Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 156 I am irreconcilably opposed to Yue Ning!

"Next, please welcome Mr. Huang to the stage to give a keynote speech!"

The tall, leggy female host in a short skirt handed the microphone to Mr. Huang, the general manager of the Luo Mei Huaining flagship store.

Huang Minyu went on stage, started playing the PPT he had prepared in advance, cleared his throat, looked at the audience, and showed a rather amicable smile before beginning his keynote speech.

This speech was rather vague, filled with terms like industry empowerment, structural adjustment, technology transfer, OKR alignment, and value quantification. I couldn't understand it at all.

"I don't know what Boss Huang is babbling about, I can't understand a word..." the fat man complained.

“Me too!” I replied.

Beside him, Lu Zifeng made a shushing gesture: "Shh, listen quietly to what General Manager Huang has to say..."

Then, he lowered his voice and said, "President Huang has eyes and ears all over the company, so let's be more respectful."

"That's, that's..."

Fatty and I nodded repeatedly, seemingly having perfectly immersed ourselves in our roles as Luo Mei.

As the keynote speech drew to a close, Huang Minyu finally became fiercely passionate. With a look of grief and indignation in her eyes, she slammed her hand on the podium and cried out with heartache, "Colleagues, this is a moment of life and death! Who is our greatest enemy?"

He pointed across the street: "It's Yuening over there! Starting from the fourth quarter of this year, Yuening has been aggressively seizing the market, and our Luomei's market share has been getting lower and lower. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be no place for Luomei in Huaining City!"

Many executives in the audience nodded in agreement, including Chen Dongqing, who nodded very seriously.

"Therefore, we at Luomei have no way out but to fight Yuening! Only by defeating this powerful opponent can we gain our own space to survive. The business world is like a battlefield. Colleagues, none of us can afford to be complacent. We must be vigilant about Yuening's every move. We must win this battle, completely defeat Yuening, and reclaim our number one market share! This is a battle for survival. We at Luomei are irreconcilable enemies with Yuening!"

When Huang Minyu got excited, she even threw the PPT controller off her hand!
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

"Mr. Huang, well said!"

Lu Zifeng led the applause.

Fatty, Xu Hao, and I all clapped, and to echo the sentiment, we couldn't help but raise our fists and shout, "I'm sworn enemies with Yue Ning!"

On stage, Huang Minyu cast an approving glance at us, probably thinking that we young people were promising talents.

Just then, a WeChat message came from Lin Qingying: "It's five o'clock. Have you gotten off work yet? I'm going downstairs now and waiting for you on the roadside. Let me know when you clock out."

"They're having an employee meeting right now, it looks like it'll be over soon."

"Ah."

At this point, Huang Minyu on the stage announced that the employee meeting had come to a successful conclusion and that everyone could leave work.

Fatty and I returned to the repair shop, clocked out, and Shen Yue was already waiting downstairs, arm in arm with Fatty, on a date. I walked out of the Luo Mei building and headed to the roadside.

Not far away, the white Bentley was indeed parked on the side of the road.

"Mr. Huang, this way..."

Just then, a voice came from behind.

It turned out to be Chen Dongqing and another senior executive from Luo Mei, who escorted Huang Minyu out of the company building. A Land Rover was parked on the side of the road, most likely Huang Minyu's car.

"Ding Han!"

Just then, Lin Qingying's voice came from not far away. She was wearing work clothes and a trench coat, carrying two cups of milk tea. She was walking over from the milk tea shop. No wonder there was no one in the car. It turned out she went to buy milk tea.

"Ah."

I looked at her, then glanced at Huang Minyu and the other two behind me, and my face immediately turned ashen. I was still wearing Luo Mei's red employee badge on my chest!

'Holy crap...'

I hurriedly lifted my name tag to take it off, but the blue ribbon on the name tag got caught on my chin!

"Mr. Lin?"

It was too late. Huang Minyu had already seen Lin Qingying and the two executives staring at them in shock.

"Mr. Huang, what a coincidence..."

Lin Qingying smiled and nodded, then handed me the milk tea: "Get in the car, let's go."

"okay."

I hurriedly took my name tag off my neck and stuffed it into my pocket, then quickly got into the car, leaving behind Huang Minyu, Chen Dongqing, and another senior executive from Luo Mei, all dumbfounded.

……

The Bentley drove slowly through the evening rush hour streets.

"You know our General Manager Huang?" I asked.

"of course."

Lin Qingying said, "I've met General Manager Huang many times at industry conferences. Moreover, our two companies are leading electrical appliance retailers in Huaining City, and we have frequent contact with the government, often holding meetings together."

"I see……"

I was silent for a few seconds before finally asking the question I should have asked much earlier: "Xiaoying, so you really are the CEO of Yuening Group? Why have you been keeping this from me all this time?"

"I didn't mean to hide it from you."

As Lin Qingying drove, she pursed her red lips and said, "I just felt that this matter couldn't be kept a secret, so I didn't tell you on my own initiative. I felt that telling you directly would seem a bit abrupt. In my opinion, I hope that in your eyes I am just Lin Qingying, not the CEO of Yuening Group."

"Ah."

I nodded: "Drive carefully, you just ran a yellow light."

"Oh!"

Lin Qingying kept her eyes on the road ahead and began to concentrate on driving.

"drop!"

Just then, I received a WeChat message from Chen Dongqing. Sure enough, he would definitely ask about this matter.

After opening WeChat, he sent a shocked emoji and asked, "Ding Han, do you know President Lin of Yuening?"

"Yes, I met her when we were in Xicheng."

"I go……"

Chen Dongqing was shocked: "She even bought you milk tea... What exactly is your relationship? Generally speaking, women don't just buy milk tea for other men."

"We're friends, don't overthink it, we're not a couple." "Oh..."

Chen Dongqing sent a sly smiley emoji: "Brother, I won't say much more. If we become rich and powerful, let's not forget each other. I'm quite interested in the senior management of Yuening!"

"Damn it, go find somewhere cool to stay!"

"Okay, brother!"

……

Shortly after, we arrived at the hot pot restaurant.

What a coincidence, it turned out to be the same Sichuan-Chongqing hot pot restaurant that Lu Xiaobei ate at last time.

After parking the car, the two walked into the hot pot restaurant side by side.

"Oh, young man, you're here again?" The proprietress came over with the menu and looked at Lin Qingying rather inappropriately, saying, "Hmm, doesn't seem to be the same young lady from last time..."

In an instant, my face changed drastically, and I felt like strangling the landlady.

"Cough cough..."

I looked at Lin Qingying, but she remained calm and composed, exuding an aura of composure even in the face of a collapsing mountain.

"Last time Lu Xiaobei came to Huaining, we had hot pot here."

I have no intention of hiding anything; lies will only bring more trouble.

"Ah."

Lin Qingying said, "I know her, she's my 23-year-old beautiful boss."

"..."

I felt utterly ashamed.

Fortunately, Lin Qingying didn't intend to pursue the matter further. She handed me the menu and said with a smile, "You order first, I'll make a phone call."

So, while I was ordering, Lin Qingying got up and walked a short distance away, seemingly to call her assistant and give some work instructions.

She's so busy, she can't even eat a meal in peace.

After finishing our hot pot meal, we went home together. Perhaps because of the strong smell of hot pot on her clothes, Lin Qingying didn't even care about her work and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower, while I sat in the living room playing on my phone.

"drop!"

Chen Dongqing sent another message: "I just finished having dinner with Mr. Huang and our business partners. He asked about you and whether I knew you. I told him the truth."

"and then?"

"Then Mr. Huang told me to keep an eye on you, and to get closer to you to find out more about your relationship with Mr. Lin of Yuening, and then report back to him in a timely manner."

"Good guy..."

I frowned: "Is President Huang planning to use me as a pawn in a business war, as a breakthrough point to defeat Yue Ning?"

"I think so too."

Chen Dongqing said, "However, you should make the decision yourself. President Huang can't force you. At worst, you can leave Luo Mei. With your relationship with President Lin, getting a job at Yuening will definitely not be a problem. You might even become a senior manager there."

I was utterly speechless: "My relationship with Lin Qingying is... I'm her tenant, I live with her, that's all. There's nothing else between us. Find a chance to subtly tell President Huang to stop trying to get involved with me. I may not have much else, but I still have my pride, hehehe~~~"

Chen Dongqing laughed heartily: "OK, leave it to me. I'll fool Lao Huang. Anyway, this matter will definitely not make things difficult for you."

"That's good, thank you for your trouble!"

"polite!"

……

Not long after, Lin Qingying came out of the bathroom, drying her wet hair, her temperament becoming even more refined and beautiful.

"Didn't we say we'd practice skateboarding together today?"

I suddenly asked, "Why are you taking a shower so early? You'll be all sweaty after exercising, so will you still need to shower?"

"oops……"

She looked annoyed: "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

"I forgot too."

"It's okay, we'll wash it again when we get back."

She started blow-drying her hair.

Soon after, Lin Qingying changed into casual clothes and came downstairs with me. We took our two skateboards out of the trunk and headed to the square. Unfortunately, there were already some aunties doing square dancing, so our practice space wasn't very big.

"Brother Ding Han, Sister Xiao Ying!"

Not far away, Li Xiang's voice could be heard.

"Yo!"

I looked at the kids behind him and laughed, "No arcade games today, I'm going to teach your little sister Xiaoying how to skateboard."

"it is good."

Li Xiang also took out his skateboard and kept showing off his skills, making me want to kick him.

Lin Qingying, being a beginner, had already learned how to start and turn, but she still lacked grace. What she wanted was the effect of being able to stroll leisurely on a skateboard, using crossover steps and having her long hair flowing, but unfortunately, she couldn't do that yet and needed to practice more.

The two played until almost nine o'clock, then went upstairs covered in sweat.

Lin Qingying washed first, and I washed after her.

Lin Qingying then worked until about 11 p.m., after which the two returned to their respective rooms to prepare for sleep.

……

Late at night, 12 o'clock.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly heard a ding-dong in my mind, a new regional mission had arrived!
[Attention all players! The regional quest "Conquer Twilight Wasteland" (S-rank main quest) has officially refreshed. Quest location: Twilight Wasteland. Quest giver: Starter. This quest will officially begin in 24 hours. Defeating any alien species within the designated map will grant additional conquest rewards. This quest lasts for 48 hours. The higher your accumulated score, the greater the quest rewards!]

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