Chapter 709: Chapter 709

However, to everyone's surprise, there was no ambush.

The people who walked out from a distant corner of the wall were also known to them.

It was indeed their former colleagues, and the one leading them was Du Bai, who had been the most vocal opponent of Xin Peixian back in the company!

When they saw it was them, many people's expressions turned ugly.

No one likes turncoats. They were just ordinary employees, and even if the Xu Liu Group had really been taken over by the Wu Family, they would not have been retaliated against by the Wu family because those at the Wu family wouldn't take the life or death of a bunch of low-level citizens seriously.

Yet, there were those who thought too highly of themselves, believing that if they didn't switch sides early, the Wu Family would make things difficult for them.

And Du Bai and his group were just like that!

Xu Hao looked at Du Bai and the others, and said coldly, "I heard that when the company faced danger, you ran away?"

Du Bai and his group saw how the Wu Family had been afraid of Xu Hao just now, and also saw their attitude towards allies when danger approached, so at this moment, all they wanted was to mend their relationship with Xu Hao and return to his company.

Hearing Xu Hao's question, Du Bai hurriedly said with utmost respect, "Chairman, we were wrong just now. We shouldn't have chosen to run away when the company faced danger. We swear, it will never happen again!"

As Du Bai pleaded, the other seven or eight people also begged Xu Hao to take them back.

Unfortunately, Xu Hao was not moved in the slightest and said coldly, "When the company was in crisis, you all left. Now that you see we are strong, you want to come back. How easy do you think that is?!"

Du Bai pleaded desperately, "Chairman, we were blinded by folly back then, but we swear, similar things will never happen again! We will definitely reform and be good people, absolutely not betray again!"

"But I do not believe what you say because I don't like turncoats. Considering that you did not cause any losses to the company, I won't punish you. You may leave," Xu Hao said indifferently.

These people were merely ordinary employees, and if they hadn't been snooping around, Xu Hao wouldn't have bothered with them.

Du Bai and the others exchanged glances and saw regret in each other's eyes.

If they had stood firmly on Xu Hao's side from the beginning, they wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Du Bai let out a long sigh and had no choice but to lead the group away from there.

Xu Hao had already issued an eviction order, and if they didn't leave, they had to be careful not to be driven out forcefully by Xu Hao.

They had already witnessed Xu Hao's methods, which were simply not something ordinary people could contend with.

After they had gone, Xu Hao said to Xin Peixian, "Take care of the remaining employees, and increase everyone's salary by thirty percent."

"Long live the Chairman!"

"Chairman, you are really too good to us!"

The employees were all very grateful to Xu Hao, much to Anna and the others' amazement.

Qin Yao reflected thoughtfully, Xu Hao's management seemed to have lost money in the short term, but in reality, it gave the employees who went through this difficulty greater confidence in him. They faced adversity with the company, and with the chairman, they withstood the crisis.

In the future, each of them would feel a stronger sense of dependence on the company and like it even more.

Moreover, Xu Hao was not someone who only made empty promises; he actually provided tangible benefits — by raising their salaries.

New employees would definitely ask why their salaries were so high, and then, they could proudly tell the newcomers that it was because they had shared life and death with the company!

Seeing Xu Hao resolve the crisis and be the first to raise the salaries for the remaining employees, Xin Peixian felt even more excited. Only a boss who kept his employees in mind could manage a company well and allow a business to develop sustainably.

Times are different now. Information used to be hard to come by, but it spreads incredibly fast today. If a company gets involved in any negative news, it would get out in no time, undoubtedly leading to a talent exodus.

Xu Hao saw his employees were very happy, and he felt relieved as well. He had been holding back without letting go for days and felt he was almost suffocating. The genuine article resides on M|V|L&EMPYR.

Nevertheless, he turned to look at Qin Yao behind him. These days, with no other outlet for relief, Xiao Yao had suffered the most.

When Qin Yao noticed Xu Hao's gaze, she quickly understood his meaning and her face turned red with shyness, lowering her head and not daring to look at him anymore.

Anna asked with curiosity, "Eh? Sister Yao, why did your face turn red all of a sudden?"

"Don't ask so many questions, kid!"

Xu Hao gave her a noogie on the head, laughing and scolding, "You've been quite diligent with your 'Cultivation' these past few days. Make sure you keep it up."

"Hmph! You've got some nerve saying that, pretending your arms were disabled and scaring us half to death," Anna said, her cheeks puffed out with annoyance.