Lu Chengwen glowered. "Are you taking this seriously or not?"
"Seriously, I am. I... I fully support CEO Lu and CEO Leng. CEO Leng, I apologize for everything I did before. From now on, I will resolutely, firmly obey your leadership, follow your commands, support your decisions, and be your assistant... CEO Leng, help me... you... please... put in a good word for me..."
Leng Qingqiu said, "Cheng Wen, Manager Li is an old hand at Great Sage. He didn't know about what his son did."
Lu Chengwen shook his head. "Look at all the things he's done. How can he possibly cover them up?"
"Then make him pay it back."
"Can he afford to?"
"I can!" Manager Li shouted. "I'll immediately repurchase all the materials. I'll compensate the Group for every loss... double! I'll draw a clear line between myself and those corrupt officials and cancers!"
"That's a lot of money."
Lu Chengwen said lazily, "It's all the Group's money. You should have paid it back in the first place. Even if I reported you directly to the higher-ups, you'd still have to repay it."
"Oh, CEO Lu, I'm just like them—I was framed!"
Lu Chengwen smiled. "I know. I was just messing with you."
Manager Li let out a breath. "CEO Lu, that kind of joke isn't funny!"
"You're right. No joking around. Write it up for me right now. Write down how much you'll repay and how you'll repay it. If you're short even one cent, your son can wait to catch a bullet!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll repay it all. Every last bit."
Manager Li held the documents. "I'll go back and calculate everything carefully. I'll definitely make up every bit of it."
Lu Chengwen sighed.
"Fine, since that's settled... Oh, right. Bring me Uncle Zhao's