Inheritance of Two Trillion Chapter 2948 - 2045: Clever People (Part 2)

Wen Yan glanced at Morgan, casually saying, "Don’t worry about him, I’ll have someone handle it later."

The once high-and-mighty Vice Chairman Morgan, at this moment, was just someone to be "handled" as a guilty person. Bai Xiaosheng sighed internally.

Wen Yan pulled him out of the conference room, closed the door, and joked, "I see you’re not that happy, even though you’re a vice chairman now, Bai Xiaosheng!"

Bai Xiaosheng smiled, casting another glance at the conference room, "It’s better to arrange someone to send Morgan back sooner."

"Are you afraid he’ll jump off a building too?" Wen Yan laughed with a hint of disdain, "Don’t worry, in this regard, he’s not as bold as Caroline."

The remark wasn’t wrong, but Bai Xiaosheng just felt a bit uneasy, thinking Wen Yan shouldn’t have said that.

Indeed, Morgan was their adversary before, doing many despicable things to undermine the foundation and poach talent from the group.

But punishing someone doesn’t mean you should execute them. Stripping his position and holding him accountable is enough.

Morgan had made many contributions to the group too; seeing him now in his decline, a bit of compassion should be spared.

This feeling arose within Bai Xiaosheng, but he didn’t voice it to seek Wen Yan’s approval.

Not having suffered others’ pains, don’t advise them to do good.

Compassion for others is not demanding others to be compassionate; Bai Xiaosheng understood this.

"Come, let’s sit at my place first. Don’t you have to go see Bai Xuanyu... our acting chairman later? I’ll tell you something first." Wen Yan patted Bai Xiaosheng’s arm.

Bai Xiaosheng composed his thoughts, nodded at him, and walked towards the office.

On an empty skywalk, Wen Yan couldn’t hold back anymore, paused, and gave Bai Xiaosheng a smile, lowering his excited voice, "I didn’t expect you to have that card up your sleeve. I thought we were going to lose again. It’s impressive how you kept calm without telling me. Next time, you must give me a heads up so I can be prepared."

Bai Xiaosheng leaned on the railing and smiled, "Mr. Situ Yin instructed me, he asked for confidentiality, and I didn’t even tell Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying."

"Am I the same as those two?" Wen Yan playfully punched Bai Xiaosheng’s chest and chuckled softly, "You forget what kind of relationship we have!"

Bai Xiaosheng was momentarily astonished, a bit puzzled.

Wen Yan laughed softly, "I was raised by your second uncle from a young age and brought up by him. Even though we bear no blood relation, we have family ties! We’re brothers!"

Bai Xiaosheng realized and smiled.

But he wanted to tell Wen Yan that Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying were also siblings in his heart, perhaps even closer...

Of course, Bai Xiaosheng didn’t say these words out loud.

Wen Yan still seemed immersed in the euphoria of the scene in the conference room, and seeing no one around, he couldn’t help but laugh to Bai Xiaosheng, "Did you notice Bai Xuanyu’s expression at that time? Every time I think of it, I feel delighted. Even he has his day!"

"You don’t know, he beat me ever since we were kids, always overshadowed me. Even when Grandpa arranged positions for us through Situ Yin, he was the acting chairman while I was just the head of the ombudsman department."

"In ancient Huaxia, that would’ve been akin to an emperor and an intelligence chief."

"Why though, I always felt since childhood that I was actually more suitable to manage people than Bai Xuanyu, my ability is not inferior to his."

Seeing Bai Xiaosheng’s slight surprise, Wen Yan laughed at himself, "I’ve said too much, got carried away with excitement. People, don’t they all have some expectations and thoughts since childhood?"

Bai Xiaosheng smiled, nodding, "Yeah, I always thought I was better than those cousins of mine in certain aspects when I was young."

Wen Yan gave a soft chuckle and said, "Does this count as getting back at Bai Xuanyu with your help, winning a round against him? Indeed, as long as us brothers work together, there’s nothing we can’t achieve. Now you’re a vice chairman, and I’m in charge of the ombudsman department, we’ll certainly cooperate well and make the group better!"

On this point, Bai Xiaosheng wholeheartedly agreed.

The two stood up again and headed to Wen Yan’s office.

Once they arrived at Wen Yan’s office, Ruan Yu was delighted to hear that Bai Xiaosheng and Wen Yan had achieved a great victory, giving Vice Chairman Morgan the punishment he deserved, and went to prepare coffee for them.

After sitting down, Wen Yan said to Bai Xiaosheng again, "Bai Xuanyu wants you in his office, you can’t stay here long, you might have to leave before finishing the coffee."

"Finishing first is fine, at most let the acting chairman wait a bit." Bai Xiaosheng joked, "I’ll play the big shot too."

The joke made Wen Yan burst into laughter.

"Making Bai Xuanyu wait? I like that!" After laughing, Wen Yan said, "You don’t know, that person has always... been a bit mentally abnormal since childhood, not only is he inhumanely rigorous with himself, but also extremely demanding on others."

"I suffered greatly from him since I was young, and now I’m still under his thumb in the group. Whatever he requires has to be precisely accurate, and he keeps a tight timeline too."

"You know when you went to the Sixth Business Division to rescue the situation, he insisted on giving you a one-year deadline. If it were anyone else who couldn’t complete it, punishment awaited."

"Experiencing this for long, wouldn’t you feel anxious and irritable in your heart?"

Bai Xiaosheng nodded along, smiling, "Seems like your childhood wasn’t without hardships."

Wen Yan clapped and laughed, "That’s why, when you make him wait now, it brings me joy."

Ruan Yu delivered the coffee, and Wen Yan personally handed it to Bai Xiaosheng, along with milk and sugar, then said, "Where were we?"

Adding sugar and milk, Bai Xiaosheng smiled, "Making our acting chairman wait, you find it amusing."

"Don’t say this to others, and definitely not to him!" Wen Yan quickly admonished.

Bai Xiaosheng laughed and said, "Of course not."

Wen Yan smiled and said, "Bai Xuanyu is sometimes intolerant of even a speck in his eye, don’t think he’s that lenient with Vice Chairman Morgan. If it were us, without the group being in a media whirlpool, he wouldn’t have been at all merciful."

"He could tolerate someone like Morgan for the group’s interests." Bai Xiaosheng marveled.

"Hm, you see, in his heart, the group’s interests are above everything, even over his own temperament. Doesn’t that make you find such a leader somewhat frightening?" Wen Yan mused, "Therefore, even if you become a vice chairman later, be cautious. Otherwise, he won’t show any leniency to you either."

Bai Xiaosheng nodded, taking it all in.

While sipping coffee, Wen Yan said, "I called you over mainly to remind you, when you face him, you need to be highly alert, cautious, attentive, even as a vice chairman, don’t slack off. After all, he’s a challenging person."

"Understood." Bai Xiaosheng said while drinking coffee, "I’ll be careful."

Half a cup of coffee in, someone knocked on the door.

Ruan Yu opened it, revealing a bespectacled male secretary, who, after entering, courteously greeted Bai Xiaosheng and Wen Yan, noting their coffee break with a hint of subtlety in his eyes.

"Mr. Bai Xiaosheng, the chairman asked me to bring you over." The man politely addressed Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng immediately set down his coffee cup, greeted Wen Yan, and followed the secretary out.

After Bai Xiaosheng left, Ruan Yu approached, glancing at the doorway, and asked Wen Yan, "You said quite a lot to him."

"Yeah." Wen Yan’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the office door.

"Did he understand?"

"If he doesn’t understand now, he will eventually. He’s a smart guy." Wen Yan smiled meaningfully.

Ruan Yu nodded, eyes toward the door, murmuring, "If Bai Xuanyu finds out he’s not immediately going to see him, but instead having coffee with you, he won’t be happy, will he?"

Wen Yan set down the coffee cup, stretched lazily, and walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the bustling scene and ant-like people below.

"Who knows." Wen Yan murmured, "He’s a bright guy too!"