Chapter 196 made some unsavory remarks.

At this moment, the excitement of the crowd in the lounge area stood in sharp contrast to the silence inside the office.

Ling Yue had assigned different questions to the interviewees from the two companies. Since she had come up with the questions on the spot, there was no possibility of anyone having leaked them.

For the Company, she set an investment project analysis question.

For the Company, she set an on-the-spot decision-making question.

Each person received a different question, testing their immediate thinking and reaction skills.

The interviews were now over, and the office was very quiet, with only the rustling of pages turning.

"President Ling, I told the candidates that we would provide feedback within three working days, so you can take your time to decide." The HR manager, seeing Ling Yue flipping through the resumes repeatedly, assumed she was having difficulty choosing and couldn't help but prompt her.

Ling Yue rested her chin in her hand. "It won't take that long."

If she really had to wait three working days to make a decision, she feared she would forget the names of all eight candidates by then.

Thinking back now, among the eight candidates, there were three whose answers had left the deepest impression on her.

Ling Yue's gaze swept over the three resumes one by one.

The first was Xia Huan.

She had applied for the assistant position at the Company.

She had ten years of experience as an assistant to an investment executive. She had resigned because she was dissatisfied with her salary; when her request for a raise was denied, she left without hesitation.

When the headhunter first approached her, she hadn't been very interested. However, once the headhunter mentioned the salary and benefits, she hadn't hesitated for a single second and had promptly submitted her resume.

Regarding the interview question, she not only provided feedback quickly but was also able to distill the key points. She was extremely sensitive to numbers, making her a great fit for the financial industry.

Throughout the entire interview, she remained poised and composed, neither servile nor overbearing, as if she could handle any difficulty with ease.

Her overwhelming sense of stability made Ling Yue wish she could hand over the work to her right then and there.

The second was Lin Qingqing.

She had applied for the assistant position at the Company. She had three years of experience as an assistant to a Vice President at a media Company and had also served as an assistant to a celebrity for two years.

Throughout the interview, she had displayed a bright, sunny smile, like a living ray of sunshine.

Ling Yue had asked her several sharp questions in a row. She had handled the first two with ease, but whenever Ling Yue became serious, she would easily lose her composure.

Despite this, she didn't show any embarrassment or discouragement; instead, she kept smiling, likely secretly encouraging herself in her heart.

Such an upbeat personality would make anyone working with her feel full of positive energy, but beyond that, her professional capability was slightly lacking.

The third was Liu Pei, who had a deadpan, stiff expression, like a corporate slave who had been working for three years without taking a single day off, exuding a numb, lifeless aura...

That was normal; aside from payday, when they finally showed signs of life, it was good enough that workers didn't seek revenge on the world the rest of the time.

He had also applied for the assistant position at the Company.

Don't let his half-dead appearance fool you; for any of Ling Yue's tricky questions, he could expressionlessly provide the optimal solution, explaining why it should be done that way and the projected consequences, much like an AI.

He had seven years of experience as an assistant to an entertainment Company president, had handled over a dozen large-scale project plans and event organizations, and had experience communicating directly with artists; his competence was clearly outstanding.

The reason he had resigned from his previous job was that his boss had crushed his phone. When Liu Pei asked his boss for compensation, he was berated and told that he didn't understand the ways of the world.

In the end, he wasn't compensated, and Liu Pei resigned on his own accord.

He had stated the matter simply. Although he hadn't elaborated, Ling Yue could read between the lines and understand the deeper reasons behind it.

It wasn't simply about the broken item, nor was it because the boss was unwilling to pay compensation. It was because the boss didn't treat Liu Pei as an employee, but as a slave. A slave could not contradict their master, nor could they even speak loudly to them.

"I gave you this job, so you should be grateful. Even though I crushed your things, if I weren't paying your salary, you wouldn't have been able to afford them in the first place."

"You should know how to be grateful, yet you dare to ask me for compensation? Don't forget, I am the one who made you who you are today and gave you a way to earn a living."

This distorted, short-sighted view of employees made Liu Pei realize he didn't want to indulge such behavior any longer, so he turned in his resignation letter.

As for why he had endured for seven years before resigning, there were many reasons. But regardless of the cause, it didn't change the fact that he was exceptionally capable.

So, while the little ray of sunshine was certainly cute, she was looking for a work partner, not a friend.

After much thought, Ling Yue picked out two of the three resumes and handed them to the HR manager. "Notify these two that they have passed the interview."

The HR manager stepped forward to take the resumes, glanced at the names, and said, "Both of these candidates indicated they can start at any time. Should I notify them to report for duty tomorrow?"

Ling Yue took out her phone, drafted a message, and sent it to the HR manager. "Have them report to this address tomorrow."

Since they would be her assistants, they would inevitably be running between her home and the Company, so it was necessary for them to familiarize themselves with their boss's work style in advance.

Ling Yue checked her watch; the hour hand was pointing directly at 5:40. After a busy afternoon, she was hungry.

"Time to clock out!" Ling Yue closed her computer, grabbed her bag, and left the office with the HR manager.

As she walked, she felt like something was missing from her side. Strange. What exactly was she missing?

When she reached the first floor, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from the work area.

Ling Yue looked over and saw a group of people squatting on the ground, surrounding something and making some unseemly noises...

And right in the center of the crowd was none other than Song Xinyao.

Good grief! Ling Yue couldn't help but exclaim, "Good grief!"

She finally remembered what was missing. She had forgotten about Song Xinyao. She was missing the chatterbox by her side; she simply wasn't used to having such peace and quiet.

Fortunately, she had spotted her downstairs; otherwise, if she had only realized she'd left Song Xinyao behind at the office after getting home, she would have had to endure a month of wailing about "the little cabbage in the field, turning yellow, motherless at two or three years old."

Chen Dong had heard that Ling Yue was leaving, and thinking he didn't know when she would visit again, he had called Director Jin Ming to see her off. However, Director Jin Ming had been unable to leave because he was on a call about a consulting competition, so Chen Dong had to come down to see her off himself.

As soon as he got downstairs, he saw a group of people squatting on the ground, chattering and grinning, and they had even been caught red-handed by Ling Yue.

He couldn't help but cough lightly to alert the employees. "What are you all doing?"

All the employees were quite familiar with Chen Dong's voice; after all, the Company had just opened, and they were constantly having meetings.

The employees who had been squatting on the ground teasing a cat with Song Xinyao instantly snapped to attention, scrambling to their feet and returning to their workstations.

They left behind a kitten, panicked by the hasty footsteps, which scrambled awkwardly under Song Xinyao's half-squatting form… trembling.

Chen Dong: … Am I a ghost? Why is everyone so afraid of me?