had originally planned to arrange for several department employees to go over together today, but Su Mo Ruo let them all off. He was still thinking about calling a few people over in a while, but just as he was about to leave the office, he heard these words.

  But he wouldn't be foolish enough to ask why, although Li Yang thought that a few more people from the public relations department were missing, but thinking that Su Mo Ruo was also a woman and young, he gave up on his idea.

  After watching the two people leave, Sumo stayed in the office for a few minutes before her phone rang. She took a glance at the objects in the office, put down the several sheets of data she had just calculated on the desk, and walked out without even closing the door to the office. This behavior seemed to show that she was a very careless person.

  Jinghua Hotel, of course, is the top restaurant in this capital, but it also has a hint of home flavor. Arranging the venue here should be Li Yang's intention to welcome those people from the prosperous era.

  "Aren't you afraid that this meal is a dog-beating bun?" The car slowly drove into the Beijing Huahua Hotel, looking through the thin-film window at the towering, neon-lit, absolutely luxurious restaurant in Beijing, with an inexplicable glow in his eyes.

  Li Yang sat next to Su Mo Ruo and looked at Wu Jing, who was sitting restlessly in the front passenger seat, with some confusion in his heart. In the past, when they were in the company, Wu Jing had always performed very well in front of him, so why did he become so abnormal today?

  Not that I haven't followed them to attend these gatherings and banquets before, so why am I so nervous now, with such a big difference from usual?

  But at this time, he was not confused, smiling and answering Su Mo's previous words, "Compared to that piece of land, a meal is nothing."

  "You're quite perceptive." He turned his head and said this with profound meaning, but his gaze was directed at Wu Jing in the passenger seat, his eyes seeming to smile yet not smile, making one feel even more uneasy at heart.