allonlinenovel Chapter 1334 Yun Rui Juan Chen: Take the Lead
Chapter 1334 Yun Rui Juan Chen: Take the Lead
The car sped along the road, Gu Yunxi's eyes fixed on the road. She hadn't informed anyone in advance, not even Gu Yunqian—she would only have one character!
In front of the branch building, the security guard saw Gu Yunxi's car and subconsciously wanted to stop it, but when he saw the person in the driver's seat, he was stunned for a moment and quickly let it go.
Gu Yunxi parked the car directly in the exclusive parking space in the underground garage - that was Qi Ruixiang's parking space, but it was now occupied by her.
She pushed open the car door, walked into the elevator in her high heels, and pressed the "top floor" button without any hesitation.
The moment the elevator doors opened, the secretariat staff were stunned. They knew Gu Yunxi, CEO Gu's sister and CEO Qi's "ex-fiancée," but they had never seen her appear in this state at the branch office, let alone received any notification.
"Ms. Gu, why are you here? President Qi hasn't arrived today..." The secretary team leader hurriedly came forward, his tone cautious and tentative.
Gu Yunxi didn't look at her and walked straight to Qi Ruixiang's office. His voice was as cold as ice: "Notify all senior executives to hold a meeting in the conference room in ten minutes. Also, give me the spare key to Qi Ruixiang's office."
The secretary group leader was stunned in place, looking at Gu Yunxi's resolute back, not knowing how to react for a moment. Gu Yunxi turned around, and the sharpness in his eyes made her sober instantly: "Now, immediately."
"Okay... okay!" The secretary team leader quickly turned around, arranged for someone to notify the senior management, and went to get the spare key.
Gu Yunxi opened Qi Ruixiang's office door, and a familiar scent of cedar perfume hit him in the face.
Documents were neatly arranged on the desk, and in the corner there was a pot of succulents, which she had given to him earlier, saying it would "add some life to your office."
At this moment, the leaves of the succulent plant were slightly wilted, just like the relationship between them that had long since withered.
She walked over to her desk and opened a drawer.
Inside was Qi Ruixiang's notebook, pen, and a photo of him and her - she was hiding in his arms, he stretched out the hand holding the phone, and used the other hand to hold her in his arms.
Qi Ruixiang looked down at her with such affection and doting, and in order to avoid the camera, she buried her hands in her palms, and hid her entire upper body in the other's broad arms, feeling the exclusive warmth!
That photo was taken outside when their feelings were at their strongest. She didn't know why she agreed to it, but that scene was frozen in time!
Gu Yunxi picked up the photo, stroked his smiling face with his fingertips, then put the photo on the table without hesitation and opened the notebook.
It recorded the branch's business data, but there was no trace of the "Nightingale Project." Gu Yunxi was not surprised, as she knew Qi Ruixiang would not write down key information openly.
She turned on her computer and tried to log into the internal system, but found that the password had been changed. A sneer curled her lips as she pulled out a pre-prepared USB drive and inserted it into the computer—it was a cracking program she had asked a friend to make, enough to bypass the system password.
"Ding—" The computer beeped, signaling a successful system login. Gu Yunxi quickly browsed through the files, his gaze finally settling on an encrypted folder that seemed out of place.
Just as she was about to try to crack it, the secretary called: "Ms. Gu, the senior management are all here and waiting for you in the conference room."
"Got it." Gu Yunxi unplugged the USB drive and put her notebook and documents back in their places, making sure they weren't disturbed. She adjusted her suit jacket and walked towards the conference room, each step firm and calm.
The moment she pushed open the door, all eyes in the conference room were focused on her. The senior executives looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and surprise - most of them were promoted by Qi Ruixiang, and they had never imagined that one day, Gu Yunxi would be presiding over a meeting.
Gu Yunxi walked to the main seat and sat down, placing the folder on the table. He swept his eyes over everyone present and spoke in a clear and powerful voice: "I have called everyone to this meeting today to make only one announcement - from now on, I will temporarily take over Qi Ruixiang's position as the head of the branch office, and all business will report directly to me."
As soon as the words fell, the conference room exploded.
"Ms. Gu, this... this is not in accordance with the procedures! Where is Mr. Qi? Why didn't we receive any notification?" The marketing director spoke first, with dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Yes, Miss Gu, the branch has always been in the charge of General Manager Qi. Now that you have taken over suddenly, how are we going to carry out our subsequent work?" The operations manager also echoed, his eyes full of doubts.
Gu Yunxi ignored their questions and pushed a document to the center of the table - it was the group's internal authorization letter with Gu Yunqian's signature on it.
"This is a letter of authorization, legally binding. As for Qi Ruixiang," she paused, a barely perceptible chill in her tone, "he has personal matters to attend to recently, and is temporarily unable to attend to branch office duties."
The senior executives looked at the authorization letter and, although they still had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to openly object. Gu Yunxi was Mr. Gu's sister, and with the "authorization letter" in hand, they had no reason to refuse.
Gu Yunxi continued, "Next, the heads of each department will report on their recent work, focusing on the progress related to the 'Nightingale Project'.
In addition, the technical department will immediately send a copy of all backup data for the 'confidential project' to my office for my personal review."
The technical director was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said, "But Miss Gu, only President Qi has the authority to access the core data of the 'confidential project'..."
"Now, the authority is with me." Gu Yunxi interrupted him, and the sharpness in his eyes made him shut up instantly. "In half an hour, I want to see the data in the office. If you can't do it, you don't have to be the technical director anymore."
The technical director's face turned pale and he nodded quickly: "Yes, I'll do it right away!"
The meeting lasted only half an hour, but all the key issues were finalized.
Gu Yunxi's decisiveness made the senior executives present secretly shocked - in their impression, Gu Yunxi was gentle, elegant, and even a little weak, but today she was like a knife suddenly drawn from its sheath, so sharp that people dared not look directly at her.
After the meeting, Gu Yunxi returned to Qi Ruixiang's office. As soon as she sat down, the technical director walked in with a USB drive and said nervously, "Ms. Gu, the data has been copied. Would you... would you like to check it?"
Gu Yunxi took the USB drive, inserted it into the computer, and quickly scanned the file list. Although he seemed calm, his disappointment was already visible on his face.
"Go out. No one is allowed to come in without my permission." Gu Yunxi's voice was calm.
The technical director quickly responded and left, and before closing the door, he did not forget to glance at her cautiously - this "new person in charge" who suddenly appeared was more unpredictable and more shocking than Qi Ruixiang.
Gu Yunxi clicked on the "Overseas Data Interaction Records" and a complex string of IP addresses and encrypted chat records appeared on the screen.
She looked at the unfamiliar codes, her fingers tapping rapidly on the keyboard, trying to decipher them.
At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Gu Yunqian's voice came with anger: "Yunxi! What are you doing?"