Lu Chengwen felt that... the author of this book really needed to fill the holes in their brain with some cow dung.
What the hell!
What kind of women are these heroines!?
Have they no shame!?
With this kind of awareness, how could I ever be the Main Heroine!?
Helping people and charging for it... I've never even heard of such a thing!
But it couldn't be helped. His ultimate goal was to get these two Main Heroines away from him as soon as possible. Long Aotian could only disappear for a day. After that day, these two women would be the triggers for the plot.
Lu Chengwen hugged Xu Xuejiao again and said with a grin, "Sister Xuejiao, it's Lu Chengwen! A bad person! I saw you standing up for this girl just now. I'm not bluffing, okay? Would it be convenient for you to take out a hundred thousand or eighty thousand to save her? Or... fifty thousand would be fine too?"
Xu Xuejiao slowly shook her head: "It's not convenient."
"Hey, that's why you're really... Look, as long as you hire her, I'll pay her salary. You don't have to spend a dime. That should be acceptable, right?"
Xu Xuejiao still shook her head: "Oh, I see. You're blackmailing me!"
Lu Cheng's face turned the color of liver.
"What am I blackmailing you for? You don't have to pay anything, and the person is yours, to work for you, and..."
"How could such a good thing fall on me?" Xu Xuejiao said, "You must be planning to plant a corporate spy with me. Don't think I'm easy to fool! I'm very smart!"
Lu Chengwen suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "Are you stupid? She's not a corporate spy. Even if she were, couldn't you assign her to a remote position where she has no access to core information!"
Xu Xuejiao said, "I'm in the medical field. The people I use must be reliable. This woman, looking at her subservient demeanor, doesn't seem like a good person!"
Lu Chengwen could no longer suppress his anger.
"How could she not seem like a good person!? She's the most filial, smartest, most capable, and most forbearing girl I've ever met!"
"As a young girl, because of her mother's illness, she gave up her studies in her teens to work. No one else was willing to be my secretary. When she heard the pay was good, even though she knew I was a pervert, a scumbag, a Bastard, she still came!"
"She's been with me for five years, working diligently, never making a mistake! Every time I touched her thigh, lifted her skirt, spied on her, and made things difficult for her with lewd jokes... she endured it! All for the sake of earning money to treat her mother's illness!"
"The gossip in the office, she, a young girl, bore it all alone, never arguing, never debating. Every day at work, she endured my workplace harassment as a scumbag. After work, she didn't go clubbing, eat hot pot, watch movies, or go shopping... Her clothes, apart from her work attire, were somewhat presentable. In private, she wore cheap clothes from street stalls worth tens of yuan. Do you know why?"
Lu Chengwen said angrily, "It's because she's afraid of losing her job, so she has to save as much money as possible to treat her mother! How could such a girl be a bad person? How could she seem like a bad person?"
"Oh? Brother Chengwen, you know her very well!"
"Of course! It's been five years!" Lu Chengwen said excitedly, "Xu Xuejiao, I misjudged you! I thought you were kind-hearted, sweet, loving, enthusiastic, and compassionate. When you encounter someone in need of help, you would lend a hand without hesitation. But now, I don't even know what I'm saying..."
Lu Chengwen slapped himself repeatedly.
[Damn it, what am I excited about? What nonsense am I spouting? That's the kind of talk a righteous male protagonist would use! What am I pretending to be a big shot for?]
The two women watched Lu Chengwen sit on the chair, dejected. He rested his elbows on his knees, rubbing the acupoints between his eyebrows, utterly depressed.
Jiang Shihan was stunned.
CEO Lu... he sees me this way?
So he's a kind, warm-hearted person?
Then why... does he always bully me? If you... want to help me, you could just help me directly. Why did you have to make me follow CEO Xu?
I don't get it. This person is completely out of sorts today.
Xu Xuejiao smiled and said, "Brother Chengwen, my secretary just messaged me. The press conference is about to start, I'll go get ready!"
Lu Chengwen didn't even turn his head, just waved his hand irritably, meaning, "Hurry up and leave, you devil."
Xu Xuejiao suppressed a laugh and pushed the door open. The moment she turned back, she saw Lu Chengwen slapping himself on the arm like a fan, and she burst out laughing.
At the press conference.
Lu Chengwen forced himself to be energetic and read the script provided by his secretary team.
The script was actually well-written, emphasizing to a great extent that Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory had resolutely chosen morality over profit when faced with a dilemma.
At the same time, it also promised the media and society that Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory would conduct a deep self-reflection and internal investigation into the matter.
As expected, midway through the press conference, the phones of Lu Chengwen and other executives were ringing non-stop, and the stock price plummeted alarmingly.
Such embarrassing press conferences usually did not include a Q&A session.
But the reporters were too eager.
One reporter stood up and asked, "Mr. Lu, does this fake medicine incident have any symbolic significance? Will such things happen again in the future? How will your factory guarantee that all types of medicines produced in the future will be qualified products? Can you even guarantee that there were no similar situations in the past with the medicines your factory produced and already sold?"
Jiang Shihan immediately said, "I'm sorry, we haven't set up a Q&A session, please..."
Lu Chengwen waved his hand and leaned closer to the microphone, "If there were any in the past, this press conference would have been held long ago. If there are any in the future, this press conference will be held again. I dare not guarantee that our production process will forever be perfect and impeccable, but I dare to guarantee that if such a thing happens once, we will destroy it once, and this kind of press conference will be held once. In fact, the fact that we have the guts to hold this press conference is to announce to the whole society that Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory will always prioritize morality over profit."
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Jiang Shihan was very surprised.
This guy usually didn't speak so seriously. His answer today was quite good.
A pretty female reporter stood up and asked, "CEO Lu, I heard that you are going to have an engagement ceremony with Miss Leng Qingqiu, the executive president of Qianfeng Group. Is this true? There are rumors in the outside world that you have been pursuing Miss Leng for a long time and that you used family influence this time to force the Leng family to comply. Is there any truth to this?"
Jiang Shihan immediately said, "Sorry, this matter is irrelevant to the theme of this press conference, and we will not answer such questions."
The pretty female reporter clearly did not back down and continued, "There are rumors outside that you are a profit-seeking capitalist who only cares about profit and not morality. Is this destruction and press conference just a show? Is it just to convey the attitude of your drug factory being serious and responsible to the outside world?"
Lu Chengwen looked at this annoying person and suddenly remembered.
Damn it, another Main Heroine.
Long Aotian locked him up in a cage for a day, but why have all his Harem members escaped?
He couldn't offend a female reporter at a press conference.
Lu Chengwen smiled and said, "I am a capitalist, but whether I am profit-seeking is not for me to say, but for you to say. As for whether this press conference is a show, it's also not for me to say, but for you to say. However, I have indeed conveyed an attitude to the outside world. First, a deep self-reflection, and second, that we are serious and responsible. Thank you."
Jiang Shihan immediately said, "Thank you to all friends for attending. Today's press conference is now concluded."
Lu Chengwen got up and left, and the security team immediately surrounded him and escorted him out.
A group of reporters swarmed forward, especially that female reporter, who pushed to the very front, holding up her voice recorder: "CEO Lu! The drug factory made such a huge mistake, can one press conference make everything disappear? Will similar mistakes occur in the future production process of the drug factory? Was this mistake human error or an accident? If it was human error, who should be responsible for this huge mistake..."
Lu Chengwen left with a dark expression, ignoring her.
Damn Long Aotian, you scumbag.
You've calmed down, but my troubles haven't decreased at all.
Why did you have to get so many women?
Yes, most Male Protagonists in novels have three wives and four concubines, but you... you're too flamboyant!
Yes, I envy you, but you... you're too Shameless!
Yes, I want to be you, but you... you're actually quite dashing.
Leaving the hall and walking towards the special passage, Lu Chengwen strode forward.
A team also walked towards him. The girl at the head wore a qipao and high heels, and walked face-to-face with Lu Chengwen.
Lu Chengwen saw her at a glance.
Graceful figure, perfect body, heavenly looks...
Another Main Heroine, Chen Mengyun.
Chen Mengyun is Chen Qiushou's granddaughter, and the Sister of Chen Moqun and Chen Mohuan.
She is now the CEO of the Chen Family's group, holding great power and being arrogant.
But back then, she was his official girlfriend, his childhood sweetheart, his first love.
Because of Chen Moqun's foolishness, he parted ways with her on bad terms, his first love a mess, utterly pathetic.
Meeting an old acquaintance today was bound to be awkward.
Fortunately, Lu Chengwen was in a hurry, so he decided to pretend not to see her and strode past her.
Chen Mengyun was clearly taken aback when she saw her first love and involuntarily stopped.
But Lu Chengwen acted as if he hadn't seen her and walked right past.
[You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me...]
[In short, you just can't see me!]
[It was my fault in the past, I'm too ashamed to face you. Let's just go our separate ways from now on.]
Chen Mengyun turned around and looked at Lu Chengwen's retreating back.
This guy... am I hallucinating?
Thinking this, Chen Mengyun gave a bitter smile.
Could it be that I still can't let him go?
Lu Chengwen had only walked a few steps when Xu Xuejiao appeared and blocked his path.
"Brother Chengwen! Hehe, I just saw Sister Mengyun walk by! Sister Mengyun!"
Lu Chengwen was going crazy: "Don't... don't call her!"
"Sister Mengyun, over here!"
Chen Mengyun also wanted to leave, feeling ridiculous.
It had been over three years since she broke up with Lu Chengwen. In those three years, Lu Chengwen hadn't even asked her out for a meal or apologized, let alone made a phone call or sent a message.
He had acted as if they were strangers who would never interact again.
Seeing him today, her heart still fluttered.
After all, he was her first love, someone she had liked, the first man in her life. It was impossible to forget him completely.
Even if she were old and in a wheelchair, she would still remember her first boyfriend, unless she had amnesia.
At this moment, with Xu Xuejiao's loud exclamation, both of them were forced to face each other.
Among the Four Great Families, it was an exaggeration to say they were as close as brothers, but they still maintained a sense of etiquette towards each other.
This was high society, after all. No one would truly tear off masks and fall out with important figures or major corporations.
There wasn't much friendship among these second-generation rich individuals; they were basically just acquaintances who often ran into each other at various events.
When they met, it was just pleasantries and mutual flattery, saying a few polite words.
Chen Mengyun turned and walked back, smiling, "I knew the person who just passed by looked familiar. So it's you, CEO Lu. How have you been? You seem to have changed your style recently?"
Lu Chengwen laughed heartily, forcing a natural demeanor, "Oh, my apologies, my apologies. I've been so busy lately, always thinking about things when I walk."
After Xu Xuejiao called two people over, she fell silent.
She knew these two had a past, and she was deliberately stirring up trouble today, just to watch the show.
Chen Mengyun finished her pleasantries and suddenly found herself speechless, not knowing what else to say.
Lu Chengwen offered an explanation and then his mind also went blank, unable to come up with anything.
The two looked at each other, their mouths moving, but no sound came out.
The three of them stood there awkwardly.
Xu Xuejiao alternated her gaze between their expressions.
Lu Chengwen opened and closed his mouth, having nothing to say, only managing a polite smile.
Chen Mengyun was also extremely embarrassed. She wanted to speak but didn't know what to say, so she could only tilt her head slightly, tidying her hair to cover her awkwardness.
The awkwardness had reached its peak.
Xu Xuejiao, you troublemaker, why did you call her over!
This is so embarrassing, I wish I could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Mengyun is even prettier now, her chest has developed so well. Too bad I only touched it back then. If only I had won her over at that time...
Chen Mengyun was very surprised and asked suspiciously, "CEO Lu, what did you say?"
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