"This matter was originally caused by you," Catherine retorted coldly after hearing Wei Yumeng's words. "Why are you pushing it back on me now? Besides, they don't listen to me anymore. They only recognize you."
"Didn't you tell me you had a way to resolve this before? Why aren't you acting now?" Catherine asked, still somewhat arrogant.
Wei Yumeng remained silent, her gaze fixed on Catherine.
Catherine inexplicably began to feel uneasy.
"Miss Catherine, please step forward and resolve this matter yourself. No one else can represent our Feng Corporation besides you." Wu Yi stepped forward, reaching out to grab Catherine.
Catherine flicked her arm away, dodging Wu Yi's hand.
She eyed Wu Yi and Wei Yumeng warily. If she went out now, she might actually be seized by those workers. She didn't have that much money, nor could she give them any satisfactory explanation.
Wei Yumeng took a deep breath. "I know you don't want Feng Corporation to suffer any setbacks. As long as you do as I say, you can at least buy us more time to find a solution."
"That's right, Miss Catherine. If you don't step forward today, the impact of this matter will only grow larger, and there will truly be no turning back."
Wei Yumeng added, "By then, don't even think about having a presidential position. You might end up living in immense debt for the rest of your life."
Catherine bit her lower lip. She certainly didn't want to live such a life, but how could she possibly bow down to Wei Yumeng?
Just then, someone among the workers must have spotted them. Soon, all the workers converged on the coffee shop.
"I told you I saw her."
"Is she trying to escape in that state?"
"Even if she flees to the ends of the earth, we won't let her go."
The customers in the coffee shop were all scared away by the sight of the furious workers.
Wu Yi quickly stepped in front of Catherine and Wei Yumeng, preventing the workers from rushing forward in their agitation.
"I'm here today to demand an explanation. You said you'd resolve this for us two days ago, but where is the news now?"
"Exactly! We deliberately gave you two more days, but what did you do? We can't even get to see you."
Wei Yumeng glanced at Catherine and whispered, "Apologize to them now and admit the problem. Ask them for more time, and we'll still have a chance to salvage this."
But Catherine clenched her fists. Apologize to these workers? Was she kidding?
Wei Yumeng sighed in resignation and stepped forward. "I apologize, everyone. We have absolutely no intention of escaping. It's just that we need to mobilize more funds for this matter, so we require some more time. I hope you can extend your patience for a few more days."
"Who are you? You're not the boss of Feng Corporation. How can your words convince us?"
Wei Yumeng was rendered speechless. It seemed these people were indeed fixated on Catherine.
Wu Yi also looked at Catherine. "Miss Catherine, as you can see, only you can resolve this. If you believe you can't even handle something like this, then as an employee of Feng Corporation, I hope you will step down from the acting president position."
These words hit Catherine right where it hurt. Wasn't she working so hard precisely for this position? How could she just give up?
But if Feng Corporation were to collapse, where would she find a position?
She gritted her teeth and finally spoke to the workers. "I am truly sorry about this matter! It was indeed my oversight. I didn't expect things to escalate to this point. Since that day, I've been preparing the compensation funds, but the sum is enormous and cannot be gathered in a short time. Please grant me some more time."
As she spoke, Catherine bowed deeply to the workers.
The agitated workers quieted down immediately, looking at each other as if contemplating their next move.
Although Catherine was being so humble, her heart was seething with anger. She would definitely hold Wei Yumeng responsible for the humiliation she was enduring.
"Wouldn't it have been better if you had said this earlier?"
"Yes, we're not unreasonable people. At least give us an answer, and we'll know whether to keep waiting or do something else. Without any news, we could only come here and make a scene."
"Alright, we'll give you time. But if there's no result within a week, we won't let you off the hook then."
With that, the workers chattered amongst themselves and gradually dispersed.
Seeing this, Wei Yumeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least this matter was resolved. Next was the matter with the partner's boss.
To prevent Catherine from escaping again, Wei Yumeng personally escorted her to Feng Corporation.
Witnessing this, Wu Yi felt even more strongly that Wei Yumeng was the most suitable person for the acting president position.
At that moment, Catherine suddenly realized something was amiss. "Wu Yi, didn't I fire you? How dare you come back?"
Wei Yumeng said calmly, "That's right, you fired her. So now she's my assistant."
Catherine was even more resentful. Why did even her own assistant end up becoming Wei Yumeng's assistant?
But there was no time for her to dwell on it. Wei Yumeng directly took her to the partner and then closed the door behind them.
Wei Yumeng wasn't sure how Catherine would handle the situation, but she was certain that Catherine understood the gravity of the matter and wouldn't mess around.
Nearly an hour later, Catherine emerged from the reception room. The partner politely nodded at Wei Yumeng as a greeting.
Catherine noticed this, of course, especially since this partner had shown her no respect at all.
After seeing the partner off, Wei Yumeng finally stepped forward to inquire, "How did it go?"
Catherine glanced at Wei Yumeng with pride. "How else could it go? Of course, I bought us some time. I initially thought you really had some plan, but it seems I was the one who had to step in."
"You're talking nonsense. If it weren't for Director Wei, who knows what the situation would be like now." Wu Yi was now Wei Yumeng's subordinate and had no reason to defer to Catherine.
"When is it your turn to speak, you traitor? You're quite comfortable serving someone else."
Wu Yi did not back down. "I've simply realized that only Director Wei truly cares about this company."
"What do you know? What did she give you to make you so loyal after just one day?"