Chapter 174 Exploiting Her Kindness

"Could it be that you few have come to the wrong place by coming to me?"

Li An'an frowned, seemingly ignoring the expressions on their faces, and said indifferently, "I seem to remember that you unilaterally terminated our contract and partnered with the Yang family instead."

She was angry.

Mo Han, who had parked the car and stepped out, said nothing and did not even glance at them as he walked straight inside.

Li An'an would handle these matters herself. She knew how to deal with them.

Otherwise, if it were up to him, these people wouldn't even have had the chance to stand here today.

They might not even have lived to see tomorrow's sun.

As for traitors, he had always ensured they were utterly ruined without a trace of hope.

"President Li, it's a misunderstanding! Truly a colossal misunderstanding!"

One of them blurted out anxiously, eager to defend himself. "We have always been partners with Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals, and nothing could ever change that."

"It's just that the Yang family forced us! They coerced us using all sorts of methods!"

"Yes, President Li, we truly had no other choice. Compared to the Yang family, we are completely powerless to resist."

The men spoke one after another, making no effort to conceal the grievance and helplessness in their tones.

Li An'an swept her gaze over them, feeling an even deeper sense of disappointment.

If they had simply owned up to it and apologized, she might have felt slightly better, but what about now?

Each and every one of them was shifting the blame away from themselves, acting as though these choices hadn't been made by them, but rather forced upon them by the Yang family.

The Yang family was indeed formidable, but why was it that Li Long from Huishi dared to stand his ground, whereas they chose to bow and surrender immediately? Did they think that she, Li An'an, was an easy target?

"Is that so? Yet I heard that when the few of you agreed to it that day, you were smiling quite happily," she remarked flatly. "If you have nothing else to discuss, please do not disturb my work. Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals is about to launch a new batch of pills, and we are very busy right now."

"President Li!"

"President Li, please stay!"

Seeing that Li An'an was angry, the men exchanged glances and instantly changed their tone.

"President Li, please be the bigger person and forgive our petty offenses. The truth is, we people have been driven to a dead end. Take my factory, for instance—over six hundred employees under my command are all waiting for their livelihood."

"Ah, I only gave them a raise not long ago simply because being able to partner with Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals gave me the confidence to do so. President Li, you cannot just sit by and watch these workers suffer such disappointment!"

"Indeed, President Li, none of us have it easy. We hope you can give us another chance—if not for our sake, then for the sake of those workers, please?"

Their words were sincere, and their faces were filled with pleading expressions, as if they would drop to their knees without a moment's hesitation if Li An'an demanded it in exchange for her forgiveness.

That Li An'an was kind-hearted was no secret whatsoever in Qiancheng.

Many of the partners she had previously chosen were selected specifically with the consideration of these grassroots workers in mind.

Surely, if they used this excuse once more, Li An'an would not refuse.

However, they had underestimated her entirely. Li An'an felt only deeper disappointment.

"Yes, none of us have it easy," Li An'an nodded.

Hearing this, the various executives instantly felt a surge of joy; Li An'an's heart had softened after all.

As long as they used the grassroots workers as a shield, how could someone like Li An'an ever harden her heart against them?

Their guess was correct. Even when angry, Li An'an would not resort to pushing people to ruin. Even if she felt resentment toward these executives, she would not vent her anger upon the ordinary workers.

With this tactic in play, they had nothing to fear.

"However, could it be that my Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals has it easy?"

Before the executives could fully revel in their triumph, Li An'an's voice turned cold. "My employees at Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals have poured in so much effort—do they have it easy?"

"When you betrayed us, who was left to bear the losses? Was it our employees?!"

With a look of utter contempt, Li An'an cast a final glance at them and turned to walk into the company building.

"President Li!"

"President Li!"

The executives scrambled after her, attempting to force their way into the company.

"Halt!"

A security guard threw out a hand, blocking their path with a dark expression.

"Whoever dares to take another half-step forward, I'll break his dog legs!"

The guard's face was brimming with murderous intent, completely disregarding these wealthy executives.

Though the bosses were boiling with rage—to think a mere security guard dared to act so rampantly before them was utterly lawless—they remembered they still needed something from Li An'an. Suppressing their fury, they forced themselves to swallow their anger for the moment.

"We... we'll just wait right here! We'll wait until President Li comes back out!"

"I refuse to believe President Li would simply watch our businesses go under!"

"Right! We'll wait right here. President Li won't just stand by and let us die!"

...

Gritting their teeth, the executives threw aside their dignity and sat cross-legged directly on the ground, waiting for Li An'an to reappear.

They refused to believe Li An'an could remain soft-hearted; at worst, they would summon the workers from their factories to come and beg Li An'an in person. Could she really be so cold-blooded?

Li An'an was simply not that kind of person!

One of them even pulled out his phone immediately.

"Hello? Send those aunties from the factory over here—yes, right now, at the main entrance of Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals. Tell them to come and beg President Li..."

Hearing this, the security guards at the entrance found their expressions sinking even further.

They all knew how kind-hearted Li An'an was. She had never looked down on people like them, even showing genuine concern that had deeply moved them. Yet now, people were actually exploiting President Li's kindness in such a manner.

It filled them with rage!

"Looking to cause trouble here?"

The lead guard's voice chilled. He stepped forward, snatched the phone out of the man's hand, and clenched his palm tightly.

*Crack!*

The phone was instantly crushed to pieces!

If they couldn't even handle a minor issue like this, they would have no face left to return to Qiancheng.

And even less face to face Li Qilang.

As for Mo Han, he was someone they could only look up to with awe.

"I advise you to act like human beings, or else, bear the consequences!"

"If you anger our Brother Han, I guarantee you will vanish from the face of the earth just like Yang Ling!"

The executives' faces turned pale with terror.

From the guard's words, they had confirmed a terrifying reality.

That Yang Ling, the young master of the Yang family, had truly been killed by Mo Han.

His body might even have been completely disposed of without a trace!

Moreover, over a thousand people had gathered here just yesterday, seemingly solely to deal with two martial artists sent by the Yang family to cause trouble.

Right—those two martial artists had seemingly vanished from the earth as well!

And yet today, they had dared to come here and cause a scene.

This was nothing short of courting death!

Yet, the thought of losing their partnership with Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals, coupled with the fact that they had already offended the Yang family, meant their companies were facing an imminent crisis of bankruptcy.

Resentment flooded their hearts.

But what good was resentment?

Gazing at the murderous aura radiating from the security guards, a wave of terror washed over them once more.

In the end, not daring to utter another peep, the executives turned tail and fled in a panic.

Lingering for even a single second longer made it doubtful whether these fierce guards could restrain themselves from attacking them.

Even as they fled in disgrace, the executives couldn't help but turn their heads back time and again to gaze at the Xiaoxiao Pharmaceuticals building.

Alas, Li An'an's figure never appeared again.

And then, despair truly set in.