Chapter 97: He Came Back to Bring Down the Truth Itself!

After receiving Cai Sen’s orders, Li He immediately left the general manager’s office at Zhizhen to make the arrangements.

Normally, this sort of thing should never have fallen to a purchasing manager like him. But since Young Master Sen trusted him, and since Young Master Sen spent his time fooling around with secretaries, Li He naturally had to shoulder a little extra burden.

Only a woman like Cai Yao would fail to appreciate him, even saying he was incompetent.

As soon as he returned to the purchasing department, he opened his computer and began drawing up the plan. At the same time, he called in one of the department supervisors.

The supervisor entered carefully and asked, “Manager Li, what instructions do you have for me?”

He naturally knew that Zhizhen had been shaken up without warning today. First General Manager Cai and Manager Han had been dismissed, and even the lobby manager had not escaped.

He understood that this was a family power struggle between Zhizhen’s young lady and young master. Fearing he might be dragged in, he was anxious; these days, finding a good job was no easy matter.

Li He looked at him and asked, “When will our premium oysters be delivered each day?”

The supervisor immediately explained, “Around nine to ten in the morning, they arrive at our transfer warehouse. Then in the afternoon they’re distributed to the various branches.”

Li He nodded. “Tell the warehouse to send me a few dozen first. I have use for them.”

The supervisor looked troubled at once. “I’m afraid the warehouse won’t deliver them directly. General Manager Cai set rules for this before. Requests like this have to be submitted in writing, and the warehouse management office has its own system. We have to follow procedure.”

“Even I can’t get them?” Li He said, suddenly irritated.

The supervisor said awkwardly, “The previous warehouse manager was removed for poor management. The current one is very rigid. If you don’t go through the proper channels, it won’t work.”

“Appointed by Cai Yao? Then he can stop working here. I’ll call Young Master Sen right now!” Li He said with a cold laugh as he took out his phone and dialed.

That woman Cai Yao only knew how to waste time on this sort of nonsense.

If this had been before, it wouldn’t have been so troublesome. Anything he wanted from the warehouse could have been settled with a single word.

That power had to be taken back.

Meanwhile, a document suspending purchases had already been sent to Zhizhen’s warehouse management department.

Since Cai Yao’s reforms, the warehouse division had gained far more authority. Lin Xianhong, newly promoted as warehouse manager, had been diligent and meticulous, remembering almost all of the suppliers’ information.

But the sudden notice to suspend purchases left him completely stunned.

Suspend purchases from supplier Chu Lin?

Immediately, the relevant information surfaced in his mind. Mr. Chu supplied oysters and giant prawns, the very two seafood items Zhizhen now depended on most.

In other words, those two things were Zhizhen’s lifeline. Had anyone ever seen someone stab their own lifeline?

What a joke.

Others might not know what Mr. Chu supplied, but how could Manager Han from purchasing not know?

This was a serious dereliction of duty.

He immediately called Manager Han, figuring that whatever happened, he should at least remain civil. There might be hidden reasons behind it.

As soon as the call connected, he demanded, “Manager Han, what is going on with your purchasing department? Why are you causing such chaos?”

“Manager Lin, I’m no longer with Zhizhen. What happens to Zhizhen’s purchasing department has nothing to do with me,” Han replied, sounding quite pleased by the news.

So it seemed Li He had already stirred up trouble as soon as he returned.

Lin Xianhong’s anger flared. “Manager Han, even if you’ve left Zhizhen, you can’t retaliate like this. Cutting off Mr. Chu’s seafood purchases—don’t you know how important his prawns and oysters are to us right now?”

“What? Which idiot is trying to stop purchases from which Mr. Chu’s prawns and oysters?” Han burst out laughing. “Damn, that’s something. So these people came back intending to ruin Zhizhen from the start? Did they not do even the slightest research before returning?”

After laughing, she added, “Manager Lin, Cai and I have both been driven out of Zhizhen. You were promoted by Cai, so your turn should be next. Be mentally prepared. If you can, just pretend you never heard about Mr. Chu’s matter and wait to enjoy the show.”

“??” Lin Xianhong was obviously shocked by Han’s words, but before he could say anything, the other side had already hung up.

What was going on?

Before he could even investigate further, he soon received an official notice from Zhizhen’s HR department.

At the sight of it, he was dumbfounded.

He had been dismissed, and not only that, he had been urged to leave for serious negligence.

When had he ever made such a serious mistake?

...

Jinhua Residential Complex.

After finishing a bucket of instant noodles, Cai Yao had gone into the bedroom.

Chu Lin sat in the living room feeling a little awkward, because he knew that the moment Miss Cai changed clothes in the bedroom, images of her graceful figure would inevitably rise uncontrollably in his mind.

After all, he had already seen a great deal of beauty from her twice. There was no way his thoughts could remain calm.

If he could suppress such thoughts, then he would not be a man.

A moment later, Cai Yao emerged from the bedroom wearing a very fashionable casual suspender dress with patchwork detailing. But wasn’t this dress a little too fashionable, a little too sexy? The designer and the woman wearing it were definitely not playing fair; it was simply too provocative.

Looking at Cai Yao’s smooth shoulders, it was obvious she wasn’t wearing a bra, only nipple covers.

Who was this outfit supposed to tempt?

Still, Chu Lin had to admit it looked really good.

More than that, the outfit gave Miss Cai a touch of feminine softness. Anyone seeing her would never guess she was a female CEO, yet her elegance had in no way diminished.

“Mr. Chu, how do I look in this?” Cai Yao asked with a bright smile, showing off her figure without the slightest reserve.

“Very nice. You’re beautiful, so anything you wear looks good,” Chu Lin said honestly.

Cai Yao was clearly very pleased with the compliment. She smiled and said, “Then let’s go!”

“Sure.” Chu Lin nodded, and they left the apartment together.

As chairman, Chu Lin had to attend Linfeng Aquatic Pets’ investment and recruitment event, and Cai Yao had also been invited by Chen Feng.

When they reached the parking lot at Jinhua Residential Complex, Chu Lin got into his Panamera, while Cai Yao naturally took the passenger seat. Together, they headed to the Fenghua Hotel.

They parked in the hotel’s open-air lot.

Two security guards were surprised to see another Panamera arrive, because there had already been quite a few luxury cars at the hotel today, and most of them had been driven by young people. It seemed they were all here for the investment event of Linfeng Aquatic Pets.

No one knew what background this company had, but in Pingjiang, it seemed to carry a lot of weight.

Just as Chu Lin and Cai Yao got out of the car, a Land Rover and a BMW 7 Series pulled up nearby as well, and two young men stepped out.

The two young men were startled to see Chu Lin and Cai Yao and greeted them at once. “Brother Lin, Cai Yao, it’s you!”

“Hello,” Chu Lin replied. He recognized them; they were also wealthy heirs whom Chen Feng had invited to Linfeng Aquatic Pets the day before.

After a polite response, he and Cai Yao walked toward the hotel entrance.

The two heirs remained behind, staring after them in amazement.

“Damn, how is Cai Yao with that Brother Lin?”

“I heard something. The siblings of Zhizhen are not getting along. Maybe Cai Yao is looking for another way out and has already decided to cling to Brother Lin.”

“That could really be possible. Cai Yao is famous in the circle for being a beauty, so if she’s going to latch onto someone, she definitely has a natural advantage.”

“Why do you think she came here so early in Brother Lin’s car? Maybe she’s already thrown herself at him. If I had to guess, Cai Yao is probably here to discuss some project.”

As they spoke, their expressions turned knowingly suggestive, as if they had discovered a huge piece of gossip.

Just then, another Cayenne pulled in.

Guo Feng got out with Shen Lu. The two heirs clearly knew Guo Feng and hurried over to feed him the gossip.

“Guo Feng, we’ve got news. Cai Yao came here today in Brother Lin’s car.”

“I think those two are involved. They should be starting some kind of project soon!”

“Sister Cai and Mr. Chu? Don’t talk nonsense!” Guo Feng seemed a little surprised. Last time he had dinner with Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu had even brought his girlfriend. He couldn’t see any connection at all between Sister Cai and Mr. Chu.

But Chu Lin had no idea that he and Cai Yao had become the subject of baseless gossip. By the entrance to the hall reserved for the Linfeng Aquatic Pets event, he saw the two bright and lively reception girls Chen Feng had recruited.

“Welcome to the Linfeng Aquatic Pets investment event!”

Every time someone entered the hall, the two girls greeted them with sweet smiles. They were a pleasing sight, and the hotel guests could not help glancing over repeatedly.

What company’s girls are these? They’re gorgeous.

The two reception girls also spotted Chu Lin and immediately brightened with enthusiasm, greeting him in a sing-song voice, “Chairman!”

That made the hotel guests look at Chu Lin again in surprise.

Chairman?

And so young?

Chu Lin and Cai Yao entered the event hall and saw that quite a few people were already inside. Some were obviously the wealthy heirs Chen Feng had invited just to fill out the crowd, while many others were clearly ordinary people who had apparently been drawn in from local forums and aquatic pet groups, as Chen Feng had said.

The hall was filled with many tanks, each holding a blue-ringed jellyfish.

In particular, the five large tanks in the center contained dense schools of adult blue-ringed jellyfish drifting through the water in clusters, a truly magnificent and beautiful sight.

“So this is a blue-ringed jellyfish?” Cai Yao said in surprise as she walked up to one of the large tanks. “It’s gorgeous. How do they get that blue ring around them? It’s incredible.”

She had only heard Chen Feng and the others talk about selling jellyfish, so she had no concrete impression of them. Only after seeing them with her own eyes did she realize how beautiful they were. She even wanted to buy a few.

They would be very soothing on an office desk.

“Brother Lin! Cai Yao!” Liao Hai and Zhu Xin saw them and ran over to greet them.

Liao Hai said, “Brother Lin, Chen Feng has gone to meet those aquatic pet merchants. He’ll bring them down in a bit.”

“Mm.” Chu Lin nodded. “You two go handle your own work. No need to keep us company.”

The two nodded and went back to greeting guests.

Since the wealthy heirs had come to show support, they naturally had to be properly received.

Chu Lin and Cai Yao looked around between the tanks and then suddenly saw Chu Yan and the younger sister arrive. The younger sister was accompanied by two girls who seemed to be her roommates. There was no sign of Lin Fei.

Chu Lin instantly lost interest. The younger sister’s two roommates were attractive enough, but like her, they were rather flat-chested. They were nothing like that girl Lin Fei, who had both beauty and figure, with rich, nourishing proportions.

Chu Ling also saw Chu Lin as she came in and immediately ran up in surprise. “Brother, why are you here too?”

Chu Lin smiled. “If even Big Sis can come, why can’t I?”

“Big Sis came because I brought her!” Chu Ling said proudly. “I told her I was going to do business, so I brought her here to take a look.”

Chu Yan stepped forward and met Chu Lin’s gaze. That look told Chu Lin that this girl still had no idea what was going on.

At that moment, Chu Ling also noticed Cai Yao beside Chu Lin and greeted her in surprise, “Sister-in-law, you’re so beautiful!”

She had no idea who this beauty beside her older brother really was. But she knew her brother well enough—he was a scoundrel through and through. So, to avoid ruining his good fortune, calling any beauty beside him “sister-in-law” could never go wrong.

“Ah?!” Cai Yao was embarrassed by being called that. “I’m not...”

Chu Ling seemed not to hear her, because her eyes had already been drawn to the provocative enhancement at Cai Yao’s chest. Her face seemed to light up, and she immediately took Cai Yao’s arm with great enthusiasm.

“Sister-in-law, what do you eat to get that big?”

In her view, it would be worth calling this beauty sister-in-law a few more times if she could share the secret.

“...”

“...”

The siblings fell silent on the spot. In a public place, could she at least not ask something so indecent?

Chu Ling’s two roommates, however, looked at Cai Yao with the same expectation, their eyes lingering on the very feature that drew so much attention.

They also wanted to wear sexy clothes that they could actually fill out.

“...”

Cai Yao, meanwhile, was at a loss and looked to Chu Lin for help.

Honestly, compared to managing Zhizhen, this question was far harder for her.

Wasn’t it just something she had grown naturally? Did it need to be “eaten” into existence?