Chapter 161

"Yo, who did I think it was? From afar, you looked just like a stray dog."

Liu Ruyan's sharp, thin voice rang out, carrying undisguised mockery.

"Gu Shanhe? Why have you run here again?"

"What, can't find a job after being fired, can't survive anymore, and want to come beg your old employer for a bite to eat?"

She looked Gu Shanhe up and down at his ordinary clothes and sneered: "Look at this street-stall trash you're wearing; even our company's cleaning lady dresses with more class than you."

"What, are you here to apply for the cleaning job?"

Wang Jianming also poked his head out, a cat-playing-with-a-mouse smile on his face, his tone slow and leisurely, filled with a sense of superiority.

"Gu Shanhe, I remember the termination notice was very clear: you were permanently barred from employment due to serious violations of company policy and confirmed suspicion of theft. What, is your skin so thick that you still dare to come?"

He paused deliberately, looking at Gu Shanhe's calm face, and teased,

"However, considering you did contribute a little to the company in the past, if you kneel down now and beg me properly, kowtowing a few times, I might just show some kindness and talk to the HR department to let you come back to clean the toilets."

"Three thousand yuan a month, enough to ensure you don't starve to death, how about it? Better than you wandering the streets now, right?"

Seeing this, the two security guards immediately straightened their backs, their faces piling up with sycophantic smiles as they looked at Wang Jianming.

Then, when they turned to Gu Shanhe, their expressions became fierce and impatient:

"Did you hear that? Manager Wang has spoken, get lost immediately! Don't be an eyesore here and affect our company's image!"

Several employees entering and leaving also stopped, looking curiously, pointing at Gu Shanhe and whispering:

"Is this that Gu Shanhe who got fired?"

"I heard he stole company secrets and wanted to sell them to a competitor; he's really shameless."

"Liu Ruyan is with Manager Wang now; dumping him was truly a wise choice."

"Look at his pathetic, poor look, and he still has the nerve to come back..."

Facing this onslaught of humiliation, mockery, and disdain, Gu Shanhe felt no great waves in his heart.

After experiencing the system's arrival, a skyrocketing lifespan, and holding Heavenly Dao cultivation techniques, looking at these past petty squabbles felt like nothing more than the buzzing of ants—utterly laughable.

He even smiled lightly and shook his head, too lazy to waste breath on these two clowns.

In the eyes of Liu Ruyan and Wang Jianming, this smile was embarrassment, a desperate front, and a final fig leaf.

"Still dare to laugh?"

Wang Jianming's face sank, feeling his authority challenged,

"Gu Shanhe, you don't know what's good for you, do you?"

"Security! Throw this ungrateful thing out for me, throw him far away!"

"Yes, Manager Wang!"

The two security guards immediately rubbed their hands, about to step forward and grab Gu Shanhe.

Just at this moment, Gu Shanhe took out his phone from his pocket, unhurriedly.

His movements were calm and composed, completely out of place with the tense atmosphere at the scene.

"Heh, making a call?"

Wang Jianming laughed exaggeratedly, as if he had seen some massive joke.

"Calling for backup? Looking for a backer? Gu Shanhe, who do you think you are?"

"In Jiangcheng, in the internet circle, I, Wang Jianming, am at least someone of note. I'd like to see who can protect you from entering this door today!"

"Go ahead and call, call the most awesome person you know; I want to see who dares to defy my, Wang Jianming's, face for a piece of trash like you!"

Liu Ruyan also chimed in from the side, her voice sharp:

"Exactly! Shanhe, stop struggling to the death, kneel down and apologize to Manager Wang quickly; maybe Manager Wang will have a soft heart and really grant you a bite to eat! Why humiliate yourself?"

Gu Shanhe acted as if he hadn't heard, his fingers tapping the screen a few times, dialing a number.

The call was answered almost instantly.

"Xiaofeng, it's me, Gu Shanhe."

Gu Shanhe's voice was calm and waveless, "I am at the main entrance of the Tianhai Group."

"Hmm, encountered a small problem; the security guards at the door, and your Market Department Deputy Manager Wang Jianming, don't seem to welcome me in for an inspection."

He only said these two sentences before hanging up.

The whole process took less than ten seconds.

Wang Jianming and Liu Ruyan were stunned for a moment, then erupted into even louder mockery.

"Hahahaha! Gu Shanhe, are you fucking crazy? 'Xiaofeng'? 'Inspection'?"

Wang Jianming laughed until he was leaning back, tears almost coming out,

"Do you know the General Manager of Tianhai Group is surnamed Lin? General Manager Lin Haifeng, is that someone you can call by name? Putting on an act and making a call, do you think you're the Chairman?"

Liu Ruyan also covered her mouth and laughed: "Shanhe, have you been too stimulated and gone mentally unstable? Do you want me to help you contact a mental hospital?"

"Do you think you're acting in an idol drama? The domineering CEO returns? It's hilarious!"

"Kid, stop playing these tricks here!"

Wang Jianming put away his smile, a fierce look appearing on his face,

"Security, what are you still standing there for? Throw him out! I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"

The two security guards no longer hesitated, pouncing on Gu Shanhe like vicious gods, reaching out to grab his arms.

Just as their hands were about to touch Gu Shanhe's sleeves—

"All of you, stop!!!"

A roar containing shock and anger came from inside the group's main gate like a thunderclap, instantly drowning out all the noise.

Only to see more than a dozen people pouring out from the revolving door, led by a middle-aged man in a custom Armani suit who carried an air of authority without needing to be angry.

These people were all extraordinary in bearing; it was exactly the General Manager of Tianhai Group, Lin Haifeng, along with the CFO, HR Director, Operations Director, Legal Director, and all the core executives in the company!

This group of big shots, who could usually only be seen at internal company meetings, were all out in full force at this moment, each with a nervous expression, walking hurriedly, even carrying a hint of panic.

Seeing Lin Haifeng, Wang Jianming changed his face instantly like a pug seeing its master, pushing aside the security guard blocking the way and trotting up with a face full of smiles,

"General Manager Lin! Why did you come down personally? Why bother you with such a small matter? A piece of trash employee who was fired is making trouble here; I'll have security throw him..."

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Because Lin Haifeng didn't even look at him, and even all the executives behind him looked past him, focusing directly on the young man in casual clothes with a calm expression.

Under the gaze of everyone's extreme horror, they saw the head of Tianhai Group, the General Manager Lin Haifeng who stirred up the business world, rush to Gu Shanhe in three steps, stopping abruptly at a distance of one meter.

Immediately, he bent his waist deeply toward Gu Shanhe, bowing a standard ninety-degree bow!

"Chairman Gu! Welcome to the group for an inspection!"

Lin Haifeng's voice was loud and clear, carrying full respect.

Behind him, the CFO, HR Director, Operations Director, Legal Director...

All the executives, without exception, bowed in unison toward Gu Shanhe!

"Welcome Chairman Gu for the inspection!"

The voices were uniform, echoing in front of the empty group gate, vibrating people's eardrums.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The sycophantic smile on Wang Jianming's face froze, his eyes widened into circles, his mouth opened unconsciously, and his whole person was as if hit by a freezing spell.

The mockery and triumph on Liu Ruyan's face froze instantly, then turned into extreme horror and confusion; the Hermes bag in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," but she was completely unaware.

Those two security guards who were just about to take action were even more like they had been struck by lightning, their faces bloodless, and their legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

All the employees around who were watching the show were dumbfounded, looking at this scene that subverted their cognition with wide eyes.

Chairman... Gu?

Which Chairman Gu?

Since when did Tianhai Group have a Chairman surnamed Gu?

Just then, Lin Haifeng straightened up, his gaze sweeping like electricity over the stunned Wang Jianming and Liu Ruyan, then turned to everyone, announcing in an unquestionable voice:

"Formally introducing to everyone! This is our Tianhai Group's new Chairman, Gu Shanhe, Chairman Gu!"

"The group's sole actual controller, holding 100% of the shares!"

Boom—!

This sentence was like a final heavy hammer, smashing fiercely onto the crowns of Wang Jianming and Liu Ruyan's heads.

New Chairman? Sole actual controller? 100% shares?

Every word was like a red-hot knife, stabbing into their hearts and then stirring fiercely.

Wang Jianming only felt the world go black, spinning around, and a cold chill rushed from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

He suddenly remembered Gu Shanhe's calm smile just now, remembered that short phone call...

That wasn't a desperate front; that was simply the indifference of looking down on ants!

Liu Ruyan was trembling violently all over, her face as pale as paper.

She looked at the ex-boyfriend she had once discarded like trash and mocked, now being treated with such respect by all the company's executives, becoming the sole owner of this group with a market value of tens of billions...

The huge psychological gap and extreme regret bit into her heart like a poisonous snake, making her almost suffocate and faint.

Only then did Gu Shanhe slowly raise his eyes, his gaze calmly sweeping over the ashen-faced Wang Jianming and the trembling Liu Ruyan, as if sweeping over two specks of dust.