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"Today is December 25th, and I've gathered everyone here to make an early announcement,"

In Ideal Paradise's roundtable conference room, Gu Yu glanced down at the time on his phone, then looked around at everyone with a serious expression.

Although they occasionally had meetings, it was the first time everyone saw Gu Yu so serious, and immediately, each person's smile faded.

Even though Gu Yu usually joked around with them, they were all serious when it mattered.

Seeing everyone's serious faces, Gu Yu felt a bit more at ease inside.

At least he knew they would listen to what he had to say seriously.

That way, after he left, the company's cohesion should still be able to maintain normal operations.

His gaze settled on a few people sitting towards the left side of the round table, near the door.

Everyone else's eyes followed.

It was Hu Shuo, Bai Jingjing, and even Bo Jia, a few new faces.

Hu Shuo actually wasn't new, but like the others, it was his first time attending a meeting in the conference room with everyone.

So, everyone was quite curious.

Although everyone knew that Hu Shuo was very capable in product planning and operations, for some reason, he was always outside the power circle of Ideal Paradise and had never been seen at any major meetings.

Moreover, the company hadn't assigned him any tasks; although his salary was paid in full, Hu Shuo was like an invisible man doing nothing in the company.

If it weren't for everyone knowing that Gu Yu would never give his subordinates a hard time, they might think he was being marginalized by Gu Yu.

They just didn't know why this time, Gu Yu actually called him in.

Besides that, there were many other newcomers who everyone never would have expected.

"What's everyone looking at? Haha, we have a few new faces at this meeting, right? A big part of what we're going to discuss involves these individuals,"

said Gu Yu as he sat down, and the others followed suit.

Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, a look of envy appeared on some people's faces.

To be able to sit in this meeting room, and with a significant part of the meeting concerning them, didn't that blatantly suggest that these individuals were about to be promoted and given more authority?

Hu Shuo, who hadn't been paying much attention, couldn't help but show a change in expression when he heard this.

Would he finally have something to do?

Although getting paid a full salary without working was really nice, in an environment like Ideal Paradise where everyone had their own goals to pursue, he felt uncomfortable.

He always felt like a parasite to the company, a loafer doing nothing.

The feeling of having talents but being unable to use them was even more irritating than being trapped in cotton.

Today, had Chairman Gu finally remembered him?

Hu Shuo looked at Gu Yu with a face full of expectation.

Gu Yu noticed the reaction of everyone, but he didn't clarify. Instead, he teased them a bit, "The first thing I want to announce today is that in three days' time, I will be leaving the company. I'm going on a long trip with your President Lin, which will last about one to two months."

"What? Going on a long trip? And for one or two months?"

"Is Chairman Gu off to do something earth-shattering?"

"And he's going with President Lin, hehe, is it a honeymoon trip?"
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As soon as he finished speaking, discussions broke out below.

Gu Yu didn't stop them. When it was time to be serious, they were serious. When it was time to discuss, they discussed.

Fortunately, everyone's reaction was better than he expected; at least concerning his and Lin Xinyue's departure, it seemed that people weren't having too much trouble accepting it.

He was worried that as soon as he said he was leaving, everyone below would become anxious and turbulent—now that would be a real headache.

If everyone solely relied on him, wouldn't the organization become a headless dragon once he left?

Gu Yu's face turned slightly red at the mention of a honeymoon, even though this trip was for business purposes, bringing Xinyue along did have a hint of a honeymoon.

"Damn, it can't actually be a honeymoon, can it?"

Cai Hui sharply noticed the fleeting change in Gu Yu's expression and immediately widened his eyes as he spoke.

Gu Yu glared at him, then spoke earnestly, "Honeymoon? We are off to handle important matters, to attend an international conference. As for what the conference is about, I'm unable to tell you; it's confidential."

Although everyone seemed to share the same attitude and it wouldn't matter whether he explained or not, Gu Yu still offered an explanation.

"Chairman, President Lin, go ahead! I am here, you can rest assured!"

Boss Pu blinked and thumped his chest as he spoke.

He even deliberately changed his form of address because there were new faces present, not wanting to let down Laosi.

Gu Yu looked at Boss Pu, nodded without saying much.

He didn't doubt Boss Pu's words, but he also knew that Ideal Paradise couldn't be handled by just one person right now.

Moreover, Boss Pu's sales department had just been established; adding company management to his responsibilities, with his current abilities, was still somewhat lacking.

Though he didn't have much managerial skill himself, he was the backbone of the entire company. Even without managing, as long as he was in the company, everyone would complete their work in an orderly fashion.

That was the difference between Boss Pu and himself.

"Right, Chairman Gu, President Lin, you can go with peace of mind, the company has all of us here, there definitely won't be any problems."

Administration Manager Wu Limei spoke up.

She was actually one of the long-standing employees of the company, but she rarely spoke during meetings.

As an administrator, her tasks mostly consisted of trivial matters.

But this time, she took the initiative to express her stance to Gu Yu.

"Hmm, okay, haha, I'm aware of your capabilities and determination, but sometimes accidents are unavoidable."

"There shouldn't be any problems within the company, but I'm concerned that, during my absence, there might be trouble from outside the company."

"So, before I leave, there still need to be some personnel rearrangements."

A smile appeared on Gu Yu's face.

He had a good impression of Wu Limei, the administration manager the company recruited a month ago; she handled simple tasks very perfectly, saving everyone a lot of hassle.

Gu Yu never judged an individual's importance in the company based on the tasks they performed.

As long as someone contributed, they deserved recognition.

Hearing about personnel rearrangements, everyone's gaze shifted back to Hu Shuo and the others.

Hu Shuo also leaned forward slightly, claiming indifference would be a lie.

Gu Yu's gaze fell on Hu Shuo, and for a moment, Hu Shuo almost stood up, but then Gu Yu's gaze shifted to Bo Jia next to him.

Disappointment flashed across Hu Shuo's face, but he settled himself to listen to what Gu Yu had to say.

"Bo Jia, I'm about to arrange a position change for you. Listen carefully, then decide whether you accept it or not!"

Gu Yu stood up with a serious expression and said.

Bo Jia's face lit up with joy, and he quickly stood up while exclaiming loudly, "I leave it entirely in your hands, Chairman Gu! I will spare no effort to serve you!"

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