Pushing the door open, standing at the entrance was a man with a thin build, a dark and pale complexion, dressed in a shirt and trousers, with a black band on his sleeve that had the word "Filial" written on it.

Except for Chu Ge, no one expected this person to suddenly appear at this moment.

"Long Kun?" Qin Ruojing frowned tightly, standing up from her chair, "What are you doing here?"

Not everyone present had seen Long Kun, but no one was unfamiliar with the name. Hearing these two words, there was an added look of intrigue in their eyes.

Even without the black band on Long Kun's arm, everyone knew Long Kun's father, Long Tao, had died a few days ago. The police seemed to still not have any clues, and no one thought Long Kun's sudden appearance here would be for anything good.

Without answering Qin Ruojing's question, Long Kun entered the room and fixed his gaze on Chu Ge, "Young Master Chu, I'm not late, am I?"

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned again. Why did Long Kun act so respectful and deferential in front of Chu Ge? What did he just call Chu Ge? Young Master Chu?

"Just right, neither early nor late."

Chu Ge smiled faintly, took the voting papers from the table, and under a series of surprised and puzzled gazes, crumpled them into a paper ball. Then, unhurriedly, he stood up, walked over to the paper bin by the door, and suddenly, without warning, kicked towards it.

Instinctively, all eyes turned to the moving paper bin, watching it trace a parabola from one end of the room to the other, then with a "thunk," landed squarely on the table in front of Liu Dong.

As the paper bin was about to fall, Liu Dong reflexively shrank away, nearly overturning the conference chair he was sitting in.

The paper bin wobbled for a moment, then finally settled quietly on the tabletop.

Noticing the gazes following from the paper bin now fixed on his face, realizing his loss of composure, Liu Dong suddenly stood up. "Chu Ge, what are you doing?"

Ignoring Liu Dong's voice, Chu Ge turned and handed the paper ball in his hand to Long Kun, "Throw this away."

Long Kun took the paper ball, said nothing, and with a blank expression, walked step by step to Liu Dong's side, extended his right hand, and spread his fingers open. Those slips of paper with Liu Dong's name fell directly into the bin under Liu Dong's nose.

"Security! Where are the security guards!"

This was an insult, a complete insult! Even though Liu Dong knew Long Kun was no good, he was still infuriated and slapped the table with a "bang," shouting out.

"Director Liu, please calm down. Calling security here might not be in your best interest." Chu Ge's lips curled in a slight smile, turning his head to look at Long Kun, "Long Kun, since you're here, why not say something?"

"Liu Dong, I heard your wife went to the Elegant Beauty Salon for a spa today?"

Just as Liu Dong was about to stand up from his chair, Long Kun pressed down on his shoulder, meeting his gaze, and said indifferently.

"By the way, your son is starting school in a few days, right? Is he already clamoring to leave now? At your age, you might not understand. Nowadays, college students go to school a few days early to book a room outside with their girlfriends."

Liu Dong's pupils shrank, "Long Kun, what do you mean by this?"

"Nothing in particular, just wanted to tell you that the capital city's security isn't as good as you think. Compared to staying in a hotel outside, your son's dorm in the sixth building on the school campus is much safer."

Long Kun squinted his eyes, "Oh, by the way, you have a sister named Liu Li, right? She's also doing a spa with your wife now?"

Liu Dong's body stiffened. After such words, if he still couldn't hear the threat in Long Kun's tone, all these years he lived could have been in vain.

However, even with this understanding, he still couldn't fathom Long Kun's intention, and... how did this black sheep connect with Chu Ge? Why did he act so obediently in front of Chu Ge?

Liu Dong couldn't figure it out, and neither could the other directors in the room. As for Qin Ruojing, she was even more bewildered. A myriad of gazes once again converged on Chu Ge, inexplicably horrified.

Long Kun's voice continued as he casually walked next to another director and gently patted his shoulder.

"If I'm not mistaken, your daughter is in fourth grade, right? How's the teaching quality at Furen Primary School? Can she see the blackboard clearly from the sixth row?"

Cold sweat immediately oozed from that director's forehead. Long Kun apparently wasn't expecting any answer from him and promptly shifted his gaze to the next director.

It seemed Long Kun was merely making casual small talk, yet his voice resonated in the room, making everyone exceedingly anxious and fearful.

Clearly, Long Kun had a thorough understanding of everyone's situation present.

"Hmm... I've heard there have been quite a lot of incidents of objects falling from heights and traffic accidents recently."

As the atmosphere in the room reached the effect Chu Ge desired, each director's face turned alternately blue and white. Chu Ge glanced at Long Kun and signaled with his eyes that it was time to stop. Only then did Long Kun make a concluding remark and then quietly stood behind Chu Ge.

Under the scrutiny of several eyes, Chu Ge scratched his head, grinned, revealing his white, or rather, ghastly white teeth in the eyes of everyone.

"Just now, when everyone was voting, you might not have thought it through thoroughly. How about we do it again?"

No one answered, and those who met Chu Ge's eyes all averted their gaze.

Despite the multitude of questions in Qin Ruojing's heart, it was clearly not the right occasion now, so she, like the others, remained silent.

"Since no one has any objections, I think this time, let's have a show of hands to vote. It's simple, direct, clear, using paper is just too much trouble."

With a harmless smile, Chu Ge tapped his right middle finger on the table a few times. "If anyone feels capable of taking on the chairman's position, why not volunteer?"

As soon as Chu Ge finished speaking, the room was left with only the sound of slightly hurried breathing and his fingers tapping on the table. Still, no one answered.

"In the face of opportunity, everyone is equal. You are all board directors of Tianjiao Group, so there's no need to be so modest at a time like this, right?"

Chu Ge's voice was still so calm, and his face carried a smile, yet the hearts of the directors sank even further.

Even if they felt angry at Chu Ge and Long Kun's actions, under such circumstances, they could only think of settling accounts later. As for volunteering? How foolish would one have to be? Does one really think their life and their family's life are too peaceful?

Liu Dong's face twitched violently. He felt unwilling; everything had been going so smoothly. Just now, Chu Ge was clearly embarrassed and angry. How could such a massive change happen just like that?

Actually, for Chu Ge, even if he felt a bit upset just now, he was far from being embarrassed and enraged. The expression he showed was indeed due to his mischievous nature.

He just wanted to see what kind of expression Liu Dong would have when he was so sure of his victory in the face of such a massive contrast.

Just as Liu Dong had enjoyed watching Qin Ruojing and Chu Ge's unpleasant expressions, Chu Ge found Liu Dong's change of expression very entertaining.

"Oh? Director Liu, from your appearance, it seems like you think you can take on this position?" After a few seconds, Chu Ge turned his gaze to Liu Dong and smiled playfully. "If so, let's have a show of hands. Those in favor of Director Liu becoming the next chairman, please raise your hand."

No one raised a hand, and no one spoke. Liu Dong's face turned even more unsightly.

"Oh, does everyone think Director Liu isn't up to the task?" Chu Ge spread his hands and shrugged. "In that case, does everyone think the former chairman, Qin Ruojing, is capable of being re-elected? Please show your stance."

As soon as Chu Ge finished speaking, everyone looked at each other for a few seconds. The director closest to Chu Ge and Long Kun was the first to raise his hand, "I... agree."

"I also agree." Another director spoke up, raising his right hand.

Subsequently, like a trend, more right hands were raised,

Within a mere minute, only Chu Ge, Long Kun, Qin Ruojing, and Liu Dong were left not raising their hands in the room.

In this meeting room, Chu Ge's position was Qin Ruojing's secretary. He wasn't a director and naturally didn't have the right to vote, although even if he did raise his hand, no one would have said anything.

Long Kun was an outsider, and the voting had nothing to do with him.

Qin Ruojing no longer needed to raise her hand.

As for Liu Dong, looking at those glaring right hands, his eye twitched a few more times, having no choice but to maintain his trampled dignity and express his inner anger and dissatisfaction in this way.

"Today's meeting ends here."

The result was already evident, and no one needed to say more. Qin Ruojing breathed a sigh of relief and announced the adjournment. She stood up from her seat, gave Chu Ge a deep look, and walked directly to the door.

As Qin Ruojing walked past Chu Ge, her steps paused for a few seconds, but ultimately said nothing, pressing her lips together before continuing forward.

On normal days, Long Kun would induce fear with his presence, just moments ago causing hearts to race. However, when Qin Ruojing paused her steps, he acted like a doorman, opening the door.

Chu Ge's gaze swept over the faces of the directors. Not until Qin Ruojing's footsteps in the hallway faded into the distance did he stand up and also exit through the door, with Long Kun silently following behind him.

Inside the room, everyone, whether openly or secretly, glanced at Liu Dong. They felt as though their chests were about to burst from the pressure, and as soon as Chu Ge left, they too quickly exited.

The meeting room quickly became empty, leaving Liu Dong alone sitting in the seat on the left-hand side. He stared at the trash can on the table for a long time without lifting his head.

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