Chapter 3 — Your Own Face

Go down to the lower floor. The head of the human resources department quickly walked over and opened the car door for me. I didn't get in the car.

"When I left with the cardboard box yesterday, no one saw me off. When I come back today, I don't need to take your car."

I call the tech car myself. Lam Thu leaned closer and lowered his voice.

"Miss Nam So, you're really happy."

I smiled softly.

"Not yet."

"The play has just begun."

The car stopped in front of the Van Hoa Group building. As soon as I entered the hall, countless eyes immediately turned towards me. Yesterday, they looked at me with pitying eyes. Today, there is only curiosity and scrutiny in their eyes. Tong Hoai An was already waiting in front of the elevator door. Next to him is Khuong Van Van. She was wearing this season's newest suit, with a temporary employee ID card on her chest.

"Sister, I didn't expect you to actually come."

I calmly looked at her.

"Didn't you guys invite me?"

Tong Hoai An immediately spoke up.

"Nam So, let's go to the meeting room to talk."

Khuong Van Van smiled sweetly and conveniently took his arm.

"Mr. Hoai An, can I also participate in the audition? After all, I'm in charge of the new brand line now."

Tong Hoai An immediately withdrew his hand.

"This is a board meeting."

The smile on Khuong Van Van's face faded.

"My father is also a member of the board of directors."

I replied coldly.

"Then tell your father to come."

She glared at me.

"Khuong Nam So, you've been fired, so why are you still setting the price?"

I turned to look at Tong Hoai An.

"General Manager Tong, is this your sincerity to invite me back?"

Tong Hoai An's voice immediately lowered.

"Van Van, get out."

"Mr. Hoai An!"

"Go out."

There were a few soft laughs around. Khuong Van Van lost all face and could only walk away with her high heels. In the meeting room, yesterday's directors were all present. Director Vuong was the first to stand up.

"Nam So, yesterday's decision was too hasty."

I sat down.

"There's no rush."

"The minutes of the meeting were clearly recorded."

Director Vuong paused. Tong Hoai An looked at me.

"Have you seen it?"

I placed the copy of the document on the table.

"The writing is very clear."

"Not difficult to read."

The financial director coughed softly.

"It's just a draft."

I smiled.

"A draft must also have a writer."

"Who wrote it?"

The whole room was silent. I curled my lips slightly.

"It's okay not to say it."

Tong Hoai An tried to suppress his anger.

"Nam So, now is not the time to pursue responsibility."

"Thanh Lam Investment Fund is still interested in the new brand line. As long as you come back, everything still has a chance to be saved."

I looked straight at him.

"My terms."

"Just say it."

"Restore original position."

"The new brand line is still in charge of me."

"Those who participated in the decision to fire me yesterday must publicly apologize to me."

Director Vuong immediately frowned.

"Publicly apologizing will affect the company's image."

I stood up.

"Then there's no need to continue talking."

Tong Hoai An quickly spoke up. Director Wang looked at him. Tong Hoai An gritted his teeth.

"The company cannot lose Thanh Lam Investment Fund."

I looked at him, slowly shaking my head.

"General Manager Tong."

"You said it wrong."

He was stunned. I looked at each person in the room, emphasizing each word.

"What the company cannot lose..."

"...not Thanh Investment Fund Lam."

"...but someone willing to clean up this mess."

The entire meeting room immediately fell silent. At that moment, the room door opened. Khuong Van Van rushed straight in.

"Are you really going to let her come back?"

"What about me?"

Tong Hoai An shouted in a low voice.

"Who let you in here?"

Khuong Van Van's eyes were red.

"Mr. Hoai An, you clearly said you would let me practice with the new brand."

I looked at her.

"Use my results to practice?"

Khuong Van Van gritted her teeth.

"That's also the opportunity my dad gave me."

I smiled faintly.

"Your father cannot bring Van Hoa an investment of 480 million yuan."

That sentence just ended. Director Vuong's face immediately became extremely ugly. Khuong Van Van still refused to accept.

"That 480 million yuan investment was not brought by you!"

I calmly replied.

"At least..."

"...it wasn't you who brought it."

Tong Hoai An slammed on the table. I turned around and walked out. Tong Hoai An quickly chased him to the door.

"Nam So, this afternoon we will hold an all-staff meeting."

I didn't turn back.

"Then remember to prepare your apology speech."

Lam Thu was waiting for me in the hallway. She lowered her voice.

"Sister, just now Khuong Van Van posted in the group that she only knows how to rely on men to turn the situation around."

I stopped walking.

"Which group?"

Lam Thu gave me the phone. In the group chat, Khuong Van Van just sent a sentence.

"There are people whose abilities are not great, but they are very good at finding support."

Below, everyone pretended not to understand who she was referring to. I returned the phone to Lam Thu.

"Take a screenshot."

"Do we need to send it to General Manager Tong?"

"No need."

I looked at Khuong Van Van in the distance.

"It'll be faster to ask her directly."

I stepped forward. At this time, Khuong Van Van was standing in the tea room talking to some colleagues.

"If she was really good, she wouldn't have been fired yesterday."

"It's just that Thanh Lam Investment Fund has someone backing her."

I stopped right in front of the tea room door.

"Go ahead."

As soon as they saw me, my colleagues immediately dispersed. Khuong Van Van glanced at me with contempt.

"Sister, do you have a hobby of eavesdropping on other people's conversations?"

I calmly looked at her.

"Didn't you deliberately speak loudly so everyone could hear?"

I took out my phone and opened the screenshot.

"Tonight at the all-staff meeting, do you dare repeat this sentence in front of everyone?"

Khuong Van Van smirked.

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

I nodded.

"See you this afternoon."

Three o'clock in the afternoon. The general meeting of Van Hoa Group officially began. Tong Hoai An stood on the podium, his voice tense.

"Regarding the decision to adjust Ms. Khuong Nam So's position yesterday, after the board of directors reviewed it, we decided to cancel this decision."

"The company would like to send our sincere apologies to Ms. Khuong Nam So."

Below immediately rang out the sounds of chatter. Director Vuong also stood up.

"Director Khuong, what happened yesterday was because we didn't think carefully."

I still stood still. Tong Hoai An looked towards me. At this point I stepped onto the stage.

"I accept the apology."

My eyes slowly stopped on Khuong Van Van sitting in the row of chairs head, arms folded across chest.

"There's still one more thing."

The smile on her face immediately disappeared. I opened the slideshow screen. A photo of the chat appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Some people have little ability, but are very good at finding support."

The whole hall immediately fell silent. I looked straight at Khuong Van Van.

"Khuong Van Van."

"You posted this question, right?"