Chapter 974

Liu Gaoyi cursed in his heart, but his actions were still considered neat. He dispersed everyone in no time.

However, his actions seemed to be a little too efficient. When Melody Fox arrived at the conference room, she realized that there were five people sitting in the conference room. Among the five of them, she and Assistant Hou were included. It could be counted on one hand.

Melody Fox glanced at the few people in the meeting room. Her heart was already like the Sun and Moon Mirror. She knew what Liu Gaoyi was planning.

However, Assistant Hou was not as calm as Melody Fox. Seeing that not only were there few people, but they were also on Liu Gaoyi’s side, he immediately asked with a dark expression, “Manager Liu, what do you mean? Are you bullying Mrs. Swanson for not understanding, so you only called two people over? There are more than two people from the legal department involved in this project alone.”

Liu Gaoyi’s usual smile did not diminish. Instead, it became even more shameless.

“Assistant Hou, you’re wrong. It’s not about the number of people, but the quality. Please don’t judge me. You’ve really misunderstood me.”

“You-“

However, Liu Gaoyi didn’t give Assistant Hou a chance to finish his sentence. He raised his hand and said, “Someone, invite Assistant Hou out first. President Shi isn’t around, and he doesn’t belong to our project, so don’t stay here anymore.”

When Assistant Hou saw the two people from the project department walking in, he subconsciously took a step back. However, he still mustered his courage and said, “What are you doing? You want to chase me out and take the opportunity to bully Mrs. Swanson, right? Let me tell you, don’t even think about it. I won’t leave!”

Liu Gaoyi’s smile faded.

“Assistant Hou, the CEO Shi has indulged you in every way, but this is a Special Phase. This project is not something someone of your level can listen in on. Please push it out yourself. Otherwise… before the project is completely announced, if any information is leaked, I’ll hold you responsible!”

Assistant Hou was timid, to begin with. After being frightened like this, his legs trembled.

However, he was loyal to Shi Kai. Even though he was extremely afraid, he was still unwilling to give in.

“I’ve been following CEO Shi in the early stages of the project. There’s nothing I can’t listen to. Don’t worry, I won’t leak anything about this project.”

“Hehe, but I, Liu Gaoyi, never believe in verbal promises.”

He waved his hand and said impatiently, “What are you waiting for? Take her out!”

Following Liu Gaoyi’s order, two people from the project department grabbed Assistant Hou’s arms from both sides and forcefully pulled him out.

“Let me go! Let me go! Mrs. Swanson, save me…-“

Melody Fox frowned slightly and said, “Let him go.”

Melody Fox’s identity was obvious. The two people from the project department subconsciously stopped in their tracks and looked at Liu Gaoyi nervously.

Liu Gaoyi smiled insincerely and said, “Hehe, Mrs. Swanson, did you misunderstand something? Although my attitude is tough, I only asked someone to bring him away from here. I won’t cause him any physical harm. Assistant Hou is just a timid child. Did you misunderstand him by making a fuss?”

Melody Fox did not answer Liu Gaoyi’s question at all. She only asked, “Is this a confidential project?”

“This… isn’t it. It’s just that there are too many competitors for this project, so it’s better for us to hide our sharpness. Moreover, think about it, although we’re a branch company here, we have the Swanson Group’s backing. If this project is snatched by another company, the headquarters will be embarrassed, so everyone tacitly keeps the project a secret.” Melody Fox took a deep breath impatiently and said, “You just need to answer my question directly. Don’t talk about nonsense. Is this a confidential project or not?”

Liu Gaoyi’s lips twitched. This kind of stubborn person was the hardest to deal with…

Helpless, he could only answer, “It’s not a confidential project.”

“Then Assistant Hou can stay,” Melody Fox said. He turned her head and said to the two employees who were still holding Assistant Hou’s hands, “You can leave.”

The employee did not answer Melody Fox and only looked at Liu Gaoyi again.

This time, before Liu Gaoyi could speak, Melody Fox spoke first.

“It seems that these two people have bad ears. They don’t seem to hear me every time I speak. Moreover, they seem to have squinty eyes. They keep looking at Manager Liu.” “N-no, we…”

“Mrs. Swanson, this…”

The two of them subconsciously wanted to explain, but Melody Fox interrupted them and said, “Isn’t the company’s most basic requirement for employees to be healthy? These two people are not qualified. Assistant Hou, get someone to investigate how they entered the company.” Assistant Hou’s eyes lit up.

“Yes! I’m from the HR department!”

Without another word, he went out to make a call.

“Mrs. Swanson! Don’t-…”

The two of them panicked.

They didn’t enter through a proper assessment. Instead, they were brought over by Liu Gaoyi from Pearly Antiques. Before coming to the project department of the branch company, the two of them were only salesmen of Pearly Antiques.

If the Human Resources Department really investigated, they would definitely be kicked out, and it was very likely that they would not even be able to return to the sales department.

Therefore, how could they not panic?

“Mrs. Swanson, we were wrong!”

“We’re not sick, Mrs. Swanson. My hearing is very good, and I don’t have squint. Please spare us this time…”

The two of them kept begging for mercy. They even cried at Melody Fox with the excuse that they could not lose this job.

Melody Fox dug her ears and impatiently urged Assistant Hou, “The HR department isn’t here yet?”

“I’ve already given the order. I think they’re looking for the files on these two guys.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the HR manager came in with two sets of documents.

“Hello, Mrs. Swanson.” The person was respectful. From her attitude and Assistant Hou’s energetic expression, she knew that this HR manager was definitely one of Ken Swanson’s people.

However, under pressure from Ulric Swanson, she had no choice but to let the people Liu Gaoyi brought in.

Melody Fox nodded slightly in response to the other party’s goodwill.

“Did Assistant Hou explain the situation to you just now?” “Yes, I made it clear over the phone. These two people’s employment is indeed irregular. It’s all my fault. I’ll arrange for them to leave now.”

When the two of them heard this, they did not care what Melody Fox would think and began to ask Liu Gaoyi for help.

“Manager Liu, save us!”

“We’re all doing as you instructed. Please put in a good word for us!”

Liu Gaoyi’s face alternated between green and white. These two idiots!

Melody Fox did this because they were Liu Gaoyi’s men.

Now, he had originally wanted to protect these two fellows. However, after hearing their words, he could no longer protect them.