Chapter 476 Insisting on Resigning
Soon, the food was ready. The table was filled with precious ingredients, but the taste was not good; it was merely for novelty.
The imported precious ingredients from various countries, whether king crab, black truffle caviar, or rare snake meat, Chen Yang found the taste to be quite ordinary.
After the meal, Chen Yang and Lin Yueyu stood up to say goodbye.
Lin Xichen was reluctant and wanted to go to Qingzhou City with them, but Chen Yang did not bring her along for the time being.
Chen Yang and Lin Yueyu drove, speeding towards Qingzhou City. Lin Yueyu checked her phone and smiled, saying, "This trip has been quite long. I wonder how the company is doing. I guess the property sales should be almost done by now?"
Chen Yang smiled at her words and said, "It should be fine. If there were any problems, we would have received a call from the company."
Two hours later, the car stopped downstairs at Yang Yang Yang Company.
Chen Yang and Lin Yueyu got out of the car together and walked quickly towards the company.
Just then, Zhu Que walked towards them. Seeing that Chen Yang and Lin Yueyu had gone to Modu together, her eyes lit up.
Then, Zhu Que walked over, grabbed Chen Yang's arm, and said mysteriously, "Celestial Venerable, you've really loosened up now. I thought you only had Manager Liu in your heart, but I didn't expect you to spend six days out with Lin Yueyu.
"This wasn't a complex mission, just killing three weaklings. You probably spent five and a half of those six days chatting and laughing with the big star Lin Yueyu, right?"
Chen Yang glared at her at Zhu Que's words and asked, "How has the company been doing these past few days?"
Zhu Que shrugged and said, "How else? Everything is as usual. However, I heard that the property sales of the company are quite good. Just yesterday, everyone in our security department received a red envelope of twenty thousand yuan."
"I've noticed that if this continues, we brothers might earn almost a hundred thousand a month with our salaries and bonuses. At that point, people in the Heavenly Doctor Hall might even defect and pledge allegiance to your wife, abandoning our Heavenly Doctor Hall."
Chen Yang laughed heartily at this and said, "Being able to give out bonuses means the property sales are indeed good, and the company's profits are quite substantial."
Chen Yang ignored Zhu Que's teasing and headed towards the stairs, making his way directly to Liu Ran's office.
Pushing open the door and entering the office, Chen Yang greeted Liu Ran with an exaggerated tone, "Hey, wife, did you miss me?"
Liu Ran was sitting behind her desk, her brow furrowed as she gazed out the window, lost in thought.
Hearing Chen Yang's voice, she suddenly stood up, her face involuntarily showing surprise, but she quickly suppressed and masked it.
Seeing the genuine surprise that flashed across Liu Ran's face, Chen Yang felt a sense of triumph, warmth, and even a touch of happiness.
He strode over and, without regard for Liu Ran's consent, picked her up and spun her around.
Then, Chen Yang kissed Liu Ran fiercely on the cheek and said, "I've been away for six days, and I've missed you like crazy."
Liu Ran's face immediately turned red, as red as a Fuji apple.
Just then, the office door was pushed open again in a hurry.
Su Ya then rushed in, panting as she said, "This Professor Li is too much! No matter what I say, no matter what conditions I offer, he just won't agree and insists on resigning. He..."
She stopped abruptly as she spoke. She then realized that Chen Yang was holding Liu Ran in the office, and Liu Ran's face was flushed, like a sweet potato just dug out of the earth.
Su Ya blinked her eyes, then waved her hand and said, "You guys continue, continue. Pretend I'm not here. I'll talk about important matters after you're done with your affection."
Liu Ran quickly pushed Chen Yang away, her face still red, and sat down on the sofa, saying to Su Ya, "Senior Sister Su Ya, don't misunderstand Chen Yang. He just came in. This guy probably did something he regrets outside, so he hugged me as soon as he entered the office to apologize. We weren't being intimate."
Su Ya nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I know, I know. Whatever you say, it's fine."
Chen Yang gave a sheepish smile. Although Liu Ran was talking nonsense about him apologizing, Chen Yang did feel a little bit of remorse.
After all, when he was on the ship, he had made a slight mistake by escaping with Lin Xichen. Especially since Lin Xichen hadn't worn any clothes for an entire night.
But Chen Yang would, of course, not reveal these matters.
Chen Yang sat down and said to Su Ya, "By the way, you mentioned Professor Li resigning. Which Professor Li? Could it be Professor Li Hui?"
Su Ya looked at Chen Yang in surprise and said, "Oh my, I didn't expect you to know Professor Li Hui even after being the president of Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Company for a few days."
"Yes, it's that old man. I don't know what's gotten into him, but he suddenly proposed to resign starting last night. No matter how we tried to persuade him, he wouldn't agree. He ignored any conditions we offered and insisted on completing his resignation procedures today."
Hearing this, Chen Yang shook his head and said, "Could it be that Professor Li is facing some difficulties again?"
Su Ya said indignantly, "What difficulties could he possibly have! It must be another company poaching him. You know how famous Li Hui is in the field of pharmacology. Even among pharmaceutical research experts worldwide, he ranks in the top three."
"Such a big shot must have been poached by another company, or even a foreign company, with an offer ten or even a hundred times ours. I'm so angry."
"This is a critical period for our pharmaceutical company's development. With him as the leader of the R&D center, his departure will have a huge impact on our entire pharmaceutical enterprise."
Chen Yang was very familiar with Li Hui, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry. Professor Li isn't leaving because someone poached him with money. He must have his own unspoken reasons."
"By the way, do you guys know about Professor Li and his girlfriend?"
Liu Ran and Su Ya were both stunned and asked Chen Yang simultaneously, "What? Professor Li has a girlfriend?"
Chen Yang sighed and nodded, saying, "He has a confidante, who is his student. More than twenty years ago, Miss Mei Youli became Mr. Li's postgraduate student, and they spent over six years together."
"Mei Youli was Mr. Li's master's and doctoral student. She was very intellectually agile. They spent day and night together and had a lot of common ground in pharmacology."
"After she graduated with her doctorate, they realized they couldn't leave each other and secretly fell in love. However, this was a huge taboo at the time. If it were exposed, all of Professor Li's positions and honors would be cast aside in disgrace, and Mei Youli, a genius in pharmaceutical research, would be completely barred from entering the pharmaceutical research institute."
"Because of this, Mei Youli went far away and did not return to China for more than ten years. Although they loved each other, they could not meet. They only communicated occasionally by phone or video call."
"Now, Miss Mei Youli is the chief drug research and development scientist in Europe. Professor Li is fifty-nine this year. He is waiting for his stable retirement. When that day comes, he will put everything down and go to Europe to be with Mei Youli."
"Therefore, I can say with one hundred percent certainty that Professor Li's sudden resignation this time is definitely because Miss Mei Youli is under threat."
Su Ya and Liu Ran were stunned upon hearing this.
After a full three seconds, Su Ya slammed the table and stood up abruptly, exclaiming, "Damn it! Such a touching and poignant love story is about to become a pair of ill-fated lovers."
"No, our Yang Yang Yang Company will handle this matter! Chen Yang, call Professor Li over right now. We'll ask him why he wants to resign."
"If he wants to go find his beloved, we will grant him permission and provide all the assistance he needs."
Chen Yang smiled at Su Ya's indignant expression and nodded, saying, "Alright, I'll bring him to the office now."