"Flying Eagle Biotechnology?" Shangguan Mingbo was taken aback, then scoffed, "So you're from the company, huh! I can still handle you. Even your company's Manager Hu has to listen to me! I'll tell him, and he'll fire you immediately!"
Besides the five directors, Flying Eagle Biotechnology also has several other department managers, including the Human Resources Manager. The Manager Hu that Shangguan Mingbo mentioned is Hu Yifei, the Human Resources Manager at Flying Eagle Biotechnology.
Lu Chen had, of course, met Hu Yifei. He was a timid and cautious manager, good at maintaining the status quo but lacking in expansion capabilities. However, Flying Eagle Biotechnology currently focuses on research, production, and sales, and doesn't have high demands for management. Therefore, although Hu Yifei's abilities as Human Resources Manager are limited, he performs his job steadily.
He knew Lu Chen was Shangguan Bei's favorite; she was Flying Eagle Biotechnology's top director, and she fawned over him relentlessly.
Now, Shangguan Mingbo actually wanted Hu Yifei, a mere manager, to fire the top director of Flying Eagle Biotechnology. Lu Chen found it laughable.
Ultimately, Shangguan Mingbo was incredibly arrogant, thinking Lu Chen was young and insignificant, both at Shangguan Manor and within Flying Eagle Biotechnology.
Lu Chen chuckled and shrugged, "Fine, then call him and say you're firing Lu Chen!"
"Lu Chen, don't you dare be so arrogant! You wait, I'm calling right now!"
Shangguan Mingbo struggled to sit up, his face, swollen like a pig's head, slightly raised, as he pulled out his phone to make the call.
A large bump on his forehead made him look utterly comical.
Meanwhile, Zhuang Keluo approached Lu Chen again, timidly and somewhat ingratiatingly reaching out to grab his arm. Lu Chen immediately backed away: "Don't come any closer! I'm really scared of you!"
"Brother Chen, what do you mean! Those stinky men try to get close to me, and I ignore them! I want to be with you, and you push me away! Do you know how much it hurts me?" Zhuang Keluo stomped her foot and pouted.
Lu Chen was quite annoyed. He grumbled, "Anyway, don't get too close to me!"
In other places, Lu Chen might have enjoyed the pleasure of being pursued by a beautiful woman, but this was at the entrance of Shangguan Manor. If Shangguan Bei saw them, it would hurt her feelings.
Although Lu Chen also liked Zhuang Keluo, if he had to hurt a girl, he would choose her. Shangguan Bei was more important to him.
Lu Chen's indifference made Zhuang Keluo even more heartbroken. She was about to speak when Shangguan Mingbo called out from the other end of the line.
He answered the phone.
"Manager Hu? I'm Shangguan Mingbo! Good my foot! I'm saying... how can you be a human resources manager? How can you hire just anyone? Yes, someone from your company offended me, and damn it, they even hit me, right at the gate of our manor! What a bastard! Fire him immediately!"
Shangguan Mingbo looked at Lu Chen smugly, his face full of arrogance.
He seemed to already see Lu Chen being severely reprimanded by Hu Yifei and told not to come to work again.
Of course, this was only the first step.
Shangguan Mingbo had already planned the second step: he was determined to find someone to teach Lu Chen a lesson, at least beat him half to death!
Thinking of Zhuang Keluo throwing herself at him, Shangguan Mingbo's malice grew.
"What's your name? Lu Chen, yeah... huh?"
Suddenly, Shangguan Mingbo's face turned pale, filled with astonishment, his eyes widening in disbelief as he looked at Lu Chen.
His tone was slightly panicked: "How could that be? Isn't the Research Director position held by Beibei?... It was split up? That's impossible! This Lu Chen is just a young upstart, only in his twenties... What? Only in his twenties?"
Lu Chen scratched his head, shook his head slightly, walked to Shangguan Mingbo's side, took out a business card from his pocket, and squatted down. He then flashed the card at Shangguan Mingbo, pointing to the title and name on it.
"Is there a problem?" he asked casually.
Shangguan Mingbo looked utterly astonished.
So, this young man wasn't some odd-job worker; he was actually the Research Director of Flying Eagle Biotechnology!
Even the most ignorant Shangguan Mingbo knew the value of this position. For a biotechnology company, researchers were undoubtedly the most important talent, especially the Research Director!
Hu Yifei's voice came through the phone: "Mingbo, you absolutely mustn't do anything rash! Director Lu is Miss's most valued person, and he's her boyfriend. If you hit him, Miss will be very angry..."
Shangguan Mingbo was incredibly aggrieved. Damn it, who's getting hit now? It's me!
What surprised him even more was that this Lu Chen wasn't just the research director of Flying Eagle Biotechnology, but also Shangguan Bei's boyfriend? And what about Zhuang Keluo? Was this a two-woman rivalry over one man?
As a member of the Shangguan family, he naturally knew about the entanglement between Zhuang Keluo and Shangguan Bei. They had been sisters since childhood, but later Zhuang Keluo became jealous of Shangguan Bei receiving more affection than herself, and gradually ended their sisterly bond.
People from both families were saying that these two rich heiresses had fought over everything except men.
Could it be that a battle for a man had finally erupted?
And it seemed like it was Zhuang Keluo stealing Shangguan Bei's man again?
In an instant, Shangguan Mingbo's jealousy intensified. What did this man named Lu Chen possess that made him so irresistible to the two heiresses of Yunzhou City?
He slammed down the phone, panting as he stared at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen remained calm and said indifferently, "Sorry, your plan to fire me has failed. So, are you planning to have someone beat me up next?"
"He saw right through me?" Shangguan Mingbo was startled. Before he could speak, Zhuang Keluo angrily shouted, "Shangguan Mingbo, let me tell you, if you dare touch a single hair on my boyfriend's head, I'll break both your arms! Don't think you're the only one who can call for help; I can't!"
The phrase "dare to touch a single hair on my boyfriend's head" was dripping with hostility!
It wasn't just directed at Shangguan Mingbo; it was clearly aimed at Shangguan Bei as well!
Zhuang Keluo overheard Hu Yifei's words on the phone, which is why she spoke so boldly.
Shangguan Mingbo's face turned ashen; he suddenly realized he was in deep trouble. Putting aside his resentment towards Lu Chen, it seemed he had offended both the eldest daughter of the Zhuang family and the eldest daughter of his own clan.
Although Shangguan Mingbo was also a member of the Shangguan family, his status was far inferior to Shangguan Bei's. After all, Shangguan Bei was the patriarch's beloved granddaughter.
That title, "patriarch," wasn't something any elder in the family could easily claim; it belonged to the helmsman.
Moreover, while the Shangguan family was a prominent family in Yunzhou City, the Flying Eagle Group was a family business built single-handedly by the Zhuang family patriarch, Zhuang Ziliang. At most, Shangguan Mingbo would only be able to take over the group's tourism subsidiary. Shangguan Bei, on the other hand, would be taking over the entire group!
Just as he was feeling somewhat lost, a convertible jeep drove out of the manor.
It quickly pulled up beside the three of them and stopped.
The driver was a beautiful young woman with a stern air about her; she was Guo Xiutian, one of Shangguan Bei's seven bodyguards who had driven Lu Chen there last time.
Inside the car were three or four other beautiful women, surrounding another woman: Shangguan Bei.
Lu Chen felt a headache coming on again; this time, he had even alerted Shangguan Bei. He turned to look at Zhuang Keluo and saw a very unhappy face.
Shangguan Bei looked at Zhuang Keluo, her expression also quite complicated.
Actually, the person most troubled by what came wasn't Lu Chen, but Shangguan Mingbo. Although it was his sister who had come, firstly, she wasn't his biological sister, and secondly, he had offended her lover.
Shangguan Mingbo knew Shangguan Bei's personality well. She appeared gentle and kind, but once someone crossed her line, she would become stern, even ruthless. She wouldn't hesitate to punish anyone she loved or who was close to her if threatened.
Shangguan Mingbo had always held this younger sister in awe.
Shangguan Bei gave Shangguan Mingbo a cold look, then turned to Lu Chen, her expression softening. She asked softly, "Brother Chen, I heard from Manager Hu that you were beaten up. What happened? Come here and let me see."
Shangguan Mingbo, listening intently, almost vomited blood. He really wanted to shout, "Girl, I'm the one who got beaten up! Can you see all the bruises on my face?" However, he didn't dare. Shangguan Bei's glance had sent a chill down his spine.
Lu Chen scratched his head and walked over.
Shangguan Bei turned to the side, extending a hand to gently stroke his face, and said softly, "Hmm, seems alright, you weren't hurt. How did my cousin bully you?"
Her tone held a hint of disdain when she said "cousin."
Shangguan Mingbo, of course, knew what had happened.
Within the Shangguan family, the younger generation was divided into two factions.
The first faction was the "Striving Faction," mostly relying on family resources, but able to work hard and make themselves stronger, thus making the family stronger as well. The best example of this was, of course, Shangguan Bei.
The second faction was the "Sponge-off Faction," which, as the name suggests, consisted of rich second-generation heirs who lived off their family's wealth and indulged in a life of extravagance. Shangguan Mingbo was one of them.
Shangguan Bei naturally looked down on this cousin.
Lu Chen scratched his head and briefly recounted what had just happened.
Of course, she kept quiet about Zhuang Keluo clinging to him.
After listening, Shangguan Bei's face turned ashen. She looked at Shangguan Mingbo again, her expression even colder.
Shangguan Mingbo swallowed hard and quickly explained, "Xiao Bei, let me explain, I..."
"No need to explain!" Shangguan Bei interrupted, "Mingbo-ge, I hope this won't happen again, otherwise I'll tell your father. Now, leave."
"I..." Shangguan Mingbo wanted to say something more.
Shangguan Bei said coldly, "Aren't you leaving!"