Chapter 201: Chapter 201 - 201: Sweet Words

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“What? What do you mean?” Song Mingdong was a little puzzled.

Charlie’s gaze grew colder as he said, “Is what 1 said hard to understand?”

“No! No! But during the interview just now, you said I passed the interview. Moreover, 1 received recognition in all aspects. I’m a talent your company needs,” Song Mingdong hurriedly responded.

“Your skills, perhaps, but I have doubts about your emotional intelligence. Knowing that Ye, the assistant, is an executive in our company, you still dared to say those things. Such foolish behavior is unacceptable to our company,” Charlie replied.

“Oh!” Song Mingdong paused, only then realizing the problem.

His face instantly turned ashen, looking incredibly unpleasant. He was quite intelligent, but he had never looked highly upon Ye Xiaofei and couldn’t accept the idea of someone being better than him, which led him to instinctively doubt Ye Xiaofei.

It was precisely because of his foolish behavior just now that he completely lost hope of joining Nox Company and knew that he wouldn’t have another chance in the future.

The more Song Mingdong thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and thus, his resentment once again focused on Ye Xiaofei.

“Ye Xiaofei! You f*cking asshole, you’re truly a jinx in my life. Any place you’re in, 1’11 never have a good situation. Don’t think you’re all that just because you’re an assistant. Sooner or later, I, Song Mingdong, will surpass you,” he vented.

Ye Xiaofei emerged from the HR department, and by now, his office had been arranged right next to Fang Yunshu’s office. This was his first time in a managerial role, as well as having his own office. Sitting comfortably in his chair, he felt an indescribable excitement.

In the afternoon, the HR manager brought several resumes for Ye Xiaofei. He hoped that Ye Xiaofei would help assess them to select a secretary for Fang Yunshu.

Looking through the resumes, Ye Xiaofei found that all these candidates were quite impressive with excellent qualifications.

Xiao Qingyi’s resume was also among them. Though she had some experience in secretarial work, her qualifications were noticeably inferior compared to the others.

Presumably, the HR manager included Xiao Qingyi’s resume because Ye Xiaofei had personally brought her over.

Ye Xiaofei went to Fang Yunshu’s office and said, “The HR department sent several people’s information. They need you to make the final decision.”

Fang Yunshu saw that Ye Xiaofei came to discuss work, so she didn’t give him a hard time. She took the information, went through it, and asked, “Do you have any opinions?”

“I think you should choose Xiao Qingyi,” Ye Xiaofei replied.

Fang Yunshu looked at Ye Xiaofei cautiously and asked, “Her qualifications are the weakest among these people. Why choose her? Is it because she’s the prettiest, and you have some thoughts about her?”

Slightly annoyed, Ye Xiaofei retorted, “Even if she were prettier, could she be as beautiful as you? I see you every day; why would 1 need someone else?”

“Nonsense!” Fang Yunshu glared at Ye Xiaofei, but this time, she wasn’t truly angry.

Ever since the day Ye Xiaofei saw Xiao Qingyi on the cruise, he hadn’t uttered any comforting words to her. But today, to her surprise, he praised her, which was quite rare.

“I mean it genuinely; there’s a reason I chose this girl,” he said.

Ye Xiaofei then recounted the incident where Xiao Qingyi had rescued someone today.

Fang Yunshu commented, “That only shows she’s kind-hearted, but it doesn’t necessarily prove she can be a competent secretary, does it?”

Ye Xiaofei earnestly replied, “Do you think having a highly capable secretary would help you share some workload?”

“Isn’t that the point?” Fang Yunshu retorted.

“Of course, that’s the intention, but it’s not beneficial for you in this case. Firstly, you lack some decision-making abilities, making it easy for the secretary to manipulate you. Moreover, your judgment is challenging to improve over time. As time goes by, the secretary might consider herself more capable than you and start doing things without your consent, which is highly detrimental to effective management.”

Fang Yunshu furrowed her brow and said, “That seems to make sense.”

Ye Xiaofei said, “Find someone slightly less capable, so you can both grow together. She will always respect you and remain loyal. A faithful subordinate is truly hard to come by.”

“You’re right… Well, I’ll think about it.”

Fang Yunshu was about to admit that Ye Xiaofei had a point, but she felt that it might give him too much control over her thoughts, so she held back her words.

Fang Yunshu lowered her head to look at the documents, thinking that Ye Xiaofei would leave. However, he didn’t walk away but kept staring at her.

“Why are you still here? Do you need something?” Fang Yunshu glared at him.

Ye Xiaofei said, “Yunshu, you look captivating when you work.”

Fang Yunshu impatiently replied, “Go away! Stop trying to flatter me for no reason. I’m not buying it. If you have something to say, say it quickly.”

Ye Xiaofei grinned and said, “I don’t have anything to say. I just felt like admiring the view a little longer.”

“Get out!”

“Alright!”

With a swift motion, Ye Xiaofei jumped up and escaped from Fang Yunshu’s office.

The fierceness on Fang Yunshu’s face disappeared instantly, and her lips slightly curled as if she wanted to smile. But immediately, she composed herself and put on a serious expression.

“Humph, sweet talk like that won’t fool me. Impossible..”