The top floor was already in an uproar.
The hallway was packed with people from every branch company—the Great Sage Group, Houde Group, Qianfeng Group...
Executives and department heads of every kind crowded the corridor, waiting to see Chen Mengyun.
Some gathered in small groups, wearing bitter expressions as they talked about the pressure they were under and how dire the situation had become.
Others covered one ear and shouted into their phones. "Hello?! Hello!? I haven't seen President Chen yet! The whole world is in chaos right now—what am I supposed to do? Just hold the line for now! Everything waits until I see President Chen and get her instructions! How do you hold the line? How the hell would I know? Hold it however you're supposed to hold it! CEO Lu? Who knows which girls CEO Lu is off fooling around with right now? When has he ever worried about something as serious as the sky falling..."
Li Yangyang squeezed through the crowd with Lu Chengwen when someone suddenly shouted, "President Chen is coming out!"
The moment Chen Mengyun appeared, a huge crowd swarmed around her like flies.
A Hu and the others shielded Chen Mengyun as they led her out. A Hu finally snapped. "Shut the fuck up!"
That single roar startled every suited-and-tied businessperson there.
A Hu barked, "Have you people got no manners? Back off!"
Chen Mengyun remained expressionless behind her sunglasses. Wearing a black lace-trimmed jacket, vivid red lips and heels clicking crisply against the floor, she strode forward with overwhelming presence, completely unaffected.
But the next second, another group began clamoring. "President Chen, five minutes! Just give me five minutes! I can even talk to you in your car—throw me out on the roadside halfway there if you want! We really can't hold