After hearing Yang Rou's words, Lu Man thought for a moment.
Originally, she came to find Yang Rou, intending to take things slow, chat with Yang Rou about family matters, and then, while Yang Rou was "relaxing her vigilance" and having a "good conversation" with her, she would pretend to be casual and ask about Zhao Qingtian's affairs.
However, seeing Yang Rou's attitude now, Lu Man felt that there was no way to take it slow, and he could only cut the Gordian knot!
So, she looked at Yang Rou and said, "Sister Rou. I came to see you because I do have something."
Yang Rou nodded without surprise. She looked at Lu Man and waited for him to speak.
Then she heard Lu Man say, "I want to ask about Zhao Qingtian..."
When Yang Rou heard the name "Zhao Qingtian", her expression did not change at all. However, her eyes suddenly darkened.
She didn't say anything, but just looked at Lu Man, as if waiting for her explanation.
At this time, Lu Man finally realized that something was wrong.
Because, although Yang Rou's expression hardly changed since she entered the room, she always had a cold face.
But it's obvious that her aura is different.
When I was talking to Lu Man just now, although she had a cold face, I could feel the kindness she exuded.
And just when Lu Man said the name "Zhao Qingtian", Lu Man clearly felt a great chill and pressure emanating from Yang Rou.
She had always thought that aura was a lie in movies and TV shows, but when she really came into contact with it, she discovered that it actually existed in reality...
For a moment, she was a little panicked.
But at this time, her unyielding character also came into play.
Although she was a little scared, she still stiffened her neck and said, "I don't mean any harm. It's just that Zhao Qingtian has been looking for trouble with Chen Yan recently. I heard that you knew him before and had conflicts with him, so I wanted to come and get some information."
Hearing Lu Man's words, Yang Rou's aura withered. She frowned slightly and was silent for a while before she asked coldly, "Did Mr. Chen ask you to come?"
Lu Man shook his head. "No, that's not the case. I heard about it myself, so I came to find you."
Yang Rou stared at Lu Man, as if trying to figure out whether Lu Man was lying.
After a while, her expression relaxed a little, and then she lowered her head and thought about it.
After a moment, she raised her head and said, "Noon."
She repeated, "At noon, let's have lunch together and talk about Zhao Qingtian."
She took a deep breath and said, "My story with him is a little complicated. I can't explain it in a few words."
"And I'm a little busy at work right now..." She pointed to the computer screen.
Even though he had heard from Chen Yan and Sister Meili that Yang Rou was a workaholic, Lu Man was still a little surprised when he saw her with his own eyes.
She is a first-line star and one of the bosses of the company. In the two minutes since she entered the door, Yang Rou twice said that she had to get busy with work and asked her to wait.
If this happened in other companies, the boss would probably be annoyed a long time ago.
But the two bosses of the company are both gentle. So Lu Man could only nod and say, "Okay... I'll come see you at noon."
Yang Rou did not try to persuade him to stay. She just nodded and continued to devote herself to her busy work, leaving Lu Man aside.
Lu Man stood there for a few seconds, then decided not to bother himself any more, and went out, turned left, and went back to his office to play games.
The morning passed in a flash.
Lu Man hadn't played a few rounds of the game when he heard a knock on the office door.
She looked up from the game and called out, "Come in."
The office door was pushed open and Yang Rou walked in from outside.
Although Yang Rou is a little unsympathetic when communicating, she is always the best at doing things.
Since she has made an appointment with Lu Man, she will take the initiative to find Lu Man when the time comes.
Seeing Yang Rou coming, Lu Man finally realized the appointment she had made with Yang Rou.
So she didn't clear the last few grids, she just turned off the phone screen, stood up and said, "Sister Rou, are you done?"
"Shall we go then?"
Yang Rou nodded coldly.
While walking on the road, the two did not talk directly about Zhao Qingtian, but started talking about company-related matters.
Yang Rou said, "Ever since Mr. Chen bought the Twin Hotel, he has used the Twin Hotel as a benefit for the company."
"The Twin Hotel has opened a large banquet hall to host a buffet."
“All company employees can go there to eat at noon.”
"All expenses will be reimbursed by the company."
After listening to this, Lu Man nodded in understanding.
Yang Rou added, "In addition, the company's executives have specially reserved private rooms. If you need to discuss business or host a banquet, you can use the private rooms directly."
Lu Man nodded again.
Then she asked, “So, these are free?”
Yang Rou glanced at Lu Man, smiled slightly, and said, "It's free for employees. But the expenses are all paid by the company and paid to the Gemini Hotel."
Lu Man was stunned. "We are a company, do we still need to pay separately?"
Yang Rou nodded, "In a large company, each department or subsidiary has separate accounting."
“Even though they belong to the same parent company, this is reasonable because the performance of each department and subsidiary is independent.”
Lu Man then nodded in understanding.
Then she curled her lips and said, "Chen Yan is really good at making money. With this, the Twin Hotel will have a lot more revenue."
After hearing this, Yang Rou smiled again and said nothing.
After all, she knew that Lu Man was just complaining.
With Chen Yan's generous personality, he was just being nice to the company's employees. As for the executives and shareholders, he got every penny of the money they deserved.
So, it can be said that Chen Yan used his own money to subsidize the company and then create benefits for employees.
However, if Chen Yan knew what Yang Rou was thinking, he would definitely say that Yang Rou’s thoughts were too simple!
He is not simply doing welfare.
The Gemini Hotel is his sole proprietorship. When his employees eat at the Gemini Hotel, the money the company spends actually goes into his pocket.
And... you know, the film and television company is Lu Man’s career line, with a 4-fold cash back.
So, when an employee goes out for a meal, he earns five times the income.
More profitable than a loan...
…
The two chatted as they went to the hotel.
In the morning, Yang Rou had already called the hotel and made an appointment for a private room.
So, when they arrived at the hotel, the two went directly to the executive room.
After sitting down, Lu Man looked around the room curiously and said with emotion, "I didn't know the company had so many benefits. This is my first time to experience this."
While pouring a glass of water for Lu Man, Yang Rou said coldly, "Mr. Chen is very good to his employees."
"Not only are the salary standards of several companies the highest in the industry, but there are also gifts and bonuses during festivals. There is also a 3-10 salary at the end of the year."
"That's fine. Mr. Chen doesn't like his employees to work overtime."
"In his words: working overtime? That means the company is short-staffed. Keep hiring!"
"At first, there were still some people working overtime without permission in various companies, but he caught them one by one and severely criticized them."
"It is said that working overtime is not a good thing. Either the tasks assigned by the superiors are too heavy, or the work efficiency is low."
"So, either he goes to cause trouble for their leader, or he goes to cause trouble for them."
"So, since then, fewer and fewer people have taken the initiative to work overtime."
"We go to work at 9 am and get off work at 5 pm. It's very regular."
"Of course, if there are unfinished tasks and I have to stay overtime for a while, he won't be too demanding."
"But no one is proud of working overtime anymore, or competing with each other to work overtime."
"However, it is precisely this, coupled with the company's relatively reasonable competition rules."
"Employees' work efficiency has improved a lot. The entire company's operating efficiency is even higher than before."
Lu Man was a little stunned when he heard Yang Rou's words.
She has not been in the company for many years and is not very familiar with these changes in the company.
Moreover, as the core of a film and television company, she is too far away from the lives of ordinary employees.
So, when she heard about Chen Yan's series of measures and the changes in the employees, she felt like she was listening to a legend.
Especially when coupled with Yang Rou's cold and plain tone, it adds to the credibility and legendary nature of the story.
Then, she heard Yang Rou say,
"It's the wide scope and generous salary of our company."
"So, even though our company can only be considered a medium-sized enterprise, our company is well-known in the gaming, film and television, and investment circles."
"Many people want to switch to our companies."
After listening to this, Lu Man was a little fascinated for a moment.
It turned out that the company had developed to this extent without her realizing it.
Just as she was thinking this, Yang Rou changed the subject and said, "So... there are also many companies that don't like our behavior."
“I think this is internal competition among companies. They can obviously squeeze the value of employees, but they insist on being nice to employees.”
"So, it's not just Zhao Qingtian."
"In fact, many companies are eyeing our company."
Just now, Lu Man was still immersed in the "fairy tale" created by Chen Yan, but Yang Rou's sudden turn almost caused her to sprain her waist.
She couldn't help but see Yang Rou.
Then Yang Rou took a sip of water, put down the cup, and slowly said, "What I want to express is...even if there is no Zhao Qingtian, with Mr. Chen's development strategy of preferential treatment for employees, he will actually make a lot of enemies in the future."
"Because this is a conflict of entire value systems."
She stopped talking briefly and did not continue the conversation. Instead, she said, "However, since Zhao Qingtian came to see me first, I will also talk to you about Zhao Qingtian."
Speaking of this, Yang Rou's eyes looked a little distant, as if she was looking at an extremely distant time...
After a while, she said, "Zhao Qingtian and I do have a conflict."
"Or rather, it's not just a conflict, it's hatred."
"Because...he wanted to molest me."
Hearing Yang Rou's words, Lu Man's eyes widened involuntarily. She looked at Yang Rou, feeling a little panicked for a moment.
She quickly said, "Sister Rou, I don't know about these things..."
"If it's inconvenient, let's not talk about it."
Yang Rou smiled slightly and shook her head.
Then she said calmly, "It's okay. Although I don't like to talk, I'm always open and honest in doing things. I'm not afraid to speak my mind."
She said with some nostalgia in her eyes, "Back then... I was the only high school student in our village."
“My family has high expectations of me.”
"At that time, universities had not yet expanded their enrollment, and high school students were already considered top students."
"The college entrance examination is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge."
“I didn’t get through.”
Speaking of this, Yang Rou's eyes became a little dim.
She paused for a moment and then continued, "Because some relatives came to visit me those days. I have been in poor health since I was a child, and I felt very painful when the relatives came."
“So, it just didn’t work out.”
"I originally wanted to take the exam for another year, but my family couldn't afford it, so... I stopped studying and came here to work."
"At that time, the first company I went to was called Xu Brothers..."
Hearing the names of the Xu brothers, Lu Man's mouth opened involuntarily.
She didn't know that Yang Rou came to Chen Yan's company just to take revenge on the Xu brothers. So when she knew that Yang Rou and the Xu brothers had an intersection, she was still quite surprised.
Yang Rou continued, "At that time, the Xu brothers were just starting out and there were many opportunities. After I went there, things developed very quickly."
“Thanks to my performance, I soon became the head of the department.”
“I started taking charge of some projects.”
“There are even some company-rewarded shares.”
"At that time, I was very ambitious. And because the development momentum was very good, I wanted to devote all my heart and soul to work."
(Lu Man curled her lips and complained in her heart: You are still...)
"Besides, I have been cold-tempered since I was born and not very interested in men. So, I decided at that time that I would never get married in this life."
"It's just that women still like children."
"So, I have always wanted to have a child that belongs to me and only me."
"So, I also researched a lot of information outside of work, and finally thought that I could try to choose an excellent man and artificially inseminate him to have a child of my own."
At this point, Yang Rou showed a rare bitter smile on her face, "I was too young at that time. I always thought that my ideas were fine and ignored many, many problems that might occur."
She paused and did not continue the topic, but continued, "Later, I met Zhao Qingtian on a project in the company."
"At that time, he was a rising star in the Zhao family. Whether in terms of knowledge, conversation, or character, he seemed to be very different from others."
Lu Man had never expected that things would turn out this way, and she gradually came up with some guesses.
So... continued, "So...you found him?"
Yang Rou shook her head coldly, "No."
"I don't want to find him."
"Because I have applied for a sperm bank through formal channels, and I can choose a suitable gene myself."
"Also, it won't link the child to the person who provided the genes."
Lu Man was confused. "Then...what does this have to do with Zhao Qingtian?"
Yang Rou was silent for a while, then said, "Because... later, he discovered my secret and was very interested in it."
"So, he took the opportunity of the project to keep in touch with me. He deceived my trust and told me how good he was. He also said that he supported me in doing such avant-garde things."
At this point, Yang Rou added, “This incident was very rare at the time.”
"Zhao Qingtian has been abroad and studied abroad, so his thinking is more open and...he is eloquent."
"He has always told me that he can help me with this matter. He will keep it a secret for me. He will never interfere with the child's life in the future."
Yang Rou paused, sighed deeply, and said, "So, when I first entered society and had no experience, I believed what he said."
"After all, his genes are indeed much better than those in the sperm bank."
"So, eventually, after we had come to an agreement, and during my period of fertility, he gave me a box of his genes."
"I used his genes to do artificial insemination."
"Everything was originally perfect, and I was happy that I would have a child of my own."
“He’s changed.”
"After the celebration party for the completion of the project, I helped him back to the hotel. He took advantage of the alcohol and tried to molest me."
"And he also said that he fell in love with me the first time he saw me."
"And now I'm pregnant with his child, so it doesn't matter if something happens between the two of them."
"Even if artificial insemination doesn't result in pregnancy, he can still make me pregnant himself."
"At that moment, I realized that he was actually a lurking demon. Everything he did before was just to get me."
"Luckily, he was drunk at the time and had no reaction time."
"So, I took the opportunity to run out of the hotel."
Ever since Yang Rou started talking about her and Zhao Qingtian, Lu Man has never closed her mouth...
Yang Rou glanced at her and said, "At that time, I wanted to abort the child."
"But Zhao Qingtian didn't give me a chance. The next day, I received a call from the company, asking me if I had done anything to Zhao Qingtian."
"Later, I learned that Zhao Qingtian falsely accused me, saying that I took advantage of his drunkenness to molest him. I also took his sperm in order to give birth to a child for the Zhao family, and used this to blackmail the Zhao family."
"I have no way to defend myself. I'm a girl, I can't go for a physical examination with a few men, right?"
"Besides, you don't know the darkness of that era and the power of the Zhao family."
"I simply don't dare to gamble with other people's consciences."
"So, I had to swallow my words. I didn't dare to argue, but tried to escape."
"After that, Zhao Qingtian found out that I had run away, but he still didn't give up."
"He has been using the power of the Zhao family to put pressure on the company and me, trying to force me out."
"But how could I possibly come out? I have long seen through his hypocrisy, sinisterness and cunningness."
After hearing Yang Rou's story about what happened that year, Lu Man was speechless for a long time.
She looked at Yang Rou with pity, and then asked softly, "So... the child you are carrying is Nuannuan?"
"Then why didn't you abort it back then?"
"You just gave birth to your enemy's child. Wouldn't it be very painful to raise your enemy's child?"
After hearing Lu Man's words, Yang Rou showed a hesitant expression on her face for the first time.
She was silent for a while, then looked at Lu Man and said coldly, "Swear that you will never tell anyone what I say next."
Seeing this, Lu Man knew that Yang Rou was about to tell the real secret.
So, she quickly raised three fingers and said, "I swear! I won't tell anyone!"
Yang Rou looked at her deeply and said coldly, "But... even if you tell it to others, I guess no one will believe it. Because everything is too coincidental."
After that, she was silent for a while again, and then she slowly said, "Nuannuan is not Zhao Qingtian's child."
Lu Man said in surprise, "No?!"
"You aborted the baby?"
After saying that, Lu Man was stunned for a moment, and then quickly denied it, "That's not right. If you calculate the time, if you abort the child, you will need to rest for at least a period of time before you can recover and have a baby!"
"Then , the time doesn't match Yang Nuannuan's age."
Yang Rou took a sip of water and said, "Because... I wasn't pregnant at all at that time."
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