"Miss Tang, let me be clear about one thing," Andre said. "For our X company, your abilities are not as important as your compliance with superior orders and the headquarters' directives. You cannot go against the headquarters' decisions!"
Tang Jiatong was taken aback. Although Andre had been polite to her, she felt a sense of arrogance in his words.
However, Tang Jiatong quickly dismissed the thought. She must be overthinking it. She had always admired X company and its capable people, so there was no way they would have an arrogant attitude.
Perhaps Andre was just worried that after Qianbai was acquired, they wouldn't follow his lead, hindering his work, which was why he was specifically giving her these instructions!
"Alright, we will follow your instructions, Mr. Austin," Tang Jiatong promised.
Andre nodded with satisfaction. "Miss Tang, it's a pleasure working with you!"
"Likewise!" Tang Jiatong replied. Little did she know then how naive her thoughts were.
Afterward, Cen Xiucheng and Andre discussed some details, and both parties were satisfied.
After Cen Xiucheng saw Andre out, he received word that Cen Ya had come to find him again. She was currently at the reception, refusing to leave.
For the past few days, Cen Ya had been coming to find him and Ni Nina every day, but both of them were resolute in not seeing her.
Now that things were mostly settled, it was time for him to meet with Cen Ya.
Cen Xiucheng then sent out word for Cen Ya to be brought to the reception room.
Cen Ya sat in the reception room, her heart filled with trepidation.
For the past few days, she had been following Lin Shuangshuang's advice, trying every means to see Cen Xiucheng and Ni Nina, hoping they would soften their hearts.
Today, Cen Xiucheng had finally agreed to see her. Did this mean that Cen Xiucheng's attitude had softened, and he was no longer as angry with her as before?
With a creak, the reception room door opened, and Cen Xiucheng walked in.
"Brother..." Cen Ya stood up immediately, tears streaming from her eyes. She choked out, "Are you still angry with me?"
"Cen Ya," Cen Xiucheng said indifferently, "I no longer have feelings of anger towards you. You are a stranger to me now."
Cen Ya quickly said, "But you agreed to see me..."
Cen Xiucheng raised his hand, stopping her from continuing. "I agreed to see you because the matters here are almost settled, and it's time to inform you."
Cen Ya was slightly stunned, and she let out a bitter laugh. "I'm not involved with the company anymore. You can do whatever you want, why bother informing me?"
"It's still necessary," Cen Xiucheng said calmly. "Because some matters are related to you personally, but not to the Cen family."
"Brother?" Cen Ya looked at him, confused and full of bewilderment.
"Take a look at this document first," Cen Xiucheng said lightly. "I've handled what could be handled and sold what could be sold of the Cen family's companies here. Your share of the stocks has also been converted into cash and distributed to you."
Cen Ya was a bit surprised. She opened the document, and her face turned pale.
She had brought money with her when she came here, and she knew exactly how much she had brought. Now, despite Cen Xiucheng's efforts and the Cen family's attempts to salvage losses, the remaining money was less than a tenth of what it was.
However, Cen Ya soon felt some comfort.
She saw the money allocated to her, which was a substantial sum, enough to live a life of ease and comfort forever.
"Is this money... really for me?" Cen Ya asked disbelievingly.
"It is," Cen Xiucheng sighed. "But unfortunately, you won't be able to get it."
Cen Ya froze for a moment, then her eyes welled up with tears, and she said sincerely, "Brother, as long as you and Mom are willing to acknowledge me, I'm willing to take none of this money!"
"Cen Ya, you've misunderstood," Cen Xiucheng said coolly. "When I said you couldn't get it, it wasn't because Mom and I didn't want to give it to you, but because of Ou Minghan."
"Him? What happened to him?" Cen Ya immediately became very nervous. "Didn't he flee abroad?"
"But when he was in the country, he borrowed a large sum of money in your name. After these huge loans were repaid with the money allocated to you and the house under your name, you still owe the bank two hundred million." Cen Xiucheng said calmly.
"Wh-what?" Cen Ya's face turned white, and she collapsed onto the sofa.
Two hundred million?
She had nothing left, and she still owed the bank two hundred million in debt? How could she ever repay it?!
She had thought Ou Minghan left nothing for her when he left. Turns out she was too naive; Ou Minghan had left her with a debt of two hundred million!
"Brother..." Cen Ya's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at him pleadingly.
"Stop right there!" Cen Xiucheng raised his hand again, stopping her. "Cen Ya, I am no longer your brother. The Cen family has already paid off a portion of it. You will have to find a way to repay the remaining small portion yourself. However, this isn't entirely a bad thing. If you fall ill, you can call the bank directly. The bank will surely be more worried about you than anyone else, because if something unfortunate happens to you, it will be a completely bad debt!"
Hearing Cen Xiucheng's sarcastic words, Cen Ya was completely panicked. Cen Xiucheng was determined not to help her!
Without the Cen family, she had no way of repaying this money!
Moreover, with such a large debt, she would definitely become a defaulter, and her life would be severely restricted!
"Brother, are you trying to force me to my death?" Cen Ya's tears fell again, and she said aggrievedly.
"Cen Ya, you chose your own path. You can blame yourself for your current situation, or you can blame Ou Minghan, but you can never blame the Cen family." Cen Xiucheng stood up. "I've said what I needed to say. Please leave."
"Brother..."
Cen Ya stood up, wanting to say more, but Cen Xiucheng said calmly, "Cen Ya, don't make me ask you to leave."
Cen Xiucheng emphasized the word "ask," and Cen Ya's face turned even paler. The next moment, she stumbled out.
Dispirited, Cen Ya arrived outside Qianbai Company and saw Gu Sheng waiting for her. Cen Ya's tears immediately poured down like a breaking dam.
Gu Sheng's heart ached immediately. He quickly wiped her tears for her. "Xiaoya, don't cry. You still have me."
Cen Ya shook her head in pain. "Gu Sheng, you shouldn't bother with me anymore. I'm no longer a Duke's daughter. My parents, my brother, they all don't want me anymore. I have nothing..."
"I don't care!" Gu Sheng said quickly.
"But I still have two hundred million in debt..." Cen Ya cried even more sorrowfully.