ACBNHTS Chapter 22

Chapter 22: He Should Thank Us

With only five minutes left until the meeting, attendees were arriving one after another.

Sheng Yiguang was not in the meeting room.

Three minutes left.

Sheng Yiguang was still not in the meeting room.

People from the company were starting to panic.

The marketing director lowered his voice, “Call him.”

“I did, the line’s busy.”

The director’s face darkened.

“Everyone should be here, right?”

A tall girl walked in, her eyes scanning the conference table.

“It seems like XSB is missing someone?”

The director smiled, “Sorry, he had something come up, it’s not anyone important, don’t worry about him, let’s start.”

“Not important? Seeing as there are so many materials in front of his seat, isn’t he the main speaker?”

The director was about to speak.

She interrupted, “It seems your company doesn’t value us very much, not sincere at all.”

The director was in a terrible bind.

Why did Sheng Yiguang have to drop the ball at such a crucial moment?!

He recognized the person in front of him, Lin Jianyue, the daughter of the Lisheng Advertising CEO.

If it were anyone else, he could have been tougher.

The director smiled apologetically, “We temporarily switched to someone better.”

Lin Jianyue pressed, “Really? Then he must be even more familiar with the product, who is it? Stand up and let me get to know him.”

The people from XSB exchanged awkward glances.

They had only just realized Sheng Yiguang was absent and hadn’t had time to select a replacement speaker.

And no one was more familiar with the product than Sheng Yiguang.

The atmosphere became awkward.

Lin Jianyue: “If you don’t handle this, then there’s no point in discussing this business deal.”

Just as she finished speaking, the receptionist knocked on the door, interrupting the tense atmosphere.

The receptionist quickly walked to Lin Jianyue’s side and whispered a few words.

Lin Jianyue’s expression changed, and she hurriedly left.

The people in the meeting room were confused.

They waited for a long time but she didn’t return.

The director couldn’t help but get up and take a look outside.

Police officers???!!!

The police officer said sternly, “Miss Lin, Mr. Sheng Yiguang reported the case, which means this is not within the realm of a joke.”

The director was dumbfounded.

He brought Sheng Yiguang to discuss cooperation.

And Sheng Yiguang went to report a crime?!

What was going on?

More and more people came to watch the commotion.

Lin Jianyue was going crazy.

The young masters and misses in her circle had countless ways to teach people a lesson: throwing them in the pool, locking them in the wine cellar, dumping them in a garbage dump…

No one dared to call the police.

How dare Sheng Yiguang do it?

Moreover, she only wanted him to miss the meeting and force the company to fire him; she didn’t actually want to hurt him.

Was it really worth calling the police over this?!

Police Officer: “Please take us to find Mr. Sheng Yiguang, otherwise, we will have to search.”

Once they searched, the whole building would know.

Lin Jianyue couldn’t afford to lose face like that.

She cursed “damn” under her breath, led the police, and released Sheng Yiguang.

“Please, both of you, come with us to the police station.”

“Wait!”

Having received the news, CEO Lin rushed over, glared fiercely at Lin Jianyue, and politely said to the police, “Can you let me have a few words with this gentleman?”

The police officer looked at Sheng Yiguang.

CEO Lin extended his hand to Sheng Yiguang and introduced himself.

“Lisheng CEO, Lin Jun.”

Sheng Yiguang shook his hand briefly and moved a few steps away with Lin Jun.

Sheng Yiguang: “CEO Lin wants to settle this privately?”

“Yes, I spoiled my daughter, but she’s not inherently bad. I believe she didn’t want to hurt you today. If she really wanted to hurt you, you wouldn’t have had the chance to call the police, wouldn’t you agree?”

“CEO Lin means that if Miss Lin wanted to hurt me, I would be a corpse today. He wants me to be sensible and not fight an unwinnable battle.”

Lin Jun had a smile on his face, but there was an invisible pressure weighing down on Sheng Yiguang.

“Young man, calm down. If you really bring this to the police station, what good will you get out of it? Don’t joke with your future. Don’t worry, I will compensate you and make her apologize to you.”

Sheng Yiguang’s voice was calm, “CEO Lin, you came because you know that once Miss Lin and I leave the company, this matter will affect your company’s reputation, so you want to suppress this matter. But Miss Lin’s behavior will also affect our company’s reputation, and the company will not sit idly by, especially when we are in the right.”

The result would become a situation where two companies were confronting each other for the sake of their reputations.

Sheng Yiguang: “CEO Lin, I am an egg, but once I leave this door, there will naturally be stones to clash with you.”

The smile on Lin Jun’s face faded.

He seriously looked at the person in front of him.

His calm gaze carried a cold, sharp edge.

Lin Jun could feel that control over this matter was being taken away by the young man in front of him.

“So, you don’t want to settle this privately?”

“No, I can swallow my anger, as long as the compensation is sufficient.”

Lin Jun was surprised, “What do you want?”

“I want Lisheng to provide free advertising design for the project proposals I bring in the next three years.”

Lin Jun laughed in anger.

“Three years? Even if you bring three thousand of them, they’ll all be free?”

“If I could really bring that many, then yes, they’d all be free.”

“You’re asking for the moon!”

“Does CEO Lin think Lisheng’s reputation isn’t worth it?”

Lin Jun was furious, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning! If you get these three years of free proposals, you’ll definitely be valued by the company, a promotion and a raise are the least you can expect! You’ll probably get a share of all your company’s projects in the future!”

Sheng Yiguang’s expression was calm as he thought of someone.

“If you’re not willing, you can also go to jail.”

Lin Jun was so angry he felt faint.

Sheng Yiguang: “CEO Lin, if you’re willing, let’s draft the contract now, it wouldn’t be good to keep the police officers waiting too long.”

Lin Jun was so angry that he rushed in front of Sheng Yiguang, pointing at him with a trembling hand.

“You! Sheng Yiguang, right, I’ll remember you!”

Sheng Yiguang smiled, “It’s my honor to be remembered by CEO Lin.”

Lin Jun gritted his teeth and told someone to draft the contract.

The contract took effect immediately.

The company colleagues waiting in the meeting room didn’t dare to wander around on other people’s territory and waited anxiously. They thought the two sides would tear each other apart, but unexpectedly, Sheng Yiguang walked over with a full exemption.

The advertising design fee for today was waived on the spot.

The director was drooling looking at Sheng Yiguang’s three-year contract.

The advertising design was settled.

Before leaving, Sheng Yiguang thought of something and walked back to Lin Jun.

Lin Jun’s face was gloomy, “What do you want now?”

“I want to give CEO Lin some advice, the expenditure on advertising fees for three years is not small, why not have Miss Lin’s pocket money and living expenses fill the gap.”

Lin Jianyue jumped on the spot.

“Sheng Yiguang! What nonsense are you talking about?”

Sheng Yiguang’s eyes were sincere, “I also have a child. When children do wrong, they always have to taste the pain to learn a lesson, otherwise, they won’t know how big of a hole they’ll create next time.”

Lin Jun listened and pondered.

Lin Jianyue felt as if she was facing a formidable enemy, “Sheng Yiguang! I’m going to fight you!”

The company secretary quickly stopped her.

“Miss, calm down!”

“I can’t calm down! You come over here! I’m going to beat you to death today!”

Sheng Yiguang wasn’t afraid at all, he didn’t move a step, and even added,

“Oh, by the way, CEO Lin, you may not know, but the reason she attacked me today was not because I offended her, but because of Wen Heng.”

Lin Jun’s face changed, and he looked coldly at Lin Jianyue.

Lin Jianyue instantly became obedient, “Dad…”

Sheng Yiguang: “Farewell.”

Sheng Yiguang could still hear Lin Jun’s roar as he walked outside.

“What kind of shady friends have you made outside again, you don’t have the ability yourself, instigating you to take revenge?! Xiao Zhao! Bring me my Seven Wolves belt!”

“Dad! No! I’m already so old, no! Ah—!”

Outside the building, the other people from the company hadn’t left yet; they were waiting for Sheng Yiguang.

The director was the first to greet him, smiling like a flower.

“Sheng Yiguang, you were amazing today! With such skills, it’s a waste to be in the design department. Come to our marketing department, I’ll talk to the higher-ups and get you a raise.”

Sheng Yiguang glanced at the time.

“It’s time to get off work.”

The director was extremely envious of Sheng Yiguang’s three-year contract, “Then I’ll treat you to dinner.”

“No, I have something to do, I’ll go first.”

“Hey! Sheng Yiguang! Where are you going, why are you leaving in such a hurry?!”

Sheng Yiguang didn’t look back, rushing to the subway station. He took out his phone to look at it only after getting on the subway.

He had contacted Pei Du an hour ago.

Sheng Yiguang: [What time do you get off work? I’ll pick you up?]

Pei Du: [Pick me up? Do you have transportation?]

Sheng Yiguang: [No]

Sheng Yiguang: [You used to walk me home after school, I’ll walk you home now]

Sheng Yiguang: [I don’t have a car, I don’t know if you can take the subway with me]

Pei Du: [Okay (reluctantly)]