novelraw Chapter 332 - 306: Give Me a Reason
Chapter 332 - 306: Give Me a Reason
Yu Minglang didn’t want to lose control of his emotions in front of Qian, so he shifted the topic away from the salamander to something else.
"Don’t you have a psychology intervention group? Why did you still ask me to give a lecture?" Qian asked.
"That’s different; their theories aren’t as effective as your practical experience."
The psychology intervention group only provides psychological guidance for special situations, and Qian’s performance today was clearly more effective; she resolved the issue smoothly.
There isn’t a specific position for negotiation experts inland, and dedicated negotiation experts are rare. Some people have received negotiation training and will step in when negotiations are needed. But, with our generally good law and order, severe cases are rare, and there’s not much need for negotiation experts.
This area is still a blank slate, and Qian’s outstanding performance made Xiaoqiang realize that his team has room for improvement and that enhancing training in this area is necessary. It’s meaningful even at the negotiation table.
Everyone praised Qian endlessly. Qian humbly responded, patiently answering questions, displaying her professionalism.
The car sped towards Yu Minglang’s workplace, and the salamander kept looking thoughtfully at Qian. His impression of her had changed due to today’s events.
Previously, when Yu Minglang was showing off to some close associates, the salamander unintentionally saw their chat records. He felt this woman was trying to string the young boss along, but after today, she seemed not so distant and calculating.
It was Qian’s first time at Yu Minglang’s workplace. Her impressive performance made Yu Minglang joyful, and he immediately promised that there would be a dinner gathering at his family’s hotel near the company, along with introducing Qian to everyone.
Upon arriving at the company, a senior member of Yu Minglang’s company, also a major shareholder, called Qian to the office.
Yu Minglang initially wanted to accompany Qian but was pushed out by his uncle, who then had a private conversation with Qian over tea.
Yu Minglang generously gave his friends half a day’s leave and planned to have a gathering once Qian came out.
While waiting, he went alone to the salamander’s office.
He knocked on the door, and the salamander opened it.
Several people came out with Yu Minglang, all having good treatment in the company. Of course, they contributed more, too.
Yu Minglang had already planned to confront the salamander when he arrived, but upon entering and seeing the box on the floor, he didn’t know what to say.
The salamander’s office was cleared out, and the desk was empty. Tomorrow, someone else would move in while the original owner was leaving today.
Seeing Yu Minglang silent, the salamander broke the deadlock and initiated conversation with Yu Minglang.
"They insist you treat them to a meal. Looks like you’ll have to spend big, no escaping it. It’s a shame I can’t go, and I can’t take advantage of you before leaving. I was hoping to benefit from it," the salamander said regretfully.
"You’re leaving already?"
Yu Minglang knew he wanted to resign. Zeng Rong’s resignation request had to pass through him. He came to help out of friendship; he already had a job at home, but it seemed like there was still some time before leaving.
Zeng Rong is the salamander’s real name.
"Yes, I’m leaving. Staying here has lost its meaning," Zeng Rong admitted openly.
"I feel like you still owe me an explanation."
"Explanation?" Zeng Rong shook his head.
"I don’t need an explanation. I did what I did; you decide what you want."
"Why trouble me before leaving? What’s your purpose? I don’t recall any feuds with you."
"Consider it a final prank before leaving. After offending you, I couldn’t stay, and I didn’t want to wait for you to retaliate against me. Your father agreed that I should leave today. At night, while everyone gathers with you for dinner, I’ll leave quietly to spare everyone the sentiment. Knowing I did this to you, the brothers might despise me and not see me off. Why make everyone awkward?"
Yu Minglang angrily confronted him, and Zeng Rong wasn’t surprised.
He had predicted the consequences when he did it.
"Zeng Rong, why did you make that call to my fiancée? Give me a reason!"
Zeng Rong didn’t answer but rather replied with a bitter smile.
"Seems you truly despise me; you aren’t even calling me by my codename."
The codename represents someone within, whereas calling by name signifies Yu Minglang had completely distanced himself from him.
"I never thought you’d do something like this. How does me breaking up with Qian benefit you?"
Yu Minglang would never have imagined it was him.
He considered many scenarios but didn’t contemplate his important brother would betray him. Initially reluctant to think that way, after filtering others, the only one who touched the phone was Zeng Rong.
He hadn’t had the chance to confront Zeng Rong when the hostage incident occurred. After handling public affairs, he naturally sought to settle scores.
The betrayal by a brother was extremely painful, far worse than a physical wound.
It caused immense mental distress.
"You figured it out, I knew I couldn’t hide it from you. Yes, I made that call; it was me with altered voice dialing."
Zeng Rong candidly admitted.
Sitting on the box, he was no longer Yu Minglang’s employee.
Yu Minglang denied his participation in the rescue operation, leaving him with a permanent regret.
"You’re not an unthinking person. Knowing I’d discover, why do it?"
"You can hate me; I did that, but I don’t find it excessive. After all, you changed your emergency contact to Chen Xiaoqian and modified your will indicating that if something unfortunate happened to you, your assets would be split equally between your parents and Chen Xiaoqian. So in case of an accident, as your personal lawyer, I made the call, which is reasonable. But perhaps I said a bit too much."
Yu Minglang had a confidential will, and the salamander was his legal advisor. All were handled personally by him.
The will expressed regrets and hoped she would forget him and live well, also mentioning his inheritance. He knew his parents weren’t lacking money, so he left half to Qian.
The will was with Zeng Rong, so his claim to have seen it didn’t surprise Yu Minglang. He was just heartbroken at why a brother who’d shared life-and-death moments would do this.
"To her, you’ve said far more than ’a bit too much’—way too much!"
Enough that after hearing it, Mei immediately broke up with him!
"I said a lot, but which isn’t true? One, does she really love you? When you were head over heels for her, how much genuine affection could she return?"