Chapter 1715 - 1710: Kicked Aside

"I feel the same way! As long as we work together, there’s no obstacle we can’t overcome!"

Shangguan Xue smiled sweetly.

Shangguan Xue now completely trusted Hu Xiaobei, so whatever Hu Xiaobei said was taken as the truth.

"Looking at it this way, things really seem to be working out!"

Standing not far away, Lv Xinxin saw Shangguan Xue looking at Hu Xiaobei with admiration, squinted her eyes, and murmured softly.

She knew she no longer needed to do anything, nor to speak good things about Hu Xiaobei, because Shangguan Xue already had enough fondness for Hu Xiaobei.

Simply put, their being together was now a foregone conclusion.

"Thinking about it, I’ve really achieved a lot!"

Lv Xinxin thought about how she had set them up, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

...

"Previously, we seemed to have underestimated this person named Hu Xiaobei. He’s even more powerful than we imagined!"

"Yes! Yes indeed!"

All the staff in the store murmured softly.

Before, they thought Hu Xiaobei was too young to handle the manager position, so there was always hostility toward him.

But now, that hostility had dissipated a lot because Hu Xiaobei had just proven with his actions that he could indeed handle this role.

"Manager Xiaobei, we didn’t know you well before, so there were some misunderstandings. We hope you can forgive us."

"Yes! We will get to know you better in the future."

Knowing they were wrong, they didn’t hesitate and quickly apologized to Hu Xiaobei...

"I’m not angry. Previously, your distrust was also for the sake of our store. I understand you."

Hu Xiaobei looked at them and gently waved his hand!

Hu Xiaobei knew that before, they truly acted with the best interest of the jade store in mind.

So, he really couldn’t be angry with them.

"Manager Xiaobei, thank you for your understanding."

Hearing that Hu Xiaobei spoke so kindly, they exhaled in relief.

Being understood by others really felt particularly comforting to them.

Seeing them all relax, Hu Xiaobei gently smiled and said, "From now on, we’re one family. You can speak to me directly about anything, but I hope there won’t be a repeat of the previous situation. Otherwise, I really won’t be polite."

Hearing Hu Xiaobei’s increasingly serious tone, they realized he was clearly referring to the earlier incident with the two traitors.

Thinking about this, they also felt somewhat disheartened.

Because before, they really considered those two as part of the family.

So previously, they were truly betrayed by the people closest to them.

Sensing their disheartenment and depression, Hu Xiaobei waved his hand, "Everyone has their own ambitions. You don’t need to dwell on it too much; they might be doing better than us now. Competitors will soon return, so let’s stay on guard."

"Yes!"

They quickly agreed.

They knew Hu Xiaobei was right; they now had more important matters to worry about, so the two traitors didn’t matter...

...

Outside, Ou Jingtian and his assistant stood grimly by the car.

Standing beside them were also the two people who had previously betrayed Shangguan Xue.

They felt somewhat disheartened because when Ou Jingtian left just now, he didn’t even consider calling them over.

Of course, although disheartened, they didn’t dare say anything because they knew they had no way out now. They had to cling to him closely.

If they couldn’t hold onto him, they’d be utterly finished.

"Manager, you shouldn’t bother with that kind of garbage; he’s just taking advantage of the situation. Once our branch is up and running, he’ll definitely surrender faster than anyone else."

"Exactly, we hold the absolute advantage!"

"Right, right!"

They exchanged a glance and quickly echoed each other...

Hearing their persuasion, Ou Jingtian made no response, merely lighting another cigarette in silence.

After taking a few hard drags, he looked at the two of them and said coldly, "What are you still doing here? Get lost."

"Get lost? Manager, you can’t possibly want us to leave; we have no way out now."

"Exactly, we have no other path. From now on, we’ll follow you!"

They heard Ou Jingtian’s harsh words and, with their mouths twitching, quickly and anxiously replied.

At this time, their expressions were indeed unpleasant, as they realized Ou Jingtian was about to cast them aside.

"You want to follow me?"

Ou Jingtian, hearing their urgent reply, gave them a careful look and began to smile.

Ou Jingtian’s assistant stood by, arms crossed, watching them.

In his view, the two were purely delusional; Ou Jingtian certainly wasn’t going to agree to have them follow.

"Yes, manager, we are professionals and know a lot. Following you won’t be a bad thing."

"Exactly! And before, you promised us that as long as we worked for you, we wouldn’t be mistreated."

"I have given you plenty of benefits before; you admit that, right?"

"Yes!"

"There you go. I’ve given you so many benefits; I haven’t mistreated you, have I? Alright, there’s nothing more for you here, you can leave."

"You’re so ruthless! We’ve had a clear understanding before!"

"Yeah, why don’t you want us now?"

"Why? Because you backstabbed. If I keep you around, one day you’ll be bribed by someone else. So don’t bother thinking about it, I absolutely won’t use you."

Ou Jingtian despised betrayal, so he never even considered keeping them by his side.

Previously, he only promised them to make them work for him.

"You’re so venomous!"

"Say what you like; just get lost!"

"Fine, fine, fine! Just wait; the world turns, and one day, we’ll make you regret this."

"You’ll make me regret it? Just you two backstabbing losers? Get lost, or I’ll make a call and have your arms broken."

Hearing such cold threats, their eyelids twitched, and they eventually turned swiftly away.

They knew there was no point in lingering here...

At this moment, they truly regretted everything...

But they knew there was no medicine for regret in this world, and the path they chose, even if kneeling, they’d have to see it through!

"These backstabbing losers dare threaten me? How idiotic!"

Hearing this cold sneer, the assistant hesitated for a second, then quickly approached and said, "Manager, should we teach them a lesson to make them understand the gap between them and us?"

"No need. It’s not worth wasting our precious time on such garbage!"

Ou Jingtian gently shook his head...

Ou Jingtian felt there was no need to get angry with them because they were just useless trash.

Doing anything related to them would only waste his precious time.