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Chapter 1208 Dilemma
"If we're talking about optimization, how could it possibly apply to me?" Jia Kuan was somewhat insecure, but he forced a smile and said:

"Given my situation, it's not my turn to optimize anyone else!"

Since things had come to this point, Liu Yingxia said directly:
"Don't be so self-important. With your carefree attitude, there's nothing I can do to help you!"

"Help me?" Jia Kuan said, somewhat dazed.

"Tell me the truth, did you help me at all during this process? You probably just wanted me to leave!"

"If I leave, this office marital problem won't hold you back anymore, right?"

Liu Yingxia looked at Jia Kuan for a long while before saying:
"Do you think I got rid of you for this reason? But do you think I would go to such lengths?"

"Instead of going through all this trouble, why don't we just get a divorce?"

"Look at you, here you go again!" Jia Kuan had a bad feeling.

"Come here!" Liu Yingxia wrapped her arms around Jia Kuan's neck and then said solemnly:
"Let me ask you a question. If this were your chance to protect me, would you be willing?"

"Answer me seriously, think it through before you speak!" Liu Yingxia said solemnly.

In fact, Jia Kuan knew in his heart that things were beyond repair, but he did not expect that even with Lin Hao's return to VG, it would still come to this.

So he forced a smile and comforted her:

"I'll wear you down to death, I'll wear you down until you're an old woman, and I still won't divorce you!"

"Go away!" Liu Yingxia said shyly.

"You little rascal!" Jia Kuan said with a smile.

However, although Jia Kuan spoke lightly, his heart was filled with bitterness. In the end, he still came to this point, and he suddenly understood what had happened before.

But he was still somewhat unwilling. If he left the company, what could he do? How would he support his family? If he had to rely on his wife, he would lose both face and substance.

On the other hand, due to Zhou Yiming's series of questionable actions, Huizi was collectively ostracized in the dance troupe.

Even the five girlfriends who had a one-night stand with Lin Hao subconsciously kept their distance from her because they couldn't get Lin Hao's contact information from her.

Without informing Hui Zi, Zhou Yiming directly sent someone to Hui Zi's company to fund an artist development program for her.

Hui Zi was naturally delighted, transforming back into the cheerful little magpie, and happily shared her joy with Zhou Yiming.

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The next day, when Jia Kuan turned on his computer, he found an email from the human resources department inviting him to a meeting, and he immediately became uneasy.

Although Liu Yingxia had already told him about this yesterday, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

However, he was not resigned to his fate and felt that there was still hope, so he hurried to Lin Hao's office.

Right now, the only person who can help him is his good brother Lin Hao!

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Meanwhile, Lin Hao was in his office arranging Jiang Nan's next tasks.

"Therefore, we can only proceed in two steps: first, gather what we can find, and then show more concrete sincerity!"

"Besides the ones that have been selected, I also have a private collection here!" Lin Hao said, handing a list to Jiang Nan.

"Dongling University?" Jiang Nan asked curiously.

Lin Hao nodded and continued to explain:
"They are focusing on multi-access edge computing (MEC). Some people predict that China will lead the world in deployment in this field, and China happens to be the largest market. I think this prediction is quite reliable!"

“Then you’re determined to win!” Jiang Nan said.

"Of course, this is also my first move back to VG, so I have to do it very well!" Lin Hao said confidently.

"I understand!" Jiang Nan nodded, then asked about another matter:

"By the way, Mr. Lin, there's one more thing. The first batch of interviewees from HR has been released!"

"Who are they all?!" Lin Hao already knew, but he still had to ask.

"Jia Kuan from the Administration Department, Brother Kuan is on this list too!" Jiang Nan didn't know what to say, but seeing Lin Hao remain silent, she still mustered the courage to ask:

"Kuan-ge is both your old classmate and good friend. Are you really just going to stand by and watch him get eliminated like this?"

"If you help him, that would be favoritism and a violation of company rules. If you don't help him, it would be a bit disregard for brotherhood, right?"

"So, will you help or not?" Jiang Nan was also incredibly curious about what choice Lin Hao would make.

"You're so good at scheming people, you shouldn't be my assistant, you should be the director of the human resources department!" Lin Hao teased Jiang Nan.

"I just want to know, what is your attitude?" Jiang Nan asked with a pleading expression, just like a curious child.

"Heh, why should I make a choice based on conditions set by others?" Lin Hao said with amusement.

"You've been with me for so long, if you can't even solve such a simple problem, then you've wasted all these years of following me?"

"Hehe~!" Jiang Nan chuckled, then said confidently:
"Given your personality, you should be able to step outside these limitations and solve this problem from a broader perspective or at a higher level, right?"

"Goodness, I'm pondering things, and you're pondering me, huh!" Lin Hao said with amusement, indirectly praising Jiang Nan.

"I knew you had a way!" Jiang Nan said with an admiring expression, then smiled and said:

"I reckon Brother Kuan should be here soon, maybe I should wait a little longer!"

Thinking that Jia Kuan would be teased by his good friend Lin Hao again, Jiang Nan felt both amused and exasperated, and then regretful that he couldn't watch it live.

Seeing Jiang Nan's amused expression, Lin Hao said irritably, "Alright, go do what you're supposed to do, stop causing trouble!"

"Okay!" Jiang Nan left the office somewhat disappointed.

Not long after Jiang Nan left, Jia Kuan knocked on the office door and then poked half his body out to ask:

"Hey bro, I don't want to disturb your work!"

"Don't bother me, come in!" Lin Hao said seriously when he saw that Jia Kuan had indeed arrived.

"Oh my, you look radiant! You've been in great shape lately!"

"Oh dear!" Jia Kuan's face was full of anxiety.

"Oh, what's wrong with you!" Lin Hao teased Jia Kuan.
"Congratulations! The whole company only selected ten people, and you're ranked first! You're debuting as the center!" "Give me a break!" Jia Kuan said anxiously, annoyed that Lin Hao was still teasing him.
"How can you be such a brother? Joking about something like this!"

However, now was the time to ask for help, so Jia Kuan quickly lowered his stance and continued, "Tell me, what should I do next?"

"What do you mean, what to do?" Lin Hao asked knowingly, with an air of nonchalance.

"I never expected that I would actually be on that optimization list!" Jia Kuan asked anxiously, "So what should I do next?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao said calmly, "Then let's think about what the reason is, and what caused it!"

Seeing Lin Hao's noncommittal expression, Jia Kuan said somewhat impatiently:
"What other reason could there be? Over the years, I've worked diligently and conscientiously at the company, toiling away for it. What other reason could I possibly have!"

"Could it be that Jian Ai said something?" Jia Kuan said suspiciously. "Could it be that Jian Ai said something that accelerated my optimization process?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao said in an annoyed tone:
"I think you're out of your mind. Given your relationship with Liu Yingxia and Jian Ai, what could she possibly say about you?"

"Besides, don't you even think about when the optimization was decided, and who made the decision and proposed this plan!"

Jia Kuan thought about it carefully and found that it was true. The optimization was initiated by Liu Yingxia after she was promoted to director, and Andy asked Liu Yingxia to carry it out. It had nothing to do with Jian Ai.

Judging from Liu Yingxia's words last night, and the conflict between the two before, it's likely that his demotion was already a done deal.

However, in order to get his good brother to help him, Jia Kuan deliberately stood up and said angrily:

"This Liu Yingxia, we were husband and wife, how could she be so cruel to me!"

"She was the one who disregarded our marital bond first, so I don't need to care about anything anymore. I'll make sure everyone in the company knows about our relationship in a moment. If she won't let me have an easy time, then nobody else will either!"

Lin Hao remained silent throughout, watching Jia Kuan's performance. Only after Jia Kuan finished speaking did Lin Hao say:
"Looks like you've really gotten to know someone. Keep it up!"

"But you need to think this through. If you're going to do this, you'd better be prepared to divorce Liu Yingxia!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan became even more agitated and shouted angrily:
"Fine, let's leave then! Does the earth stop spinning just because someone's gone? I'm going all in!"

Hearing Jia Kuan's bluffing, Lin Hao not only didn't try to dissuade him, but instead encouraged him:
"Okay, I think what you said makes a lot of sense. I support you in this matter. At worst, we'll fight to the death. As the saying goes, out with the old, in with the new. Just divorce her!"

Seeing that Lin Hao not only didn't try to persuade him, but instead encouraged him to get a divorce, he couldn't hold back any longer and instantly seemed to soften as he said:
"What divorce? At a time like this, brother, stop making sarcastic remarks!"

Lin Hao said calmly, "You were the one who spoke recklessly first. I was just going along with what you said. Brother, I've been supporting you so much, how can you blame me?"

"Let's not talk about my business with Liu Yingxia for now," Jia Kuan said somewhat impatiently.
"I'm talking about the meeting I was asked to discuss. What should I do? The email has already been sent to my inbox!"

"What's your rush?" Lin Hao said nonchalantly.

"Can you calm down? So what if we're meeting with them? Let's think of a way to talk to them!"

"It's just a meeting, right? They didn't send you an email explicitly saying they were going to fire you. Why are you making such a fuss?"

"Isn't that meeting a prelude to dismissal?" Jia Kuan said smugly.

"I told you, let's talk to them!" Lin Hao said calmly.

"What can I talk to them about? What is there to talk to them about?" Jia Kuan's expression remained anxious and agitated.

Seeing this, Lin Hao said irritably, "Can't you negotiate?"

"Ah!" Jia Kuan nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Lin Hao had no choice but to continue urging:
"Then let's make a scene with them, turn the world upside down, and tell them everything you just told me!"

"You've worked so hard for the company, how could we fire you!"

"Right? That's it!" Lin Hao encouraged earnestly.

Jia Kuan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then realized that Lin Hao was mocking him, so he said angrily:
"Fine, Lin Hao, keep teasing me."

"You've been putting me down ever since I walked into your office. You really don't care about our brotherhood of so many years, and you just watched me get laid off, didn't you!"

"I'll ask you one last time, are you going to do anything about it or not?"

Lin Hao didn't say a word, just watched Jia Kuan as he continued acting.

Seeing Lin Hao remain silent, Jia Kuan said indignantly, "Fine, Lin Hao, you're really something. I'm telling you, this is the end of our relationship!"

He then turned and left angrily, expecting Lin Hao to call him back, but Lin Hao ignored him when he reached the door.

So Jia Kuan turned around abruptly, anxiously asking, "I'm asking you one last time, are you going to do it or not!"

Just as Lin Hao had expected, seeing Jia Kuan sit back down, Lin Hao then calmly said:

"What age are you? You're almost forty! I haven't even said anything yet, and you're already accusing me of disregarding brotherhood."

"Then let me ask you, what situation am I facing right now?" Lin Hao analyzed, dissecting the matter step by step:
"If I were to take charge, I, who just joined the company, would be violating company rules and engaging in favoritism and malpractice!"

"If I don't do anything about it, that would be disregarding brotherhood and offending my brothers!"

"Come on, tell me, if you were in my position, would I intervene or not?"

Then Lin Hao pointed to his face and asked, "Come on, brother, look at my face and tell me, what should I do?"

Lin Hao's words left Jia Kuan speechless, because he knew how unreasonable his request was.

I feel a little disappointed. So many years of hard work have turned to ashes in an instant. How can I feel good about it?

Only then did Lin Hao get up and comfort him:
"To be honest, there's something you might not know: after Liu Yingxia was promoted to director, her first task was to optimize the staff."

"And you were the first on that list of people to be eliminated. I'm sure Liu Yingxia was upset when she found out you were going to be eliminated!"

"Liu Yingxia has been trying to help you and probably reminded you, but you didn't pay attention. In the end, it even escalated to the point where you drew a knife against Liu Yingxia!"

"Of course, it can't be entirely your fault. Liu Yingxia should have been honest with you sooner, and there probably wouldn't have been so many misunderstandings and conflicts between you and your husband."

Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan felt relieved, and then solemnly said to Lin Hao:

"I understand. Actually, I had a vague feeling about it before, but I just couldn't accept it for the time being!"

"And Liu Yingxia told me yesterday that when I saw the email inviting me to a meeting today, I was still a little unwilling and wanted to struggle a bit more, which is why I came to you. I'm sorry to have put you in a difficult position, brother."