Chapter 1014
Appearances Don't Always Match Reality 1
There are quite a few self-righteous people like this, but they overlook the fact that the world will continue to turn even if someone is missing. The sun will still rise, and rivers, lakes, and seas will still flow along their existing paths... nothing will change.
Lu Yan looked at Su Jingren and said, "Look at what you're saying. You're the company's vice president, so you naturally have a lot of influence. But I understand what you're implying. You're clearly saying that if your daughter hadn't met me today, she could insult others at will?"
After hearing Lu Yan's words, Su Jingren looked up at him and said in a relatively calm tone, "President Lu, I'm not saying that I have a lot of influence, but I am your capable assistant. You would still give me some face, right? Also, my daughter is not like what you say, she doesn't insult just anyone. She has a certain level of manners. Today's matter is just a misunderstanding."
Upon hearing Su Jingren's words, Lu Yan's expression immediately turned serious. He looked at Su Jingren and said, "Vice President Su, that's not how it works. If I hadn't appeared, if you hadn't come out to apologize to me and personally stated that I am the head of the company and your direct superior, your daughter probably wouldn't be so quiet right now. She would still be throwing a tantrum!"
By now, Xu Bo'an had already realized that Lu Yan's actions towards this man named Su Jingren were not simply about standing up for him. To put it bluntly, the nature of the matter had changed; Lu Yan was making fun of Su Jingren because he didn't like him!
Realizing this, Xu Bo'an said from the side, "President Lu is right. If it weren't for your appearance, we would probably still be being bullied by this Miss Su! It seems that Miss Su is quite abusive! And whose power she is relying on is self-evident. It is clear that the Su family's way of disciplining her is indeed somewhat lacking!"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Su Jingren glanced at him, his attitude completely unlike the polite one he had shown Lu Yan. He didn't recognize Xu Bo'an at all, and gave him a once-over, his face full of contempt.
At this moment, Su Jingren was keeping a very humble attitude in front of Lu Yan, but Lu Yan showed him no respect and seemed unwilling to forgive him easily. This made Su Jingren, a veteran of the company, very dissatisfied with the newly appointed leader. He was simmering with anger and had nowhere to vent it. When he heard Xu Bo'an's words and saw that the man was a complete stranger and dressed very plainly, he thought that Xu Bo'an must be an ordinary person. Although he didn't have close personal relationships with some of the prominent figures in Dongjiang City, he knew most of them. Even if he didn't know them well, they wouldn't be as unfamiliar as Xu Bo'an.
Therefore, Su Jingren vented all his anger on Xu Bo'an, glaring at him and shouting, "Who do you think you are? When did it become your place to meddle in the Su family's affairs? Get out of here, or I'll get rough with you!"
The more polite Su Jingren had been to Lu Yan, the more ruthless he was towards Xu Bo'an now. His gaze towards Xu Bo'an was ferocious, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
Before Xu Bo'an could even speak after Su Jingren said this, Lu Yan, who was standing to the side, became enraged. He heard Su Jingren say, word by word, "Su Jingren, you are too insolent! How dare you swear at my friend like that? Do you even want your position as vice president anymore?!"
Su Jingren was completely taken aback that the ordinary-looking man in front of him was Lu Yan's friend. He looked at Lu Yan with disbelief and asked with a questioning expression, "President Lu, I've never seen this person before. He can't be anyone important, can he? Is he worth you protecting like this? Even threatening my position? Aren't you being a bit disrespectful to me, Su Jingren?"
Su Jingren couldn't vent his anger on Lu Yan, his direct superior, so he transferred all his anger to Xu Bo'an, wanting to vent his frustration on this ordinary person. However, he never expected that such an ordinary-looking person would actually be Lu Yan's friend. He also never expected that Lu Yan would question his position as vice president because of him.
Lu Yan is now the head of the company, and the general manager has retired. Only I am most familiar with the company's business. Almost all the business, big and small, goes through my hands. If I were to cause any trouble, Lu Yan would also bear some responsibility, and might even get a bad scolding.
Su Jingren felt that his current position in the company was extremely important, even the most important person. In his mind, he felt like a prime minister who controlled the power of the court, while comparing Lu Yan to an emperor without real power.
People who hold this view often don't have a good ending. Just like those self-righteous prime ministers who wielded real power and sidelined the emperor, none of them had a good ending. Those who had a good ending were dismissed from office, while those who had a bad ending were either exiled or even died tragically.
Su Jingren was no exception. At this moment, in Lu Yan's mind, he was no longer the deputy general manager of Dongjiang Mining, but an old man who was nothing.
However, Su Jingren didn't seem to realize this, which is why he said such things to Lu Yan. What Lu Yan disliked most was Su Jingren, who was two-faced. On the surface, he seemed obedient to him, but in reality, he didn't care about him at all.
Lu Yan could clearly sense the threat in Su Jingren's tone. Lu Yan wasn't about to fall for it and retorted, "Deputy General Manager Su, it seems you and your daughter think alike. You think you can bully ordinary people just because they're ordinary? How many despicable things have you done? And you're using your influence to threaten me? Let me tell you, I, Lu Yan, have reached this position because I'm not afraid of you. You're really overestimating yourself."
Seeing the firm attitude, Su Jingren was immediately displeased. Since everyone had already made things clear, Su Jingren decided to stop pretending and looked at Lu Yan, saying, "President Lu, we've been superior and subordinate for so long, and I've already apologized to you. Not only do you not forgive me, but you're also holding onto this matter. Your behavior really disheartens me as your subordinate! Since you insist on making this small matter bigger, then I really have no choice. Anyway, I've already apologized enough!" (End of Chapter)