72: Chapter 72 A False Alarm

Shen Yan knew what Chen Guangke was trying to express. He placed his hand on the young man's shoulder, signaling him to remain calm.

"If you are willing to work overtime with me, I certainly won't treat you unfairly. The overtime pay will be one thousand a day."

When the amount for overtime pay was announced, all the Employees present sucked in a sharp breath.

That was a thousand!

A thousand on top of their normal salary!

"Mr. Shen, what if we really can't finish it within fifteen days?"

Shen Yan smiled.

"If it truly cannot be finished, that's fine too. I will still pay the overtime fee as promised."

"If you do finish it, I will give you another bonus after the software goes live."

"Now, I will give you ten minutes to make your decision."

After speaking, he pulled Chen Guangke out of the meeting room.

As soon as they left the meeting room, Chen Guangke eagerly questioned him:

"Old Chen, are you crazy? Why are you insisting on developing this software within fifteen days?!"

"And saying that if they aren't willing to work overtime, they can leave—you need to remember those are people I painstakingly recruited!"

Shen Yan tapped Chen Guangke's forehead.

"When are you going to change that impatient personality of yours?"

Chen Guangke covered his forehead, looking wronged.

"What's wrong with being impatient?"

"I just don't understand. Our company isn't short of money now, why must it be rushed within fifteen days?"

Shen Yan replied lazily, "I have my reasons. Regardless, my requirement is that this software must be developed and launched within fifteen days."

Chen Guangke's mouth fell open, speechless for a long time.

Finally, he conceded, "Fine, fine, fine. You're the boss, whatever you say goes!"

"But I'll say this first: if they leave, you must personally recruit a few more people back for me!"

After saying that, he forcefully pushed the door open and walked back into the meeting room with a look of resentment.

Coincidentally, the ten minutes were up.

Shen Yan walked into the meeting room and asked the Employees, "Have you decided? Do you choose to stay and work overtime, or resign and take double salary?"

The Employees replied in unison, "We choose to stay and work overtime."

Shen Yan nodded with satisfaction and distributed the documents in his hand to every Employee.

"Good. Since everyone has reached a consensus, next, I will assign tasks to everyone..."

...

Half an hour later, Shen Yan and Chen Guangke walked out of the meeting room.

"Where are you going?"

Shen Yan stopped Chen Guangke, who was walking toward his desk.

Chen Guangke looked confused, "Aren't we supposed to work on the software?"

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and retorted, "So, you're not coming with me to find Xiao Wu?"

Xiao Wu? Wu Ya!

Chen Guangke suddenly realized.

"I'm going! It's all your fault. You gave me so many tasks that I got confused and forgot about this matter."

"Hurry up, let's go find Wu Ya!"

Shen Yan smiled helplessly.

This Old Chen always rushes things when he acts.

When they reached the company entrance, Shen Yan tapped his phone and hailed a ride.

"The car will be here in five minutes. Let's wait."

"Okay, but don't you think this is very inconvenient? He's the boss, after all; it doesn't look good that he doesn't even have a car, does it?"

Shen Yan thought about it and felt he had a point.

Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse.

Once the company is established, he will definitely have to deal with many important figures.

For the convenience of doing business, it would be more secure for him to buy a car.

"Then accompany me to choose a car in a couple of days."

Chen Guangke readily agreed.

Just then, the car arrived.

After getting in, they headed straight for Wu Ya's residence.

Wu Ya lived in a residential compound, and they needed to pass the security guard to get in.

"Hello, we are here to see Wu Ya. Please let us in."

The security guard lifted his hat and asked them, "Which building and unit number does this person live in?"

Shen Yan checked his phone and replied, "Building D, 1801."

The security guard listened, flipped through his logbook for a couple of glances, and then told Shen Yan, "Then please contact her and have her come down to open the door for you."

Chen Guangke looked puzzled.

"Wait, if we could contact her, why would we be telling you this?"

The security guard frowned and snapped at Chen Guangke, "I am following the rules. What's with your attitude!"

Chen Guangke was displeased.

"What do you mean, what's my attitude? What you said was nonsense! Since you want her to come down and open the door directly, why did you even ask in the first place?"

Seeing that the two were about to argue, Shen Yan quickly pulled Chen Guangke aside, "Go stand over there for a moment, I'll talk to him!"

Then, he turned to the security guard and said, "Hello, it's like this: we can't reach her right now, so there's no way for her to come down and open the door for us."

"How about this, you let us in first. If you are still uneasy, you can come with us to find her..."

Before he could finish speaking, the security guard interrupted him directly.

"That won't do. I have to stay here guarding the entrance."

"Forget it, forget it. I'll make a call for you to see if she's home. If she's not home, then going in is useless for you."

After saying that, the security guard picked up the phone and called Wu Ya.

A moment later, he put the receiver down.

"No answer. She probably isn't home. You should try looking for her somewhere else."

Shen Yan sighed.

Seeing this, the security guard definitely wouldn't let them in.

It seemed they would have to think of another way.

He turned and walked toward Chen Guangke.

"Let's give her a few more calls. If she still doesn't answer, then we'll call the police."

Chen Guangke stood still, nodded, took out his phone, and started dialing.

"Beep... beep... beep..."

The line was still busy.

Chen Guangke's brow furrowed enough to crush a mosquito.

"She didn't pick up. Let's call the police!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an unknown number called his phone.

"Damn it! Another spam call at a time like this. So annoying!"

Chen Guangke cursed while hanging up the call.

Two seconds later, his phone rang again.

It was the same unknown number.

Seeing this, Chen Guangke impatiently answered the call.

"I'm not buying a house, not buying a car, not buying insurance, and I don't have lost packages! Stop calling me!"

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

A familiar voice sounded from the receiver.

"Wu Ya?"

"Who else would it be? You idiot dog. My phone was stolen, and I was afraid you couldn't reach me, so I bought a new SIM card."

Hearing this, Chen Guangke breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, as long as you're not in trouble, that's fine."

"Right, the company's matters have been sorted out. When are you coming back?"

Wu Ya replied, "I lost my ID card, Bank cards, and other things. I'm at my hometown applying for replacements and reporting them lost. I probably won't be back until the day after tomorrow."

Because Chen Guangke had the phone on speaker, Shen Yan also heard this.

He spoke to Wu Ya, "Okay, we understand. Don't rush. Just come back when you're done handling things."

Wu Ya didn't expect Shen Yan to be there too. She paused for a few seconds before replying, "Mm, let's leave it at that for now. Don't worry about me; I'll come back once I finish what I need to do."