Xu Mu had originally thought about making sure this man lost his job too.
But when he saw who the man was, he decided to wait a little longer.
"Manager Liu, you were looking for me?"
Zhang Shuaikai immediately approached Liu Wei.
"This is the person you hired? How do you even do your job?"
Liu Wei pointed coldly at Wu Shengqi standing nearby.
Zheng Yan, of course, wouldn't miss the chance — she rushed forward and told Liu Wei everything about what Wu Shengqi had done.
Zhang Shuaikai's face turned pale as he listened.
"Manager Liu, I'm sorry, it was my mistake. He was someone I poached from another company. I didn't expect him to turn out like this."
He immediately distanced himself from Wu Shengqi.
"Alright, enough talk."
Xu Mu looked toward Zhang Shuaikai. "He just said you're his man — is that true?"
"Brother Xu! No, he's talking nonsense!"
Zhang Shuaikai glared at Wu Shengqi and snapped, "Explain yourself to Brother Xu right now!"
As Feng Kang's illegitimate son, he naturally knew Xu Mu.
To him, the man before him was someone to envy and resent — Xu Shou doted on Xu Mu endlessly, while Feng Kang had never even looked him in the eye.
"I… I was just talking nonsense earlier. I just wanted to scare them."
Wu Shengqi knew full well that Zhang Shuaikai was his superior.
If the Feng family found out that he had implicated their man, he might end up feeding fish in the river by tomorrow.
"Alright, Liu Wei — how about my aunt takes over his position as supervisor?"
Xu Mu placed his hand gently on Li Yun's shoulder.
"Xiao Xu, that's not proper… I've never been a supervisor before…"
"Good! I think this lady is quite suitable — with her image and bearing, being an admin supervisor is actually beneath her," Liu Wei said with a flattering smile.
Zheng Yan's heart soured with jealousy. Why her?!
"Xiao Xu, I can't handle such work. I might mess it up."
Li Yun had worked for many years, but aside from her own breakfast shop, she had always been in the lowest positions.
"This job's easy — just miscellaneous tasks. You'll handle it fine."
Xu Mu smiled reassuringly.
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"Alright then…"
Li Yun felt deeply moved — she owed Xu Mu yet another favor.
"Supervisor Li, our deputy supervisor went out this morning. Once she's back, I'll have her show you around and get you familiar with things."
Liu Wei smiled politely. This was Xu Mu's person — she must be treated well.
"Thank you, Manager Liu."
Li Yun nodded repeatedly.
"Auntie, I'll go upstairs for a bit."
Xu Mu winked at Li Yun and left with Liu Wei and Zhang Shuaikai toward the elevator.
Li Yun clenched her fists nervously — she still couldn't believe what was happening. It all felt like a dream.
"Li Yun— no, Supervisor Li, I'm sorry. I was forced to do it. For the sake of our old friendship, please forgive me."
Zheng Yan grabbed her arm, her face filled with pleading.
It had taken her so long to get into such a big company, and now Li Yun was connected to someone so influential.
If Li Yun held a grudge, getting her fired would take only one word.
Seeing Zheng Yan like this, Li Yun couldn't help but soften a little.
"I know… you had your difficulties," Li Yun said gently.
Hearing that, Zheng Yan finally sighed in relief. Then she smiled and said, "As your old classmate, I'm really happy for you — finding such a rich, handsome young boyfriend."
Li Yun waved her hands frantically, her face flushing red. "Zheng Yan, what nonsense are you saying? He's not my boyfriend!"
"Oh please, who are you trying to fool? If he's not your boyfriend, would he have rushed over last night just to save you? If he's not your boyfriend, would he come here just to stand up for you today?"
As she spoke, Zheng Yan glanced meaningfully at Li Yun's figure. "Plenty of young men like mature women. Especially someone like you — elegant and charming. Look at the French president — his wife is over twenty years older than him. You two aren't even close to that!"
Li Yun shook her head firmly. "You've got it wrong. He's just close with my daughter, that's all."
She said that, but her thoughts began to wander.
Xu Mu was already married, yet he treated her and her daughter unusually well.
What was his true intention?
There was no real benefit to be gained from them…
Could it be that he really—?
"Oh, so he's trying to please his future mother-in-law!"
Zheng Yan suddenly understood — and immediately regretted ever having a son instead of a daughter.
Xu Mu didn't go to Liu Wei's office but followed Zhang Shuaikai to his instead.
Zhang Shuaikai was nervous — could Xu Mu be holding a grudge because of what Wu Shengqi said?
"B-Brother Xu, what can I do for you?"
Zhang adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, his expression uneasy.
Sitting calmly on the sofa, Xu Mu said, "I'll give you a chance. Tell me everything exactly as it happened, and I'll help you reclaim what's rightfully yours."
"Brother Xu, I don't understand what you mean." Zhang stood stiffly before him, his face full of confusion.
"If I'm asking this, it means I already have evidence. Here's a warning — if you stay stubborn, your end will be miserable."
Xu Mu's tone turned cold. "Don't think only the Feng family can make you disappear — the Xu family can too."
At the mention of the Feng family, Zhang's pupils contracted sharply. His face was filled with disbelief.
How did Xu Mu know about that?
Then he realized — Of course, this wastrel couldn't have found out himself. It must have been Xu Shou's investigation.
He was just sent here to clean up the mess.
Zhang knew Xu Mu's personality — if things didn't go his way, Zhang's life might really be in danger.
Not knowing how much Xu Mu already knew, Zhang decided to tell the truth. If he got caught lying, he was finished.
"B-Brother Xu, I was wrong! I was planted in the Xu family by the Fengs. I'll tell you everything."
He didn't dare hide anything and explained it all from the beginning.
Six years ago, Feng Kang had already anticipated a major clash with the Xu family and arranged for Zhang to infiltrate them early.
With Feng family's help, Zhang brought many contracts to the company and gradually climbed the ranks, eventually becoming a minor leader.
During the financial war between the Fengs and Xus in Yang City, he had secretly reported much internal information.
In the end, the Xu family's Yang City branch lost the battle.
At the time, salaries were cut, and wages went unpaid for months — yet Zhang stayed behind.
Xu Shou thought highly of his loyalty and specially promoted him to HR manager.
"Brother Xu! I did report some things, but nothing major! The branch's downfall mainly came from investing in the Ye family!"
Zhang spoke nervously. "Please, spare me! I've worked hard and faithfully for the company all these years!"
"What's your connection to Feng Kang? Why were you so willing to be their spy for so many years in our company?"
Xu Mu leaned back on the sofa, crossing his legs.
Zhang froze — did they already know that too?
He had never told anyone about it.