Mark Chao looked utterly exasperated...
"Sorry, President. We didn't mean it. President Li, we really didn't mean it." The group of people standing behind the woman who had been speaking didn't dare to utter a word.
"Raise your head. Let me take a look!" Sean Li tilted the woman's chin up. "What's your name?"
The woman whose chin was tilted up by Sean Li blushed instantly. She had always had a crush on Sean Li. Every time he came, she would come to catch a glimpse of him. This time, being stared at directly by Sean Li, she felt her heart was about to burst.
"I... am... Chen Ting." Chen Ting said shyly, thinking that her spring had come. Little did she expect that the next words would pour a bucket of cold water on her.
"Chen Ting..." Sean Li dropped his hand and turned to Mark Chao. "You handle this. She's so ordinary. How come your employees are all so mediocre!"
After saying that, he even clapped his hands as if he had just touched something dirty.
Before Chen Ting could react, she heard Mark Chao say, "You don't need to come to work tomorrow."
Sean Li had heard what the woman said at the door. She had spoken so loudly. Was she afraid they couldn't hear her inside? Well, he had seen such tricks too many times.
Women like her only had their eyes on his money. They were just daydreamers...
Sean Li sat back in his original seat.
"President Li! Please spare me..." Tears welled up in Chen Ting's eyes immediately. She had just wanted to attract Sean Li's attention in this way, but she never thought she would end up getting fired. Everyone knew that the benefits provided by Zhao's Group to its employees were unmatched by other companies. So many people were eager to squeeze in.
"You've got it wrong. This is Zhao's Group, not Li's Group. You're begging the wrong person!" Sean Li said innocently, as if he wasn't the one who had caused all this.
"President, President, I was wrong. Please don't fire me..." Chen Ting immediately cried and begged Mark Chao for forgiveness. She still hadn't realized that her little trick had been seen through.
"What we need in Zhao's Group are employees who can get things done, not those who dream of climbing up the social ladder. Now, go and settle your accounts!" Mark Chao's words made the people behind Chen Ting tremble with fear.
Mark Chao! Sean Li! You just wait... Chen Ting wiped the tears off her face and walked out of the meeting room. She harbored a grudge in her heart.
"Why are you still standing there? Do you also want to leave?" Sean Li said with a smile to the group of women still standing at the door.
"O... yes..." The group of women, as if relieved, quickly slipped out. They didn't want to lose their jobs.
"Chen Ting... this woman is not simple!" Sean Li said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Mark Chao looked at the nonchalant Sean Li. Having grown up together, he knew that Sean Li had a sharp eye for people, but it was rare for him to play tricks on others like this.
"I knew just now that it was her who pushed the door open. She's the tallest. Her voice wasn't that rough when she was talking to me, but she spoke loudly at the door. It means she just wanted to attract my attention. So I just played with her a bit!" Sean Li said casually.
"If you could put more of your mind into work and less on women, I'd give you some credit for Zhao's Group." Mark Chao said helplessly.
Sean Li shrugged. He wished he could, but just looking at those documents and project proposals gave him a headache. He was more suited to be surrounded by women.
"I'm not cut out for it. Besides, things are good as they are now..." Sean Li suddenly said mysteriously. "By the way, our company is going to have a reality show soon. Do you want to participate?"
"Why me? For this kind of thing, you should go and find those celebrities." Mark Chao looked at Sean Li in confusion.
"You know, your aura is much stronger than those celebrities." Sean Li looked at Mark Chao meaningfully.
"..." Mark Chao was speechless.
"Moreover, if you participate in this reality show, you can see those two kids and get to spend about a month with them!"
Sean Li knew that Mark Chao liked kids, but he also thought that Mark Chao hadn't met the right person to have children with, so he had been delaying getting married. So, he threw out an olive branch.
"Forget it. You know I'm busy..." Although Mark Chao was a bit tempted, he still refused. After all, he had no relation to those two kids. They just looked alike.
Sean Li didn't expect Mark Chao to refuse. He felt like an opportunity had slipped away. "You should go, Mark. After all, our company has already spread the news..."
"Damn it! This is your real purpose, isn't it..." Mark Chao swore impatiently. Sean Li had another big problem - he loved to brag. He always promised things in advance and then tried every means to fulfill them.
"Don't be so impatient. It's those old guys in the company who forced me to say that besides inviting Li Tianyi, we couldn't invite anyone else. I was so angry that I said I'd invite you. Your fame is much greater than his." Sean Li said with a guilty smile.
Sure enough, he couldn't hide it from Mark Chao...
Mark Chao rolled his eyes. "Isn't Li Tianyi your cousin? Just ask him to go. Your company can even save some money."
"Mark, you know that guy thinks he's famous. He's so arrogant at home all day long. My mom even praises him for being good-looking every day. I'm obviously better-looking than him..." Sean Li said angrily.
As soon as Mark Chao heard this, he knew that Sean Li had quarreled with Li Tianyi again and was using him as a scapegoat. "I'm not going. If you want to go, go by yourself!"
"You... You... Just say it. What are your conditions!" Sean Li knew that Mark Chao must have thought the conditions weren't good enough, which was why he refused.
"Not bad. You guessed my intention this time!" Mark Chao said with a smile. "You know, I'm a businessman. A 70 - 30 split..."
"OK!" Sean Li readily agreed. He had only told the directors that he was going to invite Mark Chao. He hadn't promised how the money would be split.
For some reason, the directors who were still in the meeting couldn't help but sneeze one after another.
"And there's another condition..." Mark Chao said unhurriedly.
"What else?" Sean Li didn't expect Mark Chao to have another condition. He asked curiously.
"If you can also invite one of our company's artists to go, it's a deal!" Mark Chao's handsome face looked even better in the sunlight.
"I didn't expect you, Mark. You've got someone like that? Why don't you invite them yourself..." Sean Li said in disbelief.