However, she was followed by a group of strong young men.
Weren't these the unprincipled tech geeks who had just resigned from Huatai?
Zhan Bei Jue was just about to settle accounts with them, and it was good that they came together.
As soon as Jiang Nan Fang appeared, she smiled and greeted everyone warmly.
"Mr. Ke, Min'er, you didn't tell me you were eating here. We haven't eaten together in a long time, let's share a table and catch up."
"What are you guys talking about? I invited myself, I hope I'm not disturbing you?"
Seeing that he was followed by a group of men, Min'er breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up to greet him.
"You're here? You're not disturbing us. Come and sit down quickly."
The waiter saw so many people arriving, and one private room couldn't accommodate them all.
He very professionally asked Ke Teng if he wanted to add more chairs or change rooms.
Jiang Nan Fang smiled and said.
"No need to trouble you. Since Mr. Ke has other guests, I'll just come over to say hello and toast a glass of wine. You can continue with your business."
"Mr. Ke, I've come to apologize to you."
As she spoke, she picked up Shen Min'er's wine glass and filled it with wine.
"I brought them to apologize to you together. I don't need to say more, we all understand."
"We're sorry to you in this matter, and we hope you'll be magnanimous and not hold it against us."
"I'll drink this glass, and if you need anything in the future, just ask. You do as you please."
After speaking, she tilted her head and drank the entire glass of wine.
Ke Teng didn't move, but calmly looked up at her.
After finishing the wine, Jiang Nan Fang turned around and called out to everyone.
"What are you all standing around for? Mr. Ke is in a good mood today and won't hold it against you. Why don't you all come over and admit your mistakes?"
Everyone walked over with their wine glasses.
Ke Teng raised his hand to stop them.
"No need."
"I don't like to mix many things together and resolve them vaguely. Since you're here to apologize, let's settle your matter first today."
"Jiang Nan Fang, you think a glass of wine can get you forgiveness between us? Am I, Ke Teng, that worthless?"
The topic had finally circled back to this.
Jiang Nan Fang felt speechless but smiled faintly at him.
"Mr. Ke is certainly valuable, and I can never afford your worth in this lifetime."
"So even if I drank all the wine in this restaurant, I still couldn't repay your kindness, I can only do my best."
"Be magnanimous. If you don't hold it against me, your reputation in the martial world will be good, and everyone will respect you more in the future."
Trying to gloss over the matter with a few nice words?
She was thinking too wishfully.
Ke Teng sneered.
"Don't think a few sweet words and flattery can make me let you go. It's impossible."
"I don't need anyone's respect, nor do I need a good reputation. Those are the things I care about the least."
"You know what I want. If you can't give it to me, I'm sorry, drinking more is useless."
Since that was the case, Jiang Nan Fang decided to be direct with him.
"Shen Min'er has already had too much to drink, and she absolutely cannot drink any more tonight."
"Besides, she's just an ordinary employee and isn't obligated to stay out after work to drink and socialize with you."
"As her sister-in-law, I want to take her with me. Do you have any objections, Mr. Ke?"
"What if I say I do have objections?"
"Then we'll have to give up this job."
Jiang Nan Fang was neither servile nor overbearing.
"Ke Corporation has a high threshold, and our capabilities are insufficient. We can't do it, so you should find someone else."
Ke Teng was amused by her.
"So Miss Jiang, oh no, I should call you Mrs. Zhan. Is Mrs. Zhan planning to declare war on me?"
"Say whatever you want. I've apologized to you many times, and if you refuse to accept it, there's nothing I can do."
Jiang Nan Fang shrugged, feigning helplessness.
"I didn't want to make things so ugly in the first place."
Ke Teng ignored her and looked at Shen Min'er with a lingering gaze.
Shen Min'er was worried that she wouldn't survive the night, and at the same time, she was afraid he would harass her mother.
She was extremely conflicted.
Ke Teng saw her inner turmoil clearly and deliberately asked, "Miss Shen, what do you say?"
Min'er's face turned pale.
"Mr. Ke, please be merciful..."
"It seems like no one is going to give me face anymore."
Ke Teng interrupted her.
"Fine. Then you can leave with her. Don't regret it."
Shen Min'er was both scared and resentful. Hearing the words "don't regret it," she already anticipated what would happen next.
Her nose stung, and her eyes turned red.
"What do you want to do? Don't push your luck!"
"I'm bullying you?"
Ke Teng laughed.
"I bought you clothes, paid you a salary, personally drove you out to play, and treated you to good food and drinks. Am I bullying you?"
Shen Min'er was assigned to help in the technical department just a few days after joining the company.
She had handled project bidding with Engineer Zhang.
Engineer Zhang had a good impression of her.
She was already unhappy staying at Huatai.
Now, seeing a weak woman being bullied like this by Ke Teng.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, he impulsively took a few steps forward.
"Mr. Ke, a true man's word is his bond! A promise is a promise! Not something to bully women with!"
"If you have a problem, take it out on us! What's the point of you making things difficult for a young girl?"
Ke Teng turned his head and looked at Engineer Zhang with disdain.
"A bunch of useless people. I didn't plan to bother with you, but you're pushing your luck. You're educating me? What right do you have?"
The entire technical department rushed forward in an uproar.
They looked angrily at this arrogant rich second-generation.
"And what right do you have? You're just relying on your family's money. Is that so impressive?"
"Without your father, you're nothing! It's true we took your salary, but we earned it through our labor. What right do you have to look down on us?"
Very good.
They were all ganging up on him?
Ke Teng cast his gaze back at Jiang Nan Fang.
"You've collectively instigated them? That's great."
"These are words you told them to say, aren't they? And they're what you wanted to say. You've been holding back for a long time, haven't you?"
At this point, further explanations were useless.
Jiang Nan Fang decided to go all out.
"I've said all I needed to say. Shen Min'er forfeits her salary and resigns automatically from now on. Do whatever you want, we're leaving."
As she spoke, she grabbed Min'er and was about to leave.
Ke Teng stood up abruptly and grabbed the bottle of wine she had just brought, smashing it on the table.
"Bang," the glass bottle shattered.
Only the neck of the bottle, with a circle of sharp glass shards, remained in his hand.
Everyone heard a loud noise.
Before they could react to what he was going to do.
Ke Teng rushed towards Engineer Zhang like a gust of wind.
He put all his strength into it and plunged the bottle neck into his shoulder.
Ke Teng was a few centimeters taller than Engineer Zhang and caught him by surprise.
He held Zhang Gong's neck with one hand and pressed down on the bottle with the other, his face contorted with rage. Everyone was startled by him.
"Ah—"
Jiang Nan Fang quickly let go of Min'er and rushed forward.
"What are you doing? Ke Teng, are you crazy?"