Thirty million is definitely a huge sum!
With these thirty million, Gao Fei's life would undergo an earth-shattering change, transforming from a poor boy into a wealthy man in an instant.
Was Gao Fei tempted?
Of course he was tempted! He really wanted to slip the check into his pocket, but... he ultimately resisted.
"Gao Fei, take this money and leave. I don't want to see you again," Su Zhentian said directly, "I will announce to the public that you have resigned on your own initiative."
"Chairman, what do you mean by this?" Gao Fei pushed back his chair and stood up.
Su Zhentian looked up at Gao Fei, "You still don't understand? Fine! Then I'll put it more bluntly... I don't want you to continue seeing Xiaorou. Take this money and leave Bright Pearl City for good, and especially don't see Xiaorou again."
Gao Fei narrowed his eyes, "You might be mistaken, there's nothing going on between President Su and me..."
Su Zhentian waved his hand, "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you have to leave Bright Pearl City!"
"Chairman Su, don't you think this is a bit unreasonable?" Gao Fei said gravely.
"Unreasonable?" Su Zhentian laughed, "Reason comes with one prerequisite, that both sides have equal status! Unfortunately... our statuses are far from equal, in fact, they're worlds apart. So, I really don't need to be reasonable with you." Saying this, Su Zhentian's tone softened a bit, "Of course, in view of the fact that you saved my daughter's life, I should compensate you to some extent..." With that, Su Zhentian pointed at the check on the table, "With these thirty million, you won't have to worry about your future life."
"Why are you unwilling to let me date President Su?" Gao Fei looked at Su Zhentian intently, "Just because I'm of low status?"
"Yes," Su Zhentian nodded, "You lack status and position, come from a humble background, and possess mediocre abilities. Someone like you is simply not worthy of dating my daughter!"
"Heh..." Gao Fei chuckled, but it was a cold laugh. He slowly puffed out his chest and spoke with an icy tone, "Chairman Su, I wonder if you've ever heard the saying: 'Do not underestimate the young for being poor!' Right now I may be impoverished and down on my luck, but who knows about the future... I might even surpass you..."
"Surpass me?" Su Zhentian let out a disdainful snort, "That's wildly arrogant! Gao Fei, listen to me, today's society is cruel and realistic, and the chances of making it from scratch are very slim, especially for someone at the bottom like you, without backing or connections. To even think of success is as hard as scaling the heavens! I advise you to give up these unrealistic fantasies, take the check and leave quickly. Settle down in a beautiful city and never come back to Bright Pearl City."
"Chairman Su, do you dare to make a bet with me?" Gao Fei said word by word.
Su Zhentian raised an eyebrow, "A bet?"
"Yes, a bet," Gao Fei nodded, "A bet on whether I can make it in the future! We set a limit of three years. If within three years I surpass you, you will kneel down to me and apologize publicly! On the other hand, if I don't surpass you within three years, then I lose. At that time, you can deal with me as you please."
"Alright," Su Zhentian agreed without a second thought, "I really want to see what abilities you possess to surpass me!" In Su Zhentian's opinion, Gao Fei was just being foolishly arrogant, daring to bet with him? Surpass him in three years? It was nothing but a pipe dream!
"Just wait, maybe in less than three years, I will come back to you." After saying this, Gao Fei turned to leave.
"Hold on," Su Zhentian called out.
Gao Fei paused in his steps, slowly turning his head, "What? Having second thoughts? Don't dare to take the bet with me?"
"The words 'second thoughts' do not exist in my dictionary!" Su Zhentian snorted coldly, "Since I promised you, I will definitely go through with the bet!" With that, Su Zhentian pointed his finger at the check on the table, "I called you back to remind you, you forgot this thing."
"You'd better keep the check, I won't accept it," Gao Fei said with a hint of a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, "Not everyone is greedy for your money." After speaking, Gao Fei left without looking back.
"This Gao Fei really doesn't know how to appreciate favors!" Ding Xiang said with a huff.
Su Zhentian nodded with a grim face, "Indeed ungrateful! Go, release a statement, saying that Gao Fei violated company rules and is fired effective immediately!" Originally, Su Zhentian wanted Gao Fei to leave with dignity, but he didn't expect Gao Fei to be so ungrateful and dare to defy Su Zhentian, which infuriated him. Thus, he immediately ordered Gao Fei's dismissal.
"I'll see to it right away," Ding Xiang hurried off.
Su Zhentian sat in the soft chair, his eyes flashing with fierce light, "A nobody like you dares to stand up against me! Truly ignorant of life and death!"
...
Gao Fei quickly learned of his dismissal and his face immediately darkened.
"If a place doesn't keep its lord, a lord will find a place that does!" Gao Fei sneered, "Su Zhentian, we'll see! Sooner or later, I will make you grovel at my feet relying on my goodwill for your survival! You just wait!"
Gao Fei was someone who valued his dignity. The way Su Zhentian humiliated him today made Gao Fei extremely angry! He had almost lost his temper in the office, but it had taken a great deal of willpower to suppress the rage in his chest.
He took off his work clothes, tossed them onto the chair, changed into his own clothes, and stepped out the door.
All the way, many people pointed at him and said unpleasant things, infuriating Gao Fei.
Sure enough, once a person is gone, they're forgotten, he thought. Before he was fired, this bunch of people were falling over themselves to suck up to him, and even those company executives were polite to him. But now? They avoided him like the plague, which was truly laughable.
"Director Gao! Oh, sorry, you've been fired and aren't the head of the Security Department anymore. It's not appropriate for me to call you Director Gao now," Zhao Ting popped up from somewhere, then mocked him with glee, "Comrade Gao Fei, you must be feeling pretty down now, huh?"
"I'm fired, and you're happy about it?" Gao Fei asked indifferently.
"Yes! I am happy!" Zhao Ting nodded vigorously, "Especially happy! Very, very happy! It proves just how right I was to dump you back then. You're just helpless like mud that won't stick to the wall, any woman who ends up with you is doomed to bad luck forever!" The reason Zhao Ting had dumped Gao Fei was because he had no money. Later, when she saw Gao Fei getting promotions and raises, and even being favored by the daughter of the group, Zhao Ting felt imbalanced... Now that Gao Fei had been fired, becoming a poor guy with nothing again, the imbalance in Zhao Ting's heart disappeared without a trace, proving that her choice back then was correct.
"Ignorant women are pitiful," Gao Fei dropped this remark and walked away, ignoring how Zhao Ting was making a ruckus behind him.
Watching Gao Fei's figure disappearing into the distance, Zhao Ting let out a disdainful snort, "Gao Fei, what are you acting all high and mighty for? You're destined to be a poor guy all your life! You'll never turn things around!"
...
Gao Fei stood at the side of the road, staring blankly at the tall buildings in the distance.
At this moment, he felt absolutely terrible, as terrible as it could get.
Thinking over recent events, he was struck by a string of bad luck. First, he was dumped by Zhao Ting, then he nearly died when the elevator malfunctioned, followed by being fired by Su Zhentian, and then ridiculed by Zhao Ting...
One misfortune after another filled Gao Fei with rage.
Take a deep breath!
Another deep breath!
Try to relax!
No point in getting angry with this bunch of snobs!
Work hard, strive to stand out, and then slap these people in the face hard!
"Just you wait! It won't be long before I blow your minds!" Gao Fei took one last look at the Su Group skyscraper, then walked away.
From then on, the Su Group would no longer have any ties with him.
...
To rise up, he needed to advance to the Qi Gathering Stage as soon as possible, then cultivate the Heavenly Eye, and once he had the clairvoyance ability, he could start a business.
Just as Gao Fei entered into a meditative state, a loud knocking on the door woke him. He opened his eyes, frowned, and asked, "Who is it?"
"Me! Your landlord!" a rough male voice came from the other side of the door.
The landlord? What's he doing here? It's still several days before the rent is due! Gao Fei, puzzled, got up and opened the door. Standing outside was a middle-aged man in a plaid shirt, with a crew cut, broad shoulders and a wide frame, clutching a bunch of keys, it was his landlord, Liu Dahai.
"Gao Fei, I'm not renting this house to you anymore, pack up your things and leave," Liu Dahai handed him a stack of money, "This is the excess rent, it's being returned to you."
Gao Fei was completely stunned: "What do you mean? Everything's been fine, why do you want to take back the house all of a sudden? If you want to raise the rent, just say so. You don't need to resort to these kinds of tactics." Many landlords think about raising the rent but are too embarrassed to mention it, so they find various excuses to trouble their tenants. It's a common practice.
Liu Dahai shook his head: "I don't want to raise the rent."
"Then why are you kicking me out?"
"Because... ah, just don't ask, leave quickly!"
"No way, you're not leaving until you explain things clearly today," Gao Fei insisted.
"You... fine, I'll be straight with you! Someone's forcing me to do this, I have no choice, please understand and leave quickly."
"Someone's forcing you?" Gao Fei's eyes turned cold, "Who is it?"
"You don't need to ask..."
"Tell me! Who exactly is it!!!"
"...It's someone from the Su Group." Under Gao Fei's insistence, Liu Dahai had no choice but to reveal the truth: "Just now, people from the Su Group came to me, told me to drive you out, and if I didn't comply, they'd deal with me!" Saying this, Liu Dahai's face showed a bitter smile, "The Su Group is a giant, I can't afford to offend them."