Chapter 5 — I Was Evicted From Home The Day I Lost My Job, 7 Days Later I Became Their Boss

He is not only a weak person who relies on his family, but also someone who secretly drains our own future.

“How much… did you take?” My voice trembled, not because of fear, but because my anger had reached its limit.

Chu Minh Hien clearly realized that he had said something wrong, his eyes began to avoid, and he stammered.

“No… not much… just… just help her a little sometimes…”

“I'll ask again.” I looked straight into his eyes.

“How much money did you end up transferring from our joint savings?”

Under that forced gaze, he finally couldn't bear it. The voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.

“About… about more than three hundred thousand…”

Three hundred thousand. Our savings… totaled just over five hundred thousand. I laughed. Laughed so much that tears almost came out. Turns out, the stupidest person... was me. The love I believed in, the marriage I kept, the future I expected... from beginning to end, it was all just a deception. I looked at the man I had loved for three years. At this moment, only the feeling of strangeness... and disgust remains.

“Chu Minh Hien.”

I said every word, decisively.

“We… meet at the courthouse.”

Having finished speaking, I turned around and left without looking back. Behind him were his panicked calls, but I didn't stop. My marriage, here it is — officially over. As for my counterattack... it's just begun. The Zhou family's drama did not slow down my progress in the company. On the contrary, the direct slap to Chu Le caused my "knife blade" image to quickly be engraved in the marketing department. But I understand, power alone is not enough. I need credibility. Although Chu Le is useless, she has been working for many years and has raised a group of trusted people - people who are good at getting around, but are sloppy in their work. The second week after I took office, I held a meeting to review the entire project. This time, I didn't call anyone's name. I directly project all data and processes of ongoing projects onto the screen.

"This 'Cool Summer' project, why has the distribution channel not been deployed yet for two weeks? Can the person in charge explain?"

"As for the plan to cooperate with influencers, the budget has been approved for nearly a month, why hasn't the list of partners been finalized yet? Are we waiting for them to come to us?"

I'm not angry. Even the tone was very calm. But each question hits a weak point, exposing stagnation in execution. Those who were touched began to sweat and were confused for the reason.

“Director Lam, the partner's process is a bit complicated…”

“As for scheduling… it's difficult to coordinate…”

I interrupted.

"I don't need a reason. I need a solution and a timeline."

“By next Friday, if the issues I just mentioned have not been resolved, or there are no viable alternatives... the person in charge can go directly to the human resources department.”

"I didn't come here to do charity. Tinh Dieu also doesn't raise useless people."

The meeting room was silent. After "killing the chicken to scare the monkey", I immediately started the next step. Recruit people. From Chu Le's previous evaluation report, I quickly discovered a few overlooked factors. In her report, they were all rated low, with general comments like "average ability", "lack of ability". proactive." But when I looked closely at the work they had done, I discovered that they had clear thinking, good execution ability, and even had many very sharp ideas. I called them into the office one by one. One of them was Truong Duyet - the girl who once asked Chu Le about the new director. She was nervous as soon as she walked in, her hands didn't know where to put them.

“Director Lam… am I not doing well?”

I smiled, pushing a document towards her.

“This is a report analyzing the consumption habits of the younger generation that she wrote last month. Chu Le didn't look at it and threw it in the trash."

“I read it. Well done. The data is complete and the perspective is also very deep.”

The girl's eyes immediately lit up, filled with disbelief.

“The group is having a very important project, targeting the young market. I want to put you in charge.”

I looked straight at her.

“Do you… dare to accept it?”

Truong Duyet was so excited that his face turned red and he nodded continuously.

“I dare! Director Lam, I will definitely not disappoint you!”