Chapter 43: Mind if I bring a friend along?

At this moment.

Inside the director's office.

Lu Sheng stared at the computer with an expressionless face.

Listening to the dinging message notifications coming from the computer.

Lu Sheng's thoughts, however, drifted quietly into the distance.

Judging by Shen Huai's attitude just now, he shouldn't have any connection with Zhang Xiaolan.

Based on her understanding of Shen Huai, although this person has a rich romantic history and leaves affection everywhere, he can still be considered someone with his own bottom line.

But if the two of them have nothing going on.

Then this problem is even more serious.

Lu Sheng tapped her fingers rhythmically on the office desk, her eyes half-squinted as she looked at the computer screen.

What was displayed on it was precisely Shen Huai's interview and hiring review process.

She had already confirmed it personally.

Shen Huai's resume was actively screened out from the resume database by Human Resources Director Zhang Xiaolan, who had also interviewed him personally.

Zhang Xiaolan's rank was on the same level as hers.

She still had some understanding of this person.

Her resolute and swift style was somewhat similar to her own.

She was also a ruthless character when it came to getting things done.

With her status, how could she have the spare time to personally interview a college student?

And it was even a fresh graduate from a second-tier college.

Basic matters like this, such as interviewing and recruiting, were generally handled by a personnel Specialist.

No matter how one looked at it, this move was unreasonable.

But if there were no shady dealings between them.

Then why would Zhang Xiaolan, out of tens of thousands of resumes, choose him specifically?

Unless...

Someone had made her do it.

The moment she reached this conclusion, Lu Sheng couldn't help but feel a shock in her heart.

One must know that for a rank like theirs, at the director level, they report their work directly to the board of directors.

In other words.

The only people who could issue such an order would be those on the board of directors.

Could it be that Shen Huai knows some shareholder of Xingyao?

Once her imagination was unleashed, it couldn't stop from racing in an increasingly absurd direction.

Lu Sheng hurriedly took a sip of tea to calm her nerves, and took the opportunity to pat her face to steady herself.

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible.

Shen Huai was just an ordinary person whose parents worked out of town, with a family background that couldn't be more ordinary.

If he knew someone at the shareholder level of Xingyao, it would be impossible for her not to have heard even a whisper of it.

Furthermore, no one had entrusted her to give him special treatment.

"Shen Huai, are you hiding something from me..."

Lu Sheng took a sip of tea and narrowed her eyes, lost in thought.

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Shen Huai walked out of the training venue with a look of relief and ease.

The new employee exam had already ended.

Because he had obtained the questions and answers in advance, this exam was as simple as eating and drinking for Shen Huai.

Just a few steps after walking out, Shen Huai bumped into Su Meng head-on.

"How did the exam go?" Su Meng asked indifferently.

This time, she had changed into a pale pink floral dress, with her black hair draped straight behind her.

The honey-colored lip glaze made her lips look plump and delicious.

If one were to take a bite, what would it taste like? Shen Huai stared silently at Su Meng's lips for a good while before he came back to his senses, feeling somewhat awkward: "It was alright."

"If it was 'alright', then that means it was quite good."

Su Meng nodded slightly: "Then I'll congratulate you in advance on officially joining Xingyao."

As soon as she finished speaking.

A familiar figure walked quietly past behind Su Meng.

"Director... Director Zhang."

Su Meng turned her head to look and was instantly shocked in her heart.

Zhang Xiaolan had appeared silently behind her without her knowing when.

"Are you and Shen Huai very close?" Zhang Xiaolan's gaze swept back and forth between Su Meng and Shen Huai.

"... No, we aren't close, we are just a school—"

"Xingyao prohibits office romances, Su Meng, you should know that." Before Su Meng could shake her head in denial, Zhang Xiaolan said a single sentence that left both of them standing there in embarrassment.

"Director Zhang, you've misunderstood, Su Meng and I are not—"

"I know."

Zhang Xiaolan turned her head to look at Shen Huai, her expression remaining cold, as if she were a machine without emotions, "I am merely reminding you two not to be nervous."

"…Understood, Director."

Su Meng lowered her head, biting her lower lip tightly.

Not knowing if it was an illusion, Shen Huai always felt that Su Meng's expression seemed somewhat aggrieved.

"As long as you know, go back to whatever you were busy with."

After speaking, Zhang Xiaolan gave Shen Huai a deep look.

Then, stepping in high heels, she walked toward the elevator with the speed and force of a whirlwind.

Feeling that unusual look from Zhang Xiaolan.

A trace of confusion rose in Shen Huai's heart, yet he could never find the reason why Zhang Xiaolan would look at him with such a strange gaze.

Could it be that he had offended her somewhere?

That shouldn't be.

Counting the online interview and this time, he had only met her three times in total.

Adding it all up, it didn't even exceed 5 minutes.

Shen Huai shrugged suspiciously.

Forget it.

Soldiers come, block with a general; water comes, cover with earth.

Suppressing this trace of doubt, Shen Huai then also walked toward the elevator.

Just as he returned to the Group 2 office.

Shen Huai discovered that another pile of snacks and small cards had appeared on his desk.

And Tong Yue, opposite him, was staring at her computer with a serious expression, wishing she could stare a hole through it.

Shen Huai swallowed, walked over silently, and picked up a bottle of Red Bull: "Team Leader Tong, you've worked hard, why not drink some?"

"I'm not as hardworking as you, attracting bees and butterflies is so tiring, drink it yourself." Tong Yue glanced at the Red Bull in Shen Huai's hand from the corner of her eye and said sarcastically.

"I consider this a disguised way of securing afternoon tea benefits for Group 2."

Shen Huai stepped forward and shoved the Red Bull into Tong Yue's hand.

"You guys take these and split them, I really don't like eating these."

Shen Huai waved his hand and said to Qi Mingfei and the others.

"Really? Then I won't be polite."

The four of them rubbed their hands excitedly and immediately swarmed to Shen Huai's desk, starting to pick out the cakes and snacks they wanted to eat.

Shen Huai smiled and turned back to ask the four of them: "Is it good?"

"It's good!"

Everyone raised the cakes in their hands and said in unison: "The free stuff is the best!"

"Shen Huai, honestly, your thick skin could be used to repair the Great Wall." Tong Yue's mouth was unforgiving.

"Thanks for the compliment." Shen Huai was unfazed.

Looking at Shen Huai's cheeky expression.

Tong Yue tried her best to calm her emotions, glared at him speechlessly, and then ignored him.

At this moment.

There was half an hour left until off-duty time.

The first stage of the public opinion war had come to an end.

It was rare not to have to work overtime today.

Everyone sat in the office, eating the snacks sent by Shen Huai's pursuers while waiting listlessly to clock out.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Fu Hai let out a cry of surprise, staring nervously at his phone screen.

This action caused everyone to cast curious glances.

"What's wrong? Has public opinion shifted again?" Tong Yue asked, subconsciously nervous.

"…No, sorry, Team Leader Tong."

Fu Hai looked guilty, "I… actually it's nothing…"

As he spoke, Fu Hai guiltily hid his phone behind his back.

"You, you, you, what exactly is going on?"

Tong Yue stood up abruptly, rushed toward Fu Hai, frowned, and snatched the phone from Fu Hai, "I've told you all so many times, even if the sky falls, don't hide it from me—"

However.

The moment her gaze landed on the screen.

Tong Yue's high-strung emotions suddenly froze in mid-air.

Just then, a new message popped up on the phone screen:

【No problem, what time do you want to set? Do you mind if I bring a friend along?】

(End of this chapter)