"Regarding Vice President An's way of handling things, I agree," a director quickly chimed in, "If you make a mistake, you make a mistake. You should learn your lesson, without much consideration for the cause and effect. Besides, the losses incurred by the An Corporation this time due to An Hao are really too great!"
"An Hao should have known he would end up like this. He doesn't deserve sympathy!"
The meeting room was filled with noisy voices once again.
An Nuan let everyone talk for a long time without interrupting.
She intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Zhang Hezhen, observing that he did not join in the heated discussion. It was obvious that he was starting to lose his composure.
An Yanyuan naturally noticed this.
The thought of his recent aggressive attitude towards An Nuan made him inexplicably excited.
He cleared his throat and said, "Director Zhang was just denying An Nuan a moment ago and even went so far as to say that the position of vice president should either be filled externally or by An Hao. I wonder if Director Zhang still holds the same stubborn views?"
Zhang Hezhen blushed at An Yanyuan's words.
As a man in his fifties, he couldn't bear to lose face.
"I didn't expect An Hao to go this far. I thought since he's part of the An family, he wouldn't be foolish to this extent." Zhang Hezhen tried to save face for himself.
"Just now, Director Zhang praised your ability to judge people. Now it seems that it's not the case." An Yanyuan hit Zhang Hezhen hard.
Zhang Hezhen was left red-faced and speechless.
An Yanyuan was in a great mood. He continued, "So, I hereby announce that I officially appoint An Nuan as the Vice President of the An Corporation and relieve her of her position as the temporary person in charge of the An Corporation. Effective immediately, the General Affairs Department will issue an announcement with a three-day notice period." An Yanyuan spoke with emphasis, his words resonating.
The head of the General Affairs Department quickly responded, "Yes, Chairman. I will immediately draft the appointment document."
At this moment, An Yanyuan exuded a strong aura.
Having such an outstanding daughter, he couldn't keep a low profile.
He said, "If no one has any objections, the meeting is adjourned! An Nuan, come to my office."
"Yes," An Nuan nodded.
An Yanyuan was the first to leave the meeting room.
Others gradually left, accompanied by the sound of chatting. "Zhang, you acted impulsively today, didn't you?! While we all complained about the project's failure, we still don't know An Nuan's abilities, do we?! There must be a conspiracy! Look at you, without leaving yourself any room to maneuver, now that the truth is revealed, isn't it embarrassing?!"
Zhang Hezhen's expression was extremely unpleasant.
People in the business world were all hypocritical, and they kicked a man when he was down!
Just now, it wasn't only him who was so excited in the meeting room.
Now they're making him take all the blame alone?!
Indeed.
An Nuan's actions this time have once again impressed him.
He always felt that An Hao's theft of company secrets was not a coincidence or an impulsive act... it was premeditated.
Someone as clever as An Nuan would surely know that An Hao, who had ill intentions, would never let him stay in the An family. So she set up a trap to make herself look guilty.
Zhang Hezhen broke out in a cold sweat inexplicably.
With An Nuan's intelligence at such a young age, if anyone dared to provoke her, they would end up dead!
Upon careful thought, Zhu Xingzhi, Chang Deyue, and even An YanKun, who had opposed her in the past, all had terrible outcomes.
Zhang Hezhen's heart raced with fear.
From now on, he would never dare to offend An Nuan again!
An Nuan, on the other hand, had no idea what the directors were thinking about her at the moment, but it didn't matter anyway.
After all, businessmen only care about results.
There is no room for sentimentality.
She sat in front of her father's desk and asked bluntly, "Dad, what do you need me for?"
"First, Dad is proud. Proud to have a daughter like you," her father replied.
An Nuan couldn't help but laugh.
Her dad had become so self-absorbed.
"Sometimes, I feel powerless when dealing with those old foxes, but you, on the other hand, can leave them speechless and even embarrass them on the spot! Nuannuan, I can't help but wonder when my daughter became so formidable!" An Yanyuan said, intoxicated.
"Alright, Dad, let's get to the point," An Nuan said, feeling a little embarrassed by her father's words.
In fact, if she hadn't lived an extra ten years and gained a deeper understanding of reality, she wouldn't have had the skills she possessed now.
Without living those ten additional years and realizing many harsh truths, she wouldn't have developed her current character, which despises evil.
"Second, Dad wants to ask you if we can sue the Gu Corporation and get our project proposal back?!" An Yanyuan became serious all of a sudden. "Losing this project is a pity. Can we regain control of the project?"
An Nuan also became serious. She said, "I won't lie to you, Dad. Actually, I deliberately caused An Corporation to lose the bidding this time."
An Yanyuan's expression visibly changed.
"Of course, at first, I didn't expect An Hao to interfere, nor did I plan to lose intentionally. But after discovering An Hao's malicious intentions, I went along with it. Dad, An Hao really can't stay. He can never become our ally; he will only become our enemy. Instead of being manipulated by him, it's better to take the initiative and eliminate him."
An Yanyuan paused for a moment, but he didn't deny An Nuan's words.
"An Hao needs to be eliminated, and it would be even better if we could get rid of Gu Yan Sheng at the same time. So I have been trying to track An Hao, hoping to find evidence of Gu Yan Sheng's crimes from him. Unfortunately, Gu Yan Sheng is too clever. Whenever there is a need for direct negotiation with An Hao, his assistant Xu Zixi takes care of everything. I have speculated that An Hao, being so foolish, would never think of keeping evidence himself. I have also thought about using the criminal evidence I have obtained to threaten An Hao into exposing Gu Yan Sheng. However, Gu Yan Sheng is too cunning, and An Hao is not his match. It would only raise suspicion and jeopardize our chances. So I decided to take a gamble and rely on luck. If luck is not on our side, An Hao will be the one who gets caught in the end, which can be considered as solving one problem."
"Good. Dad can understand that you deliberately set up a situation for us to lose the project in order to get rid of An Hao and Gu Yan Sheng," An Yanyuan expressed his stance, "But now, the thing Dad is most concerned about is whether we can reclaim the project."
In the end, for a businessman, especially a successful one, as long as it doesn't violate their principles, conscience, or the law, interests always come first...
