CHAPTER 241: CHAPTER 239: TURNING DEFEAT INTO VICTORY

"Director Li isn’t here, and neither are you. Somehow, everyone in the marketing department has submitted their resignation letters one after another."

Deputy Director Cheng Sheng carefully reported the current situation at Yaowang Group.

"If you had arrived just a little later, I’m afraid that aside from the design department controlled by Chu Xiao, all the other department heads would have been poached."

Jian Xi furrowed her brow. "Who’s behind this?"

"It’s Si Junyan!"

Cheng Sheng looked troubled. "He also left a nasty message, saying that without Yuhan, you’re like an ant he could crush with ease."

Jian Xi was furious.

That tenacious villain! His sneak attack failed, so now he’s resorting to underhanded tactics—poaching my people!

"How audacious! Well, I’d like to see him try to crush me!"

Cheng Sheng was sweating profusely. "Si Junyan also said that no matter how much you offer to keep these employees, he’s willing to pay double."

He had cut off Jian Xi’s last resort.

Instead of anger, Jian Xi laughed. "Ruthless and absolute! I never knew he had such audacity."

The annual salary for Yaowang’s senior executives was over a million. If Jian Xi doubled it, and he doubled that again, it would start at four million. All told, there were over three hundred people.

"Si Junyan is really investing a lot in his revenge. Since that’s the case, I’ll indulge him!"

Jian Xi gathered all the employees who intended to resign. Without losing her temper or showing any anger, she invited everyone to open champagne.

She stood before them in a white, high-end custom suit, holding a wine glass, the epitome of a powerful businesswoman. "Congratulations to everyone on your brighter futures. Thank you for your contributions during your time at Yaowang. I hope you find greater opportunities with Director Si Junyan. And make sure you get every penny he promised you. It’s not shameful to strive for what you’re worth; what’s cowardly is not daring to fight for it. Cheers!"

She was drinking juice, which she finished in one gulp.

The entire room fell silent; the executives were so ashamed they could barely show their faces.

Jian Xi personally saw them out with a smile, gracious and composed.

Not far away, Si Junyan sat in his Bentley, staring at Jian Xi in disbelief. "What does she mean by this? I’ve poached all her key subordinates. Why isn’t she angry?"

Secretary Li quickly pressed herself against his chest to soothe him. "Don’t be angry, Director Si. She’s just putting on a brave face. Who knows how panicked she truly is inside! With no staff, how can Yaowang possibly continue?"

Finding her words reasonable, Si Junyan irritably groped her chest.

Secretary Li winced in pain but endured it, cooing coquettishly, "Director Si, you’re so naughty!"

The car drove off.

Jian Xi glanced at the ostentatious Bentley, a cold smirk playing on her lips.

Si Junyan, just you wait. The real show is just beginning. It’s far from certain who will win and who will lose!

That very night, Si Junyan gritted his teeth and spent a huge sum of money.

He truly didn’t know where to put this group of people from Yaowang Group, so he had to temporarily establish a new company for them to work in.

Without the design team, the very soul of the company, the so-called leadership struggled to function. For days, work efficiency was so abysmal it was as if they were grinding against the earth, creating sparks. Si Junyan became completely irate.

"You bunch of incompetents! Is this the kind of shoddy work Yaowang trained you for? You can’t even earn a dime, yet you expect an annual salary of several million from me? What a pipe dream!"

Hearing this, everyone’s heart began to pound nervously.

What did Si Junyan mean?

Was he planning to go back on his word?

As Si Junyan was leaving, he threw down a harsh ultimatum, "I’m warning you, if you can’t start generating profits for me, you can all get the hell out!"

He turned and stormed off in anger.

His heart churned for a long time. How had Yaowang Group not collapsed yet?

With no employees left, how could it possibly operate?

「In the boardroom of Haohan Group.」

Secretary Li burst into Si Junyan’s office, her face etched with panic. "This is terrible, Director Si! Look at this app!"

Jian Xi’s Yaowang Group had just officially launched a global luxury brand sales app called Mingpinhui.

It featured everything from well-known niche brands to top-tier luxury labels.

This perfectly solved the sales problems caused by the lack of operations and marketing executives.

Simultaneously, this gimmick propelled Yaowang Group to unprecedented new heights.

By tying its interests to all the major brand companies, not even Si Junyan would dare to make a rash move now.

He collapsed into his chair, his eyes wide with disbelief. "A female lawyer! How on earth did she manage to do all this? What incentives did she offer these top luxury brands to get them to play along with this e-commerce model of hers? Damn it all!"

At that moment, Jian Xi was being interviewed by countless reporters.

"CEO Jian, it’s rumored that your company suffered a major blow. Yet, it seems to have had no effect on you. Instead, Yaowang Group has soared to new heights. Were you prepared for this all along?"

Facing the cameras, Jian Xi was poised and elegant. "No flower blooms forever. From the moment Yaowang Group became known to the world, I began preparing for contingencies. After all, people’s hearts are hard to fathom, villains are always scheming, and unseen attacks are difficult to avoid. One can only rely on oneself. Thankfully, I was fortunate. The concept of Mingpinhui received unanimous approval from many top-tier brands, making the hundreds of calls I’ve made these past few days worthwhile. And as I’ve always said, Yaowang Group will not disappoint any of its customers or shareholders."

A derisive smile touched her lips, her eyes seemingly ridiculing Si Junyan’s crude and underhanded tactics, publicly branding him a despicable scoundrel.

Si Junyan was beside himself with rage, trembling uncontrollably. He smashed everything breakable in his office to smithereens.

"Jian Xi, you played me! Fine! Just you wait! I’ll make you my sworn enemy!"

He had suffered colossal losses this time, and it was all her doing.

Si Junyan deeply regretted boasting about spending so much money to poach those employees; it had left him severely strapped for cash.

After much thought about the operational funds he would need for upcoming matters, which would undoubtedly require a lot of cash, he called Jiang Qimeng.

"Mengjie... could you lend me some money?"

Jiang Qimeng had seen the news and was practically seething with anger.

That bastard! He actually has the nerve to ask me for money?

But she couldn’t afford to antagonize him, so she feigned ignorance. "What’s wrong, Junyan? Are you in some kind of trouble?"

Mengjie hasn’t seen the news?

Great, at least I won’t completely lose face. Afraid that further questions would lead to more embarrassment, Si Junyan quickly said, "No, no, it’s nothing. I was just joking. Mengjie, how about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

Dinner with him? It would be pointless and a waste of time. So, Jiang Qimeng decisively rejected his offer.

"I’m not feeling well, so I think I’ll pass."

"Where are you not feeling well, Mengjie?" Despite his own fury, Si Junyan’s first concern was her health.

This solicitousness pleased Jiang Qimeng. "Oh, you know how it is for women, there are always a few days a month... I have the housekeeper looking after me at home, so don’t worry. Just take care of yourself. Once I’m feeling better, I’ll treat you to dinner, how about that?"

"Alright then, Mengjie. I’ll wait for you."

As soon as Jiang Qimeng hung up, her expression changed completely.

"Trash! He wants to take me to dinner? Dream on!"