Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 1303 - 1302: You’re a Good Fit for Our Company

What’s the point of going to this branch? Besides, this CEO seems to have some brain issues. Following this CEO won’t lead to any advancement, yet Mr. Zhuge has taken a fancy to this CEO.

Thinking this, Secretary Li immediately tried to reduce his presence, fearing that Xu Ke might take a liking to him. However, Xu Ke just wanted to joke with Secretary Li.

He took a serious sip of coffee and looked at Mr. Zhuge: "I think Mr. Zhuge is right, this method is truly excellent. Our company simply doesn’t have such people, and this kind of talent is exactly what we lack. It would be great if the chairman could part with them."

At this point, everyone was speechless. Xu Ke really doesn’t get the hint; he’s asking the chairman for people. Today, the chairman asked him for performance results; if he can’t deliver, the chairman would have to let him go.

Secretary Li desperately wanted to pinch Xu Ke.

"Mr. Xu, please don’t joke with me. I’m just a secretary at Headquarters, and besides, your Secretary Zhou seems to complement you well. Surely your performance is great, so please don’t hurt Secretary Zhou’s feelings, Mr. Xu."

What Secretary Li meant by "complement" was that Xu Ke and Secretary Zhou were alike—neither of them gets the hint, so the two of them mixed together are naturally a good fit.

Unlike Secretary Zhou, who is clueless but just follows the CEO’s antics, really not looking the part at all.

Thinking of this, he quickly raised his chin towards the door, completely ignoring everyone else, while Zhou Mishu pursed his lips.

Secretary said there were five minutes, but after five minutes passed, Mr. Zhuge’s face completely darkened in the conference room.

Originally, Mr. Zhuge wasn’t supposed to come today, but the old man knew the branch was meeting at Headquarters today and was afraid Xu Ke would suffer. Furthermore, Xu Ke had been focusing on innovation lately, so there might be a shortfall in performance. Thus, Mr. Zhuge came to support Xu Ke.

In the past, the old man wouldn’t have been so considerate, but who told Xu Ke to have just donated blood to his granddaughter, who was already weak, so the old man was especially concerned.

After half an hour, Xiao Zhen finally pushed open the conference room door. Seeing so many people inside, he didn’t find it inappropriate. But upon seeing Mr. Zhuge, the scowl on his face immediately vanished. He even worked hard to force a smile, his expression momentarily awkward.

"Mr. Zhuge, weren’t you supposed to be busy with dad today? Why are you still here? Feel free to go about your business, we have Headquarters to take care of things. If you’re uneasy, there are plenty of directors here."

Xiao Zhen’s implication was naturally hoping Mr. Zhuge would hurry back, not to delay things at the branch. But Mr. Zhuge acted as though he didn’t understand.

He even tilted his head at Xiao Zhen: "It’s okay, I was going to accompany the old man today, but he told me to see what the branch had been doing over the years. So you go ahead with your meeting, I’ll just watch here and report back to the old man later."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhen felt troubled; he hadn’t expected Uncle Zhuge would really stay, but there’s no choice—the meeting still needs to proceed.

Rubbing his brow: "Since Uncle Zhuge isn’t willing to leave, let’s get him a chair then. Uncle Zhuge can feel free to express any opinions."

Just hoping there won’t be any issues later on, that this old fellow doesn’t report directly to the old man, otherwise he would be in a tough spot.

But as his gaze touched Xu Ke, Xiao Zhen felt like he was about to explode, glaring fiercely at Xu Ke, who seemed oblivious, still staring at his cup of coffee.

Secretary Li saw the chairman’s expression and felt instant joy, not expecting the chairman to dislike Xu Ke. Now it seemed that if he complained to the chairman, the chairman wouldn’t hesitate because of Xu Ke at all.

Glancing ambiguously at Xu Ke’s cup of coffee, he clenched his fist. It’s just a cup of coffee, right? Since you like drinking it so much, why not drink yourself to death?

Managed to squeeze out a smile: "Chairman, shall we start the meeting now?"

Xiao Zhen nodded, and everyone quickly prepared their notebooks, waiting there.

However, Xu Ke just sat there like when he came, completely unprepared, making Xiao Zhen perplexed as he was the chairman of Headquarters after all.

"Today’s meeting is important, so I hope everyone can take notes. I won’t say things twice, and don’t call me later asking. I’ve got plenty of my own business."

As Xiao Zhen spoke, he deliberately glanced at Xu Ke, and naturally, the CEOs also noticed Xu Ke.

"Looks like this young CEO is just a country bumpkin who doesn’t know how to hold a meeting. Embarrassing, huh? And his secretary—isn’t she hired from a labor market?"

"I’ve been saying, how is it possible for someone so young to be CEO? Seems like the young lady gave him a slight hand, otherwise, he wouldn’t be sitting in the CEO position at all."

"Probably doesn’t have much performance either, just pretending to be important. What’s he acting all high and mighty for?"

Xiao Zhen heavily slapped the table, and those CEOs immediately shut their mouths, while Xiao Zhen stared at Xu Ke, clearly hoping Xu Ke would realize he was angry.

Yet Xu Ke pretended he didn’t see: "Aren’t we having a meeting? Why hasn’t it started yet? The company has things waiting, can’t waste time here."

Everyone’s face turned black; coming to Headquarters was supposed to show deference, but Xu Ke was acting all high and mighty.

Xiao Zhen sneered: "I’m just worried if we start the meeting, you might not have performance to show; a company lacking performance—I really don’t see what could be busy. If it really is busy, I can find someone else to help."

After Xiao Zhen spoke, the meeting began, starting with the flattery from those branch CEOs and their company’s development over the years.

In the past years, they just needed to observe Xiao Zhen’s mood, but this year, they wanted to see Xu Ke embarrassed.

So during their reports, their glances kept shifting to Xu Ke, completely ignoring Xiao Zhen, who at the top felt incredibly puzzled inside.

These branch CEOs were becoming more and more arrogant.

Under such scrutiny, Xu Ke didn’t panic at all, but Secretary Zhou was getting uncomfortable—this CEO could really stand it, she was about to break.

The branch CEOs expected Xu Ke to feel a sense of shame hearing their performance, but they didn’t anticipate this outcome.