Chapter 152: Liu Dan Seeks Refuge

Just as he woke up the next morning, Su Bai received a phone call from Zhou Yang!

"Brother Bai, Liu Dan just called me, asking if she could come back to work at the company."

"I haven't given her an answer yet. Should I let her come?"

Hearing Liu Dan's name from Zhou Yang immediately plunged Su Bai into a wave of painful memories.

Back then, when Yang Mengke was hospitalized with severe burns, Su Bai had wanted to sell the entire company because he lacked the money for her treatment.

However, his plan was met with unanimous opposition from the rest of the staff, led by Liu Dan.

Liu Dan had said back then: "President Su, you cannot be this selfish. Although you invested in and founded this company, and you are the boss, all of us have been here since the very beginning."

"It has already been four or five years, and we have all developed deep attachments to this place. Now you are saying you will sell it just like that—have you ever considered us?"

"Where are we supposed to go once the company is sold?"

Su Bai was momentarily struck speechless at the time.

Because what Liu Dan said was the truth. The company had indeed grown to where it was step-by-step with everyone working alongside him. Its current achievements were truly the result of everyone's collective efforts.

Powerlessly, Su Bai had said, "I know as well that the company wouldn't be where it is today without everyone's joint efforts. But you all can see my current situation. I urgently need this money to treat my sister's illness!"

"Besides, you'll simply be getting a new boss; you can all continue doing your jobs!"

Everyone knew the desperate plight Su Bai was in, and some had felt a shred of compassion.

However, Liu Dan immediately retorted on the spot: "No way, don't take us for fools. Once the new boss takes over the company's core technology, President Su, do you really think we'll still be allowed to stay?"

"Which new boss doesn't shake things up with a few drastic measures upon taking office?"

"Once the other party's boss gets hold of our technology, that will be the moment we all lose our jobs!"

As soon as Liu Dan said this, the others snapped out of it and nodded in realization.

In order to cure his sister, Su Bai had indeed considered forcing the sale of the company.

Yet, reality refused to permit it.

Because the buyer's condition was that acquiring the company meant taking the technical team along with it.

Otherwise, buying an empty shell of a company would serve no purpose.

Yet the technical team at that time, brainwashed by Liu Dan, stubbornly refused to follow the new boss.

They, too, were terrified that the buyer would discard them once they had served their purpose.

Thus, the situation dragged on indefinitely.

It dragged on until, with everyone divided and lacking unity, the company ultimately had no choice but to head down the path of bankruptcy liquidation.

At that time, Su Bai utterly despised Liu Dan and the others.

It was entirely because of them that Yang Mengke's life had nearly hung by a thread!

Later on, however, as Yang Mengke recovered, the hatred in Su Bai's heart toward those people began to fade.

Su Bai understood that it was human nature to look out for oneself above all else.

They had merely been looking out for their own future prospects.

However, this did not mean Su Bai was going to take Liu Dan in right now.

He was not that kind of saintly philanthropist!

He still could not find it in his heart to magnanimously forgive someone who had once nearly caused little Ke's death.

Even so, Su Bai ultimately instructed Zhou Yang to take her back.

For no other reason than that Su Bai had always suspected that collective protest back then had been organized and disciplined. Liu Dan and her peers alone lacked the capability to pull off such a unified front.

That left only one remaining possibility.

There had been a common, shared interest driving this group from behind the scenes!

Originally, Su Bai had no idea how to investigate the truth of what happened back then.

Now, Liu Dan had taken the initiative to deliver herself to his doorstep.

Regardless of whether she saw that he had made it big and wanted to shamelessly latch on to secure a career, or if she had been sent by someone else to ruin him once more,

Su Bai had to take her in.

Because only by keeping the enemy under his own nose could he truly uncover the truth of the past.

The fact that Su Bai had remained inactive during the period of his rise did not mean he had given up.

It simply meant he felt the timing was not yet right!

"Let her stay!"

"Have her help get in touch with the old crew from back then. Whoever is willing to come back can all return!"

"We're still making mobile games!"

"After all, that is what you all do best!"

"Also, if you find yourself unable to get used to staying at Tiancheng, go back and focus on mobile games instead!"

"You'll be in charge of the company! I'll provide the funding!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang wore a look of utter disbelief.

Zhou Yang knew better than anyone how those people had treated Su Bai back then.

He had assumed that chasing her out the door without exacting revenge was already the greatest mercy Su Bai could show!

Yet now, Su Bai was actually going to reorganize the company of the past?

"Brother Bai, you..."

Su Bai sighed and said, "Back then, everyone was driven by helplessness. None of us wanted things to end up the way they did. Since I have the ability now, I might as well give the old brothers a hand."

"After all, they followed me out to conquer the world back when I was still just a college student!"

Zhou Yang nodded solemnly, the hand holding his phone trembling slightly.

Before long, Zhou Yang's eyes had turned red!

"Brother Bai, don't worry! This time, I will definitely guard the company well for you and never let the tragedy of the past repeat itself!"

Su Bai chuckled lightly and said nothing further!

Everything went without saying!

Seeing Yang Xiaomi appear in his bedroom wearing a revealing, alluring lace nightgown,

Su Bai could not help but swallow hard with a gulp!

"Um, Xiaomi, dressed like that, shouldn't you have come over last night? The timing right now seems a bit... off?"

Puff—

Yang Xiaomi let out a sweet giggle and walked toward Su Bai step by step.

"With that cowardly look of yours? If I had come over last night, would you have dared to... do anything?"

I... Su Bai was rendered momentarily speechless. He had originally wanted to tease Yang Xiaomi, only to find himself turned around and teased instead.

Su Bai wanted to declare that there was nothing he wouldn't dare, but the words stuck in his throat and were swallowed back down!

Gazing at the dazzling Yang Xiaomi right before his eyes, Su Bai swallowed hard again, sensing that his physical state was somewhat abnormal, and pulled a light summer quilt over himself.

Then, he said to Yang Xiaomi, "Umm, why don't you go back and change your clothes?"

"You looking like this is driving me crazy."

"To look at a feast and not be able to eat it is the most..."

Yang Xiaomi bent down slightly, resting both hands on the edge of the bed, and stared intently at Su Bai with a cheeky smile: "Like this, is it still driving you crazy?"

In an instant, Su Bai's eyes turned crimson.

Giggle, giggle...

Watching the retreating figure of Yang Xiaomi as she turned to leave, Su Bai muttered a low curse under his breath: "Vixen!"

Driving Yang Xiaomi's BMW X3 once again along the streets of Beijing, Su Bai felt a deep sense of lingering emotion.

The first time he came to Yang Xiaomi's place, when she told him to drive her car away, Su Bai had still felt somewhat embarrassed.

This time, however, he drove it with complete familiarity!

Even without Yang Xiaomi saying anything, Su Bai had simply picked up the car keys and driven off.

Having been in Beijing for two days now, Su Bai wanted to go check on Yang Mengke!

To be honest, having been here for two days without going to see Yang Mengke really felt a bit inexcusable!